Sooo, I stumble past this page, info posted by one of my Facebook friends.  The value of brands are entering a complete different dimension - this is crowd sourcing in action ... well done to the guys who ran with this initiative.  Am going to share it with you guys, as everyone would like to make a buck or two - right?

Here is an extract:

"So, what’s Brandsocial all about? Brandsocial is your revenue-generating brand opinion voice! By giving you an interactive social media platform Brandsocial asks and listens to your opinions, gets your feedback, better understands you – your opinions, needs and desires – and pays you for this participation. Leading South African brands understand your value, and will reward you for it through their partnership with Brandsocial.

It is every parent's concern (well, should be) as to where their kids play online and what they do.  To accommodate this, one will find various parental control programs such as CyberPatrol, etc ...

It just so happens, that kids want to be part of peer groups and be in with the friends and so they will explore and play online, sometimes where they are not really permitted to.

Facebook has an age restriction of 13, and according to their stats, about 20 000 kids, 13 years and younger, try to sneak their way onto facebook.  Even if your child is older than 13, you as a parent can still keep an eye on their online activities, here is a link with some valuable advice and information - http://facebook-parental-controls-review.toptenreviews.com/

To accommodate this need, a few companies went and designed 'safe' social network areas, where these kids can go to play and learn.  They have all the traditional 'bells-and-whistels' we are used to with the added parental oversight.

To see who these companies are and to read more about them, you are welcome to follow this link - http://facebook-parental-controls-review.toptenreviews.com/top-10-social-networks-for-kids.html ...

Hope the info is of some assistance to yous.

Take care,

Zircon

I am writing this, in the hopes that I will get the attention of Admin.  I have sent several emails, etc ... requesting assistance in the "fixing" of my stats.  Apparently they worked on the database at some stage and for some or other reason, mine shows a negative amount which is incorrect.  This would mean that I am practically going to take forever to get enough clicks to get it back to a positive ... which is in any case wrong, because that will be me, opening the dustbin and throwing away my monies ...

Any help or assistance in this regard would be greatly appreciated !!!

P.S.:  Any new clicks as of the month of April 2011 should be considered as new click ...

I am sooooo tired for doing searches via Google, and to be bombarded with a whole lot of, hmmmm, irrelevant links .... people who optimize their sites for search engines and then it contains nothing that I am looking for.

I discovered - www.aardvark.co.za
It contains local (SA) only info ... I found this to be a very helpful tool and bookmarked it - it will definately be my preffered search engin as from now ....

Thanx Aardvark, you helped in getting my blood mpressure stabilized ...

Hi,

I discovered something really cool being a TelkomInternet customer. When I accessed this, I found a myrid of information and free online games for my child - this is really helpful.
    TelkomInternet customers and DO Broadband customers have FULL-FREE access to this, fantastic tool to help kids with school projects!!     Just login with your username and password, and if you get stuck, lemme know - http://eb.telkomsa.net/ ... 
   I know that EB also launched their first Afrikaans version in January I think ... a replacement for the old Spektrum is way overdue ... would be great if they can translate this into the other 11 or 12 African languages ...
    Encyclopædia Britannica, which has a 240-year history, represents the only pub...lishing brand in the Top 50. At number 10 - moving up 19 spots from number 29 in 2008/9 - Encyclopædia Britannica is recognised by the British public as one of the nation’s best-known and respected brands - representing quality, reliability and distinction. The UK Consumer Superbrand announcement follows an independent polling process that taps into the views of more than 2,100 British consumers aged 18 and above. Encyclopædia Britannica, the leading provider of learning and knowledge products online, in digital media and in books, was today announced as the number 10 UK Consumer Superbrand for 2009/10, ranking alongside the country’s leading brand names and beating companies such as Marks & Spencer, Sony and Nike.

Enjoy,

Zircon

Hiya,

This might be old news, as I haven't been online much lately, but I thought this report to be rather interresting.  It contains information that we as the public are not to know about, nor be aware of ...

Hiya fellow bloggers,

Hi, there I found this interesting article on worry from Kim Allen, from HeartMaths. A little bit of motivation for a long weekend, so I thought I’d share. Oh, and have a fabulous long weekend!!! Regards, M. Got Worry? Care is a good thing. How much better we feel when someone cares for us. Care even feels good when we give it to someone else. You could say a sincere feeling of care reduces stress, whether we're on the giving or receiving end.