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Attention All Bloggers: FTC: Bloggers must disclose payments for reviews

  Monday, October 5, 2009

The Federal Trade Commission will try to regulate blogging for the first time, requiring writers on the Web to clearly disclose any freebies or payments they get from companies for reviewing their products.
The FTC said Monday its commissioners voted 4-0 to approve the final Web guidelines, which had been expected. Violating the rules, which take effect Dec. 1, could bring fines up to $11,000 per violation. Bloggers or advertisers also could face injunctions and be ordered to reimburse consumers for financial losses stemming from inappropriate product reviews.
The commission stopped short of specifying how bloggers must disclose conflicts of interest. Rich Cleland, assistant director of the FTC's advertising practices division, said the disclosure must be "clear and conspicuous," no matter what form it will take.
Bloggers have long praised or panned products and services online. But what some consumers might not know is that many companies pay reviewers for their write-ups or give them free products such as toys or computers or trips to Disneyland. In contrast, at traditional journalism outlets, products borrowed for reviews generally have to be returned.
Before the FTC gave notice last November it was going to regulate such endorsements, blogs varied in the level of disclosures about these potential conflicts of interest.
The FTC's proposal made many bloggers anxious. They said the scrutiny would make them nervous about posting even innocent comments.
To placate such fears, Cleland said the FTC will more likely go after an advertiser instead of a blogger for violations. The exception would be a blogger who runs a "substantial" operation that violates FTC rules and already received a warning, he said.
Existing FTC rules already banned deceptive and unfair business practices. The final guidelines aim to clarify the law for the vast world of blogging. Not since 1980 had the commission revised its guidelines on endorsements and testimonials.
Cleland said a blogger who receives a freebie without the advertiser knowing would not violate FTC guidelines. For example, someone who gets a free bag of dog food as part of a promotion from a pet shop wouldn't violate FTC guidelines if he writes about the product on his blog.
Blogger Linsey Krolik said she's always disclosed any freebies she's received on products she writes about, but has stepped up her efforts since last fall. She said she adds a notice at the end of a post, "very clear in italics or bold or something - this is the deal. It's not kind of buried."   Source: Houston News                                                                                                                                                                   Be Sure to Leave Your Comments! Also be sure to subscribe to my feeds http://feeds.feedburner.com/dotblogger and Follow Me on Googles Friends connection Recommend @lilruth to @MrTweet on Twitter....VOTE FOR ME at http://bloginterviewer.com/animals/dogcents-ruth

Snap.com

Introducing Snap Shots from Snap.com

I just installed a nice little tool on this site called Snap Shots that enhances links with visual previews of the destination site, interactive excerpts of Wikipedia articles, MySpace profiles, IMDb profiles and Amazon products, display inline videos, RSS, MP3s, photos, stock charts and more.
Sometimes Snap Shots bring you the information you need, without your having to leave the site, while other times it lets you "look ahead," before deciding if you want to follow a link or not.
Should you decide this is not for you, just click the Options icon in the upper right corner of the Snap Shot and opt-out.                                                                                                                                                                    Be Sure to Leave Your Comments! Also be sure to subscribe to my feeds http://feeds.feedburner.com/dotblogger and Follow Me on Googles Friends connection Recommend @lilruth to @MrTweet on Twitter....VOTE FOR ME at http://bloginterviewer.com/animals/dogcents-ruth

Gov't seeks ban on texting truckers, bus drivers

          
I had to post this news for almost all of us text messages to each other. Well it looks like some of us won't be able to text while your driving your car. Hope you find this article interesting.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Thursday it will seek to ban text messaging by interstate bus drivers and truckers and push states to pass their own laws against driving cars while distracted.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the administration also would move to put restrictions on cell phone use by rail operators, truck drivers and interstate bus drivers.
"Driving while distracted should just feel wrong - just as driving without a seat belt or driving while intoxicated," LaHood said at the end of a two-day conference on the problem. "We're not going to break everyone of their bad habits - but we are going to raise awareness and sharpen the consequences."

