BonzoBox Conference – June 2009

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Ryan

As BonzoBox continues to grow we are all excited for new upgrades and features to come. Our weekend conference begins today to discuss which features we will implement as 2010 approaches. There is no doubt that programming jargon surrounding everything from BonzoBox Mobile to comprehensive search algorithms and URL shortening will be discussed. Whatever it is, these features will be tailored towards enhancing your online experience and making it easier for you to navigate the web, find great websites, and share them anywhere in the world with anyone you would like in fun and interactive ways. BonzoBox is now available in Spanish, Portuguese, and Deutsch with more languages to come! Remember this weekend and the following developments and changes to come are for you. So if you’re a BonzoBox veteran or a brand new user, get excited as there is a plethora of upgrades to come. Stay tuned for a summary of this weekend and what will be coming soon to BonzoBox.com. It’s sure to be a hard working, brain bashing, and entertaining weekend at the BonzoBox office.

Thank You for continuing to use BonzoBox.com,

Ryan Ozonian - Chief Creative Development

John Beales - Chief Technology Officer

Programming - Aniket Dixit, Ashit Vora, Gaurav Jotwani, Jonathan Sebastian, Vishwas Pandya, & Yash Patel

Marketing - Ken Yashamita, Gabe Wolpa

MortgageOutReach.Org – Get Informed

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Ryan

With the American economy in a slump and a financial crisis throughout the nation, foreclosures are at a 30 year all time high. In fact, one in every 54 Americans lost their homes last year. Many people are defaulting on their mortgage payments without taking any necessary steps to get themselves out of trouble. There is plenty of research to be done and safety options for homeowners struggling with their mortgage payments. MortgageOutreach.org has been rated the best informational site for borrowers to learn about all of their options. The site provides the ability for users to learn what happened, identify their own specific problem, and decide what the best option to choose is to keep their home safe and away from foreclosure.

MortgageOutReach.org is especially great because it provides completely unbiased information unlike many websites which will try to persuade borrowers to consider refinancing immediately. The site is also much more user friendly than government and lender sites which use complex terms and are difficult to navigate. MortgageOutReach.org is dedicated to assisting in the positive turnaround of borrower and lender relations and provide the necessary tools to help this cause.

MortgageOutReach.org provides information and tools for all of the following.

- Why America is in This Position

- Lender Faults & Affects
- Borrower Faults & Affects
- Investor Faults & Affects
-Government Faults & Affects

- What to Do if…

- You cant Afford a Payment
- You Missed a Payment
- You Owe More Than Your House is Worth

- Your Options and Which Are Best

- Loan Modification
- Refinance
- Short Sale
- Short Fi
- Foreclosure

- Tools & Links

- Multiple Mortgage Calculators
- Government Programs
- State Plans & Assistance
- Lender Plans & Assistance
- Up-To-Date News, Articles, & Reviews
- Testimonials

MortgageOutReach.org provides all of the above and much more. The site has all of the most important information you could need pertaining to the mortgage epidemic in America. Most importantly, it is a site that you can TRUST, as it is dedicated to providing completely unbiased and extremely useful information to its users. We suggest that you check out the site to learn about the mortgage issues affecting this nation and make sure you, your family, and your house are safe from delinquency, default, or foreclosure!

Humerous Online Boredom Cure

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Ryan

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If you’re bored at work, in class, or in any other setting, and have time for a little laugh, hop onto a new comedic “one-liner” website. There are a few popular websites which provide one sentence stories submitted by other users about funny daily events or slip ups that are sure to be hillarious. You may even be able to relate to a lot of these stories. Our Top Three Picks (with examples) include:

1. My Life Is Average (mylifeisaverage.com)

“Today, I was typing in my password. I knew I had spelled it wrong but I pressed enter anyway. It didn’t work. MLIA.”

