Mobile Phone Chargers : Now With the Help of Wind Energy

Mobile phone chargers are inseparable entity of any mobile phone. There is no mobile phone in the world which is free of its chargers. With the advent of new sophisticated mobile phone in the market, users of the phone are paying much importance to its chargers.  So, people would have witnessed in every public space there kept a place for mobile chargers. But, there comes a good news, the problem of keeping mobile phone fully charged when miles away from a conventional electricity source is being tackled by UK wind turbine specialists.  The Orange wind charger prototype uses stored kinetic energy to fully charge a mobile phone in up to two hours. Coming in only 150 grams, the wind generator gives answers to many solar powered phone chargers (which have limited functionality at night and in colder climates) and wind-up units. The wind charger is attached to a rechargeable battery. Mobile phones can then be plugged into a control box on the unit for charging. An additional feature of this clever portable generator is that it can be mounted anywhere in any place.  Well, the lightweight wind generator is still in it's prototype stage, which specializes in making electricity generating wind turbines, was approached by global communications corporation Orange. After seeing the functionality of the work, Orange decided to commission a prototype wind charger to unveil at the recent Glastonbury Music Festival, of which they were a major sponsor. The prototype was completed in just four weeks and there are plans to mass produce these portable wind generators for release into the market in the near future. The cost of the units is not yet known.

9 Blogging Mistakes For The Beginnings Make Has A Bloggers

If you are a professionally full-time blogger or part-time and earn your bread and butter from blogging, people think it is as easy to do as it seems.

But the scene behind this story is far different from that. It is true earning money from your blog is not a cakewalk. It takes a lot of effort and energy along with your patience to make it successful. However, many bloggers especially the ones new to blogging fail to carry on their blogging journey due to some significant mistakes they make at the very scratch.


Here you will learn about 9 significant blogging mistakes new bloggers make in the beginning and as a result, they are compelled to terminate their blog completely. You must be aware of these basic things first and mistakes before you start a blog.

Mistake #1: Getting Free Platform

This is yet another significant mistake new bloggers make at the beginning. Using a free platform like WordPress.com or BlogSpot impedes them from getting a professional look for their blogs.

Yes, if you are serious about blogging you have to invest some money for your blog to get a good custom domain.

Choosing a custom domain along with a hosting not only makes you look classic and professional but also boosts up your website ranking. So before you start a blog choose a platform like WordPress. WordPress gives you full freedom to do whatever you want to do with your site. Besides tons of plugins, classic themes, huge facilities draw many bloggers to it.

This idea recently came to my mind and I will very soon move to a custom domain from the free one. You can also choose an expired domain with high DA instead of a new one to speed up your website ranking quickly.

Mistake #2: Much Post or Irregular Posting

If you have come to blogging you have to maintain a regular posting schedule for your blog. Not maintaining a schedule casts a negative impact on your blog readership.

If you are a busy person at least try to take out as low as two hours for your blog. Whether you post thrice a week or twice a month doesn't make a difference; if you are able to write quality posts your audience and readership will increase gradually and you will be happy too.
So be consistent and regular in your writing both in quality and publication frequency.

Mistake #3: Choosing the Wrong Niche

choosing the wrong niche while coming to blogging is one of the significant mistakes new bloggers make at the very beginning.

What they do is that they grab the niche of what their competitors are writing on and start writing similar posts on them. They have probably read some of their articles and out of impulse they set in writing for their blogs. As a result, after publishing a few numbers of articles they lose the topic. 




But if you want to ensure the long-term success of your blog you should hear your heart first, instead of focusing on others. First, find out in which niche you are interested and knowledgeable enough to provide your audience with the necessary information so that they return satisfied after reading your post. Then start developing your writing gradually.

Mistake #4: Doing Improper SEO

SEO or Search Engine Optimization helps your blog receive tons of traffic from search engines like Google and helps in getting a higher rank on SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages).

Including proper keywords, Meta descriptions, tags, image alt and text, heading, etc. help in SEO hand-in-hand. Submit your blog posts to various search engines including Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster. For your convenience, I have given the website link here from which you can submit your blog to a lot of search engines with just a few clicks.

Additionally, submitting your blog posts to directory submission sites, forum posting sites, bookmarking sites, sharing them on social media will help you increase your site authority and become more visible to search engines. So, if you want to ensure your blog's success don't forget to research on proper SEO.

