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The fact that Varial Marketing (VM) most probably is the cheapest form of marketing is not holding it from becoming the most effective one, because at times, when the right combinations come together the outcome could be epidemic. The reason why it is so is the intent from the beginning is to reach a large number of recipients and that is only when it will be effective. It originates from one source and everyone that will come in contact with it could be asked to pass it to someone else, preferably to friends, family members, coworkers, a network group, fitness club, even to the members one’s church, and that single beginning could end up being exponential.

What is good about it is the cost incurred could be nonexistent, however, anything that will spread through VM has to be good. It also has to be executed well so that it will be an attention grabber from the inception and people will love to spread it around, and at times they have no choice. Because people always like talking about interesting things and exchange information that being one of the reasons why they socialize. In addition, if they had been enticed about something new they came across recently they will definitely pass it around.

The reason why VM has become popular is because of the Internet that has made the spreading process very simple. Email is one great way of undertaking such a marketing campaign and it will be exempted from being considered a spam, because the recipients are, more or less, known and it is not going to raise such an awe where the recipients will threaten to report it as a spam. All it takes is mentioning the affinity if aimed at a bigger group like a network or members of an entity where the sender is a member. When it comes to family members and friends there is no need because it could even be done through word-of-mouth.

What is interesting about VM is if 10 people come to know about the existence of a given marketing scheme that the originator wants to spread around and if each one of them tell another 10 individuals casually, because family members and a few close friends can make up that number, the effect could be phenomenal, which means it does not even have to be an organized effort. Each individual could at least have an immediate interaction between 10 to 12 individuals in a normal situation that are easily accessible to be informed about something that might be of interest to them. Moreover, depending on the number of people that will know about the marketing scheme the number could go very high.

What is interesting is even businesses could do it in a large scale email campaigning and all they have to do is request the recipients to pass it along to their friends. Most sites facilitate the process by including a button to click, where all that is required is to fill in the name and email address of the recipients, and the system itself will do the rest. When those at the other end receive the message they know how the marketer found out about them, because who the sender is will be mentioned. The same email will ask them to send it to their friends, and that is how the single humble viral could become an epidemic.

One good thing about VM is it to integrate it into the marketing strategies marketers are using on a daily basis. There are sites that provide free service and the payoff for the most part is they could get the email address of those who are using their free service and could target them for future marketing campaign, to send them a sales pitch. They might ask them to put a text ad or a banner on their web site voluntarily or they could make it compulsory. Taking the interaction one more step and asking users to tell their friends about the free service will make the users to remember or if there is a button to do it in real time it is possible that they could do it at the spot, because they want their friends to know about the free service. They might even use word-of-mouth after that simply because the free service could good to pass up.

If an email marketing campaign is underway, those who were willing to open the email might find the marketing interesting. If there is a notice that will tell them to pass it along to their friends they could happily comply, because they might have seen something good in the marketing that they want their friends want to know. If the email facilitates it with a button they might do it at the spot, and this could makeup for the big number of email that will be deleted as junk mail when they are received unsolicited, which will happen when emails are automatically generated for mass marketing using software.

If there is a newsletter that is in circulation the same could be applied and the recipients who are opt-ins for the most part could be asked to tell their friends about it, and the subscribers base could be augmented easily. Those who are submitting newsletters to ezines could also ask the recipients to pass it along to friends, because there is always a box provided at the bottom to do a limited amount of marketing, and many recipients might be willing to do it.

If there is a web site that is producing content on a regular basis it could put a button asking visitors if they want to send it to their friends. Anyone who is reading articles on the publication, it could be news items or columns, there is always a button asking the readers to send it to their friends. Which means, VM is in use quietly, but not many sites about it, and that might have to change. Because it could be unmatched in a brand awareness campaign.

At times it might require some kind of creativity where the marketer might have to apply some gimmicks like jokes for example, and if successful it could spread like a flu epidemic. Starting blogs that are witty and interesting and asking people to tell their friends about the blog could do wonders for a marketing campaign, because along with the wittiness a subtle marketing campaign could take place in the background, and no one will mind it. In fact, depending on what the marketer is doing, either there is a high rate of brand awareness that could be generated, or some of the bloggers could become prospects that will visit the web site to do business eventually.

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Save the Wacky Poses for your own camera

It is not best to joke around when preparing to take your prom photos. Doing so will only make these look silly. That may not create the memories of your prom. It is beneficial to refrain from making wacky poses in these photos. The types of poses that are in this category include silly facial expressions, hand gestures and odd posture. Prom pic packages are usually not cheap.

They may cost you or your parents a hefty price. Therefore, it may be to act mature when posing for the professional prom photos. If you want to joke around with classmates and friends, bring a personal camera along to take random pictures throughout the evening. Keeping silly poses confined to your own personal camera will help to get good prom photos. You will then be able to satisfy your parents and also have fun in the process.

Do Not Bring Unattractive Prom Dates

This is a careful area to think about when preparing for your high school prom. The prom date does not have to look like a superstar or be the most popular kid at the high school. However, choosing a prom date that you are attracted to will help to get good prom photos. If you do not view your date as being an attractive girl or boy, how much will you like those prom pictures results? There is a good chance that you will not want to send duplicates of your prom photos to family and friends. This situation can be avoided by choosing a good looking prom date from the start. Since everyone has different opinions on who is attractive, the prom date selection is up to you.

Select a background that compliments your Prom night attire

Many professional photographers who provide services at high school proms bring along a few different backdrops for the pictures. The photographer may a scene for your prom photos. It helps to browse at all of the available backdrops prior to taking your final pictures. This is an important task, especially if the chosen photographer for your high school does not make any suggestions. Choosing a backdrop that compliments your prom dress or suit will help to get good prom photos.

If your colored attire and choose a similar backdrop, you may blend into the background. This can take a lot of detail and attention away from you and your date. The backdrop for your prom scene is like an accessory for pictures. It should compliment and add pizzazz to the atmosphere, not overshadow it. Focusing on the fact that you and your date are the main subjects is how to get good prom photos.

Communicate with the photographer

One of the ideal ways to get good prom is by creating an understanding between yourself and the person who holds the camera. Photographers who work high school proms vary by type. Some of them may accept requests for a certain style while others direct you and your date on how to pose for your prom photos. If the communication is not clear, you and your prom date may end up looking like stiff robots. Try to with the photographer and exchange ideas before taking your prom photos.

Do you see a future for digital photography? Quite a radical question in the feeding frenzy of digital camera marketing. To me digital photography is the best thing that has ever happened to photography. But, what is its future? A difficult question to answer and possibly a loaded one.