“Today, no one at work remembered it was my Birthday. At 4:30 someone finally asked, “Hey, isn’t it your Birthday?”. I said no because I didn’t want it to look like everyone forgot. MLIA “

” Today, I bought a battery-powered radio from a yard sale. The instructions said not to mix batteries. I did anyway. I am now listening to the radio. MLIA. “

*information credited to mylifeisaverage.com*

2. Eff My Life (fmylife.com)

“Today, I was down at Disney World. Me and my buddy decided to take our pictures in a photobooth. While in the tiny space, I thought it’d be funny to flash the camera. A women barged in as soon as I did so, screaming “You know there’s an outside video feed, right!?” FML

*information credited to fmylife.com*

3. One Sentence (onesentence.org)

www.onesentence.org

“I’m the high school dropout with purple hair, yet I’m the only one out of my group of friends with a job.”

“My online dating service matched me with my cousin.”

*information credited to onesentence.org*

While you may be bored enjoying little one-line stories liek the ones above, be careful not to get addicted reading hundreds of these! Check out these sites and add one to your BonzoBox Dash for when you need a little laugh.

Thank You!

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Ryan

We all here at BonzoBox would like to say thank you for your continued support. We have come a long way since the beginning. Some great new features will be coming out shortly and we hope you enjoy them. We love to get your feedback so that we can continue to build the best possible site for you, so keep it coming! Please excuse any technical issues that may occur while we continue to grow by the day. Thank you again and we wish you the best.

www.bonzobox.com Thank You

Fandango – More Than Just a Ticket

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Ryan

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Summer is in, school is out, and there’s plenty of movies on the way to stir up your time off. July and August promise to bring in some big box office hits. Some of the most anticipated flicks of the season include: Land of The Lost, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Bruno, and Halloween 2. While we are far from movie critics, we know what site will get you quick tickets, reviews, and first glances for this summers’ most popular shows. Fandango.com is the place to go. Now we know most of you have learned how to skip lines, be the first to get tickets, and use a movie theater kiosk, but Fandango can do much more than you may think. Since the company was founded, Fandango has found unique and interactive ways to integrate an informational and entertaining online experience with the sale of movie tickets. Some things you may not know about Fandango:

- Download Fandango mobile application. Receive alerts, watch trailers, and buy tickets from your phone
- Print your movie tickets easily at home instead of getting them at the theater
- Fandango TV includes popular scenes, trailers, entertainment news, and community top rated video clips
Harry Potter Trailer
- Check Movie Buzz. Read Fandangos constantly updated movie blog, watch behind the scenes clips, read news, and check statistics on top rated movies, actors, and reviews from Fandango users.
- Find newly released movies on DVD and Blu-ray
- Browse pics of your favorite celebs on the red carpet
- Create a personal profile allowing you to connect with thousands of other movie fans
- Play Fandango games to win tickets and discounts
- Buy and send Fandango Bucks via email for friends and family

Fandango offers all of these features and much more. Whether your an avid movie fan or just like a good flick once in a while, we at BonzoBox suggest you add Fandango to your dashboard.

Fandango.com

Fandango is an Official Affiliate of BonzoBox.com

Earth Album

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Ryan

With the combination of Flickr and Google Maps, EarthAlbum.com is sure to take you on a photo journey. As you land on the site, a large satellite view of the world awaits. Just click anywhere in the world and the top ranked Flickr images from that area will pop out in front of you. From the tropic islands in the South Pacific, to the glaciers of Antarctica, to your very own home town, Earth Album will pull out the most stunning photos from anywhere in the world. They also include a search for users to narrow in on specific categories of photographs within a given region. So if your looking for a place to travel or just surfing the web for some of the most jaw dropping images from around the world, we suggest adding EarthAlbum.com to your BonzoBox Dashboard.

