HOW WE LIVE

How students cope up with the growing demand for quality education

2015-03-12T19:35:00.001+08:00

Just Sharing My Thought

With the every increasing population growth all over the world which many schools cannot exactly follow the ideal. students-teacher ratio, the growing demand for quality education is also high in both public and private high schools and colleges. This means professionals and people in the academy are now considering this dilemma seriously. The only question left for now while the problem is being addressed is on how students will be able to cope up with this serious concern. Here are basic tips on how to cope with this problem so that students would not be affected heavily with this growing concern for quality education.

• Consider enrolling your students in private schools – This is one of the best solutions for this problem. Recent surveys have shown there are more problems in quality education in public schools especially in third world countries of the world. At least when you enroll your students in private schools there is still hope they can get the best education. However, choosing a private college or university for your students is also very vital as there are also many private colleges that are profit oriented – to the point they’re no longer keen on protecting the student’s interests and welfare. Even nursing education programs now are difficult to fathom which schools are at its best as far as quality education.
Cheers
Chizzy Fizzy

The new MacBook

2015-03-12T19:32:00.000+08:00

The All New MacBook

Awesome Design

It comes in 3 colors like the Iphone itself. The All New MacBook comes in SILVER,GOLD and SPACE GREY.

All New Features with The New MacBook

Charging and Expansion

USB-C port with support for Charging
USB 3.1 Gen 1 (up to 5 Gbps)
Native DisplayPort 1.2 video output
VGA output using USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter (sold separately)
HDMI video output using USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter (sold separately)

GOD LOVE YOU. YES YOU..NO MATTER WHAT YOU HAVE DONE

2011-12-18T19:45:00.000+08:00

When you wake-up in the morning and find out that you are still alive.
All you need to do is to knee down and offer a morning sacrifice to God Almighty by prayer.
Because some people slept but they couldn't wake-up the next day, It has become death.

When you about going to your work place, offer a prayer to the Almighty God for protection.
Because some people walk out of the house, left their family beside reaching to his or her work place,
the next news we are going to hear is accident or something terrible will happen, then you later find out the they are involve on that tragedy thing that happen.

Please dont forget to say your prayer wen going out for work, when going to bed and what ever you are about to do in your life....please try to remember The Creator, The Almighty God.
GOD LOVE'S YOU
Remain Bless as you read this blog.......http://chi2kblog.blogspot.com/

Missing iTunes.msi problem – resolved!

2011-10-10T02:55:00.002+08:00

Missing iTunes.msi problem

Ahh finally! I have managed to figure out how to solve the ‘missing iTunes.msi’ file error that kept coming up when I tried to update iTunes!!

I was so scared of losing all my music and not being able to update my iPhone to the new 4.0 software because of this stupid error!

Anyway. How to fix it..

First download the Microsoft Windows Installer CleanUp Utility and run it from Start Menu once installed. Choose iTunes from the list and to be honest, any Apple related things such as Quicktime, iPhone stuff etc and then click remove. At this point – don’t panic! You will NOT lose any data such as songs, play counts, playlists etc.

Once you have done that – you are SORTED!! Go straight to iTunes and download the latest version and it will install without a problem! Everything remains the same apart from you will be using the newer shiny version of iTunes

ABOUT IPHONE 4S SIRI

2011-10-05T12:36:00.000+08:00

Siri on iPhone 4S lets you use your voice to send messages, schedule meetings, place phone calls, and more. Ask Siri to do things just by talking the way you talk. Siri understands what you say, knows what you mean, and even talks back. Siri is so easy to use and does so much, you’ll keep finding more and more ways to use it.

It understands what you say.

Talk to Siri as you would to a person. Say something like “Tell my wife I’m running late.” “Remind me to call the vet.” “Any good burger joints around here?” And Siri answers you. It does what you say and finds the information you need. And then it hits you. You’re actually having a conversation with your iPhone.

It knows what you mean.

Siri not only understands what you say, it’s smart enough to know what you mean. So when you ask “Any good burger joints around here?” Siri will reply “I found a number of burger restaurants near you.” Then you can say “Hmm. How about tacos?” Siri remembers that you just asked about restaurants, so it will look for Mexican restaurants in the neighborhood. And Siri is proactive, so it will question you until it finds what you’re looking for.

It helps you do the things you do every day.

Ask Siri to text your dad, remind you to call the dentist, or find directions, and it figures out which apps to use and who you’re talking about. It finds answers for you from the web through sources like Yelp and WolframAlpha. Using Location Services, it looks up where you live, where you work, and where you are. Then it gives you information and the best options based on your current location. From the details in your contacts, it knows your friends, family, boss, and coworkers. So you can tell Siri things like “Text Ryan I’m on my way” or “Remind me to make a dentist appointment when I get to work” or “Call a taxi” and it knows exactly what you mean and what to do.

It has so much to tell you.

When there’s something you need to do, just ask Siri to help you do it. It uses almost all the built-in apps on iPhone 4S to find the information you need. Siri writes and sends email messages and texts — and reads them to you, too. It searches the web for anything and everything you need to know. It plays the songs you want to hear. It helps you find your way and shows you around. It places calls. It schedules meetings. It helps you remember. And it wakes you up. Siri tells you almost everything. And it even speaks for itself.

iPhone 4S takes dictation.

