Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Finally Www.TomCruise.Com Officially Got Online Now
Www.TomCruise.Com, Tom Cruise's official website, has just been launched minutes ago after a recent vigorous Google Adwords campaign.
In celebration of 27 years of making movies since his breakout performance Risky Business, the site Tom Cruise created is as a "thank you, to you, for sharing the jounery with and to invite you to continue to explore what the future will bring", [but not for spreading the knowledge of Scientology].
Marking the 25 year anniversary celebration, as seen today on the Oprah Winfrey Show, of Tom Cruise's iconic portrayal of a teenager looking for fun at home in Risky Business, TomCruise.com (www.TomCruise.com) today continues the celebration by launching with a world-wide exclusive at 9 a.m. PST; A Tom Cruise career retrospective compilation reel containing movie clips from many of Tom Cruise's movies over the last 25 years and spanning from 1981's Taps to 2007's Lions for Lambs.
Additionally, Tom Cruise fans around the world will find many site exclusives (www.TomCruise.com) including; Tom Cruise News & updates, a definitive Tom Cruise biography, a comprehensive Tom Cruise filmography complete with movie trailers from 27 Tom Cruise films including; Taps, Outsiders, Risky Business, All The Right Moves, Legend, Top Gun, The Color of Money, Cocktail, Rain Man, Born on the 4th of July, Days of Thunder, Far and Away, A Few Good Men, The Firm, Interview with a Vampire, Mission Impossible, Jerry Mcguire, Eyes Wide Shut, Magnolia, Mission Impossible II, Vanilla Sky, Minority Report, The Last Samurai, Collateral, War of the Worlds, Mission Impossible III, and Lions for Lambs, and an image gallery filled with exclusive Tom Cruise pictures.
Also found on the site (www.TomCruise.com), an image from the recent Oprah Winfrey Show and link to Oprah.com.
About TomCruise.com (www.TomCruise.com)
TomCruise.com is the official website for film star and producer Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise has achieved unprecedented success as an actor and producer in a career spanning over two decades. He is a three-time Academy Award nominee and a three-time Golden Globe winner whose films have broken numerous records at the box office. For more information, visit the Tom Cruise Official Website at www.TomCruise.com. source
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Sunday, May 04, 2008
get ready for Tom Cruise Launches TomCruise.com on May 5
Truly speaking, if not read Techcruch's Are You Ready For TomCruise.com? I Sure Am Ready, I would not have known Tom Cruise's official site TomCruise.com will only be launched on May 5. It's interesting to see what the scientologist will put on the site.
as once of the Sponsored Links.
Strangely, doing some simple math, it seems like the site will launch slightly after 9 AM PDT on Monday. Either their clock is a little slow or typical of Cruise, he's doing something weird.
Of course, I was just talking about the timing of the site launch, not whether or not the purpose of the site would be weird.
The domain was first registered in 1996, but not much has been done with it. Administrative contact for the domain, in case you're interested:
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Read more!Wednesday, April 23, 2008
World’s most dangerous bird
I know, it looks like something that came out of an ostrich-impregnated turkey, but it’s actually very dangerous.
According to the Guinness Book of Records, the Cassowaries are the world’s most dangerous birds, capable of dealing fatal blows. They are very unpredictable, aggressive creatures, especially if wounded or cornered. The Cassowary lives in the rain forests of Australia and New Guinea and are actually pretty shy animals if undisturbed, but if you get to close and it thinks you’re a threat you could receive a bone-breaking kick or get sliced by its dagger-like sharp claws. During WWII, soldiers stationed in New Guinea were warned to stay away from these birds, but some of them still became victims.
The Cassowary is also one of the most difficult animals to keep in the Zoo because of the frequent injuries suffered by Zoo keepers that look after them. I like a bird that can take care of itself, but, unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to help it very much against human cruelty and it is on the endangered species list, along with so many others…
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According to the Guinness Book of Records, the Cassowaries are the world’s most dangerous birds, capable of dealing fatal blows. They are very unpredictable, aggressive creatures, especially if wounded or cornered. The Cassowary lives in the rain forests of Australia and New Guinea and are actually pretty shy animals if undisturbed, but if you get to close and it thinks you’re a threat you could receive a bone-breaking kick or get sliced by its dagger-like sharp claws. During WWII, soldiers stationed in New Guinea were warned to stay away from these birds, but some of them still became victims.