EarthAlbum.com

Count Calories Quickly Online – CalorieLab

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Ryan

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If your trying to keep up on your nutrition and weight we suggest you swing your way over to CalorieLab.com. Besides being extremely user friendly, CalorieLab has the largest database of nutritional facts for foods and restaurants on the web. CalorieLab provides accurate information for every aspect of nutritional data that can go into a food. The simple search of an apple will tell you everything from how many calories it has, to the amount of B6 vitamin, to the percentage of water that makes up the apple. You can also count on CalorieLab for up-to-date nutrition and weight loss news in the food world. The site provides accurate reviews of many different diets as well. So if your current diet isn’t working for you, count on CalorieLab to help you find a new one that works. While the site provides multitudes of nutritional data that users can easily search through, CalorieLab also informs users on how many calories one can burn doing a specific exercise. Just type in your weight and activity, and the calculator will go to work for you. CalorieLab will claculate the amount of calories you burn doing almost anything, from washing dishes to running on the treadmill, to giving your friend a hug…literally anything. So add it to your BonzoBox Dash and keep your calories in check!

CalorieLab.com

Read Books On Your Cell – DailyLit

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Ryan

If you’re a book lover but don’t have the time or money to grab a hard copy of that book you love and read it at home then DailyLit is the spot for you! DailyLit.com is an awesome new website that allows you to go online, select from thousands of books, and receive them instantly in installments on your email. So if you are on you’re mobile and want to read, your favorite novel is right there for you! DailyLit allows you to go online and schedule times which you would like to receive the text of your book. So if you prefer reading during your lunch break and don’t want to carry a hardback with you to work, schedule your book to arrive in your email at that time and enjoy reading on your break. Users can also select how long they would like each installment of their book to be. So if you have 5 min or 2 hours you can select just how much reading you would like to do. DailyLit features many best selling and award winning novels to choose from. So if you’re a book-lover take your reading to a new level by reading wherever you want whenever you have time on your Mobile Phone!

BonzoBox suggest you add DailyLit.com to your Dash!

Pidgin- Keeping Chat In Check

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Ryan

Do you feel like you have too many chat services in use at one time? Do you find yourself switching between services like Google Talk, MyspaceIM , and Aim, all at the same time? Pidgin has the answer for you! Pidgin is a chat program which allows you to log into many different chat programs simultaneously for free. Its simple to download and is compatible with all operating systems. If you have a Mac, Pidgin will lead you to Adium which is a similar program compatible with MAC OSX. Pidgin supports almost all of the chat network features such as, file transfers, away messages, buddy icons, custom smiley faces, etc. Pidgin supports the following chat programs: AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, MySpaceIM, and Zephyr. Pidgin will save you time so you don’t have to switch from one chat room to another, you can keep them all going at once in one program. At Bonzobox, we want you to stay organized while you’re online. So we suggest you use Pidgin to keep your chats organized just as you use BonzoBox to keep your websites organized. While we suggest using Pidgin to keep your live chats well organized, if you plan to share your favorite websites with your friends and keep in touch with Bonzo Buddies, we suggest using the BonzoBox messaging system to share live screenshots as there is no better place on the web to do this.

Visit Pidgin.im to Check it out!

The Music Genome Project – Pandora.com

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Ryan

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Online radio just keeps getting more and more sophisticated. Just by typing the name of a single song or artist into Pandora.com a whole personalized radio station is created for you for free. While it seems a bit crazy that you can create up to a hundred different radio stations that are custom tailored to your preferences, we want to let you know how this is done behind the scenes and why its amazing. When you type a song name into Pandora.com over 400 different musical characteristics of the song are analyzed by The Music Genome Project. In the year 2000 the Music Genome Project was started by a group of 50 musician analysts who song by song have gathered the most comprehensive taxonomy of musical information ever. The details for each song analyzed can take up to 30 minutes to collect. Attributes such as the lyrics, melody, harmony, vocals, etc. are carefully detailed and entered into a database which is able to compare one song to another. The Music Genome Project is so cool because by the user selecting a single song it can match its musical attributes up with other songs that are similar and create a radio station for you. As pandora gets to know you better and better by tracking the songs you type in or the ones you give good ratings too, The Music Genome Project will eventually create you the perfect radio stations for each genre of music you like. At BonzoBox, we know you like your homepage tailored to your liking…So if you also like your music tailored to your taste, add pandora.com to your dashboard and watch the Music Genome Project go to work for you!

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