2014 – FIRST PLUGIN ” WP Property Sale/Rent “

WP Property Sale/Rent for creating and managing real estate agents and people who are willing to list their property. https://selvabalaji.wordpress.com

Great options to list properties on your own WordPress website. WP Property Sale/Rent for creating and managing highly real estate agents and people who are willing to list their property listing on their own WordPress site.

http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-sale-property/

WP Property Sale/Rent is the WordPress plugin for creating and managing highly customization real estate, property management, and completely custom listings showcase websites. Turn your WordPress powered site into a real estate site. Create listings, upload images, display a dynamic map, slideshow, agent information,Google Maps, Send A Inquiry to agents Directly, Image slide show, and much more.

As always, integration is seamless, the system is expandable and customization, functionality is rich, and we are here to support it.

If you are looking to build a site where you can list property for sale or rent, this is the plugin you need.

Features

1. Add Property
2. Add multiple property photos
3. Advanced property search
4. jQuery slider in property detailed view
5. property options so you can add any type of property listing
6. multiple categories
7. Property search widget.
8. Advanced search widget and custom page.
9. Custom property listing page
10. Custom manage-able property types
11. Manage the number of property listing per page

Advanced property search page

1. Create a normal page in your wordpress website
2. Editor of the page, add this short code [PROPERTY_ADVANCED_SEARCH]

Facebook introduces video on Instagram

NEW YORK: Facebook is adding video to its popular photo-sharing app Instagram, following in the heels of Twitter’s growing video-sharing app, Vine.

Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom said on Thursday that users will be able to record and share 15-second clips by tapping a video icon in the app. They can also apply filters to videos to add contrast, make them black and white or different hues.

“This is the same Instagram we all know and love but it moves,” he said at an event held at Facebook’s Menlo Park, California, headquarters.

Vine, which launched in January, has 13 million users and lets people create and share 6-second video clips. Instagram has 100 million users, up from 20 million when Facebook bought the company more than a year ago. If users like it, Facebook’s move could propel mobile video sharing into the mainstream.

To use the video feature, Instagram users can tap on the same camera icon they use to snap photos. A new video camera icon will appear on the right side. Tap it and a screen with a red video button will let you record clips of sunsets, kids running in parks or co-workers staring at their computer screens.

The app will record as long as your finger is on the red button or for 15 seconds, whichever comes first. Not unlike Vine, taking your finger off the button will stop the recording, allowing you to shoot the scene from a different angle or record something else altogether. Once you have 15 seconds of footage, you can play it from the beginning and post it on Instagram to share with others.

Given Vine’s popularity, “it is perhaps more surprising that Facebook has not introduced video for Instagram sooner. There is no doubt Twitter will move quickly to up the ante on Vine and this could undercut Facebook’s efforts with video on Instagram,” said Eden Zoller, principal consumer analyst at Ovum, a technology research firm.

Step-by-Step guide to Facebook Conversion Tracking

Step 1: Once you log in to your ‘Ads Manager’ tab, click on the Conversion Tracking button on the left side bar.

Step 2: Then click on the ‘Create Conversion Pixel’ tab to begin the process.

Step 3: You will be directed to this pop-up, which will ask you for a:

1. Name: An appropriate name will help you remember what you are tracking. (Example: Lead Generation – GATE Ad)

2. Category: This will help you decide the type of action that you want to track on your site. You can choose from the following:

1. Checkouts

2. Registrations

3. Leads

4. Key Page Views

5. Adds to Cart

6. Other Website Conversions

(For the purpose of this example, we have selected ‘Leads’).

Step 4: You will be able to see a pop-up window with a JavaScript code. This is the code that you will have to add to the page where the conversion will happen. This will let you track the conversions back to ads which you are running on Facebook.

The code should be placed on the page that a user will finally see when the transaction is complete.

Here is the tricky part. The code should not go on all pages. For that matter, it should not even go to the landing page of your product. The code should be placed on the page that a user will finally see when the transaction is complete.

For Example: If you want to track when students register for your GATE coaching, paste the code on the registration confirmation page/thank you page and not on the form that they need to submit.

How do you confirm that your conversion is working properly?

1. Check that the javascript snippet has been placed on the correct conversion page. Visit the page where the pixel has been embedded, right click and go to ‘View Page Source’ to find the pixel. The code should have the tag of the HTML. See image below.

2. Check that Facebook is receiving the conversion events from your website. Go to the conversion tracking tab in your Ads Manager account. There you will see a list of the conversion tracking pixels that you have created. If the conversion tracking pixel has been successfully implemented and a conversion event has been recorded, it will be reflected in the Pixel Status column. If the status shows active, it means that the page which contains the pixel has been viewed by users. If it shows inactive, it means that over the last 24 hours, the page with the pixel has not been viewed.

3.Later, when you  create your Facebook ad , you need to check the track conversions box under the campaign, pricing and schedule tab to enable tracking.

How to create Facebook Ads in 8 Steps

Like Facebook says it, “Over 1 billion people. We’ll help you reach the right ones.”

The ultimate goal for any marketer/business owner is to convert his leads into customers. However, for leads to convert, you need to get hold of them first, right? Running ads on social media biggie, Facebook is a time tested approach to grab attention and get more leads for your business.

There are multiple ways to run ads/promoted posts on Facebook. Today, I will discuss how to create Facebook ads in 8 simple steps. Let us take the example of a GATE coaching institute trying to capture student leads through Facebook. For those of you who don’t know, GATE stands for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, and is an all India examination for Engineering in MSc, MTech and PhD programmes. (This article is relevant for Facebook beginners).

Here is how to create Facebook ads

Step 1 – Logging into Facebook

Log into your Facebook account using your personal or business profile and go to the ‘Advertise’ page. You will get this in the drop down menu next to the settings button on your home page.

Step 2 – Start Creating Your Ad

You will be led to this page as shown below. Click on the “Create an Ad” tab to begin the process of creating an ad for Facebook.

Step 3 – Select Facebook Page/Landing Page to Promote 

The words, ‘What do you want to advertise?’ in the next section are pretty much comprehensible. This is where you choose the place, page, app or event that you would like to promote. For example: Here we are advertising a page which is dedicated toward GATE coaching.You can also add your own URL or landing page. Check out how you can create a Facebook Landing Page for lead capture.

Step 4 – Set the Ad Objective

Your next step is named, ‘What would you like to do?’ Here you can choose to:

1. Get more page likes: Drive more Facebook users to your ad/page.
2. Promote page posts: Promote a particular post out of all the posts that you have made on your page, ex. a blog post, picture etc. This will not only enhance your reach, but also your chances to be placed in news feeds – the center column of your home page.
3. See advanced options: Drive traffic to your website. You can configure your advanced creative and pricing options. This is so intricate that you can also bid for the number of clicks on a particular post. (Remember, each category is different and offers different features to help you target your audience better.)

