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Customize Your Twitter Profile With Free Backgrounds

By Denise Griffitts | January 3, 2009

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Customize Your Twitter Profile With Free Backgrounds

Not everybody works in Photoshop and for my less tech savvy friends, My Tweet Space offers Twitter users a way to brand their Twitter profile without having to know how to work in an image editor. Spend about ten minutes working with their free Twitter backgrounds and your profile will stand out from the crowd. My Tweet Space offers over 100 themes and backgrounds and you can also create a custom badge that allows you to add your contact information such as your name, company name, website, blog, phone number and address.

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Twitter Tools - Tweetree lets you View Threaded Conversations

By Denise Griffitts | December 31, 2008

Trying to figure out what replies on a Twitter’s timeline are can be both time consuming and fairly annoying.

Tweetree is a web application that compiles all the posts in your Twitter stream into a tree so you can see the original posts and subsequent replies. This very neat little application will also allow you to view external media such as pictures from TwitPic or Flickr and even videos from YouTube.

Enjoy!

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Merry Christmas From Denise Griffitts and Staff

By Denise Griffitts | December 24, 2008

Denise Griffitts and the entire team at Your Virtual Assistant

and Your Office On The Web

wishes you and yours a very Merry Christmas

and a New Year filled with success.

We look foward to growing along with you in 2009!

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VP Dick Cheney Sent Me An Email - I’m Rich!

By Denise Griffitts | December 21, 2008

OFFICE OF SENATE COMITEE
UNITED STATES SENATE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

RE: NOTIFICATION ON YOUR FORIGN DEBT PAYMENT

ATTN: HONORABLE BENEFICIARY

We the United States Senate Committee Washington, DC in conjunction with some other relevant Investigation Agencies here in the United States of America have recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you presently have an overdue payment transaction going on with some Local Banks in Nigeria (CBN) and West African Banks as regards to your over-due contract payment which was fully endorsed in your favor accordingly.

It might interest you to know that we have taken out time in screening through this project as stipulated on our protocol of operation with the Nigerian Government and have finally confirmed that your Contract/Inheritance payment is 100% genuine and hitch free from all fact and of which you have the lawful right to claim your fund without any further delay.

Having said all this, We understand that the only problem you are facing right now is that you are dealing with the wrong peoples some unscrupulous element are using this project as an avenue to scam innocent people off their hard earned money by impersonating the names of top officials in West Africa. Due to fraudulent activities going through west african region, all payments regards to your over-due Contract/Inheritance payment we will further advise that you go ahead in dealing with the Alliance Leicester Bank of London office accordingly, as we will be monitoring all their services with you as well as your correspondence at all level.

Also be informed that we recently had a meeting with the board of Directors of Alliance Leicester Bank of London, with some of the top officials of the British Ministry regarding your case and they made us to understand that your file has been held in abase depending on when you personally come for the claim.

And should incase you are already dealing with anybody or office claiming to be from the local Banks in Nigeria regarding ATM payment or Wire Transfer, you are advised to STOP further contact with them in your best interest and then contact immediately the real office of Alliance Leicester Bank of London to continue with your payment option only with the below information’s accordingly with reference number IHPT/ALLCT/2000/2008:

BANK NAME: Alliance Leicester Bank Of London
CONTACT PERSON: Mrs. Susan Campbell
CONTACT TEL: +44 702 406 5789
EMAIL: susancampbell1956@googlemail.com

ENDEAVOUR TO FOLLOW UP THIS MAIL WITH A CALL THROUGH THE ABOVE TELEPHONE NUMBER

Meanwhile, we will advise that you contact the Alliance Leicester Bank office immediately with the above email address and request that they attend to your payment file as directed so as to enable you receive your contract/inheritance fund accordingly and Ensure you follow all their procedure as may be required by them as that will further help hasten up the whole procedures as regards to the transfer of your fund to you as designated.

Also have in mind that the Alliance Leicester Bank of London equally has their own protocol of operation as stipulated on their banking terms, so delay could be very dangerous.

