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Waiting for A Document Security Windfall

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by John Persinos, Managing Director, Personal Finance and Investing Daily

The litigious nature of contemporary society can be a burden for some companies, but a potential pot of gold for others. What used to be a form of legal redress is now a business model.

This year among Internet companies, the jockeying has been heating up and shrewd investors are getting in line to profit. Case in point: Document Security Systems (NYSE MKT: DSS), a Rochester, NY-based company that specializes in digital security protection, is poised to reap a multi-billion dollar windfall from its pending lawsuit against the biggest names in social media.

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The stock of this high-tech pioneer would likely soar if it prevails in its pending patent infringement case. However, the company?s strong products ensure long-term growth prospects, regardless of how the lawsuit turns out.

DSS creates and sells a host of security systems, including products that protect information from unauthorized scanning, copying, and digital imaging. The company signed a merger agreement in October with Bascom Research, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lexington Technology Group, a privately owned company that owns and manages intellectual property assets.

Shortly after the merger was announced this month, Bascom filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, claiming that these five social media and business networking companies had infringed on Bascom?s patented technology: Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD), Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL), BroadVision (NASDAQ: BVSN), and Jive Software (NASDAQ: JIVE).

DSS expects to complete the merger by the first quarter of 2013, before any settlement payments are likely to be received. A court decision will probably be reached in the second half of next year.

The merged public entity would own the rights to the entire intellectual property portfolio under the unified umbrella of Lexington Technology Group, Bascom Research, and DSS.

The lawsuit claims that Bascom?s proprietary technology for online collaboration and document linking was patented as far back as 2001 (well in advance of the founding of Facebook and LinkedIn as companies). DSS? own technology already dovetails with that of Bascom?s and the two companies are on track to be integrated as a single organization. Shares of DSS jumped on the news of the lawsuit, as investors anticipated a legal win that would line DSS? coffers, but this fast-growing small-cap company has plenty of upside left.

There?s considerable precedent for this sort of litigation. Vringo (NYSE MKT: VRNG), a provider of software platforms for mobile social and mobile video services, is suing search behemoth Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) for infringing on its patented search technology. Sometimes pejoratively referred to as a ?patent troll,? Vringo is nonetheless betting that recently acquired intellectual property will drive revenue growth?and so far, that bet has been paying off.

Investors who have bid up DSS? stock clearly have in mind Vringo?s past successes, as well as Apple?s (NASDAQ: AAPL) historic legal victory in August against Samsung Electronics (OTC: SSNFL) for more than $1 billion, whereby Apple was able to convince a jury that Samsung had stolen basic smartphone designs from its highly popular iPhone.

DSS? stock is riding high, but some analysts expect the stock to perhaps triple in price if DSS wins. Although the exact amount of any possible award remains unknown, it would likely run into the billions of dollars.

The Wild, Digital West

Intellectual Property (IP) lawsuits resemble the Wild West, with huge sums at stake. According to a 2011 report from the World Intellectual Property Organization, the annual global IP licensing market has mushroomed from $2.8 billion in 1970 to $180 billion in 2009, the last year for which statistics are available.

The outright pirating of technology is rampant, reminiscent of the allegations made against Mark Zuckerberg by fellow Harvard students who were his early partners in creating a social media platform that eventually morphed into Facebook.

A cottage industry of so-called patent trolls has emerged, whereby companies legally lock up certain technologies with the intention of suing companies that purposely (or inadvertently) infringe on their patents. The phenomenon is giving rise to worries that quick-draw legal shootouts are impeding innovation. No one is accusing DSS of being a patent troll, but it certainly has good company when it comes to filing lawsuits.

The newly public Facebook is expected to earn about $5 billion in 2012; if the Virginia court rules that the company is generating its earnings by exploiting Bascom?s patented technology, it would prove a huge payday for DSS, either in the form of a one-time settlement or a continual licensing fee.

Odds are favorable that DSS will win. The company has retained a highly aggressive law firm with a proven track record of obtaining access to contested ?source codes? and prevailing in court.

However, DSS enjoys many inherent strengths and solid long-term prospects, regardless of how the legal battle turns out. For DSS, winning the lawsuit isn?t necessary to prosper; it would be icing on an already substantial cake.

DSS is a dominant player in the anti-counterfeiting market and holds over 50 patents and patents pending, most of which are extremely valuable. According to the technical publication Converting Quarterly, Internet fraud and counterfeiting is a worsening problem that results in an estimated $1 trillion in global losses. The magazine reports that companies spend more than $3 billion every year for online protection, an amount that?s expected to grow to over $79 billion by 2014.

The US government has mandated DSS technology to secure US Social Security cards; DSS? technology also is used to protect iconic consumer brands from counterfeiting, including those made by Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), Coca-Cola (NYSE: CCE), Kellogg Company (NYSE: K), and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE).

This reliable roster of blue chip clients has helped DSS weather weak economic conditions. DSS reported second-quarter 2012 revenue of $3.7 million, a 27 percent increase over the same quarter a year ago. Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2012 increased 35 percent from the first six months of 2011.

Gross profit for the second quarter was $1.3 million, a 65 percent increase from the year-ago quarter. Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2012 increased 48 percent from the first six months of 2011, largely because of higher sales and lower production costs.

The RFID Edge

DSS also plays a leadership role in radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, posing a significant long-term advantage for the company. Once considered the stuff of science fiction, RFID chips are now all around us. They?re used in tollbooths, at the gas pump, at airports, in retail stores ? even on the farm to keep track of animals.

RFID tags automatically identify a ?tagged? object or person by storing and remotely retrieving information from small transponders, or tags. Each tag features a built-in antenna that allows for the transmission and reception of radio waves from an RFID transceiver.

RFID is applicable anytime that a unique identification system is required. The tag can convey information as simple as the location of a product on a warehouse pallet, or as complex as instructions on how to assemble an automobile.

According to the consultancy IDTechEx, the value of the entire RFID market will be $7.46 billion by the end of 2012, up from $6.37 billion in 2011. In total, 3.98 billion tags will be sold in this year versus 2.93 billion in the previous year. DSS is in the vanguard of RFID development.

