IM or Instant Messaging is a kind of communication between two people through the use of text typed on the keyboard. At present, a lot of icons are available on the hands of users to make their conversation more interesting. AIM icons refer to the icons, which are used by people when sending messages through AOL Instant Messenger. These icons are generally very small like 48*48 pixels but then you can also find icons that are of 50*50 pixels. You can download loads and loads of AIM icons from different websites. There are certain websites that charges you a fee for downloading these icons but then they are also some websites that offers these icons to you without any charge.

Nowadays, an increasing number of people are using these icons in their online chat because these icons look unique. As a result, there is a craze for those websites, which offers these icons. Previously when people use to chat with their family or friends online, they used to use simple text generated through typing from the keyboard. At present, a number of icons have taken the place of the simple text or words. These icons do not come in the form of a simple black color but they are available in a number of bright and lively colors. This makes the conversation more interesting and lively.

These AIM icons are popular not only among the youngsters but also among the adults because of their attractive and appealing appearances. There are different icons for different meanings and purposes. For example, if you want to say ‘hello’ to your online buddy then instead of the plain text of ‘hello’ you can send them an AIM icon, which gives the same meaning. All these icons are a great way to chat with your friends and family members because these are fresh and attractive. There isn’t a single person out there who knows how to chat but have never heard about AIM icons.

What you want to say through words may not be as effective as when it is said through an AIM icon. This is because these icons have a kind of unique quality in them which lights up the conversation and make it more interesting and fun. The creators of these icons are always trying to make better and better icons. They also make sure to checked icons thoroughly so as to be reach for the number one spot among the icon creators.

These AIM icons are very pleasant to look at and it will most definitely bring a smile to your face when you see it. The creators make sure that these icons pass on your message to the recipients in the best way. Ask anyone who has made use of the AIM icons and they will tell you how useful and lively they are. They fill the chat room conversation with fun and make your chat a pleasurable one. What are you waiting for? Get started right away!

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EXPRESS AND IMPRESS WITH BUDDY ICONS

Swati Banerjee

The icons used in many IM programs like AOL Instant, Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger are referred to as buddy icons. These images can be of any kinds of formats like BMP, XBM, GIF, ICO or GIF and these images are usually found in 50*50 pixels. These icons can be in the form of still animation or animation. Regardless of the kind of images, the size of these icons is usually not more than 7160 bytes. The first IM program to have used the buddy icons is the AOL Instant Messenger and some people refer to these icons as buddy avatars. You can download buddy icons from different websites. Some websites charges you money for downloading them but there are some websites from which you can download these icons for free.

As we all know, the present Internet users are very much in to chatting online, as it is one form of conversation, which is very ‘in’ among the people. On an Internet chat, the users type whatever they wish to say to his or her friend through the keyboard and then the message will appear on the window where the chat is taking place. There are certain buddy icons, which can be used in place of the plain words. This will make the conversation look more attractive and lively. For example, goodnight can be replaced by an animated image, which conveys the same message, but in a different way.

Nowadays, the buddy icons are very much in demand as most of the IM program users love to use them because they not only look lovely but they also convey your messages as clearly as possible. Buddy icons that are animated looks lovely, lively and bright. The colors and designs in which they are available are very pleasing to eyes and as such, many people like to make use of these icons. Those who are familiar with IM programs and are experienced IM users would know what buddy icons are. In fact, there isn’t a single user who isn’t aware of the existence of buddy icons. The lighting effect and the arrangement of colors in these icons give them a lively and energetic appearance. Actually, chatting on the IM programs have never been more fun and exciting before the introduction of buddy icons. Ask anyone and they will tell you the same thing.

All the users in the entire globe are becoming more and more interested in using buddy icons and you will find that the rate at which they are downloading these icons from websites is very high. They are very much in demand, especially among the young users, because these users find the buddy icons particularly attractive and innovative. When you type ‘buddy icons’ on any search engine, you will find a number of websites that offers you these icons. Like I said earlier, certain websites offers these icons for free whereas some charge some amount of fee for downloading these icons.