Mistake #5: Too Much Of Ads on Blog

A lot of bloggers dream of making money online by putting ads on their blogs. There is a wide range of popular ad-serving networks for bloggers to monetize their blogs, especially with Google AdSense.

The biggest mistake that many bloggers make at the early stage is they put too many ads on their blogs in expectation of making a lot of money overnight. However, this notion is purely flash. Putting too many ads on your blog irritates readers and heavily spoils the readership quality. This would not be a good thing for bloggers!

Too many ads on site hide the original content and confuse the readers. Hence, an ad above the post title and one in-article ad would be an ideal choice for new bloggers. So be judgmental next time you put ads on your site.

Mistake #6: Lack of Promoting

Lack of promoting blog posts is another biggest blogging mistake new blogger’s do at the beginning.

You are the first person who shares your contents. The more you share the higher traffic you will end up generating. Promote your contents after publishing on different social media, submit them to forum posting sites, PDF submission sites, many bookmarking sites, and directory submission sites to reach more audience. This will help you increase the visibility of your blog and derive a considerable number of engagements.



Mistake #7: Giving Up a Compelling Title to Blog Posts

more another big blogging mistake new blogger’s make is they fail in generating a good and compelling title for their blog posts.

The title is the first thing that draws a visitor to your site. If you give a dull or commonplace title for your blog post, you are likely to get lesser readership. Try to glue a catchy and compelling title to the very first of your blog post. This will make visitors attracted to your site and see what the inside holds.

If you want you can start your blog with some kind of questions that supports it. For example, you are writing a post on how to make money online from blogging. You can start the post by including sentences like who doesn't want to make money these days? Or maybe are you passionate about making money online? Etc.

This will trigger interest in your audience and they will definitely sacrifice some time to go through your entire post.

Mistake #8: Giving Up to Follow Passion

Blogging is all about patience and passion as I already said in my previous articles. If you are passionate about blogging you are fixed to achieve your dream as a blogger.

To be personal, blogging is my first hobby and at the same time a passion too. Most of my days I spend reading other bloggers, following what they are reading and interacting with others. Remarkably, many of them, like Harsh Agarwal, suggested every new blogger should follow and chase their passion first to come out successful in blogging. They asserted passion makes one love work by heart. And what is loved by heart always ends up being successful!

Mistake #9: Giving Up Too Early On Blog

This is the last but not the least mistake.

Many bloggers start blogging hoping to make money within a few months or even some think overnight. However, this is like building a castle in the air.

Pelt a glance at some of the most successful persons in the world like Bill Gates, Jack Maa, Thomas Alfa Edison, Albert Einstein, or Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of mouth-watering KFC - they all faced one thing in life which is a failure. Still, they were reluctant to give up. Their obstinacy and continuous hard work brought them where they are today.

So if you want to reach a well-established position with blogging never ever give up. Success so the result of continuous efforts. And you have not chosen blogging to give up eventually, right?

Hope these few significant mistakes will make you more conscious next time you start a blog. Have you enjoyed reading this? What experience have you got after reading this post? Do let me know in the comment.

Immortalise Kudirat Abiola, activists tell FG

Pro-democracy civil organisations on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to immortalise the late Alhaja Kudirat Abiola who was killed 23 years ago.

She died in the struggle to actualise the June 12, 1993 election won by her husband, Chief Moshood Abiola.

The election was annulled by General Ibrahim Babangida.

The activists, who gathered at the Ikeja home of Chief Abiola to lay wreath and offer prayer to the fallen amazon, demanded for speedy conclusion of the case of those standing trail for the murder of Kudirat.

Chairman of National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu said Kudirat Abiola sacrificed her life to make Nigeria better.

He urged Nigerians not to allow the sacrifice by Abiola to be in vain, calling on all lovers of freedom and democracy to live by the ideas she died for.

The NADECO chieftain said: “The most important thing now is keep her ideas alive.

“We call on the relevant authorities to ensure poverty is banished, security must be provided and others.

“Kudirat virtue has been extolled on many occasions, but I must say there was June 12 before June 4. Again June 4 came about because of June 12. We must not allow her to die in vain.”

Rights activist Femi Aborishade said government must end poverty to make the honour bestowed on M.K.O Abiola realistic.

He said government pronouncement on June 12 as democracy day fell short of expectations when the people have nothing to eat or shelter over their heads.