RFID chips have become a standard technology in the manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries. Even the US Defense Department mandates their use, for the provision and monitoring of spare parts and equipment in far-flung war zones.

Following the path of major retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT), organizations in the public and private sectors are embracing RFID, a paradigm-shifting innovation that is generating operational efficiencies and enhancing corporate security. Now, RFID is the hottest trend in social media

As online marketers launch an increasing number of live events, the use of RFID tags in conjunction with Facebook is becoming more prevalent.

Online marketers staging live events use RFID to mesh the physical world of trade shows with the virtual world of social media. Combining RFID with social media enables users to interact at the time of an event.

The resulting RFID data stream gives social media marketing professionals a snapshot of a highly targeted group, with granular details that they couldn?t get any other way.

DSS also is making forays into electronic health records (EHR), providing RFID and digital security systems to hospitals to improve administrative efficiency and patient safety.

As part of the Obama administration?s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the economic stimulus bill, the Health Information Technol?ogy for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act implemented substantial financial incen?tives for hospitals and physicians in the form of higher Medicare reimburse?ments to encourage the adoption of EHRs. The incentives total $19.2 billion and continue until 2014.

Increasing demand for DSS? proprietary technology in the booming EHR segment will be another long-term growth driver for the company. A high-tech pioneer that faces a potential legal windfall, Document Security Systems is a buy up to 7.

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After hitting a stellar first ton of the domestic season against a pace-driven Victorian side, Tasmanian and Australian veteran batsman, Ricky Ponting, has emphasized the importance of his knock in terms getting into the best shape as possible.

Punter geared up for the gruelling International home summer by helping his state side to a commanding first innings total of 439 against a potent Victorian pace attack, which included James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Clint McKay and John Hastings.

Punter came to the crease following the loss of opener Ed Cowan, and aided Tasmania in ending the opening day one on 315 for 3. Resuming next morning from an individual 89, the 37-year-old brought his 78^th first class century off 144 balls and added 62 more before his side eventually declared shortly after lunch. His innings lasted almost six hours, where he took apart all the bowlers to hit 20 fours and a six.

His innings has given him much needed confidence ahead of the South African series where he is expected to face some of world?s best fast bowlers in Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander. All have been at the peak of their powers over the past 12 months, and recently played a pivotal part in ensuring that their side upstaged England as the no.1 ranked Test side.

While Punter has appreciated the quality of their upcoming opponents, he was not intimated over the prospect of facing Steyn and co, claiming that scoring runs against his countrymen in the domestic circuit has allowed him to get in the best shape for the coming weeks.

"Those guys are no quicker than (Peter) Siddle and (James) Pattinson that's for sure," he said."(But) they've got a very well-rounded attack so that's where this week for me was very important.

"I trained all week leading into the game knowing that I had to make the most of my opportunity against a very good Victorian attack to be in the best shape I could for the next few weeks."

He further was hopeful of Tasmania making the most of their dominance when they take the field on day 3. Victoria will commence from 4 for 132.

"Everything has fallen into place so far and we need to keep pushing the game forward tomorrow and see where it takes us."

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Number of murdered Somali reporters grows to 16

In this photo taken Monday, July 11, 2011, journalist Ahmed Saakin Farah, a reporter for the Somali television station Universal, poses for a picture as he attends an annual meeting of the Somaliland Journalists Association in Hargeisa, Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia. Colleagues say the Somali journalist was shot to death by gunmen Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 in northern Somalia, bringing the number of journalists killed in Somalia this year to 16, most in targeted attacks by gunmen who know there is little chance they will be caught or jailed. (AP Photo/Barkhad Kaariye)

In this photo taken Monday, July 11, 2011, journalist Ahmed Saakin Farah, a reporter for the Somali television station Universal, poses for a picture as he attends an annual meeting of the Somaliland Journalists Association in Hargeisa, Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia. Colleagues say the Somali journalist was shot to death by gunmen Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 in northern Somalia, bringing the number of journalists killed in Somalia this year to 16, most in targeted attacks by gunmen who know there is little chance they will be caught or jailed. (AP Photo/Barkhad Kaariye)

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 file photo, friends and relatives attend the funeral of Abdisatar Daher Sabriye, a well known journalist with state-run television who died in a Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 suicide bomb attack, during his funeral in Mogadishu, Somalia. The death of Somali television reporter Ahmed Saakin Farah on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 brought the number of Somali journalists killed this year to 16, most in targeted attacks by gunmen who know there is little chance they will be caught or jailed, making Somalia the No. 2 country in the world, behind only Iraq, for unsolved journalist killings in recent years, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor, File)

FILE - In this Thursday Oct, 14, 2010 file photo, veteran reporter Yusuf Ali Osman who had been serving as a director in Somalia's Ministry of Information, speaks during a meeting by Somali journalists in Mogadishu, Somalia, where he was shot dead by a man dressed as a high school student on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. The death of Somali television reporter Ahmed Saakin Farah on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 brought the number of Somali journalists killed this year to 16, most in targeted attacks by gunmen who know there is little chance they will be caught or jailed, making Somalia the No. 2 country in the world, behind only Iraq, for unsolved journalist killings in recent years, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

FILE - In this 2010 file photo, the director of Shabelle radio station Hassan Osman Abdi, right, popularly known as Hassan Fantastic, presents a programme on social issues in the radio station's studio in Mogadishu, Somalia, where he was shot dead by gunmen on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. The death of Somali television reporter Ahmed Saakin Farah on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 brought the number of Somali journalists killed this year to 16, most in targeted attacks by gunmen who know there is little chance they will be caught or jailed, making Somalia the No. 2 country in the world, behind only Iraq, for unsolved journalist killings in recent years, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor, File)

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan, 29, 2012 file photo, Somali journalist Ahmed Addow Anshur is seen in Mogadishu, Somalia, where he was shot dead by gunmen on his way home on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. The death of Somali television reporter Ahmed Saakin Farah on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 brought the number of Somali journalists killed this year to 16, most in targeted attacks by gunmen who know there is little chance they will be caught or jailed, making Somalia the No. 2 country in the world, behind only Iraq, for unsolved journalist killings in recent years, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) ? The list of murdered Somali journalists keeps growing longer, and no one seems able to stop it.

