January 2008
29 posts
Domain portfolio sample for modeling →
Quick update on my BANS (Build a Niche Store) holdings. January 27th came in with our 20th site in this segment. Each store is monetized across several streams. This is to prevent a catastrophe of any one company from impacting the bottom line too heavily. The purpose of a BANS site is to set them in motion residual income sources while other projects are tackled. Our total website portfolio is...
Remember playing I WANT THAT? →
We’ve been teaching Ollie a fun game. Take all the Sunday newspaper circulars and go through them, one page at a time. Every person has to point to one thing on the page they will buy. One thing that they need. Or want. Val says she played the game as a kid and the Sears catalog was big fun because it contained just about everything.
She said some pages contained embarassing items, or really cool...
Fourteen thousand advertisers to ignore Google’s... →
This will obviously cause quite a stir in the blogging world. Reading through the Izea townhall meeting transcript a few statements stuck in my mind as encouraging for everyone involved. First, Izea is a fast moving target not easily thrown off course by Google’s attempt at censoring bloggers through PR (pagerank) deletion (Google Smacking). Second, I got the impression Izea does listen to...
Love a game? →
I’ve been asked by the good folks at OverStock to check out their Game-O-Love. The very first thing that needs to take place before we begin is a disclaimer. I love Overstock.com. OK, with that said let’s start by letting you know that prizes may be in your future if you visit GameOLove dot com. They’re saying that you may win presents from your sweetheart. Guessing they meant “for your...
Ask.com last hope for bloggers? →
“Ask.com Nabs Former Google Exec” sent my mind spinning through possibilities of wonderous synergy ideas. In the article it states that Cesar Mascaraque, previously of Google, has been hired by Ask.com as their European managing director. Good for Cesar. My mental fourth of July moment was an Izea & Ask collaboration encouraging the use of Ask.com search within the Izea community. Call it “Ask...
1st Man Made Genome or First synthetic genome... →
In the event you haven’t could this in the news…
Scientists have built the first synthetic genome by stringing together 147 pages of letters representing the building blocks of DNA.
via: http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/01/synthetic_genome
Tags: 1st, Man, Made, Genome
Time saving find on this chilly Tuesday morning →
I don’t spend much time talking about my day job. Don’t get me wrong I’m extremely proud of where I work and the job I’m tasked completing. We’re (I say we because it’s only as a team that we succeed) a dedicated team of departments. It’s the type of job were one minute I’m coaching a client in a warehouse and the next I’ve been asked to sit in on a meeting.
Recently I’ve decided to move...
Yahoo captcha broken by dead actor? →
Roughly speaking the flow of spam doubled in ‘07. Whispers are swirling that Yahoo!’s CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) could be compromised up to 35% of the time. This according to “John Wane” a security researcher *read blackhat* from Russia.
Not seeing the main media sources out there picking up the story yet as they usually report these...
Do you know an outstanding fundraiser /... →
From:
Nicholas Reville
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Nicholas Reville
Executive Director, Participatory Culture Foundation
Greater Boston Area
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Executive Director at Participatory Culture Foundation
Add LinkedIn profile pop-ups like this to your Outlook or web email.
Date:
January 12, 2008
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Robert MacEwan
The Participatory Culture Foundation (we make Miro - getmiro.com) is looking to hire a...
What’s the big Izea Ted →
This is in response to my homie at bloggerista where he possess the question of PayPerPost filing an antitrust claim against Google?
To think that an antitrust case isn’t part of the exit strategy at IZEA is probably naive. -> As stakeholders in what happens, a lot of bloggers like myself are anxious and impatient, but we don’t have the wherewithal to fight the battle in court.
Hold up tiger....
Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Deborah Platt... →
Let me get this straight. FTC chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras saw now problems with Google’s acquisition of DoubleClick. She saw no reason to recusal from the review of the proposed acquisition. So at one time she was partner at Jones Day though not an equilty partner like her husband. He has since converted from an equity to a non-equity status at Jones Day. See everyone! No problems here.
As...
My Sunday morning thoughts →
At some point Ollie has mentioned Miffy. Might have been during bedtime - my best guess. Anyway, in reading through “Surrender, Dorothy: Reviews” this morning I caught a glimpse of Miffy’s contest. I have zero information on the contest so you will have to visit http://surrenderdorothy.typepad.com/books for details. Somehow and we are all familiar with the experience– I came across Curious George...
I’m UNIX moving towards Mac →
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Hegel and Southern Yard Art →
Hegel and Southern Yard Art: A Brief Discourse on Thesis, Antithesis, and Synthesis as Applied to Cement Chickens
By applying the Hegelian Dialectical form of analysis to the subliminal urge to acquire and prominently display cement animals in a landscape setting, one can clearly comprehend the Southern affection for yard art. The thesis (ideational entity) is initially defined as any
live,...
eBay Motors redesigned →
eBay Motors has a new, vibrant look that’s more than just a pretty face. It’s been redesigned to work hard for you, providing faster, easier access to the tools and listings you’ll need for better vehicle and parts shopping.
