Razer crowdsources ideas for its next Xbox 360 arcade stick

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If you’re a gamer who loves fighting games and know what it takes to create an awesome arcade stick, you’re in luck because Razer needs your help to make their upcoming Xbox 360 arcade stick the best one in the world. Razer has worked together with a number of selected pro-gamers and has come up with a prototype arcade stick that needs some finishing touches – and the company is looking at you for help.

Razer has announced that it will be sending out over 200+ of the prototype joysticks to the gaming community to get their feedback and suggestions on how to make the joystick better. Users who feel that they’ve got some great ideas and can help with the process, can head over to Razer’s website to apply for a spot in the beta program. Obviously not everybody who applies will be selected (unless of course, there are less than 200 applicants), but it wouldn’t hurt to try anyway. And for those of you who don’t get selected but want to offer your suggestions anyway, you can do so as well.

Head over to Razer’s website for more details on how to get your hands on the prototype arcade stick.

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Great Group Halloween Costume Ideas - Take Your Cue From Movies and Literature

If you are going mob handed to a party then you may want to coordinate your costumes into one theme. This will have a massive impact on other party goers when you arrive. Group costumes are also useful if you are going to a large venue so that you can spot each other in the crowd. Whatever your motivation, here are some great group Halloween costume ideas.

I've seen this many times before but it still looks great. Go as Alex and his Droogs from a Clockwork Orange. This film version of the novel was voluntarily withdrawn from public screening in Britain by director Stanley Kubrick, for fear that people would imitate it. He was probably more concerned with the violent aspect of it but today people love to dress up as Droogs.

A Droog costume is relatively simple. A white shirt and pants, Doc Martens boots and a bowler hat.  You can really get into the role by drinking milk and using some of the lingo but no tolchocking please.

In fact, you can get many great group Halloween costume ideas from films and literature.

How about D'Artagnan and the three Musketeers ? These are similarly themed costumes but each person can still have their own identity. A typical Musketeer costume involves a white puffy shirt, patterned tunic, pirate hat and a sword.

Robin Hood costumes would also work. Add Maid Marion and Friar Tuck and you have a few different costumes to go with Robin's Men in tights look.

TV shows and Super hero characters can also make for a good group theme. I think going as the trailer park boys would be a great idea. And it wouldn't be too hard to do either. If you like rum and coke then Julian is your man, Bubbles needs the big glasses and a few cheeseburgers for Randy.

If you really want to go for it then dress as the Munsters. Frankenstein, Vampira, Dracula and werewolf costumes will be needed for this group but you'll make a great impression at any Halloween party.

If you fancy being a musketeer this Halloween then simply click Renaissance knight costume, or maybe you want to be a knave from Robin Hood's time. Check out the full range of medieval knight costumes now.

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Look to Literature for Your Halloween Costume Ideas

Literature provides a plethora of Halloween costume Ideas.

Literature parallels history in many cases, especially the works of the old masters, Shakespeare, Molire, Dickens. And there is a wealth of Halloween costume ideas within these works of art. And naming rights are not an issue. Naming rights, as in the characters already have names, such as Uriah Heep. I just love that name.

How far back to you want to go? One might go back to the classic works of Sophocles or Aristophanes (The Father of Comedy). Would you recognize the names of any of their characters? Perhaps not, but after a little research it might be a good way of impressing others with your vast knowledge.

I especially love the works of Charles Dickens and all his rich (as in character) characters. David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Tiny Tim, Marley's Ghost. There too, are the lesser known female counterparts to these characters.

Along with Uriah Heep, I love the name Mrs. Malaprop (Sheridan's 'The Rivals'). Not only she a costume idea, but she's a rich and humorous character as well. She's especially interesting because the words 'malapropos' and 'malapropism' are directly traceable back to this characters name.

Because so many famous works are written a century or more ago, the costuming could be more difficult as to the aristocracy in many of these works, but the average characters (usually poor to average) clothing might be assembled from bits and pieces at home....study your character and the period in history. Don't forget that rich dyes, thus bright colors, were unavailable for centuries.

More recently, one might consider the aristocracy of "The Great Gatsby' or the downtrodden characters from 'Tobacco Road'. I don't know how one would build a Holden Caulfield costume (Catcher in the Rye), but maybe one could find some normal teenage clothing from the 1950's at a second hand clothing store.

