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Lead Story
Dignity Lost: The Blood Price!
By Dr. Haider Mehdi, Oct 26th, 2010,
Kya kiya Khizer ne Sikandar se
Ab kise rahnuma kare koi
Jab tavaqqo hi ath gai Ghalib
Kyooh kassi ka gilla kare koi
What, after all, Khizer (the mythical prophet who is supposed to have known the secret of immortality) did for Alexander (the Greek conqueror who sought immortality)!
Whom should one adopt as one’s guide?
Ghalib! When all expectations have [...]
Features
Worth A Second Look
End of PML-Q»By Umar Tosheeb, Oct 25th, 2010 7 Comments
The recent by-election in NA-61 Chakwal has been relatively unnoticed. The most interesting observation that can be made about this election was the complete absence of PML-Q.
This absence is all the more interesting in the light of 2008 general election. In 2008 election, PML-N candidate beat PML-Q candidate. The PML-Q candidate running from this seat [...]
By Razwan Khan, Oct 24th, 2010 8 Comments
Not a day that some body won’t die from the bullets, bombs and mines of Taliban and their terrorist partners. As we see on daily basis mosques are blown up while Muslims are attending congregational prayers many who die and are wounded among these are children, youths and elderly people. Likewise people are blown up [...]
Lets derail democracy»By Faizi Mughal, Oct 23rd, 2010 4 Comments
I am an ardent lover of democracy, albeit democracy in Pakistan has become a nightmare for the common people. It is because I do believe that democracy is a device that ensures ‘we shall be governed no better than we deserve’. Also democracy is the theory “that common people know what they want and deserve [...]
Pakistan and It’s Future»By Tahir Hameed, Oct 19th, 2010 5 Comments
Pakistan came into being on the 14th of August, 1947. The demarcation of land was done hastily and large swathes of population migrated from areas known as Pakistan to areas that came to be known as India and vice versa. However it was during this migration that millions were butchered and raped on either side. [...]
DMG - MONOLITH EMPIRE OR UNSUNG HEROES?»By Qudrat Ullah, Oct 15th, 2010 10 Comments
Recently concluded shendful campaigning of Punjab chapter of PCS Officers against their more privileged counterpart- the District Management Group or more commonly called the DMG, has opened a new debate in the press about the extraordinary role played by the Civil Service of Pakistan in the national development and political affairs. Different opinions have already [...]
A Meaning Behind Everything»By Dr. Haider Mehdi, Oct 14th, 2010 8 Comments
I sought to find a pattern, a deeper purpose, at the time, the events I am about
to recount seemed random and arbitrary. The reporter in me, you see, insists
there is order in the universe. And my own life attests to this. Besides, to
deny the existence of order means to believe in a [...]
By Rana Usman, Oct 13th, 2010 27 Comments
We Pakistani’s at times are so eager to see the bright side of a coin we neglect to notice that the coin’s edges are black with grime.
I have 20 solid points for which Pakistan doesn’t needs Musharraf.
1. Being a president of Pakistan, he ruined Pakistan by allowing NATO and American forces to launch attacks inside [...]
By Shaukat Masood Zafar, Oct 12th, 2010 6 Comments
Pakistan is facing an extraordinary crisis today in almost every aspect of life. Inefficient state decisions, increasing lawlessness, criminalization of polity, inefficient justice system, crime and political power, serious erosion of legitimacy of authority and extremely tardy is order of the day. It is believed that the root cause behind all this situation is only [...]
The chosen ones»By Mir Adnan Aziz, Oct 11th, 2010 8 Comments
We were blessed to be born free Muslims in a country which the founding fathers coined as Pakistan - the land of the pure. They dreamed of and created a land where they knew each dawn may be a challenge but every dusk would be a goal achieved; unfortunately what we have had since are [...]
Supreme Court is New GHQ»By Fatima Saleem, Oct 10th, 2010 9 Comments
History has witnessed FOUR Marshal Laws in Pakistan. Pakistanis are well aware, what happens when their politicians get too naughty to handle! But, state of affairs have taken a new course lately never seen before in the history of Pakistan. NRO scam, Swiss scandal, row over 18th amendment, clash between judiciary and presidency, but eccentrically [...]
Mystic Matters
Karma»By Mohammad Yusha, Aug 21st, 2010 5 Comments
Karma is the belief that a persons actions in one life determine the quality of his/her life in the next cycle of life.
According to this belief, all the poor and needy people in the world were wretched scoundrels in their previous life. In fact, someone even told me that women were also bad people in [...]