The Cassowary is also one of the most difficult animals to keep in the Zoo because of the frequent injuries suffered by Zoo keepers that look after them. I like a bird that can take care of itself, but, unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to help it very much against human cruelty and it is on the endangered species list, along with so many others…
Labels: Internet
Read more!Tuesday, April 22, 2008
world's oldest living tree
Swedish researchers find world's oldest living tree
The world's oldest living tree on record is a nearly 10,000 year-old spruce that has been discovered in central Sweden, Umeaa University said on Thursday.
Researchers had discovered a spruce with genetic material dating back 9,550 years in the Fulu mountain in Dalarna, according to Leif Kullmann, a professor of Physical Geography at the university in northwestern Sweden.
That would mean it had taken root in roughly the year 7,542 BC.
"It was a big surprise because we thought until (now) that this kind of spruce grew much later in those regions," he said.
Scientists had previously believed the world's oldest trees were 4,000 to 5,000 year-old pine trees found in North America.
The new record-breaking tree was discovered in Dalarna in 2004 when Swedish researchers were carrying out a census of tree species in the region, Kullman said.
The tree's genetic material age had been calculated using carbon dating at a laboratory in Miami, Florida.
Spruces, which according to Kullmann offer rich insight into climate change, had long been regarded as relatively newcomers in the Swedish mountain region.
The discovery of the ancient tree had therefore led to "a big change in our way of thinking," he said.
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The world's oldest living tree on record is a nearly 10,000 year-old spruce that has been discovered in central Sweden, Umeaa University said on Thursday.
Researchers had discovered a spruce with genetic material dating back 9,550 years in the Fulu mountain in Dalarna, according to Leif Kullmann, a professor of Physical Geography at the university in northwestern Sweden.
That would mean it had taken root in roughly the year 7,542 BC.
"It was a big surprise because we thought until (now) that this kind of spruce grew much later in those regions," he said.
Scientists had previously believed the world's oldest trees were 4,000 to 5,000 year-old pine trees found in North America.
The new record-breaking tree was discovered in Dalarna in 2004 when Swedish researchers were carrying out a census of tree species in the region, Kullman said.
The tree's genetic material age had been calculated using carbon dating at a laboratory in Miami, Florida.
Spruces, which according to Kullmann offer rich insight into climate change, had long been regarded as relatively newcomers in the Swedish mountain region.
The discovery of the ancient tree had therefore led to "a big change in our way of thinking," he said.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
The Future of Yahoo
Can Yahoo revive its digital dreams?
Analysis
By Tim Weber
Business editor, BBC
Yahoo chief executive Terry Semel has been sidelined, and search engine co-founder Jerry Yang is taking the reins - but can he revitalise the struggling internet giant?
Jerry Yang, Yahoo's new chief executive
Jerry Yang was a student when he co-founded Yahoo
Let's make no bones about it: Yahoo is an internet giant.
The company has an annual turnover of $3.2bn, 12,000 employees and more than 500 million unique users.
Not bad for a venture that started as a small web site run by a couple of undergraduate students at Stanford University, listing cool internet links.
And yet, and yet.
Compared to market leader Google, Yahoo is an also run. They may have similar numbers of staff and audience, but Google towers over Yahoo, with sales that are about 50% higher, and profits that are four times larger.
And that's the reason, why all is not well in Sunnyvale, California, at the headquarters of Yahoo.
The professionals
When Jerry Yang and fellow-student David Filo founded Yahoo 13 years ago, they made all the right moves.
They understood the internet and had all the bright ideas, but got professional managers in to run the operation. That helped Yahoo to both attract investors and grow at a stunning pace.
When the first internet bubble burst, they made what seemed to be the next clever move - hiring Terry Semel, the co-chief executive of old-media giant Warner.
The man understood content, Hollywood, audiences - and was supposed to take Yahoo to the next level.
The hitch
Mr Semel quickly proceeded to turn Yahoo into a media and content company fit for the internet age.
On paper (or the computer screen) it seemed to be a great strategy.
There was just one hitch: Yahoo's problem was not the lack of content.
Terry Semel
Terry Semel tried to turn Yahoo into a media company
Rather, it was the fact that Yahoo failed to focus on its core business: helping web users to find information.
While Mr Semel accumulated content, Yahoo's website got ever more cluttered and difficult to navigate, and the quality of its search engine fell well behind archrival Google.
This is the main reason for Yahoo's underperformance: Google's search results have made Yahoo's endless lists of sorted results somewhat irrelevant.
When Yahoo realised that it had to improve its search, it was too late. Buying several smaller search engines - from Altavista to Inktomi - did little to improve results.
Google, meanwhile, continued to build on its lead by drawing users ever closer into its universe, offering a multitude of tools from e-mail to online word processors, that were always a cut above Yahoo's offerings.
