Picking a theme for your website can be big deciding factor on whether your company takes off or miserably fails. I know it sounds harsh, but giving your website the right scent can attract or offend visitors. Giving your website the right scent can be simple.

It’s all about finding the theme/color scheme that goes along with your company’s niche. For example, a child care center’s website should be bright and full of warm colors. Having a black background with red text would scare parents away.

Another thing to think about is logo a brand recognition. Target’s website is a great example of this. All of the menu and side bars on the site are red, matching the bullseye logo. People walking by that glance at your screen will instantly know what site your just from the color scheme. This is huge for the corporation.

So, when choosing your background take into account the advice I gave you. Have someone imagine and describe to you what a website would look just given a company’s name and description. This can be a great way to see what the interests are of the demographic looking at your site.

On March 11, 2011, Japan was rocked by an earthquake of magnitude 9.0. The quake created several massive tsunamis that destroyed a large amount of Japan’s coastline. The pictures look surreal. It’s hard to believe they’re real.

The amazing thing about the whole situation is how the news has reached the world. Millions have read articles and seen pictures of the devastation. But thats not all thats available on the internet. Videos off the earthquake and the tsunamis are all over the web. Google Earth created an animation showing the locations of the quakes and the waves. Areas are marked off as to where there are dangerous levels of radiation.

One of the most important features on the web is the people finder. Anyone that is rescued or is in a shelter is registered online, and relatives/friends can search to see if they made it and find out their location.

Once again, the internet shows to the world what an amazing tool it is. Click on the link below to see more pictures of Japan.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/03/japan-earthquake-the-struggle-to-recover/100026/

5 ways to make money on eBay…

1. Choose wisely – You don’t need to know anything about antiques and collectibles to fulfill Collier’s requirements. One idea is to look for items unique to your region and sell them at a discount.

2. Keep your costs low - Nothing eats into your profits faster than high overhead expenses. That’s why experts agree that you should start off your eBay business by hawking stuff that you already own.

3. Perfect your title - If you do nothing else, make sure the title on your listing gets straight to the point.

4. Build trust - Gaining the trust of the eBay community is one of the biggest hurdles new sellers face. It’s critical for you to generate a high positive feedback score or else other users won’t even touch your auction.

5. Grab eyeballs – eBay is a numbers game. The more people who bid on your item, the higher the price it sells for. That means boosting the number of eyeballs that see your listing is crucial.

Here is a list of the seven social media sites that all college students need to visit.

1. Cramster – a site full o experts who are ready to answer your questions.

2. InternshipRatings.com – This site is a great way to weed out the internships that will be a waste of your time, and to find the ones that will actually benefit you.

3. Zimride – A site made for finding and linking people with rides.

4. Box.net – Used to upload files that you need to be able to access anywhere.

5. Twitter – Connect with anyone in the world with common interests.

6. Remember the Milk – For the forgetful, a site to keep track of everything you have to do.

7. Gradefund – Sponsors donate money to students who get good grades.

Some airlines are blogging and doing it well enough to use as an asset to the company. Delta and Southwest both are doing a good job. They blog regularly about everything from airline news to airport food to new airplanes to new airports. They are also making sure to list all of their other social profiles on their blogs…. helping their fans and customers stay in contact with them all over the internet.

Southwest’s blog is extremely user friendly and easy to follow.

Another great way these airlines are using social media to help their business is with Flickr. When people travel they take lots of pictures. Airlines such as Jet Blue have realized this and began to use it towards their advantage. I was recently on Jet Blue’s flickr page and was impressed by what I saw.

In their flickr group customers can post both photos and video’s. Members of this Flickr group can comment on each other photos and can add each other as friends…. encouraging relationship building. These members appear to be customers, fans and employees of JetBlue and from the comments are totally connecting.