Film photography was always known as just ‘photography’, never film photography. It was the standard. With the emergence of digital photography this standard has been challenged. My question is, “will digital photography become the standard or will it remain the ugly sister of photography”? 

I think that it will always remain the ‘poor cousin’ of film photography unless two things happen:

1. All digital cameras need to develop to the point that they are equivalent in quality to that of the most basic film camera. They must eradicate the digital vs film debate. There must be no difference between the two formats. The most expensive digital cameras are getting close to that standard but the point and shoot models cannot compete with their film counterparts. I think that with the pace of development, despite an economic crisis,  consumers are demanding that lower end cameras need to improve in quality. Although, true photography is all about the SLR and I think we are on the road to the quality needed to compete with film cameras.

2. There is a mindset change that quantity is better than quality. Thought that went into taking a photograph with film has all but disappeared. The speed with which digital images are taken degrades the results of good photography. This is evidenced by the quality of images submitted to competitions, placed on forums and displayed on blogs. If this mindset changes and we start putting more thought into photography it does bode well for digital as an art form.

How do we change this so that digital is synonymous with photography? I personally think that the key is education and learning. In the same way that digital photography has changed the face of photography digital has changed the face of publishing. 

Great learning material is available in electronic form as free education or reasonably priced education. It is now cheap and easy to learn about photography and the techniques of improvement. It doesn’t take an expensive course or diploma to radically improve your images. It’s as simple as buying an ebook or an electronic course. Many have money back guarantees so the risk is minimal. Easy to find and easy to learn. The key is to learn photography and not just digital photography.

When film photography was born it was perceived as an art and much care was exercised in the execution. It was birthed in and developed with this mindset and, linked to the costs involved, remained mostly as an art form. Even the masses exercised care in its practise. 

But, with digital photography it is very different. What it has done is make the art form cheaper, simpler and faster. Whenever you add these three factors to anything in life, it opens the door to loss off technique, lower quality and diminished value. This is seen by the billions of electronic images that remain on DVDs, hard drives and memory cards, unappreciated and valueless. 

It’s in this world that the art of photography has to find its place and raise its head again from the chaos of digital. Digital is the best thing since sliced bread.  The only question that now needs to be answered is will it rise to the occasion and become the new art form or will it be the vehicle that is responsible for the loss of a great art form?

Cinco de Mayo brought some spicy controversy to the web as photos which were rumored to be topless and semi-nude pictures of Miss California Carrie Prejean showed up on TheDirty.com.

Carrie Prejean vs. Perez Hilton

The first runner-up in the Miss USA competition first came to national attention not as a finalist in the competition, but as THE finalist who answered a politically-charged question asked by homosexual activist judge Perez Hilton about gay marriage. Prejean’s honest opinion about marriage being between a man and a woman incensed the judge to the point of not only mocking Prejean publicly on his blog, but using hate speech in the terms he called her. You can read more about this at Miss California – Intolerance at the Miss USA Pageant.

Carrie Prejean and the “Nude” Photos Scandal

Now those who mocked Prejean for her Christian beliefs on the show are mocking her for ill-advised photos taken of her as a teen. I get it. The photos are in poor taste. I agree. I don’t like them, either. But I do not think Prejean’s detractors dislike the pictures as much as I do. After all, Prejean’s detractors are for all sorts of sexual liberties. And honestly, in the age of sexting and Brittny Spears’ public vagina, Prejean’s photos are relatively innocuous. The ones flying around the web this day are neither nude nor are they topless. They show a young model – probably a teen, who looks a great deal like Miss California, wearing pink panties and covering her top with her arms – much like what you see in perfume commercials or provocative teen clothing catalogs.

Carrie Prejean Addresses the “Topless” Photos

While some question whether or not the are really of Carrie Prejean, Prejean herself has not disputed that. What she has stated is the photos were leaked to a web site that openly mocks her for her Christian faith, stating that

she is a modle and models pose for lingerie and swimwear photos. In her formal statement, Prejean says in part, “I am not perfect, and I will never claim to be. But these attacks on me and others who talk in defense of traditional marriage are intolerant and offensive.”

Miss California USA Pageant Weighs in on “Topless” Photos

Now the directors of the Miss California USA pageant are reportedly looking into whether Carrie Prejean violated her contract by posing semi-clothed when she was a teenage model. Pageant spokesman Roger Neal said Tuesday that Carrie Prejean may have violated the 12-page contract that prospective contestants are required to sign before competing in the contest which asks if the contestants have ever been photographed nude or partially nude.

Whatever the outcome of the “nude pictures scandal,” Carrie Prejean has learned that teenage indiscretions can come back to bit you as an adult, and that her detractors will stoop to any level to shut her up and discredit her.

Sources

Miss California – Intolerance at the Miss USA Pageant

TheDirty.com

squidoo.com/CarriePrejean

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2009/05/05/273185.aspx

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/05/05/2009-05-05_miss_california_carrie_prejean_says_racy_web_photos_posted_to_mock_faith_.html