As a first step, LaHood said President Barack Obama signed an executive order late Wednesday banning all federal workers from texting while driving on government business, driving government vehicles or using government equipment.

The administration also will push to disqualify school bus drivers who are convicted of texting while driving from keeping their commercial driver's licenses.



Researchers, safety groups, automakers and lawmakers gathered to discuss the perils of distracted driving, hearing sobering data from the government that underscored the safety threat as more motorists stay connected with cell phones and mobile devices.



The Transportation Department reported that 5,870 people were killed and 515,000 were injured last year in crashes connected to driver distraction, often involving mobile devices or cell phones. Driver distraction was involved in 16 percent of all fatal crashes in 2008 and was more prevalent among young drivers.



Senate Democrats said support was building in Congress to move against text messaging by drivers. The legislation, pushed by Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., would require states to ban texting or e-mailing while operating a moving vehicle or lose 25 percent of their annual federal highway funding.



"It's like driving with your eyes closed," said Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., a proponent of a texting ban.



LaHood declined to endorse Schumer's bill, saying simply that the administration would work with Congress. Many states have questioned the use of so-called sanctions against states that do not pass laws sought by Congress, especially during tough economic times.



"The words 'federal mandate' and 'federal sanctions' do not play well," said Bruce Starr, an Oregon state senator who attended the conference.



Eighteen states and the District of Columbia already have passed laws making texting while driving illegal, and seven states and the District have banned driving while talking on a handheld cell phone, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.



Many safety groups have urged a nationwide ban on using any handheld mobile devices while behind the wheel.



Bus and truck operators said they would review the plans. Dave Osiecki, vice president of safety for the American Trucking Associations, said his group would work with LaHood "on a comprehensive approach to reducing distractions for all drivers, including professional truck drivers."



American Bus Association President Peter Pantuso said his organization supported the restrictions and most member companies already had policies prohibiting drivers from texting and using cell phones.



The conference attracted families of victims of accidents caused by distracted driving, who urged the government to take a strong stance against cell phone use in vehicles, whether it includes a handsfree device or not. They said technologies that prevent the mobile device from receiving e-mails or phone calls while the vehicle is in motion could help address the problem.



Some researchers cautioned that banning all cell phone use by drivers would undermine the development of in-vehicle safety technologies that alert emergency responders to crashes. Industry officials said a broad public awareness campaign was needed to reach tech-savvy young drivers.



"Everyone our age thinks we're invincible," said Nicole Meredith, 18, of Louisville, Ky., who totaled her car because she was texting while driving.



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Distracted Driving Summit: http://tinyurl.com/ncozgx



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Computer Tips - Quick Folder Options

  Quick Folder Options

We've talked about hidden files before, right? Browse to the Control Panel, click folder options, blah, blah, blah. Practically drilled into our head by this point eh? Well, let's put the Windows Vista Search Bar to work then, shall we?

If you're switching back and forth between showing hidden files and re-hiding them, then taking a step out of the process should be welcome. So, instead of slogging through menus to get to the Folder Options, why not just type in “folder” in the Search Bar?

The very top selection that pops up will be “Folder Options”.

Why go through the hassle when you can be there now?

http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/quick-folder-options

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Mouse Browse!

If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel on it, here's a cool trick. Try Holding the Shift Key on your keybaord and then spin the mouse wheel. In both Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox you'll go forward or back a page depending on which way you spun the wheel! How cool is that?

Give it a try. Open up your browser, follow a few links, and then hold the Shift key and spin the wheel!

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Definations of Domain Names and how you use them

                    
How do you choose a domain name? And what happens in regards to domain registration? Are two of the main questions that people hold when it comes to creating their own website. Choosing your domain name is something that should involve a lot of thought as it is vital to the success of your website, which is why it is important that you are well informed of how to go about this process, this is where Article Alley steps in to help with this section. Our Domain Names section aims to help inform you of anything and everything you could need to know about choosing the right name, checking the availability and then registering said name. Also not only do our articles inform of various aspects of Domain Names but they are also available for you to use for free within your own website etc. So make the most of Article Alley's Domain Name section today.
Basics of Domain name registration
Things look amazing when we talk about making money online, well it requires building up credibility among your customers. So with your web presence registration of own domain name is the first step to ensure things are going towards desired direction. ...


