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HOW TO: Land a Job at Facebook

2011-04-08T12:15:00.001-07:00

So you want to work at Facebook, one of the world’s hottest companies — what do you have to get your foot in the door and get noticed?

It’s not going to be easy — you have competition. Facebook received 250,000 job applications last year and is consistently rated as one of the best places to work. And with Facebook’s IPO around the corner, the competition for jobs is only going to heat up.

There are plenty of ways to get noticed and stand above the crowd, though. I chatted with Thomas Arnold, head of recruiting for the social network, on what the company looks for and what it takes to get a job at Facebook.

What Jobs Are Available at Facebook?

Photo: Facebook HQ in 2009 at the launch of Facebook Usernames

Ever since Facebook announced it was moving to a bigger office and raised $2 billion in funding, it has been ramping up its hiring.

While there are many openings in legal, communications, HR, marketing, online operations, business development, IT, design, user experience and internationalization, the company is especially looking for technical talent, especially software engineers and product managers.

The Facebook Interview Process

I actually went through the entire Facebook interview process in 2008, before I joined Mashable as an associate editor. And while it’s definitely changed since I applied for a job on the company’s User Operations team, the basic format has remained the same.

The first step is almost always a recruiter phone-screening — Facebook will begin exploring your resume, asking you about your previous work, especially about what you’ve built and what leadership roles you’ve had in the past. Sometimes there’s a second screening, depending on the role.

If you pass the screening, the company will fly you out to its Silicon Valley headquarters for a series of on-site interviews with the hiring manager (your potential future boss) and a group of your peers — in other words, you will be interviewed by the members of the team you’re hoping to join. As Arnold explained to me, these interviews are designed to determine whether you have the skills for the job and whether you’re a cultural fit. The group then makes “a collective decision on whether you’re a great fit” for the position.

The process itself greatly varies from group to group — expect more technical skill challenges if you’re applying for an engineering job. Oh, and one extra piece of advice from me: Always put the user first in any scenario or interview question.

Standing Apart From the Crowd

With more than a quarter of a million applicants, how does Facebook whittle down the applicant pool?

“We’re primarily looking for builders,” Arnold says. He explains that Facebook has an entrepreneurial spirit and is a flat organization, and thus it’s looking for people who can thrive in that environment. Employees need to be self-starters who don’t need a lot of direction, so autonomy and self-motivation are highly valued.

Builders — especially engineers who like to build projects on their own and have cool, working products or apps they can show off — are sought after by the Facebook team. If someone builds a unique application and/or solves a problem in a way that hasn’t been done before, he’s going to get Facebook’s attention.

Strong applicants to Facebook also “just get the social space,” Arnold says. They not only understand the product, but can see the company’s vision. Even more important is that they’re active users of the product. This may seem like a no-brainer, but Arnold says his team finds a lot of applicants who haven’t used their Facebook accounts in weeks or even months. And that is a very clear sign to Facebook that the person won’t be a good fit.

Finally, it’s very helpful to know someone at Facebook who can vouch for you — this was true even when I interviewed with the social network three years ago. While I got special consideration due to my unique history with Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook, I still had a Facebook reference.

Final Thoughts

While I ultimately failed to secure a job at Facebook, you don’t have to let that be the case for you. For those of you applying to non-technical roles, be sure you’re active users, understand the company culture and have a resume filled with leadership and “builder” activities. It’s more impressive if you launched an organization or product than if you simply took it over.

For technical talent, the best thing you can do is build something. If you build a really impressive iPhone application that gains some traction, you’re going to get noticed. If you are a major contributor of open source code to various projects, you’re going to get noticed.

In the end though, the big filter is cultural fit. There isn’t really much you can do to prepare for that — the Facebook team simply knows if you’re going to mesh well with them or if you’re not going to be able to keep up.

And as I said before, be sure to have an employee refer you. Otherwise, you’re going to have a really difficult time just getting the phone screening.

How to Lose Weight

2011-02-04T08:45:00.000-08:00

Figuring out how to lose weight is a challenge for many of us, particularly considering that the quickest path to weight loss is different for everyone. Of course, the common denominator is always proper diet and exercise, which not only aid in weight loss, but also keep a body healthy. Of course you've heard this before - the challenge is to follow through. Others have lost weight by following these simple guidelines, and so can you.

1 Set small, realistic goals. If you have a lot of weight to lose, try for 5 pounds, relax a bit and then go for 5 more.
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Start a regular exercise program and stick with it.
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Sneak in extra exercise in addition to your regular program. Park at the far end of the parking lot and walk; take the stairs instead of the elevator.
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Choose foods that you like. Learn to prepare healthful, low-calorie foods that taste good by checking healthy cook books for newrecipes. Eating well doesn't have to mean eating dull
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Eat smaller, more frequent meals. This way, your body starts to increase its metabolism so that calories are burned faster. Also, mini-meals can prevent overeating.
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Plan ahead. Keep the fridge stocked with healthful food and you'll be less likely to run out for high-calorie, high-fat junk food.
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Determine your favorite snack time and be sure to have plenty of healthful options available when you get hungry.
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Keep a food diary. This will help you pinpoint where you can improve your diet.

Tips & Warnings
- Lose weight with a friend, or join a support group.
- Avoid those vending machines by carrying around your own healthful foods and leaving pocket change at home.
- Try oatmeal instead of cornflakes for breakfast--eating oatmeal can help reduce cholesterol levels, and its high fiber content will keep you full longer.
- Choose an exercise program that you enjoy, and don't shun the unconventional. For instance, did you know that regular vigorous dancing is exercise too?
- Lose weight gradually--you are more apt to keep it off. A safe amount is 1 to 1 1/2 pounds per week.
- Consult a doctor to find an exercise program that is best for you.
- Crash diets can help you lose weight quickly, but most people gain the weight back. Some of these diets are also unhealthy and dangerous. If you choose to go with a specific diet plan, choose one that is medically credible.
- If you have any questions or concerns, contact a physician or other health care professional before engaging in any activity related to health and diet. This information is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment.
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How to Resolve 5 Common Grammar Problems

2011-02-04T07:22:00.001-08:00

Getting it right makes a difference.

