Happy Birthday, Pac-Man!

<p class="articletext">A lot has happened in the past 30 years, but it doesn't seem like that long ago that I was plopping quarters into a machine at the roller rink to guide the little yellow man who is all head, chomping my way through a maze filled with dots all the while steering clear of four colored ghosts, whose weakness it seems is when I eat the power pill that can be found in the four corners.<br />
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The time of my life when Pac-Man made his debut was filled with excitement and a little chaos, being a military brat and re-locating to a foreign country, and the one thing that tied me to home was the Pac-Man video game in the commissary cafeteria. <br />
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When Atari hit the market, home video game systems became affordable and popular, and Pac-Man was the game to play. I remember competitive evenings with my father, out-scoring each other at every opportunity, watching, learning, and gaining new skills. I remember hearing the term "Atari Thumb" when my father complained to his doctor about sore hands (interestingly enough, not so long after that he was diagnosed with "Nintendo Thumbs". I love my father.). <br />
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I think almost everybody from my generation (that would be Generation X) has some kind of memory about Pac-Man. This weekend marks the 30-year anniversary of the yellow fellow, and Google is joining in the revelry by having a free version of the classic on their homepage, which you can access through HughesNet high speed Internet. <br />
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Here are some interesting things you may or may not know about Pac-Man:<br />
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Pac-Man's original name was "Puck-Man". Due to the other word that I would never say in public that rhymes with "Puck", the creators changed the name to what we know today.<br />
In 2005, the Guinness World Records named Pac-Man the most successful coin-operated game<br />
In 2010, Guinness named Pac-Man himself as the most recognizable video game character of all time, with 94 percent consumer recognition.<br />
Pac-Man can boast to over 400 licensed products, ranging from toys to cereal.<br />
No. 9 on the pop charts in 1982 was a song titled "Pac-Man Fever" by Buckner & Garcia. <br />
When Pac-Man eats a ghost, the eyes never go straight back to the ghost box. Instead, they take a scenic route around the maze. <br />
Ms. Pac-Man is not an official release from the creators of Pac-Man.<br />
The intended Pac-Man sequel was "Super Pac-Man", where the characters diet included cake and burgers (dots get so boring).<br />
Each ghost has a real name and a nick name. Shadow is Blinky, Speedy is Pinky, Bashful is Inky, and Pokey is Clyde. <br />
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Go take a trip down memory lane. Play Pac-Man on Google, challenge your friends, and get the high score!</p>

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Hugo Grosz loves internet culture. Although he only recently began writing about the internet, you can be sure that if it's been blogged about, dugg, tumbled or tweeted he has seen it and probably reposted it somewhere. Relying solely on his weatherworn laptop powered by <a href="http://www.ussatellite.com/how-satellite-internet-works.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Hughesnet </a>, Hugo travels to the four corners of the World Wide Web exploring every meme imaginable.</p>

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Starting in Business on eBay

<p class="articletext">Is this your first business venture - if so you must be excited just at the fact of being your own boss with no 9 to 5 job - that is if your Ebay business is going to demand your full time attention to keep the pennies coming in?<br />
No doubt you will have questions due to you being in the infancy stage of running your own Ebay business. Your best approach at this time is to study behind the scenes. You can do this on the Ebay site it self. Every thing you need to know is at hand to help you become a success with your Ebay business.<br />
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Treat this business like that of any other e.g. like setting up shop because that is exactly what Ebay is the largest online shopping market where people trade there wares. Computer and internet access is all that is needed to start up and of course a product or service. Ebay is risk free. What are your chances in succeeding with your Ebay business - well sheer determination and commitment is a couple of important factors needed for success as an Ebay seller. Don`t try and re-invent the wheel. Follow Ebay`s guidelines and a good chance you will excel.<br />
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If money is an issue when starting up - then consider selling bric and brac from jumbles sales or car boots. Remember this is your Ebay business so what you sell is entirely up to you; just be sure to research your product to see if there is a demand for it. Consider shopping wholesale from Ebay itself - personalize the items. This could take a bit of time but well worth it if a sale is in the pipeline.<br />
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Tell your friends of your Ebay business - they can help by donating items that you can put to good use. Friends can be useful at times like this in assisting you with paperwork till you get to know the ropes.<br />
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Once you have established in your mind what your Ebay business is all about and what wares to sell then it is time to open shop. You have a queue of hungry buyers so now it is time to let them know of you and your product. Promote your product with good quality snapshots- this will give your customer a clearer picture of what they are buying. How you word your description on your listing can increase the possibility of more interest from other shoppers.<br />
In the Ebay business pricing items can cause problems - if you are not sure why not go into the forums and ask other sellers for advice. Be reasonable and fair with the prices and you may well get a lot more interest and custom from your window shoppers.<br />
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When listing your item make sure you follow the guided instructions and all should go smoothly. Options are available for how long you want you`re listing to run on the Ebay auction, this once again is up to you - the longer the bids are allowed to continue at auction then the bigger bank balance.<br />
Organize yourself properly in how you deal with payment methods and shipping. Take note that the popular way that most transactions are finalized on Ebay is through PayPal <br />
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