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September 21, 2011

Why Safety Glow Sticks are Excellent Sources for Emergencies

Filed under: Technology — Tags: — Winson @ 8:15 AM

Emergency is a situation in which everything seems to be unavailable and when everybody are in a confused state. If it happens during the day time its not a big problem. But when it comes to night time the situations becomes even worse due to the lack of electricity. There are many other major alternatives for electricity like the flashlights and other things which will use other sources of energy like the batteries. But now safety sticks are found to be more efficient than the existing ones for many reasons. Let us see what they are.

  • The size and weight of the glow sticks make them comfortable tools to carry to any place with out much effort. If we carry a couple of them also it is very easy as they do not occupy much space and are of light weight.
  • Moreover these sticks are much safer. They are not fragile and in case of LED glow sticks it is much more easy as they avoid the fear of breaking and leaking of chemicals as we generally find in other chemical glow sticks.
  • They are wind proof, water proof, flame resistant and hence are safe in any severe climatic conditions and hazardous areas. They can be taken underwater and are also more functional in the situations after natural calamities.
  • Besides all these, they are the most inexpensive things when compared to all the other alternatives of light. They have a longer shelf life and are much functional and work continuously for a minimum of 8-12 hours with out any interruption.
  • The light emitted by these safety sticks is enough to light up the particular space and hence avoids the wastage of unnecessary energy.

The above said benefits make clear the fact that glows ticks are efficient lighting tools in case of emergency situations.

September 14, 2011

Social Media Marketing Helps Increase Customers and Revenues

Filed under: Business — Tags: , — Winson @ 7:43 AM

Gone are the days when businesses used traditional marketing supplements for promoting the products and services. The rise of Internet usage trends has enhanced the mode of marketing by various businesses. Social media has become one of the most effective marketing tools for businesses these days. It is found that social media marketing helps in bringing up new revenues and customers.

The social networking advertising revenues were estimated to reach $5.97 billion in 2011 as per the eMarketer. This is estimated to be a 71.6% increase over 2010. These estimates did not include money spent by the companies on developing their presence on social networks or hiring staff to manage them.

A survey conducted by Regus, revealed that companies operating in the developed markets had a great impact of social networks. It was found that 47% of the businesses worldwide used social networks for customer acquisition in 2011. However, in 2010, the social media marketing was used by only 40% of them throughout the world. Among the different countries studied, it was found that China ranked first in the use of social networks for customer acquisition. In China alone, 65% of the businesses are estimated to use social media in 2011. This is expected as a great growth with only 44% of the businesses using social networks in 2010.

Countries like India, US and UK are only next to China in using social media for customer acquisition. The social networks are estimated to be used by 43% of businesses in the US in 2011. However, only 33% of the businesses used them in 2010 for customer acquisition. However, it was found that the impact of social networks was more for companies operating in the developed markets.

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September 10, 2011

Spending on Internet Advertisement in USA

Filed under: Business — Tags: — Winson @ 7:43 AM

The increase in the internet advertisement shows that it is bringing sales to the company and we can see that many companies are investing more on internet advertisement.

The people are spending more time online, which is making the marketers to attract more number of customers. Experts says that, consumers are shifting more of their time to the digital media, so the marketers should take the opportunity to reach your target audience through the Internet.
IAB experts say that the interactive marketing deliver a good brand building experience with advantage over the traditional form of display box.
IAB has estimated that the Internet Advertising revenues to hit $7.3 Billion in first quarter in 2011, and there has been increase in the internet advertisement revenue compared to last year.
According to officials from Google, the online display market could quickly become a $200 billion ad business in next 10 years. Experts estimated that, video usage in online advertising to increase by 45% in 2011.

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September 7, 2011

Know about Millimeter-Sized Computer

Filed under: Technology — Tags: — Winson @ 8:20 AM

A team of engineers and scientists at the university of Michigan has made a world’s smallest computer whose size is just one millimeter, it is a solar powered device and it is designed to go easily in to the human eye.

According to engineers of Michigan, it includes an ultra low power microprocessor, mini battery, a solar cell and little memory with wireless chip. Once the device is implanted in the human eye it would work as a remedy for glaucoma, which is a disease that causes damage to optic nerves due to the pressure from the eye and it can lead to permanent blindness. It is difficult to monitor.

According to the information, it can measure the eye pressure for every 15 minutes and it stores the information. It can be kept charged for 1.5 hours from natural sunlight or 10 hours from indoor light. The device consumes 5.3 nanowatts power. We can shut down it when we are not using. The components in the computer work even with low power and fit on the chip easily.

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September 1, 2011

Laser Marking System Now in Manufacturing Industries

Filed under: Technology — Tags: — Winson @ 8:18 AM

Laser marking is a method of using laser to engrave or mark on the object. Laser marking system result in permanent marking on the object. This is an innovative and advanced technique and is used mostly in manufacturing industries. Laser engrave system’s main advantage is there is no need to replace the bit heads at regular intervals of time. These systems are available in wide range which is useful to many industries like plastic and metal and other manufacturing industries.

These systems are more reliable and more environmental friendly. This system works fast and easy providing high quality results. The laser system can be used to engrave on all the surfaces like stainless steel, gold, silver, platinum, aluminum and many others. In commercial products manufacturing industries laser system is used for producing quality products that can be molded easily in to a shape and can be easily marked.

The process of engraving includes engraving, modifying and prototyping testing. It is highly penetrating through all metal surfaces, hence it is easy to engrave all metal surfaces with in a short period of time. Many industries are using the laser engraving system in their production process for quality output. Industries are getting more benefits by using laser engraving system.

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