datuk’s ramblings

I wish to share some information.

I have called Maxis twice to gain information on the below matter.

Recently, you will see a lot 1 or 2 seconds calls’s charges in your Maxis bill. Dont be surprise if the destinated number has no voice mail and still Maxis is charging you.

Customer Services agents from Maxis have explained to me that Maxis will follow the regulations which is drawn by JTM (something like Jabatan Telekom Malaysia, I cant really recall the name). Under that regulations, all calls that are diverted to system prompts will be charged, etc, “the number is tempopary unavailable”, or, you getting a busy tone, vary from RM0.08 (plan 75) or RM0.15 (std plan). Only apply on post-paid plan.

Be a smart consumers, dont call so many times when your fren’s line is still busy. YOU ARE BEING CHARGED ON THAT.

There’s still plenty of room to grow for local search marketers, according to panelists at the Yellow Pages Association (YPA) Annual Conferences. Though small businesses that have invested in local search advertising report good results overall, many of them still aren’t exploring the medium.

“The local search industry — including Internet Yellow Pages and search engines — is fragmented and is really still in its infancy,” said Robyn Rose, vice president of Internet marketing for Verizon SuperPages.com.

Rose joined a panel of experts in a session entitled “Unleashing the Magic of Local Search” that included SEMPO president Dana Todd, Yahoo! Local general manager Paul Levine, and Google’s director of local search and third-party partnerships Shailesh Rao.

Reports that small businesses aren’t exploiting locally targeted ads to their full potential jives with analyst sentiments from the Kelsey Group, also presenting at the conference. According to DM News, online marketing tends to skew young, but neither firms under 10-year-old nor firms over 10 are “embracing local paid search with any real vigor.”

Some speculate that the cost and complexity of search marketing can be a barrier. This is an admonition to advertising companies to make it less prohibitive.

Yahoo! has taken steps toward this recently by introducing Featured Listings, sponsored links that appear on local searches that include phone numbers, addresses, and directions. These Featured Listings can be purchased on a first come first served basis for about $30 per month.

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4 husbands were sitting at the waiting room in a hospital while waiting for their wives birth giving.

Then a nurse came out and told to the first Daddy, “Congratulation, you got twins!”.
“Ohh.. maybe its a coincident” said the daddy. “I am working with the Petronas Twin Towers “.

Then another nurse came out and told to the second Daddy, “Congratulation! you have triplets!”
“Wooow!, this is a coincident too” said the second daddy. ? “I am working for 3M Corporation”

Another nurse came out and told the third Daddy, “Congratulation! Isteri you dapat kembar empat,”
“Alhamdulillah! Maybe this is also a coincident”. “I kerja di Four Season Hotel!”

While, the fourth Daddy-to-be were in uncontrolled worry. All the 3 Daddies asked him, why are you seems so worry??”

He answered, “I am working with Seven-Eleven!”