With the current rise in cases of copyright infringement, plagiarism and content theft depotcode.com is a service provider that is out to make sure that your work is registered. Registration is just one part; depotcode.com will be out to make sure that your content is protected. When you have your work registered with them, you will be able to prove authorship. It has helped a lot of individuals who are out to register their works as fast as possible instead of going through the country’s rigorous requirements involved in getting protection for your works. This process which is conducted through the country’s copyright office actually takes a lot of time and it is this void that depotcode.com tries to fill. Though this is the case, it does not replace the country’s official registration with the copyright office.

The concept behind the making of depotcode.com was the legal need to provide proof of when exactly some work was created and who did so. This has prevented a lot of people from laying claim to something that they really did not come up with since someone else copied the work and claimed that it was his or hers. Some few years ago, with the country’s copyright office as the only option with which you would protect your work from plagiarism or even theft, many people suffered. Depotcode.com has come out in favour of anyone who has a product that he or she wishes to protect from greedy individuals who will be out to steal the idea for their own benefit.

Currently depotcode.com stands against other similar service providers. Some of these service providers have been in the industry for quite a while. They include Numly, Safe Creative and Myows. These are just but some of the common companies that let you register your documents and works. So what is unique about depotcode.com? Though all these companies provide the same type of service, it is only with depotcode.com that you will find that you don’t need to register for you to register your works. All that you will need to do is to fill in the sign up document with your name, your company and your email details and your work is registered and protected from theft.

This is not the only thing that is unique to depotcode.com. It is only with depotcode.com that you will have a QR code added to your uploaded works. This includes your PDF’s and images. When you want to share out your works with friends or with anyone else in the world it is always important for you to send the copy that is marked with the QR code. With this copy, the person or institution to whom you are sending your work to will be able to confirm whether or not the work actually belongs to you. As you would have guessed, this has discouraged many content thieves from stealing content and using the content for their benefit. It is only through QR code that one is able to do this.

The advantages that depotcode.com has to offer over the other similar service providers go far beyond the uniqueness that its service has to offer. As stated earlier on, it is only with depotcode.com that you will not need an account for you to register your works with them. Similar service providers such as Numly will only register your products if you first of all set up an account with them. Another advantage that depotcode.com has over other competitors is that depotcode.com accepts texts, images, PDF’s and a variety of programming languages. This certainly brings a smile to many.

As for my personal opinion on what the future holds for depotcode.com, all I can say is that there is a lot more that they should do with their system if they indeed want to appeal to a larger group of people. The first thing that comes to mind is the process that is involved in registering your subsequent works. You will need to go through the same tedious exercise of submitting your email address and all necessary information. This certainly doesn’t work for me. I’d rather have an account where all I will need to do is to submit my documents and everything is done. From the names to the email address and of course the QR code. One major aspect that needs to be reviewed is the pricing. The charges are simply too high and to top it all off, you will still have to pay more for your work to be registered with depotcode.com after two years.

The long and short of it is that there is a lot of good in QR code, but for it to get to higher heights there’s a lot that needs to be done.

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What is Topguest.com? This is the question that’s on a lot of people’s minds. This is because the idea behind it is quite radical and appeals to a large group of people. Topguest.com is a social media loyalty programme. With this programme all that you need to do is synchronise your various social media accounts such as Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp, Loopt and even Google Latitude. Now based on where you check in, you are awarded with points towards discounts on future hotel stays and other travel perks. This gets you thinking about the spa treatment that you have always wanted.

Founded by Geoff Lewis, who says that Topguest.com was all inspired by, the love of travel and of course, the ever dynamic technology; the ultimate combination which brought about Topguest.com. Just recently, location based social networking services have become very popular. Now with Topguest.com hotels have a great way of staying ahead of the social curve. When you go to a participating place and you check in to your social media accounts, Topguest.com credits you with points. If you are wondering how they actually ensure that you are indeed in participating areas, then you do not have a clue of what geological check in software is all about. It is with the help of this geological check in software that they are able to track your exact location and get to credit you with points.

So how do you get it to work for you? The one thing that you will need is a smart phone and everything will be so easy. I almost forgot to state that it is a member’s only mobile application, which means, you will need to know someone who is already a member for you to register and start earning points. After you are registered as a member and have downloaded the application, you will get real hotel points, air mile and even elite travel perks automatically for your visits to your favourite social networks only in participating areas.

Yes, there are other providers of similar services. Among them are Jetsetter.com and Vacationist.com. What sets Topguest.com apart from other competitors, is that, only with Topguest.com will you find that you are not actually being sold discounted luxury vacation packages. You are actually earning very valuable points that will get you discounts on future hotel stays and more travel perks. Another advantage that Topguest.com has over its competitors is the ease with which one is able to sign up, but of course, you will need to have an insider for you to join the club. This is one thing that not so many people are happy about. It bluntly means that if you don’t have anyone who is already using Topguest.com then you will just have to do without the benefits and all the perks that Topguest.com has to offer.

As for my personal opinion on the potential that Topguest.com has, I must first of all say that I was really excited to join the member’s club. I really love massages and a whole load of other Spa treatments. For me, there is no better way to relax than by having a massage, somehow the daily stresses seem to disappear. With me being a twitter addict, I surely stand to gain a lot from my numerous visits to various places in New York. I also heard that as a member you can choose to earn currency from priority club rewards, viceroy rewards or standard rewards. This has gone a long way in making sure that I visit my favourite hotel for all my dining needs. I’m just waiting for my points to accumulate so that I can order several rounds of drinks the next time I’m out with my pack of friends.

In conclusion, Topguest.com embraces both the old and new in that it takes up the traditional concept of loyalty rewards program and fuses it with geological check in software to award you points every time you visit your favourite hotel restaurant. The future for Topguest.com seems to be very bright. With the right improvements, we will be sure to see a lot of Topguest.com not only being used in hotels but also being used in other fields of the economy. We can only wait and see what the next move for Topguest.com will be.

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Ever been caught in a dilemma and wished a friend or relative was close by so they could give you advice on which is the best decision? Now, in certain circumstances, you would need only call them up and explain what the issue is and they will understand well enough to give you the appropriate pointers. But at other times, this is just not practically possible.

A good case in point is when you are out shopping and cannot decide between two floor tile designs. At such times, you cannot comprehensively describe each option to them over the phone in a way that they will fully understand.

Introducing Swatable.com – the new online platform for remotely roping in your friends and family to help you make an informed decision when choosing between two options. The process is relatively straightforward. You identify the two items you need help in making a decision on. Next, use your iPhone to take a photo of the two objects which you would then upload to Swayable with a description of each. Alternatively you can search for images of the two objects online.

The link to the ‘Swayable’ is then distributed to your circle of friends and relatives on Facebook, Twitter or on email. Each person would vote on either one of the two items depending on the one they prefer. Real time percentages on the Swayable app representing the proportion of your social connections that voted for each alternative will be available.

You can then choose to either go with the majority vote or make a contrary decision knowing full well that it might not necessarily have the approval of most of your friends and family. Either way, you will be certain that you got advice that was based on an accurate description of your options thanks to the images.

Swayable.com is a fun and practical tool. But it is not the first online tool to employ group opinion and decision making. Some earlier sites though targeting different niches from Swayable include AmIHot.com, RateMyFace and probably the most famous, HotOrNot. That the Swayable iPhone app is free is a positive and removes one major impediment from the application’s future growth.

There is currently an app for the iPhone. But whereas the iPhone still commands a substantial share in the smart phone market, Android phones are projected to be the most dominant smart phone operating system by the end of 2011. A version for Android phones would be a great way to tap into that fast growing segment.

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