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CONSPIRACY THEORISTS: Do clairvoyant Vanga’s inauspicious predictions deviate one year? Does World War III really begin in 2018?

NordenBladet – World-renown Bulgarian clairvoyant Vanga has foretold many decades ago what is going to happen these days. The blind prophet described the 9/11 terror acts, the birth of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Great Britain leaving the EU, use of chemical weapon in the Syrian war, global warming and also that U.S. 44th president is black and will be the last democratic president. Conspiracy theorists do not deny Vanga’s prophecies, however, they have reached the conclusion that the foresight apparently deviates one year.

In 1996, shortly before she died, Vanga announced that muslims will take the world by surprise with the use of chemical weapon in 2016. Conspiracy theorists claim that Vanga’s vision was about the chemical assault in Syria a month ago.

Besides, the woman asserted that World War III will begin the same year as the conflict between United States, Russia, North Korea and China. There is obvious tension between these countries and in case the actual events are lagging one year, the conflict is about to break out during the next year, 2018.

The Bulgarian Vangelia Pandeva Dimitrova, also known as Vanga, was just 12 years of age when she encountered a great storm and lost her eyesight as a consequence. Parallel to that tragic event she is said to have attained the powers of clairvoyance. The woman has described future events with 85% accuracy.

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Horatio Villegas, the foreteller of Donald Trump’s victory, has yet another revelation: 13 May will mark the day the nuclear war began!

OHMYGOSSIP – Mystic Horatio Villegas had a vision back in the year 2015 about Donald Trump being elected president. Now the clairvoyant asserts that nuclear war is about to begin within just a few weeks, reports Daily Star.

May 13, 2017 will mark 100 years from the advent of Virgin Mary of Fátima in Portugal. According to legend, it was a vision that three children witnessed in the village of Fátima, Portugal, in 1917 – the exact same vision reoccurred on 16 occasions. Virgin Mary unveiled the world history to come in her several messages. Her prophecy described the world wars and emphasized the importance of faith. Vatican has declared the prophecy of Virgin Mary of Fátima undoubted.
The third prophecy, however, was rigorously witheld by Vatican until the year 2000. Many believe that this prophecy shed light on the nuclear war and also the Catholic church itself.

Mystic confirms that nuclear war starts on 13 May. He has foreseen that businessman and billionaire leads the world into war. Villegas commented to Daily Star: „It is my urgent request that people be ready and informed. There will be shocking scenarios, death and disaster on 13 May and 13 October.”

Earlier on Villegas already heralded U.S. attack on Syria – this happened recently, when Trump launched 59 cruise missiles at Syrian Air Base. Villegas foretold that this incidence might trigger global conflict between Russia, North Korea and China.

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HOW TO build a blog that makes money without using ads

OHMYGOSSIP – Building a successful blog is no rocket science. It takes lots of time, effort and patience. Which most of the new bloggers lack. 90% of new bloggers stop updating their blog within 3 months. Although thousands of new blogs are going live each day it is not entirely impossible to build a successful blog.

Monetizing your blog is another thing. You need lots of readers an followers to build a reasonable income from a blog. But again it is not impossible. Just build yourself a popular blog and get your name out there. You’ll see the visitors number grow each day when you persevere and be patient. Most bloggers that want to earn money with their blog turn to Google Adsense, but is it possible to monetize your blog without banners and ads all over the place?

Here are 7 tips how to build a blog that makes money without using ads!

1. Launching your own products is a way to make money online
To launch your own products is a way to gain an income from your blog or website. Informative material, downloadable products that will help people solve their problems are a good way to create an income.
Design fact sheets, infographics, checklists, motivational products and/or e-books on topics like:

*health
*nutrition
*blogging
*writing
*online marketing
*spiritual growth
*personal development
*time management

2. Promote your products
Use the same channels you use for promoting your blog, while promoting your products. Offer a free gift to create more sales or an email-list.

3. Have a marketing plan before you start:

*Who is your target audience?
*How will you reach them?
*What do you need to do that?

4. Use your blog as a medium
Write appealing content about your products with clear call to action, explain, tantalize, provoke if you like, make your visitors eager for your product. Add pictures, make it a positive happy item that give people a feeling their life will never be the same without your product.