By The Pakistani Spectator, Jul 23rd, 2010 2 Comments
Affecting one out of every four girls, the brutal practice of “breast ironing” is on the rise in the African country of Cameroon. The procedure — which involves the flattening of a young girl’s growing breasts with hot stones, coconut shells and other objects — is considered a way to curb the country’s staggering number [...]
Office Boy Becomes Chartered Accountant, Very Inspirational»By Ghazala Khan, Jul 21st, 2010 4 Comments
SURAT: This diamond city has a Phungsuk Wangdu of the ‘3 Idiots’ fame in 24-year-old office boy, Shailesh Ghule, who has cleared his final CA exams with flying colours.
Unlike Wangdu aka Aamir Khan, Shailesh did not impersonate anyone to pursue his love for studies, but does have the same background. Living in a 12×25 room [...]
By Guest Blogger, May 20th, 2010 8 Comments
I am writing about the black magic and its current situation in the country.
“salam aj moja mara dost na batya ka aj kal ya amel log logo ko bhoot loot rahay hain baat baat par kha data hai ka kala jadu hoha hai app par so ass na moja kaha ka app kuch [...]
By Mohammad Yusha, May 5th, 2010 3 Comments
There is an alarming increase in the number of cases of black magic where relatives are doing it on rich people so that they spend money on them. In some cases, these wretched relatives even go as far as doing black magic so that the relationship of that person and his wife is destroyed. In [...]
Tantar Mantar»By Mohammad Yusha, Apr 24th, 2010 3 Comments
Tantar is black magic using shaitani taweez. A naksh is drawn on a paper that is recognized by shayateen. It is a coded message for them to harm a person in a certain way. The most dangerous stories I have heard are those of people leaving shaitani taweez in a toy and giving it as [...]
Naive people falling prey to Quacks»By Mohammad Yusha, Apr 24th, 2010
In the newspaper, some people advertise saying that they can solve your problems. The question is, how can someone solve your problems if he can’t solve his problems. For example, a lot of them talk about instant riches. If they could actually make it happen then why don’t they make themselves rich?
A girl went to [...]
By Mohammad Yusha, Apr 23rd, 2010 Comments Off
Self proclaimed Godmen inject red colour into a lemon before getting a victim to prey upon. Once they get a victim they tell him/her that if he/she is suffering from black magic, a lemon, once sliced, will bleed. Of course, the red colour in the lemon is seen as blood and naive and gullible people [...]
Talking Photo of Sai Baba»By Mohammad Yusha, Apr 23rd, 2010
A talking photo of Sai Baba was circulated in India as a miracle. It even made the news, and fascinated everyone. The only problem was, it was made using technology.
Please see the original video and the truth behind it.
Sai Baba’s talking photo. Watch video
Truth behind the photo. Watch video
By Mohammad Yusha, Apr 21st, 2010 5 Comments
There is a rumour that a woman wrote to a scholar telling him that she went for Hajj but couldn’t see the Holy Kaaba. She only saw people walking in a circle around something invisible. The scholar replied by asking her if she had indulged in a sin that she would consider grave and heinous. [...]
Misc
Unlawful Admission Policy of Bolan Medical College»By Guest Blogger, Oct 25th, 2010
It is to bring in your notice that Bolan Medical College Quetta is the only medical college of balochistan which is supposed to foster a great standard of medical education for the students of the province so that they can serve the nation tomorrow as sincere and able doctors.
Unfortunately, since the inception of BMC in [...]
By Amna Gilani, Oct 25th, 2010
First a news from the media:
In Osta Muhammad, a groom killed his bride on first night of marriage. After the traditions of marriage ended, the groom said farewell to his friends, went into the bride’s room, and then after 30 minutes, people heard gunfire from inside the groom-bride room, and then groom came out, announced [...]
By Amna Gilani, Oct 23rd, 2010 3 Comments
Marriage is not all about sex, so that makes the intercourse on the first night a secondary issue. Contrary to the common belief, the girls are not really looking forward to sex on the first night, rather they remain more anxious as how their life partner would turn out on his first impression.
Yes, in Pakistan [...]
By Sharafat, Oct 22nd, 2010
Selling and buying the prize bonds in Pakistan is a very serious affair and quite popular among the middle and upper middle class. Its the most safest way to investment and also the risk free. I have seen people getting so much rich so rapidly due to the prize money, but that is pure luck, [...]