Here’s another amazing way to get things done: just use your voice. Instead of typing, tap the microphone icon on the keyboard. Then say what you want to say and iPhone listens. Tap Done, and iPhone converts your words into text. Use dictation to write messages, take notes, search the web, and more. Dictation also works with third-party apps, so you can update your Facebook status, tweet, or write and send Instagrams.

iPhone 4S takes dictation.

Here’s another amazing way to get things done: just use your voice. Instead of typing, tap the microphone icon on the keyboard. Then say what you want to say and iPhone listens. Tap Done, and iPhone converts your words into text. Use dictation to write messages, take notes, search the web, and more. Dictation also works with third-party apps, so you can update your Facebook status, tweet, or write and send Instagrams

ABOUT BLUE NILE

2011-10-05T12:11:00.000+08:00

Blue Nile Sparkles For Your Cleopatra

 Why is selling (or buying) diamonds over the Internet difficult?(trust, trust all have to do if the person buying or selling can deliver the product or if the person is fraud and people wish to see what they are buying and feel it and also wishing to waer to know how it looks on them.)

 How has Blue Nile built its supply chain to keep costs low?(no physical store , no retailer, not much employees,customization of the product, reduce cost whereas customer have to design to their test before manufacturing saving cos of producing more product..

 How has Blue Nile reduced consumer anxiety over online diamond purchases?(through the help of insurance, by insuraning their product and giving the customer garantee on a return policy.this can be done if the customer does like what they see or don’t like it after 28 days, they still have the reigh to return the product. With all this customer feel comfortable to buy and their anxiety level will not be that high.)

 What are some vulnerabilities facing Blue Nile?( people tend not to buy more expensive product over the internet, it will reduce the selling rate of blue nile and also is the product reqested by the customer, is it what he or she is getting, not about the return policy but if the person wishes to use it ungently, this problem can’t be solve immediately,dis aspect can make the customer always going for a traditional model.

 Would you buy a $5,000 engagement ring at Blue Nile?( No, why i said no is because i don’t trust paying more online.. incase of transaction problem)

case study for google

2011-09-30T11:04:00.002+08:00

Case Study 1-2: Google (group 8)

1. How is Google’s mission statement related to its business strategy?

Answer

Google is an organization that once to provide information to the world in which it can be accessible easily and letting people make use of the information. "To make the world's information universally accessible and useful"(mission statement). Google is an organization that always takes risk, because they really want to expand their market size so that it can reach the world. Google is a company that like investing in so many strange project because they have a kernel it can payoff someday.

2. How does Google’s information systems strategy support its business strategy?

Google IS supports it business strategy through innovative and also letting individual to be able to download their software and design or edit it, in a way it can suit their business strategy. Information technology is a subjects or course that inspires innovation.it does allow individual to spend some percentage on their project since Information technology supports innovation.

3. How does Google’s organizational strategy supports its business strategy?

Answer

Google’s organizational strategy supports its business strategy mission statement. Google let data for a project that is going on and also let its systems to be accessible by all its employees through the help of company Intranet. Google is let this be accessible because, they feel they might be other employees that may have idea of the work or project going on in other department. Google actually have a policy which is called “free day” which gives you the permission to work on other projects.

4. Which of Porter’s three generic strategies does Google appear to be using based upon this case? Provide a rationale for your response.

Answer

Based on the case study, we are going to say Google is using Differentiation generic strategic, Google try to differentiate its search engine style different from other search engines and also how the ad style are been advertise is also different. The use of innovative processes for business is a unique business model. Google also made it’s interface simple and easy to use compare to its rivals. Which most of it rivals have recently copied from Google. Google kept on investing on its employees so they can capture the big market or world.

5. Using D’Avenis Hpercompetitive Framework analyzes Google’s strategy and the type of market disruption it has created.

Answer

Google almost utilized D.Aveni’s framework in the case study. Google win so many stakeholders heart by the products they offered its customer and the customers love it. Example will be AdSense, etc. Google as an organization never stopped seeking new knowledge through its innovative management strategic and also they ready at all time to invest in risky projects that have a high-return potential.

Google positions for speed and surprise by constantly innovating by setting limitations on how long it will take to make changes to its products and services.

Through its new products and services Google gave, which are AdSense and GoogleApps, etc.) And its low cost marketing its shifts the rules of competition by finding new and better ways to serve its customers.

internet and e-commerce assignment 1

2011-09-30T11:03:00.002+08:00

Contents

Introduction 3

About hi5 3

hi5 Audience 3

Market share of hi5 4

Competitors of hi5 5

Facebook 5

MySpace 5

Bebo 6

Friendster 6

Business model in hi5 7

Advertising Model 7

Gift store 7

Our Business models 9

Title: 9

Background: 9

Business model desecration: 9

Book categories: 10

hi5 BookStore Features: 11

Market and Competition of hi5 BookStore 11

Target market 11

Market need: 12

SWOT Analysis 13

Competition of Bookstore Module: 14

Amazon Bookstore: 14

Barnes & Noble Bookstore: 14

Conclusion 15

References 16

WEB 2.0 TOOLS EXPLORATION AND BUSINESS MODEL PROPOSITION

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Introduction

Few social networks currently charge money for membership. In part, this may be because social networking is a relatively new service, and the value of using them has not been firmly established in customers' minds. Companies such as Hi5, MySpace and Facebook sell online advertising on their site. Their business model is based upon large membership count, and charging for membership would be counterproductive. Some believe that the deeper information that the sites have on each user will allow much better targeted advertising than any other site can currently provide.