Domain Name Registrations – Do This Before Designing!

The major chunk of time, money and resources are spend towards website design and development. And many people compromise on the domain in the process. The domain name is just as important for online success as is a professional web design.
Prosper with Domain names choose the best
Some domain names bring prosperity and there is no myth in this it is the truth. There are many ways and strategies that can implemented. It all depends on your business and size of the company and nature of services.
Dot Eco TLD

Top level domains, or TLDs, are the recognizable suffixes found in internet addresses, such as .com, .org, or .edu. The astonishing growth of the internet over the past decade alone has given rise to a corresponding need for more specific TLDs

Who Owns a Domain Name

Owning a domain name is similar to owning a house in real life – everything must be registered under your name, especially if you’re the one paying for it and maintaining it. Some people might think that any domain can be owned in just a snap of a finger....

Author: Elijah James

Who Registered The Domain Name
The internet promises a lot of money-making opportunities. There are a lot of markets being created by the virtual community. As more and more websites are made, more and more people also become curious how to own or register a specific domain name. Th...

How Do I Purchase A Domain Name

So you have finally decided to land on the virtual community and have your own site – before thinking of a name and all the work needed in order to create a site, one thing you need to consider first is purchasing a domain name. But, how do you purchase...Well, the first thing you need to think of would be the name itself. How would you want your site to be named? Think of a name that will best suit the contents of your site and something that would be easy to recall. Example, if your line of business is about selling recycled papers, you may want to choose www.gorecycled.com. This would be easy to recall and easy to type as well.




Think of maybe ten domain names. Why ten? Because the next step you need to do is to try and search if there already is a site like that. Try googling the name you have in mind and see if it has a direct match over something else. If it does, then go to the next until you have all available options left.



After choosing the name, look for a merchant that sells domain names. A lot of them can be found online. Search for them using search engines and you would be presented with a lot of options. These entities are oftentimes called “registrars” as they verify if such a domain name already exists before they guarantee a sale for you.



Try to research for the name of the domain registrar you will be entering an agreement with. Research if there are feedbacks available for this registrar. See if the customer service, rates, products and other services will fit your needs best. Do not be in a rush to enter into an agreement as most of the domain name services actually last for months if not a year of contract. So if you do not want to be tied onto some entity you’re not really sure if would do a great business with, do not even try and risk it. Do your homework first before selecting the registrar of your choice.

Example of Domain Name


A domain name, to put it simple, is your address on the World Wide Web. This is where you put up your website and it is what internet users will type in their address bar in order to locate your site while online. Your domain name should be short, simple and describe what your site is about...



Internet Domain Name Confusion - A Simple Explanation

Nowadays, it is no surprise that you will find someone or something that has the same name. With so many people going online, our creativity is challenged when making a new idea out of nothing.

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Blogging and Posting Schedule To Keep the Readers

     
Not all blogger stay in front of his/her computer for blogging and writing the article. I am one of them who not blogging every day. I write the article more than one in one time, but how to make my article showing or updating regularly for my readers.
In my previous post “……”, I have mentioned that to keep readers in your blog is writing the article regularly, once a day or twice a week, it’s depend to your time and effort. in this case, do you suppose to force yourself to be in front of your computer to blogging, did you make it? I said NO……