Since our main goal here is to collect leads and get better control over our ads, we will opt for the ‘See Advanced Options’. 

Step 5 – Create the Ad copy 

You begin designing ‘Your ad’ here. FB ads are simple, comprising 25 character headline and a 90 character description. You can also add a thumbnail photograph measuring 100 pixels x 72 pixels here. Make sure to keep it very relevant for your audience. For instance, if you are a GATE institute, this would be a good ad copy:

Looking for Best Coaching for GATE? Join Now – 1 Week Free Trial Period!

You can then set the landing page of the ad. For instance, you can choose to land the visitors on your Facebook Page’s timeline, or a lead capture page (when you are aiming at lead capture, it is recommended that you set a landing page, instead of directing people to the timeline). Here’s how you can create one and the image on your right shows how your ad will look.

*Do go through these guidelines before you create your ad copy.*

Step 6 – Choose your Audience

Next, you narrow down your target audience under the ‘Choose your audience’ category. Before we begin, in the image shown below, see the number of people under ‘Audience’ section before the filters have been set.

This is the most important step, as this is where you choose your perfect target.

1. Location: You can micro target by location (state/city/zip code). Ex: Students on Facebook giving GATE ‘14 exams will be India specific only. If you are a physical institute based in Bangalore, you might want to choose by city: Bangalore, Nelamangala, Hosur etc.
2. Age: You can also target by age. Ex: GATE will mostly include students who have completed/ pursuing their B.Tech – 22-24 years.
3. Gender: You can also choose gender, based on the kind of ad you are advertising. Here, since we are talking about exam specific ads, gender will be categorized as ‘All’.
4. Precise Interests: Under the ‘Precise Interests’ section, you can choose interests that you are looking for in your target audience. In this case, your interests can be Engineering, IIT, studies etc. Once you have entered precise interest, you don’t have to choose the broader interest.

If you have opted for the ‘Advanced options’ under the ad category, you can also detail down to relationship status, languages spoken, college attended and workplace.  By the process of trial and error, you can boil down your audience from a whopping 167 million users in the US to as few as 1 lakh people in India or a particular city.

Now, take a look at the image shown below which shows the targeted audience once the filters have been set.

Step 7 – Campaign Pricing and Schedule Options

This step is ‘Campaign, Pricing and Schedule’ for your Facebook ad.

1. Choose the currency, country and time zone in which you are placing your ad.
2. The ‘New Campaign Name’ should be distinct and definite.
3. Next, choose how much you are willing to spend for your ad campaign. You can choose from a daily budget or a lump sum amount that you will spend for as long as the ad runs. (Payments on Facebook are either pay-per-click – you pay every time someone clicks your ad or per thousand impressions – you pay every time 1000 people see your ad.) We have opted for the Pay-per-click payment service.

Step 8 – Review your Ad

Once you ‘Review your ad’, you will be able to see the details of your ads that you have fed and how your ad will look. Next, you will be prompted to make payments for your ad. You can use a credit/debit card, PayPal or Facebook ad coupon.

Facebook will hold your ad for review for a minimum of 24 hours. Your ad will either appear in news feeds or in the right column of any page in search results.Later, you can use the ‘Ads Manager tool’ to keep track of your ads’ progress.

So, this is how to create a Facebook ad: Basic News-feed ad. Be creative, think outside the box and you are good to go. For further queries, please do visit Facebook’s Help Centre or leave us a comment and we will get back to you ASAP.

 

Vaangana Vanakangana Lyrics Thalaivaa Songs Lyrics

http://www.tsonglyrics.com/2013/05/vaangana-vanakangana-lyrics-thalaiva.html

Movie: Thalaiva
Music: GV PrakashKumar
Lyrics: Na Muthukumar
Singer: Vijay

What bro ?, nadanam ?
song ah? ..baangu..
yaar anngae.. bro-ku oru baangu

what ? again baangu?
songu ? songu ..enga paadu

Vaangana vanakangana
my song-a ne kelungana
naa olrala olaralana
romba feelingu feelinguna

Hey aanaana oohnaana
un aala thaedi pova
nee venaanu ponaina
nee dhevadhaasaa aava
ava late-ah thaana
tata solluva pinnaala pogaadha

Ye oothiko oothiko oothikona
manasa ne konjam thaethikana
Quater-u water-u serndhuchuna
kottudhu kadhal thathuvamna

Vaangana vanakangana
my song-a ne kelungana
naa olrala olaralana
romba feelingu feelinguna

Life-u oru boatukanga
safety-ah otungana
love-ula maattikitta
sethula sikkidumna

Hittler-u torture ellaam
history pesudhunna
ivalunga torture ellaam
yaaarumey pesalanna
(factu factu)

Whisky bear bodhathaan
mooney hour-il pogumna
hasky voice-il pesuva
pogaadhu andha podhanna

paathunee vilundhatanna
elundhida maatennaa

Ye oothiko oothiko oothikona
manasa ne konjam thaethikana
Quater-u water-u serndhuchuna
kottudhu kadhal thathuvamna

Vaangana vanakangana
my song-a ne kelungana
naa olrala olaralana
romba feelingu feelinguna

ye ye pode pode …

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அமெரிக்காவின் குடியேற்ற சீர்திருத்த மசோதாவால் இந்திய ஐ.டி. நிறுவனங்களுக்கு வரும் ஆபத்து

அமெரிக்காவில் கொண்டு வரப்பட இருக்கிற குடியேற்ற சீர்திருத்த மசோதாவால் இந்திய ஐ.டி. நிறுவனங்களுக்கு பெரும் ஆபத்து காத்துக் கொண்டு இருக்கிறது. இந்த மசோதா நிறைவேறினால் இந்திய தகவல் தொழில்நுட்ப நிறுவனங்களுக்கு மிகப்பெரிய பாதிப்பு ஏற்படும் என்ற அச்சம் தற்போது எழுந்துள்ளது. குடியேற்ற சீர்திருத்த மசோதாவில் புதிதாக சேர்க்கப்பட இருக்கும் 8 அம்சங்கள் தான் இதற்கு காரணம். இந்த மசோதா நிறைவேறினால் வரும் பாதிப்புகள்.

1.ஐ.டி. நிறுவனங்கள் ஹெச்-1பி விசாவில் பணிபுரியும் பணியாளர்களை தங்களுடைய வாடிக்கையாளரின் பணியிடத்தில் பணியில் ஈடுபடுத்தவோ, அந்தக் குறிப்பிட்ட பணிக்காக ஒப்பந்த அடிப்படையில் பணியாளர்களை நியமிக்கவோ தடை விதிக்கப்படும்.