The death of Ahmed Saakin Farah brought the number to 16 Somali journalists killed this year, most in targeted attacks by gunmen who know there is little chance they will be caught or jailed.

Assailants shot Farah, a 25-year- old reporter for the London-based Universal TV, three times in the head around 9 p.m. Tuesday in the northern region of Somaliland.

"It's a shocking murder, and part of the anti-media campaign," Abdullahi Ahmed Nor, a fellow journalist, said Wednesday. "It was a big loss for us, his friends and family."

Somalia has been one of the most dangerous places to operate as a journalist this year. The irony for journalists is that Mogadishu, on the whole, is far safer than it was when the Islamist extremists, al-Shabab, controlled most of the city from 2007-2011. African Union troops forced al-Shabab out in August 2011, leading to less violence and a general revival of business, the arts and sports.

But a campaign targeting journalists has accelerated this year, and one sad fact seems likely to be fueling the murders: No suspects have been arrested for any of the crimes. Most of the killings have taken place in Mogadishu, but the latest murder, in the northern, semi-independent territory of Somaliland, could be a sign that the scourge of media deaths is spreading.

Killings of journalists during the Mogadishu conflict years was most certainly carried out by al-Shabab in retaliation for stories the group saw as negative, said Tom Rhodes, of the Committee to Protect Journalists. But since 2012, the list of potential killers has come to include business leaders and politicians, he said.

"Everyone knows in Somalia that you can kill a journalist and there will be no repercussions," he said, adding: "The other problem is that some of the perpetrators of these murders may very well be those in authority so they can hide behind their positions."

Though Mogadishu is safer than in years past, and though the government is slowly gaining some strength, the time that a skilled police force and competent judicial system are in operation is far off. The media landscape is blooming, but the killings make clear that some sectors of Somali society do not want a free media. The international community has increased its calls for government officials to stop the attacks and to punish those responsible for previous killings, but no progress has been made.

Mohamed Ibrahim, the secretary of a journalists union in Somalia, believes that most killings are carried out by al-Shabab militants. "And the rest are either politically motivated assassinations or by independent criminals whose aim are all about disrupting the increasing media landscape in Somalia," he said.

The British Ambassador to Somalia, Matt Baugh, and the U.N. representative to Somalia, Augustine Mahiga, were among the voices Wednesday pleading with the government to halt the killings.

"Trying to silence the media will have a devastating effect on the nation's vibrant media community. These attacks must stop and the crimes must be fully investigated by the Somali and Somaliland authorities," Mahiga said. "I call on the authorities to bolster their criminal investigation capacity and bring the perpetrators to justice."

Rhodes said the Somali government is too weak to carry out adequate investigations. Members of the government, he said, have admitted as much to him. "Furthermore it's a war situation where many sources are afraid to speak," Rhodes said.

In addition to the 16 deaths, Mahiga said reports indicate that 20 other journalists have been injured in attacks, including Mohamud Tuuryare, a journalist for the Shabelle media network who was shot Sunday and left in critical condition.

Somalia is the No. 2 country in the world, behind only Iraq, for unsolved journalist killings in recent years, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. The following is a list of Somali deaths in 2012:

? Jan. 28: Gunmen kill Hassan Osman Abdi, the director of Shabelle radio in Mogadishu.

? Feb. 28: Gunmen kill Abukar Hassan Mohamoud, the director of Somaliweyn Radio in Mogadishu.

? March 4: Ali Ahmed Abdi, a reporter for Radio Galkayo, was killed in Galkayo in central Somalia

? April 5: Mahad Salad Aden, a reporter with Shabelle radio, was killed in Beledweyne, central Somalia.

? May 2: Farhan Jeemis Abdulle, a reporter with Radio Daljir, was killed in Galkayo.

? May 23: Ahmed Addow Anshur, a producer with Shabelle radio, was killed in Mogadishu.

? July 31: Abdi Jeylani Malaq, a Somali comedian and TV producer, was killed in Mogadishu.

? Aug. 12: Yusuf Ali Osman, a veteran reporter who had been serving as the director of Somalia's Information Ministry. Journalist Mohamud Ali Yare, killed in crossfire after government troops open fire on each other at a sports stadium.

? Sept. 20: Liban Ali Nur, an editor at Somali National TV; Abdisatar Daher Sabriye, a reporter with Radio Mogadishu; and Abdirahman Yasin Ali, the director of Radio Hamar. All three were killed when suicide bombers blew themselves up inside a popular caf? in Mogadishu.

? Sept. 21: Hassan Yusuf Absuge, Radio Maanta was killed in Mogadishu.

? Sept. 27: The decapitated body of Abdirahman Mohamed Ali, a sportswriter was found north of Mogadishu.

? Sept. 28: Ahmed Abdullahi Fanah, a reporter with the Yemeni news agency SABA, was killed in Mogadishu.

? Oct. 23: Ahmed Saakin Farah killed by gunmen in Somaliland.

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Straziuso contributed from Nairobi, Kenya.

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Submit M2M Case Studies for M2M Evolution Conference

After a few audio podcast interviews with industry M2M service provider leaders and participating in M2M events in the past two years, I have developed an avid interest in the topic. Following are links to those podcasts and detailed guidelines to submit case studies for the M2M Evolution Conference scheduled for January 29 - February 1, 2013 in Miami Beach.

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2. Talk with?Raco Wireless President John Horn

The robust M2M conference program will focus on topics that inform and educate the audience of the latest and greatest technologies, current and future regulatory policies, new verticals, new applications and all of the hottest topics in the Machine-to-Machine Industry. The M2M Evolution Conference is trending to become the leading educational and networking event in the M2M Industry and the team behind this M2M event would like you to be a part of it.