Even an expert writer loses credibility and risks being misunderstood by making grammatical errors. It's or its? Blonde or blond? Bombs specialist or bomb specialist? Once-in-a-while or once in a while? Harry and me or Harry and I? Avoid five common grammatical errors in English.

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Use a hyphen when combining two or more words to describe a word that follows. The combined words act as a single adjective: a ten-dollar bill, a three-year-old boy, a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Don't use the hyphen if the describing words come after the word being described: A well-done steak should be well done. An over-the-top presentation was over the top.
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Use an apostrophe when a letter or group of letters is being left out to form a contraction. Remembering this simple rule will help avoid one of the most common grammar dilemmas: it's or its? Use the apostrophe when the word means it is. Leave it out for "The dog wagged its tail."
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Don't be confused about when to say "Sally and me" or "Sally and I." The simple way to check is to leave the other person out of the sentence altogether. "He spoke to Sally and I" becomes "He spoke to I." "My friends and me went to the concert." becomes "Me went to the concert." If the sentence sounds wrong without the other words, it is wrong.
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Adjectives are almost always singular. No matter how many dollars are involved, it's a twenty-dollar bill. No matter how many drugs he sells, he is a drug dealer, not a drugs dealer. The exception is when the meaning is unclear: The two countries are engaged in an arms race, not an arm race.
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Be careful about words that have masculine and feminine forms. A man is blond; a woman is blonde. The man is a fiance; his girlfriend is a fiancee. Francis is normally a man; Frances is a woman. Marion is most commonly a masculine form of the name; Marian is feminine.

Tips & Warnings

Because English is a constantly-changing amalgam of languages and dialects, there are exceptions to every rule. We hear mistakes so often that they begin to sound right. Check the dictionary when you are unsure

How to Create a Mosaic Tile Design

2011-02-04T07:19:00.000-08:00

Create a Mosaic Tile Design

Tile mosaics use small pieces of colored tiles in a pattern to create a design. Mosaics can be applied to flat surfaces such as table tops, wood, stone or concrete. Tiles and grout used to create mosaics can be found at craft stores and home improvement stores. When you are creating your first tile mosaic, start on a small project to get used to the technique before taking on larger projects, such as creating a mosaic on a wall.

Flat surface
Pencil
Tracing paper
Colored tiles
Tile glue
Grout
Trowel
Sponge

1 Draw a design freehand on a flat surface using a pencil. You can also trace a pattern onto tracing
paper and then trace it onto the surface.
2 Purchase small tiles from a craft or home improvement store to fit the size of your pattern. If the tiles need to be cut, you can rent or purchase a tile cutter from a home improvement store. Choose a variety of colored tiles to create your design.
3 Place the tiles into the pattern using tile adhesive, which can be purchased from craft or home improvement stores. Apply the glue to the tile following the manufacturer's directions and place the tile into the desired pattern.
4 Glue down each tile until the entire pattern on the surface has been filled.
5 Allow the adhesive to cure according to the manufacturer's directions.
6 Prepare the grout by following the manufacturer's directions. Spread the grout evenly onto the tiles using a trowel, and work it into the spaces between the tiles. Remove excess grout with the trowel and then wipe the surface with a wet sponge.
7 Allow the grout to dry per the manufacturer's directions before placing the mosaic on display.
Tips & Warnings
- Work in a well-ventilated area when cutting tiles or when applying grout. Grout can stain so protect your work area before applying grout.

How to find girls on yahoo messenger ?

2011-01-14T00:38:00.000-08:00

Go to http://messengerfinder.com and register for free and then u can find girls with their pics and info and then note down there id and start chatting. Have fun

12 Creative Christmas Ads

2011-01-13T02:57:00.000-08:00

Origami Christmas tree ball made out of newspaper, with a special advertisements for Christmas.

This Christmas all readers of the Almere Vandaag get an extra present. This free morning newspaper for all Almere residents gives away due to this festivity an origami Christmas tree ball made out of newspaper. You have to fold it yourself, of course. Gladly, the Almere Vandaag also provides the readers with a 2-steps folding instruction for beginners. So it's not complicated and you'll enjoy building it.
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"Our Christmas present for you: 75 Euro bonus if you buy a set of snow tires". Advertising Agency: Mercedes-Benz, Hamburg, Germany art. Director: Eugen Trubatschow. The Print Ad titled Christmas tree was donated by Mercedes-Benz in Germany. It was released in December 2007.(Link)

We're so in the mood for Christmas, 2007. Advertising Agency: CreAds, Singapore. (Link)

Even Santa needs a break – so why not the day after Christmas. Have a break. Have a KitKat. All you need is a comfortable red armchair, a light stand and somewhere to put your beard away.

Day After Xmas was developed at JWT Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2006, by executive creative director Chafic Haddad, art director Nizar Swailem, copywriter Ash Chagla, account director Priya Masand and photographer Tejal Patni.
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Agency: Publicis, Singapore. Art Director: Chong Weilun. Creative Director: Rodd Chant. (Link)

The Print Ad titled Merry Christmas was done by Tbwa\neboko, Advertising Agency for McDonald's in the Netherlands. It was released in December 2008. (Link)

R2 Fitness Club: Christmas Guy. At Christmas you are supposed to get presents. Not extra pounds. Advertising Agency: RGA Comunicacao, Pernambuco, Brazil. Published: December 2009.
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Telepizza Delivery "four season's greetings" in 2001. Agency : Publicis in Spain. (Link)

Try and be good, at least with colours. Advertising Agency: Publicis, Italy. 2007.
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Creative and clever iPhone Christmas ad. (Link)

This commercial titled Christmas Present was done by DDB Japan Advertising Agency for Volksvagen Tsi Technology, for Volkswagen in Japan. It was released in December 2008. (Link)

“What i want for Christmas”. Creative Hp advertising. (Link)

11 Most Creative Home Wallpapers

2011-01-13T02:45:00.000-08:00

Not all the cool designs are expensive; a man went to Home Depot every day for a few weeks and took paint swatches–when he was done, he had around 1000 swatches. After attaching them to the wall with mod podge that's what he came up with.

