The following verbs are not normally used in the present continuous form: see, hear, smell, notice, recognize, appear, look, seem, want, wish, desire, feel, like, love, hate, think, suppose, believe, consider, remember, forget etc.

In the olden times, the post was the way people used to stay in touch with their friends. As technology advanced with time, means of communication became faster and more ubiquitous, and changes in trends of communicating were faster than imagination. Even about 15 years ago most people didn’t use email. And up until about 8 years back, few people knew what a social networking site, like Facebook is and what it can do.

These days, with over 500 million people on the website, Facebook has become the new way to connect with your friends and family. The networks and contacts that one can have spans all over the globe, and includes not only your close friends, but also your classmates, your colleagues, your neighbours, some good-looking person you met at the party the other night, your business partners, and so many more.

This huge network of so called “friends” created a diverse “social map”. Advertising these days is modelled on this social graph, on the simple fact that if you like a product, your close friend with overlapping interests would probably like that same product. A social graph can be studied by sociologists to determine social characteristics and ultimately know where humanity is headed.

With so many users of this ubiquitous technology called the World Wide Web and such an internet superpower such as Facebook, you need be cautious as to who you are interacting with and who you form networks with. Such a liberal technology allows ease for naïve users to interact with many people, but also makes it easier for fraudulent users and imposters to deceive and swindle others with scams, identity theft etc. When interacting with someone on the internet one should be sure of what they are doing and who they are interacting with.

Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites have tons of fraudulent users. Bill Gates himself had to delete his Facebook account due to spam messages, imposters, and stalkers. Out of the over 500 million users, some people claim that a third of the users are fake, although Facebook claims that this number is baseless and hyperbolised. Whatever the number maybe, searching for most celebrities on Facebook will deliver more than one result for the same person.

Also, some people make fake profiles just as a publicity stunt, or for mischief. There have been cases where obscene photos have been posted as “profile pictures” as a means to visually identify a person online. These type of malicious acts violate the right to privacy and are just immoral. Immoral activities like these are abound on the internet.

When you create a profile on a social networking site, make sure you keep your information safe from those whom you don’t know. There are many customizable privacy settings on these websites, and going through them only takes a few minutes. Social networking sites like Facebook are known to change these setting without properly informing its users and you need to make sure you are up to date in this. Otherwise your information can be read by the wrong people and taken in the wrong way.

In the olden times, the post was the way people used to stay in touch with their friends. As technology advanced with time, means of communication became faster and more ubiquitous, and changes in trends of communicating were faster than imagination. Even about 15 years ago most people didn’t use email. And up until about 8 years back, few people knew what a social networking site, like Facebook is and what it can do.

These days, with over 500 million people on the website, Facebook has become the new way to connect with your friends and family. The networks and contacts that one can have spans all over the globe, and includes not only your close friends, but also your classmates, your colleagues, your neighbours, some good-looking person you met at the party the other night, your business partners, and so many more.

This huge network of so called “friends” created a diverse “social map”. Advertising these days is modelled on this social graph, on the simple fact that if you like a product, your close friend with overlapping interests would probably like that same product. A social graph can be studied by sociologists to determine social characteristics and ultimately know where humanity is headed.

With so many users of this ubiquitous technology called the World Wide Web and such an internet superpower such as Facebook, you need be cautious as to who you are interacting with and who you form networks with. Such a liberal technology allows ease for naïve users to interact with many people, but also makes it easier for fraudulent users and imposters to deceive and swindle others with scams, identity theft etc. When interacting with someone on the internet one should be sure of what they are doing and who they are interacting with.

Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites have tons of fraudulent users. Bill Gates himself had to delete his Facebook account due to spam messages, imposters, and stalkers. Out of the over 500 million users, some people claim that a third of the users are fake, although Facebook claims that this number is baseless and hyperbolised. Whatever the number maybe, searching for most celebrities on Facebook will deliver more than one result for the same person.

Also, some people make fake profiles just as a publicity stunt, or for mischief. There have been cases where obscene photos have been posted as “profile pictures” as a means to visually identify a person online. These type of malicious acts violate the right to privacy and are just immoral. Immoral activities like these are abound on the internet.

When you create a profile on a social networking site, make sure you keep your information safe from those whom you don’t know. There are many customizable privacy settings on these websites, and going through them only takes a few minutes. Social networking sites like Facebook are known to change these setting without properly informing its users and you need to make sure you are up to date in this. Otherwise your information can be read by the wrong people and taken in the wrong way.

Fashion design is all about applying design and aesthetic methods to clothes and clothing accessories. It usually is to make a person more attractive, and modern fashion is certainly inclined in this direction.

Influences:

It is influenced by social and cultural attitudes, as well many times by location of the wearer. For example, Indian fashion would differ from Western European fashion as seen in the photograph. Clothing could be thinner and more vibrant.

Fashion is influenced by utility as well. In olden times, a heavy wool suit and hat would be aesthetically authoritative as well as comfortable in colder times around England. The Colonial empire that spread all over the world spread this fashion; and the current executive suit is highly influence by this suit of earlier times.

Fashion is influenced by rank in society. Sharp crisp clothing signifies authority, while a looser, more casual set may signify a lower status in society, or less dominance. In ancient times, higher ranking officials were expected to be disciplined and wear the former, while the latter types of fashion were generally seen with lower classes of public.

Fashion design helped the wearer to conform to societal opinions of “looking good”. Vertical stripes on clothing help a person look thin; padded shoulders help a person look broad shouldered and confident.

Because of overlapping traditions and influence of western cultures, fashion sometimes tends to compromise comfort for aesthetics and impressions.

Types:

Haute couture

This means “high fashion” in French. This type of fashion used to be designed and tailor made for each client specifically, and would be very expensive with high quality fabrics and intricate designs. To this day, haute couture remains very expensive, although with the advent of technology time has decreased.

Ready-to-wear

Ready-to-wear clothes are in between haute couture and mass market. While they are not made for individual customers, they are still expensive and great care is taken in choosing fabric and design. They aren’t made in large quantities, but in smaller ones to guarantee exclusivity. Fashion weeks that usually occur bi-annually in major cities around the world usually showcase Ready to Wear fashions.

Mass market

The fashion industry relies mostly on mass market sales. This caters for a wide range of customers and is affordable. Usually, after the ready-to-wear fashion shows described above, mass market fashion houses arty to adapt styles from that season. They produce with a lower quality of fabrics and on an assembly line.

Terms:

A fashion designer will think of and design the clothing item or accessory thinking of color, shapes, fabric in mind. This person is trained formally or apprenticed.

A pattern maker will take these designs and draft shapes and sizes to be ready to cut. It could be done on paper or in CAD software.

A textile designer will design the fabric used in the clothing, along with pattern prints, and weavings.

A seamstress will sew all the fabrics together according to the design set by the designer with the patterns kept in minds.

A model wears and displays clothes at fashion shows and in photographs.