Social networks operate under an autonomous business model, in which a social network's members serve dual roles as both the suppliers and the consumers of content. This is in contrast to a traditional business model, where the suppliers and consumers are distinct agents. Revenue is typically gained in the autonomous business model via advertisements, but subscription-based revenue is possible when membership and content levels are sufficiently high

About hi5

hi5 is a social networking website based in San Francisco, California. The company was founded in 2003 by Ramu Yalamanchi. By 2008, comScore reported that hi5 had become the third most popular social networking site in terms of monthly unique visitors.

Bill Gossman was appointed CEO in April 2009, and since that time, hi5 has refocused itself as a social gaming platform and opened itself to new game developers. Gaming industry veteran Alex St. John joined the company as President and CTO in November 2009, and in early 2010, hi5 acquired social gaming company, Big Six. The company raised $20 million in series A venture capital from Mohr Davidow Ventures, as well as $15 million in venture debt, in 2007, and announced it had raised $3 million convertible note from existing investor Mohr Davidow, bringing the funding up to $38 million. Quantcast reports hi5 has 2.7 million monthly US visitors and 46.1 million global visitors.

hi5 Audience

The hi5 audience is huge, global, and highly engaged. With over 50 million monthly unique visitors and 20 billion monthly page views worldwide, we have the scale and reach leading advertisers demand.

hi5’s audience skews male, comprising 59% of our visitors, and young – with 67% of our users falling in the coveted 18-34 age bracket.

hi5’s US audience is one of our largest and fastest-growing geographies. hi5 has over 5 million monthly unique visitors in the US, and the site attracts large segments of African-American and Hispanic users. Ad campaigns can be targeted by age, gender, ethnicity, language, geographic location, and many other factors.

Market share of hi5

Due to hi5’s shift in focus to social gaming, comScore reclassified hi5 as an online gaming site in early 2011. According to comScore, hi5 ranked as a the 6th most trafficked online gaming site.

Although created and headquartered in the United States, it is more popular in other countries, particularly in Latin America, being ranked 37th in the world only among people who have the Alexa toolbar installed on their browser but only 84th in the US.

Competitors of hi5

Facebook

It’s nearly impossible in this day and age not to know about Facebook, it is a social network site that started out strictly for college students and was available by invitation only. Now, it is a cultural phenomenon stretching across the globe. With more worldwide users than MySpace, Facebook has taken hold as undisputable leader amongst social networking sites.

The network is made up of hundreds of separate networks based around schools, businesses and regions. Although registration is now open to the public, the site still caters to a college and high school demographic focusing on networking through groups and social activism.

Profiles allow users to post pictures, comments, blogs and apps. Additionally, it has some of the best privacy options on the Internet. We felt that Facebook really encouraged using the site to foster relationships with people you already know, or friends of friends. Within hours, we were already in touch with scores of old friends, relatives and acquaintances.

The only real griping we could do concerns Facebook’s lack of customization options. However, most users like the design and uniform feel of the site the way it is. Choosing between MySpace and Facebook is really a matter of interface preference and going to where your friends are. But, if you’re new to the whole social networking thing, Facebook is the place to be.

MySpace

MySpace is extremely popular and receives a lot of traffic, but is not for the serious blogger. The advantages to MySpace include the ability to upload and share video, audio and image files as well as a blog. But blogging is not the main business of MySpace, MySpace’s central focus is social networking.

One of the problems we have with MySpace in terms of blogging, is not many people would want to send their business associates or family to a site that displays the kind of material MySpace users post. MySpace does give you a link to your blog, so you could send your direct link to someone, but if they had to search for your blog it is nearly impossible to find. For example, in order to find work–friendly blogs, we tried to find blogs on cars and dogs; we were given a list of blogs that had more to do with sex than cars or dogs.

If your primary interest is social networking and non–professional blogging, then MySpace will work for you, otherwise try WordPress.

Bebo

Bought by AOL, this social network service has been gaining ground in the United States, it’s been nothing but good news and consistent growth. Extraordinarily popular in the UK, Bebo is beginning to give some of the other social networking sites a real run for their money. Like other sites you can personalize your profile, add apps, set privacy settings and join groups.

However, we found that navigation and friend finding on Bebo to be a bit difficult, and although they take great pride in their security settings, we found that it was a little overboard.

Friendster

It is one of the most popular social networking sites in Asia. Now, it is starting to make an impact in the United States. Friendster provides plenty of networking features, the ability to customize your personal profile and to get you on your way to establishing a large network of friends.

