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Something Better than Cold Calling?
February 26, 2013, 08:36:27 AM »
Trying to come up with better, more efficient ways - if there are any - to attract new commercial clients. I'm getting some action from people calling me, which is great. But going out and finding new clients is at bit more challenging at the moment. Looking mostly at architectural work for architects, contractors, designers, restaurants/bars, that sort of thing. Cold calling is very much hit and miss, more miss than hit. Wondering if others have different ideas on how to approach that client sector.
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February 26, 2013, 10:28:09 AM »
Depends which market you want to hit, or, rather, which level of it.
It's probably all history today in the age of tablets etc. but were I starting over, I'd again go for an exquisite portfolio of printed photographs
in the genre I want to work!
For example, I would certainly not have my professional stuff along with my 'fun' stuff as per my own website. Everybody's time costs money, so why make it expensive for possible clients to browse where you want to sell?
I don't really think people (clients) are ever motivated enough to look at anyone's website unless they already have an inkling about the photographer's work. Neither do I think it's worthwhile spending money on mailers - we get several a week here stuffed into doorways from all sorts of shops and they instantly go into the trash (recycled, of couse!). The worst offenders are those who stuff stuff under your car's wiper blades: they instantly force you into either putting the crap into your car and stopping off at a garbage bin or being a litter lout.
I firmly believe that most of us snappers aren't great salesmen; if you can find a good agent to handle your work, take him or her as quickly as possible!
Rob C
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February 27, 2013, 12:49:47 PM »
I find face to face marketing to be most useful in finding new clients. Since you have very specific people that you want to work with, go out and meet them. Attend trade shows, conferences, talks, openings or the like. Join a networking group like BNI. Personal relationships are the best way to find new clients. People like to work with people that they know.
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February 27, 2013, 03:04:05 PM »
I like personal relationships, too, though I think mailers still have their place.
Mailers: a *really good* post card or similar mailer may get some notice at an agency or design firm. Yeah, we toss most of the ones that show up here (university comm/creative shop), but every once in a while one catches the eye of a designer. A good mailer also gives you something to reference when you cold call.
Personal: one of the best questions that you can ask any photo buyer is, "is there anyone else that you think might want to see my work?" You can ask this after meeting with an art buyer or designer/CD, even the first meeting, or you can ask it of your current clients right now. The answer to that question makes the cold call a lot warmer -- "So-and-so suggested that I call you about my work" sounds a lot better than "Hi, uh, I'm a photographer and I, uh, want to show you my pictures."
I'm in total agreement about the knock out printed portfolio, btw. Yeah, we needs iPad portfolios, too, but a simple, elegant book of the work that you want to get will still get noticed. Maybe even more so these days.
Oh, one final suggestion and you probably already know this, but never leave a voice mail. They won't call you back, and you've blown any chance of calling again.
Good luck, it's tough out there right now.
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February 28, 2013, 09:03:40 AM »
Quote from: BobFisher on February 26, 2013, 08:36:27 AM
Trying to come up with better, more efficient ways - if there are any - to attract new commercial clients. I'm getting some action from people calling me, which is great. But going out and finding new clients is at bit more challenging at the moment. Looking mostly at architectural work for architects, contractors, designers, restaurants/bars, that sort of thing. Cold calling is very much hit and miss, more miss than hit. Wondering if others have different ideas on how to approach that client sector.
Look to local or regional shows for an opportunity to show off your work and do some networking. There is an organization known as the American Institute of Architects, or AIA. They hold and participate in a number of group presentations over the course of the year. They also publish a magazine.
In addition, there are several bigger events that feature wine and food. One of them around here is called Taste Washington, another is Bite of Tacoma, another is the Taste of Seattle, and so on. At these events, restaurants offer free or steeply discounted food samples, and wineries offer discounted tasting (free alcoholic drinks arent allowed in this state). These are great places to meet people from restaurants and wineries, as well as the thousands of people who attend.
Also, not wanting to throw a wet towel on the idea, but architects and the construction industry in general are about the hardest impacted group during this never ending downturn, so you may want to be prepared to offer aggressive pricing and realize that networking you start now, may not see fruit for a year or more. But its still a good time to start networking and do it every quarter or so. Fwiw, a group of architects I help in my day job are just starting to see an uptick for the first time since 08.
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February 28, 2013, 11:53:37 AM »
Thanks, Justan. There's a society of architects in Ontario as well. They hold an annual conference in May and apparently have a vendor display area. I'm considering, depending on cost, taking a booth at that.
As far as the other types of events, those are good ideas. We don't do a lot of that around where I live and the Toronto market (about 45 minutes away) is already very saturated with commercial photographers, but it's definitely something to look at.
As far as pricing, my pricing is already VERY reasonable. For the exact reasons you describe.
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February 28, 2013, 11:56:07 AM »
I have recently started working as photographer of architecture, without any previous background in the field (no relevant studies, not someone's assistant, no architect friends), so I need to do a lot of cold calling too. Here's what mostly works for me, hope it's of some use to you.
When calling, I always ask to speak to an architect and, if he is a name, I ask for the architect in charge of the office. I try to chit-chat about a recent project of theirs that I liked (but no faking!). Then I emphasize my focus on architecture, using language that the architects understand, knowing that the person at the other end gets it. That helps break the ice and helps people remember me. Also, when I send in my portfolio, I can attn: it to them.
I follow on all the competitions, awards, talks, events, etc that I can. I note who is being active at the time and later call them, initially talking about the awards, etc. as the reason for my calling. I usually offer to re-photograph their work in my way; this sometimes leads to a commission, but for less than normal prices. Even if it doesn't, I try to arrange a shoot for myself and then contact contractors, builders, and specialists that worked on the project. And always make sure the architects see the photos.
I am also interested in photographing construction sites as my personal work and have tried to arrange that several times. On one occasion, where I also delivered small jpegs of the shoots to the architects for free, I was later twice commissioned from them, and more are on their way. So, I try to be open and flexible and never pass up an opportunity to put my name and photos in front of their eyes. Maybe this cannot work for you, but sometimes giving up a little of your time and money can be profitable later.
Oh, and what I have found is that, while most of the architects are struggling right now, a few are very prolific and are in fact hiring to keep up with the workload. And usually they also are very active on social media.
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February 28, 2013, 01:57:49 PM »
Through no fault of my own I managed to get very large, wall-stuffer shots of historically significant buildings in the city mayor's offices and the state governor's offices and mansion, along with other civically-correct landscape pieces. That leads to a few inquiries a year from the mover-and-shaker level business executives who attend meetings at those venues. The phone is not regularly ringing off the hook, but the callers are usually the top execs in their companies.
If you can get your work so positioned, it might be worthwhile. Unfortunately in these times that will probably mean "donated" which comes awfully close to "work for free." And you will need to cultivate an insider hero who knows and likes your work, because government offices get so many art donations they regard them as nuisances. But it can be done.
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March 04, 2013, 01:47:25 PM »
Thanks for the feedback, folks.
George, maybe a cultural difference but here in North America if you were to phone someone to, ostensbily, 'chit chat' about their design style or awards they'd won, it would take about two seconds before they said something to the effect of 'what do you want, what are you trying to sell me?' And many wouldn't be that polite.
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March 04, 2013, 02:18:35 PM »
Make a hand printed spiral bound mini letter size portfolio of 10 pages or so. Mail it and follow up.
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March 04, 2013, 02:53:47 PM »
Get an agent.
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March 04, 2013, 03:56:06 PM »
Just make sure it's a REAL agent. Am seeing increasing numbers of iPad-equipped bozos who walk around annoying people at receptions, civic functions, art openings, etc.
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March 04, 2013, 05:09:36 PM »
Quote from: bill t. on March 04, 2013, 03:56:06 PM
Just make sure it's a REAL agent. Am seeing increasing numbers of iPad-equipped bozos who walk around annoying people at receptions, civic functions, art openings, etc.