Mehwish Hayat Sex Scandal Pictures and Videos on Youtube Scam»By Sharafat, Oct 18th, 2010 5 Comments
Pakistan’s sexiest actress, Mehwish Hayat is in the media limelight these days, as her pics and movies are circulating on the Internet. Mehwish Hayat Hayat is a beautiful and talented in fashion modeling, She is very smart and attractive Asian Top hot bold model and actress.
Mehwish Hayat is one of the most beautiful, [...]
By Guest Blogger, Oct 17th, 2010 1 Comment
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) achieved democracy after great sacrifices and will continue on the democratic path with dignity, PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday.
“The PPP is a mature party and will move forward on the path of democracy through a policy of dialogue. It sacrificed the life of its leader to reach [...]
By Guest Blogger, Oct 16th, 2010
On the occasion of the 75th birthday of Dr. Siller Siller, I on my own behalf and on the behalf of all friends of Thatta Kedona, take this opportunity to thank her heartily for her exemplary and untiring efforts towards the cause.
Happy Birthday to Dr. Senta Maria Anna Siller – the honorable Mother of Dolls [...]
By Tazeen, Oct 16th, 2010
The virus is contracted from the bite of a striped Aedes aegypti mosquito that has previously bitten an infected person. The mosquito flourishes during rainy seasons but can breed in water-filled flower pots, plastic bags, and cans year-round. One mosquito bite can inflict the disease.
The virus is not contagious and cannot be spread directly from [...]
By Tazeen, Oct 16th, 2010
Dengue fever (pronounced UK: /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ/, US: /ˈdɛŋɡiː/) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are acute febrile diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, which occur in the tropics, can be life-threatening, and are caused by four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae.[1] It is also known as breakbone fever, since it can be extremely painful. [...]
Dengue Fever in Lahore and Karachi»By Tazeen, Oct 16th, 2010
Dengue is associated with poorer tropical third world countries. Leaders in Thailand warned his countrymen of the dengue epidemic that took the lives of six Thais and infected 6000 more. the Cambodian government felt it only right to focus on prevention instead of a cure. Cambodia has one of the most [...]
Politics
The alliance of desperation between PPP and PML-Q»By Umar Tosheeb, Oct 26th, 2010
The alliance between PML-Q and PPP is not a done deal at the moment, but if it does work out, it will be a strange one for several reasons.
First of all, and there is absolutely no doubt about it, this alliance will be for PML-Q to have some share in current PPP government, and in [...]
By A Khokar, Oct 26th, 2010 1 Comment
General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani as a head of Pak Army may be seen—a man who is also keeping an eye and a check on the President Zardari and his government on misuse of power and state resources but; both the figures (Zardari and Kayani) when ever are called upon in their master’s (US) chattel– to [...]
Seeking Advantage from Floods-2010»By I A Pansohta, Oct 26th, 2010
WHILE the worst-ever monsoon floods-2010 that displaced 21 million people and left the frontline US-ally in the lurch against al-Qaeda, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is escalating the frequency of suicide bombings all across Pakistan. During the holy month of Ramadan when hostilities against each other are temporarily suspended, the spate of suicide bombings is casting [...]
PML-Q Bought By Babar Awan»By Salman Mugsi, Oct 25th, 2010 1 Comment
Have you forgotten the following statements from Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi:
“Benazir has no character, she is the security risk for Pakistan.”
“Benazir and Zardari are the most corrupt person of Pakistan.”
“PPP is the party which is responsible for the break up of Pakistan”
and many many more.
Now that Pervaiz Elahi is sitting with PPP and is all set [...]
By Tazeen, Oct 25th, 2010
he death toll in a powerful explosion at Dargah Hazrat Baba Farid Ganjshakar here today, mounted to six, Geo News reported Monday.
According to the Rescue sources, the blast occurred after Fajr prayer at the eastern gate of the shrine that killed at least five people on the spot and injured several [...]
By Gul Raiz, Oct 25th, 2010
One honestly and wistfully hopes that this time the judiciary doesn’t just quit the target killer of Karachi, the Maqboola. Such criminals threaten the judiciary and then get bail from the courts and then start their activities again. Such criminals enjoy the patronage of the political forces and they work as hired hands.
Now I don’t [...]
By Umer Toor, Oct 25th, 2010 1 Comment
Even the judiciary has come to understand that there is nothing they could do to subjugate the mandate of the people, and they have to accept the supremacy of the parliament. Now its turn of media to understand their limits and to know that they are just another pillar of the state, but not above [...]
