The launch of the new version of Digg i.e. Digg V 4 has triggered anger among the community members. Its impact can be understood from the outcome that Digg appointed Matt Williams of Amazon as the new CEO of digg. He will replace the interim CEO Kevin Rose, who was working as the CEO from April as Jay Adelson stepped down as the CEO of digg.

The new digg is disliked by many users, but let me tell you my own feedback on the new version of digg. I basically liked it. Let me explain a few points why I liked it:

1. The Bury Button: The most disliked step of the new digg was of the removal of the bury button. Bury was a feature through which digg members used to dislike any news which they either found inappropriate or spammy, and this feature was removed from the new version of the site. Frankly speaking if you will ask me, I really liked the removal of bury button, as most of the users has misused it in past. They used to down vote the links which either doesn’t belong to them, or they think it is inappropriate, now you all know that there is no fixed definition of inappropriate content. With new version of digg users can only dug, comment or save the link. I guess the new CEO will surely consider about bringing it back, but I will be happy if they don’t do the same.

2. The New Layout: Frankly many people did not like the new layout of the digg, but I really liked it. Although the layout of the previous version of digg was too good, but for me the digg 4 is looking simpler and I think it has good UI than the previous one. Well actually many people are upset with the lost of the green shade from digg and they are thinking that this new color scheme is more or less like that of Facebook. Frankly the Load More button instead of the pagination has angered the users. While you try to refresh the page you won’t be able to find the same links as you were getting a few moments back.

3. Opening of Links on The Same Page: While in earlier version of digg the links were opening in a new window, while in this version the links are opening in the same page. Those who were the tendency of digging without reading the material are really unhappy with it, as they use to do click on the link and voting for it without seeing the content. With the new version, you will have to open the link and then read it, or give a look at it and then come back to vote for it.

4. Removal of the Digg Toolbar: Frankly speaking why I like the new version of the digg is that they removed the digg toolbar, the inclusion of which in digg almost stopped me to submit any link in digg. I almost left digg with the inclusion of digg toolbar, and that is why I am happy that they removed the toolbar.

5. Upcoming Section: Well this is something which I too did not like, although it is not something which can irritate me. Removal of the upcoming section from each category of the digg is something which brought anger among the loyal members of the community. The recent changes brought the concept of displaying only the top news from the topic, which has already many diggs and no one can be able to see other news in that category which has not yet reached to the fp of digg. Now you will ask me why am I happy with this? My response is that now I can see the news of only those people whom I am following, so I can simply vote for the same, and this way I need not to look for the upcoming news from the category.

6. Removal of Banned Sites and Users: With the implementation of the new digg they unbanned all the banned users and sites. Although I am using digg from many years, and saw many people to get banned by digg, but digg never banned me as I never did anything which can fall into the category of bad user. I am only having one account with them and it is http://digg.com/vats Many a times friends of mine complained me that their account got banned by digg or their site got banned by them, although they never did anything wrong. Although I don’t want to comment on whether they did anything wrong or not, but I personally feel that banning users or site is not a solution, as they will then tend to move to other communities. So I am truly glad with the decision of unbanning the users and sites.

Frankly speaking the new CEO of the digg will have many things to bring it back on the track; otherwise digg will surely lose its place. These reasons were my personal view and I do understand that many people might contradict to it. I will ask them to post comment with their views on the topic.

Traveling is facet of living which cannot be missed out in a lifetime. It is one of the key opportunities to explore, learn and experience new things. Be it for work or academic purposes or for some leisure time, traveling offers its own set of surprises. But there are certain essentials that must be catered to before actually setting out on that trip. Here are the top ten essentials you must do before you pack your bags!