2.வேலைக்கு அனுப்பும் எல்-1 தொழிலாளர்களை இந்திய நிறுவனங்கள் மேற்பார்வையிடுவதோடு கட்டுப்படுத்த வேண்டும். அந்த தொழிலாளர்களுக்கான அமெரிக்க நிறுவனம் 90 நாட்களுக்கு முன் மனு தாக்கல் செய்ய வேண்டும். அந்த மனுவில் அதே பகுதியில் உள்ள எந்த ஒரு பணியாளர்களையும் ஆட்குறைப்பு செய்யவில்லை என உறுதி அளிக்க வேண்டும்.

3.ஹெச்-1பி மற்றும் எல்-1 தொழிலாளர்களின் மொத்த எண்ணிக்கைக்கு கட்டுப்பாடு விதிக்கிறது. இந்த குடியேற்ற மசோதாவின் கீழ் அமெரிக்க நிறுவனத்தில் மொத்தமாக உள்ள ஹெச்-1பி மற்றும் எல்-1 தொழிலாளர்களின் சதவீதத்திற்கு ஒரு எல்லையை நிர்ணயிக்கலாம்.

4.மூன்று கட்டங்களாக செயல்படுத்தப்பட உள்ள இந்த மசோதா, அக்டோபர் 1, 2014 முதல் செப்டம்பர் 30, 2015 வரையிலான காலகட்டங்களில் ஹெச்-1பி மற்றும் எல்-1 தொழிலாளர்களின் அதிகபட்ச விகிதம் 75 சதவீதமாகவும், அக்டோபர் 1, 2015ல் இருந்து செப்டம்பர் 30, 2016 வரை 65 சதவீதமாகவும், அக்டோபர் 1, 2016க்கு பிறகு 50 சதவீதமாகவும் இருக்க வேண்டும் என நிர்ணயித்துள்ளது

 

12 Rules For a Happy Marriage

1. Never be angry at the same time as your spouse.
2. Never yell at each other unless the house is on fire.
3. Yield to the wishes of the other as an exercise in self-discipline if you can’t think of a
better reason.
4. If you have a choice between making your self or your mate look good – choose your
mate.
5. If you feel you must criticize, do so lovingly.
6. Never bring up a mistake of the past.
7. Neglect the whole world rather than each other.
8. Never let the day end without saying at least one complimentary thing to your partner.
9. Never meet without an affectionate welcome.
10. Never go to bed mad.
11. When you made a mistake, talk it out and ask for forgiveness.
12. Remember, it takes two to make an argument. The one who is wrong is the one who will
be doing most of the talking.

Important security bulletin for WordPress users

A large distributed brute force attack against WordPress websites is understood to be occurring recently across the internet. A large botnet with thousands of attacking servers is attempting to log in by cycling through different usernames and passwords to get into the WordPress Admin dashboard. This is a global attack which is affecting thousands of servers globally.

To ensure that your websites are secure and safeguarded from this attack, we recommend the following steps to be implemented immediately if you are using WordPress:

1) Update your WordPress installation to the latest available version. If you have any plugins and themes installed under WordPress, please make sure that you update them to the latest version as well.

2) Use a strong alphanumeric password for your WordPress Admin login. You can use a password generator like http://www.strongpasswordgenerator.com

3) Password protect the WordPress admin directory (wp-admin) so that it will have an additional protection. You can do that through cPanel > Security > Password Protect Directories

Note: If it breaks the Ajax functionality or shows 404 errors in the dashboard, you may have to add the following in .htaccess file:
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
Satisfy any

4) If you have a static IP address, you can lock down the WordPress Admin access using .htaccess file with the following rules:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/wp-login\.php(.*)$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/wp-admin$
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !^72\.72\.72\.72$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !^72\.72\.72\.73$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !^72\.72\.72\.74$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ – [R=403,L]

(Replace 72.72.72.72, 72.72.72.73, 72.72.72.74 with your actual PC IPs)

5) Install security plugins like:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/limit-login-attempts/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/better-wp-security/

 

Viswaroopam Review on Net

Viswaroopam

The movie started with the introduction and after the introduction had finished, its show some the scenery of America state la and the scene move on to

Dr Nirupama(Pooja Kumar)

who went to psychiatrist and she told about her husband  and how she married him to provide a green ticket for her to continue studied her Ph.D in the America and her secret relationship with her boss in office and then shows

Viswanath(Kamal Hassan)

is a kathak dancer who ran his dance class and he was teaching his students of that dance in his house where he will be close one of his students which was

Asmitha(Andrea)

and that time there will be a song for that kathak dance la.

After the song was finished la, the scene move to Viswa kitchen as he took the chicken off from oven since he is vegetarian but his wife which was Nirupama was a Brahmin la and the scene moved on to Nirupama and

Deepak(Samrat Chakrabarti)

as he was Nirupama’s boss were in office and they both were planned something in which she never know and the scene show both of them was in a car and they are going to somewhere and suddenly Viswa called her and ask her to come back to home but she lied to him by saying have a lot of work and cannot come to the home but Viswa hear running vehicle since Deepak opened the window to vomit la and Viswa asked her back but she told to him that she was walking to the lab and that why the vehicle sound can be hear but Viswa told to her that

Dawkins(Miles Anderson)

and his

mama(Shekhar Kapur)

were in his house la.

Television broadcast of Obama speech where he told Osama bin Laden had died by showing his photo but Viswa got angry and argue if a people die shall the world should be celebrate as he is also a guy and at late night while all had been sleep, Nirupama back to home and went to her room and saw Viswa had slept but when the camera moved to him, actually he was not slept but putting angry sound which can be hear as a sleep sound la.

The next day, Nirupama had appointed one investigator based on her friend advise and the investigator name was Peter. He followed wherever Viswa go and was shocked to see Viswa went to mosque and put fez on his head and pray and quickly Peter informed to Nirupama about Viswa real identity la and she was shocked to know her husband was a Muslim la. As he went outside from mosque, he sensed that someone follow his back which was Peter so he run away until he reached warehouse and quickly disappeared. Peter knocked the warehouse door since he thought Viswa was there la but then

Farouk

open the door and ask him and Peter answered the question but Farouk did not believe and used his stick to kill Peter. Farouk went to tell this matter to

Omar(Rahul Bose)

where he was watching the same Obama news in which Viswa had saw earlier la and asked Farouk to investigate who was Peter and why he was paid to investigate.

In the night, Nirupama saw Peter death on the news and Deepak suddenly came to her house and blasted her for hiring Peter as detective and there will be a small fight between Viswa and Deepak until Nirupama questioned back to Viswa whether he is Muslim, he was speechless and asked her to come for discussion la but suddenly Farouk came with his group and captured Viswa and Nirupama while Deepak was actually Farouk’s friend and that why he know that Nirupama hired detective based on Farouk. 