First I must introduce myself as one of the founders of NetStoreSearch.com, a new online shopping directory that aims to help store owners based in several auctions sites. However, the promotion of self aside, I want to talk about the importance of planning a marketing strategy to get the best prizes in an eBay store. When organizing a marketing plan for your store is usually a good idea if you begin to form the first time. Be clear about what is expected of your business, what exactly is your target audience and sales levels it needs to do. Success in any business is to be able to reach your target audience get and keep their attention and satisfy their demands and desires. Most people lead busy lives and hectic and have little time to sit and draw the perfect plan for your eBay store. This can be an advantage if you set aside time to plan properly. But whatever you do, I suggest that to be truly successful and real benefits are stored in your company will eventually have to build a good marketing strategy. Why not do it from the beginning? Probably the most crucial part of any marketing plan is advertising eBay Store. You must understand that, especially since eBay reduced the visibility of store inventory items in its search engine, it is mainly you, and plan to adopt, that will attract prospective customers. Remember marketing covers almost all aspects of your business. The speed and reliability of service provided, printing your e-mail responses to the quality of your packaging and speed of sending the full impact on the final outcome over time. However, for the purposes of this article, we will concentrate on getting the customer to your store in the first place. So what I can suggest ideas? The most obvious advice is to use eBay first offer as much as possible. Do not rush or ignore the process of building your store. The keywords you choose for the various pages, the use by you of your content pages free and your personal page "I" are crucial. When Google finally comes crawling, you want to be sure to take a clear and positive drivers to focus shoppers to your store in the future. It is important to recognize that one of the key bits of information that can be assumed on your target customers, is that PC users are reasonably competent and willing to buy online users, Internet safe and experienced. This knowledge can help allocate resources, not least time and budget on marketing plans. There will be many ideas that come to mind, but you need to take that can really take into account the resources available to you. Understand that opening an eBay store is actually the same as the launch of its own website. You have to think of your store as an independent entity. You must explore everything and anything to attract customers to their own way. Many sellers choose to shop, and even based on, state of the inventory key formats list, hoping that browsers in these most visible areas of eBay, you click on your store. While this may drive traffic your way, you can not rely on this method too and the question arises why they never opened a store in the first place? With that said, I have no doubt eBay to use this method as the cornerstone of marketing! Some of the most successful stores on eBay that I know work as e-commerce web sites professionally. To take full advantage of the assistance given to eBay with the construction of quick and easy shopping and referral traffic and take advantage of this the best way possible. But, with the saving of time, then off to find his eBay customers. So what can be done outside of eBay to bring traffic to your store? The most obvious idea is to optimize your store also appear in relevant searches done on Yahoo or Google. What can improve your ranking with the two major search engines? Two things are crucial. First, your site is well organized, has clear and well thought out meta information (for example, the keywords you enter the facility) and, secondly, try to get search engines to come across your page so often as possible in other places on the net. The more your site is on the search engines elsewhere, rather than their 'status' with many of them can be improved. Now eBay is relatively easy to get the first part of this organization. Of course, guessing words can not begin well for your store, but I can help identify opportunities for your eBay store link address out to other websites to be found by search engines crawl. First I recommend you spend an hour or two, like thinking that a customer of your store instead of ownership. Do some searches on Google and Yahoo for the products sold. Keep trying several phrases and words in the search. This alone will help you refine your keywords or phrases to be used for setting up your store, but also identify many websites, many of whom have content relevant to the products of his shop. If you see any of the forums set to figure prominently in your search, consider joining and contributing. Even if you only use the URL of your eBay store, as a signature (which is acceptable for use in most forums), you can place multiple links on the way search engines crawl. If you see any type of directory sites that shows searches, take a look. Are they expensive to get included in? If a couple of dollars means that your address is on the list, consider it. Again, the address of your store will be in the way of the search engines crawl and directory sites can be very search engine friendly because of the density of links they have. If you are unsure of what I say with a site directory, take a look at our website here. Are there sites that, although relevant to its product range will not be direct competition? They consider placing a link on your site from your store? Advertising on smaller Web sites can be very affordable, a few dollars a month is not unusual. Not only is your name in the way of engine drag, you can pick up a customer of the readers of this site. I tried to avoid obvious suggestions so far. Yeah, I guess we all know about Google Adwords for now. However, the rate of conversion of sales leads can often ruin the margin of some types of stores as the best eBay keywords can become quite expensive per click. Do not let me put you off, they are an effective method of advertising, but is small-scale tests and correctly analyze the results before committing capital. Of course, there are many methods of online promotion of your store. Perhaps the most important will be any past client who has had and can communicate. Remember too, that once your store is running, you need to build relationships and talk to your customers regularly and not simply rely on the "favorite eBay seller. His new company could become the liberator you've always dreamed of. However, in too many cases, can become a weight around your neck that pulls in despair if the volume of sales barely cover costs. Have a professional business why so many businesses fail within the first two years and most likely offer "mismanagement" answer. The warning is clear. Start as you mean to track and manage your business effectively from the beginning. Finally, if I am allowed a little freedom, if you can see some value in the paragraphs above, please click on a NetStoreSearch.com minute or two. I'm sure you will see how easy and cheap ridiculous can be your tent "out there" and, although not for you, I'm sure a few minutes checking the entire directory will inspire many new ideas for your own store plans and will help you analyze the competition!

Photography is painting with light! It’s been said that photography is the one art where you don’t need to go to school, nothing separates the pro from the amateur other skill a keen eye or the right moment. Give a camera to a child and they’ve cracked it, give the same child a keyboard and they’ll get back to you in due time.

Most photographs are created using a camera , which uses a lens to focus the scene’s visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of what the human eye would see. The process of creating photographs is called photography .

The great thing about photography is its outward focus (puns and semi-puns are so hard to avoid) on the world around us, not the art itself. Moving from hobby photography to professional photography is a big jump. It’s a jump not just because your ability to pay your mortgage and feed your family will now depend entirely on your talent with a camera and your skills at marketing those talents.

For me photography is about “collecting” experiences and allowing myself to be more than a fly on the wall in my subjects’ lives. I don’t think photography is dead, I think photography is an extremely young art form. I also look at the history of photography and see that many of its milestones have been based on the technology of the time.

Photography is going through an exciting transition period as many film photographers are beginning to explore the new capabilities made possible with digital cameras. Traditional aspects such as the fundamental techniques and lens equipment have remained the same, however others are markedly different. Photography is acquired when weather conditions, sun angle, and, when applicable, water levels are optimal to ensure that photographs will be suitable for a variety of purposes using standard photogrammetric techniques.

Natural light in photography is crucial if you want to take great portraits. Many assume this means the time of day in which she can shoot her portraits is limited. Photography is used to preserve memories of favorite times, to capture special moments, to tell stories, to send messages, and as a source of entertainment. Photography is an art of particularity, but this doesn’t mean that photography must be from “outside in. If photography has too much natural accident, it will hardly carry visual dynamic. But if it has too much photographer intervention and manipulation of the subject, it will paralyze the expression of the subject’s essence.

Once you’ve gotten your head around this and started shooting a few pictures, you might find that photography is quite fun and interesting. At first glance it would seem that unless you are a full-time adventure athlete, adventure photography is something that you will have little opportunity to apply yourself to? However, nothing could be further from the truth. When learning how to shoot action photos, there are many ways you can begin practicing and honing your skills when you are far from the mountains or wild rivers.

Some are able to select a wonderful location to shoot along with having the “artistic eye” to use the natural backdrop to obtain the best photographs possible. Pinhole photography is great fun and it can be the most serious kind of photography. There is the freedom from vying for the latest and the greatest the industry has to offer, and the freedom from the delusion that technically ever more perfect equipment is required for great photography.

Remote photography is used to learn more about things like bears’ use of naturally-occurring bear rubs and how they respond to baited hair traps. Information from this work will be used to improve sampling methods and understand bear behavior. Photography is all about selection, first through the viewfinder and second when you look at the results. As long as there’s selection involved, there’s room for art – if the artist can pull it off. Good photography is all about seeing.

