Google acquired Feed Burner

In my previous post about the world's most talk about acquisition in 2006 by Google on Youtube for a value of USD 1.76billion.


This year 2007, Google again started their summer puchase and start spending money to acquire FeedBurner a RSS management company for approximately USD 100million. Feedburner was founded in 2003 after 4 years of effort and introduction to the world about RSS feed finally cherish on their hardwork last month when Google confirmed the deal.

I personally think that Google will find it value for money to purchase Feedburner at the moment for an amount of only 10% of the value when their last acquired on Youtube of USD 1.76billion.

Is Google running out of ideas to create new phenomemon into the market or is cheap to buy ideas from others. THink about it. Google is SMART!!

What is RSS?

What is RSS feed?


For most of the while collar group who work long hours infront of the computer this little sign RSS seem fimilar to you. This small little button of RSS Feed sometimes appears on your internet toolbar or specific website that have included it on the top of the page. What the hack is this button?

Below is a short video to explain what is this RSS for you. Take a tour and look at it. It is so useful and powerful NOW.



Johnson thank for the heads up!!!

WebMail Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail

I still clearly remember the first time I started to use web mail, it was back to 1997 during my first year of college. At that time, to write a letter and send via stamp to friends locally or overseas were quite common until a friend of mine recommended me to use Hotmail.com and told me it is FREE. As far as my concern since it is free just sign up lor... But, for a internet dummy like me back then, I don't even know how to sign up until my friend guided me step by step and finally I owned one of the Hotmail.com account until today.

Today, the evolution of free webmail seem to be very competitive among the giant IT company like Google, Yahoo and MSN. Users have plenty options to choose from the 3 most popular webmail Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo Mail. As a comparison of the 3 most popular webmail I personally prefer to use Gmail and Hotmail now.

The reasons are:


Gmail
1. Provides 2861 MB space
2. Back up all your important file in Gmail as long as you don't exceed 2861MB!!!
3. For blog purpose (analytics, adsense, webmaster)
4. User friendly



Hotmail
1. Provides 1024 MB space
2. For Instant Messenger (IM)
2. Been using for the past 10 years how to quit...
3. User friendly


Yahoo Mail
1. I hardly use.
2. NO comment (you can leave yours if you think Yahoo is better than Gmail.)
3. Latest update As Yahoo! Mail approaches its 10-year anniversary, begin offering everyone unlimited email storage starting in May 2007.

Used Car in Malaysia

This morning just coincident drop by at one of the Used Car in Kuala Lumpur. Guess what I discovered... Branded used car like BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, Toyaota Harrier aren't that expensive at all.

Just for comparison if you have a budget of RM60,000 to buy a brand new car what is your choices? Beside a Buatan Malaysia (local production) car from Proton or Perodua you obviously do not have other alternative.

What about you have lift up a bit of your budget to RM90,000 to buy a brand new car for you personal satisfaction. You have choices like Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Kia, Hyundai of course our lovely Proton and Perodua.

Do you ever think that with a budget of RM60,000 you could deserve to drive a used Volvo (Model S40) which only cost you RM55,000 or less.


This is the Volvo S40 from front.


Volvo S40 from behind. It looks pretty classy too.

Just think twice before you put your penny to buy a Proton or Perodua. Does it worth while? I'm not condemning our local cars quality but they really don't live up to my expectation. (eg. power window break down, roof leaking, gear box breakdown and a lot more.)

Next for a budget of RM90,000 what do you guess you can get for a brand new car? Toyota Vios, Toyota Yaris, Honda City, Honda Jazz, Korean made like Hyundai, Kia, or Nissan Sentra. Well for a budget of RM90,000 you could drive on a cool BMW 318 or Toyota Harrie easily. No joke. This is the survey I have done for the whole morning.


Used BMW 318 from the side.


Used BMW 528 only selling for RM71,000 (before discount)


Used BMW 318 in black.


Used Toyota Harrier only for RM81,000 (Before discount)

I know many people have different prospective on used car. But this is what I think worth while to share in my blog. Good Day.

Prison Break

Familiar with this combination of people. Yes it's Prison Break!!!

I personally don't really like to watch series because need to spend a lot of time on TV (Make me got no time to blog! Just Kidding lar) those popular series like CSI, Desperate HouseWife, Heroes, The OC, Lost, One Three Hill, 4400, Prison Break, Criminal Minds and many more are often watch by Pauline (that's why I can name it.)


Michael Scofield doing research for Prison Break to save Lincoln Burrows.(Now I know why girl likes to watch man when they are concerntrating in work. He looks cool!!!)

Perhaps it is part of her influenced, I started to follow one of her favourite series Prison Break. The storyline is classic and imaginative that both of us discuss before bed what will happen next and we can't stop ourselves to finish both Season 1 and Season 2 in less than 1 month. What a heart pounding series.

According to her, most of the girls follow Prison Break because they are crazy about Michael Scofield a.k.a Wenworth Miller (I strongly believe!!! Smart, Cute, Good Looking, HII and romantic). I only fancy about his Tattoo only!!! Ha Ha Ha...


This is the Tattoo!!! The blue print of the Prison.

The second season of Prison Break is unfinished yet because we still don't know what will Michael Scofield face and experience in the SONA.
Well so far I really haven't seen any series storyline that is anything close to Prison Break. If you do have any good series please recommend to me.

P/S To those of you who have not watch this series please head back to your nearest video store to get one of them.

Malaysia Travel Fair 2007

The Malaysian Chinese Tourism Association (MCTA) and Asia Pacific Tourism Events (APTE) will be jointly staging its annual travel fair - the MITM / APTE with a theme of The Greatest Tourism Carnival 07 on 22 – 24 June 2007 at Putra World Trade Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

It is an annual mid-year consumer tourism and travel event is a mega market place for differentiated segments of tourism players to display and offer their attractive affordable packages and promotions especially targeted for consumers’ travel in the Second half of the year.

If you are looking for a good trip in the Second half of the year to retreat and recharge yourself prepare your backpack and then head on to the Fair. Hopefully, you will get ONe of the cheap fair offered by the organizer.