Then they're essentially cold callers.
Always start at the top. Seek out those who represent the best. They represent the best for good reason.
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March 05, 2013, 06:59:19 PM »
A few problems with the idea of an agent. First, there is zero room in my fee structure to pay an agent's commission. It may he possible that my fees could be raised if an agent were to find the 'right' clientele, but that possibility is very slim. Second, I'm not sure agents work with photographers in my area of endeavour. Third, an agent would likely never take me on. I'm not a 'name', a 'celebrity'. Agents don't want to actually have to work. They want to call their buy-side contacts and say 'I can have Joe Celebrity photographer shoot for you' and the buy-side client plotzes at the thought of having the honour of Joe Celebrity shoot for them. OK, that may be a slight exaggeration, but only slight.
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March 06, 2013, 05:26:00 AM »
Over the years I've found agents to be honest, dedicated, protective and fiercely loyal.
They open doors that would be difficult for an individual to access and put books in front of clients, art directors and buyers worldwide. They procure great briefs, higher fees and build careers.
But hey, I can only go by personal experience rather than by preconceived ideas and or prejudice.
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March 06, 2013, 07:05:19 AM »
Possibly geographical differences.
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May 16, 2013, 02:49:40 PM »
Quote from: k bennett on February 27, 2013, 03:04:05 PM
Oh, one final suggestion and you probably already know this, but never leave a voice mail. They won't call you back, and you've blown any chance of calling again.
Good luck, it's tough out there right now.
All things considered, leave a voice mail. Why would you not? Are you going to keep on calling until you get that person on the phone? The could take forever and ever. Are you going to do this with every person you want to work with? Maybe, if you are lucky, you will get 10% of those you call on the phone. So by not leaving a voicemail, 90% of those you are calling will never have ever heard from you.
Leave a voicemail, send an email right afterwards. If you do not hear anything back in 2 weeks or so, call again and leave another voicemail. Then give them a 4, 5 or 6 month breather before trying again.
Remember, the goal is to get them to connect your name to photography as much as possible. Leaving a voicemail is another way to increase how many times they make this connection.
As an aside, 99% of voicemails go unanswered. If you send an email too, maybe 10% will respond.
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May 16, 2013, 03:17:10 PM »
Referrals, giving not getting, will lead to more work. By this I mean giving people whom you would like to work with referrals to potential people they could work with or get business from. This mean however that you need to network with 2 or 3 different groups of professionals in each market that you can refer back and forth to.
For instance. I am an architectural photographer. In the design and building industry, I could potential work for architects, interior designers and general contractors. I network with all three of them and refer architects to IDs and GCs, and so fourth. This in turn
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May 16, 2013, 03:27:24 PM »
In terms of agents, the really good ones are not going to consider a photographer unless they already have a six figure business. They need to know that are working with someone serious and this is one of the tests. Also, insofar as your area (and mine), architecture, no real agents go after this type of clientele. Designers ad contractors in general are at the bottom of the pay scale, and rightly so. They needs in terms of use is low, and they not make as much off of a project as we think. I know this because I recently talked numbers with a client of mine on what it would cost for the architectural on a house, if I ever get enough to build one.
With that said, you need to think about diversification. Remember, more professionals need great images of buildings and designs than just designers and contractors. I personally feel like this will be the year I get over the &100K mark and currently will be putting together some product portfolios to showcase. This will help me go after product companies and manufacturers and maybe find an agent to help with the process.
I dont know, just kind of thinking along that line. My (and I actually mean we since my girlfriend is also a commercial photographer) would be to hire an in house marketing professional, along with a studio manager and a retoucher. Maybe we will get there in three more year, given the economy is actually recovering this time.
Joe Kitchen
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Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. William Faulkner
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May 17, 2013, 11:04:18 AM »
Go where the architects go - figure where architects go to learn, hang out, and wander. Then, join them and educate them on the benefits of your photography.
Don't stop shooting!
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Download owner's manual DVD receiver with motorized 7" LCD screen Sleeve (installed) Trim ring Wiring harness Preamp/AV/USB/SWC harness 8.0' Parking brake detection wire (yellow/blue) 8" AV adapter cord (with a male 3.5mm AV connector on one end and female composite video/stereo RCA plugs on the other end) iPlug (with a female USB type-A port on one end and a male USB type-A connector on other end) Wireless remote control CR2025 Lithium batteries (installed in remote) Metal support strap Rear-support bolt Hex-nut Star-washer 4 Pan-head screws 4 Counter-sunk screws 2 Self-tapping screws 2 Radio-removal tools Installation/Owner's Manual Warning sheet concerning driver watching videos "Congratulations" card Features and Specs General CEA-2006 Compliant Yes RMS Power Output 16 watts Peak Output 50 watts RMS Power Bandwidth 20-20kHz Preamp Outputs 5-channel Sub Preamp Outputs Yes Switchable Rear Preamp Outputs No Video Screen Yes Preamp Voltage 2 volts Display Color Key Button Color Blue EQ Bands 3 Wireless Remote Yes Steering Wheel Control Compatible Adapter required Parts Warranty 1 Year Labor Warranty 1 Year Expandability AUX Input 3.5mm AV (front) Audio/video Input Front and Rear USB Input Rear Memory Card Slot USB/SD memory Bluetooth Compatible No Satellite Radio Ready No HD Radio No Navigation No iPod Compatibility Full size Classic/5Gen Nano Nano6/Nano5/Nano4/Nano3/Nano2/ Touch Touch4/Touch3/Touch2/Touch1 Mini --- iPhone Phone4S/Phone4/Phone3GS/Phone3 Tuner FM Sensitivity 10 dBf European Tuning Yes Seek/Scan Seek Radio Data System No Product Research Touchscreen Display Audio Section Radio Functions Multimedia Player iPod/iPhone Connectivity AV Connections Remote Control Touchscreen Display Motorized 7" TFT LCD Touchscreen Monitor: The Dual XDVD3101 features a motorized-retractable 7" TFT Active Matrix, 16:9 touchscreen LCD monitor with an adjustable viewing angle. The resolution of the display is 800 (H) x 480 (V) x RGB for a total of 1,152,000 pixels. This unit has touchscreen controls with interactive video graphics, making menu navigation easy. Note: The unit's touchscreen display is not detachable. Auto Open/Close: When this feature is active, the display automatically opens when the ignition switch is turned on and closes when the ignition switch is turned off. Monitor Angle Adjustment: You can adjust the monitor's angle for better visibility. The display tilts forward and backward to multiple tilt positions (5). Secondary LCD Display: In addition to the 7" motorized flip-out monitor the Dual XDVD3101 features a secondary 10-character/segment-type LCD display. This display can be used to during CD-audio, Aux-in or AM/FM playback and to select from the preset EQ settings. You will need to use the 7" LCD monitor for menu functions and to view video. Hard-Key Controls: In addition to the unit's LCD touchscreen controls, the XDVD3101 also features hard-key controls on the front of the unit, such as a rotary volume control eject button, and playback functions. Picture Adjustment: You can adjust the touchscreen display's brightness, contrast, and color. Video Lockout: For safety reasons, you cannot view a video source on the built-in monitor as long as the vehicle is in motion. In order to display video, the included yellow/blue wire must be hardwired into the vehicle's parking brake light circuit, and the vehicle's parking brake must be engaged and disengaged in a preset sequence. 