Input relating ‘classical’ portraiture to photography is not so easy to find. Though we may not want to take this kind of photograph, it still seems that we could learn a lot from the kind of discussion given here. Photography is also increasingly asserting itself on the auction block as an important investment. And its prices in the galleries and at the major fairs reflect its serious status. Photography is finally escaping any dependence on what is in front of a lens, but it comes at the price of its special claim on a viewer’s attention as “evidence” rooted in reality. As gallery material, photographs are now essentially no different from paintings concocted entirely from an artist’s imagination, except that they lack painting’s manual touch and surface variation.

Underwater photography is becoming an exciting field of unexplored areas. Other photographers specialize in areas such as portrait, commercial and industrial, scientific, news, or fine arts photography. Photography is a customer service business. Whether you need family portraits, pet portraits, events coverage or complete wedding packages.

The most compelling part of digital photography is the idea of showing pictures to people wherever they are, as long as they are in front of a computer connected to the Web.

The overwhelming majority of older photographs are catalogued under the term “albumen prints” – the most common type of 19 th-century photographic print. Additional headings are assigned describing the typical cardboard mounts to which these images are attached – stereographs, cabinet card photographs, and cartes-de-viste.

Finally, If you plan on working with older photos, establish handling procedures and adhere to them whenever photographs are being used. View photographs in a clean, uncluttered area, and handle them with clean hands. Most 1860s-90s paper photographs are albumen. Even non-collectors associate horse-and-buggy and Old West images with the soft, sentimental tones that were produced by the albumen process. If only photographs are stored in a given area, 30-40% RH is best. If photographs are stored with paper, parchment, or leather materials, it may be necessary to maintain 40-50% RH to avoid placing unwanted stress on non-photographic materials.

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Great Tip If Your Buying A New laptop Before you go out and buy your new laptop have you thought about what to do with your old one, whether it be working perfectly or broken it is a potential to get you some quick cash ? and in today?s economic climate this is something that should not be overlooked. Maybe consider the following before you buy the new laptop, and it could help discount the price and save you some of your hard earnt money.

We all love to get our new laptop without a care in the world, and often forgetting about the old, used laptop sitting under the desk or in the cupboard gathering dust ? but now you can turn it into some quick cash in no time at all and at no expense to you. Do this quick and use the money to upgrade the new laptop you were thinking of buying and get something even more up to date. It is a simple process to follow, just simply visit cashforlaptops and they will give you a quote in less than 30 seconds for your current computer, don´t let the condition of it put you off as cashforlaptops happily accept notebook and laptop computers in any condition, working, broken, used, neglected and even destroyed ? they will give you a quote based on the information your provide and you are well on your way to some quick cash.

Once you have your quote fill out the simple forms online and they will rush you a priority packaging box for you to wrap the laptop up ? this is where you say goodbye to the old laptop and start looking through the catalogues in excitement as you can now afford a better laptop than what you were thinking to buy. So why cashforlaptops? ? Simply because you don´t want to be delayed when you go to buy your new laptop, you need your money fast and this is one of the many things the ?cashfor? family ride themselves on. The day your old laptop arrives with them the hard drive will be formatted and your personal details destroyed, and whilst this is being done they will be writing out your check and mailing it to you!

Dealing with such a friendly, professional and experienced team for when you trade and sell your old machine will only make the experience even more enjoyable for you when you go to but your new laptop from the stores, and give you the confidence to exceed your expectations with the price you can pay for it too.

Before you rush out to buy your new laptop without the above mentioned consideration log on to cashforlaptops, get your quote and get your quick cash ? something that we all need in this tight climate, and remember by sending your old laptop to them you are doing your bit for the environment, this alone has an endless list of beneficiaries and is priceless, giving you peace of mind to focus on what is important to you – buying your new laptop and enjoying the experience.

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Homemade Wedding Favor Ideas When it comes to wedding favors, choices are endless. With our economic situation these days, you would probably opt for the cheapest things for your wedding. There are tips telling you that you should buy wedding supplies in bulk so you can end up saving a lot, but not in the case of others who advices you that buying pre-made favors in bulk would end you up spending hundreds or even thousands. The question here is which one deserves your side? Actually, there is a very safe way to go with, which is making your own wedding favors.

The very first thing you need to decide about is what type of favor you would like to make. Is something that can be eaten or a memento that your guests can keep. When you decided go with homemade edible favors, chances are there are lots of creativity and imagination that may come out on your treats, thus creating a great impression. You can make a lot of things from flavorful treats like candies, chocolates, cookies and even jams. For example, if you want to give out homemade chocolates, you can purchase some molds at a craft stores and buy some inexpensive chocolates you can melt down and simple add colors to it. Make sure to also add creativity when packaging your homemade chocolate wedding favors.

Cookies can also be made with lots of creativity. You can bake cookies in different shapes or form. Today, you can find a lot of fun ideas in cookie favors, such as wedding cake shaped cookies, fortune cookies, wedding bell shaped cookies, bride and groom shaped cookies etc. Or, you can also make cookies with the help of gingerbread people cookie cutters which will make your creations really fascinating. When you are opting to create your own wedding souvenirs, it is always a wise choice to visit the nearest craft store in you area and search for possible ideas. You can also find inexpensive wedding favor boxes, bags and baskets you can also use on your homemade treats.

When making your own wedding favors, you don’t have to overdo your work. Rather, is should be simple considering you will make a mass quantities of favors all by yourself. But of course, if this task will require additional work, you can ask some people’s help, such as your bridesmaids.

Another great source of ideas to help you make your own wedding favors is the Internet. You can find so DIY wedding ideas online including DIY wedding favor kits. There are also so many online instructions you can follow, most of them are videos, that can give you ideas on how to make your own wedding souvenirs at no time. And of course, there are plethora of pre-made wedding favors you can easily purchase, if in case you don’t have enough time for DIYs. From wedding souvenirs, wedding invitations, decorations, bridesmaids gifts, groomsmen gifts to etc., all these things can be found online. All you need to do is to sit back and relax while browsing the Internet.

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You may love capturing the most beautiful scenes on camera, but what do you do with all those photos? Do they just sit there and take up space on your hard drive, or are they placed inside folders and picture albums? No matter where these are, get them all out, organize them, and turn your love for photography into cash; you deserve something. Besides, you should share those breath-taking pictures with the world, and your talent should be rewarded.

Before I reveal how you can make money with your photo-taking abilities, I am going to help get you organized. Organization should be the first step in photography, because knowing where to find what you need will make the whole process much easier.

