Mohan | Digital Marketing Consultant

According to a new report released by Experion Hitwise, a leading online intelligence company, Facebook has displaced Google in overall page visits for 2010 and retained the first position in most searched terms for the second year running. The search term "Facebook" and it variants appear four times in the top ten most-searched terms amongst Internet users in the United States. Combined, Facebook related search terms accounted for 3.48% of searches. Up from ninth place in 2009, "Facebook login" took second place this year. Two of the four Facebook search terms in the top ten were the actual URL itself, "Facebook.com" and "http://www.facebook.com" taking the sixth and ninth spots respectively. This statistic is interesting because it shows the average Internet users low level of technical prowess. The report did not provide any insight as to why people search for a URL rather than typing it into the address bar a few pixels up the screen. Most mo...

Peanut allergies are becoming more common, and there are many people who are also allergic to other types of nuts as well. If you have been diagnosed with a nut allergy, then you might feel limited about the types of food that you can eat. But don't worry, because there are many manufacturers that produce nut-free products for you to enjoy. Avoiding All Types of Nuts If you have a nut allergy, then it is very important that you avoid any foods that contain nuts or foods that have been cross contaminated with nuts. People with severe nut allergies can't risk their food coming in contact with any type of nuts, which means that they need to look for foods that were manufactured in an environment free of nuts. Even if there aren't any nuts listed on the ingredient list, it is possible that the food was contaminated because it was manufactured on the same equipment that made another type of food with nuts. So, you should look for packaging that specifically says "nut-free...

It is quite normal for vegans to be very particular about what foods they eat. It is even more typical for them to be speculative about what comprises their diet and whether they are any healthier than the non vegan diets. Since recently, there are many vegan chocolate brands in the market claiming to be diary-free, casein-free and whey free chocolate bars for all vegetarians. The puzzling questions we can ask however are; is chocolate vegan? Does it taste the same as a normal chocolate? And, is it healthier? Well, in reality, chocolate is indeed vegan since it comes from a plant - the pod of a cocoa tree, so of course the raw form is a vegetarian chocolate. But, before it hits the grocery store; it undergoes a lot of processes that involves the addition of additives such as sugar, milk fats, milk and flavorings among other things. This makes the normal sugary chocolate. A vegan bar, however; usually contains coconut oil, cocoa powder and honey. So is a vegan chocolate healthier? Yes. ...