I have a trick to maintain the article to be showing at your desire time. FYI, I still do my day job and blogging in the night when I have a time. So, I write two until four article at a time. I write using Microsoft Word first, and then I copy paste to the blog software for posting when I have the internet connection active. But before I click the button “save” or “publish”, I arrange the “timestamp” of the articles one by one.
I arrange to show or post ( arrange timestamp ) five of my article once a day each. It’s mean that my blog will arrange that for 5 days ahead my blog will have a new posting every day. So, I have 5 days to do my other work while my readers have their news every day in 5 days. Its really make me little bit relax and use my time properly. Source: Money Online Business Solutions...                                                                                                                                                                Be Sure to Leave Your Comments! Also be sure to subscribe to my feeds http://feeds.feedburner.com/dotblogger and Follow Me on Googles Friends connection Recommend @lilruth to @MrTweet on Twitter....VOTE FOR ME at http://bloginterviewer.com/animals/dogcents-ruth

Increase Pagerank with Crosslinks

The professional blogger always consider his/her blog or site PageRank for the increasing the traffic and visitor. One of many techniques to increase the blog or site page rank by cross link.
Crosslink is the link between your pages in your site. By linking your new post to the previous post will also useful to keep your old post visible to the search engine spider or bot. This method also will drive your visitor to your previous post or old post such as my previous post " Ideas to improve your Alexa ranking and boost your traffic" which impact the time of your visitor in your blog or site.
Link every your new post to the previous one to share the new post page rank for the previous one. For the example:
The newest post (A) just write or produce by you, and you put the link to your previous post (B) in the content;
Assuming that post B have link also inside its content to the post C;
Post C also have the link to the post D;
Assuming that post D is the oldest or first post in your site, what you need to do is to edit Post D. Insert link to your new post there.
This method will make all your post like a circulation or circle without brake. According to my understanding, it’will make all of your page’s PageRank will be the same even you only have one or five post/page which have high PageRank.... Be Sure to Leave Your Comments!

Ideas to Improve your Alexa ranking and boost your traffic

I believe that it is very important if you are looking to monetize your blog. It is not the only thing that advertisers look for but it is one of the biggest factors in determining the value for an ad or link on your blog.
The Alexa formula is based on the number of vistors that visit your site and the number of page views. Of course, only those with the Alexa toolbar count as votes. It is kind of like the Nielsen ratings are for television. Sounds pretty simple right, increase the number of visits and the number of pages they view and your Alexa ranking will increase, right? Yes, this is true but there are some other things you can do to boost your Alexa ranking. Here are some ideas.
Install the Alexa toolbar. If you have not yet installed the toolbar, do it now, it only takes a minute and every time you visit your site you will be helping your Alexa rank.
Encourage your blog readers to download the Alexa toolbar. Just like I did just now! The more regular readers that you have that have the toolbar installed the better your ratings.
Attract other webmasters to your blog. You should try to write blog posts about blogging and other topics that would be interesting to webmasters as these are the people that will be most likely to have the toolbar installed. Even if you have a mommy blog or personal blog, you can sprinkle in some blogging posts to get the tech savvy visitors to stop by.
Become active in webmaster forums. I am sure you notice a theme now, the more webmasters you get to your blog the better your Alexa ranking. Join forums like Digital Point and Bloggeries and be sure to include your blog link in your signature. These sites also allow you to add an rss feed to your profile that will display your latest feed.
Entrecard and Adgitize- These are two great ways to get get visits from people with the Alexa toolbar. I recommend that you advertise on Adgitize, and you can see the difference.

YouTube lifts music video block

The issue of copyright has dogged YouTube since its launch
YouTube has lifted a block on users viewing official music videos after the website reached an agreement with songwriters' group PRS for Music.
In March, the service blocked thousands of music videos to UK users after failing to reach agreement over fees.
YouTube, owned by Google, is paying an undisclosed lump sum to PRS, backdated until January and lasting until 2012.
Adam Shaw from PRS for Music told the BBC that he was pleased that an agreement had finally been reached.
"We have 60,000 song-writer and composer members and many of them don't earn very much money at all - 90% of them earn less than £5,000 a year," he said.
"The money we receive is really their living."
Sanctioned
YouTube's decision in March theoretically blocked all premium music video content - owned by record labels - in the UK.
However, many fan videos and official videos continued to be available on the site, including some sanctioned by the record labels themselves.