• Having a valid passport is the first thing that must be looked into. Make sure that you have a passport, prior to booking to tickets. Incase, you don’t have one, apply for the same. You cannot apply for a visa without a passport. This is because a passport is considered to be a proof of identity and a citizen of a particular country.
• Apply for a visa well in advance because it would take a while before your application is processed at the high commission. It is advised that you apply for your visa at least 90 days prior to leaving your country. More so, apply under the right visa category. Ensure that you are eligible and provide with all relevant supporting documentation for the same. It would be no point spending all that money only to not gain a permit to enter the new country.
• Ensure that you have the right currency and in enough amounts. You would not want to be stranded penniless in an alien country, especially when you are on a vacation or an official trip. So ensure that you have funds enough to support through your trip.
• Before deciding upon a destination to visit, check for the local weather conditions of the places to be visited. To get the best out of your vacation, it is important that you travel during an appropriate and a favorable season.
• It is important that you make all your reservations in advance to be on the safer side. These include all your travel itineraries, hotel bookings and so on. This way you can check in prior about the good hotels in the place of visit and lodge your reservations accordingly.
• It is said that life is full of surprises. So, it’s always better to be equipped with the relevant resources. Medical insurance cover is of key importance here to cope with any accidents or unwanted illnesses while on trip.
• Ensure that you have had all the necessary vaccinations as prescribed by the government of the country you are visiting. It is better that you carry the relevant certification for the same. You might be asked for it at the visa checkpoints.
• Chalk out a plan to visit. Hire a guide if you its important. Planning would help you divide your time accordingly, especially if you are on a business trip. This way you could combine work with pleasure.
• Knowing the local language is of key importance. It would be difficult to go about a place without being able to interact with the local crowd. Incase, you don’t know the local language, try and learn a few words if possible before you make your trip. If not so, ask your guide to help you out!
• Last but not the least, wearing the right clothing is of key importance. Your clothing must be as per the weather conditions as well as accepted by the local community. So, wear it right!

However, the tips do not end here. There are many other practical aspects that have to be taken into account. But the above are the most important. Incase, you are traveling overseas, an important tip is to hire the services of a registered and authorized visa consultant who can help you with all the visa related work.

All in all, plan out well and have a safe trip!

Facebook, one of the most popular social networking website, is going to launch a new tool, Facebook Places. Facebook Places is a great product to check the locations. Today an event occurred at the head office of the Facebook, Palo Alto, CA, in which they displayed the new product which is mainly built for touch.facebook.com, which is specially built for touch screen devices.

In this event the Facebook displayed the introduction of the app. Most probably its integration will be seamless, and the app will contain a small icon of places at the centre. More or less it is like Foursquare, Loopt etc. through which you can be able to check-in to any venue, or you can even add if it does not exist.

The best feature of the Facebook Places is that it will tell you which friends of yours are available at the same venue as you, and then you can be able to tag them too. Considering about the social aspects of the Facebook this feature is considered as the hot cake by the experts.

By default, this facility will only be visible to the people who are mutual friends, though you can change it later to be visible to all. Facebook is keener about the privacy factor, and hence the option is set for people you’re friends with.

With this app, the social networking giant Facebook is jumping into the location game. The app comes with the features of maps and comments which also includes the thumbs up like feature. As per the experts this check in utility is considered as easy to use, and reliable. This app has an interesting feature which is, minors are excluded from seeing anyone except their friends.

Sometimes some event knocks your heart in a manner that it won’t evade with time. Same types of event happened with me last night. I saw one dance performance by a few disable boys and girls and it really touched my heart. When I saw the program and came to know that all of them are disabled I literally start crying.

Last night I was watching a TV show “Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega” which was on air in Sony Television. One group of some disabled boys and girl performed a dance show in this program, and it was truly heart touching. Even the great Indian dancing star Mithun Chakraborty became emotional after seeing this show. He became speechless once he came to know that the girls in the show were unable to hear or speak.

This group was known as Ability Unlimited, a group from Delhi, which is India’s first and I think the only, professional dance group for disabled people. But trust me, once you will watch their performance, you will think that they are not at all disable. I really appreciate the Ability Unlimited FOUNDATION.

When I searched about them in Google I came to know about them in detail from their website www.abilityunlimited.com. I really became surprised to see the Photo Gallery, am just thinking how they can perform the entire Ramayana on wheels. Is not it surprising to see that these disabled people can perform such a brilliant performance which many of us can’t be able to think about?

They can perform Bharatanatyam dance on wheels, Sufi Dance on wheels, Martial Arts on wheels, Bhagavad Geeta on wheels, and many more. I am really amazed to see all these. I News India really want to salute Guru Syed Sallauddin Pasha, who is known as the Father of the Indian Therapeutic Theatre for persons with disabilities, for his great contribution in the field of dancing.

Hey guys, you won’t believe that there are some people in this world who can take benefit from anything, even from the people who are struggling with debt. These selfish people don’t even consider that the person is trying hard to recover from the financial crisis; rather they try to grab whatever they can get from this person. This type of fraud or scam brought more burdens on the person who was looking for debt relief.

Sadly, these days many people remain in debt and they try to seek out a living anyhow. It is not good to cheat with them, but there are some destructive people out there who always try to cheat them too. We should understand about the Credit Card Debt Reduction fraud or scams, so that we cannot get into the trap.