12/24 Hour Clock: The unit's built-in clock will display 12-hour AM/PM time in USA frequency spacing mode. In European frequency spacing mode, the clock will display 24-hour time. The head unit also display day, month, and year Anti-Theft Code: You may program the unit with a 4 digit security code. Once the unit has been programmed with a security code, the code must be entered to use the unit after it has been disconnected from power for more than 40 seconds. Audio Section 24 Bit D/A Converter: The Dual XDVD3101 utilizes a 24-bit digital to analog converter for superior sound quality. MOSFET Amplifier: The Dual XDVD3101 is equipped with a MOSFET amplifier. Compared to conventional power supplies, the MOSFET amplification circuit is smaller and more efficient, and it delivers increased power with less distortion and absolutely zero on/off switching noise. More power means louder and cleaner music at higher volumes because you're not pushing the limits of the amplification circuit. CEA2006 Compliant: The power specifications for the XDVD3101 are compliant with the CEA2006 Mobile Amplifier Power Testing and Measurement standards from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). These standards were developed as a way to equitably compare power specs from model to model and between manufacturers. The power output specs for the XDVD3101 are as follows: CEA2006 Specs: 16 watts RMS x 4 channels (at 4 ohms, 20Hz-20kHz, 1% THD-N) Maximum Power Output: 50 watts x 4 channels (200 watts total) 5ch/2V Preamp Outputs: The XDVD3101 features front, rear, and subwoofer 2.0-volt preamp outputs. The front & rear speaker preamp outputs are balance/fade adjustable. The subwoofer preamp output is non-fading. Subwoofer Controls: The unit's subwoofer output has a dedicated low-pass filter (80/120/160Hz) and output level adjustment. Preset EQ Curves: The Dual DVD Receiver features the following preset EQ curves to customize your music listening. You can choose from User, Flat, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Soft, Vocal, Classic, Dance, Movie, and Hip-Hop. 3-Band EQ: The User Preset EQ setting allows you to adjust the unit's 3-Band EQ. Bass: select from 60Hz, 80Hz, 100Hz, or 200Hz Midrange: select from 500Hz, 1kHz, 1.5kHz, or 2.5kHz Treble: select from 10khz, 12.5kHz, 15kHz, or 17.5kHz Loudness: The Loudness function enhances the bass & treble frequencies at low volumes. Source Volume Level: The Source Volume Level control allows a gain adjustment for each audio source (Disc, SD, USB, iPod, Tuner, AV1, and AV2). You can set the source volume level for each mode, depending on the relative volume of each audio source. Radio Functions AM/FM Tuner: The Dual XDVD3101 features a built-in AM/FM tuner with manual, seek, scan, and preset tuning. Preset Tuning: The built-in AM/FM tuner allows you to store up to 18 FM station presets and 18 AM station presets. You can tune your presets manually or have the head unit do it automatically. Preset Scan: You can scan all your stored preset stations and listen to the first 10 seconds of each. Local: The Local function allows only strong radio stations to be received, blocking stations with weaker signals. European Tuning: You can switch the tuner between USA or European tuning. Multimedia Player Disc Compatibility: The unit has a front-loading disc-slot to make loading your disc easier because there is no panel to slide or fold-down. The Dual XDVD3101 supports playback of DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, and CD-R/RW discs. Front-Panel SD-card Slot: The Dual XDVD3101 is equipped with front-panel SD-card slot for playback of MP3/WMA music files stored on a SD/SDHC memory card (up to 16GB). USB Port: The Dual XDVD3101 features a rear-panel USB (type-A) port and includes a dash-mount iPlug adapter for playback of MP3, WMA, and JPEG files stored on a USB mass storage class device. The files must be recorded in FAT16 or FAT32 file format. Your USB device's rechargeable battery will be recharged while it is connected to the USB port (max. 500mA) of the XDVD3101 and the unit is turned on. MP3/WMA Playback: The XDVD3101 can play MP3/WMA audio files that have been recorded on CD-R/CD-RW, DVD-R/RW, or DVD+R/RW discs, as well as SD/SDHC memory cards or USB memory devices. The files must be recorded in ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2, or Joliet file format. Compatible bit rates are 8-320 kbps for MP3, and 32-192 kbps for WMA. Recorded discs, SD-cards, and USB devices can have up to 2,000 files and 200 folders. The head unit will display MP3 ID3 Tag and WMA Tag information. Internal Buffer: An internal buffer provides ESP (Electronic Skip Protection) for MP3/WMA discs to virtually eliminate skipping. JPEG Playback: The XDVD3101 also supports playback JPEG still images recorded onto a CD-R/CD-RW, DVD-R/RW, or DVD+R/RW discs, as well as USB mass storage class device. JPEG photos can be viewed as thumbnails as well as rotated clockwise/counterclockwise. It is not possible to view JPEG still images while the vehicle is in motion; the vehicle must be in park with the parking brake engaged. Touchscreen Controls: During DVD playback, you can control certain operations simply by touching an area of the screen. You can touch the bottom left two-thirds of the screen to start the current chapter over, or the bottom right two-thirds of the screen to skip to the next chapter. Touching the top left one-third of the screen allows to display the Main menu; while touching the top center of the screen displays DVD disc information. Pressing the middle of the screen activates the DVD playback control functions. Play List: The XDVD3101's touchscreen monitor will display five folders, tracks, or image files on a disc or SD-card for easier access to your media files. Playback & Search Functions: The XDVD3101 provides various playback & search functions. Playback: Normal, Random (all/folder), Repeat (track/all/folder) Search: Fast Forward/Reverse (2/4/8/16x), Previous/Next track Parental Control: Parental Control allows you to restrict DVD playback according to a predetermined level. You can select a parental control rating from 0-8, which is protected by a 4-digit password. Off Eject: You can eject a disc even after the head unit has been turned off. iPod/iPhone Connectivity iPod/iPhone Connectivity: The Dual XDVD3101 supports audio/video playback from select Apple iPods and iPhones. The Dual XDVD3101's rear-panel USB (type-A) port and rear-panel composite video input allow you to connect your Apple iPod/iPhone using the Dual's IPV40 iPod cable (070IPV40, sold separately). Video can only be displayed while the vehicle is in park. If you only want to playback audio from your iPod or iPhone, you can simply connect it to the XDVD3101's USB port using the included iPlug adapter and either the USB/iPod dock cable that came with your iPod/iPhone or the PIE iPod Direct Connect Cable (469USBIPH, sold separately). iPod/iPhone DAC Bypass: Because the Dual XDVD3101 uses its USB connection for audio & control transfer, your iPod/iPhone's stored music is loaded instantly to the head unit and sound quality is maximized through the head unit's 24-bit D/A converter, allowing for a Signal-to-Noise ratio up to 80dB. iPod Control: The Dual head unit allows you to navigate your iPod's music library by Playlist, Artists, Album, Song, Genre, Composer, Podcast, and Audiobook. Your iPod's video library can be searched by Video Playlist, Movie, Music Video, TV Show, Video Podcast, or Rented Movie. You can then search each of these categories using the head unit's touchscreen. The head unit also supports Repeat (track) & Random (album) playback functions of your connected iPod/iPhone. Note: Your iPod/iPhone's touchscreen or clickwheel will be locked during connection. iPod/iPhone Display: The XDVD3101 will display your iPod/iPhone's music file information of your stored music, regardless of control mode. The head unit will display Track number, Elapsed playing time, Artist name, Song title, and Album label. Note: Your iPod/iPhone's downloaded apps will not display on the unit's LCD monitor. iPod Charging: The head unit's USB connection provides 500mA of current to power and charge your connected iPod/iPhone when your vehicle's ignition switch is set to the 'ACC' or 'On' position. This unit does not charge the iPad. Note: If your iPod/iPhone has no initial battery charge, then the unit will not recognize it. iPod/iPhone Compatibility Chart: Using the Dual IPV40 cable (sold separately), the Dual XDVD3101 is "Made for iPod/iPhone" compatible and supports the following iPod/iPhone model features (3/15/2012): iPod/iPhone Model Generation Tested Version Media Type Control Type Display Type Charge Audio Video Head Unit iPod/iPhone Song/Artist Text Track Info dock connector 3rd N/A N N N N N N N clickwheel color 4th N/A N N N N N N N mini 1st N/A N N N N N N N 2nd N/A N N N N N N N video 5th N/A Y Y Y N Y Y Y classic 80GB 1.1.2 Y Y Y N Y Y Y 120GB 2.0.1 Y Y Y N Y Y Y 160GB 2.0.4 Y Y Y N Y Y Y nano 1st 1.3.1 Y N Y N Y Y Y 2nd 1.1.3 Y N Y N Y Y Y 3rd 1.1.3 Y Y Y N Y Y Y 4th 1.0.4 Y Y Y N Y Y Y 5th 1.0.2 Y Y Y N Y Y Y 6th 1.1 PC Y N Y N Y Y Y touch 1st 2.2.1 Y Y Y N Y Y Y 2nd 4.2.1 Y Y Y N Y Y Y 3rd 5.0.1 Y Y Y N Y Y Y 4th 5.1 Y Y Y N Y Y Y iPhone 2G 3.1.3 Y Y Y N Y Y Y 3G 4.2.1 Y Y Y