Our first week! … Time goes so fast.
From the 1st to 9th of December - Fun facts, Christmas apps and also some decoration advices from your yuilop team.
December 9 - Christmas “Geek Accessory”
Yuilopers, today we will talk about a curious accessory to decorate yourChristmas tree or even any corner of your house.
Surely you have the CD disks at home that you no longer use, have you thought about the possibility of recycling just at this time of year? We suggest reshape and give a new life to your CDs, unleash the imagination and Use them to decorate as elegant and a little “tech” environment.
A novel solution, zero cost and it will help the environment by recycling creatively.
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December 8: Nexus 7, the prize
Today we will talk about the first prize of our yuilop Photo Contest: A Nexus tablet 7, the first official Google tablet!
The 4325 mAh battery, the autonomy to use up to 9 hours of HD video, 10 of navigation, 10 in reading and 300 on hold. With the size of 198.5 x 120 x 10.45mm, the Nexus weighs just 340 grams. With its hardware the Nexus 7 boasts a remarkably high response speed when launching applications and access all the contents of Google Play.
Nexus 7 is equipped with 1GB RAM and 1.2 megapixel front camera, also has micro USB, microphone, GPS, gyroscope, 3.5mm headset.
You can win this awesome tablet participating in yuilop Photo Contest! See the rules, unleash your creativity and … Show that you deserve this award!
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December 7: Free Activities Rome
Yuiloper, every weekend we will present a city where you can find free Christmas activities. Today is the turn of Rome.
In Rome you can enjoy the exhibition of Nativity Scene “I 100 Presepi”. Here you can see and admire more than 100 artistic ways to represent the nativity. Also you can visit antiques markets in different parts of the city, one of our favourite places is Piazza Navona, and don’t forget to go to the romantic Milvio Bridge where all year couples hangs padlocks as a symbol of eternal love. The padlock has the name of the lover and after hang it into the bridge, the couple throws the key into the river.
The best way to spend Christmas in the city where it is impossible not to bump into its history.
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December 6: Christmas Ringtones and Texting
With Christmas Texting & Ringtones you will be able to download ringtones and texts to congratulate your friends or family for Christmas. With this application you can create iOS Christmas messages with custom background and also download Christmas carols from around the world to use as ringtones for your mobile phone. Download the app on the Apple Store.
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Wow it has already been twenty years since the SMS was born! We can barely imagine our lives without SMS now, but with new technologies and yuilop you can now do it for free read our post about this very important event in history of communication in Spanish and German too!
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Dear yuilopers we would like to tell you about the New Energy Rules! Now, every time one of your friends signs up, after your invite you receive 5 points…and so does your friend!
yuilop is for sharing talks, fun and energy points! Check out our Energy Table to know more!
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December 3: The yuilop Photo Contest
Show your love for yuilop and… Join our Photo Contest. You can win an amazing Nexus 7!
More info here: http://yuilop.com/intl/blog/yuilop-xmas-photo-contest/
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- 1 in 10 – The number of the presents received that will be broken by the New Year
- 7 in 10 – The number of dogs that get Christmas gifts from their owners
- 33 – The average amount spent per person on last-minute purchases
- 25 – The percentage time spent in queues when Christmas shopping
- 832 – The number of homes Santa visits every second to deliver all his present
- 5340 – Average number of times Visa Cards are used every minute during Christmas time
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- The letter “X” in Greek is the first letter of Christ, and “Xmas” has been used as an abbreviation for Christmas since the mid 1500s.
- In Germany, Heiligabend, or Christmas Eve, is said to be a magical time when the pure in heart can hear animals talking… <3
- According to data analyzed from Facebook posts, two weeks before Christmas is one of the two most popular times for couples to break up… ouch!
- LatinAmerican countries celebrate Misa del Gallo or “Mass of the Rooster” on Christmas Eve. The name “rooster” symbolizes the belief that a rooster was the first animal to announce the birth of Jesus.
- The British wear paper crowns while they eat Christmas dinner. The crowns are stored in a tube called a “Christmas cracker…