Wall graphics are more and more popular in these days, and here is an interesting example. Designed by Zek this cool wall graphic gives another meaning to geeky Interior Design living rooms and grants another vision even when watching the regular tube.

Swedish graphic Design Lisa Bengtsson designed ‘the family' wallpaper pattern to add some nostalgia to the home. Users are able to recreate this in their home using the frames printed on the wallpaper and adding their own pictures or other details to customize the pattern.
A German company called Surrealien customizes your wallpaper to look like its warping around your paintings and decoration. Must be hard to randomly rearrange after this. (Link)

This Jonas Samson's illuminated wallpaper with OLED technology will light up your home in the most simple yet serene manner giving it stunning looks and sheer awesomeness. A clever mix of the graphic, textile-inspired papers of the recent-past and organic technologies of the future, his light-emitting wallpaper happily straddles the fence between kiddie night-light and inventive design feature. It's eco-credentials: turning a two-dimensional surface into a light source versus the traditional bulb/lamp construct.

If you drink a bottle of wine per day, maybe in a few years you will be able to have a wine labels wallpaper like this one.

This Pixelnotes wallpaper, by designer Duncan Wilson, consists of four layers of varying grey tones. Each layer is like a post-it note and every time you split a layer, the individual pixel gets darker.

This wallpaper called Pocket Wall by designer Maja Ganszyniec is like a wrapping paper. The project turns the purely decorative layer of wallpaper into storage.

Stemik Living creates digital wallpapers were you can choose among a great variety of designs, and an opportunity to use any of your favorite picture as a base for them allow to find the right wallpaper for anyone. With such wall covering your interior design will look more alive and unique. With them you can forget about dull usual walls.

Dutch designer Christiaan Postma designed this wallpaper to do double duty as a giant calendar. The design merges the properties of wallpaper with the functionality of the calendar to create a wall that is a true reflection of our busy schedules. By making the calendar so large you can literally look at one whole year on your wall, giving an entirely different perspective of time.

Not really a wallpaper, but still it's an interesting way to decorate walls with just a few markers. Charlie Kratzer wanted to decorate his blank white walls but wanted something more creative than simple paint or traditional wallpaper. Using black markers, Kratzer drew architectural features, books,pictures and a small cast of characters on the walls. The whole work was only $10 in sharpies.

Fabulous Images of Dubai Under the Fog

2011-01-13T02:21:00.000-08:00

Fog at sunrise in Dubai – photographer Harry Lambert… If you’re down there, on the streets, probably is not so cool, but from this perspective looks amazing! Stunning photos!

How to breakup with someone ?

2011-01-12T22:07:00.001-08:00

We have all been there. We have all had to do it. Occasionally, a relationship just falls apart in a bad way. When that happens, you just wish you could walk away and leave it at that. Yet, you feel compelled to let the other person know that it is over instead of making them wait around in torturous silence until they figure it out months down the road without contact from you. The problem comes along though when you feel compelled to let the other person know of the break up but not compelled enough to use one of the acceptable, tried and true methods such as a quiet one on one talk or even a long telephone conversation. Many of these “easy way out” break ups are made possible through our modern technologies. However, that fact still does not necessarily make them satisfactory in the eyes of society. Try your hardest to never sink low enough to use these methods to let a significant other know the relationship is over…or risk being the epitome of the word “jerk.”

E-mail

Electronic mail or “e-mail” is one of the greatest tools given to us by the Internet. Sending letters, pictures, and other documents whizzing through cyberspace to be received by someone half the world away in a matter of minutes is an amazing way to keep in touch with worldwide acquaintances and support the spread and transfer of information. Some people want to abuse this awesome power though by using its rapidness and its anonymity to sever ties with a lover as painlessly as possible. However, it ends up being just the opposite of painful for the person receiving the e-mail.

Example? Apparently the professional hockey player Jarret Stoll who plays for the L.A. Kings decided the best way to cancel his wedding to model/actress Rachel Hunter was with a mass e-mail. Less than two months before the wedding he e-mailed her and every person on their guest list to call the wedding off. Ouch.

Facebook

The changing of relationship status on social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace is an important step in one’s relationship life. Changing one’s relationship status to “in a relationship” is a large step as it allows every one of your friends to know you are currently taken. This is particularly key on Facebook as you generally have to send an invitation to the person with whom you are dating for approval so that their name is posted beside yours. The changing of your status back to single though is another big step after a break up. A way that people take the changing of one’s relationship status back to single to a whole new level is doing it BEFORE he or she has spoken to their significant other about breaking up, thereby making Facebook the bearer of bad news.

A Public Place

While it may seem nice to take the other person out for a final nice dinner or an expensive drink, breaking up with someone in public can be seen as a very bad move. It is easy to think that the public venue will make the break-ee calmer and reserved—meaning they will not shout at you and quietly finish their dinner or drink before letting you know that they “understand” then give you a gentle hug and goodbye. WRONG! More often than not the person, no matter how sweet and reserved they are normally, will most certainly cause a scene and all the people sitting next to your table will know of your pathetic breakup attempt and consider you to be a jerk. Having a very long, awkward wait for the check might well be the least of your problems if you choose this breakup method.

Post-It Note

The idea of putting your feelings about breaking up with someone in writing has its merits. You are able to put down your true feelings and explain everything in detail without distractions of someone butting in or forgetting things. However, breaking up with someone through a piece of paper really is not that fair to them. You don’t allow them their opportunity to express their own feelings and anger at the end of the relationship. They are as justified in their own feelings as you are. Since you cared enough about their feelings to start dating them, you might as well give them a few moments to rant and wail at you when you break up with them. There is an infamous Sex and the City episode when Carrie, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, gets the boot courtesy of a Post-It note from her boyfriend of several weeks named Berger. Not even having a long explanation on a full size of paper is even worse than this impersonal way of breaking up.