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FIND OUT HOW PEOPLE RATE PICTURES

Swati Banerjee

Have you every wondered how much people will rate your looks from one to ten? I am sure you have. After all we are all human beings and as such we are always conscious about how we look like and what others think of our looks. Whether we want to admit or not but outer appearance is very important to every one of us. We may know how we look but we also need to know how other think of our outer beauty. This led to the creation of websites where people can be rated on the basis of their looks. Have you ever heard of such websites? There are some people out there who are aware of the existence such websites but then again there are also certain people who didn’t know about these websites until now.

These websites allow you to upload your pictures and then the other members are asked to rate them. Usually you can upload your pictures without paying any money to the website. Before you upload your pictures, you are required to sign up for an account with the website. You may be asked to give some personal details about yourself. Make sure that the website to which you submit the personal details will not give them out to a third party. The website should keep the information private and confidential. After you have signed up for an account, you can start uploading one or more of your pictures. You will also be asked to create a profile for yourself so that the other members can see it.

These rating websites will ask the users to rate your looks from a scale of one to ten most of the time. You can even make friends in these websites because people from all over the world registers with them. You can also rate the other people by checking out their pictures and you can also make new friends by checking their profiles. These websites also ask you to mention your favorite food, hobbies, etc so that the other members can check these things from your profile. You will find quite a few interesting things to do in these websites apart from getting your pictures rated. Most of the websites require you to upload pictures taken from a camera only and not pictures taken from camera phones. This is because the picture quality of the pictures taken from camera phones is usually not good.

If you do not know any good websites that offer this service then all you need to do is check them out by searching in the search engines like google or altavista. The search results will show you a number of websites where you can upload your pictures. When you decide on the website then register an account with them and start uploading your pictures. So what are you waiting for? Get started right away and find out how much people rate you on the basis of your pictures.

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FUNNY PICTURES: SCREAM WITH LAUGHTER

Swati Banerjee

Everyone likes to smile and laugh and the best way to have a good laugh is to look at funny and comical pictures. These pictures have existed among mankind ever since he started to draw and paint. Each and every person takes pleasure in laughing and it is because of this that people make or take funny pictures and upload them on the Internet so that the users will be able to have access to them. Previously, you would find funny pictures on comics only but at this present age you will discover thousand of funny pictures, which are available on the Internet.

When you are not feeling happy or glad then you need to take a look at funny pictures, which will most definitely lift up your mood. According to a number of studies conducted in the past, laughing can bring improvement to your overall health. When you look at the pictures, you will automatically feel a smile forming on your face and slowly that smile will turn in to laughter. There are certain people who join classes for laughter. I personally believe that you can have enough laughter by your own by looking at funny things like a funny picture.

If you ask anyone what their favorite genre of movie is then you will discover that most of them like to watch comedy. This is because you can get good laughs from a comedy. Now doesn’t this signify something? It means that many people are trying to get some good laughs because nowadays everyone is so busy that you don’t have the time to laugh properly.

The humorous things, which you will find on the World Wide Web, consist of flash, movie clips and even funny photographs. There are a number of animated flash movies, which can give you a great laugh. If you find a particular picture funny then you can send the same to your friends and family members so that they can also get some good laughs. Likewise, you can also upload some pictures, which you think is funny. Share the funny pictures you have with the rest of the users so that they can also get some good laugh.

Are you one of those people who like to see funny pictures but do not know where to look for them? Don’t worry. You can now have access to hundred of funny pictures available on the Internet. All you will need to do is ‘search’ or look out for the websites that offers such pictures on any search engines like google, altavista or even yahoo. Your search result will consist of a lot of websites that offers you all those funny pictures, which will make you scream with laughter. So what are you waiting for? Get started right away and remember to share these pictures with your family and friends. After all, sharing is caring and if you can make a person laugh then it is a very great thing.