“I know of certain that the poor are united in this country but the power that or the politicians have been working hard to keep us divided.

“They killed Kudirat because they believed she would preserve the unity of the downtrodden.

“They killed her because they don’t her to provide the example for others to learn from, that you can actually confront them and demand for your rights.”

Read Also: Remembering Kudirat Abiola 23 yrs after: 11 things you probably didn’t know about her

President of Women Arise, Dr. Joe Odumakin said government should immortalise Kudirat by naming a national monument after her.

She added the slain activist should recognised as official First Lady, noting all insignia of office be given her posthumously.

According to her: “Kudirat Abiola died for humanity and to banish poverty. Her record in promoting democracy is unparalleled.”

Responding, Alhaji Jamiu Abiola, appreciated the efforts of pro- democracy group to keep the memory of Kudirat Abiola alive.

He said: “We see the pro- democracy groups as part of the Abiola family. Most of you have committed cash and kind to the struggle, just to keep the memory alive. This to us is the greater sacrifice.

“By this act, we call on everyone to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against corruption.

“He cannot singlehandedly win the fight if other people stay aloof. We urge government official and members of the National Assembly to join had to deal with this monster.

“This is the major reason the people have continued to wallow in poverty.”

Eid-el-fitr: Prices of fresh food condiments skyrocket in Yobe as basket of tomatoes goes for N17,000

Barely 48 hours to this year’s Sallah celebrations, prices of tomatoes, pepper, onions and other condiments have skyrocketed in Yobe State.

It has now become a tradition in the state and around the country that, whenever it is a festive period, marketers have ways of inflating prices of commodities to the detriment of end users.

A market survey conducted by DAILY POST today in Damaturu Sunday market showed that the hike in the prices of these ingredients was as a result of scarcity coupled with high demands for the festive period.

Pepper is one of the condiments where its price has gone up as a measure now goes for N500 which was N100 before this period.

Ibrahim Idris, a trader at the market said, “There is absolute scarcity of the commodity (pepper) and the supply we have cannot gratify the needs of end users.

“The problem is not from us the petty traders. It is from the dealers who bring it in large quantity and even them (dealers) are complaining that the prices have gone up in places where they are the commodities.”

Another condiment that is untouchable due to exorbitant price, is tomatoes as investigations revealed that, a basket full of the commodity is sold at the cost of N17, 000, while a bag of 50kg of onions goes for a N6,500.

Pepper and tomatoes among other condiments are mostly grown and brought to Yobe State from Plateau, Taraba, Nasarawa Kano and Benue States with the exception of onions, which are grown within the state.

The prices of all these commodities were very affordable before this period as it was gathered.

How to Find Plagiarized Content Using Google Alerts

I love Google Alerts to find out when someone has stolen my content. It’s a great tool that is completely free and will warn you when someone copies your articles. But in order to be useful for catching plagiarists and content thieves, you have to set up your Google Alert properly.

Using Vanity Google Alerts for Name and Blog

It’s common for bloggers and those active in the social media arena to use Google Alerts for what are known as “vanity alerts”. This means the blogger creates Google Alerts to search for their name, and their blog name. For example my vanity alerts search for AngEngland, Angela England and Untrained Housewife (which yields some interesting results by the way).

Creating Google Alerts to Catch Stolen Blog Posts

When you create a google alert to monitor your content you want to set them up a little differently. Take a unique sentence from your blog post or article and make THAT statement your search parameter.

BUT (here’s the really important part) be sure to use quotation marks around the unique sentence or you’ll get total spam and unrelated results. So for example, if I were creating a google alert for this post I would put a unique sentence from the middle of the post in quotes and it would look like this: “For example my vanity alerts search for AngEngland, Angela England and Untrained Housewife (which yields some interesting results by the way).”

Here are some tips to keep in mind:

1-Take your sentence from the middle or middle-end of the post. Content thieves will often rewrite the title and intro paragraph and then cut and paste everything else over.

2-Search everything – News, blog posts, etc so you can catch plagiarism of your content in any location. I’ve found my articles published on college websites, customer newsletters, EBay sales pages….everywhere.

3-Don’t forget to use quotation marks so the search results will yield exact matches only. This will prevent your inbox from being flooded.