Don’t Murder the Messenger

Messengers for relationship news were the way of the playground. If a girl liked a boy and wanted to “go out” with him, her friend would ask for her and vice versa. Once it was time to break up, the same method could be employed to the point where young grade school couples rarely actually talked to each other at all. However, the problem comes about when adults try to employ this childish break up method. The breaker assumes that the painful act will be easier if the breakee is approached by a friend. This method allows the breaker to avoid the shouting and the yelling as well as the fighting by having the personal touch of an actual individual tell the breakee without having to be the exact one to do it. Referring to Sex and the City again, Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) tells about how she was broken up by means of a guy’s doorman as he explained the man was not coming downstairs ever. In the movie starring Catherine Zeta Jones and Julia Roberts called America’s Sweethearts, the character played by Catherine Zeta Jones made her sister played by Julia Roberts break up with all of her boyfriends to the point Julia’s high school yearbook quote was “Hey, we have to talk.”

Evaporation

While all the ways mentioned here are really bad methods of breaking up with a person that make you look like a jerk, there is one way that tops them all. Evaporating from a person’s life without reason or explanation is by far the worst way to break up with someone as they don’t even realize what is going on. Male daters seem to like this one the best because they think of it as the easy way out. They simply “evaporate” from existence. They stop calling the breakee, answering the breakee’s phone calls and e-mails, and cut off all contact. When a couple hangs out in the same social circles and the same groups of friends, this technique can actually be rather tricky. It can be a balancing act to where a person might find the breakup talk easier than trying to simply evaporate but refuses to carry out the deed in hopes that one of their mutual friends gives the breakee the news in lieu of the “messenger” method. Either way, trying to vanish does not make you actually disappear to the breakee and really is the loser way out.

Top 10 most polluted cities in the world

2011-01-12T14:43:00.000-08:00

Pollution is a big problem in many cities around the world. It has been a serious threat to environmentalist in all developed countries. Efforts are being made to overcome the growing pollution in the world but for some cities it’s too much, and those are the ones where it hits the hardest. So if you’re a neat freak avoid these ten cities.

1. Baghdad – Iraq

Baghdad is the most troubled and vulnerable city of the world due to ongoing war. Frequent bomb blasts and destruction have risen the level of pollution in the city. Also because of poor water quality there have appeared many water-borne diseases in the city.

2. Brunei – Darussalam

3. Dhaka – Bangladesh

Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh located in southern Asia, between Burma and India. The capital is battling with the constant threats of water pollution. Surface water is often thick with disease and pollutants from the use of commercial pesticides.

4. Karachi – Pakistan

Karachi is the metropolitan city and business hub of Pakistan: On one side the image of Karachi is being projected as major and industrial city of Pakistan but on the other hand pollution-related diseases in Karachi are on the rise due to intolerable levels of air and noise pollution in the city. Some 35 percent of people in one way or another are affected by these ailments including cardiac, lung, ENT, skin, eye and psychological diseases.

5. Lagos – Nigeria

Lagos is the commercial capital and largest city in Nigeria. The hovering smoke over the city blurs the skyline of the central business area of Nigeria’s commercial capital. The city of 12 million residents and one of the biggest cities in Africa is facing a huge air pollution problem.

6. Mexico City – Mexico

Mexico City the capital of Mexico has gone from among the worlds cleanest to among the dirtiest in the span of a generation. The average visibility of some 100 km in 1940s is down to about 1.5 km. Snow-capped volcanoes that were once parts of the landscape are now visible only rarely and levels of almost any pollutant like nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is regularly breaking international standards by two to three times. Levels of ozone a pollutant that protects us from solar radiation in the upper atmosphere but is dangerous to breathe, is twice as high here as the maximum allowed limit.

7. Moscow- Russia

Despite claims that Moscow is the most important and capital city of Russia and where people pay an average $3,000 a month for a three bedroom apartment does not even have clean running water, Moscow also has a huge level of air pollution which is resulting in daily strain on lung health. Cholera is on the rise in some of parts of Moscow due to filthy areas where there is no adequate arrangement to dispose of garbage.

8. Maputo – Mozambique

Maputo is the capital and the largest city of Mozambique located on the bank of Indian Ocean. It is suffering from lack of sanitation processes – specifically the lack of a solid waste removal system as well as sewage treatment has created difficulties for people over there. Huge garbage dumps and piles of garbage seem scattered in the streets, and the sewage in the river can be seen.

9. Mumbai – India

Mumbai is one of the most populated cities of the world so you can see piles of garbage in various streets of the city. It is also considered to be one of the busiest and crowded cities of the world. There are places in the city where you would perhaps not want to go due to stink that comes from filthy garbage scattered over there. The pollution in these areas is massive and is spoiling the beauty of the city on daily basis.

10. New Delhi – India

Garbage and sewage is creating water-borne diseases contributing to extremely high rates of infant morbidity in New Delhi.

How To Get Rid Of Pimples

2011-01-12T02:13:00.000-08:00

How to get rid of pimples fast? What are the quick remedies for getting rid of acne? These are cliché yet new questions as a younger generation is growing up each year. Basically, pimple and acne is pretty much the same thing. Compared with pimple, acne is a more popular and formal medical term. These questions about how to deal with them are so difficult to answer that there is no thorough acne solutions for thousands of years. Anyway, during the process of fighting skin problems, a lot of fast, tried and proven remedies have been accumulated over the years. For those who are in need of fast remedies for getting rid of pimple, it is good news indeed.

Simple yet quick pimple remedies

These are simple yet fast remedies. You should give it a try if you never try it before.

1. One of fastest simple remedies for zit is to washing your face alternatively with warm and cold water. First wash your face with warm water, and then wash with cold water again.
2. Put clean towels into the refrigerator for a few hours and then apply them to washed face. Or apply the ice cube directly to the inflamed spots. These remedies reduce redness and swelling while helping calmness.
3. Steaming the face is also a very good remedy for zits. Steaming helps clear pores and inhibits sebum secretion. Keeping a clear face will always be one of the best preventions for zits.
4. If the above-mentioned remedies do not help, the alternative remedy to pimples is to try with cucumber or aloe facial mask. Both of Cucumber and aloe can work as a mildly astringent cream to reduce inflammation and refresh the skin.
5. Burn incenses and enjoy a hot bubble bath one hour before sleep. The imparted pleasant odors can create a peaceful state of consciousness and help you a sound sleep. The next day you would find out a significant improvement for your skin condition.