5. Be patient, you won’t get rich overnight
Just as it takes time to grow your blog, it also will take time to grow costumers. If you gave your blog a good start by thinking ahead about the concept, your product line will fit right in from that start. Growth commences both way’s from the launch of both website and products. It might take up till 6 months to a whole year of updating your blog 2-3 times a week, before you will notice real growth. I would lie to you if I told you otherwise. Leaving Holland website is up and about for 6 months now and slowly I see visitors numbers increasing. It takes lots of strategic work and at least 10-20 hours work a week.

6. Make sure you have a good functioning website
Monetizing your blog is not only about content and marketing. It also means having your website in good shape:

*Page loading speed
*Good quality content
*SEO combined with powerful headlines
*Informative sidebar
*Accessible menus
*Easy navigation

Those things are inevitable. Combine those with a good theme, a shop area that is easy accessible and good, save payments methods and you offer a complete, appealing package to your visitors. Now all you have to do is to act upon your marketing strategy.

7. Think things through before you start
When you want to start a blog and you want to monetize it you need more than a plan. You need a niche market and a strategy. Everybody can start a blog, but not everybody has the creativity to make it work. Make sure you write a business plan before you start developing a product.

And again answer the questions:

*Who is your target audience
*How will you reach them
*What do you need to do so


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Source /Written by: leavingholland.com

Should an ATOMIC BOMB explode in the vicinity: How to escape? Where to shelter?

OHMYGOSSIP – OHMYGOSSIP has compiled a synopsis for our readers – with the help of scientists and experts – about advisable action in the event of explosion of a nuclear bomb in the region. When you notice a sudden intense flash of light that can possibly blind your eyes, it is likely that an atomic bomb just exploded, this is in case its epicenter was within the range of 50 miles (80,5 km). Once you can look around again and unless you are feeling excessively calm, you may conclude that you are still alive.

Additional signs of explosion would be first to third degree burns, this is in case its epicenter was within the range of 16 kilometers. The trademark of the nuclear bomb is, as you may know, the mushroom-shaped cloud in the sky.

As soon as you have figured out what is going on, you should search for shelter to hide from radioactive dust. Try to find an edifice with thick walls, the thicker the walls the better.
For example: most suitable are buildings with thick concrete or brick walls and no windows, or underground shelters such as basements and cellars.

Hiding in that kind of places it is likely that the amount of received radiation is 0,5% or 1/200 from the radiation outside. The best option would be a bomb shelter, however that would not always be at hand.

Wooden constructions such as rack houses in modern residential areas do not guarantee significant protection from radiation. If you know a nearby building that would do and it will take you less than five minutes to make it there, it is worth the risk. Should it take already 15 minutes outside to reach the destination, then remain where you are for the next hour and then move to a better spot. This precaution is because the fall of radioactive dust will remarkably diminish by that time.

Once you are in a building with thick walls, make sure to keep away from doors and windows. If possible, take a shower or simply wipe the exposed skin with a wet towel, also uickly take off the contaminated clothes. Put the clothes in a plastic bag, close the bag and take it as far from where you yourself are as possible. While in a shower, use shampoo and soap, but do not rub or scratch the skin. Also, do not use conditioner, since it will glue the radioactive particles to your hair. When finished with the shower, also blow your nose and brush the eyebrows, eyelashes and ears, to remove as much of the remaining radioactive grime as possible.

Note that you should drink only bottled water and eat food from undisclosed containers, until the rescue team reaches you. As you wait there, you can listen to the radio in  order to learn about the relevant events and perspective of finding help.

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“MATKA Nordic Travel Fair 2016” PICTURES!

Foto: © Ohmygossip.com / Helena-Reet Ennet Mexico's representatives in MATKA Nordic Travel Fair 2016

NordenBladet — The MATKA Nordic Travel Fair together with the Caravan fair gathered nearly 67,000 visitors to Messukeskus Helsinki. Visitors came to get inspiration and new ideas, and to dream.

According to a survey done by TNS Gallup, 69 % explored European destinations, 56 % Finnish destinations, 49 % more remote destinations, and 43 % different forms of transportation. Visitors came to get information about next summer’s (44 %) and spring’s trips (41 %). 17 % reported to plan trips for next winter.