N Y Y Y 3GS 4.3.5 Y Y Y N Y Y Y 4 5.1 Y Y Y N Y Y Y 4S 5.1 Y Y Y N Y Y Y Note: Apple iPod/iPhone software updates may change functionality results. If you download a newer software version, you may need to reset the head unit and your iPod/iPhone to regain functionality. If this doesn't work, you may need to wait until a newer software update is available. AV Connections Dual A/V Inputs: The Dual XDVD3101 DVD receiver is fitted with two audio/video inputs. The unit features a front-panel 3.5mm audio/video input on the front panel of the head unit for connecting a temporary external A/V source, such as a game console. The head unit also features a composite video/stereo audio RCA input on the rear panel for connecting a permanent external A/V source, such as a Blu-ray player or mobile ATSC tuner. Note: This rear-panel composite video input also serves as the A/V input for your USB-connected iPod (using proprietary Dual cable). Video Output: The rear-panel composite video output allows you to connect an optional external monitor (sold separately). You can watch the same audio/video source that is being played on the DVD receiver on your connected external monitor. Camera Input: The unit features a composite video input for connecting an optional rear view camera (sold separately). The video from this connection can be set to display when switched to this input, or display the rear view camera video automatically when the vehicle is shifted into Reverse gear. The white/brown wire (within 16-pin harness) must be connected to the vehicle's reverse lamp circuit for automatic video switching. Automatic video switching takes approximately 2.8 seconds. The camera image can be set to Normal or Mirrored. Note: Audio from your music source will continue playing, while the back-up camera is displayed. Remote Control Wireless Remote Control: In addition to the unit's touchscreen panel and hard-key controls, the XDVD3101 also comes supplied with a full-functioning IR wireless remote control for convenient operation. Steering Wheel Remote Compatibility: The head unit features an OEM steering wheel remote control input on the rear of the unit to allow you to keep your vehicle's radio steering wheel remote controls when used with the optional PAC SWI-RC Steering Wheel Control Interface Adapter (541SWIRC, sold separately); or the optional Metra ASWC Steering Wheel Control Interface Adapter (120ASWC, sold separately). Note: Please consult the Crutchfield Car Selector to see if your vehicle is compatible. Our Product Research Team At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research team. They verify what's in the box, check the owner's manual, and record dimensions, features and specs. We stay on top of new products and technologies to help people make informed choices. Sorry, the Dual XDVD3101 is no longer available. Looking for a similar item? Shop all In-dash Video Receivers Or, you can still... 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Now I'm sure most of us have used Facebook at least once. Some people love it and some people hate it. But one thing I have noticed is there is no in-between.
I've been on Facebook for near to 5 or 6 years, it's a great way to keep in contact with loved ones and friends in the busy lives we all live. You can get tons of funny and entertaining video's stories, pictures etc. which make your average working day that little more bright.
Recently I have noticed a lot of trouble based around the Facebook Messenger app for smartphones. I personally can not say anything bad about the app or any of the features that Facebook offers as they are a greatly organised and like to keep everything simple to make use of the site and it's features (whether on phone or computer) more appealing.
I use Facebook a lot for networking whether I'll be promoting my music or reviewing a product I find Facebook is a great way to boost recognition and has also landed me a couple of jobs performing or writing for people. The only thing I find grinds on me and quite possibly everybody else is game requests.
Everyday I will receive at minimum 20 game requests from people for games I'm in no way interested in playing. A lot of the time this happens as a result of Facebook making it compulsory for you to invite friends in order to win achievements or move forward within your game. Not only do we have this to deal with we also have the world famous 'Trolls'. Trolls are people who go around social networking sites and write offensive comments or put offensive images or HTML on your links or posts. These people have been doing this since social networking began and it is slowly being dealt with.
As you can imagine by putting my reviews and/or music up on Facebook I get many of these trolls trying to hinder my posts or my work. The best way to deal with a Troll I've found is to completely ignore the fact they are there, delete the comment and let them move on.
Other than these few downfalls ultimately Facebook has become apart of everyday life, we keep in contact with family, friends and colleagues on it as well as planning our entire social get together's on it via events and groups.
One amazing site, an amazing idea.
I have been a member of Facebook for about 6 years now. When I first signed up to Facebook I had a few friends that were also signed up. Over the years there has been more and more users and now neatly everyone I know has a Facebook account.
Facebook is great a enaballing people to keep in touch with one another. Without Facebook without a doubt I would have list touch with some of my old school friends, through loosing phone numbers or the like. With Facebook there is literally no excuse. You can send primate messages to each other and you know when someone has read it - this us of course good and bad as it shows you who doesn't want to reply to you and forces you to reply quickly once a message has been read.
Of course with everything on the internet there are privacy issues. My mum and dad are both on Facebook and so I also have to bear this in mind with whatever I post. Also, the privacy terms detail that any pictures posted on Facebook that the rights to the photos then belong to Facebook. A few of my friends with babies have particular concerns over posting photos on Facebook and they will not put any pictures of their children on Facebook whatsoever.
Facebook is a great way not only to keep in touch with people but also to be nosey. I love seeing what other people are up to without having to speak to them.
The most annoying thing I find about Facebook is the adverts. Over the years the amount of adverts have gone through the roof. They are very clever with the advertisements are really target you with what they think you might be interested in. When I was engaged I was inundated with wedding photographer advertisements. Gerneralky though I have learnt to ignore the adverts so they don't deter too much from the Facebook site.
I used to love Facebook about seven to eight years ago, and I know the majority of the world are still in love with the site, but for me I''m afraid the love affair is well and truly over. I used to be active on there and would regularly log on via the mobile app to see what my friends were up to, update my status and so on. I never had a huge number of friends, always less than 80 in fact, as I was never in the habit of adding friends of friends and so on. Then a few years ago, I found something out from what was meant to be a very good friend of mine via Facebook, and that really hurt. A couple of years after that, I had a big falling out with a few people and while I was still upset and struggling, to see those people "unfriend" me online one by one just added to my upset. So for me, I decided that that was enough and I came off Facebook. I don''t need the upset it can cause. Fortunately I have never been in a position where you stay "friends" with an ex that you still hold a torch for, just to then start seeing all their posts with their new partner, photos and so on, but I know someone who had and so I know how upsetting that can be. I know it is a great site when it is a happy place and great for staying in contact with all your friends in one go easily, but I''ve kissed goodbye to Facebook.
So pretty much everyone knows what Facebook is by now - yes it is the social networking site where everyone goes to moan about their lives and post pictures of cats or food or cats eating food.
People sign up for different reasons - my mum signed up so she can spy on people, I signed up so I keep in touch with friends with minimal effort - but the reasons for staying can sometimes change - my mum still uses it mainly to spy on people, I now use it to help promote my small business and keep in touch with people I don't get chance to see.
And everyone ( I have seen no exceptions so far) likes to complain about Facebook -wether that be about the copious amount of cat pictures on their newsfeed, if Facebook makes changes or if it crashes - but I like to keep in mind what Facebook actually is.