Discover other avenues of expression by posting blogs and joining forums. You can choose from a variety of extra features like videos and groups. Friendster tries to cater to a slightly older crowd requiring users to be at least 16 to join

Business model in hi5

Advertising Model

With millions of user worldwide, hi5 delivers the broad reach and precise targeting to maximize the impact of your online marketing spend. By combining innovative creative options with powerful viral marketing techniques, hi5 is the most cost-effective way to penetrate the global youth market while reinforcing your unique brand identity.

hi5’s users are highly engaged – spending, on average, over 20 minutes and 50 page views per day. Nearly 80% of hi5 users would recommend the site to a friend, and advertisers on hi5 benefit from that engagement and brand loyalty. With immersive, interactive promotional options, you can generate buzz for your brand at a key life stage – driving early adoption and ongoing preference.

With a rich set of demographic and behavioral data, hi5 enables advertisers to target their precise audience based on attributes, interests and activities. Whether you’re a global brand or regional advertiser, hi5 delivers the audience you want with the efficiency and flexibility you need. We offer a broad range of advertising products: targeted display banners, rich media placements, game and video pre-roll, custom profiles, viral promotions, home page take-overs, contests and sweepstakes, adver-games, and other custom sponsorships.

Gift store

Popular international social network hi5 has introduced virtual gifts and currency to its users as a new way to spread cheer during the holidays and beyond. Starting today the site is offering an assortment of 36 virtual gifts that represent a cross-section of the world’s customs and cultures, as diverse as its user base.

hi5 is certainly targeting very specific occasions, unlike other social networks that have more generic gifts for sale. For example, you can now buy a “Rosca” – a cake that Mexicans traditionally eat on January 6th to celebrate Three Kings’ Day – or a dreidel, which is a popular toy for children during the Jewish holiday Hanukkah.

All of the hi5 virtual gifts come “wrapped” so that your recipient can feel like they are really opening it, including the crinkle of the wrapping paper. With a massive international audience in regions like Latin America I think we can expect to see even more culturally specific virtual gifts hitting their store soon.

The price of these gifts is set at 80 coins, but depending on where you live in the world and the current exchange rate, the cost of coins may vary. In the US you can snap up 80 coins for $1. Mexico will be 9 Pesos, the Euro area will set you back 1 Euro, Romania is 2 Leu and for users in Thailand you’ll need to shell out 17.50 Baht. These prices are in line with other social networks, which should help them become very popular, very quickly.

Our Business models

(hi5 BookStore)

Title:

“hi5 BookStore” to sell book and magazines using social network (Hi5)

Background:

Since the mid-1990s, online bookstores have become an e-commerce mainstay, connecting book lovers with an almost infinite selection of titles. Unlike brick-and-mortar bookstores that can stock only a limited amount of titles, online book sellers frequently carry rare and out-of-print selections in addition to current titles, putting bibliophiles, students, antique book collectors and everyone in between in reach of millions of selections. In addition to printed books and magazines, most online booksellers also carry other forms of media, including CDs, DVDs, audio books, and downloadable ebooks. Many online bookstores also carry reading-related accessories and gifts, such as bookends, ebook readers, and literary-themed collectibles.

Business model desecration:

International social network hi5 will introduce virtual bookstore model (hi5 BookStore). The hi5 bookstore will often sell both new and used books, making an online bookstore a good choice for bargain-hunters or students looking for a cost-effective alternative to campus shops.

The hi5 BookStore typically charge for postage, however, which can get pricey. To draw in customers from traditional book shops, some sellers will waive shipping and handling on large purchases.

Unlike traditional brick-and-mortar booksellers that require you to look through rows upon rows of shelves, online bookstores make it quick and easy to find what you want. Thanks to careful cataloging and keyword-based search systems, an online bookstore will allow you to search for books by title, author, ISBN, price, release date, or genre.

hi5 BookStore will also allow you to take a "virtual peek" inside the book and review the title page, table of contents, and sample sections from the text before you buy it.

hi5 BookStore will also offer book reviews and rating systems so that customers can see what other readers have to say before they make a purchase. Likewise, hi5 bookstores will also feature personalized recommendations based on your prior purchases and the items selected by other readers who bought the same books as you.

Book categories:

• Accounting & Statistics

• Asian Studies

• Business & Management

• Children Malay Readers

• Classics

• Chinese Books

• Engineering & Technology

• Family & Health

• Finance & Investments

• Food & Drinks

• General Fiction

• Home Decoration & Improvement

• Hospitality

• Humanities

• Information Technology

• Islamic Books

• Junior Activity

• Junior Reader

• Junior Reference

• Language & Reference

• Law & Legal Studies

• Lifestyle

• Malaysian Collection

• Marketing & Advertising

• Natural History

• Nursery Rhymes & Poetry

• Preschoolers

• Religion

• Romance

• School Reference

• Science

• Science & Fantasy

• Self Development

• Sport & Hobbies

• Teen Reader

• The Arts

• Travel

hi5 BookStore Features:

hi5 BookStore will offers one of the best online bookstore selections . There is a huge variety of genres with categories like ‘Bargain Books,’ ‘Fiction,’ ‘Recreation,’ and ‘Reference & Textbook.’ They even have books on tape and CD for those preferring alternative reading methods.

