I had  forgotten the traditional style of letter writing as if it never happened to me. I am using the word happened after going through an experience last night. While searching for a lost document I bumped into an old treasure box of letters, paper cards and printed photographs....ahh those good old days. Those cards reminded me of my childhood, my relationship with my siblings before we all got lost in different corners of this planet. Those lifeless pieces of paper ... Read More

Are you a member of Google+? Well I am ! We have a chance to start all over again and complete our circle of friends by becoming a member of Google+. Some of my friends who were hurt by the decisions of the Facebook authorities in the past can join us. People who were scared and felt threatened by the privacy issues on facebook can also join in to enjoy the benfits of "social networking". Social networking (Facebook) has brought ... Read More

We are having an early summer this year as the sun is shining brightly. Midday is getting hotter everyday. Numerous Brands are offering lovely lawn prints. I am giving you a sneak peep at some of the lawn brands in our market this year 2011. We have amazing choices this summer for very high prices of course!   Asim Jofa lawn 2011: Asim Jofa Lawn 2011 is nice, different and original! This is the first time I have seen Asim Jofa's lawn. The ... Read More

Today, I just came across this amazing news about Facebook's influence globally. The map above is developed by joining connections of each Facebook user with his friends. The brighter lines show maximum connections and nearly a full map of the world becomes visible with some countries and continents boundaries clearly marked! China and Africa are less visible due to lack of facebook users in these areas. More than 500m facebook users contribute to map this world image and as you ... Read More

I wish not to share this dreadful story with you all but this is just to inform everyone where and whom to contact for reporting cyber crimes in Pakistan. On one hand it gave me immense pleasure to meet my old friends after decades through facebook, a social networking site known to all. But the  shock and sadness which results in ugly instances like the one reported by 'The News' overshadows ..... Kindly note that public can report such cases to ... Read More

FACEBOOK AT IT AGAIN- TRAMPLING OUR PRIVACY RIGHTS By Maryam Qamar (Guest blogger) I've really had it with facebook today. While at my house,When my friend signed in to her FB account, she was surprised to see some guy's home page open up.When she tried to logout, it wouldnt. And when she hit the refresh page button, to our utter amazement, another person's page opened up. We tried to reopen FB in another explorer, logout, refresh and what-not. But it was with ... Read More

Many people have started saying that Pakistan should not have banned facebook but I think after  reporting the  page to the Facebook we had no other option left. This will not be a lifetime  ban but was meant to say "we are hurt". On the other hand this page may not have got so much publicity in the first place if muslims would not have responded to it. But we made it a point to spread it among us like fire. ... Read More

A timely decision...I am glad that our government took this action to show solidarity with the cause. Facebook proved to be a wonderful medium for locating people and staying in touch with them regularly but this is how people misuse things and create problems for all. The News states.... "LAHORE: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked Facebook over a competition encouraging its users to post caricatures of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) on the social networking site. Earlier in the day, the LHC ordered authorities ... Read More

When I first saw my friends playing farmville on facebook  it seemed more like a  joke to me. Maybe the farmer inside me was sleeping then! later a  friend forced me to be her neighbour and thats  how it started. I started planting different crops and watching them grow in hours gave me immense pleasure. When harvesting brought virtual money the sense of fulfillment was very real. My farm crops, sheep, horses and buildings  grew in coming days and weeks. My ... Read More

Did this age of communication revolution brought us any closer? or made us happier? There are mobile phones, Cd players, Playstation and thousands of electronics for entertainment available to the majority in todays world. Even the people of low income group do have a tv with a cable connection and their family members maintain a mobile phone per person too.  Word "communicate" means "to get in touch" and entertainment industry is working day/night for the recreation of the people. I think we ... Read More