Can genuine Hoodia Gordonii come in an extract form? The simple answer to this question is no, no they can’t.
And the reason for this is simple too.
You see, when companies wield the term ‘Hoodia extract’, all they are actually offering you is a sample of the product they are claiming
to sell. In most cases just 60%.
The other 40% on the other hand can be anything from the leaves or flower of the Hoodia Gordonii plant; parts from other Hoodia plants
(there are in fact 13 types of Hoodia plant, but only Hoodia Gordonii can offer users…
Health and Wellness
The truth behind the Hoodia extract controversy
Business
Apple OKs first porn star apps for the iPhone
Apple has approved the first two iPhone apps dedicated to the careers of popular (or, ahem, so we’re told) porn stars.Developed by GrindHouse Mobile and the stars, the two apps mark the first time that Apple has allowed the porn industry into the store in such an obvious way.(Credit: GrindHouse Mobile)While these apps may be more in-your-face than some of the apps showing bikini-clad women that are already on the App Store, the content of these apps is relatively tame. They appear to show no more than suggestive photos–the same as the apps that preceded them.In other words, there is…
Health and Wellness
Importance of Colon Cleansing
Most health problems are attributed to an unhealthy colon. Thus, the demand for colon cleansing is booming in the recent years. However, this process is gaining controversy because some manufacturers claim that their product, aside from colon cleansing, can also help in losing weight and helps in avoiding certain kinds of cancer such as colorectal cancer or simply known as the cancer of the colon.
On the other side, some conservative doctors believe that colon cleansing is not necessary and can even cause harm in the digestive system. If you are interested to undergo a therapy, you should seek first…
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“Accidental Billionaires”: A Politely Scandalous Novel
Over the past two days I read through Ben Mezrich’s new book the “Accidental Billionaires”, and while hardly anything new is revealed, it provides as much entertainment as one would expect from flipping through the pages of Maxim magazine. Actually that’s not so true as there is more male eroticism than scantily clad women but you can’t blame the author for at least trying. If you were looking for the type of excitement evoked by watching the movie “Hackers”, you will be sorely disappointed, especially since there isn’t a sweet soundtrack to accompany the book … you’ll have to wait…
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Will Michael Jackson Become The Most Popular Person On Facebook?
Last week when Michael Jackson passed away I wrote about the tremendous growth in his Facebook Page as it transformed into a memorial site. Since then, the page has quadrupled in size and has increased in its rate of growth. As the chart below illustrates, his Page had around 2.9 million fans as of last night and by 11:15 AM EDT today he attracted 3,348,349 fans. Currently the largest Facebook Page is Barack Obama who has approximately 6.42 million fans but is only growing by a few thousand fans a day.
Since his death Michael Jackson’s music has been selling…
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Real Drinks and Bombay Sapphire Partner To Get Your Facebook Friends Twisted
All the brands are doing it–finding a way to integrate somehow with social networking platforms, namely Facebook. And while many brands are going so far as to create an application of their own, Bombay Sapphire has teamed up with Real Drinks in order to take advantage of its gifting application on Facebook. The Real Drinks app lets users purchase real drinks for friends, by sending them redeemable gift cards of sorts that can be taken to any bar or restaurant in the U.S.
For this particular partnership Bombay Sapphire has created a special drink that can actually be gifted and…
Facebook
Facebook Dating Application Zoosk Raises Another $6M
Zoosk, the online dating community that launched in 2007 as a Facebook application, has raised an additional $6 million in funding. This is the third round of funding for Zoosk, and was led by existing investor Canaan Partners. The funding will go towards pushing Zoosk’s market share on a global scale, as well as adding to its team and roll out new products.
As we noted in an interview with Zook’s co-CEO Shayan Zadeh, the Zoosk application on Facebook witnessed rapid growth as a result of its aggressive user acquisition model. Having now reached a reported 30 million users as…
Internet
The Internet and the Library
"In this digital age, the custodians of published works are atthe center of a global copyright controversy that casts them asvillains simply for doing their job: letting people borrow booksfor free." ZDNet quoted by "Publisher’s Lunch on July , It is amazing that the traditional archivists of human knowledge- the libraries – failed so spectacularly to ride the tiger ofthe Internet, that epitome and apex of knowledge creation anddistribution. At first, libraries, the inertial repositories ofprinted matter, were overwhelmed by the rapid pace of technologyand by the ephemeral and anarchic content it spawned. They werereduced to providing access to dull…
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Sound Off With Your Thoughts About the Geithner Put Today On Facebook
Pissed off about the way the U.S. is managing the economy? Think Timothy Geithner’s strategy to solving the global economic crisis is a good one? Whatever your position is, you have the opportunity to sound off during a live Q&A session with Timothy Geithner today on Facebook via the Newsweek Facebook page. While Timothy won’t be taking live questions from the audience, it’s one of many new live events being promoted through Facebook.
So far only 9 people have posted comments for the live interview so if Timothy Geithner does by chance decide to visit the live streaming page, there’s…
Business
The Vatican, Gas Chambers and Bishop Williamson
What has become of the Vatican? It seems to becoming to be magnet for controversy. The latest episode has all the ingredients of a confused camp. As the pope was going through motions to reintegrate…
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Facebook Starts Recommending Branded Public Profiles
Last night Facebook turned on a feature which will surely build some buzz: the recommendation of brands as friends. Previously Twitter launched a user recommendation system which generated a lot of controversy as recommended users instantly got hundreds of thousands of followers. Many of the popular Twitter users have not yet embraced their Facebook public profiles in the same way that they’ve embraced their Twitter accounts.
Perhaps this new public profile recommendation system will help change that. So how are these new recommendations determined? While we don’t know yet, we have pinged Facebook to find out how they are generating…