Because Google had realised that it didn't need to create its own output. It does not have to compete with the best the web has to offer as long as its software developers are able to write the algorithms that allow readers to find the content that is highly relevant to their needs.
No wonder people say that they have "googled" something. They don't ask "Did you yahoo today?".
Yahoo's broken business model
Most importantly though, Yahoo failed to match the success of Google's biggest money spinner - paid search advertising.
Next to every Google (or Yahoo or MSN) search, users also get a few sponsored links. Every click on such a link is money in the bank.
Google pursued a clever strategy. It deliberately limited the number of links on offer. What looks like turning down good business does actually result in more click-throughs - and thus more money.
As a result, Yahoo failed to turn its higher number of users and page impressions into equally healthy profits.
Less than a year ago, Yahoo identified the problem, and devised a strategy to fight back.
Code-named "Panama", a new paid link strategy was supposed to trigger the turnaround. But it was delayed, and initially produced mediocre results.
Yahoo says that Panama now beats expectations. That may explain why head of advertising Susan Decker has been promoted to company president.
Going one better
But 13 years after Yahoo was launched, has Jerry Yang learned enough to run the company?
More importantly, has the 38-year-old got the vision and strategy that can give the online media firm the focus it needs to score with its users?
For him, this is not about money. With $2.2bn in the bank, he is deemed to be the world's 432nd richest person.
But in Silicon Valley, money is a measure of success. And the two Google founders, Sergei Bryn and Larry Page, are much much richer - simply by building a better business.
Jerry Yang will be itching to prove that he can go one better than his fellow Stanford alumni.
Analysis
By Tim Weber
Business editor, BBC
Yahoo chief executive Terry Semel has been sidelined, and search engine co-founder Jerry Yang is taking the reins - but can he revitalise the struggling internet giant?
Jerry Yang, Yahoo's new chief executive
Jerry Yang was a student when he co-founded Yahoo
Let's make no bones about it: Yahoo is an internet giant.
The company has an annual turnover of $3.2bn, 12,000 employees and more than 500 million unique users.
Not bad for a venture that started as a small web site run by a couple of undergraduate students at Stanford University, listing cool internet links.
And yet, and yet.
Compared to market leader Google, Yahoo is an also run. They may have similar numbers of staff and audience, but Google towers over Yahoo, with sales that are about 50% higher, and profits that are four times larger.
And that's the reason, why all is not well in Sunnyvale, California, at the headquarters of Yahoo.
The professionals
When Jerry Yang and fellow-student David Filo founded Yahoo 13 years ago, they made all the right moves.
They understood the internet and had all the bright ideas, but got professional managers in to run the operation. That helped Yahoo to both attract investors and grow at a stunning pace.
When the first internet bubble burst, they made what seemed to be the next clever move - hiring Terry Semel, the co-chief executive of old-media giant Warner.
The man understood content, Hollywood, audiences - and was supposed to take Yahoo to the next level.
The hitch
Mr Semel quickly proceeded to turn Yahoo into a media and content company fit for the internet age.
On paper (or the computer screen) it seemed to be a great strategy.
There was just one hitch: Yahoo's problem was not the lack of content.
Terry Semel
Terry Semel tried to turn Yahoo into a media company
Rather, it was the fact that Yahoo failed to focus on its core business: helping web users to find information.
While Mr Semel accumulated content, Yahoo's website got ever more cluttered and difficult to navigate, and the quality of its search engine fell well behind archrival Google.
This is the main reason for Yahoo's underperformance: Google's search results have made Yahoo's endless lists of sorted results somewhat irrelevant.
When Yahoo realised that it had to improve its search, it was too late. Buying several smaller search engines - from Altavista to Inktomi - did little to improve results.
Google, meanwhile, continued to build on its lead by drawing users ever closer into its universe, offering a multitude of tools from e-mail to online word processors, that were always a cut above Yahoo's offerings.
Because Google had realised that it didn't need to create its own output. It does not have to compete with the best the web has to offer as long as its software developers are able to write the algorithms that allow readers to find the content that is highly relevant to their needs.
No wonder people say that they have "googled" something. They don't ask "Did you yahoo today?".
Yahoo's broken business model
Most importantly though, Yahoo failed to match the success of Google's biggest money spinner - paid search advertising.
Next to every Google (or Yahoo or MSN) search, users also get a few sponsored links. Every click on such a link is money in the bank.
Google pursued a clever strategy. It deliberately limited the number of links on offer. What looks like turning down good business does actually result in more click-throughs - and thus more money.