If content owners start to see the video site as just another useful platform rather than a threat, then everyone can start making money
Rory Cellan-Jones
BBC's technology correspondent
Read Rory's thoughts in full
For example, EMI-owned Parlophone recently became the site's most popular UK channel of the year, with 240 million hits, despite the ban.
However, YouTube said the "tens of thousands" of videos which had disappeared "will come back over the next few days".
"The music videos are an extremely popular part of YouTube and this deal doesn't only cover the music videos but also music included in TV programmes like the X Factor and also for the inclusion of music in user videos as well," YouTube's Patrick Walker told the BBC.
The deal will also mean that new material will appear on YouTube as the site signs partnerships with other record labels and guest editors introduce their favourite videos.
Pete Waterman says songwriters should get paid properly by YouTube
'Outraged'
In the UK, PRS for Music acts on behalf of member publishers as a collecting society for licensing fees relating to the use of music.
At the start of the row Mr Walker told the BBC that PRS was seeking a rise in fees "many, many factors" higher than the previous agreement.
He said the two were "so far apart" that YouTube had no choice but to remove content while negotiations continued.
HAVE YOUR SAY
If the public can access videos for free, and the artist still gets paid then it sounds like everyone's a winner
Richard Hill, Birmingham
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At the time, Steve Porter, head of PRS, said he was "outraged... shocked and disappointed" by the decision.
He said the move "punishes British consumers and the songwriters whose interests we protect and represent".
The Music Publishers Association (MPA) joined PRS in urging Google to rethink, while Lord Carter, who was the UK's minister for communications, technology and broadcasting, also waded into the debate.
Giving evidence before the Business Select Committee, the minister said he suspected a degree of "commercial posturing on the part of both parties" but said the row was indicative of a wider issue.
YouTube is the world's most popular online video site but has been under increased pressure to generate more revenue since its purchase by Google for $1.65bn (then £875m) in 2006.
Services such as Pandora.com, MySpace UK and Imeem have also had issues securing licensing deals in the UK in the past 12 months. Be Sure to Leave Your Comments!

Make money at home the easy way

I read this article on the net.daily news on the internet and I thought some of you might be interested in this. I have not tried it yet because I do not have a credit card and seems they do not take paypal. The article read like this: Are online jobs the next big thing? For Mary Steadman it sure is. Mary, a mother of 2, is thriving, in the middle of an economic recession working in the comfort of her own home.

From her website: "I get paid about $25 for every link I post on Google and I get paid every week... I make around $7200 a month right now"

Mary's story is a very familiar one in these tough times. She lost her job as an account rep for a manufacturing company and a few days later her husband also was laid off from his job as part of cutbacks due to the bad economy.

"We knew we had to do something, so we put our heads together and started trying online job opporuntities." Mary and her husband Kevin wound up getting caught up in a few quick rich business opportunities that were nothing more than pyramid schemes before finding something that really worked.

"I realized the best thing to do is instead of hoping that a company that you are looking at is going last, why not go with a big, reputable company. After looking at several different companies, I picked the safest bet... Google."

Online giant Google is a publicly traded company and is worth an estimated $100 Billion. The company has pioneered online search and has changed the way we use the internet.

In a matter of weeks Mary and Kevin had a steady stream of income coming in via checks that were delivered to their home. They happened upon a system called " Google Biz Kit" that taught them how to make money posting links online.



Google Biz Kit is a free course that can teach anyone, regardless of computer skill level to start making money online. It's available for free by clicking here.
Mary even shared with us a picture of the kind of checks she gets from Google each month:



For those of you that have seen the 'scammy' sites on the internet that promise you can make millions of dollars online Mary warns that this is not the promise being made here and that most of those sites are false representations of earnings you can make.

"We never tell anyone they'll make millions of dollars, in fact I think this is the ONLY online system that says you probably WON'T make millions, but you can generate a legitimate income from home like I do that replaced my full time job."Source: the internet... I do hope that if this is for real and you do try it out please be sure to let us know by leaaaving comments once you tried it and letting us know if it worked for you or if it did not work for you either way let us know!!!