Taking a side trip, one might also consider dressing as the author (Jack London, Virginia Woolfe, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or one of the Bronte sisters) instead of one of their characters.

Halloween costume ideas don't need to come from a costume shop. Perhaps a longtime unread book from one of your shelves and a visit to your attic might be all you need.

A longtime owner and manager of a theatrical, masquerade and Halloween costume shop, I (Russ) have accumulated a wealth of knowledge as it relates to the costume business. More information as to ideas for Halloween costuming can be found at:
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5 Ideas For Making Money With Facebook

How to make money with Facebook? Is it really possible to make money with Facebook? It seems like making money with Facebook is on everybody's mind these days. If you are one of those people who want to know how to make money with Facebook, here are some ideas to help you get started in making money on Facebook.

These methods don't require you to buy anything or pay someone to tell you the "secrets". As a matter of fact you can start making money with your Facebook right now without having to spend any money at all. These are no "secrets" for making money on Facebook. Simply some very basic methods that people use to make money elsewhere, but with a little work and patience you can apply the same methods to make money on Facebook.

Of course, like any other method to make money, you need a market for it. In this case the market would be Facebook friends. The more Facebook friends you have, the more chance you have of making (more) money. What if you don't have much Facebook friends? Fortunately it's very easy to create a massive market (friends for Facebook) simply by searching and inviting others to be your friend. But, if you want to take it to the next level and automate the finding and adding friends process, there are some software that can do just that.

Ok, lets get to the point and see how you can make money on Facebook. Here are some proven ways you can use to make money on Facebook.

Showing ads on Facebook

With all the Facebook applications that make it easy and a snap to start showing ads on your Facebook, there is no excuse for not taking advantage of this method, specially if you are popular amongst your Facebook friends, and have a big audience to show your ads to. Using AdSense, chitika and other PPC advertising companies you can easily setup your ads and customize it to your liking. Make sure to set it somehow that it serves ads related to product and services that you know your Facebook audience is interested in.

Writing a Facebook book (How To...)

Facebook is attracting more and more members everyday. And lets face it, not all of these people are Facebook savvy. And even though getting started with Facebook for you and I might be simple and quick, many people have problem with the basic things. Write a small and to the point e-book about Facebook and how to use it. Maybe a simple step by step instruction for getting started with Facebook. Or an e-book about how to use different application to make Facebook experience a better one. There are many possibilities. With the huge amount of Facebook apps and all the new ones that are added daily, this can be quite big. You don't even have to pay to promote your e-book, simply use your own Facebook or better yet create one for your e-book and start promoting it.

Affiliate marketing on Facebook

It's the same idea as showing ads, but in a more direct way. Register for free with affiliate networking sites such as ClickBank, Maxbounty and etc, and pick a product relevant to your Facebook audience interest to promote. You will be provided a simple code which is a link with your affiliate id embedded in it. Whenever someone clicks on that link and buys the product or service, you make money by getting a commission.

You can create an entirely new Facebook for that product and start promoting it there. A friend of mine is actually doing it for 4/5 different weight loss product. He created a Facebook page for each product and started adding friends to his Facebook. He writes short posts about the product and posts it on his Facebook with his affiliate link in it. Hi is making a couple of hundred dollars a month doing this. I know it's not much, but for something that doesn't cost you a dime and takes about 30 minuets to setup, and takes about 20 minutes or so a day to run, I don't think it's a bad deal.

Blogging about Facebook

There are already some people doing it. But there is always room for new voices. Get a free blog over at blogger and use Google AdSense (which is already integrated in blogger, so even if you don't know how to show ads on your blog, you can set it up with couple clicks) to show ads on your blog and make money that way.

When you established yourself as an authority and a trusted person for anything related to Facebook, you can get some sponsor and maybe use affiliate networking sites to find and promote Facebook related product.

Create and sell a Facebook application

If you are savvy enough and know your way around, why not use your skills to make a Facebook app of your own and sell it to Facebook users? Again, once you made it, you can use the same strategies mentioned above (blog or a Facebook page for the app) to promote your app.

There you have it, 5 ideas you can use to make money not only on Facebook, but you can also apply the same ideas to MySpace, Twitter and other social networking platforms to make money.

Satrap is the founder and author of controversial blog, blogstash.com. A blog full of great how-tos and information about making money online. Visit blogstash today to get your share of this valuable information and learn how to make money online.

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