Internet Marketing Consultant & Analyst: Melanie Broemsen, KISS Communications

Today is my birthday — and I thought I would take short break from all of the hectic activity of the holidays and celebrations to comment on some of the leftover news I’ve discovered in the last couple of week.

CYBER MONDAY

As we all know, yesterday was Cyber Monday. What we may not have know is that it’s really NOT the biggest online shopping day of the year. It’s actually the three Monday’s following Cyber Monday: this year, December 3rd, 10th and 17th.

COOL TRAVEL VIDEOS

If you’re looking for travel videos — check out Travercial.com. This new site has thousands of videos featuring almost any destination you’re contemplating visiting. Or if you just need a short break, it makes for some interesting surfing.

TOP SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES - OCTOBER 2007

With Facebook hogging up so much of the Social Networking news, maybe you missed the Social Networking Top 10 List? If so, here’s a recap by Neilsen Online of the top sites for October 2007. Also interesting to note is that while MySpace is still the heavy-hitter — LinkedIn is the fastest growing, by a huge margin. Also worth mentioning — FaceBook is ticking off its users for compiling and sharing personal information (to the point there is a petition circulating), while MySpace is taking steps to keep its users happy. For example, the site sent out cease and desist notices top companies of the automated friend adders, including Friend Adder, to help the users combat SPAM. I know some folks love FaceBook more than MySpace, but if you ask me, FaceBook could use some PR help and common sense. Sure the idea of making money selling off your users’ information is tempting, but if makes them all angry and you lose their trust, you won’t have any users left and your company won’t be worth diddly-squat. Is it worth the bad rap? Hey Tom, wouldn’t this be a great opportunity to speak up and let FaceBook users know their data is safe with you?

AND A LITTLE FENG SHUI

Of course, I took a few minutes and listened to Jo Davidson’s podcast last week. You’ll have to listen for yourself, but it was on Feng Shui and it was with an expert that’s worked with the Donald (Donald Trump). I already knew a little bit about the topic, but though I might learn something from a master. If you’re not familiar with the topic, Feng Shui is more than just moving some furniture around the room or placing mirrors on a specific wall. It is CUSTOM for each person, depending on your birth date, goals and environment. I had my chart done a couple years ago, and though it might be fun to check and see how my consultant did. Turn out, she was pretty accurate.

Kua Number 3
Sheng Chi :- South Tien Yi :- North Nien Yen :- Southeast Fu Wei :- East	Kua Number 3 Group East Element Big Wood Trigram Chen Colour Dark Green

Nien Yin - Relationships Direction

Southeast Suggestions to Activate your Relationship Corner: If you are looking to improve your relationships or you are searching for love, then is the area to enhance. To attract the person of your dreams, place symbols of love and romance in the southeast of your home. The most popular are Mandarin Ducks, Rose Quartz Crystal Hearts and the Chinese Scroll for Love.

Fu Wei :- Personal Development

East Suggestions to Activate your Personal Development: This area of your home is ideal for you to relax in. If you are feeling tense, come here to unwind and gain your composure. Place Jade in this area and the Three Stars Gods. To energize the East, have a Water Feature.

Ho Hai :- Mishaps

Southwest Suggestions to help you stop Mishaps: Do not enhance this area, you should not place crystals or items made from the earth element. To protect yourself from negative energies, hang an I Ching Coin Sword here. Do not leave doors or window in this area open. In fact, it is best to keep them closed at all times.

Wu Gwei :- Five Ghosts

Northwest Suggestions to help protect yourself from the Five Ghosts: This area is ideal for your toilet because it will help keep the Five Ghosts under control. Place a Windchime in this section. It is advisable never to display flowers or plants here. Have an I Ching Coin bookmark here, as it will help reduce the strength of the Five Ghosts.

Liu Sha :- Six Killings

Northeast Suggestions to help you protect yourself from the Six Killings: Try and avoid having your main door in this direction. Do not use the colour red in this area. To avoid arguments, do not have aquariums in the northeast. It is advisable to place Temple Lions in the northeast for protection against negative Chi. If your bedroom has to be in this direction, place a set of Six I Ching Coins for luck and Influence inside and outside your bedroom to combat the negative energy.

Chueh Ming :- Total Loss

West Suggestions to help you protect yourself from Total Loss You should never buy a house facing this direction. Use doors in this direction as little as possible. In fact, it is best not to use them at all. Do not work or sleep facing this direction. To suppress the negative Chi, hang an I Ching Coin Windchime in the west. To lesson the negative Chi, place Six I Ching Coins here. It is also advisable to display a pair of Fu Dogs facing this direction for protection. Do not energize this area with water features.

How to Tap Your Auspicious Directions

• Try to sleep, eat, work, or be in this sector of your home
• Do as many activities as possible in this sector
• Face this direction when working, eating, or sitting in your living room
• Sleep with the top of your head pointed in this direction
• Enter your home or office from a door that faces this direction

Your Wealth & Success Direction: South

• Enhance this direction with lights, candles, or lamps. Add objects in groups of nine, such as nine candles or nine outdoor lights. Red colors are also extremely beneficial. This direction helps boost your prominence and stature, so do be sure to face this direction as much as possible — particularly at work.
• Decorate in colors of red, orange, pink, green, brown or purple. Fame comes to you if your front door faces this direction.
• Do everything you can to use this direction to promote your wealth and success! Images like this one below are perfect for placing on the wealth and success wall of your home or office.

Your Health Direction: North

• A front door facing this direction will increase your prosperity and bring you wealth! Facing north will also help improve your health. Try facing north while dining to doubly improve your health. Boost the north with black, blue, or purple colors, double fish symbols and/or an aquarium to give your health an extra shot in the arm!

Your Love Direction: Southeast

• Enhance this direction with the colors of light green, blues, blacks, or purples. Add symbols such as green or wooden dragons, snakes, fish, or toads. Small plants are excellent in this direction as are flowers — particularly those that bloom in water, such as lilies or lotus. Water is also excellent in this location for you, so consider having a fountain or aquarium here.

Your Growth Direction: East

• In personal feng shui, the east is your growth and wisdom direction. Work in this location to improve your standing, study in this direction, and locate beneficial activities here, such as dining to improve all areas of life. Are you trying to start over from any kind of setback? If so, this is direction to face or be in. Add a beautiful plants here — such as bamboo — to get your growing again! Lights are also excellent enhancers for plants, so consider draping white lights on your plants for an extra dose of good feng shui.

Your Unlucky Directions:

• Try to avoid the southwest sector and/or direction. To do so can cause arguments and legal problems or some kind of accident. You will receive blame for problems if you occupy this sector too much.
• The northwest and northeast can cause accidents, misfortune, and difficulties, such as lawsuits, burglary or fire. If your front door faces this direction, your family may leave you. If you have a business with a front door facing this direction, employees may leave. This is a good location for a kitchen or toilet.
• Strenuously avoid the west because it can cause it is the VERY worst direction for you. A front door facing this direction can lead to a loss of children or other close family members. Infertility can also arise, causing the family name to die out. Wealth will also be lost. This is a good location for a kitchen or a toilet.

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