While the traditional applications on Facebook have been creating a huge uproar and have managed to find out traditional users, there is still a lot of scope for improvement.

Take for example the case of sales and purchase. If I were to buy or sell a car there is still no real solution for me on the world’s most popular social networking site. It is for situations like these that we have traditional portals which allows us to buy new/old cars as well as figure out deals on hot cars.

One such example is that of London based Perrys which was launched in 1908 with one site in London and has grown and survived two World Wars, market downturns and the birth of the Internet. Over its 100 years of trading, Perrys has grown immensely and today it represent top most motor brands and dealership across United Kingdom.

If you go to their website, you will find out that you can located New Cars, Used Cars, Vans, check out some of the hottest deals and even study in detail about financing options etc. Today we are going to talk about a particular category of new car Peugeot. Perrys is a renowned Peugeot Dealer. Once you follow the link for Peugeot cars, you would figure out that you can browse all the Peugeot cars by model or even body type. Some of the popular models available on display are Peugeot 308 and Peugeot 107.

In finance also Perrys helps the agencies by enabling them to create customized financing packages which are best suited to fit the requirements of their customers and these vary on a case-2-case basis. Not only that, Perry ensures that people who are having issues with finance they also get assistance. Looking at it from the consumers’ side Perrys is well aware about the issues people can face while obtaining finance due to credit problems. Perrys ensures that if customers have been refused credit in the past they could apply through their portal.

Perry motor sales limited is based in Brackmills, Northampton, NN4 7YJ. Their prompt customer service is more than happy to respond, so if you have a question feel free to ask them and they’ll be happy to respond.

Now you can make your Facebook browsing experience more enriching ! You can buy whole lot of accessories for your laptop/notebook. All you need to is go to http://www.gearzap.com/ and check out your favorite accessory.

These accessories vary according to your needs. There is really a whole lot to choose from. You can buy Netbook Cases, ZeroShock Cases, headsets, headphones, skins, gadgets and memory card readers.

Another special word for their collection of laptop bags. We would say it is one of the most diversified and the widest collection that is available. Very recently GearZap has just launched a new inflatable netbook bag from Sushi. In addition, there have been other launches like pink netbook cases and pink netbook bags.  Offcourse, they still provide you the traditional ones and these are always very handy for the traditional office-goers.

For more details you can also check out their blog http://www.gearzap.com/blog/ It provided all the details about the variety of bags. In addition, it also keeps you updated about the different kinds of laptops that are available on offer.

Overall the website is well structured in terms of the design aspect. The users need to sign-up in order to make purchases. They can add items to their basket and added items are reflected in the shopping cart.

One important aspect: If you are living outside, Europe you cannot place an order. Currently, GearZap does not invite purchases from outside of the European Union (EU); and therefore all transactions will be subject to UK VAT. They have clearly stated that the website visitors are advised not to place orders with a shipping destination outside of the EU.

Gearzap also has a contact form through which you can get in touch with them. The popular brands that are available on offer are Belkin, Beez and Cool Bananas. They have Cool Bananas Cases and Pakuma Bags

In today’s fast-paced technology world, we are also looking for trendy and fashionable products that make our offline lives a little better. Once such example is that of Glow products or more appropriately glow sticks.

So what exactly is a Glow Stick?

As Wikipedia says, a glow stick is a single-use translucent plastic tube containing isolated substances which when combined are capable of producing light through a chemical reaction-induced chemoluminescence which does not require an electrical power source.

Where are they used?

Glow-sticks are used for a variety of purposes ranging from security to entertainment.

As an example they have extensive usage in the dancing and entertainment concerts.  Then they are also used by the military troops, campers and hikers. In addition, they are also used for activities like night diving. Not to forget that children enjoy these glow sticks as nice toys and enjoy playing around with them during night.

At a global level the concept of glow sticks usage is fast catching up.

Where can you grab them?