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• M2M in Smart Homes M2M in Smart Buildings?
• The Role of M2M in End-to-End Energy Management/ Smart Metering?
• How M2M Will Take Mobile Healthcare to the Next Level (Hardware & Apps)?
• The impact of Smart Grids on Electricity Transmission Network
• Resilience M2M in the Enterprise Asset Tracking Facilities
• Management Mobile Workforce Management Transportation
• Applications in M2M Value Chain?
• What Operators want from their M2M Partners Activation, Provisioning, and MDM (Mobile Device Management)?
• Customer Experience Management Emerging Role of OSS-BSS Systems in the M2M Value Chain?
• The Evolving Role of Operators in Delivering M2M?
• The Emerging Role of Integrators in M2M

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M2M producers have developed sessions that blend many of these topics, so although you may submit a specific proposal for a session, please keep in mind that based on your area of expertise; M2M Evolution may fit you into an already developed session.

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M2M Evolution Team appreciates your interest in M2M Evolution, and your decision to submit a proposal. They are seeking high-level executive speakers (C-level, VP, Director, etc.,) who are extremely knowledgeable and are comfortable delivering presentations of a business or technical nature.

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Please be advised that M2M Evolution Team receives many applications for speaking opportunities and cannot accommodate all requests. Also please be aware that many of the sessions may be presented in a panel format and/or may feature multiple speakers. The decision to feature multiple speakers in any session is at the sole discretion of conference organizers.

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If the conference organizers select your proposal, you will be notified by November 2, 2012 and speaker kits with deadlines and requirements will be sent to you at that time.

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Speakers must adhere 100% to our "NO COMMERCIALISM" Policy. If you cannot avoid commercialism, please do not agree to speak at M2M Evolution. Speakers must share their information in an educational, non-commercial and non-self-promotional manner. Speakers must present new concepts and new ideas, not available from any other source. Speakers must provide session description for the conference website.

Contact Co-Founder Crossfire Media and VP of Content, M2M Evolution Carl Ford at http://m2m.tmcnet.com/conference/. See "Contact us" in the upper right-hand corner.
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Source: http://blog.tmcnet.com/monetizing-ip-communications/2012/10/submit-m2m-case-studies-for-m2m-evolution-conference.html

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Extreme Beers: Are Brewers Going Too Far with High Alcohol Beers ...

There must be something in the genetic makeup of beer brewers that requires them to constantly test the limits and push the boundaries of their craft. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the unofficial competition between some brewers to brew the biggest, baddest, most alcoholic extreme beer ever, the most recent winner clocking in at 65% ABV. I'm all for innovation, but do you think these brewers getting a little too extreme?

A recent article on Weekly Pint points out that this whole contest actually started back in 1994 with Sam Adam's Triple Bock. That beer was a mere 18% ABV, which seems almost tame by today's standards. Sam Adam's Utopia series (27% ABV), BrewDog's End of the World (famously sold in a taxidermied squirrel, 55% ABV), and Schorschbrau's Armageddon (65% ABV), have just continued to push the upper limits of both alcohol and beer itself.

These beers are the extreme end of extreme beers, however. They are sold in such limited quantities that very few of us will ever get a chance to try any of them, myself included. But the alcohol level of even the average craft brew has definitely been creeping upward in the last decade. Barleywines, double IPAs, and imperial stouts with ABVs of 10-12% crowd out their more more mundane counterparts on shelves as brewers redefine and reimagine the definition of beer.

Good? Bad? How do you react to extreme beers?

? Read the Article: Mind-Bending Brews on Weekly Pint

Related: Game Day Brews: 5 Sessionable Craft Brews to Bring

(Images: BrewDog and Samuel Adams)

Source: http://www.thekitchn.com/extreme-beers-when-is-a-beer-no-longer-a-beer-beer-sessions-179195

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Wildlife Officials Hold Exotic Pet Amnesty Day

Pet owners can surrender their nonnative pets ? free of charge and no penalties ? during an Exotic Pet Amnesty Day in Davie, Fla.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is holding the event Saturday at Tree Tops Park. A wildlife commission report says the goal is to reduce the number of nonnative species being released into the wild by pet owners who can no keep them.

The events have been successful in the past, especially in Miami. This is the first amnesty day to be held in Broward County.

Jenny Novak, who coordinates the program, says pet owners may not understand the ?negative impacts? of releasing a nonnative species and this event gives them a legal alternative.

It?s illegal to release any animal not native to Florida.

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Source: http://www.claimsjournal.com/news/southeast/2012/10/22/215815.htm

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Chris Brown and Rihanna: Hangin' Out, Takin' "Friendship" Public

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Fuller picture of human expansion from Africa

ScienceDaily (Oct. 22, 2012) ? A new, comprehensive review of humans' anthropological and genetic records gives the most up-to-date story of the "Out of Africa" expansion that occurred about 45,000 to 60,000 years ago.

This expansion, detailed by three Stanford geneticists, had a dramatic effect on human genetic diversity, which persists in present-day populations. As a small group of modern humans migrated out of Africa into Eurasia and the Americas, their genetic diversity was substantially reduced.

In studying these migrations, genomic projects haven't fully taken into account the rich archaeological and anthropological data available, and vice versa. This review integrates both sides of the story and provides a foundation that could lead to better understanding of ancient humans and, possibly, genomic and medical advances.

"People are doing amazing genome sequencing, but they don't always understand human demographic history" that can help inform an investigation, said review co-author Brenna Henn, a postdoctoral fellow in genetics at the Stanford School of Medicine who has a PhD in anthropology from Stanford. "We wanted to write this as a primer on pre-human history for people who are not anthropologists."

This model of the Out of Africa expansion provides the framework for testing other anthropological and genetic models, Henn said, and will allow researchers to constrain various parameters on computer simulations, which will ultimately improve their accuracy.

"The basic notion is that all of these disciplines have to be considered simultaneously when thinking about movements of ancient populations," said Marcus Feldman, a professor of biology at Stanford andthe senior author of the paper. "What we're proposing is a story that has potential to explain any of the fossil record that subsequently becomes available, and to be able to tell what was the size of the population in that place at that time."

The anthropological information can inform geneticists when they investigate certain genetic changes that emerge over time. For example, geneticists have found that genes for lactose intolerance and gluten sensitivity began to emerge in populations expanding into Europe around 10,000 years ago.

The anthropological record helps explain this: It was around this time that humans embraced agriculture, including milk and wheat production. The populations that prospered -- and thus those who survived to pass on these mutations -- were those who embraced these unnatural food sources. This, said Feldman, is an example of how human movements drove a new form of natural selection.