Foods for getting rid of pimples, acne, blackheads and whiteheads

What’s more, some healthy foods remedies can help get rid of pimples, zits, blackheads and whiteheads as well.

1. Green tea, especially its tannins, is very good way to give you an acne free face. You can drink green tea or wash your face with green tea. When doing this, do keep in mind to wash for a little bit longer and pat the infected spots to let them drink a full cup of green tea as well.
2. Seaweed is rich in minerals. Regular consumption of seaweed can regulate the blood pH and prevent the skin from excessive secretion of oils.
3. Bitter melon contains vitamin B and vitamin C. Regular consumption of bitter melon can get rid of pimples caused by pathogenic heat significantly.

Finally if all those mentioned common remedies did not work to you, it is recommendable to seek help from your dermatologist. For those deep, painful cystic acne breakouts, this would be the best and fastest option. Just for your reference, main drugs include sulfur, A acid derivatives, benzene peroxide, acid rhododendron and antibiotics etc.

These are all my personal solutions for how to get rid of pimples fast. Of course, there are tons of other good remedies out there as well. Mind you, not all those remedies might be suitable for your situation. One certain solution working to others does not necessarily work to you as well. So you have to find out your own acne solutions through trial and error. Just for your reference, these are all tried and proven remedies for skin conditions no matter they are zits, pimples, acne, blackheads or whiteheads. Hopefully they are helpful to you as well and give you the clear skin you have been dreaming for soon.

How to Get Rid of Pimples Fast - Effective Tips

2011-01-12T02:10:00.000-08:00

How to get rid of acne fast is a question that many people worldwide are asking themselves. They try every new product that hits the market, without much success. So what can a person do to eliminate acne fast?

Wash your face often especially at night. Make sure that you remove all makeup before going to bed and use a mild soap. During the day, you will want to wash your face every few hours and pat dry. This helps subdue existing acne and prevent future outbreaks.

Use acne treatments that contain benzoyl peroxide. Benzoyl peroxide is one of the best ways on how to get rid of acne fast. This breaks up dead skin cells and gets rid of bacteria. It also removes the oils that clog your pores.

Refrain from touching your face. We all do it and it is a very bad habit, especially if you are not the type of person who washes your hands a lot. It is very easy to transfer dirt and bacteria to your face with your hands, so make it a point to keep your hands away from your face.

Apply ice to acne spots. The ice reduces swelling and heals acne quickly because it unclogs your pores with it's cold temperature.

Take a clove of garlic and crush it up when searching for a way on how to get rid of acne fast. Rub it gently on your pimples. Garlic has anti-bacterial properties which eliminate bacteria that hides on your skin surface and causes acne.

Apply some castor oil to your skin. First, you want to cleanse your face with a mild soap or cleanser and dry. Then massage the castor oil into your skin and let it sit overnight. Rinse your face in the morning using cold water and pat your skin dry.

Eat plenty of foods rich in Vitamin A such as carrots, sweet potatoes and broccoli. Vitamin A in large amounts has been shown to act like the powerful drug Acutane which is used to treat acne. Be aware that this vitamin is fat soluble, meaning it can build up in your system and become toxic, so stick to eating your veggies and foods that contain this vitamin.

Open your pores by steaming your face with hot water and then apply an herbal scrub or a homemade remedy such as mashed carrots, cucumbers and milk. Not only is this a way on how to get rid of acne fast, but it will also help your skin maintain a healthy, radiant glow.

How to Get Great Search Engine Rankings

2011-01-11T21:59:00.000-08:00

1. Chose your Keywords Carefully

Once you've chosen your business and purchased a domain name the next step is to find useful and relevant keywords. Without this step your Web site will get lost among the many Web sites that compete for your business.
To begin keyword research you need to utilize some useful tools. The first Web site you should look at is Google Keywords which is a free tool that displays the amount of searches and competition for specific keywords. It also allows you to find more specific keywords that can better describe your site.
A better tool would be to purchase some type of software or service such as WordTracker which offers detailed information about keywords. Unfortunately it's not free, but there are other services that are.

2. Find a Niche Market

This cannot be stressed enough as it's much harder to receive top search engine rankings for a new site than an established site. A new site will have to compete with Web sites that have established high search engine rankings.
To compete with these Web sites is unwise. You first need to find a niche market, and then build up your Web site to a position as to where it can compete with these generic terms. For example let’s say you have a Web site geared towards weight loss. You would not use the keyword "weight loss" because there's too much competition. You can use one of the keyword tools to find suggestions of related keywords that you will be able to compete against. You may find the keyword “weight loss surgery” or “weight loss techniques.” These phrases are much better keywords than generic terms like “weight loss.”
Use the list of a few keywords, check out the competition that word/ phrase has on Google. Look at the number of competitors. If this exceeds a few million, then you need look for a more specific keyword. The next step is to observe the top listed pages and see how well they are optimized. You can download the Google Toolbar and add Page Rank to your browser for free.
A low Page Rank between 0 – 3 means that you can easily compete with these Web pages. A Web site with a Page Rank of 4 – 6 is a bit tougher to compete with, but is manageable using my guided steps and expertise. You don't want to compete with Web sites that have a Page Rank above 7. Check the domains homepage, not a sub-page to get an accurate Page Rank!

