Beejive is hands down the UpSwong.com favorite for IM applications and we received this press release about the new and exciting 2.0 BlackBerry upgrade which adds a ton of features.

Beejive, the comprehensive IM Solution Adds Facebook Chat, GPS Location, Voice Notes, Support for the BlackBerry 5.0 Operating System, and More

Beejive today announced the immediate availability of BeejiveIM for BlackBerry 2.0, the most full-featured IM application available on the BlackBerry platform. This fast, modern, and highly customizable BlackBerry app supports Facebook Chat, GoogleTalk®, AIM®/iChat®/MobileMe®, MSN®/Windows Live®, Yahoo!®, MySpace, ICQ®, and Jabber, allowing users to access all of their IM accounts from one user-friendly app. With BeejiveIM, users can experience the always-on connectivity and feature richness of desktop instant messaging from their BlackBerrys, making it much easier and more cost effective to communicate than via texting.  From now until January 1, 2010, BeejiveIM for BlackBerry 2.0 will be available for fifty percent off, with device licenses available for only $9.95 and user licenses available for only $14.95 from www.beejive.com/buy.  At these prices, using BeejiveIM to send instant messages is substantially cheaper than most text messaging plans.

BeejiveIM for BlackBerry 2.0 adds a multitude of new key features that enable users to stay in touch more effectively than ever.  Already a full-featured social networking application, BeejiveIM 2.0 now includes:

• Facebook chat: Chat with your Facebook friends while on the go, and see a record of your chats on facebook.com.
• Clickable Twitter usernames: Click on a Twitter username in a chat to launch Twitter.
• Refined and responsive UI: Take advantage of BeejiveIM’s custom-written user interface, offering speedy and responsive controls and a modern look-and-feel.
• Voice notes: Instantly record and send voice messages to your IM contacts. Voice notes are perfect for on-the-go chatting, such as when you are walking down the street or need to get information to someone quickly and don’t have time to type.
• GPS location: Send your current GPS location with a link to Google Maps, taking advantage of your BlackBerry’s location features and adding a new location-aware element to your chats.
• More chat styles: Customize your chat styles and colors and set different backgrounds and wallpapers.
• File transfers with all IM services: Easily send, receive, and review file attachments, and see previews of images right inside your chat.
• Push notifications: Whether running in the foreground or the background, BeejiveIM will always notify you of new instant messages.
• Improved Battery Life: Staying in touch with all your friends is now far gentler on your battery.
• Support for the 5.0 OS and Storm: BeejiveIM supports all BlackBerrys running 4.2.1+ and 5.X operating systems, including the Storm and Storm 2.

These join an already long list of features, including:

• Group chats: Chat with groups of contacts on AIM®, Yahoo®, MSN®, and Jabber.
• UI Customization: Customize your buddy lists, chat layouts, bubble styles, and more.
• Logging: View your chat history, and email yourself logs of your past chats.
• Buddy Icons: Show icons for all contacts in your buddy list.
• Clickable Hyperlinks: Click on real hyperlinks in chats, allowing you to browse, call, tweet, email, text, or PIN message directly from a chat screen.

“Mobile phones are now full-fledged social networking tools and remote offices, and we enable the millions of BlackBerry users to always stay in touch with their friends and business contacts on virtually any chat network,” said Kai Yu, founder and CEO of Beejive. “With BeejiveIM for BlackBerry 2.0 we’ve added a long list of powerful new features to help users stay in contact while minimizing their text messaging expenses. And, in the spirit of the holidays, we’re cutting the price in half, the biggest sale we’ve ever had. ”

Pricing and Availability

BeejiveIM for BlackBerry is available with two different licenses: a $9.95 device license and a $14.95 user license. The device license is for use on one BlackBerry, and if you change your BlackBerry device you will need to purchase a license upgrade or transfer. The user license is for use on one BlackBerry device at a time and can be transferred to other BlackBerrys for free. Both versions include free upgrades. On January 1, 2010, pricing will return to $19.95 for device licenses and $29.95 for user licenses.

Visit www.beejive.com/buy to purchase BeejiveIM for your BlackBerry or, to enjoy a free 30 day trial, go to www.beejive.com/download.

About Beejive

Based in San Francisco, Beejive (pronounced \b?-h?v\) is a privately held company specializing in the design and development of software for mobile devices. Founded in 2006, Beejive strives to become the world’s premier developer of fast, reliable, and easy-to-use mobile software. BeejiveIM, the initial offering from Beejive’s product portfolio, is a multi-protocol instant messaging client that connects the mobile user to the major instant messaging networks.  BeejiveIM was created to address the lack of reliable, user-friendly instant messaging applications available to mobile users. For more information, please visit www.beejive.com

Welcome to the UpSwong Ab Lab.  Here we will be divulging info to help you wade through the plethora of routines, guides, pills, and “secrets” out there to get you the mid-section you’ve always wanted.  Students who arrived late to class can view the UpSwong Abs introduction here.