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Gagets in-the- Pink

The perfect i-Phone, along with the rest of the perfect pink gagets a girl would love to own!
The perfect netbook for the girl who is on the go, and would rather carry something light. The Lenovo IdeaPad S10 is ultraportable yet it can run most of the basic programs you need. It weighs only 2.76 lbs and about 1 inch thin so you can take it with you everywhere without feeling the extra baggage. Its 10.2 inch screen is acceptable--you can surf the web all day or work on your reports all night comfortably with this Netbook!
Source: Gagets-in-pink.com
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Free eCourse on using Google Adwords

Those of you who are into internet marketing have probably heard of Perry Marshall before. He’s one of the big gurus of the whole business. I’ve been checking out some of his stuff as well as others because I’m honestly curious about how these guys are making money out there on the internet.
I’ve read so many stories about people making thousands of dollars a month or more just from Adsense or Adwords or Affiliate Marketing. There are, of course, other advertising systems people are making money from, but you get the picture.
There are also a lot of scam artists taking your money and giving you very little in return. I don’t know what the ratio is, but I’d be willing to be many of those people selling ebooks and courses have gotten their money just from selling ebooks and courses.
With that said, I signed up for Perry Marshall’s free eCourse on using Google Adwords (aff) and was impressed by the content. He actually gave me enough useful information that I was able to understand the basics of how you can make money with it.
That’s not to say that everyone’s going to read his email course and make a million bucks from it. I think the rule still applies that most people won’t even bother getting the knowledge and that of those who do, most won’t ever use it. Out of the remainder, once again, most will quit after a short attempt that ends in failure. That’s just the way things go. Most people quit when things get difficult or confusing.
Back to the point of this post: if you’re at all interested in internet marketing or making money on the internet, check out Perry Marshall’s free eCourse. Yes, he does try to sell you on some of his other products, but the free information is actually pretty good. I’m considering buying his Google Adwords eBook and seeing if I can make any use of it. If I do, I’ll definitely review it here. Source: Internet Be Sure to Leave Your Comments!

Do More From Your Browser Address Bar

You are already familiar with quite a few browser address bar shortcuts. For instance, type some text in the address bar of your browser (e.g. apple) , press Ctrl + Enter and the browser will automatically send you to the corresponding .com website (in this case, www.apple.com).
The search and address bar of Google Chrome
Or type in some complex search query (e.g., site:firefox.com internet explorer) in the address bar, hit go and the browser will show results from your default search engine*. The address bar of Google Chrome is even smarter as it can offer live suggestions while you are typing the search query.
Other than these built-in shortcuts, you may also want to know about a couple of URL hacks (a better term would be “address bar commands“) that let you do stuff from the address bar itself - they are pretty easy to remember and don’t require you to install any bookmarklets or add-ons (so you can use them on any computer and even some mobile phones).
1. Capture a screenshot - Go to your browser’s address bar, type aviary.com before the http:// part of the URL and hit Enter. Aviary will immediately capture a full screenshot image of the web page that’s currently open in your browser - here’s an example.
2. Download videos - If you are like to download a YouTube video, just add deturl.com to the URL (see example) and you’ll be able to save the video in either Flash or Quicktime format. This is a pretty useful option for mobile phones that don’t support the flash player but can play Quicktime.
3. Shrink the address - There are about a million URL shortening services out there but if you want to quickly shrink the URL from the address bar itself, try this - just type bit.ly before the URL and it give you the short form on the next screen.
4. Email a web page - If you want to email a link of the current web page to a contact or to your own self, here’s a trick. Just type the mailto command in the address bar and this will compose a new message in your default email program - you can have the URL of the page in either the body of the message or in the subject line itself.
mailto:a@b.com?body=http://google.com/ (a@b.com is the email of your contact)
5. Share or bookmark a web page - If you find the above email command a bit scary, here’s something more simple. Go the address bar of your browser and type smub.it/ just before the URL as in this example. You can then share that page on any social site or even send the link to your friends via email. A perfect option for mobile phones.
6. Who owns that website - If you want to know the email address and other contact details of the owner of a site, the whois record of that site can sometimes help. To view the whois details of the current site, type whois.domaintools.com/ in the address bar (just before the http:// part) and there you have all the information - see example.
7. Send yourself notes - Futz.me is a free service that lets you email text notes, hyperlinks and even images from the right the address bar of your browser.
Go to the address bar, type futzme.com/xyz followed by a space (xyz is your unique username) and anything that’s after the space will be sent to your email address. If you use Futz.me with a URL that points to an image, the image will be sent you via an email attachment or even through MMS (if you are in the US). Thanks Veronica.
8. Mobile friendly web - If you are reading web pages on a mobile phone, you can easily convert the current page into a mobile friendly version by adding http://mopwn.com/ in front of the URL in your address bar as in this example. Internally, the mopwn service will simply forward your request to Google Transcoder but it’s still very handy.
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Nine unusual ways to increase traffic to your website

