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Is social networking addictive Posted: 14 Dec 2008 05:28 AM CST Just to let you know Management Accountant has been following NerdIndia on Twitter and become addictive to the updates. NerdIndian has been providing his social network updates on happening in Mumbai and I love to see pictures he takes from his Blackberry  .I realised that I check my facebook quite often and look for what others are doing. I have been looking for tools to incorporate in the Management Accountant Blog to connect people. I like Firefox browser that allows flexibility of using add-ons and it is very user friendly. I installed an add-on Yoono to assist me. This has led me to create accounts in FriendFeed too. So when I start my work, I spend lot of time reading the updates. The question that I ask myself, am I not wasting time in social networking ? The answer is readily available ... www.tweetwasters.com . I queried about my use of time on twitter.
and what about Nerdindia Shishir Dhulla has 2,053 total tweets and assuming they spent an average of 30 seconds per tweet they've spent 61,590 Seconds or 1,027 Minutes or 17.11 Hours or 0.71 Days using Twitter! The world has shrunk in size and so it typing. The shrink sequel .... Typewriter -> computer keyboard -> Laptop keyboard -> Mobile keyboard. Not to mention of iPhone
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BBC NEWS | Business | Can Microsoft make its future mobile? Posted: 14 Dec 2008 01:14 PM CST From the page: "You want a phone that can do it all? Internet, music, photos, films, documents, texting, instant messaging, diary, contacts and ... err ... phone calls? 
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The Essential Time-Saving Guide for Busy People | Zen Habits Posted: 12 Dec 2008 07:45 AM CST From the page: "Tips for Work
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Accounting Technician Course launched by ICAI and ICWAI Posted: 13 Dec 2008 11:02 AM CST The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has launched Accounting Technician Certificate Course in India on Dec 10, 2008. Similarly ICWAI has launched its own course. The publicity in the press about the Accounting Technician Course by ICAI. Business Standard Dec 9, 2008 The institute of chartered accountants of India (ICAI), to fulfill the demand for trained accounting professionals and to support chartered accountants (CAs), is launching a new course for the second tier accountants or the accounting technicians. India Edu News Dec 10, 2008 The Accounting Technicians would not only fill the gaps at the operational level, but would also ensure that the value chain in the accounting process does not suffer. That's the positive side of the news. Read further.... "People who have qualified intermediate exams and have completed three to five years of articleship, but couldn't become CAs would be eligible for this one year course." "With the launch of this course, students who have enrolled for the CA course, but for some reasons are not able to complete the course would have an option of becoming an Accounting Technician. However at the same time, there is a scope for them to acquire CA qualification even after qualifying the Accounting Technician Course." Check the application form on the ICAI website This is to inform that as per amendment carried to the regulations vide notification dt 3rd December,2008 all such students who have passed either PE-II or Intermediate Exam and has completed the article training are eligible for grant of Accounting Technician Certificate on making an application . Accordingly all such eligible person are requested to make such application. I believe it is an unethical way to convert the students who did not pass the flagship courses of ICAI to become a Accounting Technician. When anyone starts pursuing a professional qualification, he/she aspires to become a professional accountant. If he does not pass the exams, then this does not make him/her eligible to become a technician. A backward progression !!! Platinum CashBack Credit Card - American Express What is the value of a certificate course in comparision to a University degree ? How CAT Technician progresses to become ACCA qualified Accountant in UK ? "Whether you wish to start a career in finance, gain recognition for the wealth of skills and experience you have already achieved, or want accelerated progression to the ACCA Qualification and a more senior position in accountancy, ACCA's Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) qualification will help you towards your career of choice." Details here. "Once you have completed all of the Certified Accounting Technician exams, you will automatically be transferred onto the ACCA Qualification and be awarded exemptions from the Part 1 papers 1.1–1.3 of the current syllabus (examined up until June 2007) or Papers F1–F3 on the new syllabus (examined from December 2007), unless you indicated on your registration form that you did not wish this transfer to be effected." Details here No such exemptions is spelt out for those who pass as Accounting Technician and want to pursue further professional qualification like CA or ICWA in India. This clearly indicates that such courses are beneficial more to the Institutes rather than students. Ramesh Joshi, Practising Cost Accountant says "ICAI has its core competency in Financial Accounting. Their efforts are it is heard, more with the objective to ensure "Articled Students" for practicing CAs. they are finding it difficult to get them. That is the reason they also lowered their entry level......... And all said and done, it is in their own core competency area........ In ICAI we don't hear the financial gain as a major factor, for them it is more in the nature of supporting their Members in Practice." British Airways Club World I agree with views of Ramesh Joshi. Just look at the stipend an articled clerk gets for three years of articleship. A guess - 90% will never become a Chartered Accountant. ( I have never seen ICAI publish the exam passing rates on the website or their journal - a case of non disclosure. A hearsay the pass percentage is 2 %). Regards, Santosh Puthran
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7 Steps To Keyword Optimize Your Blog Posts | HowToMakeMyBlog.com Posted: 09 Dec 2008 01:14 PM CST From the page: "Now that you have the list of targeted keyword phrases, the question is how you can optimize your blog for keywords that you have discovered. Blog page optimization is the process of making sure that your blog article functions in the most effective way possible in relation to search engines"
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FT.com / Companies / Industrial Goods - PwC criticised for bending consultancy rules Posted: 09 Dec 2008 02:31 AM CST From the page: "PwC was criticised by the UK accounting regulator for using loopholes to sell lucrative consulting services to its audit clients â€" a practice discouraged since the Enron scandal.
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