The scene moved to the warehouse where some of muslims which their face and body contained diseases and they were sitting inside the container la and Nirupama and Viswa were tied and Farouk ask Viswa his real name and he told his real name was Tawfeeq la but suddenly he change to Nasra name. Farouk becoming confused and angry and he kicked 3 times to Viswa’s man secret weapon . Omar who was in the control room asked Farouk to capture Viswa photo and traced his email and when

Salim(Jaideep Ahlawat) 

gave Viswa’s photo to Omar, he got shocked and ask Farouk to shoot Vishwa’s knees and make sure he is alive and he asked Farouk to kill Deepak and Deepak was being headshot killed.

Viswa being bleed as the result of Farouk punishment, Nirupuma asked Farouk to untie Viswa and Farouk gave him last chance to say his real name or else he will die. Viswa suddenly changed his face from a soft character to a fighter where he fought all the baddies and managed to kill Farouk in which Nirupama got shocked and Viswa guided her to escape and he told her to count until 10 second, if after 10 second he was not escaped, he asked her to run away with a car. While in warehouse, more baddies coming towards him and try to shoot him and he managed to escape after Nirupama countdown and he jumped toward Nirupama car mirror to escape la and when Omar reached the warehouse, Viswa and Nirupama had escape and he told to Salim that Viswa was the one who recruit Al-Qaeda and the flashback shown to the Afghanistan where his real name was Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri(but i used Vishwa simple to used)

In Afghanistan, Omar was searching and recruiting peoples and he saw Viswa photo which was wanted and he asked Viswa whether he know any language la and Viswa told he know only Tamil la and Omar bring him to the cave where he met Mamu and

Nasser

and the photographer took Omar and his recruiting team photo including Viswa,Mamu and Nasser. The scene moved to the terrorists who were in shoot training and they used George Bush as main target la and at night, Omar brings Viswa to his house where there is doctor who was anEnglish girl that treat Omar’s wife(Khadija) and Omar asked the doctor to leave without treating his wife la. He asked Khadija to close mouth by covering the scarf la and he introduced Viswa to her and also Omar’s son named Nasra and that time Nasra was talking English with Khadija. Omar asked Nasra who called the doctor and why he was talking English because Omar hate English peoples so he banned his peoples talking English la and Jalal was an English school teacher and he helped Nasra to learn English but Omar asked Jalal when the last time he broke Jalal leg from the result where Jalal taught Nasra and even Omar had buried that schoo when he heard Nasra was studying there la.

The next day show where Nasra eyes being tied up and he need to guess what his touch such as AK-47 rifle and bullets size where he calculated precisely la and suddenly one informer told to Omar that NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) attack their neighbourhood place la and when they went there,all was died and Viswa found that English girl who was previously treated Khadija but she was killed but her horse was alive and Viswa decided to kill that horse to end the suffering la.and Mamu were gifted some sort of girl scarf and he happily running from that place as Viswa was confused looking at him la. Omar told to Viswa that he still kept the prisoner and they went there and Omar with Salim killed all the 3 prisoners due to the NATO attack and Viswa just stood down watching that murder la and the camera moved to Mamu scene where he ran towards America bunker and quickly he lied down when a tank came and he died because he released the bomb in which he become the suicide bomber la

On the night, Omar told there will be one sheikh coming to this place and he will be treasurer for them. Sheikh came and his name was Tawfeeq and he gave a gift to Viswa as Viswa kept that safely in the bag la. The next day, Omar bring Viswa to the special place where Omar was not mentioning the place name and the shocked news was Omar went to Osama place and he met Osama but as soon they were talking suddenly American helicopter came to that Omar’s place and the American killed several terrorist as Viswa asked Omar to calm down since Omar’s wife,son and Jalal were hiding in the another house where they need to be saved but suddenly Omar’s friend was killed and Omar was really angry and again try to fight but suddenly a blast where Omar being injured badly la and Viswa asked them to carry Omar to the truck and rescued him while Viswa will try to save Khadija,Nasra and Jalal but while he want to save the 3 of them suddenly a rocket was shot at their hiding place and they were died la.

The flashback was finished and the scene show Viswa house as Nirupama still confused what were happened around here la and Ashmita used medicine to treat him and Viswa asked his mama (which now he will called him as Sir) to burn all the papers and the papers were burned and one microchip look like sim card was burnt too. Then Viswa went to his room and cut his long hair to short hair. After he finished cutting his hair, Nirupama was amazed of Viswa new looks la and as they are ready to escape, FBI was coming to his house and Viswa asked Dawkins to escape first from house because FBI will not suspect on him since his face looks like American and Viswa removed one of his cupboard where there will be a door that lead to the basement la and Nirupama got shocked because she not even know this basement room. They both escaped via car and at the same time, Omar with Salim chasing them until Omar stop chasing them when Omar reached highway as he told that FBI would caught them and his Salim asked to Omar that Viswa was a good person in Afghanistan but why he suddenly changed la but Omar told that he the only one know how bad and dangerous Viswa is. The flashback come back to Afghanistan.

Omar try to calm down the fighting between the terrorists and Tawfeeq since many of them suspected Tawfeeq as the traitor but Omar does not believed and terrorists asked Omar to check Tawfeeq’s bag and he found only the gift that was gave to Viswa and he asked Salim to hold that gift and he seeing nothing problem but suddenly there is a red dot and when Omar open the gift, it was American radio signal which can detect their location. Omar was totally angry and hit Tawfeeq with stick and ask other terrorists to punish Tawfeeq. The next day show that Tawfeeq being hanged and died and again the flashback was finished.

Before that,Omar had called his other partner to clean the evidence and that partner put the bomb on that place and quickly went away la. Nirupuma asked to Viswa because she do not know where they are going and he answered by going to her place and she was shocked but Viswa told to her that Deepak was collaborating with Omar by using cesium and actually at first Nirupama never know the main goal of Deepak when she was helping him but after Viswa told everything then only she got to know and Nirupama quote to Viswa “Nenge nallavara kettavara?” which means she asked to him whether he is good or bad and he told that he is also good but somehow bad and when Viswa throwing money on the air, that time, the flashback was shown back to Afghanistan where the scene where Tawfeeq gave a gift to Viswa and when he going to put that gift in the bag suddenly there is one person who was Viswa’s men bring another similar to that gift and put that on his bag and then the scene move on when Viswa was escaping with his man and he asking to his man why he not removed and destroyed the gift after signalling the location because due to their mistake, Tawfeeq was hang killed but Viswa’s man answered it back by telling Tawfeeq is not one of his religion or caste( I was so confused).