Populations that expand from a small founding group can also exhibit reduced genetic diversity -- known as a "bottleneck" -- a classic example being the Ashkenazi Jewish population, which has a fairly large number of genetic diseases that can be attributed to its small number of founders. When this small group moved from the Rhineland to Eastern Europe, reproduction occurred mainly within the group, eventually leading to situations in which mothers and fathers were related. This meant that offspring often received the same deleterious gene from each parent and, as this process continued, ultimately resulted in a population in which certain diseases and cancers are more prevalent.

"If you know something about the demographic history of populations, you may be able to learn something about the reasons why a group today has a certain genetic abnormality -- either good or bad," Feldman said. "That's one of the reasons why in our work we focus on the importance of migration and history of mixing in human populations. It helps you assess the kinds of things you might be looking for in a first clinical assessment. It doesn't have the immediacy of prescribing chemotherapy -- it's a more general look at what's the status of human variability in DNA, and how might that inform a clinician."

The study is published in the current edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and was co-authored by Feldman's longtime collaborator, population geneticist Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza of Stanford and the Universit? Vita-Salute San Raffaele in Italy.

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Make A Business Splash Through These Website Marketing Ideas ...

TIP! Open accounts on social networking sites, such as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter, and send out information about your business. Exercise great restraint in these efforts, though.

Don?t just cast your products and business out onto the general public and hope it works. It is not going to swim; it might sink. Maybe it is something to do with the arts. You need to perfect it, get feedback from friends and family, figure your supply costs and time, and settle on a price. The tips mentioned below should point you in the right direction with regards to website marketing .

TIP! Watch how your brand is discussed online, then use this type of language in your advertising copy. This allows you to establish a rapport with your customers using their vocabulary.

Include a choice of several specials on the order check-out page. For example, you can offer products at half-price if the customer orders a certain amount. You can really thin out your extra merchandise and boost your sales by doing this while simultaneously promoting goodwill from your customer who will feel he or she is getting a really great deal.

TIP! A CRM is an excellent way to maintain a database of all your customers who bought products from you. You can then use this database to identify who your customers are and what their purchase histories entail.

Use banners that don?t actually look like banners on your website. Instead, try to make them appear to be a clickable link to more content. A lot of people are wary of ads, this will attract them.

TIP! One way to become an authority or subject-matter expert is to compile a relevant glossary on your website. This can help your customers figure out what they need to know, making them more likely to visit your site again.

Prepare your funds in case you need to buy a great domain name. You are not likely to find the same domain name as your company. By spending about $1500 you can get a domain that is reasonable.

TIP! When you link to another page on your site, use your keywords in the anchor text. Keep visitors on your site by linking to other related content on your site.

Descriptive and eloquent words are important to enhance the professionalism on your site. Adjectives are sexy, so use them often to pad your item descriptions. Develop your own unique vocabulary that will catch people?s attention. Make your readers want to come back and hear more of your thoughts.

TIP! You may want a flashy site but, do not make it too much for your customers to process. Studies show that once someone clicks on a website, they decide whether to stay or click away within five seconds.

Blogging is a great adjunct to any online marketing business. Frequent blogging is a great way of keeping your potential customers informed and up to date about your business. Additionally, a blog increases the size of your website, which causes your search engine visibility to increase, which gives you more visitors in this long run.

TIP! Watching what your competitors do is a key aspect of the Internet marketing game. Every market out there has many businesses competing for clients.

Write quality articles and send them to magazines, newspapers and online publications. Always add your website and business information in the ?about me? section of your article. Speak to editor and offer a free sample or commissions as an affiliate in return for publishing your articles.

TIP! Try to make your website memorable. Web surfers have so many choices these days when it comes to websites, so you really need to put legitimate energy into developing a site that is unique and engaging.

Letting customers sign up to receive your Ezine is quite effective as an online marketing method, particularly if you understand how to go about creating an Ezine that enables you to relate well to your customers. Include personal family photos of yourself or your employees. Don?t be afraid to share funny or interesting stories from your personal life with your readers. Peak your costumers interest with great articles in the eZine.

TIP! Offer a promotion for a short period to improve the page rank of your website. Dependent on what type of promotion you are running, it is possible that outside information and deals websites will link through to yours.

Consider rewriting your content from time to time to give your site a different look. Continue employing the Internet promotion techniques that are successful but keep trying new methods to increase your business. Also, make sure that you listen to your customer?s reviews and opinions.

TIP! Analyzing users common complaints can give you clues toward choosing a great niche. Also, you will want to figure out why they are complaining.

Show proof that your product works on your website. It is easy to claim that your product is effective, but without good, solid proof, your audience may not buy it. This illustrates why you need to sell any products you have used if possible.

TIP! Cross merchandising is a great way to increase revenue by offering similar items to customers who make a purchase. For instance, if you sell shirts on your site and a customer buys a Hawaiian shirt, send them links to the other Hawaiian shirts you sell.

It is common knowledge that an authority position in a business generates respect. Let others know that you?re your own boss. A title such as ?President? or ?CEO? holds weight within the business world.

TIP! Try having events and promotions for your site. A one-dollar sale is a great way to get people in your virtual door.

The advice shared here contains tried and true expertise that you can use along with your own business ideas. These efforts will really make a difference for the success of your business. Before long, your business will be bringing in real money and you will be a success.

Source: http://www.empowernetwork.com/davidwhite/blog/make-a-business-splash-through-these-website-marketing-ideas/

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Legal Racial Profiling.

In this video, President Obama points out Governor Romney?s support of an Arizona law that encourages racial profiling in order to find illegal immigrants and keep them out of the country and out of the workforce. ?This idea, although it sounds like it will help lessen the number of illegals in the country, can have a huge negative impact especially on Hispanic US Citizens in Arizona. These US Citizens could be asked to prove legal residence and be required to carry an ID at all times. Law officers under this law would also be allowed to question any person who ?appeared? to be illegal (targeting the hispanic community). I feel that racial profiling is not a way to deal with illegal immigrants in the country. It not only discriminates against hispanic citizens, but also does not give illegals, who have lived here most of their lives, a chance to pursue the citizenship or freedoms they came to the US looking for.

