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• 31Mar

  The Many Ways to Keep in Touch

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  The Many Ways to Keep in Touch
  By K Cantera

  Remember when you just had to run to your friend s house down the street to let them know that you wanted to play? Or when you had to plan days in advance what time your mom would pick you up from soccer practice? Even when you had to hit “flash” to switch over when someone beeped in on your phone? Before the days of communicating with technological ease, we were all used to some more primitive methods. But there are still even more new ways to get in touch and keep in touch, as well as the older, dependable ones that are still around.

  Even though it s already been around for years, the classic email is still a much-loved method of contact. Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks made us love hearing “You ve Got Mail” every time we open our email accounts. Particularly for people living far away or traveling, the tried and true email will always be utilized to keep in touch.

  Akin to email is the eCard, a new wave of greeting cards. Did you forget to send you mom a birthday present in time? Pick out a touching card to send straight to her email account. And you can even customize these animated gifts of love and thoughtfulness with your own message. ECards are also perfect for every day use. You can cheer up someone s bad day, or just let someone know that you re thinking about them. The best part is that it s just like a regular email you don t have to enable a special service to receive and view them.

  The majority of people today own cell phones. But even more popular than just calling, it s texting that has become the practice of choice, mainly because it s much more conspicuous than talking on your phone. Bored during class? Text your best friend! What about when you re at work and need to make plans for the night? Texting lets you send the same message to whoever you want, all at the same time. Now there are even picture messages, when something is too great not to share visually with someone.

  A lesser known feature of text messaging is the quick message. You can make a personalized message and save it on your phone to use whenever you want. Maybe you and your sister have an inside joke that puts you into hysterics every time you say it. Type it into your phone, save it in your quick messages, and have it ready to send whenever you want.

  Instant messaging is another classic method of chatting with your friends. Most of us can remember spending hours online after school with fifteen chat box windows open, hearing the sound bytes of doors opening and closing as people signed on and off of our Buddy List. Composing the perfect Away Message could take hours, because you knew everyone important would check it to see what you were doing. Believe it or not, this communication technique is definitely still around and still being used to communicate with friends and loved ones.

  When you need a more detailed account of someone s life, or when someone is requesting more information about yours, try a blog. Blogging is a great new way to give people insights into your everyday life, complete with pictures and all. A wedding blog can be a great way to let people know how the planning is coming, where the events will be, and where you have registered. Or keep a travel blog while you re on vacation. Instead of putting all your pictures in a box never to be scrapbooked and shared, you can post them daily on your blog. It s as personal as keeping a journal, but can help others stay updated on your life.

  No matter how convenient these methods of communication are, some things are still better when done face-to-face. So next time you are tempted to break up with your boyfriend or girlfriend in a text message, think back to a simpler time, and don t be a coward. And don t let someone know that you re angry at them by bashing them in your blog. All these advances are meant to increase communication, not make it more complicated.

  Here the Author Kevin Cantera, a free lance writer in Utah, writes about the many ways used to keep in touch in life like everytime favorite - Emails and E-cards, Blogging and instant messaging or sending picture messages through your cellular phones. Today cellular phones give more than communication like video phone, mobile video sharing, video sharing community, phone video sharing, etc. For more information, visit http://www.vringo.com

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• 30Mar

  Find People By Phone Number - How To Go About It

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  Find People By Phone Number - How To Go About It
  By Davion Wong

  Did you know that you really can find people by phone number? Sometime or the other, everybody finds themselves in the position where they want to find somebody, but all they have is their phone number. Whether it is something as innocent and sweet as tracking down an old friend or you want to track down somebody who has been harassing you over the phone, there are ways to do this now.

  Of course, the issue has been much debated, but you can find information on anybody absolutely legally. There are public records of people s private data (private to a certain extent). This does mean that you can find people by phone number quite easily, but you will definitely have to go a step beyond thumbing through the Yellow Pages.

  Online phone directories are dime a dozen now. You can find online versions of the phone directory you probably have on the table beside the phone at home, and then you can go a step further and find directories that have just about all public information you could possibly find about a person. The first kind is easy to find, and is usually free, but the second kind is not. Of course, these directories represent hours and hours of work from a dedicated staff, so it is obvious that you will not get it free of charge.

  The free directories can find people by phone number as long as you have a land line number. If you want to track down a cell phone number, chances are that you will not find it in a free directory. The only exceptions are if the owner has chosen to let his or her cell number be included in free directories, as part of public records. Since most people do not do this, this is a limitation.

  As long as you only want the name and the address, free directories are good enough. If you want any more information or details, you will not find anything on any free directories, since they all have the same database. If you are after more detailed results, you have to turn to paid directories.