PPP Discriminating Punjab To Save Vote bank in Sindh»By Rohail Butt, Oct 25th, 2010 2 Comments
Punjab is the biggest province of Pakistan in terms of population. Where Karachi is the heartbeat of Pakistan’s economy, because it pumps up the raw material from ports, the Punjab is the nerve center where this raw material is converted into the goods and then supplied throughout the country and abroad. Pakistan’s whole export sector’s [...]
Technology
PTCL EVO Problem: The ppp link protocol was terminated»By Zeeshan Khan, Oct 26th, 2010
In the middle of the Internet usage through PTCL EVO wireless, you may receive the error “The ppp link protocol was terminated”, and then you would be at loss as what to do. This error happens when your balance is uptodate and you have paid your bills and recharged your EVO.
As is expected from the [...]
By Guest Blogger, Oct 23rd, 2010 1 Comment
As per latest news the Russian Telecom giant VimpelCom Ltd (through its sister concern Weather), has purchased 51.7% controlling shares of Orascom Telecom, that operates the biggest cellular company, Mobilink in Pakistan.
It is even more shocking that principal of another big cellular operator of Pakistan, Telenor has 30% stakes in the VimpleCom Ltd of Russia.
The [...]
By Sumaira Bajwa, Oct 21st, 2010
For years, Microsoft’s mobile OS was plagued with a reputation of being, for want of a better word, stuffy. As competing smartphone platforms rocketed past it in both popularity and functionality, Windows Mobile 6 fell further and further into a realm of obscurity, damned by a shoddy interface, a painfully bad touchscreen keyboard, and a [...]
Martin Aircraft’s commercial jetpack looks to take flight»By Sumaira Bajwa, Oct 5th, 2010
The Martin jetpack, a commercially developed jetpack, may soon be heading to a sky near you.
It is about time man flew among the birds – alone. We may not have the homes on the moon, or the flying cars that our totally reasonable childhood imaginations ensured us would be waiting for us when we grew [...]
By Zeenat Rehman, Sep 22nd, 2010 3 Comments
After some other options ike witribe, evo and some others, there is now Qubee with its USB. They look good, but they are making the same mistake, rather blunder in their start. Their coverage is very limited, and they dont seem to be aggressive enough. If they want to survive, they must venture out to [...]
Difference Between Exadata and Exalogic»By Guest Blogger, Sep 20th, 2010
Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud is the world’s first and only integrated middleware machine—a combined hardware and software offering designed to revolutionize data center consolidation. Enterprises can bring together tens, hundreds, or even thousands of disparate, mission-critical, performance-sensitive workloads on Oracle Exalogic with maximum reliability, availability, and security. Oracle Exalogic’s unique high-bandwidth, low-latency interconnect fabric means [...]
Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud»By Sumaira Bajwa, Sep 20th, 2010 1 Comment
Stay tuned here for Pythian commentary on the Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud, as soon as it has been announced!
So on our way from the Exadata Partner Briefing session to Moscone West, we went down to the tunnels by the keynote halls, and we saw some new branding that we had not yet seen.
A bit of [...]
By Shayan Khan, Sep 4th, 2010
Search engine for the Official Oracle documentation. Use these choices to find the most popular reference information: List of books, including PDF for printing. SQL and PL/SQL syntax and examples. Enter an error message number: Tips: You can search for any kind of error, not just those that begin with ‘ORA-’. If you do not [...]
Interviews
An interview with Pedro Cayuqueo»By Justin Podur, Oct 21st, 2010
Pedro Cayuqueo is a Mapuche journalist who has worked for a number of
newspapers and outlets. He is a founding director of Azkintuwe
(azkintuwe.org), “the newspaper of Mapuche country”. The country
encompasses part of Argentina and Chile: the newspaper, the important
political issues affecting the Mapuche. From July until October, 38
Mapuche activists were on hunger strike in Chilean prisons [...]
By Justin Podur, Oct 21st, 2010
Pedro Cayuqueo is a Mapuche journalist who has worked for a number of
newspapers and outlets. He is a founding director of Azkintuwe
(azkintuwe.org), “the newspaper of Mapuche country”. The country
encompasses part of Argentina and Chile: the newspaper, the important
political issues affecting the Mapuche. From July until October, 38
Mapuche activists were on hunger strike in Chilean prisons [...]
By The Pakistani Spectator, Jul 31st, 2010 19 Comments
Abhimanyu Sarkar who blogs under the pseudonym ‘Wandering Gypsy’, is considered to be one of the greatest young and budding Indian poets of our times & a leading authority in the field of experimental poetry and various styles of poetry. He has written poetry since he was a child and has more than 200 award-winning [...]