If you’ve been doing online marketing for any time at all, then you already know the traditional methods of attracting visitors to your website and increasing traffic: social networking, social bookmarking, blogging, email marketing, PPC, forum and article commenting, directory submission, etc. But at some point, these methods begin to lose effectiveness and new marketing and promotion channels must be discovered. Listed here are nine non-traditional methods that can help you increase website traffic.


1. Submit your website and logo to design galleries – Even if your business is not in the design industry, you can attract a sizeable new traffic base by posting your unique and interesting website or logo to one of the hundreds of galleries currently on the web. An expansive list of these galleries can be found on the CSS Gallery List.

2. Create a Wiki – Create more interaction among employees and potential customers by creating a wiki for your business. With a wiki, employees can post info they find useful and can allow clients and potential customers to collaborate and add to the open projects. A wiki can be a very valuable source of both information and interaction, making your customers feel like they are part of the company. Check out Media Contour’s Wiki to see how it works.

3. Record Videos of your Meetings and Processes – If you are going to a particularly interesting meeting, you can use your camcorder, cell phone, webcam, digital camera, or screen capturing program to capture the event. You can then go back and edit out any portions that are boring or contain sensitive info. Interviews with various employees of your company can also act as promotional vehicles for your website. Processes such as the design of a website or the coding of a particular widget on your site can also become a viral sensation if made interesting, funny and useful. You can post these videos on your site as well as on YouTube, Viddler, and Veoh to gain maximum exposure.

4. Cold Calling and Spam Email Reversal – We have all gotten those annoying calls from telemarketers and it is safe to say that you have at least a few spammy emails in your inbox. The next time you get a solicitation for a certain product or service, turn the situation around and offer your products and services to the telemarketer or spammer.

5. Use your network of friends and family to spread the word – Is it too much to ask your brother, uncle, or girlfriend to mention your website on their own social networks? Ask them to post your link on their profile(s) or to check out your site once in a while. If you get the right person to endorse your product or service, you can instantly gain recognition and a significant new group of followers.

6. Design and Provide Library Bookmarks – You can promote your website while at the same time contributing to local bookstores and libraries. Although libraries usually have a surplus of these cheap pieces of cardboard, you can create an interesting design with your company logo and the URL of your site to attract all of the knowledge-hungry bookworms.

7. Create Customized Merchandise - Use CafePress or another custom printing service to create t-shirts, mouse pads, stickers, leotards, or anything else with your company’s logo or name. Ask your designer to make the merchandise look cool so that people will buy it despite the advertisement. You can also get your employees to rep your customized gear at the office and on their personal belongings.

8. Write your URL on Dollar Bills – While this method for attracting new visitors to your website is considered defacing US currency and is technically illegal, the rewards may be worth the punishment. Money is constantly changing hands between new people in different locations from different backgrounds, making it a very effective medium to advertise your company’s website.