• Editors Book Blog

• Just In! New Book Shipments

• Featured authors & titles

• Guest book reviewers

• Ability to take a sneak peek at the content of some of the books

• hi5 Store Books Top 100

• Free shipping on many items without a minimum purchase requirement

• Easy interface for book searches

• Used books and textbooks available for sale

• Ability to create a Wish List of items you’d like to own eventually

Market and Competition of hi5 BookStore

Target market

• Target Market of hi5 BookStore will be people from all races and ages, especially those people who are interested in reading.

• Bargain-hunters or students looking for a cost-effective alternative to campus shops.

• Related to those who tired from traditional brick-and-mortar booksellers that require you to look through rows upon rows of shelves, online bookstores make it quick and easy to find what you want.

Market need:

Reputation: The online counterparts to traditional bookstores are a safe bet for customers who are new to buying books online but if you find an online bookstore that does not have a traditional counterpart, this does not necessarily mean that the company is not reputable. When evaluating an online-only bookstore, look for secure checkout services, satisfaction, guarantees, and accreditations from consumer bureaus.

Special orders/rare books: If you are looking for an out-of-print book, textbook, or specialty item, many websites can place special orders. Keep in mind that out-of-print or rare books may be pricey and they may be final sale items that cannot be returned.

Customer service: A credible online bookstore should offer some sort of customer support by phone or email. Be wary of any bookseller that does not provide a customer service telephone number or email address.

Expedited shipping: If you need your books in a hurry, your online bookseller may be able to expedite shipment for an extra fee. Even if you do not need rush service, review your online bookseller's shipping options so that you can compare postage and handling prices between stores.

Return policy: Before purchasing books online, review the company's return policy and ensure that you can send back your book if it arrives damaged or is defective. Also see if your online bookstore will let you return purchases for any other reasons.

Rewards programs: Frequent book buyers should look for an online bookstore that offers discounts or rewards. Many traditional bookstores also let current rewards program members use their discount cards online, so if you have already signed up with your favorite bookseller, check out their website to see if you can use your current benefits online.

Gift services: Since online shopping is an easy way to buy gifts for far away friends and family, check with your online bookstore to see if they offer services such as gift-wrapping, personalized cards, and gift receipts.

SWOT Analysis

Strength:

• Stickness

• Cost effective

• User friendly

• Countinuous change and improvement

• Leverage of reaching more people

• More measurable

Weakness:

• Legal issues

• Diffucult to maintain

• Consisteny

• Effort v/s result

Operations:

• Tag global markets

• Viral marketing

• Peer to peer business model

• Effortless talent

Threats:

• Growing competion

• Keeping up with the latest trend

• Managing growth

• Information security

Competition of Bookstore Module:

Amazon Bookstore:

Amazon.com is probably the best-known name in the online bookstore industry –and with good reason, it is the largest online retailer in the world. The company is not only one of the oldest in the market, but it has consistently worked to stay one step ahead of the game. At the same time, there is still a good amount of humanity to the site that allows shoppers to buy with comfort, understanding that their customer service and return issues will be handled with exemplary care.

Amazon Features:

• Editors Book Blog

• Just In! New Book Shipments

• Featured authors & titles

• Guest book reviewers

• Amazon.com Top 100

• Pre-order picks

• Free shipping on orders over $25 (restrictions apply)

Barnes & Noble Bookstore:

While Amazon.com is the largest retailer on the internet, Barnes & Noble is the overall largest book retailer in the U.S. As such, it is not surprising that the company offers one of the best online bookstores around. Though they do not offer a few functions that Amazon.com does, they remain a strong competitor and are able to pair online services with those in their brick and mortar stores, which many online retailers cannot do.

Barnes & Noble Features

Barnes & Noble offers a number of features that should appeal to customers, including

• Free shipping available on orders of more than $25

• Ability to create a Wish List of items you’d like to own eventually

• Used books, textbooks, and DVDs are also available for sale

Borders Bookstore:

While Borders is one of the biggest players in both offline and online bookstores, they are lacking crucial options that could help them better compete in the virtual world. Their e-store is not as well thought out as Amazon.com, but the shop does provide an adequate shopping experience and the site is incredibly user friendly and attractive.

Borders Features:

Borders offers a number of features that should appeal to customers, including

• Free shipping available on orders of more than $25

• Easy access to Borders store locator

• Lists of New York Times bestsellers and new book, music, and DVD releases

• Ability to take a sneak peek at the content of some of the books

Conclusion

hi5 has a very specific and strong business model that will bring the company continued success in the future. The site is growing every day in many categories and is drawing more and more attention.

References

• http://wn.com/social_networking_site

• http://www.hi5networks.com/advertise/audience.html

• http://social-networking-websites-review.toptenreviews.com/facebook-review.html

• http://www.starreviews.com/online-bookstore-reviews.aspx

• http://www.mphonline.com/books/bookcomm.aspx

• http://online-bookstores-review.toptenreviews.com/amazon.com-review.html

Malaysia economy is expanding each day and year.