3. View Competitors Source Code

It's important to view potential competitor’s source code to see if they have efficiently performed on page search engine optimization. To do this on your Brower click “view” and then click on the “source” option as displayed.”
This will bring up a page with all the html code on it. You don't need to be an expert with html to understand what we're looking for. We need to see if our competitor’s Web site is properly optimized. We look to see if they are using their keywords in the header tags, the title tags, and the image alt tags. These should all be located near the top of the source code.
If you cannot find these then go to the toolbar and chose “edit” and select “find” and type in h1 or title, etc. to see if there are being used for the keywords. If these don't exist or aren't being used to hold keywords, you have found an easily beaten page. This means that with some proper optimization you will be able to outrank this page. The last thing you want to look at is the body content and to see if the keyword is used a few times in the body content. A site lacking in keywords in the body context is a poorly optimized page. You should always make sure your Web page is keyword rich with relevant content.

4. Keyword Placement

After you've selected a few keywords to use we want to combine the ones that have like terms. For example, if you've selected three keywords such as: weight loss story; weight loss picture; safe weight loss, you see that all three keywords contain the words “weight loss.” We can combine the words to better optimize your page.
For the title tag the fewer the keywords used, the better the search engines will rank your page.
When we create the page it should NEVER have “Welcome to our Web site!” in the Title Tags.
It should NEVER have “weight loss story, weight loss picture, safe weight loss” in the Title Tags either.
The way the title tags should look is: “Weight Loss Story | Safe Weight Loss Picture” (Note: You can add this character | by holding the shift key on your keyboard and pressing the backslash key above the enter key.)
You should always remove prepositions such as “and” as this will only hurt your search engine optimization. The fewer, more relevant the words, the higher your search engine ranking will be.
Header 1 tags should be placed above your body content. This should contain your most relevant keyword in this tag. i.e. “Weight Loss Story” This main keyword placed in the H1 tag will substantially increase your page ranking! The Header 2 tag should contain your second most important keyword. The header 3 tag will have your least important keyword placed in it. These header tags are often overlooked, but make a significant difference in your on page search engine optimization.
The body content of your Web page should be rich with keywords and relevant content. You should have each keyword appear at least once for every 1-2 paragraphs. Do not stuff your body with keywords. You want to give your body a clean natural look, meaning do not over or under use keywords!
Image tags alt tags should also be keyword rich. Search engines often look at the alt tags of images on your Web site. If the alt tags don't make use of your keywords then you will be ranked lower than if you had keywords in your alt tags.

5. Homepage Organization

We want the search engines to notice your keywords and index you accordingly. In order to do this you should start and end your body tags with your keywords. This gives the search engine spider information that your page is highly relevant to your keywords.
When the spider looks through your Web site it reads through your content from top left to bottom right. Below is an example of how the search engine reads your page starting with 1 then 2 then 3.
Rather than creating a table that looks like this:
navigational links
Your body text...
You should create a table that looks like this:
Your body text...
navigational links
Now, search engines will view your body content before it views your navigational menu. The search engine will see the top of your page then see a blank area and skip to your body content then move onto your navigational menu

6. Search Engine Submission

The best way to achieve high search engine rankings for new Web sites may not be what you expected. You should not submit your site directly to the search engines as this process can take weeks or even months to get your site listed. Instead you need to get listed on top ranking pages that are relevant to your Web site's content. These high ranking pages are often optimized on a weekly or even daily basis. Every time the site is indexed your link will appear and the search engines will automatically list your site in its index.
To do this you need to search for Web sites indexed by search engines and get them to link to you. The incentive you need to give them is to write some sort of article relevant to your line of business. At the bottom of the article you include your web page URL to get picked up by the search engines. You submit the article to popular article directories on the Web and you will be indexed by the search engines in a matter of days.
Here's a list of the most popular article directories:

The other option is to perform a search of the most generic term that is related to your business. Click through these Web sites looking at the Page Ranks. Contact the Web site and ask them to link to your site and in return for linking back to their site. Always contact sites that are relevant to your line of work and always offer them something their visitors can benefit from once they add your link.
You can purchase a link in top Page Rank sites through link builders. A few of the good Web sites that can do this for you are: textbrokers.com or text-link-ads.com or linkadage.com.
Remember that you only need to purchase a link for one month, since it will take less than one month to get you indexed by the major search engines. Continuing to pay for the link after a month is a waste of your money.

7. Off page Optimization

Here, you need to study the linking strategies of the top 10 Web sites for your keyword. We want to copy their model, but do things slightly better to achieve the top rankings. First open up a spreadsheet in Excel and list the following columns: Linking Web site, Anchor Text, Page Rank, Link Popularity Page Title, and Number of Outbound Links. Then we search your keyword on Google and fill in the information for the top 10 Web sites.
To discover the linking Web sites go to Google and type in the websites URL “link:www.thewebsite.com.” Then count the number of sites that are listed to get the link popularity.
Anchor text is whatever follows the .com or .org of a website URL.
Page Rank is the rank Google gives to Web sites. You can download it for free at Google’s Web site.
Page Title is the title of the page that appears on the top left of the screen. If the title does not contain the keywords then the site is not well optimized and easy to surpass in rankings.
Number of Outbound Links is the number of links located on the webpage linking to the site you’re checking.
Once all this information has been collected you can see what needs to be done to your site to beat the top ranking sites.

8. Search Engines and Capitalization

Capitalizing different letters in keywords brings up different results in search engines. Search engines are case-sensitive so it is important how you use capitalization. The problem with listing every variation of a word results in the search engines thinking that you are spam and deleting your URL. This gets worse with singular and plural words!
The solution is to stick with lowercase listings rather than trying different variations. Studies have shown that most people search in all lowercase and this has the most relevant listings. Not using every other variation means you lose out on 18% of traffic. This is not worth the risk of being banned from the search engines.

9. Search Engine Spamming

Search engine spamming is attempting to achieve top ranks for extremely popular keywords. Search engines have discovered ways to fight keyword stuffing and other search engine tricks. Search engines can detect your spam and will act accordingly by penalizing or banning you from their listings. The risks aren't worth the temporary rewards. Search engine spam should be considered the same as email spam.

10. Hire a Professional SEO

Hiring a professional search engine optimizer is a great idea if your business relies on Internet sales. Search engine optimization is something that is time consuming and requires lots of research. Most businesses don't have time to optimize their Web sites. At SEO Optimizers we make sure everything is inline at your site and fix any problems that may be holding you back from reaching the top ranks. If you really want to be at the top of any searches you need professionals to help you solve the problem.