Usually there are many companies which claim that they will reduce the credit card debt from your head, but at the end of the procedure you remain at the same stage. Also they charge a good amount from you to reduce your credit card debt. At the end the customer ends up with more debt on his/her head.

These types of fraud are really common these days and sometimes they even destroy life. If you are not careful enough to choose the company you can again fall into problem. You will be surprise to hear that these types of program always appear as legitimate too.

Do you know how they work? Many of them will either advertise or claim on their website that they will completely cancel your credit card debts or have them declared as invalid. Practically speaking, it is really impossible to do so. No one can be able to completely revamp his or her credit card bill, without paying anything. These types of people will advertise through all the mediums, like newspaper, radio, television, internet etc.

It is really hard to recognize these types of companies. Then how will you get an idea whether the company is legitimate or not?

The most common way is to go through the testimonials of the company website. But it is not a full proof way to detect the fraud companies, as many times they use to display false testimonials.

There are a few behaviors through which you can judge that the company is really legitimate or not. You can get the hint from the behavior of the company representative. You will have to check the status of the company before asking them to go for reducing your credit card debt.

India is the seventh largest country in the world but most importantly it is the second largest by population with over 1.2 billion inhabitants. At the latest estimate, around 42% of the population live below the World Banks definition of the poverty line. But this has reduced from 60% in 1981 and India`s economy is set to quadruple over the coming decade. It is already the 11th largest economy in the world and has generated growth rate of 5.8% per annum for the past decade. This makes it one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

There are over 516 million people in the labour force and whilst 28% of GDP is generated through agriculture it is the growing industrial and technology sectors that will form most of the growth in coming years.

Although hourly wage rates have almost doubled in the past 10 years but the Global Competitiveness Report has rated India 16th in terms of financial market sophistication, 24th in banking, 27th in business and 30th in innovation.

One of the principal reasons for the growth in the technology market is the availability of well educated English speaking workforce. With relatively low labour costs (a skilled programmer can cost 50% of a western wage), India has become one of the most important outsourcing destinations for high tech and call centre businesses looking to reduce costs.

One of the main areas has been in the provision of on line customer support. The cost of hiring a trained customer helpline person in India is as low as $200 per month compared to that cost fro a few days in the US.

E-commerce has grown significantly in the past decade meaning that the actual base of an operation can be anywhere provided the infrastructure and resources are available. India has these in abundance. Major cities such as Bangalore, India`s third largest, have begun to be recognised as centres of excellence for research into telecommunications, aerospace and defence. As the countries largest IT exporter, it has the nickname of the Silicon Valley of India.

Other cities have fares well too in recent years. Delhi, the capital, has seen a rapid growth in technology and retail businesses whilst Kolkata has an IT sector that is growing at 70% per annum.

One of the fastest growing areas in recent years has been in medical records transcription into electronic databases. With audio records sent to India at the close of office hours in the US a written transcription can be available at the start of the next working day.

But it is not only in the lower skilled segments that the opportunities exist. Thanks to the excellent education system the country is producing high calibre graduates that are feeding the IT segment. Programmer costs can be 25% to 50% those of a developed western nation and with the ability to outsource and manage complex work schedules becoming better developed the quality control risks are reducing.

Whilst this all means a steady flow of business executives to India there is also a growing trend for successful Indian business people in exporting their business ideas to the UK. All this means brisk trade for the many car hire Heathrow businesses!

Hey folks, you must be aware about Megan Fox, the sexy actress, and her popularity. This time she is coming with a new video “Love The Way You Lie”. “Love The Way You Lie” is the new video of Eminem. The best part is that Megan has donated her fee for appearing in this video to a women shelter for abused women.

Actually this video deals with domestic violence against women and that is why Megan Fox decided to donate the fee for women’s shelter. Sojourn, is the name of the shelter which actually works for the battered women and their children.

Although the representative of the actress did not confirm about the amount which Megan donated to Sojourn. In the past too Megan was associated with a few social works of this type.

What else do you want from a video, the names of Eminem, along with Rihanna, and Megan Fox acting in it, and then donating the fee for women’s shelter? What else do you need? Do let us know about what you think of this video “Love the Way You Lie”.

Watch the official video of the Eminem – Love The Way You Lie ft. Rihanna:

I have seen around thousands of articles on the same topic, but still I thought I should share my own views on how to prepare you for job interview. Everybody in this world feel nervous while facing the interview. What are the questions the interviewer is going to ask me? This is the question which comes into the mind of everyone who is going to face the interview.