A nice starting point to get hold of glow sticks is glowhouse.com. They have a whole range of glow sticks which you can buy according to your needs.
The beauty is that you can buy single pieces or bulk, and the site delivers it on the next day to your doorstep.

If you are just starting out we’d recommend you to try out the 6 Inch individually wrapped deluxe glow sticks. These fine pieces  are the most popular glow sticks on the market. They are the brightest glow sticks money can buy and run for around 12 hours and guarantee you light for upto 3 days. The dimensions are approx. 6 inches length with a thickness of 15mm. Needless to say both the glow sticks and the transactions made on the website are more than 100% safe and secure.

So what are you waiting for? Give glow sticks a shot right now

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What seemed liked a dream will become a reality from June 13th onwards.

Facebook has announced custom username bearing URLs on first-come-first-served basis for its users June 13 onwards.

There has been active work by Facebook on the manner in which users have been accessing their account. Last month, Facebook announced to use OpenID as single sign option for the users which got mixed reaction from the users as well as the blogosphere.

To sign-up, users need to http://www.facebook.com/username and get their favorite usernames for their Facebook Profile. So now we won’t see any random id numbers. So your facebook profile url will be something like http://www.facebook.com/facebookblogged.

For users, it will be quite easy to identify and remember the profile pages of other users.

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Skycore LLC has launched a mobile messaging and scheduling application built on Facebook Platform. With the help of this application the Skycore’s Mobile Organizer offers Facebook users free texting (SMS) to friends, an MMS Greeting Card Store to send mobile multimedia greetings, a calendar for scheduling text reminders for birthdays & events and the private exchange and storing of friends’ mobile phone numbers. This makes the users to communicate more easily.

It is really bringing the users on the Facebook more close and therefore making their bond stronger. This is really making the life of the users easy. The combination of multimedia content with the online calendar and messaging tools which enables the Facebook users can use them and enjoy talking to their friends. The MMS Greeting card contains the multimedia greetings for birthdays, holidays, entertainment, love and relationships.

Each greeting can be personalized with text and sent immediately to the phones of friends and loved ones or scheduled for future delivery. They cost $0.99 each and are billed on the sender’s monthly mobile phone bill. Sending the first two mobile greeting cards free for users to try the service and experience that. The app can even help users restore phone numbers to their new phone. Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected and this application is really helping the users to stay connected.

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Facebook had announced it was working on a redesign earlier this year. In May, an idea of the redesigned was released to developers. But surely, now it’s easier to understand what’s going on with the people you have been linked to. The three main features called filters, stream and publisher makes it lot easier to use and user friendly. Filters make sure that the user stay updated on what the friends they are linked are posting.

The user can also create their own filters using Friend Lists. The user can also filter by applications, like Photos, videos etc. The other attraction is called stream. The stream shows the user all the posts from his friends in real-time. This keeps them up to date on everything that’s happening. User can also control who appears there. Next is Publisher. By using this user can publish his status, photos, notes and more into the stream. Posts show up both in the user’s profile, and on his friends’ home pages. The publisher lets the user to share his thoughts and content like photos and notes into the stream. The user can have one stream on the Wall on the profile, and one stream on the home page that represents the on-going, flowing conversation between him and his friends.

The focus seems to be on getting the information in real time, the ability to easily filter the information displayed, and making it easier to post links, photos and videos. The other changes in the redesign are like new menu Bar, mini-Feed and wall are now under the wall tab, a new “Bio” box, complete rearrangement of tabs for user’s wall, info, photos, and apps, Facebook Apps are now found in the “Boxes” tab, users can add extra tabs and user can user his webcam to take a photo or record a video to add to his collection or post on the Wall of his friends or relatives.

Image via WikipediaSocial Chat application connects the user to a server. This server provides the user the group of people in a room. This is a good way to connect different people of different communities and different ideology. KickApps, which powers facebook, provides Userplane to enable their users to add chat and instant messaging. Users of facebook can access chat and IM.  Users can enable the functionality from the affiliate center by checking the Chat/IM box.