Interview of Singer Ali Zafar, Pictures and Profile»By Guest Blogger, Jul 7th, 2010 6 Comments
Pakistan singer Zafar Ali, who is making his debut as a leading man with Tere Bin Laden, tells Jyothi Venkatesh that whatever he has achieved till now has been only due to talent and nothing else and asserts that he has not ever been subjected to the syndrome of the casting couch here or in [...]
Interview with Bloggers of News That Matters Not»By The Pakistani Spectator, Jul 4th, 2010
“News That Matters Not” is an emerging weblog, and it’s all about Political, social and celebrity satire through humorous fake news stories. You can visit News That Matters Not here.
It’s team members are:
Tanay Sukumar is an 18-year-old engineering student from New Delhi. He loves writing, blogging, cricket, networking, etc.
Sugandha is an engineering student from New [...]
By The Pakistani Spectator, Jun 29th, 2010 5 Comments
Tariq Hyder is a seasoned blogger from Chennai, India. He blogs under the pseudonym - WebSnacker - an absolute mixed bag on Music, Cinema, Humor, and Satire coupled with slice of life vignettes and incisive commentary on relationships, environment, business and society.
Tariq is a Non-Conformist Entrepreneur doing his own thing for the past 10 years [...]
By Dr. Masood Raja, May 22nd, 2010
Interview contributed by Maggie Ronkin, Georgetown University
Q1. Could you share a brief history of the kind of work you did before joining the Akhter Hameed Khan Resource Center?
In 1968, I joined the struggle for social change in Pakistan as a campus activist at Punjab University, Lahore. I hailed from an extremely conservative religious family in [...]
By The Pakistani Spectator, Apr 29th, 2010 7 Comments
Would you please tell us something about you and your site?
1) I am a Home-maker from India. I am passionate about shayris, ghazals and poems (Mostly in Hindi and Gujarati). My site is all about my thoughts on love, life and general worldly affairs that I have penned down in the [...]
Politics (Urdu)
Javed Leghari, Chairman HEC, New Dariling of Media»By Tazeen, Jul 18th, 2010 3 Comments
The Chairman of the Higher Education Commission, Prof Javed Leghari has become the darling of media these days as he is the man who is going to decide about the status of the degrees of the parliamentarians. Javed Leghari is a poor sacrificial goat, who is ready to be sacrificed on the altar of war [...]
From the Dark Continent»By Tariq, Jul 11th, 2010 3 Comments
An eye opening article in tabular pictoral form illustrating as what the is the ration of the AIDS in the African continent which is badly hit and needs immediate attention of the world.
I Predicted This Before…»By Naveed Baloch, Feb 19th, 2010 3 Comments
Sacha Kon»
By Hamid Raza, Feb 13th, 2010 4 Comments
We Haven’t Lost Yet»
By Faraz Beg, Feb 10th, 2010 2 Comments
A story written by a friend of mine… Really gives hope in these turbulent times!
Qari Hussain and Suicide Bombers»By Guest Blogger, Feb 4th, 2010
By Rahimullah Yousufzai in Jang
Reason of suicide attacks - retaliation of abuse by the oppressed»By Bilal Sulehri, Nov 3rd, 2009 4 Comments
Courtesy: Express News
From Free Mason to Blackwater to Xe Services»By Guest Blogger, Sep 30th, 2009 2 Comments
Courtesy: Jang
Entertainment
Winner of Chhote Ustaad, Rouhan-Akansha»By Sharafat, Oct 11th, 2010 1 Comment
Pakistan’s Rouhan Abbas and India’s Akansha Sharma were Sunday night declared the winners of Geo TVs’ singing reality show “Chhote Ustaad-Do Deshon Ki Ek Awaaz”.
The combination of Akansha, 13, from Amritsar and Rouhan, also 13, from Lahore beat other two finalist pairs Rishabh Chaturvedi-Farrukh Ali Moon and Sayantan Paul-Ahsan Ali to walk away with the [...]
By Sharafat, Oct 10th, 2010 9 Comments
The marriage ceremony took place in Nawan Kali with zeal and zest which was attended by close relatives. The secret that the bride was Umers choice was revealed by grooms brother Mairaj Gul in the ceremony. The ceremony truly represented Pukhtoon traditions and the function was made memorable by dances of fans and close [...]
azmealishan.com by Atif Aslam and Strings for Azme Pakistan»By Haris Hashmi, Oct 9th, 2010
The Azme Alishan pledge is simple: it’s to affirm amongst ourselves and send a message to the world that we will define our own future as a people and a nation.