Immigration is a big concern for ?our country. The way at which it is addressed, however, should not make Racial Discrimination Legal. Without the competition with illegals for jobs, the country unemployment rate would be much less. The way that the US choses to address this issue needs to enforce the law in a way that will effectively eliminate the drugs and unfair loss of jobs, in order to protect the country. In my opinion, if illegal immigrants are just taken out of the workforce very quickly with no chance of becoming citizens, they could resort to illegal methods of making money(drugs). Considering this all, more efforts need to go out for ethical laws against illegal immigration.

Source: http://farmerfsem.umwblogs.org/2012/10/21/2782/

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Discover free online marketing tips to gain profitable solutions for your web business. Tips offer guidelines as well as information that direct you to make the right marketing choice depending on other business solutions.

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SEO is a big business set of strategies that work in two ways. One of those ways is white hat marketing and also the other is black loath marketing. If you want to prevent being banned from spamming, white hat marketing may be the smart way to promote your web business.

White hat marketing involves effective SEO or seo -strategies that get your sites ranked in the major search engines. Strategies may include hyperlink building, link exchange, keywords, PPC or Pay-per-click ads, video marketing, EBook marketing, and so forth. There is hundreds of ways to market an online business but white hat marketing is the best solution.

Black hat marketing includes farm links, spam links, which will get your site banned with the major search engines like google. Learn about the procedures so that you can avoid this action. Some of the best marketing strategies include:

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Professionalism ? studies display that experts in business make more money and are often given more media attention, which is a free of charge advertisement

Branding Sites ? Sites which contain business address, phone numbers, E-mail contact, license numbers, etc gain more attention than sites that do not

Content ? Web content may be the King of SEO and it has been for decades. If your site contains well-written content with relevant keywords and conditions, likely you will increase people to your web site

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Source: http://traffic-secrets.org/free-online-marketing-recommendations-gain-knowledge-of-a-few-definitely-very-helpful-concepts

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SPICY IP: Spicy IP Weekly Review (October Week 3)

This week (October 15-21) has seen its due number of happenings within the country and beyond insofar as the IP scenario is concerned, with 8 posts having been put up in the blog, covering a varied range of events.

Guest Post on Xerox Victory

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It started with a guest post by Adarsh Ramanujam, an IP lawyer, analyzing the impact in the Indian trademark law scenario of the judgment Ilango v. Rank Xerox Ltd. & Ors., wherein Xerox Corporation has won a significant victory before the IPAB in preventing ?Xerox? being declared a generic mark and hence invalidating the trademark protection currently accorded to it. The factors that the IPAB had considered to reach its decision include ?public acceptance of the trademark rights? of the Xerox Corporation, ?long continuous existence on the register?, which was uncontested by competitors and the presence of alternative words like ?photocopy? to describe the goods/services involved. Curiously enough, throughout the judgment, no reference has been made to the existing legal provisions, such as S. 9(1) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, which one would have thought had a close bearing in the determination of whether the trademark should remain on the register or otherwise.

Guest Post on TRIPS-Compliance of Bayer-Natco Decision

This was followed by another informative guest post by Dr. Enrico Bonadio, an IP attorney and a lecturer of IP and EU law at The City Law School University, London, who sought to determine the TRIPS-compliance of the recent Bayer-Natco decision involving India?s first compulsory license of a patent. This post went on to analyze the Controller?s decision to interpret the ?local working? (or lack thereof) requirement to be satisfied for compulsory licensing, as to mean nothing short of local manufacturing and not merely local importation, with reference to S. 83(b) of the Patents Act. However, Dr. Bonadio opined that a combined reading of A. 31 and A. 27(1) of the TRIPS would reveal that where national legislations impose a local working requirement, patentees should have the possibility of satisfying such requirement by showing to have imported locally the patented product. Nor could Paragraph 5(b) of the Doha Declaration be invoked to justify the need of a local production requirement and hence a question remains regarding the degree to which the Controller?s decision is compliant with TRIPS requirements.

Internet Fraud by Fake Open Access Journals

The rising trend of the crime of internet frauds by way of soliciting papers for Open Access Journals was then brought into light by Mathews, who went on to lay down the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the IPC applicable to such a crime. The practice essentially involves people sending mails on behalf of an Open Access Journal to researchers and scientists soliciting manuscripts, enticing the latter by keeping the processing fee low and the processing time quick, while in reality, such journals do not exist.

Sugen?s Efforts to save Sunitinib Patent

Prashant then carried a post reflecting the rather grim state of affairs in India?s still-ongoing struggle to come to terms with the basic of post-grant patent oppositions, as reflected in Sugen Inc.?s desperate attempts to save its patent for Sunitinib that had recently been revoked by the Patent Office. Not only has Sugen filed a writ petition before the Delhi High Court asking for the revocation to be set aside on the rather flimsy ground that a copy of the report of the Board of Oppositions has not been made available to Sugen, what?s even more astonishing is that, based on this petition, the court has then proceeded to restrain Cipla from releasing its generic drug in the market, which essentially amounts to an interim injunction against a private party, through a writ petition. The matter is due to be heard by a Single Judge on December 6, 2012.

Use of Bata in Bollywood Song not Defematory: holds Delhi High Court

This was followed by a post by Kruttika, referring to the manner in which, the Delhi High Court?s decision of disallowing the use of the word Bata in a disparaging manner in a song of Prakash Jha?s new movie Chakravyuh, was overruled by the Division Bench of the same court. Bata had contended that the use of its trade name in the context of this particular song laced with inferences about inflation, corruption, greed and exploitation by big corporate houses would lead the listener to view Bata in a negative light. However, the DB agreed with the opponent?s contentions that the use of the trade name in the song was rhetoric hyperbole and merely referred to the socialist and political struggle between the haves and the have-nots that the film is based on. Therefore, it was not a matter of defamation.

