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What is the E-Commerce trend on Alibaba’s Taobao Mall?

BEIJING (AdAge.com) — Chinese shoppers are going beyond popular online e-commerce categories like apparel, cosmetics and books. Sales on Alibaba Group’s Taobao for home furnishings and food surged last year by 120% and 95%, respectively, and diapers, mobile phones and light fixtures are fast-growing categories. At 420 million, China is the world’s biggest internet market …

What is the Regulations for Paid Tweets & Sponsored Posts in UK?

LONDON (AdAge.com) — The U.K.’s consumer watchdog agency is clamping down on endorsements by bloggers and social networkers, who will now be required to state any relationship they have with a product. The move brings U.K. Twitter regulations in line with those in the U.S., where the Federal Trade Commission requires that Twitter endorsements include …

Abstract Photography

January 12, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Art, Photography

Abstract photography is unlike most other types of photography – rules, such as composition and accurate focusing hold no values. The abstract photographer uses his creative imagination to create stunning works of art. Abstract photography is a popular form of art and the rewards for a good abstract photographer are most worthwhile. Art buyers pay …

Broadband Internet Technology

January 12, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Broadband Internet

The internet continues to improve upon improvement of how fast webpages load, due to broadband internet technology. Everyday, the internet grows due to the large volume of information available online. Fast online connections such as T1, T3, DSL, broadband and even a fiber optic cable connection to access the net can easily help internet users …

Commuters claimed S$46,000 in bus fare refunds

January 12, 2011 | Author: | Posted in News and Society, Politics

Transport Minister Raymond Lim revealed that bus commuters have claimed S$46,000 in refunds on overcharged fees. Mr Lim was responding in parliament to Dr Lim Wee Kiak’s – MP for Sembawang GRC – question on the number of claims that had been made for the overcharged bus fares. After the distance-based fares took effect last …

Australia floods inundate Brisbane, 43 missing

January 12, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Environmental, International, News and Society, Weather

BRISBANE, Australia – – Massive floods shut down the centre of Australia’s third-largest city, sent thousands fleeing from their homes and sparked panic buying of food on Wednesday as rescuers searched for 43 people missing in floodwaters. Australia’s biggest floods in a century have so far killed 16 people since starting their onslaught across northern …

Scores missing in tsunami-like flood in Australia

January 12, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Environmental, International, News and Society, Weather

BRISBANE, Australia – Greg Kowald was driving through the center of Toowoomba when a terrifying, tsunami-like wall of water roared through the streets of the northeast Australian city. Office windows exploded, cars careened into trees and bobbed in the churning brown water like corks. The deluge washed away bridges and sidewalks; people desperately clung to …