When compared to last year, 80 % of the visitors plan on using the same amount of money or more on travelling. Two thirds replied that visiting the MATKA fair will affect their travel plans.

83 % of the respondents value the fact that Finnish destinations are also on display. In Finland the visitors are interested in nature travel (37 %), Finnish cities (36 %) and different events and culture (35 %).

Visitors come to the MATKA fair to dream (80 %), to get new experiences (78 %) and to find special offers (73 %). Three thirds state that meeting travel trade professionals face to face is also important.

– Despite the freezing winter temperatures and heavy snow people came to get new ideas and inspiration for their trips. The MATKA Nordic Travel Fair definitely has a firm position as the meeting place of travel buffs and travel trade professionals. With over 80 countries represented plus various Finnish destinations it provides an excellent overview of the variety of travel options, states Heli Mäki-Fränti from the Association of Finnish Travel Agents (AFTA)

The survey was done by TNS Gallup, commissioned by the MATKA fair. The number of respondents was 300 visitors.

















♥ Next year the MATKA Nordic Travel Fair and the Caravan fair are organised 19-22 January 2017.

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65% of Listeners are likely to buy a product after hearing an Ad in a Podcast

OHMYGOSSIP — The Interactive Advertising Bureau and Edison Research today are releasing new stats on how consumers listen to podcasts and respond to audio-based advertisements.

The new report gives marketers a peek at sentiment about podcast advertising from a poll of roughly 1,000 listeners. More brands and media companies than ever are investing in podcasts, but they’re not getting the same types of metrics about audio advertising that other types of digital ads provide—like clickthrough or view rates. While advertisers can see how many people download a podcast, they don’t know how long people spend listening or whether they skip over the ads.

Per the report, 65 percent of listeners said podcast ads increase purchase intent while another 45 percent said that they’re likely to visit an advertiser’s website after hearing an audio promo. Another 42 percent of listeners said they would consider a new product or service after hearing a plug for a brand, while 37 percent use podcast ads to help research brands.

When it comes to how consumers listen to audio programs, 70 percent said that being able to listen to them on-demand is “very important,” and 58 percent said they like being able to listen to exclusive content they can’t get elsewhere.

The IAB is releasing the stats in conjunction with its second annual Podcast Upfront event in New York, which features presentations by popular podcasters Malcolm Gladwell, Ira Glass and Marc Maron, and companies including NPR, HowStuffWorks and Panoply.

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Condé Nast has started using IBM’s Watson to Find Influencers for Brands

OHMYGOSSIP — Condé Nast is now tapping into Watson, IBM’s super computer, to help build and strategize social influencer campaigns for brands. Through a new partnership announced today with IBM and the influencer platform Influential, brands advertising with the media company’s properties—publications such as Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker—will be able to use big data to better know which social media celebrities might make for a good match for any given campaign.

Using software built by IBM and Influential, Condé Nast’s clients will be able to know which influencer’s demographics, personality traits and more best align with a marketer and the audience it’s targeting.

“Within the dating sense of the word, we are matching people based on different data points,” said Influential CEO Ryan Detert. “We’re a matchmaker—just with multiple points of vetting.”

For example, if a brand wants to find somebody who’s adventurous, Watson—which can analyze the last 20,000 words and emojis an influencer has published—helps weed out those that are more prone to doing vlogs from their couch. If a brand wants to pitch an action film, they might input key words like “action” and “explosion” to see which influencers have used them the most. Once the data analysis is complete, Watson then picks out five, 10 or a few dozen candidates for humans to choose from. (A competitive analysis by Watson also looks at whether an influencer is already pitching products for related brands or if a person has ever been arrested.)

It all comes down to better understanding the consumer experience, said Stephen Gold, vp of IBM Watson. Every reader has countless options for where to consume content. Watson considers 52 unique attributes for each person: Are they open-minded? Are they dutiful? Are they outgoing? The more Watson knows about an individual, the more it can help brands know what will resonate.

Until recently, computers were unable to reason deductively like humans by inferring truths based on a series of other facts, Gold said. While computers like Watson have made large strides in deductive and inductive reasoning, Watson can now begin to add abductive reasoning by making suggestions for an answer based on already available facts.

