Posted on August - 04 - 2010

There Are Very Few Times You Should Work For Free

How many times have you heard, “Can I pick your brain for a minute?” or “Do you have time for a quick lunch so I can ask you some questions?” or (I love this one!) “It will be great exposure for you!” or some variation of these questions? I’ve heard it a lot over the last 10 years.

Don’t get me wrong. I love helping people. I give away free advice all the time here on my blog and through articles published across the web.

But it’s important to remember that any time you give comes at a cost. And if you are giving your time away for free, that won’t pay the bills. So you’ll need to figure out a balance. And for every request

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Posted on August - 03 - 2010

Consolidating Private Student Loans

Higher education is expensive nowadays. Even holding down a part-time job might not be enough to pay for all the tuition fees at school. This is why thousands of graduates turn to private lending companies and accrue thousands of dollars in student bad credit personal loans. Right after graduation, you must face the harsh reality of paying for those debts.

But there are many repayment options available for you. For one, you can consolidate private student loans so that they become one big bundle of debt with a lower interest. Paying student loans from different companies can be such a pain. Full Post…

Posted on August - 02 - 2010

Causes of Angular Cheilitis or Perleche and the Risk Factors

When you suffer from Angular Cheilitis or Perleche and your first day of sporting those cracked corners on your mouth and red, swollen lips, sores at mouth corners with horrible lesions did not go very well, you would likely panic at the mere thought of having to deal with this for a long period of time. This would then mean that you would be treated like a social nightmare by many especially when those people whom you used to call friends would think of your disease as contagious when it really is not.

Angular Cheilitis or Perleche is an infection which manifests itself as wounds on your mouth and lips. Thus, it would not be easy on your part to hide this kind of affliction.

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Posted on August - 02 - 2010

Loans for College Students

Young people who do not have enough money to go through college can avail of college cash advance loans. This is really great because a college loan offers plenty of benefits. It has special terms that enable a student with little or no credit to easily afford it.
A federal loan is a better option compared to a standard loan. It offers lower interest rates, six-month grace periods prior to the start of repayments, lenient repayment plans, and interest-only payments for a student who is still in school. In addition, it is very flexible. The Stafford Loan does not require students to pay for the interest while they are still in school because it may be subsidized. Full Post…

Posted on August - 02 - 2010

15 minutes of fame: YouTube increases upload limit

YouTube users can finally have their full 15 minutes of fame.

The video-sharing website announced that it has increased the limit it places on uploads to 15 minutes.

YouTube’s original limit was 10 minutes.

“Without question, the number one requested feature by our creators is to upload videos longer than 10 minutes,” said product manager Joshua Siegel on YouTube’s official blog.

Previously, only YouTube’s official partners were allowed to upload videos longer than 10 minutes.

Siegel cited the success of YouTube’s Content ID system, which automatically removes copyrighted material from the website, as the reason why they were able to increase the limit.

YouTube was bought by Google in 2006 for $1.65 billion dollars.

The company said in March that 24 hours of video are uploaded to the site every 60 seconds.

With Newswire Services