Let’s begin with all those photos you have scattered about: The images on your hard drive, in folders, in photo albums, in your digital camera and etc. Take all those photos and place them in one pile in front of you. Next, separate each into similar groups (family, nature, animals, places, etc.). Once you have all your photos separated in groups, place each in sheet protectors, and then put the sheet protectors into a binder. As you place each sheet protector — with the photos — in your binder, still keep the in related groups in the binder. To keep them in groups, buy lined paper and plastic tabs. Next, place a tab (with the group name) on each sheet of lined paper. Finally, place the lined paper with tab before that group of photos. Later, I will tell you why you should use lined paper.

Now, set your binder aside and focus on organizing the pictures you have stored in your hard drive and digital camera. To organize the on your hard drive and digital camera, burn them onto a CD-RW or CD-R using Nero 7. Following are step-by-step instructions you can follow to burn the photos onto CD using Nero 7. The instructions that follow are the way I burn my photos using Nero 7. If you use a different software program for burning CDs, then check your program’s help manual for instructions.

1. Start Nero 7. Click “make data CD,” then open with Nero Burning Rom.

2. Drag and drop your picture files from the “my documents” folder (or whichever folder your are stored in) to Nero Burning Rom. Hold down CTRL to select multiple files. To choose all files in that folder, click edit, then all.

3. After you have all the files you want to burn, click “burn” from the top of Nero Burning Rom.

4. Once you click “burn,” you will have to set the options to what you desire. (See glossary in the help menu for an explanation of each term.) Here’s what I use for my settings: Under the multisession tab, I choose “multisession disc.” Under the ISO tab, I mode 1 for “data mode”; ISO 9660 + Joliet for “file system”; Level 1 for “file name length (ISO)”; ISO 9660 for “character set (ISO).”

Under “relax restrictions,” I usually check the following: “allow path depth of more than 8 directories,” “allow more than 255 characters in path” and “allow more than 64 characters for Joliet names.”

For the label tab, I “automatic,” and in the field for “disc name,” I enter a name for my disc (e.g., family photos, animal or etc.).

Under the dates tab, I choose nothing for “volume creation,” but for “file dates,” I select “use the date and time from the original file.”

Under the misc tab, the only thing I check is “cache files from disk and network,” but if you don’t want to cache your files, you can leave both tabs unchecked.

Finally, under the burn tab, for “action” I choose “write,” and for “writing” the “write speed” I choose is 48x, and for “write method” I select “Disc-at-once/96.” Next, I enter the number of copies I want to make, and then I check “BURN-Proof,” “use multiple recorders” and “do a virus check before burning.”

5. Hit burn and wait.

See, that so hard, was it. Now, since your pictures are all organized, finding what you need to make cash will be a much simpler task.

To turn your photos into cash you will start by finding magazines, newspapers, businesses and etc. that will your photos. Yes, writers make up the content for these publications, but artists make up the covers and photos. Furthermore, to be honest, the greater part of these publications pays more for photos than they do for the written content. How do you find these markets for your photos? Begin with a few searches on Google. Search Google for keyword phrases such as we pay for photos, photo guidelines and sell your photos. When you enter the keyword phrases, place quotation marks around them to search for the exact phrase.

Aside from Googling search terms, another place to find a market for your photos is the current edition of “Writer’s Market.” “Writer’s Market” is not only for writers, but photographers can use this resource guide as well. The “Writer’s Market” specifies if the publication accepts photos, and most of the time it will also how much pay is given for each photo. Updated more frequently than the print edition is the edition of “Writer’s Market.” Therefore, in my opinion, I think the edition is the way to go. A yearly subscription to the edition of “Writer’s Market” is $29.99, a small price to pay for over 100 markets.

Remember when I to put lined paper in your binder; this is where it comes in play. On the lined paper, you will write the name of each market you find that will take in that group. Not only will you write the name of the market, but you will also list their Web site URL, the submission information, how much they pay and the rights they purchase. For example, on the lined paper separating the animals group, write down all the information specified above on the markets that accept animal photos. Then, for the family group, write down all the information on the markets that accept family related pictures and so on. Finally, when you are ready to submit your animal photos, using your tabs, you can flip to the animal group in your binder, choose the animal pictures you think are best, and then submit those photos to the markets listed on the lined paper in this group.

There are many other ways to sell your but you must build a portfolio first, and the techniques mentioned above are the best way to get started. After you have established your portfolio, refer to my article on marketing your photos to discover the many other ways you can make money with your photos.Go ahead and selling your using the system in this article today, and in no time your photo equipment should pay for itself!

No other room of the house works harder, is used more frequently, or is more versatile than the kitchen. It serves multi-purposes and is the heart of the home. Just one reason why a kitchen remodeling project is among the most popular type of home renovation. Another reason why homeowners are willing to invest substantial amounts of money in a kitchen makeover is because it increases the real estate market value of their property. This is especially true when remodeling is to update and modernize the kitchen. Even if updates are purely aesthetic, features such as a natural stone custom kitchen counter top or custom kitchen cabinet design using quality oak, maple, or an exotic wood will prove a good marketing investment.

A More Professional Kitchen Design

Perhaps your kitchen renovation idea is a do it yourself project. Or, you may plan on hiring a home interior designer or kitchen and bath contractor for the job. Regardless, why not consider the following tips and ideas for a more efficient, innovative kitchen design? One with multi-purpose features to save space and make your kitchen even more efficient and versatile.

Kitchen Cabinet Remodeling:

Whatever your budget, always opt for the best quality cabinetry possible; whether factory or custom made. This includes drawer runners made from metal instead of plastic, drawers with closer dampeners (preventing drawers from forcefully slamming shut), quality wood cabinet doors instead of laminated materials or engineered wood, etc. Select a style that compliments your new kitchen design – which should compliment and fit in with the rest of the house décor. When it comes to custom built cabinetry, have the kitchen cabinet contractor incorporate as many space saving and ease-of-use features as possible. Including wall cabinets with doors that lift up instead of opening sideways, swing out base cabinet doors that open to reveal additional shelving on the inside of the doors, corner lazy Susan components, drawers with sectioned components that lift out, cupboards with vertical stacking slots for plates, saucers, and bowls, and butcher block-type cutting boards located by the sink area that pull out from under the counter.