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RATE PEOPLE AND GET YOURSELF RATED ON THE RATING WEBSITES

Swati Banerjee

Did you know that there are websites that offer rating facilities to you? Well there are so many websites which gives you this kind of service and that too, free of charge. Of course, you are required to submit some of your pictures so that the members of a particular website can rate you on the basis of the photographs you submit or upload in the website. Now there may be some of you who would think that why people would even want to have themselves rated online when they can easily ask their friends or family members to rate them. To speak the truth, the people that you can to rate yourself (i.e. your family members and friends) are those people who know you. Their rating may be biased because they are close to you. On the other hand, the members of a rating website are from all over the world. Most of them are unknown to you. Their ratings are considered to be more accurate because they just rate you judging on your looks. Their ratings are not partial like those of your family and friends.

Moreover, you would also feel better to have people rate you on the internet as it is quite awkward for you to ask your family and friends to rate you. Don’t you agree with me? I am sure you will. I suppose it is very normal for every one of us to know how others see us, whether or not they find us attractive. Ratings online will give a kind of comfort to you that you are considered as an attractive person. There are so many people out there who wants to have themselves rated but they dare not ask their friends to rate them fearing that they might be laughed at. In such a case, those who want to have themselves rated can resort to rating websites.

Generally, the rating scale is from one to ten. Of course you will be asked to create an account with the rating website. While creating an account, you may be asked to give private and confidential information about yourself. Be sure that the website will not give away your personal details to some one else. Your information should be kept private and not to be disclosed to others. You will also be asked to create a profile of yourself so that other members can take a look at your profile. In fact, through these rating websites you can make a lot of friends from all over the world. After creating an account with the rating website, start uploading your photographs and wait for the members to rate you.

You can look out for the rating websites by searching on the search engines. You will find that a number of websites are displayed. Just check out the websites one by one and create an account with that website which you feel is good. Isn’t this an easy job? Get started right away!

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THE INTERNET IS FULL OF FUNNY STUFF

Swati Banerjee

The Internet is referred to as the network of networks because here you can have access to the network that is connected throughout the world. Just connect yourself to the World Wide Web (www), which can be accessed through the Internet. You will find a lot of interesting and funny things to do when you log on to the World Wide Web. If you like reading jokes then you will be happy to know that there are a lot of websites, which makes jokes available to you. You don’t even have to pay a single penny to read these jokes. You will have a fun time reading the archives of funny jokes and you will not be able to keep yourself away from these websites. These websites also accept jokes from the readers. So if you are aware of any jokes, which you think is funny and interesting then you can also share the jokes with the other users by posting them on the websites that, accept jokes.

If you are a movie freak then you will be happy to know that there are certain sites that offer reviews on different movies. Even a user is allowed to post a review on a movie. You can check out how good or bad the movie is by going through the review or the summary of the movie. After that if you think that the movie is worthy to be watched then you can go watch it with your friends. The same thing goes for music. There are sites, which offer you songs, which you can listen to online. So before thinking of getting a new album by your favorite singer or group, check out their songs on the websites first. This way you will know whether the album is good or not. You can also read the review of the music albums over the Internet.

There are so many funny and interesting things to do over the Internet. You can even upload a funny video of your own and on a website and share it with other users. Likewise, you can also check out the funny videos uploaded by other users. You will also find websites that offers online games for the users. So if you are one of those people who love to play games then you will have great time playing the games available online.

Do you know what you IQ is? If you don’t then you can take an online assessment of your IQ. All that you will have to do is answer a few questions. There are so many websites that offers a free IQ assessment test to you. Just check out any one of those websites and find out your IQ score. There are also websites that accept writings for prizes. So if you are a budding writer or poet then submit your poetry or story to the website. You may just turn out to be a winner.