Facebook is a FREE social networking site. You sign up for free, use it, play games on it, build pages and leave all for free, no pennies involved if you don't want to pay for anything. If you don't like how it works or don't want your information on the website then you don't have to sign up for it and, also, if you do sign up then there's not much really to complain about. You are being given a service for free and the world doesn't end if Facebook crashes for a couple of hours.
I come from a generation that saw computers and the internet come into effect (I was 11 when I got my first desktop computer and the internet was dial-up back then) so I know what it is like to not have Facebook and I don't depend on having it in my life. a lot of the people I know are only a few years younger than me but can't seem to go more than five minutes without posting something, commenting on everyone's status' or linking a bunch of cute cate pictures/vidoes.
Facebook can be a great asses if you need it to be and it has done wonders for my social life and my business, it also helped ease the stress of moving to a completely different county recently. Within a week of moving I had found a group in the area for acting and was helping on the bar for the last three pantomines being shown at the village hall and already have a social life here. I don't know how long that would have taken me without Facebook as it was the only place I managed to find information about anything in the area.
Anyway enough with the random ranting.
Can be great for helping with social life/activities
Great for reaching people easily for promo or networking
Free way to help promote a business/get sales
Free games to play
Lots of websites and events to find out about
Lots of posts about cats, food and generally negativity by a lot of people
Facebook do tend to change the layout a few times and not everyone likes the changes
They have a habit of stealing your data so don't put anything too personal on there (phone numbers, address etc)
A lot of adverts in your news feed and along the side of the screen
There is a lot more to Facebook that I haven't even managed to touch upon as it has grown and developed over the years. Personally, I like Facebook and I don't mind the occasional changes. It has helped me a lot with discovering new events, people, websites etc it has helped me with promoting my business. I imagine that Facebook may be around for a little while yet and I shall continue to use it until it becomes redundant to do so.
Everybody knows what Facebook is so I will not go in the description and give instead a very personal review of my experience and thoughts about the website and the use of it.
I am one of the over a billion users of the website, actually, I would be more precise saying that I'm one of the over a billion people registered on the website but don't really like to use it for a number of reasons. My issues with Facebook start from the very definition of its use in Wikipedia: :" Facebook allows users to continuously stay in touch with friends, relatives and other acquaintances wherever they are in the world, as long as there is access to the Internet."
Please note the words "CONTINUOUSLY" and " IN THE WORLD", do I really want that? Things get worst if you match " CONTINUOUSLY" and "IN THE WORLD" with "RELATIVES" and finally " ACQUAINTANCES". This words combination is my typical nightmare scenario.
In addition I also have a long list of issues with some of the website features and users habits, I'll try to make a short list:
Writing style: Why so many people elongate words? I'm talking here about the" Helloooooo, how are youuuu? I' so happyyyyy" , etc etc. Am I missing a point here? Do we get money for the longest word?
Contents: Some people write on Facebook irrelevant and private details of their life; I mean I'm not interested in when someone goes to the toilet or has sex and I don't want the world to know when I do it!
Who is a Facebook friend: First of all this feature is very political as there is the question if I'm rude in not accepting someone as a friend. If I a small chat with someone at a party and he/she sends me an invite to be friends do I have to accept it? The issue here is that once you accept someone as a friend you share with them most of the information about you, the very same information you share with your friends will also be shared with your acquaintances and relatives. My mum that is almost in her 70's recently registered on Facebook and sent me an invite to be friends: I cannot really ignore her request, can I? She is my mum! Also, looking at it from another angle, the social status of many is based on how many friends they have on Facebook so does the fact that I have less than 100 make of me an unpopular person? Should my self-esteem suffer because of that or does the fact that I cannot care less than what I do make of me an horrible person?
Pictures: Judging from the profile's pictures on Facebook a big percentage of its users is a model or a movie star. Fact.
There is the possibility of tagging other people in pictures; I take this as a violation of privacy! Recently a supposed Facebook " friend" of mine tagged pictures of me during a holiday ( at a party and on the beach) and they were seen by work colleagues: how embarrassing!
Poking feature: I must admit I still haven't got the full meaning of this feature and have not explored it either but at first sight looks to me rude. Just imagine spending your time poking people in reality, wouldn't that be rude?
My general impression of Facebook is that has transcended the initial meaning of social network and is complicating my life so I will not use it.
To many, Facebook is no longer simply a website, but an addiction. It is rare to meet anyone who is a regular user of the internet, that does not have a Facebook account. Even my 82 year old great uncle is one there!
Founded in 2004, only 9 years ago by Mark Zucherberg and friends, Facebook now has over 1 billion active users from around the world and was recently the subject of a film, The Social Network.
Every member has his/her own personal Facebook profile, where you can post a status, on anything you like. Examples I often range from 'X is tired' (and similar exciting posts!) to 'Y has passed my driving test!'.
To fully be sociable on this social network, you can become friends with people, so that you can keep in touch, or at least stalk each others photos! Some people will add everyone they meet, as a friend on Facebook. My friends have people as Facebook friends, that they met on a night out 2 years ago and have never spoken to since! I often get friend requests from people who were years younger than me in school, and I have barely ever spoken to them. I do not accept or decline these, I just leave them waiting!
Facebook instant messaging has replaced email for many people, and I use it to replace texting as much as I can, for Facebook is free, whereas texting obviously isn't, and as a student I need every penny! Facebook has also replaced party invites, as it is far easier to set up an event page on there and invite whoever you want (although if you make it a public event you could end up with anyone attending!), than to write out invites.
It can be quite scary how much information some people will post on Facebook, such as their name, address and phone number! And when they are going on holiday, just in case I want to burgle their house...There are options to keep the information on your profile private, but many don't take advantage of these. Of course you don't have to post your phone number on there to begin with!
There are many ways to spend (waste!) time on Facebook, including joining groups, becoming a fan of pages (for websites, brands, celebrities etc.) playing games, sharing photos and instant messaging friends. I am a member of many pages including several local 'For Sale/Rent or Wanted' pages where people in my area advertise all sorts of items. It is much easier to post an advert on these type of groups than to go to the effort of writing an advert to place in the village shop window.
Overall I like Facebook, as it allows me to keep in touch with friends and family, but I am addicted to checking it many times a day, to see if I have any messages/friend requests or invitations to events.
I am relatively new to Facebook as I only joined it earlier this year. I am not really a fan of social networking sites as I prefer to use more traditional forms of communication when contacting friends or family. I think this might be to do with me being of a certain age and growing up in a time before the internet ( maybe it is just me being old fashioned and behind the times).
However I am getting a bit more internet savvy and one thing I do like doing online is entering competitions. Over the last few years I have entered loads of competitions that online merchants run on their websites. In the last year or so many websites that run competitions have been using their Facebook account as a way to promote the competitions. So without having an account with Facebook I could not enter the competitions.
I now enjoy using Facebook and I am starting to interact with other users as well as entering competitions on there. Also, it is surprising how much you can learn from other people`s posts about various different subjects. I also search for special offers on the more commercial pages where they promote money off vouchers and other deals.The most important thing is, I am enjoying it and some days manage to have a laugh at some of the funny things people say .
As a good majority of us internet users know Facebook has taken the internet by storm and has fast become the second most visited site on the whole of the internet (according to Alexa.com), following Google.com. It receives millions of hits every single hour and has been mentioned on the global news stations and newspapers in a great variety of stories, funny and serious. It is truly a magnificent site.
===What is Facebook?===
What the few of us who don't know what Facebook.com is, it's a worldwide social networking site, which after registration allows people to connect with their friends, family, work colleagues and even people you don't know. You get your own Facebook Profile, which allows you to add updates or what you're doing, your pictures, videos and even write blogs, create quizzes, groups, pages and many other things which other people can view, support, participate and whatever else. It basically allows everyone to connect together and gives you the option of doing other pointless tasks, which the result of can be posted publically and people find out a little bit more about you and your personality, hobbies, habits, friends and so on. Also recently a chat option has been added, which gives you the function to instant message each other using the website. So basically Facebook has become your all in one option for social networking and has blown MySpace and Bebo out of the water with its 350 million user following.