The Work Triangle

If designing your own kitchen, incorporate into the plan the basic work triangle – a design that sets the sink, cooking area, and refrigerator at the tips of an imaginary triangle. Saving steps and time when preparing foods; preventing “traffic jams” when more than one person uses the kitchen at the same time. Many times the kitchen also serves as space for accomplishing other tasks; such as homework, family discussions, entertaining, or paperwork. A work triangle at one end of the room with a corner breakfast nook or kitchen table at the opposite end will work best. Any outside entryway should open at the opposite end of the kitchen. Not in a location where persons entering would have to pass through the work triangle area to access other areas of the kitchen. The same is true for entry ways that lead from other rooms in the house into the kitchen.

Meal Preparation and Clean-up
When more than one person handles meal preparation and after meal cleanup at the same time, the following might be considered. More than just one sink; a second located outside the work triangle, to avoid traffic jams. Consider a kitchen island design, for instance. One that includes a small food rinsing sink, butcher block top for cutting foods, and storage cabinets below. Kitchen remodeling tip: an undersized round design works best for a small kitchen makeover. If you opt to omit a sink in the small kitchen island design, consider having the island built on locking casters so it can easily be repositioned, according to need. A separate cook top and oven, with an additional two-burner cook top located outside the work triangle might prove helpful. Consider a stationary kitchen island that includes a rinsing sink and a small cook top.

Cut Down on Kitchen Remodeling Cost
There are ways to cut down on overall kitchen remodeling project cost. One way without compromising on best-possible features such as kitchen counter tops, flooring, and new appliances is to handle some of the work yourself. Read the following article for DIY kitchen remodeling tips and ideas; Kitchen Renovation Design. Also note links at the bottom of the page to other related articles. Another way to cut back on costs without compromising on quality is to hire a professional kitchen design expert or kitchen and bath contractor for other aspects of your project. This will insure the best kitchen design and workmanship possible. Instead of new cabinetry, however, opt for do it yourself kitchen cabinet refinishing; updating the appearance of existing wood cabinets; whether refacing to bring back the natural beauty and luster of the wood, painting, or sanding and re-finishing using a different color stain. Crown molding added to the tops of soffits or the cabinets themselves can drastically change their appearance; giving them stunning design appeal. Especially when the molding is painted a complimentary contrasting color or a shade slightly darker than the cabinetry.

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When I started this Pinterest Weekly Meal Plan I planned on only doing 4 weeks of meals. I still can’t believe that my family has lasted through 4 weeks of this. I figured that they would give up and beg for cheeseburgers and hot dogs or something like that. I was so proud of them.

Here is what we got to try this week!

Monday – Double Crunch Honey Garlic Pork Chops

These pork chops were so crispy and yummy. Jacob was not a fan of the sauce but Dave and I loved it. We won’t even talk about Paige. She has some weird aversion to pork chops. I really can’t wait to make these again. Maybe we will just make them for the adults next time and make mac & cheese for the kids!

Source: Rock Recipes via Pinterest

Tuesday – Baked Club Pinwheels

Dave actually made these. He took over a lot of the cooking duties this week because he had been getting home early. It is so nice to be able to share the cooking duties this week! These were very good but there was a too much bread. Next time we will shove a lot more meat in it (TWSS). Dave that it did take a while to make this because he had to roll out the dough. This would be a great snack for a tailgate celebration or any kind of party! The children devoured them.

Source: Plain Chicken via Pinterest

Wednesday & Thursday – Mexican Mac & Cheese Casserole

I was very impressed with this casserole. I wasn’t quite sure how this would turn out and I wasn’t sure if if anyone would like it. I was wrong. Of course Paige didn’t like it, but the rest of the family loved it. It made so much that we ate it for 2 days. I am pretty sure that it tasted even superior the second day. I was a tiny concerned about the green salsa but it was great!

Source: Better Homes & Gardens via Pinterest

Friday – Chicken Marsala

Dave’s mother makes a very yummy Chicken Marsala with Orzo. She cooks everything and then bakes it together. Dave decided to do that with this recipe too. The chicken and the orzo sucked up a lot of the sauce so I had Dave make a little more and it was PERFECT! I have had some different variations of chicken marsala and some of them can be very overpowering. Too much of the Marsala wine taste. If your sauce tastes too strong  just add a tiny extra melted butter to it to calm down the wine taste. I hope that you will enjoy this as much as we did. It was great!

Source: Savory Sweet Life via Pinterest

Saturday – Buffalo Chicken Wraps

These were very simple and basic, but still so yummy. We didn’t use mushrooms in ours (even though we LOVE mushrooms) we ended up using bacon. Chicken, cheese and bacon…yes please! These were great and super easy. Of course we had to make Paige’s without the buffalo sauce, but the rest of us enjoy a spice in our lives! Of course ours didn’t look half as pretty as the pic below but at least they tasted great!

Source: Plain Chicken via Pinterest

Sunday – Creamy Grilled Chicken Picata

I was hesitant about making this due to the fact that I am not a large lemon fan, but I knew Dave was so I made it anyways. In the recipe it only calls for 2 chicken breasts (serving size for the whole meal is 2) so I had to double the recipe. This was SO GOOD! The lemon flavoring was not overpowering even though it felt like I put tons of lemon juice in it. My sauce wasn’t quite as creamy as shown in the picture, but Dave and I both preferred it that way. We also didn’t grill the chicken because it was raining outside and I wasn’t going to make Dave stand outside in the rain to cook chicken, so I just cooked it in a skillet.

Of course the didn’t want to have anything to do with it at first but they did have some and that was all that mattered. I always make them at least try new foods.

Source: Plain Chicken via Pinterest

I know that you are disappointed but I didn’t make any Pinterest desserts this week. I did make some brownies though. I was going through my cupboards and found a box of brownies and a can of chocolate frosting. It was like I hit the jackpot!

Did anyone notice a pattern with these recipes? Most of the were from Plain Chicken. I have peeked at a lot of their recipes and they look great and pretty for the most part. I have a feeling that they are going to be my new site for recipes! Along with Pinterest, of course!

I don’t think that I am going to continue doing this every week but it was a great way to try new recipes. We have found so many recipes that we want to use in our regular rotation. We took this week off and decided to just use whatever food we had in the house so there will not be a Pinterest Weekly Meal Plan for next week. But don’t worry, I will still have something for the Pinterest link-up!

First off, I wanted to let you know, I won’t be submitting to the third campaigner challenge. I tried, but I just couldn’t find anything in there that really engaged me, so I’m taking a pass.

And, now, spotlight season continues with Julie Coulter Belton!

How will you know when you’ve reached success as a writer?