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BRING YOUR CONVERSATION TO LIFE WITH AIM BUDDY ICONS

Swati Banerjee

By buddy icon we mean an image, a symbol or a mere expression. Buddy Icons are those images or signs or expressions, which the users of AOL Instant Messenger use to convey a message in a different way. Now you may think why in a different way. Well, when you chat with someone online you type the message on the keyboard and the same appears on the screen in the form of text. In case of buddy icons, you can convey a message in a more stylish and interesting way by sending an animated or non-animated image or expression. To make use of buddy icons, you have to download them from websites, which offers these icons for downloading. The buddy icons used in AOL Instant Messenger are very well liked.

Creating a buddy icon is not an easy thing and as such, the buddy icons creators take a lot of care in creating these icons and they need to have the required skill and patience for this purpose. These AIM Buddy Icons creators are always working to make their icons better and superior than their competitors so that they can reach or retain the number one position as the AIM Buddy Icons creator. Different people download and make use of these icons for various purposes depending on their individual needs. Did you know that everyday the icons creators are creating more and more icons? Well, it is true. The reason behind the continuous creation is to provide various new and interesting icons to the users. Everyone wants to make use of AIM Buddy Icons because they are a novel, a popular and a fun way to convey a message to your friends. In fact, an increasing number of people in the entire world are downloading the AIM Buddy Icons everyday minute of the day. They are very popular and also very much in demand.

There are a number of websites that offers you AIM Buddy Icons. All you need to do is download them. However, there are few websites, which requires you to pay a certain amount before you download the icons. On the other hand, there are also certain websites from which you can download them for free. The AIM Buddy Icons can be of various kinds like, love buddy icons, Christmas buddy icons, birthday buddy icons, and funny buddy icons. The list of the types of buddy icons available is huge and endless. Usually, the website that offers you these icons will require you to download before using them. Now you must be thinking that the downloading these icons may be a very complicated task but let me assure you that it is a very simple and easy job. After downloading the icons, you will be able to use it in a few seconds. Doesn’t it sound perfect? It is! Now you can make use of the AIM Buddy Icons and have a fun and exciting conversation online with your friends.

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EXPRESS YOURSELF WITH EMOTICONS

Swati Banerjee

Emoticons are sideways frowns and smiles, which are generally used in emails, online forums and chat rooms to signify an emotion or facial expression. In very simple words, emoticons are signs that express a feeling or facial expression. You can use these emoticons by typing in the keyboard of your computer. They can be of two types, ASCII characters and images. ASCII characters include :-) which means happy smile and :( which means sad. The word emoticon has been derived from two words: emotion and icon. Emoticons are icons, which carry emotions. By using your keyboard, you can form emoticons, which depend on how you feel and express yourself. For example, when you are happy you type :) and when you are sad you type :(. You can use emoticons in your communication with friends in the cyber world. These signs are very well liked and used in the Instant Messengers and various chat rooms.

Do not confuse emoticons with other kinds of icons (like buddy icons) because emoticons are very tiny in size. The size of emoticons is generally from 10*10 pixels to 24*24 pixels. Commonly, you will find emoticons of gif format but then again they can be of other formats. These emoticons should add to the text messages and it should not be used as an interruption. It is for this reason that they are small in size so that they can enhance the text messages.

ASCII emoticons require you to slant your head to the left hand side so that you can understand the emoticons properly and clearly. Many people still use this kind of emoticons while communicating online with their friends. Emoticons in the form of an image are the latest addition to emoticons. The image emoticons are better in conveying your message because they are clearer and easier to understand than the ASCII emoticons. The most important thing about icon image emoticons is that the chances of your getting a painful neck are less, as you do not have to tilt your head to understand the emoticons. You can easily understand the meaning of each image emoticons.

Some of the different Instant Messaging programs that allow the use of emoticons are Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger. In these programs when you use the ASCII characters, they will be changed to icon images. All the emotions in these programs are shown in the form of an icon. You will find a lot of emoticons which you can use while chatting on Instant Messenger, writing on online forums, chatting on chat rooms, etc. Some of the very well liked and frequently used emoticons are smiling faces.

