Jetshing's Blog » Archive for January 2010
For a happier marriage, just say ‘we’
If you want a happier marriage, use the magic word: We. “We-ness” is a language that spouses who are better able to resolve conflicts speak, according to new study from the University of California, Berkeley. The other good words are “our” and “us.” Pronouns such as “I,” “me” and “you” are a problem, according to the study. Researchers analyzed 154 middle-aged and older married couples talking about disagreements. The conversations between those who used the “we” words went … Read entire article »
Filed under: Vocabulary
Six Meaningless Claims on Food Labels
Although food labels are supposed to tell us exactly what’s in the food we’re buying, marketers have created a language all their own to make foods sound more healthful than they really are. Today’s “Consumer Ally” column on AOL’s WalletPop site explores misleading food-label lingo, noting that some commonly used phrases have “almost no meaning.” Empty claims like “Made with Natural Goodness,” “Kid Approved” and “Doctor Recommended” have become as common as those with legal definitions. Today, … Read entire article »
Filed under: News and Advice
Google to End Support for IE6
Google will phase out support for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 Web browser starting in March, the company said Friday. “Many other companies have already stopped supporting older browsers like Internet Explorer 6.0 as well as browsers that are not supported by their own manufacturers. We’re also going to begin phasing out our support, starting with Google Docs and Google Sites,” Rajen Sheth, Google Apps senior product manager, wrote in a blog post Friday. The announcement comes … Read entire article »
Filed under: SEO
2011 BMW 535i: Everything you want, except fun
The one thing you can be sure of when you walk out of a BMW news conference is that you’ll have plenty of information. Your head aches from it. Your ears ring with it. Your jaws are sore from swallowing it whole like a snake. I fairly staggered out of the press briefing at a hotel here laden with facts about the company’s latest personal executive sedan, the 2011 BMW 5-series. This numerical disquisition will soon … Read entire article »
Filed under: News and Advice
Top 20 links that have changed the world
1 Blogging blogger.com Blogs – a contraction of “web logs” – are a mouthpiece for the masses. While many of the estimated 200 million on the web are read by a handful of people, others – such as “Girl with a one-track mind” – have won their authors celebrity status. 2 Charity justgiving.com The web is a low-cost way for charities to seek money, while sites such as Just Giving allow hobbyist fundraisers to quickly and easily collect sponsorship. … Read entire article »
Filed under: SEO
Google rolls out ‘Social Search’
‘Social Search’, as the initiative has been called, allows those users who are logged into a Google account, to pull up photos or any information from their friends on their social networks which are relevant to their search query. Until now the initiative has been only been available to try in the company’s Labs site, but Google announced via its blog yesterday that it would now be available via Google.com and was being rolled out to … Read entire article »
Filed under: SEO