  Through these paid directories, you can find people by phone number even if all you have is a cell phone number. These directories will also have pager and VoIP numbers and other unlisted numbers. You can also find a lot more than just names and addresses - you can get information regarding their family, marital status, financial status, property owned, criminal record and so on.

  All paid directories will not give you all these details. They have different information compilations and different ways of payment, so you have to find the one that is right for you. Thanks to the new information age you have plenty of options to find people by phone number now.

  It is easy to find people by phone number nowadays. Read my blog and find what you need instantly!

  Start your reverse cell phone search immediately to discover everything you need. Also, read another popular article on reverse cell phone search.

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• 28Mar

  The Power of Words

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  The Power of Words
  By Joan Grobb Augustino

  A short time ago I had the occasion to watch a current film version of “The Diary of Anne Frank”. I was once again reminded of the power of words to change lives, inspire spirits and challenge our thoughts.

  The simple observations of a young 14-year-old girl in a time of great oppression have served to inspire hundreds of thousands of other people who have never set foot upon her homeland or experienced the horrors of war. Yet, Anne Frank s words have survived the bombs, the death camps and the cruelties of the 2nd World War and have somehow connected us to the private thoughts of a girl facing adolescence while trying to grow up in a world gone mad.

  So, when people tell me that the “soft skills” have no impact, I think of the power of Anne s words - and how they may have changed the course of history by reaching out and connecting us with the values that we need to drive our countries and our businesses into the future.

  When people challenge me that the “soft skills” and learning to connect with each other isn t important in the “real world”, I am reminded of her simple yet elegant descriptions, of the way her words helped us to experience her feelings and to understand. Her words, with their honesty and, at times, heart searching questions, have challenged us to put our values to work and stand up for our beliefs before someone else gets to decide what those beliefs are.

  What a gift she has left and what a power her words have over us - to lead us, to inspire us, to guide us to be something better than we ever thought possible.

  As a businessperson, I ask you this question: what do you want your reputation to be? What legacy do your words leave?

  A reputation is based on your values and how your express those values in your everyday words and actions. It s about walking your talk daily and with authenticity. It s about effecting change wisely, with impact, meaning, and responsibility.

  Consider this. When you know what your values are, and you dare to speak them to the world, not behind closed doors to only that are “strategically aligned”, it will align you with those that share the same values. And that will give you energy and allow your business to grow with more ease, more consistency and with more impact.

  And here s the added bonus: it will steer you away from others who will drain your energy and steer you away from your vision, your goals.

  The next time you engage in a business conversation, talk to a client or speak to an employee, consider this: what is the legacy of your words, of your work, of your life? How will your words impact the people who hear them or read them? Will they connect us, inspire us and give us the guidance we need to make us better? Or, will they hurt us, accuse us and move us further apart?

  Soft skills, your ability to connect &amp communicate with others, are really the hard skills of this new conceptual age - the age in which connecting and making meaning of the vast amounts of information at hand will determine the success or failure of many businesses - and people.

  Your words, your power, and your choice - it s really up to you. What do you want your reputation (in business AND in life) to be?

  Joan Grobb Augustino, Work & Personality Specialist is a Professional Speaker & Master Trainer who helps people and companies grow faster and perform better by aligning WHO they are with WHAT they do. She focuses on growing more positive work attitudes, outstanding customer service, communicating to connect and putting your personality to work. Joan invites your comments on what she has to say at http://www.coreperformancegroup.com.

  Copyright Joan Grobb Augustino 2004. All rights reserved.

  Joan is a nationally recognized People & Work Dynamics Specialist who helps her international audiences connect, communicate and perform better at work - and at play!

  A nationally recognized Career Development Facilitator, Motivational Speaker & Master Trainer, Joan started speaking at the age of 10 to overcome extreme shyness and hasn t stopped talking since! She has served as a College Professor, designed College Career & Work Skillscourses, developed career planning initiatives for government re-training programs, trained hundreds of personality trainers, and won several speaking/business awards. A Past Chapter President, Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS), Professional Member, International Federation of Professional Speakers (IFPS), and past provincial Board member for the Ontario Association for the Application of Personality Type (OAAPT), Joan is an published author, columnist, career coach and TV/radio guest on the subject of “How to Tune Up Your Career”. Joan is an avid learner and holds a degree in Biology from Brock University along with several post-secondary certifications in Career Development, Personality (Personality Dimensions

• 27Mar

  Is There An Easy Way To Find Out Who A Phone Number Belongs To?

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  Is There An Easy Way To Find Out Who A Phone Number Belongs To?
  By Marie Reynolds

  Whatever your reasons may be for wanting to find out who that phone number belongs to, never feel that they are not legitimate concerns. And, don t worry that you are alone in needing to find this information out. Sadly, many people have concerns that a spouse or a partner may be having an affair because of telephone numbers that keep appearing with no name. Not only that, there are just as many people, usually women, who are being stalked with phone calls from unknown numbers - and that can be frightening.

