The Weekend Newsletter for SiteTalk and Unaico - No. 05 2011

A happy Chinese New Year – The year of the Rabbit

China and neighbouring cultures is entering New Year according to their own traditions. Chinese New Year begins with the New Moon on the first day of the New Year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the New Year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade. The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements.The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to “catch up” with the solar calendar the Chinese insert an extra month once every few years (seven years out of a 19-yearcycle). This is the same as adding an extra day on leap year. This is why, according to the solar calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year. New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving.

The celebration was traditionally highlighted with a religious ceremony given in honour of Heaven and Earth,the gods of the household and the family ancestors. The sacrifice to the ancestors, the most vital of all the rituals, united the living members with those who had passed away. Departed relatives are remembered with great respect because they were responsible for laying the foundations for the fortune and glory of the family.

 2011 is also the Year of the Rabbit according to Chinese traditions, which core values coincide in many ways with what SiteTalk now is developing. Some key notes on The year of the Rabbit:

A person born in the year of the Rabbit possesses one of the most fortunate of the twelve animal signs. The Rabbit, or Hare as he is referred to in Chinese mythology, is the emblem of longevity and is said to derive his essence from the Moon.

Money can be made without too much labor. Our life style will be languid and leisurely as we allow ourselves the luxuries we have always craved for. A temperate year with unhurried pace. For once, it may seem possible for us to be carefree and happy without too many annoyances.

The Rabbit is extremely lucky in business and monetary transactions. Astute at striking bargains, he can always pop up with a suitable proposal or alternative to benefit himself. His sharp business acumen, coupled with his knack for negotiation, will ensure him a fast rise in any career.

So there you have it, all is ready and set in this year for SiteTalk, being the fortunate rabbit that can make us all prosper in this very promising year 2011.

So a happy Chinese New year to you all and a joyous celebration with friends and family; let us all make the most of it this year - together!

Be active and be rewarded -

One Active SiteTalk member = 1 BV

Dear member,

Every week the excitement is growing regarding our ground-breaking promotion of One Active SiteTalk member = 1 BV.

We wanted to give you a couple of points to whet your appetite:

1) The programme will be live in time for the event in Slovenia on March 26th. We plan to introduce on stage some of the people who have benefitted from this promotion. If you reverse-engineer from that you can work out that we plan to go live with it in the week(s) proceeding. Without giving you a specific date, we are looking at the middle of March.

2) What does “active” SiteTalk member mean?

a) An absolute requirement is that the person has filled out his or her profile section. The exact percentage may be different when we launch, but at present we are thinking that a minimum requirement for eligibility to be active is that 50% of the profile has been filled out. If it is less than this percentage then the member cannot be “active” no matter how much they use the community.

b) Once the profile requirement is done, then we will have a number of measures to do with being a human being using SiteTalk to network! Things like logging in, posting a message, updating a gallery, posting a comment on a photo, all of these and more will be given a value and measured weekly. Once a minimum threshold has been reached, typically through a combination of activities, the person will be “active”.

c) Requirements for being “active” will not be difficult to reach. The idea is that the person uses the community a couple of times a week and they will be considered active.

d) In order to earn rewards from your active SiteTalk community, you yourself have to be “active.”

e) Being “active” is not a permanent status but has to be achieved by being active continuously.

We hope this answers some of the questions you and your team may have. Get building your community,train them how to build their own community, create a positive and professional environment, and the larger it is by March, the more you will benefit!

Best regards,
The SiteTalk Team

Unaico Members Guide

Have you ever wondered about the members section at Unaico.com or had a hard time explaining it to someone else? Well, we have it all explained here for you. For all the questions you may have about Unaico.com, our Members Guide should answer most of them, ready and downloadable from your own Back Office:

http://unaico.com/_udocs/EN/Members_Gulde_20110112_EN.pdf

Best regards,
Tord Viken, Editor in Chief
WE – on behalf of the SiteTalk and Unaico Global Team.