4-Once you’ve created your Google Alert, search Google.com using that same sentence IN QUOTATION MARKS to catch any current theft (this would apply to posts more than an hour old) since google alerts will only catch additional plagiarism moving forward from the time you create the alert.

Using google alerts can be a great way to monitor your blog posts for stolen content and help you fight plagiarism of your work. It’s an epidemic but there’s a lot you can do to stop thieves in their tracks. Tomorrow I’ll post how to handle things when you’ve found someone has taken your blog post or article.

What to Do When Someone Steals Your Blog Post

If you’ve ever found your articles reprinted without your permission — and I’m talking more than what’s considered fair use — then you’ll love today’s article. Ang England explains what scraping is and how to approach a website that’s stealing your content. (Hint: You may be able to turn it into a lucrative opportunity!) Please welcome Angela as this week’s guest blogger and feel free to leave a comment about your thoughts or experiences with content theft. ~ Melanie

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Unfortunately in the blogging world there is one thing we’ll all have to deal with sooner or later — content scraping. This is when someone steals a post or article you wrote and publishes it on their own site.

While this used to have some serious SEO implications, these have been recently minimized by Google in new algorithms that help determine which post was the original and which is the duplicate. However, this content scraping is, quite simply, theft. Theft of your work. Theft of potential readers. And a sign of incredible laziness (or ignorance) on the part of the thief.

Perhaps you discovered the theft in a Google Alert you set up (and you should definitely be doing that), when a friend DM’d or emailed you to say “Hey — isn’t this your post you wrote last month?”, or just by pure happenstance. Whatever the method of discovery, I have some tried-and-true ways of dealing with content thieves you might find useful.

Stay Calm and Be Polite When Dealing with Content Thieves

My initial knee-jerk reaction is usually, “How dare they!?” but this is rarely a useful response. If this is a live human being, it’s probably better to try emailing them or using their website contact form if possible to inform them that you are the copyright holder of the post in question (Be sure to link to which post you are talking about). My initial email or comment usually goes something like this:

“Hi! My name is Angela England and I’m glad you found my article about lavender essential oil useful, however this article is protected by copyright and cannot be republished without permission. You can remit a one-time reprint fee of $XXX via paypal to . Alternatively, I am available to create an original piece on this topic specifically geared towards your audience for $XX. Otherwise this article needs to be removed within 24 business hours. Thanks so much! “

There are a couple of important things to notice in my sample email above:

1. I used a statement rather than a question. A question can be answered negatively and legally can be ignored. Had I asked, “Would you mind taking it down?” They could have replied, “Yes I mind”. You must say “This article needs to be removed….”
2. I invited the content scraper to hire me or pay me. Obviously you can only offer a reprint fee option if that option is available for that particular post. However, I generally charge about $50 more for a reprint fee than I offer for creating an original article for that person. I would rather them hire me to create a new piece than to have duplicate content floating about all over the web. Besides, lots of people don’t realize that blog posts and websites aren’t a free-for-all. Educate them by offering to hire yourself out. This not only creates a potential win/win situation, but also makes it very clear that your words have VALUE and aren’t up for grabs.

Filing a DMCA Complaint Against Content Thieves

One time out of 10 I get a new job when I send that email. One time out of 10 I get a reprint fee paid to me. Five times out of 10 the articles disappear — usually without a single word of acknowledgement to me at all. So what happens the other three times when there is no response, no reply, and most importantly, my article is STILL up there?

Sometimes, especially if it looks like a legitimate website, I will actually just send an invoice via Paypal. In the invoice I price it higher than my initially stated reprint fee (call it a pain-in-the-butt tax), and will include a notice that payment needs to be remitted with 48 business hours or else the stolen article at http://yourthievingwebsite.com/mystolenpost/ needs to be removed. Sometimes this will work, but sometimes it won’t.

If that doesn’t work, you move to filing a DMCA complaint. I usually will do a WHOIS search and find a contact email address and resend my request to that email. I will also contact the host of the site with an official DMCA complaint. And I will contact Google, Yahoo, and other search engines. It’s not hard to fill out the form and it is, in my opinion, important for bloggers and writers to protect their work. The more often content scrapers “get away with it”, the more the problem will continue.

Depending on how much time I have and my feistiness level, I will contact any advertisers on the website as well. All ad networks have rules in place about the type of content that is permissible, and illegally obtained content isn’t usually approved content. Sometimes the ad networks will remove ads before Google gets to the DMCA complaint — either way, mission accomplished. (Usually I only contact a website’s sponsors if someone responds to me with an ignorant email saying something like “But it was on the internet and everyone knows if it’s on Google it’s free to use”.)

