The world of fashion is a mélange of colors, fabrics, textures, concepts, brilliant creativity and a million fabric swatches that designers base their ideas from. It’s not about brands, seasons or just runway shows. It’s about mirroring what you are from in life, donning a Creator’s robes to visualize beauty, transform whites into a million shades of multiplicity and detailing it with just about anything the earth can offer such as shells, stones, gems and whatever catches artistic fancy. It’s about telling the world how beautiful it is through a larger vertical through phases of conceptualization, design, visual merchandising and showcasing.

Here are some top global trends to watch out for in 2009:

Pre-collections
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Drupal, as some of the people put it, is one of the best Content Management Systems (CMS) available. We tend to differ and do not support this thought as we firmly believe that Drupal is the best CMS. The name Drupal is inspired from a Dutch word “Druppel” which means “Drop” in English.  This open source project was started in 1999 by Dries Buytaert.

What is Drupal Anyway!

You can call Drupal a Content Management System (CMS), Content Management Framework (CMF) or a Web Application Framework (WAF). With its modular and flexible architecture, Drupal can be used to build a simple blog to a complex multisite social networking application. Drupal Core is what you need to start building a site with Drupal. It is a collection of common functions for Content Management, User Management, Content Syndication etc. Let’s understand what these core components actually are:
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“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet,”
- Juliet says distressed because Romeo’s name (symbolizing the family he belongs to) does not allow them to be lovers.

This is not about Theatre although it is rather Theatrical
With all due respect to Shakespeare, I just have to disagree. There is, in fact, a lot in a name. Why else would I go to a restaurant and ask for Coke instead of just any cola? Why would I automatically walk into a Levis showroom, knowing that I would get a pair of jeans that was sure to fit beautifully? When my aunt gifts me a Tommy Girl, why do I know I will love the fragrance before I even open the bottle? When my husband surprises me with Swarovski earrings, how am I so sure that they would sparkle for years? Apparently, there is a lot in a name.
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The New Year 2009 has begun amidst a lot of worries about global recession. For the hotel industry, this has been the worst of times, as most hotels around the world are struggling to tackle the problem of lowest occupancy rates. This is a first, since 1971. However, hoteliers are sure to devise creative and innovative ways to attract their guests and earn their trust once again. Inevitably, most luxury facilities in the hospitality sector would have to work doubly hard to demonstrate how unique and satisfying their offers would be so as to justify the greater expense. That’s why there is so much debate about innovative trends in the global hospitality sector.

So, here’s a mixed bag of global trends that is sure to interest those who are keen to understand what’s in store for the global hospitality segment:
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The very purpose of having a web presence has changed drastically over the past decade. From being a mere extension of the promotional strategy of a business, a web presence has blossomed into becoming the core promotional methodology for enhancing brand recognition and promoting sales. IAB Europe President Alain Heureux said in a statement in June 2008, “Despite a slowdown in ad spend on some traditional media, the rise of online advertising in Europe continues unabated.” The growing importance of the Internet is also revealed by the survey conducted by Nielsen Monitor-Plus in the US market. The survey reflects that while US advertising spending was up merely 0.6% in 2007, Internet ad spending grew 18.9%.

Why Formulate a Content Development Strategy?

Most people are attracted to the Internet as a source of information. This information is mainly available in the form of content. Content has the power to:
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