Today’s lesson is short but critical:

If you want to see your abs, or even just have a nice flat stomach, body fat level is crucial.

You can do crunches all day long or the most killer ab routines you can find, but if you have excess fat around your mid-section you will not see “washboard” abs or have a stomach like Jamie Eason.

This does NOT mean that you shouldn’t keep crushing all that ab work though.  It only means that doing abdominal training does not spot reduce fat around your stomach.  What it does do is build up strong, sexy ab and oblique muscles that WILL be visible once you lose the fat.

If the guy in the picture below gained 50 pounds of fat his abs muscles wouldn’t go away, they would just be covered up.

So what we’re going to teach you here at the UpSwong Ab Lab is how to uncover YOUR abs and get what’s been hiding under there lookin’ its best.

Stay tuned for Part 2 where we’ll be dispelling a major myth and getting you on your way to UpSwong Abs!

As cool at the world’s largest gummy bear is, how about a somewhat more useful product from Vat19.com like the USB Beverage Cup Cooler and Warmer?

Question&Answer from the Vat19.com product page:

1. Will it actually keep my drink warm?

Answer: Yes, it gets up to about 120-140 degrees Fahrenheit. OurUSB Drink Warmer with 4-port hub may get a little warmer.

2. Does the USB Beverage Cup Warmer & Cooler actually keep a drink cool?

Answer: Definitely. It basically has a heat exchanger inside of it (which includes a little fan). That’s why it’s a little thicker than the USB Drink Warmer with 4-port hub and it has a series of vents in the front. This allows the air flow that is necessary to cool down the plate that you put your drink on top of. So, it’s kind of like a small air conditioner that doesn’t require changing filters. Just plug it into a powered USB port and you’re all set.

3. How long is the cord?

Answer: It’s 42 inches long (3.5 feet). You can buy a USB extension cable if that isn’t long enough. In all, the USB Warmer & Cooler weighs a little less than 1 lb.

4. Will the USB Beverage Cup Warmer & Cooler work on my computer?

Answer: Yes, but only if your computer has a USB port. If your keyboard looks anything like what you see below, you have a Commodore 64 and it’s actually 1987 right now. The Internet doesn’t exist and this web page hasn’t been made yet. Poof!

Check out The USB Beverage Cup Cooler and Warmer product page on Vat19.com for more info. The page is awesome and totally worth a read just for the laugh factor. The whole Vat19.com site is filled with awesome products and videos…”curiously awesome” as they say. We’ll be posting a lot more of them here on UpSwong so stay tuned!

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I’ve been doing a bunch of research over the past few weeks checking into various web hosts. I’m still not done so any feedback, suggestions, recommendations, etc. are all greatly appreciated. I hear Media Temple is fantastic but they are a bit pricey…still may check ‘em out anyway. I will most likely update this as I learn more or as info changes.

Keep in mind the prices listed are at the time of this post…11/1/2009. Please visit each site for the most current pricing and promotions. Also some of the sites listed like GoDaddy, HostGator and InMotion offer different pricing options and packages to suit the needs of all kinds of users.

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Thank you to everyone who donated to the Pledge a Pound for a Penny Challenge. Over $2800 was raised to be donated to the American Cancer Society.

From Mike:

“I didn’t have the day I wanted(670/435/600-1705 raw total), but the real goal I set for the meet was met, as over $2,800 was raised for helping in fighting breast cancer, and I am very proud of that.

I want to thank everyone who donated and helped support me in this. I really, really appreciate it. This is a cause very dear and near to my heart and I hope to make this an annual event.

All money was donated to the American Cancer Society in the name of Wendy Niebling.”

For today’s daily swong I’m going to begin elaborating on the origins of upSWONG.  First let’s begin by defining an upswing.

up-swing

1.  an upward swing or trend

2.  a big increase, improvement or advancement

When asked what makes an upSWONG different than an upswing, semi-pro online poker player and backer Craig Smith replied, “Hmmmmm…it’s just better.  I mean, it’s a swong.”

To celebrate the launch of upSWONG.com we’re going to be doing tons of free giveaways!  Each item will have it’s own post here on upSWONG and all you have to do for a chance to win is leave a comment in the post.  We have all kinds of cool stuff waiting to be yours so stay tuned for more details.

Check the SwongStakes daily to see what new items we’re giving away and be sure to follow us on Twitter @upSWONG.

That’s right, the soul pwning dash is having a sweepstakes. Details coming soon.