I hope this helps you as you battle content thieves and scrapers. Don’t be afraid to contact them and tell them your posts need to be removed. Your words have value and deserve to be respected.

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Angela England’s mission is to empower and educate others about blogging, freelance writing, and social media. She is the author of 30 Days to Make and Sell a Fabulous Ebook. You can read more of her helpful articles at AngEngland.com and Untrained Housewife.

Beginning Blogger Checklist: 5 MORE Mistakes to Avoid

1.  Choosing an uninteresting or redundant blog name.

If you are starting a blog, whether you think you might be in it for the long haul or not, please consider your title seriously. Try to avoid words like musings, ramblings, thoughts, mommy, etc. Trust me when I tell you it’s been done. Your goal should be to set yourself apart from the crowd. Choose something reflective of your personality and niche, but be creative.

Some things to think about when naming your blog:

• Is the title flexible? Does it allow you to grow your niche if you decide to? For instance, if you are starting a mommy blog and your title is My Pregnant Belly, what happens when you’re still blogging in 18 months and you’re no longer pregnant? The entire focus of your blog has changed, but your title hasn’t and it no longer reflects your topic.
• Does the title reflect the blog’s topic? Your title is a great way to increase your SEO if you choose your words carefully to reflect your blogging niche.
• Does the title match your domain name? Your URL should match your blog’s name. It’s terribly confusing and hard to remember if your blog is called The Nelson Three but the URL is maxlovespie.blogspot.com. They are totally unrelated.

2.  Not owning your domain name.

Your domain name is the URL, or address, of your blog. For example, yourblogname.comor yourblogname.net. There are several reasons to own your domain:

1. It’s less than $10/year to own your domain and it’s an incredibly easy process.
2. It’s easy for your readers or new contacts to remember your blog’s name & how to find it.
3. As you build your blog, you build your brand. Your URL is an important part of that branding.
4. Like it or lump it, people take you more seriously if you own your own domain name and use a .com or .net URL.

When you buy your domain name, it’s best to buy the .com and the .net. Most people are used to typing in the .com, but the .net is a close second. If, for some reason, you can’t secure the .com, go with the .net.

3.  Your header is huge.

Digital scrapbooking is wildly popular and I understand that. However, blogging is not digital scrapbooking. I see so many blogs (particularly mommy blogs) that have a header that takes up most of the homepage. The reader has to scroll down several times just to get to the content. In a book you have a title page; on a blog you have a title bar. The title bar should be visible and eye-catching, but it is not the thrust of your blog. Keep it simple and small. Focus on your content.

4.  Not considering privacy issues.

It’s important to consider how transparent you want to be online. It’s impossible to tell whether your blog will take off or not. If you’re insanely popular in a year, do you want people to know your child’s real name or where you live? For some people out there, it’s a game to see if they can figure out specific, private things about your family or your life. It’s creepy and it can be dangerous. I say this not to scare you, but to make you aware of the problems that can occur when you give too much to your audience.

On a lighter note, if you write about your family or personal life, you may wish to use pseudonyms. As you choose these names be aware that your baby is going to grow up. Calling them SweetPumpkin on your blog isn’t going to go over well when they’re old enough to know you’re writing about them and have a pet name for them. I called my children Max and Wild Thing (after characters in my favorite children’s book). As my second child grew older, she took exception to being called Wild Thing and insisted I change her name. You’ve been warned.

5.  Allowing blogging to become a chore.

When you begin your blog, you have the energy and the ideas for fifty posts. You have a shiny new toy and you’re ready to jump in with both feet. I say harness that energy and write those posts. Then put those posts on auto-publish and give yourself a break. As you write more posts, add them to the queue. If you only write your posts the day before, you may end up (as so many of us have) resenting the fact that you have to write a post or you’ll lose your readership (which isn’t really true). Finally, remember that blogging isn’t life. Many a blogger has found that she’s so wrapped up in blogging her life that she forgets to focus on the people in her life. Step back every once in a while and take stock of how things are going. Adjust as necessary. If you’re hitting a wall and can’t think of anything to write, allow yourself to take a break (just don’t apologize for it when you come back).