Copyright Office?s Errors with Register of Owners

Next came another post by Prashant, highlighting the manner in which the Copyright Office had erred previously in not insisting that the Indian Performing Rights Society, once having been registered as a copyright society, submit a Register of Owners as required under the prevalent rules. The register, detailing the list of persons who owned the copyright in works being administered by IPRS, was the only way in which the identity of the people, who could control IPRS, could be legally ascertained. With the Copyright Rules, 2012 being just around the corner and the Copyright Office gearing up to register new copyright societies, Prashant?s observation was of particular significance, lest the old errors be repeated once again.

Controller?s Decisions in September, 2012

Rajiv then posted his latest data compilation of the Controller?s decisions for the Month of September, 2012. Out of the 94 decisions, 46 patents were granted, 33 refused (including abandoned and withdrawn) and no file uploaded for the remainder (15).

Petitions and Developments in the DU Copyright Controversy

Finally, it was Amlan?s turn to highlight the latest developments in the contentious copyright battle between Delhi University and a group of publishers. Unfortunately, as time is passing, the university may be showing signs of distancing itself from the photocopier and may not be resisting the suit with all diligence. Amlan has also referred to a petition available on Change.org that urges the publishers to drop the suit, which is gaining momentum rapidly.?


International Front

Apple loses UK Battle against Samsung

One of the biggest news of the week is definitely Apple?s loss in the UK lawsuit, where a three-judge panel in London upheld an earlier decision by a U.K. court that said several of Samsung?s Galaxy tablets weren?t ?cool? enough to be confused with the iPad and hence cannot be held to cause infringement of the latter?s designs. This is the latest in a series of rulings all across the world that have puzzled IP enthusiasts owing to their inconsistencies, with US deciding in favor of Apple and Tokyo, Australia and Netherlands favoring Samsung?s arguments.

Monsanto suspends Royalty Collection from Brazil

Meanwhile, Monsanto Co., the global seed production giant, has suspended collection of royalties for its Roundup Ready soybeans in Brazil, while it appeals a state court ruling in Mato Grosso, which had agreed with a group of growers that a patent on first-generation Roundup Ready soybeans had expired and halted royalty payments in the state.

Viacom Trademark Dispute gets settled

The trademark dispute between Viacom Inc. and DJ Paulie [Paul Lis DJ Paulie Broadcasting LLC v. Paul DelVecchio Jr.] regarding the latter?s objection to names used in connection with a character from MTV?s ?Jersey Shore? reality television program, has reached a settlement, although the full terms are yet to be disclosed.

Trade Secret Misappropriations: Even Bulletproof Kevlar is not Spy-proof

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In USA v. Groves, the District Court at Kentucky is holding a trial of three former employees of White Drive Products Inc., who have been accused of trade secret misappropriation of the hydraulic-component manufacturer and handing them over to a competitor as part of a plan to be hired by the new company.? In a set of similar events, Kolon Industries Inc. and five of its executives have also been charged with stealing trade secrets from DuPont Co. related to the manufacture of Kevlar, an anti-ballistic fiber used in police and military gear. The trial is being held in the District Court at Virginia as U.S. v. Kolon Industries.

North Face gets Settlement Money back in Butt-Face Controversy

In the matter of North Face Apparel v. Williams Pharmacy (referred to during last week?s review), VF Corp.?s North Face unit has managed to force the defendants in a previous trademark dispute with the makers of ?South Butt? T- shirts to give up the $65,000 they had been paid to settle the dispute.

DIGITALEUROPE accused of hijacking Mediation Process for having advocated Reforms

On another front, copyright collective management and creators? organizations have recently accused the digital technology industry group DIGITALEUROPE of trying to hijack a mediation process aimed at straightening out the EU?s messy system of private copying and reprographic levies. DIGITALEUROPE, in a recent paper setting out alternatives to device-based copyright levies, had urged the European Commission to initiate comprehensive reforms that include replacing levies with some other forms of compensation to rights holders.

Doughnut Giant files for ?Bagel Bunchkin? Trademark

(Image from here) Readers, who are regular doughnut-munchers, may be interested to know that Dunkin? Brands Group Inc. (owner of Dunkin? Donuts and Baskin-Robbins chains) appears to be expanding the doughnut-hole concept, by way of seeking registration for ?bagel bunchkin? as a trademark, for ?bite- sized bagel pieces? before the USPTO.

Nutella Maker issues Cease-and-Desist Notice

For those who swear by the heavenly Nutella, Ferrero Spa, the makers of Nutella and TicTac candies, has recently sent a cease-and-desist letter to a chain of burrito restaurants, objecting to the Nutella milkshake offered by Boloco. The latter has claimed that dropping the word Nutella from menus will lead to a huge expenditure and a loss of sales.

USPTO set to update Code to conform with ABA Norms

In a much-awaited move, the USPTO has finally announced its proposal to update its Code of Professional Responsibility to conform to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct of the American Bar Association. The proposed package imbibes most ABA provisions with minor or no revision and codifies professional obligations already applicable to legal practice. The rules also propose to do away with the annual practitioner maintenance fee, which would no doubt be a popular move.

Pirate Bay reaches for the Clouds

Followers of the continuing skirmishes between file-sharer and peer-to-peer websites and allegations of copyright infringement should know that Pirate Bay, the Swedish file-sharing site that has been the target of many a copyright-infringement action, has restructured its operations to use cloud computing and high-level data encryption.

WIPO moves closer to the Treaty for the Visually Impaired

On a bit of welcoming note, WIPO members have, over this week, inched a little bit closer to the much-awaited Treaty for the Visually Impaired, an international instrument facilitating access to copyrighted reading and educational material in special formats for visually impaired persons, through a set of exceptions and limitations to copyright. After three days of mostly informal discussions and a set of succeeding draft texts, the WIPO members finished on October 19 with a more agreeable draft, while identifying a few more areas where more work needs to be done.

US Universities? Digitization move gets supported by Court

On a similar line of development, the US District Court of New York took the side of the universities running the cutting-edge HathiTrust project to establish a repository to archive and share the digitized collections of partner institutions, particularly for purposes of full-text searches, preservation and access for people with print disabilities. The universities won the copyright infringement suit brought against them, as the court permitted their actions under the fair use doctrine as per Section 107 of the US Copyright Act.