  But, are the phone number trace services legitimate? There are some very unscrupulous people who will take advantage of people s desperation during this time of worry and doubt. When doing your reverse telephone lookup, always make sure that you are dealing with a company that has an accurate database.

  Most of the services allow you to enter the phone number for free, which will give you some basic information about the number. You will usually be required to pay a very small fee to get a generated report with complete information, including name and address - some even give a map! A good service will give you the option to upgrade and purchase a lifetime use, instead of charging for every search. That way, if you need the service again in the future, it will be completely free.

  Unfortunately, there is a very large market for this kind of service simply because people are not sitting back and hiding behind lies anymore. And, thanks to this technology, anyone who is being stalked by an unknown caller can have answers in minutes and can take the necessary action. Finding out who a phone number belongs to is a very simple process, and it is completely legitimate. You can find the answers you are looking for in minutes - and make any decisions about what to do with the information immediately.

  Don t live in fear or worry anymore - if you need answers and want to find out who that phone number belongs to, go to http://www.phonenumberbelongsto.net for an instant reverse telephone lookup. You will have all the answers you are looking for in minutes from now.

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• 25Mar

  Is There A Way To Match A Phone Number To A Person?

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  Is There A Way To Match A Phone Number To A Person?
  By Marie Reynolds

  Unfortunately, in today s society there are countless reasons why someone would need or want to match a phone number to a person. This person may end up being someone they know, or a complete stranger. Thanks to the internet and technology in general, it has actually become very simple to do. Each day thousands of people come online to do a reverse telephone lookup, hoping to get some answers.

  So, do you need to find out who a phone number belongs to? Here are some common reasons that people have for doing these searches:

  - To find out who is making harassing phone calls to their number. If they are receiving numerous calls or hang-ups, it can start to become a bit frightening - at the very least annoying. If the caller is using a cell phone, it hasn t been possible to identify them until now.

  - They may want to find out a name for a “suspicious” phone number on their partner s phone. As sad as it may seem, infidelity is on the rise, and many people have used a reverse telephone lookup to find out who is calling their loved ones.

  - Many times there are phone numbers on a phone bill that don t match with any that are normally called. It is important to make sure that you haven t been a victim of any fraudulent charges to your account.

  - To find an address of an old friend that you have a phone number for.

  There really are many reasons for doing a phone number search, and thankfully it has now become a very simple process. Within minutes of typing it in, you can match a phone number to a person - and you will have the answers you have been looking for. The service is free for basic information, and you can get everything for a very small amount. In the end it is worth it for your own peace of mind.

  Don t live in fear or worry anymore! If you need to match a phone number to a person, go to http://www.phonenumberbelongsto.net for an instant reverse telephone lookup. Find the answers you are looking for!

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• 22Mar

  Effective Ways Of Fighting Prepaid Phone Card Fraud

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  Effective Ways Of Fighting Prepaid Phone Card Fraud
  By Vanessa A. Doctor

  Prepaid phone cards are commonly-used, convenient and user friendly devices that many individuals use for making international or domestic phone calls. While many have found these devices to be truly useful, some call cards, sadly, have been involved in some manner of phone card fraud.

  Phone card fraud refers to the theft of a firm s or users telecommunications service, and this has been an ongoing concern for many consumers, government regulators and private telecoms providers. However, if the individual consumer is not vigilant, and does not report fraudulent charges, the fraudsters and scam artists out there will continue to rake in profits, and fool more customers.

  Consumers Should Play A Wider Role In Fighting Call Card Fraud

  Since most local phone card providers and firms are required by law to bill for other firms that provide telephone services, there is a wider possibility that fraudulent charges or transactions may appear, and could land on your phone bill. Consumers are an important asset in fighting fraud in a ll forms, and should play a larger role in helping eradicate phone fraud, because frequently the first step in detecting a fraudulent transaction or scheme is by identifying and reporting illegal, or unauthorized charges that appear suddenly on your bills, or may suddenly wipe out your card s remaining balance.

  Scam Artists Are Still On The Prowl For More Phone Card Victims

  Despite frequent crackdowns and ordinances or measures implemented to fight phone-related rip-offs, the scam artists and thieves are still out there, busy creating new methods of committing phone card fraud. These mindless individuals always seem to find newer methods of getting out of reach of regulators and the phone firms that try to close in on them.

  You could be a potential victim of a so-called phone company “salesperson,” who is out to trick you into switching your prepaid card for something else, or may give you false claims to entice you on transferring to their service, which in the end, could result in you seeing your card s remaining call times to be suddenly wiped off the system.