The flashback was finished when the money who was thrown by Viswa was laying down and he went to Deepak place and check the transactions where most of name came from with name of Abbasi and he was from Nigeria la but at the same time,Omar’s partner who had leave that place and went to some place which he can see the bomb place and he detonated it.

As Viswa, Nirupama and Ashmitha going to escape, suddenly FBI came and asked them to surrender and they are surrendered. At FBI office,

Tom Black(James Babson) 

asked a lot of question to Viswa but he had explained all to him but still Tom cannot understand him but luckily Viswa Mama(Sir) came to rescue him by bringing India ambassador and explained everything to them and Vishwa told them that the terrorist used cesium to spread the radioactive in America and the flashback was shown again where Omar discussed with Viswa by telling that he will used pigeons as the weapon and put cesium on pigeon’s legs and spread it la and the flashback again was finished la and Viswa told to FBI that there is a warehouse where the terrorist are being kept in there and quickly they went to the warehouse where the terrorist was praying and going to do something and when FBI open the warehouse and asked them to surrender, they went to suicide by bombing the warehouse.

The scene move to Dawkins as he went to muzeum and met the owner of museum and he want to buy one special blade but before that Dawkins introduced his name as other name and when he is going to buy that blade suddenly on owner CCTV show the real buyer of that blade and quickly Dawkins killed that owner and run away to his car but soon he went to his car, he met with Salim and Salim brought Dawkins to other place and he was being killed la .

Viswa with his Sir went to see Dawkins but he was already died and the scene move on to Abassi as he is setting something on his place while all the FBI was following through roof la and the scene show Omar and Salim was on the plane waiting to get the signal from Abbasi and the scene show to the Abbasi room where all FBI had covered his outside home and FBI used some hi tech camera to focus what was he doing. Viswa get shocked because Omar was planing to make cesium bomb through Abbasi help and when Abbasi starting to pray, Viswa used this moment to killAbbasi after Abbasi finished prayed and Abbasi died after second time being shot by Viswa and then a call ringing from Abbasi’s mobile which was Omar and he commanded Abbasi to detonate the bomb but suddenly Omar got shocked to know that Viswa was already there and Omar know his plan was ruined. The scene move back to the cesium-bomb scene where the ending was Nirupama came to that room to help Viswa since she was doctor specialist, she saw a microwave and she took that microwave and open the microwave door and put that to the top of that bomb and she explained to them that by putting microwave on top of the bomb, the bomb cannot be detonate by anyone since its cannot detect the signal to detonate la and the final was all were walking and Viswa said this is not the ending where there will be a continue and then show Viswapooram 2 trailer! The movie ends.

Shebby Final Prediction : 3.5/5

 

WordPress Tips and Tricks

I have some Wp tips and tricks

• When you do a return in a post or page, you always get a double space. If you want it single, simply press on your keyboard.
• Creating a powerful password for your admin login is the first step in making your site more secure. The second is to change that password monthly.
• To get your readers to click through to your full post, stop it at exactly the spot where they will be most curious to read the next sentence. Every post has such a spot (or it should). To take advantage, stop the post there and insert the “read more” tag.
• If you have unused plugins or themes installed, and have not activated, delete them. This greatly beefs up site security.
• If you are looking for a WordPress developer to create your site, your first question should be: “Do you know php?” If they claim to be a developer (not a designer), but their answer is no,  run!
• Don’t use a widget because it’s cool and shiny. Use it because it is useful to your reader.
• Whether it’s your WordPress blog or website, make sure that people are able to contact you. Don’t hide your contact info in size two font in the footer of the page. Make a separate, highly visible contact page.
• Remember, it’s WordPress. Capital W, capital P, no space between. If you land on a site and they call themselves a WordPress expert, but spell the name wrong, beware.
• When inserting a photo into your post or page, don’t forget the alt (alternate) tag. This is what Google looks for when it’s indexing images on the web and the big G doesn’t like a site with alt tags missing.
• If you have chosen to block search engines in your privacy setting during the construction of your blog or website, remember to turn it back on when you go live. Because that little sucker blocks them good.
• Keeping your plugins up-to-date is just as important as keeping your WordPress version up-to-date.
• Do you want to change your homepage to a static page rather than your blog? Can’t figure out what to do? Create a page for your homepage and one for your blog. Then go to settings >reading and change the settings on the “front page displays.”
• If you are self-hosted, back up your database and all your files regularly. Hear that? Back up, back up!
• Think about the theme you choose for your blog or website. Does it meet all your needs? Does it allow your site to grow as your business grows? Because if you decide to switch themes down the road, chances are it’s not a simple one-click process.
• If you fly off the handle or rant in a blog post, remember, the moment you hit that publish button, it appears on the web and to your RSS subscribers. If you are angry when you write a post, it’s always best to save it as a draft and revisit it later for one last look.
• Use a photo to provoke emotions in your blog post. Not only will you attract more readers, but they will remember your content longer.
• If you have only one row of tools when you are creating a page or post, simply click on the far right button, “show kitchen sink,” and you will get a whole second row of tools.
• If you are still using the default “admin” for your user name, it’s time to get rid of it. Create a new one, then delete the old one, assigning all posts and pages to your new user name. Otherwise you are giving hackers 50% of your login info.
• If you cannot find an option on your edit post or page window, check the tab “screen options” in the upper right corner. That feature may be hidden.
• To expand your editor window, grab the lower right, ridged corner and drag it.
• Be careful when you underline text. Readers still have a habit of thinking any underlined text is a link.
• Remember to turn off your comments on static pages. No one wants to comment on your about or contact page.
• Remove or replace the default blog tagline under your general settings. Otherwise, people will see that generic message that says, “Just Another WordPress Site.”
• And lastly, don’t be taken in by over-promises.  Like most worthwhile things, WordPress has a learning curve.

Export html to ms excel file in php

In this article,I will explain how to export html to excel(.xls) file. we are going to export an HTML table (or any html data) to a MS Excel document as it is displayed on the HTML page.
it is very easy to export HTML data to excel in PHP. Lets see Below code

<!–?php

if(isset($_POST[‘excel’]) && $_POST[‘excel’])

{

# Download Excel (.xls) File…

header(‘Content-Type: application/force-download’);

header(‘Content-disposition: attachment; filename=ExportHtmlToExcel.xls’);

header(“Pragma: “);

header(“Cache-Control: “);

echo $_POST[‘excel’];

exit();

}

?>

<html>

<head>

<script>

function getHtmlData()

{

$(“#excel”).val(‘<table border=”1″>’+$(“#info”).clone().html()+'</table>’);

return true;

}

</script>

</head>

<title>Export HTML to Excel in PHP</title>

// <![CDATA[
src=’http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js’&gt;
// ]]>

</head>

<body>

<form method=”post” onSubmit=”javascript:return getHtmlData()”>

<table border=”1″ id=”info”>

<tr>

<th>First Name : </th>

Last Name :

</tr>

<tr>

Test First Name

<td>Test Last Name</td>

</tr>

</table>

<input type=”hidden” id=”excel” name=”excel” value=””>

<br><br>

<input type=”submit” value=”Export HTML to Excel”>

</form>

</body>

</html>

 

Today – WordPress New Version 3.5 Released

On December 11, 2012, WordPress Version 3.5, named for jazz drummer Elvin Jones, was released to the public. For more information on this enhancement and bug-fix release, read the WordPress Blog, and see the Changelog for 3.5. 