Through a series of public events and activities planned throughout 2010, the campaign aims to:
Celebrate the real Pakistani identity and culture; our shared values of [...]
By amicus, Oct 9th, 2010 2 Comments
Life is like having a cup of coffee.. You sit by the window,
lift the cup,
take a careless sip and find no sugar…
Too lazy to go for the sugar,
you somehow manage with that sugar less cup..
On finishing, you discover undissolved sugar crystals settled at the bottom..
Thats how life is..!!
We do not make any effort to value [...]
By Shayan Khan, Oct 8th, 2010
In a strange move yet again, the Pakistan cricket board has picked a player from debris and have made him the captain. The person who doesn’t even deserve a place in the team, who has been tested time and again and failed every time is now the captain of the Pakistan for the South Africa [...]
Telenor’s Identity Crisis»By Guest Blogger, Oct 4th, 2010 2 Comments
Now Brand’s power has always been a derivative of from the goodwill and name recognition it has earned over time. It is established only after a company has outsmarted its rivals due to competitive rates and quality of service. It translates into higher sales volume and higher profit margins against rival [...]
Azra Riaz Ghazals Download on Youtube»By Sharafat, Oct 1st, 2010 2 Comments
Azra Riaz is Pakistani female singer. She is very popular ghazal singer. Azra Riaz is so perfect, so melodious and always in sur, that anybody listening to her is bound to be inspired by her.she used to work hard on her riaz and the taans. Her inclination was more towards Ghazal than [...]
10 Tips From Gretchen Rubin on How to Be Happy At Work»By Guest Blogger, Oct 1st, 2010 1 Comment
Being happy at work depends mostly on how much you like your job. But before you start looking for new employment, try implementing several of these smaller steps—they can boost your happiness as well.
1. Indulge in a modest splurge. For example, consider whether there are ways to spend money that [...]
Make Money With Blogging
5 Techniques to Make Your Next Post Unforgettable»By Saleem Awan, Oct 21st, 2010
Reading a blog post should be like sinking your teeth into an ice cream cone in the middle of August.
Or the moment just before you plummet 2,000 feet in a roller coaster.
“Canobie’s Corkscrew” by flatluigi
Let’s face it: blogs posts always have been, and always will be, a diversion from the mundaneness of life. No matter [...]
By Saleem Awan, Aug 10th, 2010
There is no magic involved here; but just intelligent blogging and smart placement with a touch of aggressive marketing and you are well on your way to become a blogger who wins his or her bread from the blogs.
Monetize. The aim here is to get more revenue out of each page. There are various [...]
Aura Around Blog»By Saleem Awan, Aug 9th, 2010
Your personality is the key as how you go about and score in your life. In the digital world of blogging, your overall personality gets scintillate through your blogs. Its not just about writing, its about everything.
The words, colors, fonts, placement, theme, ads, freshness, comments, feedback and your presence and the changes all reflect the [...]
By Saleem Awan, Aug 8th, 2010
You cannot have one size fit for all blog. You have to be passionate and considerate about your visitors and readers. You should choose a niche and then build a community around it.
As a blogger and a writer, you have to face the challenge of getting people to consume what you’re offering, be it free [...]
By Saleem Awan, Aug 7th, 2010
etting users engaged with your content can result with a sale, subscription, bookmark and return visit. One of best ways to increase reader engagement is to make sure that your site architecture interlinks related content and displays them in a way which encourages the user to click around. If the first article doesn’t result in [...]
Slave To Master Blogs»By Saleem Awan, Aug 6th, 2010
Create websites to answer specific search queries or deal with specific topics. Then use them to generate leads or send traffic to your home base.
Here are some elements which I think would really make these mini-sites work:
1. Single-issue. Deal with too many topics or questions and your webpage will lose its immediacy. It also makes [...]
By Saleem Awan, Aug 5th, 2010
The power of written word cannot be underestimated. Regardless of medium, words are the most powerful thing in this world. They make and break the lives.
The skill of writing is not only inherent, but it can also be developed and polished. Veteran writers say that, the world class writer is that who rewrites. That is [...]
By Saleem Awan, Aug 4th, 2010 1 Comment
Viral marketing is the process of using peer-to-peer communications in order to rapidly spread information about a brand or message. The term ‘viral’ stems from the concept of a ‘virus’, a self-perpetuating phenomenon which infects whatever it comes in contact with, spreading itself in an expanding outward arc. Your message is the virus. The carriers [...]