  Fighting Back Against Prepaid Card Fraudsters

  If you discover unauthorized charges or other evidence of fraud, you need to quickly report these to your local phone firm, long distance carrier, or through the state public service or utility commission. You may also send in your complaints to the offices of the Federal Communications Commission for proper resolution of your concerns and problems. You also can ask your calling card firm to issue one that does not have your PIN on it, or you may also memorize your PIN and do not write it on the card itself, to prevent it from being seen by others.

  The increase in the number of prepaid phone card providers in the market these days has been triggered by low start-up costs. In a large number of of cases, some service providers have taken customers money and left them with nothing but worthless cards. There also have been other reported forms of unlawful or deceptive marketing methods and practices involving prepaid call cards, and some phone card providers also have been noted to fail to tell consumers about fees, surcharges and other costs, or hide them in small, difficult-to-read print.

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• 21Mar

  How To Find Out The Owner Of Any Phone Number - Introducing A Free Reverse Phone Search

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  How To Find Out The Owner Of Any Phone Number - Introducing A Free Reverse Phone Search
  By Jack T Mason

  You have probably had a time where you wanted to know who was the owner of a particular phone number. I thought it would be helpful to quickly show you a way to find out the full name, address and background information of someone by having nothing but their phone number.

  As you probably already know, cell phone numbers and unlisted numbers aren t in any phonebook. This means they aren t in any “public domain” so these phone records aren t available to the general public.

  Because of this , it used to be next to impossible to find out information about the owner of a phone number when you needed it.

  However, as the number of cell phones and unlisted numbers increased, a few smart business people started companies that specialize in gathering information for every type of phone record. They pay money to have access to unlisted and cell phone records and then build databases that people can search through.

  This type of search is called a “reverse phone search” and can be done online. You just enter the phone number you are looking for information on, and the owner s full name, address, location details and background information is instantly displayed on your phone.

  As you can imagine there is a fee for this service, but it isn t expensive. One thing you should look for is a company that charges a one-time fee for unlimited searches. You are only billed once and can then run as many searches as you want.

  We did include a link at the bottom of this article so you can try a free sample reverse phone search. It s neat to see just how much you can find out about someone when all you have is their phone number.

  There s a quick trick you can use to see if you can find out the same information for free. It s simple - Just go to Google and type in the phone number in this format: “555-555-5555″ and hit search.

  If this phone has ever been published on a webpage before Google will bring it up for you. You may be able to find out what you need if the person s name and information are published online with the phone number. Even though the paid services are only a few dollars, you may as well try this trick to see if you can save a couple of bucks!

  Using a reverse phone search can come in handy in many different situations. You might want to know who has been calling you without leaving a message or perhaps there s a number on your spouse s cell phone you don t recognize.

  It s an extremely tool to have whenever you need to “investigate” a phone number. It s the easy way to be a detective right from your computer!

  Click Here to try a free sample reverse phone search.

  This type of reverse phone number lookup lets you play detective right from your computer!

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• 20Mar

  Perform a Cell Phone Reverse Look Up To Find Anyone

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  Perform a Cell Phone Reverse Look Up To Find Anyone
  By Julie Landry

  Anyone can perform a reverse phone number lookup at any corner of the world. Whether you are in a cyber caf, or in a fast food outlet with a hot spot for an Internet connection, you can conveniently search for people s details with a computer (be it a laptop or desktop) and Internet connection. You might be surprised that you can even find personal data of common folks online. Nowadays, not only celebrities get all the attention.

  There are online sources where you can find the owner of a phone number, his or her address, and other records like civil, criminal, court, and so on. All it takes is a number. It may be surprising that someone can get a hold of this information with a reverse phone number lookup but it s completely legal.

  Although, without the use of software, gathering this type of information would take hours. Fortunately there are websites that specialize in this kind of investigative software that can help you retrieve the type of information mentioned above, plus more.

  A reverse phone number lookup has many purposes. Although they work more effectively for finding the source of a prank caller, they are also useful for investigating suspicious numbers on your partner s cell phone or house phone, and researching missed calls that you do not recognize.

  Good paid services are also very easy to use. Just type in the area code and the number, and the system will scan millions of entries and give you back exactly what you need.

  Of course, there are a lot of paid services that don t deliver. Some of them have very limited databases. You ll want to pick one that has a 100% guarantee, so that you don t have to pay anything if they don t return any results for your search. The really good services will offer a guarantee as well as a very large database, and they definitely do exist. You just need to know where to find them.

  Are you looking to conduct a cell phone reverse look up? Perform a FREE preliminary reverse phone number search by visiting http://www.reversecellphonetrace.com to find the information you seek.

  Or visit this cell phone reverse look up overview for more information.

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