“The way I think about it, and maybe this is too simplistic, but you used to only have so many levers you could pull,” Gold said. “Some of those are foundational, others about style, and the techniques that are employed, but you quickly run out of things that you can change. This starts to open up some new levers that people can pull and say ‘Oh, we can take the personalization of content based on the reader, aligned to the influencers.’ It’s creating markets of one.”

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With 3 New Podcasts, Sports Illustrated is doubling down on audio

OHMYGOSSIP — The NFL regular season starts this week, and Sports Illustrated wants to load up your podcast apps with football commentary all fall. SI is launching three new weekly podcasts with DGital Media today, audio extensions of its Monday Morning Quarterback (MMQB) website that covers football. MMQB editor Peter King will host one of the shows—The MMQB Podcast with Peter King—featuring interviews with the likes of John Elway, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett and Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians.

In addition to King’s show, there are two other football-themed podcasts: one with MMQB.com reporter Albert Breer and another one called The Ten Things MMQB Podcast.

Sports Illustrated is backing up its investment in audio with stats. Streams for its existing shows, including the SI Media podcast hosted by Richard Deitsch and the basketball-themed SI’s Open Floor, have increased 200 percent in the past year with downloads up 150 percent.

“As time goes along, we’ll introduce some non-MMQB podcasts, but with football starting this week, this represents the best opportunity to fill the richest conversation from the start,” said Chris Stone, group editorial director at Sports Illustrated. “Even anecdotally, we sense that [this] is beyond the football space.”

He added, “We saw this summer in particular basketball around the NBA finals—we saw massive spikes in people who were engaging and downloading our podcast.”

At launch, King’s show will be sponsored by Blue Apron, FanDuel, SeatGeek and Harry’s with preroll and midroll ads.

Unlike other podcasts that prerecord ads with a separate voice, all of Sports Illustrated’s ads will be read by the hosts.

“It allows a premium influencer like a Peter King to talk through what that sponsorship is, whether it’s a 60-second or 30-second midroll or preroll spot,” said Chris Corcoran, chief content officer at DGital Media.

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Leo Burnett’s Cheeky New Work for Mr. Clean kicks off search for a new face

OHMYGOSSIP — Procter and Gamble is on the lookout for a new Mr. Clean. After 60 years with the same mascot, the brand is shaking things up—over the next month, it will look at audition reels and host two casting sessions in New York and Los Angeles as part of a contest to find a new face for the squeaky-clean brand. 

To introduce the contest, the brand has a new 60-second spot with actor Kellan Lutz spoofing an audition reel for the Mr. Clean role. It is part of a new push from Leo Burnett to “revitalize the brand” by bringing back what made it resonate with consumers in the first place—its iconic jingle and mascot.

“This is the second in our series of efforts to go back to our roots,” said Kevin Wenzel, associate brand director for Procter and Gamble North America. “The first was the new modern version of our jingle television spot, which we launched July 1. It was a well-known jingle that was used to launch the brand. We used it for decades, and it was brought into a more modern context.”

Wenzel added, “The jingle ad gives us the perfect time to reintroduce the man because it’s bringing up great memories of the brand itself, and he is inextricably tied with the brand.”

Though there will be a new face in the fold, Mr. Clean the iconic character is not going away, according to Wenzel.

“We will still have our iconic Mr. Clean, but this will be a chance to let a consumer have a little bit of fun and let us have a little bit of fun as well,” Wenzel said. “That next Mr. Clean will be helping us generate content, including appearing in a calendar which we’ll be showing online.”

Mr. Clean will announce the contest winner in mid-October.

 

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ModOp’s president packed his new space with mementos from his past lives

OHMYGOSSIP — Creative design agency ModOp has a client roster full of well-known and hip brands like Sony Pictures, PlayStation, Fender and Belvedere Vodka. And the agency (it has locations in New York, Los Angeles, Portland, Ore., and Panama City, Panama) has offices that are just as cool as the companies it serves.

Recently its Los Angeles outpost relocated to new quarters, and president and co-CEO Jeff Suhy saw the move as the perfect opportunity to display his numerous collections. The former record label exec used mementos like fan mail, folk art and radio show props to personalize every corner of his new space. “I’ve been lucky enough to have had several careers from music, architectural design and technology and now advertising,” he said. “I’m a collector and I wanted to share some of my artifacts with our clients and employees.”