Associated Content Does Not Pay International Writer Anymore

I received the following email from the administrator of Associated Content. It comes as a very surprising news as it concerns only non US citizens. Unless you are approved as an AC Featured Writer, you will not be able to earn by publishing contents. This change does not affect US legal residents and citizens. This is more to a tax issue which is seeming inevitable to avoid.

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Associated Content has sent you the following message:

Important Announcement: As of May 1, 2010, Associated Content will be making changes to our payment system that significantly impact Contributors who are not United States taxpayers.

After evaluating our payment policies in regard to international Contributors, our legal team has determined that Associated Content must immediately start withholding a portion of all international Performance Payments pursuant to U.S. tax laws. Due to the cost involved in this process, we can only offer continued Performance Payments to international Contributors enrolled in Associated Content’s Featured Contributors program.

Contributors who are not enrolled as a Featured Contributor, or are not accepted into this program, will no longer be able to earn Performance Payments from Associated Content as of May 1, 2010. If this applies to you, you will receive a final Performance Payment on May 12, 2010 for your page views through April 30, 2010 (if your balance exceeds the current $1.50 payment threshold).

If you are not currently enrolled as a Featured Contributor, we encourage you to apply now. Please note that the program requires you to have top-notch writing skills, and a strong body of work in one of our featured topic areas. You can read all the details and apply to one of the programs here. Note: There is no deadline for applying to the program, but you will not be able to earn further payment until/unless you are accepted.

If you are accepted into the program, you will be asked to submit a United States W-8BEN tax form, enabling Associated Content to withhold earnings on Performance Payments pursuant to U.S. tax laws. In addition, your earning threshold will increase from $1.50 to $100, meaning Associated Content will only process Performance Payments when the total payment balance passes $100. The good news: As a Featured Contributor, you will receive high value assignme nts every month, and will continue earning Performance Payments on all content published.

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Unfortunately, those who are not accepted as Featured Contributors will be unable to earn additional Performance Payments until further notice. We sincerely apologize to all international Contributors who are affected by this. These changes are occurring for legal reasons outside of our control. We strongly value your contributions to Associated Content, and hope to expand our new Performance Payment system to additional international Contributors in the future. You will be notified again if this occurs.

If you would like to remove your content from AssociatedContent.com, please send your request to community@associatedcontent.com.
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If you have any questions about how this change impacts you, please email community@associatedcontent.com.

Sincerely,

Associated Content

PS: If you are a United States legal citizen or resident, these changes will not impact you. However, you will need to submit your taxpayer identification information to us as proof of your identity. Email us for instructions.

Making Investment on Precious Metal

It is now time to invest in precious metal. So the next question by many people would usually be, Gold is already at such a high price, is it really worth the gamble? Well, the answer is yes. Gold is the only commodity that has been able to maintain its value thereabouts during times of crisis. When currencies are affected by interest rates and economy outlook, this made precious metal an alternative.

Apart from gold, silver can be a very good alternative to gold. But there are not many investment instrument that offer silver purchase. Little did many people including avid investors realized that world demand for sliver has now exceeded annual production rate since early 90s. Sliver stockpiles are now in high demand.

Another form of currency is coins or bullion. Besides having the metal value of sliver, the casted coins or bullion have its own intrinsic and collection value on top of the metal price. If you think that coins are boring, you may also consider silver bar. There are many forms to choose from. It is therefore the best way to preserve wealth in case of emergency and in times of uncertainty.

If you are someone who collects coins, sliver bullion is something that is not to be missed. To buy silver bullion is not as hard as before as there are many legit and renown company selling their products like silver bars, coins and bullion online. So you can make any purchase even at the comfort of your own home.

Sliver bullion is currently priced at $18.65, in Feb 10, it was just $17. In just two months time, it has been increasing its value steadily.

Review on Hot and Sexy Sg Blogger and Model - Gui Xue Sha

Gui Xue Sha is undoubtedly one of the hottest Singapore models in our time. Checking out on her Facebook photo really convinced me why she won Miss Maxim 2007.

One very interesting trend about pretty girls, be it whether they are amateur of a professional models, they have a blog. Yes, they know how to blog. This is one way to publicize their existence and also to show case their assets. Xuesha has a very sexy figure and the look of an angel. She is almost near perfect a women can be.

In her blog, you will see all her sexy photos including those she have taken with her friends which are usual photos about her life. Something very heartbreaking visitor would tend to realize from visiting Gui Xue Sha's blog is that she is attached.

Read on for the full review and links to Gui Xue Sha's blog


I think it is now time to start a page just for Asian Hot Bloggers because as it seems the search trend is increasing and on a very steep uptrend.

Language is never a barrier in the Virtual World of Internet

I supposed many people who are surfing on the net long enough would know that Internet comes in many languages. In order for a site to be accessible to all part of the world, Language is a problem. If you are able to convert your information into multiple languages, businesses can reach further and enjoys better business results.

The problem with free web based translator is that it is not entirely accurate. Even a person who likes to communicate with business counterparts who are not able to commute in English, sometimes, words could dangerously comes in various meaning which can result in miscommunication and in worse case, misconceptions.

So what are the options available? Well, as Internet became a portal to Information, it is not far fetch to imagine that translation services do exist on the Internet. But how do we know that these translation services would be up to the mark?

There are many things to look at when finding yourself the best web translation services. The main factor to consider her is that the service should be able to provide and deliver fluent, native and accurate translation that are ready to be published. It must be of high quality and adequately edited by qualified persons. Look for translation services that offers warranty. But that is not all, be sure to check out testimonies and visit forums for service reviews. These are the things that you can take reference to make purchasing decision.

Also, by learning more about such given reviews on the translation services, you would be able to tell which offers better service and more importantly, at a reasonable price. Price is the ultimate key point to consider as it contributes to your operational costs.

With the pace that Internet growth is going, the possibilities out there is really limitless and absolutely no boundaries at all.

[REPOST] iPhone 4G, Apple's next phone unveiled

Well, many people such as myself would kill to take the first glimpse at the most anticipated debut of Apple's next smartphone - iPhone 4G. While many are still at home sitting in front of their machine searching around for clues, one man has got the real thing. Yes, I do not know how he did it, but he has in his very possession - iPhone 4G. The phone that will once again take the world to another frontier.

The above picture was gotten from Gizmodo's site. He is the person allegedly found the prototype. It does seem a little squarish as compared to the current iPhone 3G/3Gs series.

It is not rocket science that anyone can probably speculate on Apple's success on its 13.5 Billion revenues are really heavily due to this wonderful invention of iPhone. So how much did Apple made. Its 5.3 Billion dollars. It is almost 50% of its entire earnings.

While many are still wondering how the next generation iPhone would looks like, the spoiler came from this guy who gave that this phone is being picked up somewhere in a bar in Redwood City.

Well, as you can see, iPhone 4G has been the most searched about keywords over the past two days and I can assure you it will be going on for quite awhile now. The news would be amplified and this site would enjoy enormous traffic for weeks.

For more information, details, pictures and photographs of this next generation iPhone 4G, visit Gizmodo Website. I am sure many people would like to take a glimpse at it. Now you can even see it dissected in this website.

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