===Who uses Facebook?===
Well considering that Facebook's user base consists of 350 million people, with over half of them logging on, on a weekly to daily basis, it can be easily said that a good majority of the world has used or uses Facebook. The Term and Conditions state that you have to be over the age of 13 to register, but honestly there is nothing stopping you from saying your 54 years old when you're actually 10, and Facebook has received some criticism about this issue. But you find that people from all walks of life (who have access to a computer with internet) have logged into Facebook, from your £50k a day business man to your still in school failing English kid. The great thing about Facebook though, is that you don't have to add anyone you don't know, so it's up to you who see your update, pictures and information.
===Why use Facebook?===
Mainly because of its vast population, you can not only find your current friends and close family who you know are on Facebook, but like me, find your old primary school friends, high school friends and even old work colleague who you never thought you'd talk to again. Facebook has also become the main source of social information for me, if there is a gathering, it will be set as an event on Facebook, than people ask "why weren't you at the party on Saturday, we posted it on Facebook and everything", so it's becoming the key communication channel for some people. Also people seemed to have moved to Facebook because of it far more elegant style; it doesn't give you a lot of profile customisation options and the layout is simple, which makes the site very easy to use and great to look at, one of Facebooks main attractions. Also it offers some fun games in which you progress and can play with your friends.
===The Bad===
I've mentioned of a few good things about Facebook above, but nothing really bad, because just like any website, Facebook has got its share of problems and even more with the recent updates it been adding, some of the biggest problems I've found include -
Facebook Chat - Although not AS big of an issue now, it has caused thousands of complains. The Facebook chat application on the website used to crash and basically people never got their messages, or simply appeared online than offline. The issues still exists, but not as bad as before.
Applications Notifications - Whenever you decide to do a quiz or use a Facebook application, it registers your profile and will constantly give you stupid application notices, when you think someone has actually done something you want to know about.
Privacy Setting - Facebook has changed their privacy setting that give the advertises (hence applications) more access to your account, with this change I've been getting more Notifications telling me "Someone has tag you in a Photo", but when I click on it, it takes you to an application, so that get irritating and annoying quickly.
Irritating People - Some of your friends put their problems on Facebook, complaining, swearing and simple putting stupid updates can be slightly irritating.
Endless Comment Notifications - If you comment or like someone's update, there is a chance you go away and come back to like 100 notifications because someone has started a conversation in the comments which you have nothing to do with. Facebook should add an option to opt out of specific comment notifications (has an overall opt out, but you may want to get updates from a specific update).
These are just some of the bad things about the Facebook social website; I know you can probably think of a hundred more if you are a Facebook user. But Facebook is a totally free website, it costs nothing to use it, to register, or do anything else, so really there is no need to complain about a free service. Also it shows fewer advertisements than both its competitors MySpace and Bebo, and it has a much better advertising strategy, so it offers the less polluted network.
Facebook has had a bit of controversy about what goes on the website by its users, people have been banned from the site and come people have even been arrested for what they have posted on their profiles. Some cases include -
A man was arrested for posting a picture of himself holding a gun into his pictures, which was picked up by the authorities.
A person who had a restraining order again someone has being harassed on Facebook by the person (although who keeps a person they have a restraining order against as a friend on Facebook? Seriously?)
Reports of how safe children are on the website and how easy it is to be lied to on the website and pretend to be someone you are not.
As well as the hundreds of reports of cyber bullying going on through Facebook.
There are loads more stories both serious and some are quite stupid and funny, so if you are bored its quite interesting to find out the level of some peoples stupidity.
Facebook has began to take over thousands of people's lives, as they spend most of their day just sitting and looking at updates people have posted and doing pointless quizzes and otherwise. There is a small industry of people publishing books on how to use Facebook as well as website that sell people 'friends' as well as other website which have appeared which depend on Facebook for content like Lamebook.com (VERY funny website showing people funny and 'fail' updates).
Overall, Facebook is a brilliant website for connecting to your friends and family who you haven't seen in a long time as well as keep in touch with your current friends and what is going on and what they are doing. However it can be annoying and stupidly addictive.
Its a very telling sign that times have changed when parting with a new (or old) friend you are not asked your mobile number but your facebook url! It seems these days nearly everyones on it!
I joined a few years back after months of my elder sisters bugging me- at that time i was still a teenager and more of a myspace gal myself! I found facebook boring in comparison and less personal. Then more and more people joined. I was getting friend requests from people i hadnt seen since i was 10 and even more horrifyingly (for a teenager) my own mother! It seems now nearly everyone you meet is on facebook.
Im not gonna lie, in some scenarios it can almost be seen as a stalking device! And who isnt guilty of a little online stalking?
I bet I'm not the only one whos had a little giggle that the stuck up beautiful girl from school is looking less than good and has packed on 30lbs.
I also bet I'm not the only one whos had a little nose at an exes page, checking out who hes with now, mentally scoring points on if she's more attractive.
And thirdly I bet I'm not the only one who has "friends" who I never spoke to in school let alone now but thought it'd be rude to decline their request.
Its sort of a mini celebrity culture, seeing how people are doing now, who theyre with, their social life (clealry judged by photos and status updates, how ridiculous, I know!)
Its a sure sign that facebook has taken over when after a night out where you took a few photos you get people commenting on your page asking why you havent uploaded them yet. They want a new profile picture, they want people to see what a great night they had. Blah blah blah!
And then theres the minigames. Now dont get me wrong, I've dabbled in them myself at those boredom moments. But if I get one more request to "Farmville" I swear I'll go crazy.
Its addicting though. I find myself checking it each morning, liking things, updating my status (of course everybody wants to know what I ate for breakfast and how I slept!), adding photos (here look at 10 identical photos of my child at different angles!) and commenting on things because it makes me feel social.
The worst thing is I can say pretty surely that its unlikely I would of been invited to 75% of social events in the past 6 months if it wasnt for facebook- nobody arranges things through phonecalls or text messaging these days it seems!
On thing that really bugs me is the attention seekers who write statuses about how ugly they are and how crap their life is. It could be a seemingly lovely friend who isnt remotly like this in real life but becomes hugely annoying on facebook. We all have them, and we all resit to comment something like "shut the hell up, nobody cares, stop fishing for compliemnts".
Overall though love it or hate it its almost becoming necessary in this day and age, the fact that you can use your facebook account to log into various other websites is proof of that. Zuckerberg must be laughing all the way to the bank.
I have to say this site never interested me to be honest, but we threw a 50th party for my father in law, and a lot of pictures were taken as you can imagine. I wanted a copy of them which probably would have cost me a small fortune to get them developed, so my sister in law told me about getting them onto my computer by using facebook, I wasn't sure but what the heck it was only to get the pictures anyway. I signed up and then since that day I use it daily sad as it may sound. Let me tell you more about facebook and what it is.
You can access the site by going to facebook.com, there are no downloads, no installing and more importantly its totally free. As like any other website you go on, you have the signing up process, you need to do this before being able to use the site, it doesn't take long. You need to enter such things as your email address, a password, and other small information, nothing complicated. Once you have done that you're ready to go into the world of facebook.
You will see at the top of the page on the right hand side, is 2 buttons, your email address (profile page) home and a little arrow pointing downwards, clicking this will provide you with options in which I will discuss later. First of all you will always be on your profile page once you have signed up, this is your space to do what you like with, add photo's, add links, share video's write on your wall. Your page is split in 2 sections, you have your wall space and then next to it you have your activity, photos, recently added friends, likes and games. Also next to that you have advertisements, which some are interesting.