Act as advised and do not reply as this massage is an automated notification.

Best Regards,

President of the Senate
Richard Cheney
U.S. Vice President

N/B

PLEASE QUOTE THE ABOVE REFERENCE NUMBER WHEN CONTACTING THE BANK MENTIONED ABOVE

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Honestly? Do people really fall for this garbage?? I do admit to seeing a lot more of this type of thing slip past my spam filters, particularly after the economc news turned downward. It appears to be coming so fast and furious that my filters can’t keep up. I am even getting phishing emails from Paypal in French. While some of these (like this one) are mildly entertaining, I find that we are spending more time on a day-day-basis getting rid of this trash.

How do you deal with this onslaught of spam?

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Denise Griffitts Interviews “The Leader Builder”, Stephanie Oden

By Denise Griffitts | December 17, 2008

Please join me this Friday, December 19, 2008 as I interview ‘The Leader Builder’, Stephanie Oden.

Stephanie Y. Oden is the president and founder of LiveWire Consulting Group. She partners with organizations to increase productivity and personal effectiveness by designing and implementing results based systems. Her focus is on high performance team development. She advises organizations in the manufacturing and service sectors on how to maximize their human capital potential. Stephanie has a B.S. in Engineering from Auburn University, an M.B.A. from Indiana University, coach certification from RCS and extensive process design and implementation experience. She is a believer in the power of leveraged human capital and leads management in achieving strategic transformations for organizational longevity. She is also the author of Ready, Set, Engage. Stephanie will be discussing the power to engage is really about the power to connect. In her words, Real leaders get the absolutes off the wall and into the hearts of people. We will cover the following topics in this high energy hour:

Power of Belief
Matching motivation with moment
Embodying calm in chaos
Leaders as people builders
6 surefire ways to move from success to significance
Loyal customers
Having a following
Sharing power
Embracing flexibility
Be the leader - not the buddy
Personal excellence

We will also be talking about the 8 biggest challenges new leaders face and what successful leaders have to say about their journey.

PLEASE JOIN US

When: Friday, December 19, 2008

Time: 9 am PST / 10 am MST / 11 am CST / 12 pm EST

Where: Your home of office telephone or computer

Join us Online. The chat room will be open so be sure to ask any questions that you would like Stephanie to answer for you.

Call-in Number: (347) 843-4988

We look forward to “seeing” you on the call!

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Keep Stress From Ruining the Holidays

By Denise Griffitts | December 15, 2008

The holidays are supposed to bring smiles to our faces. After all, we have the opportunity to visit with family and friends, and bestowing gifts on the ones we love. So how come so many people are generally stressed and feel sad during the holidays?

According to the American Institute of Stress, more than 110 million Americans take medication for stress related causes each week. Those who are predisposed to stress and the various side effects, including depression, panic attacks, physical pain, fatigue, and nervousness, can find themselves even worse off during the holidays.

Many blame the overwhelmed feeling on the seemingly unending list of things that need to get done during the holiday season, and all of this on top of running our own companies or businesses. From shopping to visiting, to attending holiday functions, some argue that the level of activity can take its toll.

I have noticed over the past several weeks that some of my team members and clients that stress is robbing them of the joy of the holidays. Managing stress can be handled by short or long term behavioral changes. We suggest the following stress reducers to help you get through the holidays intact:

Exercise is an effective stress reducer. Make the time to engage in physical activities that will get endorphins and mood-boosting chemicals throughout the body. I try to make it to the gym each morning and I also make very good use of my rebounder or mini-trampoline at intervals during the day.
Ask for help if you feel that tasks are too much to handle. Simply having someone around to take care of a chore or two cane make a world of difference. Reach out and ask! Never assume that somebody else knows that you need a helping hand now and then.
Know that you are not alone. Many people suffer from stress, particularly during the holiday season. Talking about your situation with others can help let off steam.
Choose nutritional foods whenever possible. It may be easier to grab fast food at the mall food court, but that greasy food will undoubtedly do you more harm than good.

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