As a result, Yahoo failed to turn its higher number of users and page impressions into equally healthy profits.
Less than a year ago, Yahoo identified the problem, and devised a strategy to fight back.
Code-named "Panama", a new paid link strategy was supposed to trigger the turnaround. But it was delayed, and initially produced mediocre results.
Yahoo says that Panama now beats expectations. That may explain why head of advertising Susan Decker has been promoted to company president.
Going one better
But 13 years after Yahoo was launched, has Jerry Yang learned enough to run the company?
More importantly, has the 38-year-old got the vision and strategy that can give the online media firm the focus it needs to score with its users?
For him, this is not about money. With $2.2bn in the bank, he is deemed to be the world's 432nd richest person.
But in Silicon Valley, money is a measure of success. And the two Google founders, Sergei Bryn and Larry Page, are much much richer - simply by building a better business.
Jerry Yang will be itching to prove that he can go one better than his fellow Stanford alumni.
Labels: Internet
Read more!Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Be careful with ctrl+c
something interesting to share...
We do copy various data by ctrl+c for pasting elsewhere. This copied
data is stored in clipboard and is accessible from the net by a
combination of Javascripts and ASP.Just try this:
1) Copy any text by ctrl+c
2) Click the Link:
http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm
3) You will see the text you copied on the Screen which was
accessed by this web page.Do not keep sensitive data (like passwords, creditcard numbers, PIN
etc.) in the clipboard while surfing the web. It is extremely easy to
extract the text stored in the clipboard to steal your sensitive
information.
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Read more!Sunday, October 01, 2006
Recycled Hairband from China (Beware! it's condom)
These Hairbands are made using used condoms and threads. I wouldn't use them if I were you!
Labels: Internet
Read more!Tuesday, August 22, 2006
September 1752 - Interesting
Have u ever seen the calendar for September 1752???
If you are working in Unix, try this out.
At $ prompt, type: cal 9 1752
Surprised????
See the explanation for what you see.
Isn't the output queer? A month with whole of eleven days missing. This was the time England shifted from Roman Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar, and the king of England ordered those 11 days to be wiped off the face of the month of September of 1752. (What couldn't a King do in those days?!) And yes, the workers worked for 11 days less, but got paid for the entire 30 days. And that's how "Paid Leave" was born.Hail the King!!
If you are working in Unix, try this out.
At $ prompt, type: cal 9 1752
Surprised????
See the explanation for what you see.
Isn't the output queer? A month with whole of eleven days missing. This was the time England shifted from Roman Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar, and the king of England ordered those 11 days to be wiped off the face of the month of September of 1752. (What couldn't a King do in those days?!) And yes, the workers worked for 11 days less, but got paid for the entire 30 days. And that's how "Paid Leave" was born.Hail the King!!
Labels: Internet
Read more!Friday, July 21, 2006
Who invented "CTRL + ALT + DEL"?
Have you ever thought of the person who invented "CTRL + ALT + DEL" key combination? "David Bradley" -- He is the One who spent 1 minute and 23 seconds in writing the source code that rescues the world's PC users for decades.
This extraordinary IBM employee is retiring on Friday after a prolong service of 29 years. His formula forces obstinate computers to restart when they no longer follow other commands. By 1980, Bradley was one of 12 people working to create the debut. The engineers knew they had to design a simple way to restart the computer when it fails to respond the user -- Bradley wrote the code to make it work.
Bradley says. "I did a lot of other things than Ctrl-Alt-Delete, but I'm famous for that one." His fame and success is achieved each time a PC user fails. He commented his relationship with Bill gates by saying " I may have invented it, but Bill gates made it famous by applying my formula when ever any Microsoft's Windows operating system made by him CRASHES, thus I win when ever he looses".
Have you ever thought of the person who invented "CTRL + ALT + DEL" key combination? "David Bradley" -- He is the One who spent 1 minute and 23 seconds in writing the source code that rescues the world's PC users for decades.
This extraordinary IBM employee is retiring on Friday after a prolong service of 29 years. His formula forces obstinate computers to restart when they no longer follow other commands. By 1980, Bradley was one of 12 people working to create the debut. The engineers knew they had to design a simple way to restart the computer when it fails to respond the user -- Bradley wrote the code to make it work.
Bradley says. "I did a lot of other things than Ctrl-Alt-Delete, but I'm famous for that one." His fame and success is achieved each time a PC user fails. He commented his relationship with Bill gates by saying " I may have invented it, but Bill gates made it famous by applying my formula when ever any Microsoft's Windows operating system made by him CRASHES, thus I win when ever he looses".
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