For me, there are so many tiny successes as an author. Finishing a manuscript is a success.  Finding a home for your manuscript is a success.  Holding your book in your hands for the first time is a success.  Finding author friends who understand you is a success.  I think writers have to look at every milestone as a success because there are so many writers out there that don’t even reach the first one.  Celebrate it all!

Where do you get ideas for characters and how do you invent them?
I am a people watcher and often smash a lot of people I’ve met or am acquainted with into a character.  They usually with my story and since I write international suspense, and I love action/adventure with a twist so my characters usually have a lot going on with them both on the outside, physically, and on the inside, emotionally, as they go through their ordeal.

Tell us a long and untrue story about yourself.
Once, when I was touring the islands of Greece, I had stopped off at the island of Crete after dark and went down the road a ways near the palace of Knossos.  One of the first roads ever built was underneath my feet and the chariot tracks were still visible, even by the sunshine of the moon.  I walked to a medium-sized white rock on the side and sat down, and just as I did a horse came clip-clopping out of the darkness.  It was black and majestic and it frightened me a with its size.  I shrank back as it passed and for just a second, I could swear it looked as though someone had been walking behind it and had ducked into the trees.  The horse passed me with barely a glance, but the shadows across the road seemed to be flitting about and my blood began to burn with adrenaline.  I stood, but not before I saw the shadow of a hand with a knife rise up to fall across the rock I had just been sitting on.  I let out a small scream and ran for the safety of my hotel.  True story?  You decide.

I love suspense, writing, reading, meeting new people, and doing random stuff with my husband and eight children. Yeah, eight.  I know, I know, don’t even say it.  My blog is an amalgamation of me and what I like, but if you stop by, I’d love to meet you and have you join in my conversations.  I’ve published traditionally and independently, and am always looking at both sides of the ever-changing publishing landscape. I love sharing my experiences in the writing world and hope you will feel comfortable doing the same.  Come on over!

Thanks for stepping into the spotlight, Julie!

First off, I wanted to let you know, I won’t be submitting to the third campaigner challenge. I tried, but I just couldn’t find anything in there that really engaged me, so I’m taking a pass.

And, now, spotlight season continues with Julie Coulter Belton!

How will you know when you’ve reached success as a writer?

For me, there are so many successes as an author. Finishing a manuscript is a success.  Finding a home for your manuscript is a success.  Holding your book in your hands for the first time is a success.  Finding author friends who you is a success.  I think writers have to look at every milestone as a success because there are so many writers out there that don’t even reach the first one.  Celebrate it all!

Where do you get ideas for characters and how do you develop them?
I am a people watcher and often smash a lot of people I’ve met or am acquainted with into a character.  They usually invent with my story and since I write international suspense, and I love action/adventure with a twist so my characters usually have a lot going on with them both on the outside, physically, and on the inside, emotionally, as they go through their ordeal.

Tell us a long and completely untrue story about yourself.
Once, when I was touring the islands of Greece, I had stopped off at the island of Crete after dark and went down the road a ways near the palace of Knossos.  One of the first roads ever built was underneath my feet and the chariot tracks were still visible, even by the sunshine of the moon.  I walked to a medium-sized white rock on the side and sat down, and just as I did a horse came clip-clopping out of the darkness.  It was black and majestic and it frightened me a with its size.  I shrank back as it passed and for just a second, I could swear it looked as though someone had been walking behind it and had ducked into the trees.  The horse passed me with barely a glance, but the shadows across the road seemed to be flitting about and my blood began to burn with adrenaline.  I stood, but not before I saw the shadow of a hand with a knife rise up to fall across the rock I had just been sitting on.  I let out a small scream and ran for the safety of my hotel.  True story?  You decide.

I love suspense, writing, reading, meeting new people, and doing random stuff with my husband and eight children. Yeah, eight.  I know, I know, don’t even it.  My blog is an amalgamation of me and what I like, but if you stop by, I’d love to meet you and have you join in my conversations.  I’ve published traditionally and independently, and am always looking at both sides of the ever-changing publishing landscape. I love sharing my experiences in the writing world and hope you will feel comfortable doing the same.  Come on over!

Thanks for stepping into the spotlight, Julie!

Saving Money through Auto Loan Refinancing Auto loan refinancing is getting a new loan with a much lower interest rate than the existing car loan, so that lower monthly installments can be paid. It is better to refinance the auto loan when there is a decrease in the federal rates because, most of the lenders would tend to decrease their interest rates at this point of time.

Refinancing can be done through internet which is a mine of information. Many banks and finance companies offer auto loan refinancing, by offering a form to be filled in. When this form is filled up, the companies indicate what the new interest rate would be and the best offer can be chosen. Refinancing auto loan is a good choice because as otherwise, inspite of the interest rates falling, the borrower will continue to pay the same initial interest rate and end up paying much more than what is due.

So, by refinancing at lower interest rate, a considerable amount of money can be saved. The overall process is beneficial. When a person has bad credit, he can opt for auto loan refinancing, since when the interest rate is lowered through refinancing, it improves the credit rating. This credit score would be helpful in improving the financial position.

Normally, auto loan refinancing is done through a different lender other than the initial lender and it is possible to acquire an interest rate that is two to three percentage points above the normal. While applying for auto loan refinancing, it is necessary that the loan application is in the same name as that of the initial one for proper identification. Also, accurate vehicle information with the correct model number, vehicle identification number, account number of auto loan and year has to be mentioned accurately. Such details help in processing the refinance loan rapidly and it would normally take two working days for the process to get over.

The refinance loan amount generally does not surpass the value of the vehicle. While applying online, the broker would indicate through email the quotes from potential lenders and if they are unacceptable, then it can be reapplied. Thus, the best offer can be had from a number of sources.

Preferably, people who pay more than three percent apr on an auto loan can opt for auto loan refinancing because even if one percent is reduced from the current interest rate, it works out to several hundreds of dollars of money that can be saved through refinancing. So, by giving some extra effort and time, it is possible to save a lot of money and also improve the credit score by auto loan refinancing. It is just striking the iron while it is hot.

Visit for help and guidance to obtain auto loans even if there is a history of bad credit. Check it out to find useful tips and expert’s guidance for getting the best deals on car insurance premiums.

As we all know, for men, watches are quite important. Many times, they can stand for their social position completely. But for all of women, excepting for chic and special jewelry, handbags can help them a lot in many aspects. So they have become an essential for all fashionable women. As the best and perfect accessory, it will help them greatly in enhancing their beauty.
There are a lot of designs and kinds of handbags in markets which include Prada bags, Gucci handbags, Fendi and Chanel shoulder bags. As we all know, all of these brands are quite famous and luxury. Of course, the qualities of these bags are excellent.