2011-05-19T07:37:00.000+08:00

Malaysia economy expands 4.6 percent in Q1

Malaysia's economy grew by 4.6 percent in the first quarter, the central bank said Wednesday, slower than expected due to a tepid performance by the manufacturing sector.

The result for the March quarter was sharply lower than the same period a year ago when the economy posted stellar growth of 10.1 percent, and was slightly lower than the fourth quarter 2010 when growth reached 4.8 percent.

"The expansion in domestic demand was supported by higher private sector spending, while external demand (for commodities) also recorded a stronger growth," Bank Negara Malaysia said of the three months to March.

During the period, inflation rose by 2.8 percent year-on-year due to the increase in prices of global commodities and food. Inflation in April stood at 3.2 percent, the highest since March 2009.

The central bank has raised interest rates four times since March 2010 to contain inflation.

Malaysia fears inflation could increase further in 2011 to average between 2.5 and 3.5 percent, driven primarily by rising global commodity and energy prices. Inflation stood at 1.7 percent in 2010.

Despite the global challenges, Bank Negara said that "going forward, growth (for 2011) is expected to be sustained."

In March it forecast the economy to expand between 5.0 and 6.0 percent in 2011, spurred largely by strong domestic demand.

The economy grew 7.2 percent last year, but the export-dependent Southeast Asian nation suffered a 1.7 percent contraction in 2009 due to the global slowdown.

THE MALAYSIA PRIME MINISTER

Prime Minister Najib Razak has unveiled a series of economic reforms since taking power in 2009, aimed at creating 3.3 million jobs and pushing Malaysia towards developed nation status by 2020.

He has promised major infrastructure projects and financial market liberalisation, aimed at stimulating the private sector attracting much-needed foreign investment, but critics say that results have been limited

THE PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA SPEAKING ON ECONOMIC

Make your guy feel like a man

2011-05-19T07:26:00.000+08:00

Make him feel lt

It goes without saying that women are a lot more independent than they used to be and in some aspects of women’s lives, the man has been made superfluous. We don’t need them to provide in all areas any more and because of that, they may be made to feel a little redundant. The male ego needs to have a boost every once in a while and they need to be made to feel manly. Show your love and appreciation and boost that ego at the same time.

Nice video...

This is what elections does to our lifes..

2011-05-19T07:14:00.001+08:00

A human rights group says election-related violence in Nigeria killed more than 800 people last month, when clashes broke out following the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan.

New York-based Human Rights Watch said Monday that Nigerian authorities have failed to stop the recurring violence, and called for the government to investigate and prosecute those responsible.

The group said it has documented cases of police and the military using excessive force in trying to control rioting and sectarian violence.

It said the worst clashes happened in southern Kaduna state, where Muslim and Christian leaders told Human Rights Watch the violence left more than 500 people dead. A majority of those killed were Muslims.

IMF Chief Set to Face Sexual Assault Charges

2011-05-19T07:11:00.000+08:00

The head of the International Monetary Fund is set to appear in a New York City court Monday to face sexual assault charges following a complaint by a hotel maid.

Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn say he will plead not guilty, and has agreed to undergo a forensic examination as police gather more evidence in the case.

Authorities said Sunday Strauss-Kahn, who has been considered a leading candidate to be the next president of France, has been charged with criminal sexual assault, attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment.

The International Monetary Fund says the IMF remains fully functioning and operational. It says it has no comment on the arrest.

Also Monday, a lawyer for French writer Tristane Banon said she is considering filing a legal complaint saying Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted her in 2002.

Strauss-Kahn is married to a prominent French television reporter, but has weathered previous sex scandals. In 2008, he apologized for what he termed “an error in judgement” for an affair with one of his subordinates.

Strauss-Kahn was taken into custody late Saturday afternoon when he was pulled from his first-class seat on an airplane that was just minutes away from taking off for Paris.

Police say a 32-year-old chambermaid the Sofitel Hotel says she entered Strauss-Kahn's luxury suite to clean it Saturday afternoon. The maid told police Strauss-Kahn came out of the bathroom naked and attempted to force her into performing sex acts. The maid says she broke free, fled the room and told other hotel personnel, who called police.

Police say when they arrived at the hotel, Strauss-Kahn had already left for the airport, leaving behind his mobile phone and other personal items.

The men of the world.. rich and badly rich

2011-05-19T06:58:00.000+08:00

The top three richest men in the world. I wish am one of their sons...lol. Bill gates lost the number one spot to the new crowned Carlos Slim Helu and family.

Thinking how they make their money, don't worry just look below then you will.