At first glance there’s little to grab your attention. To yank the chain, rattle the cage or snap you back to reality. Are we headed back to Apple for another glance at the...
2008 Traffic updates for macewan.org →
The quiet period is over so I’ll be returning to my noisy self. Let’s recap tech news for the day starting with me ! My traffic is rebounding from the deIndexing in December 2007. Below are stats from two three differing sources. First analytics then BlogsPageRank.com followed by IzeaRank.com. Note that in clicking through to blogs page rank dot com there is no advertising. This is on...
Gnomes get no respect. →
Sir Issac Pleatworthy on the stage of Little Shop of Horrors.
First off, most gnomes have Scottish accents. No one really knows where they picked up the brogue but there you have it. Also, they never get lost. And they know the difference between alternating current and direct current.
Distinguished and trusted bloggers do not have a gnome on their desk. That is so yesterday’s wax paper. What we...
$300 per day →
My regular readers are familiar with my 3 month goal last summer. If you just started reading ideal absolutes then here’s a basic run-down. The goal was to see if it were possible to earn on a consistent basis $2,000 per month from macewan.org. Goal reach then exceeded led to a more serious goal search.
I’ve spent the better part of two months in training researching available options in hitting...
A Posties Reaction to RealRank Promotion →
I agree that anything less than $20 for 200 is pathetic at best, but the advertisers need to be educated on the benefits of the RealRank over Google PR. This will take time.
Izea would be well served to provide incentives for their top rankers to promote the RealRank system and/or IzeaRank, SocialSpark, IzeaSparkSocialRankROI or whatever else they dream up.
Why build up their new system (provide...
Izearank.com better than Google PR for bloggers? →
Do bloggers have a better chance of having their blogs valued with Izearank than Google’s PR? Is Izearank.com better than Google PR for bloggers?
Tags: Izearank, Google, PR, Alexa, Rank
Post-ESI doctor’s visit results →
Val went back for a brief post-epidural steroid injection check-up this week. She told me the shots would be a success if she could touch her elbows together. She says never to take range of motion for granted. On the way to Beaufort County Hospital to her appointment, I asked, “Well, can you touch elbows?”
“Yup.” And she did. Injections? A success. Val’s doctor reminded her, “I didn’t cure you....
FTC Goes Retarded for Google →
Federal Trade Commission Closes Google/DoubleClick InvestigationThe Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will not seek to block Google Inc.’s proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of Internet advertising server DoubleClick Inc. In a 4-1 vote to close its eight-month investigation of the transaction, the Commission wrote in its majority statement that “after carefully reviewing the...
Is it time for you to ShoutBack? →
Recently I came across a site billing itself as an easy way to raise funds for your cause and connect with your group - shoutback allows you to control the membership of new groups and the percentage of fees associated with merchants selling goods. Whether your with the PTA, a church or a school you find it relatively straight forward to participate in shoutback.
There were a few improvements I’d...
Hello 2008! →
OK, wow the year has already started out with a bang! First up are industry income updates, but first I’ve rerelease a blog with advertising in mind - washingtonnc.org - life in a small rural town. The second is brand new with zero content - bathnc.org. This site is where I maintain my thoughts on the local current events. From our tourism to local government. On with the updates. We know that...
SEOmeter.com accepting 100 free website requests →
Found the site from JohnChow. It appears that SEOmeter.com is celebrating with free website monitoring for the first 100 sites. I just signed up at 12:05 pm EST at number 37. The rules to apply are very simple in nature and easy to follow.
To celebrate the launch of SEOmeter.com, we are accepting 100 websites in our monitoring system for free.
Traveling with pets →
So we’ve all survived the holiday season extremities in tack. Sure, a few bell rings here and there that had to be taken out but overall folks were able to get back up and brush the snow off their shoulders. Last year I made it in full blown grandfather mode with two walk and one talking grandkids. So we get to stay home in the two story historic downtown home with a picket fence and greet those...
OLPC Contaminated with Windows →
Came across one of those late night articles that got my goat. Apparently Microsoft will be attempting to strip Windows XP to the point it can fit on the OLPC. Why? Linux envy is my only guess. They never got it working correctly on those desktop center blocks. The device doesn’t have a harddrive. Folks have already left messages expressing their distaste - check out the article and have at it....
Roping in the side yard darkness →
We all have those parts of the yard that could do with a little bit more light. Boy we sure do. Ours neighbors still have tons of cats roaming the hood and they all love to use our back yard as a toilet. Problem is we’ve got these wonderful grandsons that enjoy coming by every so often and they want to play explorer in backyardville land-of-kitty-poo. Not too pleasant to think about which is why...
Dead Mule School of Southern Literature update →
After 13 years as the authority in southern literature online the Mule gets immediate display when releasing a press release. Some how during our times babysitting the bathtube pirates for masterdad.com and janeybell.net I missed this message in the inbox.
Ya’ll… dear writers or submitters to the Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, I have been stupid sick for a couple months. Just...