In fact, the place is also an important factor in buying a good handbag. So it is, it will be the perfect idea to purchase a branded handbag in some stores which has been licensed. After all, most of them are luxury and expensive. So we have to pay more attention to their quality and other important elements. Besides, some people are not willing to spend much money on them but like their styles. You can choose to purchase the replica handbags which look like the true ones. In my opinion, it is a good idea for all of you, on one hand, it can help you to save money, and on the other hand, it can improve your beauty in some important occasions.

In addition to this, another important and necessary thing you have to think about is the branded labels. For all the branded handbags, every one branded company has a special and mark such as the famous and luxurious Chanel brand, their mark is double C.

As far as I am concerned, the materials of making handbags are quite vital for all of us. First of all, what we are planning to buy should have longer life span. Of course, these branded handbags’ materials are all choosing the excellent ones. But we have to choose the and best products which will make us comfortable and elegant. So materials are the most important elements for the person who is going to buy these bags.

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“As he continues to heavily tout his “9-9-9 plan”, Herman Cain has seen his popularity soar. But is the Herman Cain tax plan a good idea for America? Without a doubt, the “9-9-9 plan” is and it is to remember. To most Americans, it sounds like a low tax plan. But is that the truth? As you will see below, Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan will actually raise federal taxes on some middle income Americans to as high as 37 percent. If the other Republican candidates understood this, they would be jumping all over Cain. But instead the best that most of them seem to be able to do is to make jokes about it. For example, Jon Huntsman said that he thought that the 9-9-9 plan “was the price of a pizza when I first heard about it.” That is a funny line, but the reality is that the future of our tax system is very serious business. Our economy is dying and our nation is drowning in debt. We need some very real solutions to our very real problems. So let’s take a closer look at the 9-9-9 plan that Herman Cain is proposing….”

Via The Economic Collapse Blog

Nobody knows superior than MJ Stephens that rape is no laughing matter. So as the victim of a sexual assault, she was horrified when she encountered the contents of a Facebook page full of jokes about rape and violence toward women.

But worse was to come when the young American tried to argue with people who had attached comments to a page called: “You know shes (sic) playing hard to get when your (sic) chasing her down an alleyway” – most of them teenagers and young adults from Britain and Australia.

In sickeningly explicit terms, several of them threatened her and expressed the wish that she be raped again. Such pages, full of ugliness, aggression and pornographic language are multiplying on Facebook, drawing lucrative user traffic to the social networking site.

Now it has emerged that one of the “administrators” of the page -users with the right to edit its content – is believed to be a British schoolboy linked to a network of hackers in Britain, Australia and America who have set up Facebook pages featuring offensive sexual and violent content.

Micheal O’Brien, a Canadian computer systems engineer who cofounded the Rape Is No Joke (RINJ) campaign to pressure Facebook to delete “rape pages” via petitions and boycotts, has tracked the activity on several such pages and contacted participants online.

He told The Sunday Telegraph that associates of 4chan, a loose-knit collection of international “cyber-anarchists” who champion absolute on the web freedom, including the right to share pornography, have founded and administer several of the pages. The RINJ’s own website has been attacked by hackers and campaigners have been subjected to virulent on the web onslaughts since they started to draw attention to the 4chan connection last week. Pro-4chan images have also been posted to the “alleyway” page. Facebook protects the identity of those who set up and run pages but O’Brien has identified several posters as likely page administrators, including a teenage boy in Britain and college students in Australia.

With almost 210,000 people indicating that they “like” it, and many million of monthly visitors, the “alleyway” page is the most popular. Others include “Abducting, raping and violently murdering your friend as a joke”, “Pinning your mate down while someone HIV positive rapes him for a laugh”, “Police call it a restraining order, we call it playing hard to get” and “Turning into a chain smoking sexual predator when you drink.”

Many of the regular users who “post” on the pages are young Britons and Australians – many still at school, judging from information on their own Facebook profile pages. The website grants any child aged 13 or older to open an account.

Activists and victims’ support groups have urged the social networking site to shut down and remove the pages.

But despite an on the internet petition signed by more than 200,000 people worldwide, the Internet giant is refusing to do so.

© Copyright (c) The Daily Telegraph

Nobody knows than MJ Stephens that rape is no laughing matter. So as the victim of a sexual assault, she was horrified when she encountered the contents of a Facebook page full of jokes about rape and violence toward women.

But worse was to come when the young American tried to argue with people who had attached comments to a page called: “You know shes (sic) playing hard to get when your (sic) chasing her down an alleyway” – most of them teenagers and young adults from Britain and Australia.

In sickeningly explicit terms, several of them threatened her and expressed the wish that she be raped again. Such pages, full of ugliness, aggression and pornographic language are multiplying on Facebook, drawing lucrative user traffic to the social networking site.

Now it has emerged that one of the “administrators” of the page -users with the right to edit its content – is believed to be a British schoolboy linked to a network of hackers in Britain, Australia and America who have set up Facebook pages featuring offensive sexual and violent content.

Micheal O’Brien, a Canadian computer systems engineer who cofounded the Rape Is No Joke (RINJ) campaign to pressure Facebook to delete “rape pages” via petitions and boycotts, has tracked the activity on several such pages and contacted participants online.

He told The Sunday Telegraph that associates of 4chan, a loose-knit collection of international “cyber-anarchists” who champion absolute freedom, including the right to share pornography, have founded and administer several of the pages. The RINJ’s own website has been attacked by hackers and campaigners have been subjected to virulent on the internet onslaughts since they started to draw attention to the 4chan connection last week. Pro-4chan images have also been posted to the “alleyway” page. Facebook protects the identity of those who set up and run pages but O’Brien has identified several posters as likely page administrators, including a teenage boy in Britain and college students in Australia.

With almost 210,000 people indicating that they “like” it, and many million of monthly visitors, the “alleyway” page is the most popular. Others include “Abducting, raping and violently murdering your friend as a joke”, “Pinning your mate down while someone HIV positive rapes him for a laugh”, “Police call it a restraining order, we call it playing hard to get” and “Turning into a chain smoking sexual predator when you drink.”

Many of the regular users who “post” on the pages are young Britons and Australians – many still at school, judging from information on their own Facebook profile pages. The website grants any child aged 13 or older to open an account.

Activists and victims’ support groups have urged the social networking site to shut down and remove the pages.

But despite an on the web petition signed by more than 200,000 people worldwide, the Internet giant is refusing to do so.

© Copyright (c) The Daily Telegraph