Well, if you can get an idea about the interview questions a prospective employer might ask you then you can face the interview confidently. It can increase your confidence and lower down the hesitation while facing the interviewer. Once you know the probable questions then you can take the help of a big mirror, and ask yourself the same questions and give response to the mirror. This exercise will surely increase your confidence.

The most common question which an interviewer can ask you is why you want to leave your present job. The reason behind your intention to leave your present job will explain him your character. The interviewer will judge your stability on the basis of the response which you will give to them.

Second most common questions ask by the interviewer is tell me something about yourself, and it will be your real test. Will you be able to explain about yourself in front of the mirror? If yes, then you can surely do the same in front of the interviewers too. Remember one tip, always start with your personal detail and then follow it with your educational detail and then move towards your professional detail. To conclude the topic you need to say about the hobbies. This is my personal experience that this will surely please the interviewer.

Another one is where would you see yourself after two or three years of time. This question too need very diplomatic answer, actually it is an art to please the interviewer. You should know about how you can please your interviewer, while replying to this question you should remember one tip, your response should tell the interviewer that you are interested for staying in the company for as long as possible. It will build the trust on you.

The most important question asked in any interview is about your expected salary. You should be prepared for this question, I still remember the early days of my career when I always get confused with this question and use to face some alter situation at the interview table.

Although it is hard to prepare in advance for an interview as the interviewer might ask you some unwanted question at any moment during the interview, but these questions will surely boost your confidence and thus you can face any question asked by them. Also don’t forget to have a bit of study about the company for which you are giving job interview. It will display that you are serious about the opening.

During past we have published many articles on the importance of communication in our daily life like Some Healthy Communication Tips for Relationships, 4 Ways to Improve Communication Skill, etc. now we choose the topic on the importance of communication in business. As we already know that communication is really very much important in any types of relationship, similarly it is highly important in whatever we do in our daily life.

Let me tell you the most importance aspect of any business, you cannot do a good business without a healthy and effective communication. Proper communications are the building blocks of all the professional relationships. Both verbal communication and nonverbal one are important when it comes to business.

All of us want the maximum profit from our business; the key to achieve the same is the healthy communication with your clients, employees and partners (if any). Any types of mis-communication can hurt your business. People say that the most important qualities that an entrepreneur must have is his or her communication skills. To take maximum profit from your business, you should need to deliver proper message to your intended audience.

Many people confuse that proper communication is just all about talking and writing, but it’s not true. It’s not only a combination of these two; rather it’s a combination of the two plus our gesture, confidence, body language and the ability to deliver the message.

Another measure factor which comes with good communication is the ability of listening. If you cannot listen to your audience you cannot be able to pass the correct message to them. A successful entrepreneur should have the quality of a good listener.

A good communication skill will give you more strength to manage your company properly. Along with it will make you more organized as well as arranged too. So considering all these benefits we should learn how to communicate properly as far as our business in concerned.

Who is Paul? If you came to read this title a few days back then you must have asked me this question, but these days all the football fans are well aware about the Paul, the oracle Octopus from Germany. Paul is actually a two year old Octopus, who has so far predicted the winners of all the matches in which Germany played. Surprisingly, so far all his predictions went correct, which gave him immense popularity through out the world.

For the first time Paul has predicted the winner of a match in which Germany is not playing. It took three minutes to decide the winner of the World Cup 2010 final, and he decided that Spain will become the Champions this year.

I was surprise to hear about the news on a news channel that an Octopus is predicting the winner of the matches of the Germany in the world cup. In all the six matches whom Germany so far played in the world cup 2010, he predicted the defeat of Germany for two occasions. The first one was against Serbia, in the Group D match and then against Spain in the Semis.

Surprisingly, on both the occasions the Germany team failed to come up against their opponents and lost the match. It can be a chance, that the predictions of Mr. Paul is going true, but his real test will come on Sunday when the Dutch and the Spain team will meet in the Final of the world cup 2010.

Do you know how this Octopus chooses the winner? He uses to pick up the food from two transparent containers with the flags of the playing nations on it. With the predictions of the defeat of the Germany in the semis against Spain, caused furious action among the fans of the Germany against Paul, otherwise he was the most popular personality of the Germany a few days back. He was even more popular than Miroslav Klose or Lukas Podolski.

Frankly speaking I am also a supporter of Spain as far as this match is concerned, so I am eagerly waiting for the results of the final match. What do you say about the predictions of the Paul?