The home page is where you will find all the news and gossips from your friends, shares from friends, and gaming news, also anything you have liked can be advertised here. You will notice on the left hand side your have apps, message, events and news feed so you can toggle between them. On the right hand side of the page you will have create events, games you have played, notifications for the games, and sponsor links. Middle is where its all happening from your friends. Above all that on the left hand side right at the top you have icons, friend requests, messages and notifications, I will be going into that a bit later in the review. If you see anything that catches your eye and that you want to comment on, then you can do so here, by clicking in the box underneath their post.
The little arrow when clicked this will open up and give you the following options, Account settings, Privacy settings, Log out and help. I guess these are self explanatory, but if you're unsure what each of them do then here is a low down.
Account settings lets you toggle with your account enabling you to edit anything on your profile, change your security, like passwords and so on, changing your notifications on certain things, shows you a list of apps/games you have joined, which here can be deleted if you no longer wish to have them, you also have the option to add your phone, so that any wall post, comments, notifications and messages go straight to your phone, but not a good idea if you have games you play as you will always be hearing your phone bling.
Privacy settings lets you toggle with such things as how you connect with friends and family, who can receive and send messages to you etc, timeline and tagging, adds, apps and websites, limitations on posts, blocked people and ads, now in here you can change who can view certain things on your profile and you cant.
Log out means exactly that, you log out. And the help option when clicked opens up a search box where you can type what you want with and will give you the help, although I haven't had to use this, although it does give you a list of options to what you need help in to narrow down the request.
As I have mentioned earlier in my review there are icons on the left hand side of the page which you can see either on the profile page or the home page. These are helpful to you as they let you know when you have attention awaiting you.
Friend request will light up with a number of requests you may have awaiting you, clicking it will open a box which will enable you to accept or ignore the friend request, best not accept anyone you don't know then you will be safe especially children that maybe using facebook.
Messages will light up again with a number to how many you messages you have in your inbox, these are of course private messages that only you can see. There you have a discussion one to one, or more people, meaning a group conversation, to write a message to your friends, you click on the icon and type in their name followed by your message, then click send, you can also reply to a message by just clicking reply.
Notifications will again light up with a number, reflecting on how many notifications you have awaiting you, notifications can be anything from comments made, accepting friends, or game requests. You will be overwhelmed with notifications if you play games a lot, and you have a lot of friends in your list.
First of all, you will need to click on the friends icon, once clicked it will say you have no pending friends or find friends, click find friends, and type in the search bar the name of the person you want to find, once you have found them, click on them, and send friends request. Removing a person from your friends list, you click on the person, below there picture is a button that says *friends* click that and down at the bottom is unfriend, click that and they are gone. Reporting a member is the same thing as the unfriend, but there is a arrow again pointing down click that and you report that person, I haven't had to do that since being on the site.
There are many way to communicate with people on the site, you can either post on there profile, either on their wall, or on a post, you can inbox them which is private, and right at the bottom of the screen you will see chat bar, click that and will be able to go online to talk with your friends and family, which is also private. And acts like a messenger. If you want to be more private but only to a small group of people then you do need to go into your privacy settings and toggle with whom you want to see your page and who you don't.
.* APPS and GAMES *.
Apps can be found on the home page in the app centre click on there and will able to find apps and games. I have never used the apps on there but have played many games.
In apps you will find categories like entertainment, facebook, lifestyle, music, news, photos and videos, sports, travel and local, and last of all utilities, they provided something for everyone needs I would of thought but like I have said never used anything out the apps. You do have at the top of the selected category, top rated, suggested, trending and friends. Which when clicked you will see the top rated apps, suggested for you apps, trending apps, and what your friends are using.
Now we come the gaming which are also categorised consisting of action/arcade, adventure, board games, card games, casino, family, puzzle, simulation, sports, strategy, trivia and word games. Games for everyone, and especially for children to play on, my little boy sits on facebook with me sometimes playing games, and he enjoys them. I have to admit I think I play more game then I do chat with anyone, some can be very addictive, others don't interest me what so ever.
There is such a thing as setting up your own group although I don't see the point in this when you can share what you like on your wall, although I have set up one or 2 in the past as for example, a gardening one and a things for sale one, but apart from that I don't tend to join any groups. You can set up a group for what ever reason you have and invite people in there you want; it is easy to set up.
I do enjoy going on facebook although some days it can get boring, like most things in life. It's just for socialising with friends and family, and playing games, sharing things, and meet new people. It's easy to use and find what you need on there until they change the layout and then you have to look for things again. The fact you can have a open discussion about things or keep things private is also a good thing, as it keeps your identity pretty safe from those whom who might be a threat. Be careful on there though and only add people you trust and know.
Facebook is a social networking site aimed at helping people to connect with friends, you can upload many photo's which can be grouped into albums, with a name of your choice, you may also tag your friends in the photo's by clicking the 'tag photos' tab then clicking on your friends faces and typing their name on the box that then appears. Once your friend has been tagged, this photo will then appear on their profile, likewise if they tag a photo of you, it will then appear on your profile. This is often not a good thing if you have embarrassing photo's that you do not wish to see, however there is a untag button, and you can also send a request to have the photo removed from the photo owners page.
There is also a chat facility where you can instantly chat to all your online friends and if they are not online it will instantly go to their private inbox. If someone was to write on your profile or comment on a photo for example you will be notified of this, for example when you sign into facebook, a number will appear on top of the world symbol, for instance if you have two notifications, a red number two would appear.
Although I am a regular user of Facebook and have been for many years I feel that it exposes people too much, for example if I was to write something on a friends profile (now referred to as a timeline) that message will immediately appear on all of my friends' friends news feed. There is also a separate mini newsfeed which notifies you of everyone's actions and although I am quite a nosy person, I do not write things publicly on my facebook, for the simple reason that I do not want my whole life shared to many people, potentially people I do not even know.
A social networking site where you can chat to your friends and family, upload and comment on photos and videos, follow your favourite celebs, learn about upcoming gigs and tell the world a little (or a lot) about your interests. Yeah, sign me up.
What? It's Facebook? nah, I'll pass.
This is generally the feeling I have about Facebook. It was a nice idea, but suddenly it started advertising an insane amount and people found out they could mouth off and argue all they want without many ramifications.
In using Facebook, I have only ever encountered arguments, people wanting to sell you something or people wanting you to follow them on Twitter, look at their Myspace page or watch one of their Youtube videos. These less than encouraging experiences have soured what I can see could have been such a useful tool in meeting new people with similar interests. Many would argue that this is small percential of users on Facebook, but I have tried under numerous guises and through numerous interests to meet genuine individuals without an ulterior motive. Sadly, I have only found around 5 decent people out of roughly 350.
The fact that many people use Facebook simply as a marketing tool is a real tragedy, as it both stops it being enjoyable or useful for some people (such as myself) and turns into a faceless corporation. This is not helped by the fact that you can't use any of their entertaining and fun apps without getting mobbed with adverts and recommendations.
Personally, I think that Facebook COULD be an amazing institution if it just stopped advertising so much and flagged endless self-promotion.
It really is a shame, as the idea was very good and could have worked very well. Instead everyone's mum and corporate entities use it to embarass and shamelessly promote.
The only saving grace is the fact that it still remains a good source of information for entertainment purposes (many games, films and celebrities are on here and post at least semi-reguraly).