No.	Name	Net worth (USD)	Age	Citizenship	Residence	Sources of wealth
1	Carlos Slim Helú and family	$74.0 billion	71	Mexico	Mexico	Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso
2	Bill Gates	$56.0 billion	55	United States	United States	Microsoft
3	Warren Buffett	$50.0 billion	80	United States	United States	Berkshire Hathaway
4	Bernard Arnault	$41.0 billion	62	France	France	LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton
5	Lawrence Ellison	$39.5 billion	66	United States	United States	Oracle Corporation
6	Lakshmi Mittal	$31.1 billion	60	India	United Kingdom	Arcelor Mittal
7	Amancio Ortega	$31.0 billion	74	Spain	Spain	Inditex Group
8	Eike Batista	$30.0 billion	53	Brazil	Brazil	EBX Group
9	Mukesh Ambani	$27.0 billion	53	India	India	Reliance Industries
10	Christy Walton	$26.5 billion	55	United States	United States	Walmart
11	Li Ka-shing	$26.0 billion	82	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Cheung Kong Holdings
12	Karl Albrecht	$25.5 billion	91	Germany	Germany	Aldi Süd
13	Stefan Persson	$24.5 billion	63	Sweden	Sweden	Hennes & Mauritz
14	Vladimir Lisin	$24.0 billion	54	Russia	Russia	Novolipetsk Steel
15	Liliane Bettencourt	$23.5 billion	88	France	France	L'Oréal
16	Sheldon Adelson	$23.3 billion	77	United States	United States	Las Vegas Sands
17	David Thomson and family	$23 billion	53	Canada	Canada	Thomson Reuters
18	Charles G. Koch	$22 billion	75	United States	United States	Koch Industries
18	David H. Koch	$22 billion	70	United States	United States	Koch Industries
20	Jim Walton	$21.3 billion	63	United States	United States	Walmart

Bob Marley 30th anniversary of his death

2011-05-19T06:42:00.000+08:00

At the 30th anniversary of his death, Bob Marley has become a more iconic figure than he was during his lifetime. His music is heard less, at least on the radio, though it seems that every tourist hotspot across Europe has a resident dreadlocked busker strumming Buffalo Soldier for small change.

Yet Marley's visage, whether smiling genially, imperiously screwfaced or pulling on a snowcone-sized spliff, beams out on badges, T-shirts and posters across the globe. In the way of James Dean, the diminutive dread from Trenchtown has become an instantly recognisable signifier of cool; like the bereted Che Guevara he represents rebellion and militant nobility, like John Lennon he stands for hope.

Marley, however, carries another and often confusing set of cultural values, just as he did in life. There's his role as a black icon, the first third-world superstar who urged "Africa Unite" long before it became the mantra of modern stars like Youssou N'Dour and Femi Kuti. Marley is also the Jamaican hero – the island's most famous son and, of course, the ambassador of reggae. It's thanks principally to Bob that reggae is the music of the disenfranchised and marginalised around the planet, popular with Australian aborigines, native Americans and North African tearaways.

some of his top tracks are:-

just click and you can watch them

Get Up, Stand Up

No Woman, No Cry

I'm Still Waiting

Redemption Song

And many more, this are my best.

My school is 25..@UCSI University 25th Birthday celebration

2011-05-18T19:22:00.000+08:00

UCSI is 25 now, when first came to UCSI university was like how old is this university, but never knew it was in it 20's..lol..i love UCSI and want to wish them happy birthday too.the university has come a long way.

HOW TO SOLVE BRAINSTORMING

2011-05-18T10:07:00.000+08:00

TOPIC: BRAINSTORMING ~solved~

To run a group brainstorming session effectively, do the following:

Find a comfortable meeting environment, and set it up ready for the session.
Appoint one person to record the ideas that come from the session. These should be noted in a format than everyone can see and refer to. Depending on the approach you want to use, you may want to record ideas on flip charts, whiteboards, or computers with data projectors.
If people aren’t already used to working together, consider using an appropriate warm-up exercise or ice-breaker.
Define the problem you want solved clearly, and lay out any criteria to be met. Make it clear that that the objective of the meeting is to generate as many ideas as possible.
Give people plenty of time on their own at the start of the session to generate as many ideas as possible.
Ask people to give their ideas, making sure that you give everyone a fair opportunity to contribute.
Encourage people to develop other people's ideas, or to use other ideas to create new ones.
Encourage an enthusiastic, uncritical attitude among members of the group. Try to get everyone to contribute and develop ideas, including the quietest members of the group.
Ensure that no one criticizes or evaluates ideas during the session. Criticism introduces an element of risk for group members when putting forward an idea. This stifles creativity and cripples the free running nature of a good brainstorming session.
Let people have fun brainstorming. Encourage them to come up with as many ideas as possible, from solidly practical ones to wildly impractical ones. Welcome creativity!
Ensure that no train of thought is followed for too long. Make sure that you generate a sufficient number of different ideas, as well as exploring individual ideas in detail.
In a long session, take plenty of breaks so that people can continue to concentrate.

Courses related to Creative Problem Solving
Courses we took are interrelated, just like JAVA Programming. You may apply JAVA Programming in other subjects like Analysis & Design or even Human Computer Interaction.

In the Creative Problem Solving (CPS) lecture, each group presented their opinion on how CPS would have been applied in their courses.

Our group presented the relationship of CPS and Concept of Analysis & Design. Due to the development of a UML diagram, CPS is needed to solve problems effectively in a team, where brainstorming allows for more ideas to be generated.