How to Display Facebook Fan Count in Text

2011-01-11T12:34:00.000-08:00

Adding a Facebook Like Button on your website or blog is perhaps one of the easiest and most effective way to get more fans and earn more likes. If you have hundreds, thousand or perhaps tens of thousand of fans, it might be a good idea to publish a fan count. Fan count displays in numeric text total fans your Facebook page has, or rather, how many have liked your page.

The technique is simple and very similar to displaying Google feedcount in text. The only difference is – we will be using Facebook’s API. In this post, we want to show you how it can be done so you can add them into your WordPress blog or PHP powered website. Load up your favorite code editor, here we go.

Step 1 – Get API Key, Application Secret & Page ID

These are the three mandatory information you’ll need to get things started.

API Key and Application Secret

Sign in to your Facebook and click on Developer‘s link on the site bar. (If you don’t have a Developer’s account, you will have to sign up for one first)
Click "Set Up New Application". Enter any application name, agree to the Facebook terms and click "Create Application". Note: We are not going to create a real application, but we’ll need to go through these processes to get a API Key and Application Secret.
On the next page, you should be able to see your personal API Key and Application Secret. Copy it down somewhere or leave the browser window open.

Page ID

Page ID is the ID of your Facebook Fan Page. If you don’t have a Facebook Fan page, you’ll have to first create one. To get the ID of your Fan page, click edit page, and look for your ID (numbers) at the end of the URL – http://www.facebook.com/pages/edit/?id=XXXXXXXXX

Step 2 – Get `Facebook.php`

You’ll also need the Facebook API PHP SDK file called Facebook.php. Download it, and place it in the root of your folder. Learn more about Facebook PHP SDK.

Step 3 – Display Fancount

To show off your fancount, place the following code in your php file,

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<?php  
require_once('facebook.php');  
$facebook = new Facebook(array(  
    'appId'  => 'app_id',  
    'secret' => 'secret_key',  
    'cookie' => true,  
));  
$result = $facebook->api(array(  
    'method' => 'fql.query',  
    'query' => 'select fan_count from page where page_id = page_id;'  
));  
$fb_fans = $result[0]['fan_count'];  
?>  

And then you will want to edit the codes to change the following:

Line 4 – Replace app_id with your Facebook Application ID.
Line 5 – Replace secret_key with Secret.
Line 10 – Replace the last page_id with your Facebook Fanpage ID.

Please refer to Step 1 on how to get app_id, secret_key and page_id.

To display the fancount, insert this following code anywhere in the page:

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<?php echo $fb_fans; ?>  

That’s all. Style your fancount and make it attractive. See a working example on Psdeluxe‘s top right corner.

How to Make an Interesting User Guide

2011-01-11T12:18:00.000-08:00

Pictures and Infographics seems to have taken over the world – we all just love expressive fun pictures and may immediately close a web page if it only contain bare text. Lets take comic as an example. It used to be just funny pictures that entertain people but today, some companies have discovered its effectiveness of "art of sequence" that can be presenting step-by-step guides to absolutely anything.Do you like a user manual? Almost everyone detests a user manual and I’m pretty sure you can’t even recall when was the last time you bother to read up a user manual. However, some user manuals has evolved, to something less painful.

And I don’t mean things like this:

Nope, that’s no comics, these are just standard boxed illustrations meant to let users visually imagine the stuff they have to fight with. A comic guide is something absolutely special – unique combination of text and graphics where they are inseparable, there are plots and themes, balloons that makes a user manual interactive to catch attention and it will never fail.

Have a look at these 5 great examples of comic guide I’ve found:

1. Google Chrome Comic Guide

The most famous example of them is created by Scott McCloud. The Chrome comic takes 39 pages and has really many guys starring – the heroes are Google developers and they are using IT jokes and simple language to explain complicated web stuff to anyone. A very interesting and informative comic though someone might find it a bit too long and monochromatic.

Source.

2. Hackett and Bankwell Comic User Guide to Linux

Hackett and Bankwell takes even more pages than Google Chrome but it’s a multi-colored comics with a real plot where Hackett, a penguin (not Tux surprisingly), helps the Chinese girl in a serious mission. While saving the world Hackett keeps informing her on what actually Linux is (oh no, GNU isn’t an antelope) .

Well, seems like a good idea for non-linuxoid comic lovers to start a new life.

Source.

3. AdVantShop.NET. Comic Guide to E-Commerce

This one is less famous and less in size. The comic takes one html page but doesn’t make it less interesting or informative. The comic represents the company’s product (shopping cart script) to the user so that he can see how it is to work with it. No web interfaces, no difficult commands – only user impressions with a bit of nice humor.

Source.

4. User’s Guide to Proper Urinal Etiquette

Just thought that at least one funny-purpose manual should be included in the list – this comic provides step-by-step instruction of behaving when in WC). How serious can taking a loo be? still, comics are perfect for really any purpose you can come up with.

Source.

5. The Manga Guide to Databases

Unbeatable is the right word for Manga. Japanese art is just so popular that it’s also use for many different entertainment and educating purposes. From erotic to scientific you name it. The Manga Guide to database is a book created for students specially to make it easier to cope with learning databases. Here cute little princess with huge innocent sparkling eyes in the Business kingdom gets mysterious database knowledge from a smart Fairy.

Source.

Bonus: Oatmeal’s Guide to Using “I.E”

I guess this post wouldn’t be complete without mentioning one of theoatmeal’s comic guide so I decided to save the best for the last. This comic guide gives you an idea when you should be using “I.e.” instead of “E.g” in sentences and why printers are actually sent from hell. You should definetely check out other oatmeal’s comics!

Source.

Well, there are certainly much more of similar instructions but I’m trying to present the tendency in brighter examples. I believe that in the nearest future we’ll have most of the user guides comixed because it’s not only eye catching but also keep our eyes from straying. Which perfectly fits the purpose of any brand – to make us read to the end.