In a nutshell, I think Facebook is one of the worst sites ever created. I decided to jump on the facebook bandwagon three years ago because I was very shy and thought of it as an opportunity for friends to get to know me better. I immediately discovered that it became a tool of unintentionally exposing people's attention-seeking tendencies. People who were nice face-to-face in real life were now thought of as annoying online. Paranoia creeps into my mind when a "friend" doesn't respond to my wall posts (not that I send many, just the odd, superficial How are you?, what have you been up to? messages. As a result, I have become more anti-social and apprehensive of chatting with others on the site for fear that I will be given the silent treatment. Sometimes, facebook apathy leaves me feeling nostalgic and yearning for the days when life was simple and people just communicated face-to-face and through the telephone. Why has social networking become an addictive trend? I often ponder. Iphones are the latest gadget to lure their owners into using facebook more often in bars, cafés or wherever you are outside the house. I deactivated my account for three months last year, as I decided I no longer had any use for facebook in my life. Throughout those three months, I felt more at ease and relaxed with myself. I knew deep down that I was better off without facebook. I did feel a bit lonely. But the pros definitely outweighed the cons when I quitted. That was before I moved to another country and met new friends. As I don't want to lose touch with the people I've recently met, I went back to using the site. Damn it!
Facebook is an online social networking site giving everyone the opportunity to make a profile and interact with other friends/businesses who have also made a profile.
I think Facebook is a great concept- I do however think that whilst everyone expects technology to 'keep up with the times' Facebook are constantly changing things around and adding things much to the annoyance of lots of their users! I wouldn't mind if Fcebook worked smoothly through the changes but it seems that as soon as something new is brought in, one or more features stop working correctly. I think they would encourage more people to be loyal and use it more if they could trust that Facebook would ensure smooth running and blip free networking on the site.
There are many good features on Facebook- private messaging (like email) a chat option (like MSN and similar) a place to store countless photos, and one of the major things it has going for it is the ability to advertise and even operate a business within the site.
It is major advertising for a company and the sheer numbers of people you can reach through Facebook is quite phenomenal.
Yes there are a few issues sometimes (not receiving notifications, issues with uploading pictures, posts disappearing) but on the whole it is generally a good place to meet and interact with people and small (and large) businesses and companies. And best of all IT'S FREE!!!
For those of you that have never heard of Facebook its a social website where you can upload pictures, tag you self and other people in places, and find friends.
I first joined Facebook in 2008, I hardly went on it back then! But now it is a different story.
There isnt a day that goes past that I dont check my news feed and find out whats going on! Its like reading the daily newspaper but with gossip from people you know!
There are some aspects of Facebook that I love, these are:
You can find friends that you have grown apart from
You can play games and challenge your friends on games
You can display your pictures for people to see
You can like different pages including brands and celebritioes etc... most websites you go on you can 'Like' it on Facebook!
BUT there are also things about it that i hate:
Viruses... There are loads about on there so always think twice before you click on anything
Wierdos trying to add you
Some peoples statuses are always moaning about something!! Give it a rest!
The new Timeline... it is ridiculous in my opinion!!
I was wrong in thinking that Facebook is more for the younger generation... My mum is on there!!
There has been a lot of speculation that you may have to pay for Facebook in the future and I think that will change a lot of peoples lives! Some people update their status every hour.... Do they not work or have a life?!
I personally wont be using Facebook if there becomes a charge for it... Its not that good to want to pay my hard earned money on.
In some ways I think it should be made harder to get an account, mainly because you are supposed to be over 16 or 18 (unsure which) to get an account but some of my brothers 11 year old friends have it, I honestly dont think that is either safe or good for their health. When I was 11 I was more interested in playing dress up with my dolls than browsing the web but it may just be the society we live in now!
Anyway, Facebook is a website that will go down in history, hopefully its for all the good reasons rather than the bad


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Goldminer's Daughter Lodge
Goldminer's Daughter Lodge
10160 E. Highway 210, Little Cottonwood Canyon
Alta, UT 84092
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Goldminer's Daughter Lodge
Friendly lodging at the heart of the Alta Ski Area
- Star Rating
Alta's Goldminer's Daughter Lodge provides comfortable lodging and a friendly attitude for skiers enjoying the Alta & Snowbird Ski Areas. At the base of the Alta Ski Area just steps from the Collins Quad and Wildcat Lifts, ski-in ski-out access doesn't get any better than this! The Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort is less than a mile away and can be accessed with a dual Alta-Snowbird lift ticket or with a free shuttle directly to Snowbird.
Our 90 rooms range from 4 person dorms to 1 bedroom suites. Most rooms have great views of the snow-covered mountains. Room rates include full buffet and cook-to-order breakfast as well as a delicious ala carte dinner. With great views over the Alta Ski Area and Mt Superior, this may be one of the most beautiful places you have dined. The meal plan and attitude of the Lodge makes it well suited to individual skiers as well as families and groups. The Lodge has been the vacation home for generations of families, as well as the birthplace of friendships for over 40 years.
The Goldminer's Daughter Lodge is located in the town of Alta, in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Just 25 miles/45 minutes from Salt Lake International Airport, the Goldminer's Daughter Lodge gives exceptional access to Utah's "greatest snow on earth".
Amenities & Services
The Goldminer's Daughter Lodge provides the perfect location to enjoy ski-in-ski-out access to Alta. The rooms are comfortable, and with dinner and breakfast included in the room rate, you are free to relax and enjoy your Alta ski vacation.
Lodging services and amenities include:
❅ Top of the Lodge Restaurant (breakfast & dinner included)
❅ Complementary afternoon tea
❅ Goldminer's Day Spa
❅ Hot tub
❅ Motherlode Ski Haus - retail & rental equipment
❅ Slopeside Cafe & Slopeside Joe
❅ Goldminer's Saloon
❅ Wireless internet (complementary)
❅ Cable tv with on-demand movies, and Nintendo®
❅ Exercise room
❅ Rec room
❅ Coin-op laundry
Property Amenities
- Complimentary breakfast
- Fitness center
- Common area hot tub (indoor)
- On-site bar
- Ski lockers available
- Ski-in/ski-out
- Wheelchair accessible property
- Arcade/game room
- Changing facilities
- Locker rooms
- Ping-pong table
- Pool table
- Sauna
- Spa services on site
- Fax services available
- Mail and shipping services
- Après-ski
- On-site dining options
- On-site restaurant
- Vending machines
- Complimentary wireless Internet
- Complimentary parking
- 100% non-smoking
- 24-hour front desk
- Baggage storage
- Bell service
- Children allowed
- Common area laundry
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Cribs available (fees may apply)
- Elevator
- Gift shop
- No pets allowed
- On-site ski rentals
- Airport transportation (fees may apply)
- Complimentary ski shuttle
In-Room Amenities
- Complimentary coffee
- Internet (fees may apply)
- Television
- Hair dryer
- Lighted makeup/shaving mirror
- Shower/tub combination
- Rollaway beds available
- Smoke alarms in rooms
- Cable or satellite TV
- Flat-screen Television
- Pay movies
- Wireless Internet (complimentary)
- Complimentary daily housekeeping
Dining and Attractions
Top of the Lodge Restaurant - Situated on the third floor with stunning views of Alta Ski Area and Mt Superior the Top of the Lodge Restaurant serves breakfast and dinner daily through the winter season. Fuel your day with a full buffet and cook-to-order breakfast. Finish the day with a delicious meal from our ala carte menu with daily specials.
Goldminer's Saloon - Famous for its apres ski scene, the Goldminer's Saloon serves a wide selection of local and national beers as well as Trainer's famous pizza and nachos.
Slopeside Cafe & Slopeside Joe - Located at the base of the lifts the Slopeside Cafe and Slopeside Joe espresso bar serves breakfast, lunch and snacks. This is a great place for skier and non-skier to meet for bite to eat, a smoothie, or a beer.
Location Description
The Goldminer's Daughter Lodge is located in the town of Alta, in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Just 25 miles/45 minutes from Salt Lake International Airport, the Goldminer's Daughter Lodge gives exceptional access to Utah's "greatest snow on earth".
Goldminer's Daughter Lodge
Cancellation Policy
Refund of deposit (less $50 room cancellation fee) will be made only if Cancel by 30 days prior to arrival date. If less than 30 days cancellation notice, NO refund is given. Please be sure of your exact dates
Deposit Policy
A $200.00 room deposit is required to confirm a room reservation and applies to 100% towards first and last night's stay.