Chat then appears in the top navigation. The IM pops up. Extending the Facebook platform, Social.IM turns user’s Facebook friends, colleagues and acquaintances into IM contacts on the desktop. Social.IM today announced that it has gained significant traction with the Facebook community in just one month since its initial beta launch.

Social.IM users are highly engaged, with over half using the product every day, and have exchanged over one million messages since launch. The growth in Social.IM members and conversations can be attributed to strong member word-of-mouth about the application and its software availability for Windows, Mac, and Linux users. In its growing popularity, Facebook is a constant in the lives of users and their friends, irrespective of what e-mail, or IM, service you use. But the Facebook experience is still not real-time. It is still a series of back and forth interactions, rather than an ongoing conversation. Social.IM changes all of that by bringing Facebook to the desktop for an always-on connection to your Facebook world.

The new Facebook friends are automatically integrated into your Social.IM buddy list. It is also capable of identifying when the Facebook friends are available, busy or offline. The users are also notified when they get new pokes, friend requests, or messages and when their friends update their status or write on the user’s wall. This makes the things much easier for the users.

Image via WikipediaThe hottest news of this month is that the cyber thieves are stealing the account entry details from users before selling them on to gangs behind online fraud who in turn send viruses to other computer users.These gangs send “spam” messages on to millions of other computer  users, urging people to click on false video or photo links. By clicking on the links, people’s computers become infected with spyware viruses that can track keystrokes and copy details such as passwords to online bank accounts. Other profiles being sought by the gangs include login details for MySpace and internet phone company Skype. Hackers are stealing Facebook log-ins and profiles and selling them on to criminal gangs for just 89p each, a report has revealed.

The infected accounts can then be used to to send spam messages - usually disguised as links to video clips or photos from family and friends - on to millions of other users. Log-ins for MySpace, Skype and online computer games are also sold on to gangs for £1 a time, according to research by security experts Trend Micro. A set of credit card details is sold for £25 while internet banking log-ons cost £35 each. The scam works by a victim clicking on a spam link that appears to be coming from one of their Facebook friends or someone in their address book which lodges spyware in their machine. This then records all the information, including passwords, when they log in to various sites.The passwords can then be sent on to money-laundering gangs who use them to infiltrate users’ bank accounts.
Computer security firm McAfee revealed that Facebook users were being hit by a virus called ‘Koobface’ which seeks out sensitive details such as credit card numbers.Koobface spreads by sending notes to friends of someone whose PC has been infected.

The messages, with subject headers like, ‘You look just awesome in this new movie,’ direct recipients to a website where they are asked to download what it claims is an update of Adobe Systems Inc’s Flash player. If the users download the software, users end up with an infected computer, which then takes users to contaminated sites when they try to use search engines from Google, Yahoo, MSN and Live.com, according McAfee.So this is a request to the users and members to delete contaminated e-mails and has posted directions at www.facebook.com/security on how to clean infected computers.

Image via Wikipedia‘GazoPa book’ has launched a new ‘Facebook‘ Application that enables users to search for images both inside Facebook and on the web similar to their profile photo and photos at their albums.

Users do not always tag their images at their albums and there is no way for other users to search for images without tags. But since GazoPa can search for images without tags by using image features such as color and a shape, users can look for similar images easily.

This app enables users to connect to other users who have similar images with them. The more users participate in this app, the more new users can be connected each other.

GazoPa is a Hitachi Web image search engine in private beta release, that uses features from an image to search for and identify similar images. In addition to images found using keyword searches, GazoPa enables the use of users’ own photos and drawings, and images found on the Web, as search keys to locate similar images. GazoPa can support not only photos but also the search of video thumbnails. GazoPa is one of the finalists at TechCrunch50. http://www.gazopa.com