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July 12, 2009

"Part of the reason Twitter has so many users is there’s no ads, no noise."

“A lot of the things these sites have to do to make money are the same kinds of things that drive users away,” said Ian Muir, a web developer with Manchester, N.H.-based Amplified Studios. “Part of the reason Twitter has so many users is there’s no ads, no noise. They’re also not making any money. Facebook, as they’ve brought in more ads, they make more money per user but their growth rate has slowed way down.”

The challenge, say experts in the field, is for social networking sites to keep users loyal, adapt to what they want and turn a profit, without any one of those goals mucking up the other.

http://winstonross.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/the-next-twitter/

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June 11, 2009

One of the Deepest and Largest Step Wells in India: Chand Baori, Jaipur, India

Well of Chand Baori

Built back in the 10th century, the incredible well of Chand Baori , India was a practical solution to the water problem in the area. The arid climate forced the locals to dig deep for a dependable water source, one that would last throughout an entire year. Chand Baori well is 30 meters deep, it has 13 floors and 3,500 steps. Legends say that ghosts build it in one night and that it has so many steps to make it impossible for someone to retrieve a coin once it's been dropped in the well.