Social Network services, could you imagine your life without them? Whether it’s Twitter, Facebook, Hi5, MySpace, Hyves or LinkedIn, we are addicted to them. It’s a great way of keeping in touch with family and friends; we post sweet messages on their walls and proudly upload our holiday pictures so others can comment on them. We think nothing of throwing names, photos and birthdates of our children online and through our status updates we let the world know what we are doing 24 hours a day. But some recent newspaper articles have shown that nothing goes on without consequences…

Less than a week ago some furious Facebook users phoned the police when they saw the photo which a teenage mom posted to her profile. It showed her 6 month old baby with an (unlit) cigarette in his mouth. The 18 year old from Essex (UK) probably thought it was funny, but now faces a visit from social services.

If you and I should think twice about certain things, that certainly goes for celebs. And even more so if your name is Katie Price (better known as Jordan). She recently divorced pop singer Peter Andre, and had a big New Year’s Eve party at her house. There were a lot of guests, a lot of alcohol and Jordan’s children of 4 and 2 years old. Some party people posted photos on Facebook, which showed the toddlers in the background looking sleepy and confused as people around them were dancing and getting drunk. Later that night a fight broke out while the children were sleeping nearby. Jordan’s ex, Peter Andre, was furious when he found out and the glamour model now risks losing custody.

The story of Craig Lynch, who escaped from a prison in Suffolk (UK) in September 2009 is just as crazy. For more than 3 months he managed to stay out of the police’s hands, but he regularly kept on updating his Facebook status. He became very popular, having more then 1200 friends. On Christmas day, he posted a photo of himself with a turkey and the comment: “Wow, it really is Xmas. Ha, ha. I can’t believe I made it. **** the police.” He was captured two weeks later. Something similar happened to Lizzie Tams, who was free on bail and fled to France. She made arrangements through Facebook to meet her children at the airport in Nice. Unfortunately, the police was also monitoring her profile, who arrested her and put her on the first flight back to prison.

But luckily there are also some beautiful stories. In September 2009, an Australian who was on holiday on the Greek island of Mykonos found a camera on the beach. He created the Facebook group ‘Needle in a Haystack’, where he posted in order to contact the owner. It became a real buzz and more than 250.000 people joined. And two months later, he succeeded: the camera belonged to Marie, a girl from London who lost her camera during a vacation with friends.

With some common sense, a bit of responsibility and caution you have absolutely nothing to fear. But keep in mind that once you throw something on the internet, it is not so easy to control it. Of course, if you have some beautiful pictures from your last city trip, we’d love to see them. Italy for example. Rent the best apartments in Milan, and smile for the camera!

You’ve just moved in to your new apartment. It doesn’t matter if you bought it (congratulations!) or if you’ve rented it, your wallet is probably empty right now and your bank won’t give you any other loans. Either way, your flat has just the basic furniture: kitchen, bed, a closet, some shelves… The table is so tiny that you only can use it for a romantic dinner, but forget about a dinner with some friends!

How might you improve the aspect of your apartment without spending too much money? Recycling! Reuse recyclable materials and you will obtain great results. I bet on the dinning room ceiling a solitary sad light bulb is hanging without any lampshade. Why not to rescue the broken lamp from the previous flat? Take advantage of the old wiring and shade. You can also collect empty water bottles, and with a bit of patience convert them into original lamps. You just have to cut the top and the bottom and make a hole for passing the cable. Buy some nice paper, wrap the bottle and … done! The only investment is the bulb, which should be an energy efficient light bulb of course.

Light is very important, and now you have a more welcoming atmosphere, what else is missing? A real table and a sofa! You have noticed that the people upstairs are renovating and that they are changing the doors… Ask if they can give you an old one. Remove the handle, get two cheap easels, paint it and you will have a beautiful new table. To a get a comfortable sofa you don’t have to spend too much money either. To find a few pallets is easy enough: they will serve as a basis. Then you only will need to find a mattress (ask an aunt or a friend if they have an old one that they don’t use) and use it for the couch.

In general, any plastic container can be reused for other functions: some may serve as planters. Paint some tomato cans and transform them into very original pencil cases and you can use the windows as picture portraits…

Now that you have some ideas on saving money, why not reinvest it in a trip to somewhere nice? Have you always dreamed of going to the capital of Italian design? With the savings, you can buy a cheap plane ticket and rent cheap  Milan apartments. Perhaps the trip will give you new ideas for your creations!

We know, it is extremely difficult to declare one’s love to somebody: your hands tremble, you stutter, you don’t know where to fix your eyes… Our nerves can play tricks on us when we declare our love! But hey, what have you got to lose? What’s the worst thing that could happen? Do you fear rejection or a negative answer? Take it with a pinch of salt, after all, nothing ventured, nothing gained as the saying goes. Learning to assume your defeats will make you grow as a person. What if the response is positive? The uncertainty can be even more devastating than an unwanted response.

If you are truly in love, the best way to declare your love to somebody is by doing nothing. You don’t understand anything, do you? What we mean is that you have to let things flow. If you both like each other, everything will fall into place by itself. Look at his/her eyes with yours, dedicate him/her smiles, pay him/her a compliment and flirt! If the other person follows the game, he/she is probably interested in you. There will appear a magic moment in which one of the two should steal a kiss: just close your eyes and let yourself go for what you feel. This is the perfect love declaration because sometimes, words can fail us.

If, however, you are someone who would never, under any circumstances declare your love to your beloved one, whether out of shyness, fear or respect, it is better to let him / her to take the initiative.

Are you a romantic? You can always declare with the oldest methods. Poems and love letters are two great classics: although the letters are old-fashioned these days, new technologies offer new ways to send original love postcards by e-mail or nice sms text messages to the mobile phone of your loved one. And if you have written the text, much better! Sometimes Internet messages are too cheesy and full of clichés. Try to be natural and show your feelings openly, without falling into excesses.

If you are a boy and have an eye for detail, giving flowers and chocolates is another classic way to declare your love. If you’re a girl, leave him speechless buying him two tickets to go to a football match of his favourite team together! The fine details are always welcome and getting a date with the excuse of “I have something for you” will be much easier. Now you have opened the way to declare your feelings…

And now, Don Juan, go for it! The game of love has no rules! Each game is unpredictable and this is where the magic lies. How about declaring your undying love in the moonlight of an Italian city? Rent Milan Apartments and let the charm of the Lombard capital do the talking.