 

Highlights

• New Media Manager
  • Beautiful interface: A streamlined, all-new experience
  • Create galleries faster with drag-and-drop reordering, inline caption editing, and simplified controls
  • Insert multiple images at once with Shift/Ctrl+click

• New Default Theme – Twenty Twelve
  • Simple, flexible, elegant
  • Mobile-first, responsive design
  • Gorgeous Open Sans typeface
  • Uses the latest Theme Features

• Admin Enhancements
  • New Welcome Screen
  • Retina-Ready (HiDPI) Admin
  • Hide Link Manager for new installs
  • Better accessibility for screenreaders, touch devices, and keyboard users
  • More polish on admin screens, including a new color picker

• For Developers
  • WP_Comment_Query and WP_User_Query accept now meta queries just like WP_Query
  • Meta queries now support querying for objects without a particular meta key
  • Post objects are now instances of a WP_Post class, which improves performance and caching
  • Multisite’s switch_to_blog() is now significantly faster and more reliable
  • WordPress has added the Underscore and Backbone JavaScript libraries
  • TinyMCE, jQuery, jQuery UI, and SimplePie have all been updated to the latest versions
  • Image Editing API for cropping, scaling, etc., that uses ImageMagick as well as GD
  • XML-RPC: Now always enabled and supports fetching users, managing post revisions, searching
  • New “show_admin_column” parameter for register_taxonomy() allows automatic creation of taxonomy columns on associated post-types.

What’s New

Dashboard

• Switch to prompt text in QuickPress to accommodate longer translated input labels
• Button styles updated throughout Dashboard to more modern, rectangular shape
• Help Text improvements throughout

Posts

• Rename the “HTML” editor tab to “Text”
• Prevent child categories from being visually promoted to the top level after Quick Edit

Media

• Add oEmbed suport for SoundCloud.com, SlideShare.net, and Instagram.com
• New Media Manager: Insert multiple galleries per post and independently order images

Accessibility

• Add visible focus within admin screens for better accessibility.
• Add “Skip to content” link to all screens in the admin.
• Add “Skip to toolbar” accessibility shortcut in the admin.
• Add ability to log out of user account without mouse input.
• Add “tab out” of the plugins and themes editors textareas.

Links

• Link Manager is hidden for new installs and for any existing installs that have no links (all sites with existing links are left as is). This can be restored with Link Manager Plugin
• Display links in widget if no link categories

Appearance

• Widgets menu is hidden if your theme hasn’t defined any sidebars
• Improve display of available custom headers with jQuery Masonry

Plugins

• Plugins favorited on WordPress.org can be viewed per user and directly installed from within the Dashboard. (Marking plugins as favorite on WordPress.Org)

Users

• Display name defaults to first name and last name for new users
• Force the user to explicitly choose between content deletion and reassignment when deleting users

Settings

• Remove Settings Privacy Screen and relocate Search Engine Visibility option to Settings Reading Screen
• Remove oEmbed options from the Settings Media Screen. Width adheres to theme’s content width, height is 1.5 times width
• Enable XML-RPC by default, remove Writing Settings option
• Remove AtomPub from core, can be re-enabled with a plugin
• Hide charset option in Settings Reading Screen in new installs, default to UTF-8

Multisite

• Multisite installs now work with WordPress in a subdirectory
• Turn off ms-files.php by default
• File quotas disabled by default on new installs 

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Today RAJINI’S BIRTHDAY 12-12-12

English: Rajinikanth at the audio release of Enthiran (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Superstar Rajinikanth celebrates his 60th birthday today and he will be spending the day with his family. Rajini’s birthday is no less than a festival for his fans the world over.

It is reported that his family and close friends have organized a Shashitabadapoorthi puja (60th birthday celebrations) at the famous Tirukkadiyur temple near Tiruchi. However, it should come to no one’s surprise that Rajini’s fans will be lining up for special poojas and welfare activities for their favourite idol.

Shivaji Rao Gaekwad was on December 12, 1949 and had very humble beginnings. He served as a ticket collector in a local shuttle bus in Bangalore when he was discovered by the legendary K. Balachander who renamed him Rajinikanth.

The year has been exceptional for Rajini. Breaking all box office records Endhiran has emerged as the biggest hit ever. There have also been two new additions to his family. Daughter Aishwarya Rajinikanth, who is married to actor Dhanush gave birth to a baby boy and his other daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth got married to industrialist Ashwin Kumar.

selvabalaji.wordpress.com  wishes Rajinikanth a very happy birthday!

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Watch Thuppakki Movie Online HQ (youtube)

Vijay’s Thuppaki Review – First Day First Show Report

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One of the key reasons for Thuppaki’s sky high expectations is because the movie marks the beginning of Vijay’s strategy to working with top rung directors (barring Shankar’s Nanban which was a faithful remake of 3 Idiots). This is probably the best line-up of crew members and technicians for a Vijay movie. On the casting side, Kajal Aggarwal, Vidyut, Sathyan, Jayaram have provided the required support for Vijay to showcase his talent.  Does the script keep you engaged throughout the running time of 2 hour 45 minutes? Will Thuppaki uplift the festive mood this Diwali? Definitely, Yes.

The story opens in Mumbai with a bomb blast in a public bus. Jagdish (Vijay) is on a mission to find the terrorist gang and people behind the blast. There are twists and unexpected turns along the way. The story has enough ammo to fire up Vijay’s fan base.

Thuppakki is Vijay; Vijay is Thuppakki

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Vijay has carried the movie from start to finish with his self-assured confidence and trade-mark style. The script makes frequent switch-overs from intense sleeper cell scenes to commercial love/comedy scenes. Vijay was able to make some bumpy transitions look convincing with his acting abilities. As always, Vijay dances effortlessly and comedy comes to him naturally. Vijay’s costumes, pleasant looks and mischievous expressions will surely win him more female fans. Vijay looks fit and younger in his toned muscular physique.