Everyone who knows how to log on to the Internet and chat or take part in public forums knows how to use emoticons because they are very simple to use. They also convey your feelings and facial expressions clearly while communicating over the Internet. It is no wonder that more and more people are making use of emoticons.

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FUNNY PEOPLE CAN GIVE YOU A FUN TIME

Swati Banerjee

What this world lack is funny people as most of the people are too serious. When you visit any web forums, you will find that there are some people who write and talk about things, which are very funny, that will cause your eyes will be filled with tears due to excessive laughing. Then again, there are certain forums whose members are not funny at all which in turn leaves the other members bored. As a result, the members may not visit the forum as much as they want to because there isn’t anything interesting or funny to retain these members. I remember going through a web forum where a particular member commented that because of certain people in there, that forum is lively and funny and hence he isn’t bored when he logs in to that forum.

Even when you are in chat rooms, you will find that some people are passive. This is a very normal thing as not many people are active and talk about funny and interesting things. If you are fortunate enough to come across people who are funny and active then you will have a great time chatting with them. They will talk to you about various humorous things like some funny situations that they or someone they know have been through, funny jokes, etc.

There are also websites, which offers you some pictures or videos of funny looking people. By funny looking, I mean people do not look normal. In other words, people are look abnormal. Don’t get me wrong when I say abnormal. I don’t mean to imply those people who have any kind of disabilities. Funny looking people refers to those people who have put on some kind of make up or any other things which makes them look extremely funny and unusual. For instance, there are certain websites where you will find pictures of men who are dressed as women. Likewise you will also find women who are dressed up as men. I know it doesn’t sound funny while reading this but you have to see the pictures in order to know how funny they look.

There are also websites, which offers funny videos enacted by funny people. You will have a great time watching these videos online and most of the time, you don’t have to pay any fee to view these videos.

If you are looking out for funny people for whatever reasons you have then you just have to look out for them in the search engines. If you are looking for pictures of funny people then search for ‘pictures of funny people’ and if you are looking for friends who are funny then you can search for chat rooms or web forums. The World Wide Web is a huge place and it has everything that you are looking for in it. You just have to look for it properly. Some popular search engines are google, altavista, yahoo, msn and lycos.

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MEET PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Swati Banerjee

The only place where you can get to meet the people from all around the world is the cyber world. You can join chat rooms, web forums and other sites where people from throughout the world come together. You will find that making friends from different countries have never been so easy. If you don’t know which chat room to join then just search for ‘chat rooms’ in any search engine and it will display a number of links where you can take part in the online chat. There are also some Instant Messengers like yahoo Messenger where you can get in to a chat room from there directly. All that you will need to do is download the messenger. Usually, chat rooms are categorized in to various groups like regional, languages, hobbies, etc. Just click the group which you are interested in and that will take you to the chat room.

You need to register an account with a particular chatting website or messenger before proceeding to the chat rooms. Joining a chat room is easy but getting on well with the other members is not an easy task. You will find that different people talk differently. Some members are well-mannered and nice whereas some are ill-mannered and insulting. Do not get mad at some things which the other members may say. You just keep your cool and ignore those who don’t behave well in front of you. In the chat rooms, you will come across people from various parts of the world.

You will find that there are some members whose interests are similar to yours or maybe the two of your have similar personality. It is not that difficult to find friends who have the same interest as you. When you are in the chat rooms make sure that you do not keep mum most of the time. A chat room is a place where people get to know each other so participate in the chat. You can ask as many questions as you want. If you are a new user then do not expect the other members to treat you affectionately because you are new. Most of the members have been there for quite some time now and as such they know each other well. With the passing of time, they will start to know you and get along with you.

There are also some web forums which you can join. These forums may be for discussion of various topics like entertainment, hobbies, sports, interests, etc. the list is never ending. You will discover hundred of web forums where you can participate in their talks. Like chat rooms, you also need to create an account with these forums. In these forums you can meet new people and may be make friends with these new people. There are also certain websites where you can find new friends. Sites like Hi5 and Myspace are two examples of such sites where people can get to know each other.

