October 16, 2009

Teenage Drivers: What All Parents Should Be Aware of

Filed under: Cruising the Roads, Insurance Issues, The Helping Hand — admin @ 2:29 pm

Receiving a driver’s license can be one of the most thrilling experiences for young people. It is also a very dangerous time of their life. In Britain it is estimated that over three thousand car drivers under the age of 25 are killed or severely injured in an accident. Having good knowledge of these facts will aid you to set limits with your own children to help them continue to be safe whilst on the road.

Drivers aged 45 are 3 times less likely to be involved in an accident than a driver aged 18. Many young people have not been driving long enough to gain the experience to deal with unexpected situations. Other drivers may cause them harm even if they themselves are driving safely. Looking out for other road users is one of the main lessons to becoming a better driver!

Make sure they are well insured. Many young people do not consider getting young driver insurance because of its expense.There are some new choices. New insurance companies like Coverbox are offer car insurance for young drivers based on the pay as you drive model.. This insurance actively discourages young drivers from driving at the most dangerous times - such as the early hours - by making the insurance much more pricey during this period.

Even So inexperience isn’t the only that distinguishes young drivers from their older counterparts. A big part of careless driving behaviour is attitude. In particular young men are often over confident and take on extra risks. Statistically, if a young driver has friends in the car with them they are twice as likely to attempt hazardous driving to make an impression. Jerky driving, dangerous Overtaking and general speeding are the more common feats. Men are twice as likely to do these stunts and over 1/3 of them finish up in car accidents two years after acquiring their license.

Even So its not all the young drivers fault. Parents and role models set the standards through their own driving practices. As their guardians and protectors it is up to you to show them specific ways to handle situations by demonstration and having conversations about safe driving. It is important to set driving limits for their children in order to safegaurd their safety on the highway.

Intelius and Spock: a Brilliant Match in People Search

Filed under: Business Affairs, Economy Of Commerce — admin @ 8:48 am

Expectations are high on the recent purchase made by information commerce firm Intelius of Silicon Valley company Spock, an exciting people search engine known for offering creative features that set it apart from other search engines such as Google or LinkedIn. The partnership combines the technological ingenuity and innovative excellence of two of the IT world’s most well-known provider of people search services — a truly powerful match.

Bellevue, Washington-based Intelius—which is led by Indian entrepreneur Naveen Jain—is a dominant name in the people search business. Its powerful semantic technology allows users to gain real-time access to over 20 billion public records from various sources for a fee. As a result, instead of going to the libraries or government agencies, or hiring a private eye to check on people’s background, all one needs to do is go to the Intelius site and choose from among the many intelligence services it offers—background checks, criminal background search, verification, employment screening, identity theft protection—and conduct an independent search. Meanwhile, Spock offers something its competitors have not been able to provide. Users can create tags about people depending on how they perceive them. It also allows them to create widgets from their choice searches and paste them into blogs.

With Spock creativity integrated with Intelius capability, people search is expected to take a whole new dimension. By leveraging each other’s capabilities, Spock with social networking-focused search and the latter with its database of public records, the result will be cutting-edge people search service.

By adding Spock to its team, Intelius is expected to gain more steam in information commerce and boost its already brim-full client pool. The American Business Awards winner now caters to over 10 million unique users all over the country and is one of the most trafficked sites on the Web.