Story, Direction and Screenplay

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AR Murugadoss’ engaging story is narrated in gray tones balanced with commercially colourful compromises. The movie may have minor similarities to Ramana which has worked out well again. Murugadoss has done his homework by consulting ex-CBI chief Karthikeyan and the details are blended in nicely while dumbing it down for audience. AR Murugadoss has intentionally slowed down the pacing and narration in critical scenes (e.g., Hospital security chief conversation in the terrace) to get the message across. The dialogues about common people’s (un)willingness to put their life at risk to fight terrorism are well written and delivered by Vijay. Also, the hero putting his sister in a high-risk operation provides the impetus and emotional connect with the audience.

It is interesting to note that the villain (Vidyut) tracks down the hero instead of other way around, which is usually seen. Another aspect which is told subtlely is Vijay’s undercover act passing off as a common man similar to the way terrorist sleeper cells operate. Vijay’s exterminating the sleeper cell operations in Mumbai is not revealed to his lover, family or others (except his cop friend Sathyan). This aspect could have been underlined a bit for additional impact and stronger appreciation for Jagdish’s character.

The love/comedy scenes and songs definitely stick out like sore thumb since they are not integrated well with the story line. It is understandable why AR Murugadoss had to make these compromises. We are pointing this out without really complaining since such intrusions have become essential to satisfy the fan base and common audience with diverse set of expectations.

Highlights 

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• Stylish portrayal of Vijay in anti-terrorism operations have a perfect closure with mass elements. For instance, scenes such as simultaneous execution of 12-for-12 sleeper cell killings at precisely the same minute, sister rescue scenes with sniffer dog, and the final scene where he symbolically blows up the ship with his hand gesture and subsequent punch dialogue before villain killing are sure treats for fans.
• AR Murugadoss seems to have taken a tip from his association with Aamir Khan in Ghajini Hindi remake. Upon Aamir’s insistence, some emotional scenes involving Asin’s memory were added after climax action sequences in Hindi version. AR Murugadoss has used similar finish in Thuppakki giving a nice emotional touch and meaning to the movie by extolling the virtues of army.
• Kajal has done her role exceptionally well in perking up the lighter moments with her expressions, dance moves in songs and chirpy love scenes laced with humour. Kajal has good scope in both “Antarctica” song (interesting concept) and “Alaika Laika” (showcasing her dance moves). Kajal’s presence enlivens the scenes and songs for people looking for relief from action scenes.
• Santhosh Sivan‘s Cinematography and Sreekar Prasad‘s editing keep the narration tight despite relatively long running time. The candid capture of Mumbai adds to the style and character of the city. Santosh’s fast working style is critical to the successful shooting of scenes in real locations in Mumbai. Harris scores big in the final minutes with his song (“Poi Varavaa“) dedicated to army jawans which is sure to leave a lump in your throat. Harris’ BGM keeps up the pace and makes the operations look convincing with his theme track.

What could have been better?

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• Song picturizations look low-budget. Almost 4 out of 5 songs solely rely on Vijay’s dance moves, which gets a bit repetitive for general public. AR Murugadoss and Santhosh Sivan have pulled out some of the old tricks of picturizing the songs in big stadiums, by using bright incandescent lights in the background to make it look richer. Vijay’s introduction song “Kutti Puli Kootam” and opening fight scenes are speed breakers right after the word “go”.
• Screenplay could have been tighter. Even though the individual scenes were riveting, the bigger purpose required to latch the audience interest lacks full conviction. The objective of killing the head of sleeper-cell (Vidyut) lacks macro-connection resulting in lack of depth for Vijay vs Vidyut’s clash. Some of the lengthy climax fight sequences in the ship could have been trimmed. The final 10+ minutes of man-to-man combat scenes with Vidyut led to some chatter among audience.

Bottomline

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With right promotions and word of mouth reaching out to neutral and family audience, Thuppakki is well positioned to get tagged along with Ghilli and  Pokiri.

Reviewer Rating – 

 

Unzip a Zip File in php

<!--?php

    function unzip($location,$newLocation){

        if(exec("unzip $location",$arr)){

            mkdir($newLocation);

            for($i = 1;$i< count($arr);$i++){

                $file = trim(preg_replace("~inflating: ~","",$arr[$i]));

                copy($location.'/'.$file,$newLocation.'/'.$file);

                unlink($location.'/'.$file);

            }

            return TRUE;

        }else{

            return FALSE;

        }

    }

?>

//Use the code as following:

<!--?php

include 'functions.php';

if(unzip('zipedfiles/selvabalaji.zip','unziped/myNewZip'))

    echo 'Success!';

else

    echo 'Error';

?>

WP Google Drive Plugin

We are Released New wp google drive plugin to make back of your wordpress site files to google drive.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-google-drive/

Exclusive tutorial on How to Backup your WordPress blog to Google Drive. It is always recommended to backup your WordPress blog, which includes files (themes, plugins etc) and SQL tables (all your blog posts, comments, drafts etc are stored as tables in database).

Whenever your blog is gone (due to unsecured activities or some other reasons), these backups will help to get back your blog. In some cases, using 3rd party plugins and themes can also lead to malfunction of your blog, here also these backups helps to retain back your blog.

Reasons to Backup WordPress Blog to Google Drive

• Its a Google Product and is free to use up-to 5GB.
• Can get access to backups on any of the devices like Smartphones, Tablet PC’s, Laptops etc.
• Backups will be uploaded in quite less time (sometimes based on internet connection also).
• Highly Secure and reliable service, so there wont be any loss of data in the process.
• Backups can be shared with your blog partners (if have any) with a single click of mouse

How to Backup WordPress blog to Google Drive

Download and Install Google Drive for WordPress plugin from official WordPress plugin repository.

Google Drive for WordPress Plugin »

Here is the step-by-step guide that helps to backup your WordPress blog to Google Drive. Brief list of things you have to do in this tutorial:

1. Login to Google API and create a Client ID in it.
2. Authorizing the Plugin by using Client ID and Client Secret.
3. Setting up the plugin frequency to take backups.

• Follow this link Google APIs Console and login to your Google Account.

• Go to “API Access” tab and click on “Create an OAuth 2.0 client ID”

• Follow this link Google APIs Console and login to your Google Account.

• Go to “API Access” tab and click on “Create an OAuth 2.0 client ID”

• In the pop-up window, give a product name and upload logo before clicking on “Next” button.

• By default “Web Application” will be selected and don’t change it.

• In “Your site or hostname” section, click on “More Options” to expand link sections.

• Now, paste the link in the “Backup Settings” page here. Enter domain name in “JavaScripts” origin field.

• Click on “Create Client ID” and you have successfully created a Client ID using Google API Console.

• Copy the Client ID and Client Secret from API dashboard and paste them in “Backup Settings” page.