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SMILIES CAN MAKE YOUR COMMUNICATION EFFECTIVE

Swati Banerjee

Smilies are nothing but a series of characters or a tiny picture or expression that express or communicate an emotion or expressive look of a person. They are commonly referred to as emoticons. You will find people using smilies in public forums, blogs, bulletin board, email messages, online chat, etc. Smilies are very important for the web users because if there wasn’t any smilies then the communication between two people online can be interpreted in a different way. When people communicate online, they type text and the same appears on the screen of the user as well as the recipient.

The communication between people in this is very different from communicating face to face. When you talk to someone directly you are able to see the body language and the facial expression of the speaker. Hence, it becomes easier for you to understand what the speaking is trying to convey. On the other hand, when you convey a message to someone through email or online chat then you are not able to see the facial expressions as well as the body language of the speaker. All you see are the typed words. This may lead to misunderstanding and hence the communication will not be successful. However, with the use of smilies you can make the recipient understand your message in a better way.

Smilies can be in the form of text or in the form of images. Usually, you will find that in the Instant Messengers and forums smilies are usually in the form of images. On the other hand, when you write emails you can add smilies in the form of text like :-) which means a smile. In this text, you see a colon, a hyphen and a bracket which area symbols of eyes, nose and mouth respectively. Previously, the smilies were not as many as it is now. At present, smilies are increasing in numbers so as to allow the web users take the advantages of the new and improved smilies. Needless to say, there is a huge demand for smilies among the web users as they are becoming more and more popular among the people. If you think that only the youngsters like to use smilies then you are mistaken because the youngsters as well as the adults make use of smilies.

Smilies have emerged as a replacement for facial expressions and body language in the recent years. The aim of creating and using smilies is to remove the misinterpretation of the messages that are in the form of simple text only. Let’s look at an example. When you are chatting with someone in a chat room, you call that person ‘stupid’ jokingly. The recipient of this message may misinterpret your message in a different way and he or she may think that you are being impolite. However, if you add a smiley :) to the same message then the recipient will know that you were just kidding with him or her.

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Photovoltaics – How Sunlight is Transformed to Light Up Your Home

Photovoltaics is the term used for the scientific method of converting solar energy into usable electrical energy. The devices used for the implementation of photovoltaics technology are known as photovoltaic cells. Most people who are going green are using various photovoltaic cells in their homes and offices because it produces pollution-free energy from the sun, which is an inexhaustible resource.

A semiconductor plate is the main component of the photovoltaic cell. Silicon is the most popular semiconductor used in present times. Several plates are mounted on panels or arrays and are positioned so that the sunrays could be incident onto them. When the light falls on the semiconductor, it absorbs a portion of the incident solar heat. Each atom of the semiconductor absorbs a fixed amount of energy which is known as a photon or a quantum of energy. Due to this, the electrons get excited and move to a higher energy level. Now, if a potential difference were to be applied across the plate, these electrons will be pulled towards the positive terminal (anode) and a current would be established. This is the main principle on which the photovoltaics technology works.

Silicon is preferred because it has a stable crystal structure which each atom of it manages to have by the covalent sharing of each of its four valence shell electrons with other atoms. This covalent crystal lattice is disturbed when even a single electron is excited and released due to the incident solar energy. This causes a sort of continuous effect through the entire lattice which makes more electrons excited and enables them to get released and move on. Today, photovoltaics are the main resources used in the homes of people who have planned on going green because of the large amount of energy output it can provide.

The photovoltaics technology has been used profusely in energizing equipment in space and in solar calculators since the last two decades. It is only recently that the technology has been applied in energizing homes. In some areas of the world, buildings are constructed with photovoltaic panels already fitted into them. This aspect of the technology is known as Building Integrated Photovoltaics or BIPV in short. However, people who have been using other sources of energy can also get photovoltaic panels retrofitted into their homes. Such resources for going green with energy consumption requirements are popular in several US and European homes.

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