Sandor Panton of Top5Jamaica. com, in association with the Gleaner Online, guides you through what's new, cool and interesting on the Internet. From Jamaica to the wider Caribbean and the rest of the World, this is the 'Week on the Web'.
IF YOU'RE a regular recipient or sender of funds via money transfer, whether you have a computer or not, you may want to consider an increasingly popular money transfer method - online money transfers. It works much the same way that a regular money transfer does, with the main and most obvious difference being that all or part of the transaction is done directly via the Internet.
With a large number of Jamaicans living overseas, and the existing steady stream of remittance funds to relatives and friends in Jamaica, already there are several players positioning themselves for a stake in this growing market. Globally, Western Union dominates the normal offline money transfer methods, and through Western Union.com, they're also seeking to do the same online. However, three other major players have been seeking to make their presence felt in the Internet money transfer to Jamaican markets, namely, CaribPay. com, Xoom.com and Senvia. com, with each seeking to differentiate in a number of ways including cost, speed, support services and added services.
Do you intend to utilise the Internet for online money transfers, whether for receiving or sending funds? Please send us an email - feedback@jamaica-gleaner.com - to let us know your plans and views on this subject.
WALKMAN PHONES 100
To coincide with the launch of its new family of Walkman phones, Sony Ericsson is compiling 'The Walkman phones 100' - the first soundtrack of the world's favourite songs of all time. Vote for your Top 3 songs (from any genre including dancehall and reggae, by any artiste) at www.walkmanphones100.lycos.co.uk, and you will also have a chance to win one of these new Walkman phones.
WEBSITES OF THE WEEK
http://www.site-reference.com - Site Reference is not a site that is specifically Jamaican, but it's the type of portal that I hope more Jamaicans will be visiting as Internet access pervades every corner of our society. It shows you that the Internet can be a lot more useful than simply a tool for doing research, playing games, communicating with friends or just idly passing time. Very easily, the Internet can be your fulltime place of work.
http://www.eatjamaican.com - especially for the Gleaner's overseas readers, EatJamaican.com is a very comprehensive online listing of Jamaican restaurants and food establishments all over the World. The listings are sorted by region, country and city and features a short description as well as the address and contact details of each establishment.
TOP FOUR VIEWS ON STAR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 13, 2005
1. Star Poster Girl
http://www.jamaica-star.com/poster_girl/pg_80.html 13,358 views.
2. Star Hottie Hottie Girl
http://www.jamaica-star.com/hottie-girls/636.html 11,839 views.
3. Diva Keiva robbed
http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20050811/news/news1.html 5,998 views.
4. Star Poster Girl
http://www.jamaica-star.com/poster_girl/pg_77.html 5,381 views.
5. Star Hottie Hottie Girl
http://www.jamaica-star.com/hottie-girls/640.html 4,729 views.
TOP FIVE VIEWS ON GLEANER WEEK ENDING AUGUST 13, 2005
1. Sumfest penalised for Sizzla's gay bashing
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20050811/lead/lead3.html 5,348 views.
2. Golden leap - Trecia Smith wins triple jump gold; Michael Frater bags 100m silver at World Champs
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20050808/lead/lead1.html 5,002 views.
3. 200m shocker! Campbell blames surprise run a 'stupid mistake'
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20050813/sports/sports1.html 4,761 views.
4. Sixteen prison warders sacked - Murder, trafficking among offences
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20050809/news/news1.html 4,473 views.
5. Hurdlers, Simpson sizzle in the rain
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20050811/sports/sports1.html 4,411 views.