Gmail Advanced Search – Ultimate Guide

2011-01-11T08:32:00.000-08:00

One of the main reason why most of us love Gmail is because of its generous offering in terms of storage space. With more than 7Gb (and counting) free mail storage space, there’s really no need to delete your emails and still maintaining a far distance from blowing it up.

Not deleting emails leads us to next potential problem – messy and unsorted inbox. Good news is, Gmail has a easy workaround. In short, not only you get to keep all emails, they can also be organized, sorted and retrieved easily – all with the use of Labels.

Today we are going to talk about searching and retrieving your mails. The simple "Search Mail" function right beside Gmail logo actually does more than we imagined. In this post, we’ll introduce you the useful Gmail search operators as well as examples on how you can search for almost any type of mails easily via the search text field.

Full list after jump.

Operators

Here’s a list of Gmail operators you can take advantage of when you search via the search box in your Gmail. Examples of usage is also provided.

"" (Quotes):

Format: "keyword"
Example: "meeting agenda"
(Return only emails with the exact quoted keyword(s).)

Subject:

Format: subject:keyword
Example: subject:Google Alert
(Return emails with keyword(s) in titles.)

From:

Format: from:<name>
Example: from:hongkiat
(Return emails received from a specific user, but not the email address.)

Format: from:<email@address.com>
Example: from:hongkiat@email.com
(Return emails received from a specific email address.)

To:

Format: to:<name>
Example: to:hongkiat
(Return emails sent to a specific user, but not the email address.)

Format: to:<email@address.com>
Example: to:hongkiat@email.com
(Return emails sent to a specific email address.)

In:

Format: in:<label name/inbox/trash/spam/anywhere>
Example: in:trash
(Return emails stored in a specific location. If you are looking for emails that you have no clue where it is, usein:anywhere.)

Is:

Format: is:<starred/unread/read/chat>
Example: is:unread
(Return emails with a specific status. E.g, Starred, unread, read emails or even Gtalk chat logs.)

Cc: & Bcc:

Format: cc:<name> or cc:<email@address.com>
Example: cc:hongkiat or cc:hongkiat@email.com
(Return emails carbon copied to a user or specific email address.)

Format: bcc:<name> or cc:<email@address.com>
Example: bcc:hongkiat or cc:hongkiat@email.com
(Return emails blind carbon copied to a user or specific email address.)

Before: & After:

Format: before:<yyyy/mm/dd>
Example: before:2010/07/01
(Return emails before a specific date.)

Format: after:<yyyy/mm/dd> before:<yyyy/mm/dd>
Example: after:2010/06/01 before:2010/07/01
(Return emails after in range of or after specific date.)

Label:

Format: label:<label name>
Example: label:Comments
(Return emails with a specific label.)

Filename:

Format: filename:<filename.format>
Example: filename:presentation.pdf
(Return emails with the exact filename attached.)

Format: filename:<format>
Example: filename:pdf
(Return emails that have the same file type attached.)

Has:attachment

Format: has:attachment
Example: from:hongkiat has:attachment
(A more general search for emails with attachments. Return emails with attachments, regardless of file type and format.)

Combining Operators

Here are some operators that allows you to yeild more specific and accurate results.

"-"

Format: operator:value -operator:value
Example: has:attachment -filename:zip
(Return emails with attachements, filtering away those with .zip attachments.)

"OR"

Format: operator:value OR operator:value
Example: from:a@email.com OR from:b@email.com
(Return emails received from either user(s).)

"AND"

Format: operator:value AND operator:value
Example: from:hongkiat@email.com AND has:attachment
(Return only emails received from a specific email that has an attachment.)

10 (More) Advanced Search Examples:

The possibility of manipulating these operators are quite limitless. Here are some of the combination of search queries use frequently or find useful.

Example: in:inbox label:facebook is:unread
(Search for all unread emails labeled facebook inside inbox.)
Example: in:anywhere from:peter
(Search for all emails regardless where it’s stored (spam, inbox, trash) received from anyone with the name Peter.)
Example: is:unread after:2010/06/01 before:2010/07/01
(Search for all unread mails for the month of June. )
Example: from: peter@emailadress.com has:attachment
(Return all emails with attachments sent by peter@emailadress.com)
Example: in:inbox "meeting"
(Search inbox for any emails with the keyword "meeting" in it.)
Example: from:peter@emailaddress.com has:attachment filename:zip
(Return only emails received from peter@emailaddress.com with .zip attachments.)
Example: "facebook" -from:@facebookmail.com
(Return all emails with the keyword "facebook", excluding those sent by facebook.com)
Example: to:peter OR cc:peter
(Return all emails sent to or carbon copied Peter.)
Example: label:google OR from:@google.com
(Return all emails received from google.com or labeled "google".)
Example: "meeting" is:chat
(Return all chat log files with keyword "meeting" in it.)

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How to Get Great Search Engine Rankings

1. Chose your Keywords Carefully

2. Find a Niche Market

3. View Competitors Source Code

4. Keyword Placement

5. Homepage Organization

6. Search Engine Submission

7. Off page Optimization

8. Search Engines and Capitalization

9. Search Engine Spamming

10. Hire a Professional SEO

How to Display Facebook Fan Count in Text

Step 1 – Get API Key, Application Secret & Page ID

Step 2 – Get Facebook.php

Step 3 – Display Fancount

How to Make an Interesting User Guide

1. Google Chrome Comic Guide

2. Hackett and Bankwell Comic User Guide to Linux

3. AdVantShop.NET. Comic Guide to E-Commerce

4. User’s Guide to Proper Urinal Etiquette

5. The Manga Guide to Databases

Bonus: Oatmeal’s Guide to Using “I.E”

Gmail Advanced Search – Ultimate Guide

Operators

"" (Quotes):

Subject:

From:

To:

In:

Is:

Cc: & Bcc:

Before: & After:

Label:

Filename:

Has:attachment

Combining Operators

"-"

"OR"

"AND"

10 (More) Advanced Search Examples:

Step 2 – Get `Facebook.php`