• You have to authorize the plugin by clicking on “Allow Access” button.

• Allow Access to the Plugin and the entire setup has been successfully installed.

Check Out : WordPress Plugin

How to automatically Backup WordPress blog to Google Drive

• Now, you can configure this plugin further by entering the custom folder ID of your Google Drive.
• Also define the maximum number of backups (use any positive integer in that field).
• Set the frequency of backup and everything will be automatically stored in your Google Drive.

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Facebook buys facial-recognition startup

Image via CrunchBase

Image via CrunchBase

Facebook Inc (FB.O) is paying $55 million to $60 million to buy Face.com, according to people familiar with the matter, acquiring the company that provides the facial-recognition technology used by the world’s largest social network to help users identify and tag photos.

The deal bolsters one of Facebook’s most popular features — the sharing and handling of photos — but the use of the startup’s

has spurred concerns about user privacy.

The No. 1 social network will pay cash and stock for Face.com, potentially paying as much as $60 million, two sources with knowledge of the deal said. Media reports in past weeks have pegged the transaction at $80 million to $100 million.

Neither Facebook nor Face.com disclosed terms of the deal, which is expected to close in coming weeks.

Facebook, which will acquire the technology and the employees of the 11-person Israeli company, said in a statement that the deal allows the company to bring a “long-time technology vendor in house.”

Face.com, which has raised nearly $5 million from investors including Russian Web search site Yandex (YNDX.O), launched its first product in 2009. The company makes standalone applications that consumers can use to help them identify photos of themselves and of their friends on Facebook, as well as providing the technology that Facebook has integrated into its service.

Facebook uses the technology to scan a user’s newly uploaded photos, compares faces in the snapshots with previous pictures, then tries to match faces and suggest name tags. When a match is found, Facebook alerts the person uploading the photos and invites them to “tag,” or identify, the person in the photo.

Responding to inquiries from U.S. and European privacy advocates, Facebook last year made it easier for users to opt out of its controversial facial-recognition technology for photographs posted on the website, an effort to address concerns that it had violated consumers’ privacy.

The deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions by Facebook in recent months, including the $1 billion acquisition of mobile photo-sharing service Instagram. U.S. antitrust regulators are undertaking an extended review of the Instagram deal, which Facebook expects to close by the end of the year.

Shares of Facebook, which continue to trade below the price at which they were offered during the initial public offering in May, closed Monday’s regular session up 4.7 percent at $31.41.

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Microsoft‘s tablet no threat to iPad: analysts

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Microsoft Corp‘s new tablet computers are no threat to Apple Inc‘s iPad, given the lack of enthusiasm among developers to create applications that run on the new Windows operating system, analysts said.

Microsoft introduced its own “Surface” line of tablets on Monday, taking on Apple as well as its own hardware partners including Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Hewlett-Packard Co.

“Though pricing details are unclear … Microsoft will need to significantly undercut the iPad to be competitive,” Jefferies analyst Peter Misek said.

The Surface tablet will come in two versions, one running Windows RT, based on the same chip designs that power most tablets, and a higher-performance version running Windows 8 Pro.

“The most important factor in the success of a tablet is its ecosystem. Based on our discussions with developers, we find the lack of enthusiasm concerning,” Misek said.

Misek said he expects Windows 8 tablets to struggle to compete with the iPad, which offers over 225,000 apps, and to a lesser extent with Google Inc‘s Android-based tablets, such as the Galaxy Tab.

Microsoft’s lighter, thinner version of the Surface tablet would compete directly with the iPad, while the second, heavier tablet, aimed at the new generation of lightweight laptops, would compete with larger PC makers.

But selling two versions of the tablet in the same retail channels will confuse consumers, said analysts at Jefferies, Forrester Research and ThinkEquity.

“Choice is a key tenet of Windows, but too much choice is overwhelming for consumers,” Forrester Research said. “Apple gets this, and limits iPad options to connectivity, storage, and black … or white.”

However, a keyboard that doubles up as the tablet cover and aggressive pricing could help Microsoft gain market share, some analysts said.

“The keyboard, a simple accessory, is what makes the device most compelling, as it preserves traditional interface that we believe many users appreciate (and will demand) with the subtlety of a cover, something most users will want anyway,” said Citi analyst Walter Pritchard.

Morgan Stanley’s Adam Holt said the cover keyboard, compatibility with Microsoft Office, integrated USB ports and features optimized for Skype would help Microsoft differentiate itself from other tablet makers.

Microsoft shares edged up 19 cents to $30.03 on Tuesday before the bell. They closed at $29.84 on Monday on the Nasdaq.

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Engagio: Recognize & Build Relationships On Social Network Easily

Engagio helps you to track your online conversations and allows you to develop meaningful relationships from them. In short, it is your tool to find quality relationships.

Pitched as ‘Your inbox for online conversations and relationships’, it is a tool much like Gmail, but is for managing your conversations in social networking sites and commenting systems. Engagio gives you visibility about the people behind these conversations and reveals their social identities profile. It saves you much time and allows you to connect with others in a much better and deeper way.

Although social media has many advantages, sometimes we fall short of managing our many relationships on social networking sites. With so many friends, family members, colleagues, classmates and relatives in our contacts list, we miss out on building quality relationships with people who matter. Engagio helps you to do that and more.

Engagio believes that commenting and conversations are strong social signals. They are stronger than likes, shares and links. Comments are implicit linkages about people. After all, you only care to comment on somebody’s post and take time to do it when you like that person or what s/he has to say. Like is easy, commenting takes time and thought. Engagio studies all that and more, and give you full visibility into the potential relationships behind your comments and conversations.

The service is frictionless and derives implicit data from your normal, everyday interactions. It does not matter whether your conversations are on social networks or inside your Engagio inbox, Engagio tracks them all. You connect to your social networks and Engagio starts to track, record, analyze and report on your interaction activity.

All you need to do is to signup from the entry page or jump to your inbox. You can easily track your conversations on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+, Disqus-enabled sites, Hacker news comments, Foursquare and more. This is a wonderful service for everybody who wishes to build up on great relationships without putting in much time and effort.

Billa II – Teaser Promo

Ajith is back with Billa II after the successful 2007 flick Billa which was directed by Vishnuvardhan. Expected to release on 25th May, Billa II is supposed to be a prequel to Billa ( unlike Don-2 which was a sequel ) and talks about how David, an ordinary man from coastal Tamil Nadu becomes the dreaded don Billa. Directed by Chakri Toleti  and also starring Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Vidyut Jamwal and Sudhanshu Pandey in supporting roles who all make their debut in Tamil cinema, the film has music by Yuvan Shankar Raja and R.D.Rajasekharis the DOP.

Expected to be the big ticket summer Tamil release, watch this interesting teaser for now.