Top universities, colleges in Malaysia 2011

2011-05-17T08:22:00.001+08:00

Morning all beautiful people out there thinking if your university ranking has gone up or down, i truely tell you this is the right place to see for the year 2011. i love my university which the name is UCSI. I found out that the rank for UCSI has gone up from 40 or 50 something to 29 and also rank 5528 in the world.just check blow for those in Malaysia. thank you for reading..hope you drop your comment.

World Rank       NameCountry Rank
629Universiti Sains Malaysia        1

694Universiti Teknologi Malaysia        2

731Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia        3

771Universiti Putra Malaysia        4

788University of Malaya        5

995Universiti Malaysia Perlis        6

1126Multimedia University        7

1133Universiti Teknologi Mara        8

1344Universiti Malaysia Pahang        9

1491International Islamic University of Malaysia *        10

1572Universiti Utara Malaysia        11

1838Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia        12

1838Universiti Tenaga Nasional        13

1862Universiti Malaysia Sabah        14

2106Open University Malaysia        15

2127University of Nottingham Malaysia        16

2154Universiti Teknologi Petronas        17

2274Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia        18

2993Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris        19

3333Taylor's University College        20

3450Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka        21

3847Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman        22

3859Universiti Malaysia Terengganu        23

4571Universiti Malaysia Sarawak        24

5011Universiti Tun Abdul Razak *        25

5068Monash University Malaysia        26

5266Universiti Industri Selangor        27

5375Wawasan Open University        28

5528UCSI University        29

5554Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus        30

6117Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology        31

6628International Medical University        32

6716Help University College        33

6795Tunku Abdul Rahman College        34

6809Al Madinah International University        35

6867Universiti Kuala Lumpur        36

6995National Defence University of Malaysia        37

7003Segi College        38

7027Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (Universiti Darul ..        39

7209Universiti Malaysia Kelantan        40

7608Limkokwing University of Creative Technology *        41

7826KDU College        42

7991Selangor International Islamic University College        43

8326Sunway University College        44

8529Malaysia Theological Seminary        45

8705Malaysia University of Science & Technology        46

8772Olympia College Malaysia        47

8864Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus        48

9345Malaysian Institute of Management        49

9479University of Malaya Medical Center & Faculty of M..        50

9541INSANIAH University College        51

9879Taman Pertanian University        52

9897Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College        53

9911International Centre for Education in Islamic Fina..        54

10114Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia        55

10143Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences        56

10169Disted-Stamford College        57

10169Berjaya University College of Hospitality        58

10281Asia e University        59

10425KBU International College        60

10831New INTI College        61

11254TATI University College        62

11571Nilai International College        63

11889Asia Pacific University College of Technology & In..        64

11975AIMST University        65

2011-05-17T08:09:00.000+08:00

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why must we post nude pics for others to see.

2009-05-10T17:36:00.001+08:00

nude...whats the real meaning..cos some people say we have semi-nude pics.

i will say all is nude..they have been so many case of people posting nude pics of themself...which others didn't do..but some the pic were stolen by others who really wann destroy their names out they.. RIHANNA nude pics came out few days ago..i heard she wasn't the one on the pics..which they say she was completely naked in..but she accept those one which were also her that were not nude...sometime people are being paid to destroy others life...but i never say if she was the one or not...

But will like to say to all those celebrity out they...y must u guys take it out the first place...if u really don't want it to be out then y take the nude pics...its better not to take it ,than to say i wasn't the one in the pics...cos it will be hard for people to believe u...cos they will always think u re...u can place ur comment...

Sorry guys can't post them but u can view from here..http://theblemish.com/2011/01/rihanna-nude-pictures-leak-again/

why can't we live in peace.

2009-04-20T23:10:00.000+08:00

The world was suppose to be a better place for all to live, but today people are dying every moment and as i write many are dying.why can't we stop killing ourself. countries like Afghanistan, Sri lanka, so many countries out there.... like palestinian were i saw children, mother, father died..that can be avoided....why some time people go on the street to kill others just that they got no money..while some kill themself so their target must die too, and don't even know innocent people are among..thats not how to live..i keep on praying for GOD to help us..cos i know is not easy to make it ourself...lets try to make our world a better place..this blog is not against anyone please

NIGHT LIFE

2009-04-17T21:28:00.000+08:00

Do u know that more than 10million people loves night life..cos is something most people think is the best time to have fun...try to get new friends..most guys are shy of getting to meet girls in day time..but free to stop and talk to them at night, while some think is the best time..cos the girl might not know them somewhere else incase they meet again.but i will say is time we have fun and drink to forget what really we past through that day..it might be in office ,school, on the way..in the bus or train station....it's a place to get stress out of ourbody. Do u know more than 70%of african love to go out in the night..while about 80% of EU loves clubbing..

why are we on earth..

2009-04-17T17:06:00.000+08:00

wow..this a nice and lovely story because so many people don't know why there are on earth...And why on earth are we here? What are we doing here? What purpose do we have? No one has figured it out, or have we? Maybe you also wondered why are we on earth. Are we needed here? What if the world ended? Why are there other planets? What is the meaning of life? What happens after death?

will love to have your option