In IP we trust: Church approves of IP Rights

Yet another fascinating event is the recognition of IP rights by none other than the Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, who at the recent General Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, opined in an interview that the church finds ?human value? in IP and, as the latter protects and promotes innovation and creativity, it is good for humanity.?

NFL Star trademarks Signature Prayer Move

(Image from here) In the intersection of IP and religion, another new development has taken place, with the popular NFL quarterback Tim Tebow having won the trademark on his signature prayer move, commonly referred to as "Tebowing." Tebow has gone on record saying that he seeks to effectively prevent other people to capitalize financially on the gesture that he made famous and on his name.

ICANN and ANIC signs agreement to boost Internet in Africa

Across the world, the infrastructure development of communications and the internet in Africa is due to get a boost, with the ICANN and the Africa Network Information Center having recently signed an agreement pledging to work collaboratively to identify additional potential locations for the expansion of L-Root anycast instances (root servers) in Africa.

Philippines not happy with US Special 301 Report

The Special 301 Report (identifying countries that deny adequate and effective protection of IP rights) published by the US Trade Representative was once again criticized, this time by the IP authorities in Philippines, who alleged that the retention of the country in that report despite significant progress having been made in curbing piracy and protecting IP rights has resulted in low morale amongst the enforcers. This in turn has caused the total worth of seized counterfeit products by government anti-piracy agencies for the first nine months of the year to fall 18% to P 4.12 billion from P 5 billion a year ago.?

Malaysia ready to unveil IP Valuation Model

On an interesting note, The Multimedia Development Corp in Malaysia is set to unveil the highly anticipated IP valuation model in December, 2012, which is being perceived as the first step in assisting financial institutions to refer to a specific methodology in valuing IP rights, with an ultimate goal of securing recognition of IP rights by financial institutions as a collateral asset.

That?s all for this week, folks. We?ll be gearing up through the next week to bring to you a whole new set of national and global developments next weekend.

Source: http://spicyipindia.blogspot.com/2012/10/spicy-ip-weekly-review-october-week-3.html

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7 Great Websites to Outsource Your Projects - web design company ...

Outsourcing remains very popular among businesses small and large. The global outsourcing market has seen a considerable growth in recent years and experts predict this trend will continue in the coming years.? Outsoucing is particularly popular for digital activities such as IT, publishing and marketing. It is a great way to grow your business.

In this article, we take a look at seven great websites that you can take advantage of to outsource your projects.

1. Elance

Elance provides employers and businesses with instant access to great talent. There are over 1,800,000 rated & tested professionals to choose from. You get to approve work before payment. It is known for high quality providers with strong technical skills.

What can be outsourced?

Good for medium to large jobs that require technical expertise. Popular tasks include design, programming, Internet marketing, mobile app development, and more.

Fee Structure:

One-time $10 account activation fee to set up an Employer account plus an extra fee of between 6.75% and 8.75% from each payment

2. Freelancer

Freelancer.com is the world?s largest outsourcing marketplace, empowering entrepreneurs & small businesses worldwide. You can outsource almost anything you can think of. The site has hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers from all over the world and connects employers and freelancers globally from over 234 countries & regions.

What can be outsourced?

Good for one off projects and smaller jobs.

Fee Structure:

Freelancer has a confusing pricing structure with various options:

$199 to Post a Full Time Project
$5 (refundable)? for normal one off projects
$19 for posting Featured Project
$20 for NDA
$10 to Hide Bids from Other Users or to hide Project from Search Engines

3. Odesk

Odesk is the world?s largest and fastest-growing online workplace, ranked #1 by annual contractor earnings. It lets you build a flexible workforce based on skills, ratings, and reviews. It has one of the highest market shares among online workplaces.

What can be outsourced?

One of the best options for outsourcing tasks on hourly rates

Fee Structure:
10% of the employer?s payment to oDesk

4. Guru

Guru.com claims to be the world?s largest online marketplace for freelance talent. Through their service, employers find freelance and contract talent locally, nationally, or globally.

What can be outsourced?

The site has qualified professionals that offer a wide range of services ranging from IT, design, software development, finance and accounting, telemarketing, and more.

Fee Structure:

Payment is simple and fast once your project is complete. It is completely free for employers. All transaction or project fees are charged solely to contractors.

5. Textbroker

Textbroker is an article writing service for unique and exclusively written content created to your specifications. Textbroker has thousands of approved authors that are just waiting to write articles for you, providing a boost to your content marketing efforts.? Each author goes through a grading process to determine what quality level their writing is.

What can be outsourced?

Designed specifically for finding writers for your articles. Writers are classified into different quality levels which is reflected in the price per word.

Fee Structure:

Text broker does not charge any fee to Employers. Employers only pay the price displayed by the writer.

6. People Per Hour

PeoplePerHour connects small businesses with freelancers from across the world to help them complete small projects quickly and affordably.

There are three ways to get your job done. You can choose from one of the many advertised 1 hour services, post your own bespoke project or browse through user profiles to find the right talent for your needs.

What can be outsourced?

People per hour is a great place to outsource fixed task projects. Projects can include anything from writing content for the About us page on your website, creating a logo for your business or converting a Photoshop design to a HTML website.

Fee Structure:

PPH does not charge a fee to the Buyer but applies a 1.9% payment processing fees on deposit of funds which is required to pay contractors when a job is completed.

7. Fiverr

Fiverr is a global online marketplace for inexpensive tasks and services typically priced at $5. It is one of the most cost effective ways to outsource small tasks.

Entrepreneurs and freelancers can use Fiverr to monetise sell their services. Customers in need of services can find and commission that service directly through the site. Fiverr hosts micro-entrepreneurs in more than 200 countries and lists more than 1,000,000 services on the site that range between $5 and $150.

What can be outsourced?

Good for small one-off tasks like creating a logo for your business, creating a video, submitting an article, press release distribution, obtaining a fixes number of followers, etc.

Fee Structure:

Fiverr has one of the simplest pricing structures. It costs nothing to post your requirement.? You are charged a flat fee of $1 once the has been performed by a freelancer.

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Source: http://www.kronikmedia.co.uk/blog/outsource-projects-top-websites/5311/

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