9. Use Your Pet as a Walking Advertisement – Your dog will not mind a quick hair cut, but the people who see him will definitely notice. A cat, dog, rabbit, or any other pet can be converted into a walking advertisement with personalized pet clothing or by shaving the company website or logo into their fur. Just make sure that you know what you are doing before you get a call from PETA.

While the traditional methods for promoting and advertising your website are often quite effective, sometimes they aren’t enough to get your site to the next level. The nine tips listed above will surely attract the attention you need to get new visitors to your website and increase exposure. Though some of the methods described here are slightly unusual and can be controversial, they all can be accomplished with little to no budget, making them viable options for any web-based company. Source: the Web

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Rehab staff 'killed web addict'

A Chinese teenager sent to an internet addiction rehabilitation camp has allegedly been beaten to death by its counsellors, according to reports.

A number of employees of the Qihang Salvation Training Camp in Nanning have been arrested over the death, his father Deng Fei told the Global Times.

The camp had promised to put Deng Senshan, 15, under 24-hour supervision.

China is increasingly taking action against what it sees as a pandemic of web addiction.

Some estimates suggest up to 10% of the country's 100 million teenage web users could be addicted, and a growing number of rehabilitation services exist.

However, there is little consensus on how to treat the addiction. In July, China's Ministry of Health formally banned the use of electroshock therapy as a treatment option.

According to the China Daily newspaper, an agreement the teenagers' parents signed with the camp said: "The centre can take necessary approaches including punishment to educate the teenager, as long as the approaches will not abuse the child or impair his health."

Camp staff are alleged to have put the teenager in solitary confinement on Saturday and then beaten him that evening.



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The New" Most Radical and Fundamental" New Twitter Makeover Page

Last week Yahoo rolled out a new front page to much fanfare.

At the time I reported on the sweeping changes the internet portal made to its shop window if you like...the entry point for some of the 570 million people who visit the site every month.

The killer approach is personalisation, letting users customise links to Yahoo and other services they use most frequently from news to social networks to e-mail to movies.

Yahoo described the overhaul as the most "radical" and "fundamental" makeover of the site since it began more than a decade ago.

Well now the insanely popular micro-blogging service Twitter is following suit. The changes are initially aimed at helping newcomers to the site navigate their way around and understand the brave new world of tweeting.



Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter blogged:

"Helping people access Twitter in more relevant and useful ways upon first introduction lowers the barrier to accessing the value Twitter has to offer and presents the service more consistently with how it has evolved".
He also explained that Twitter has changed and morphed from a:

"rudimentary social tool based on the concept of status messages" into "a new kind of communication and a valuable source of timely information. Also it's fun."
For the serious stuff think Iran, Mumbai, China and the Hudson River. For the fun stuff think Oprah, Ashton Kutcher and irrelevance. Sometimes for some and all the time for others.

What is most interesting about the makeover is the company's focus on search. As a real time search tool it is invaluable to a host of people from journalists to marketers and from big and small companies to anyone who cares.

The old home page definitely had an amateurish ring to it with its claim that Twitter was a way for friends and family to stay connected by answering one simple question "What are you doing?" Today the new home page presents a loftier aim and encourages users to "share and discover what's happening right now, anywhere in the world."

Certainly at least anywhere in the world where Twitter is being used but with an estimated 40 million worldwide users since the beginning of the year and the desire to reach a billion, it could be argued that Twitter is on the right track with that statement.

Join the conversation...or not. But if you do, be careful what you Tweet.

Amanda Bonnen knows that to her cost. Earlier in the year she tweeted that the apartment she was staying in was mouldy...and to her then handful of followers she said:

"Who said sleeping in a mouldy apartment was bad for you?"
Well the property management company that was named is not happy and has filed a lawsuit that accuses Ms Bonnen of defaming the company and are asking for $50,000 in damages.


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New Sheriff For Entrecard- Interesting story

New Sheriff For Entrecard
Entrecard has become the puppy of another company. Today we received a form letter from the acquirers of the system that brings bloggers and writers from all over the world together. The growing pains and problems associated with many of the early adopters have been seen as whining. But Entrecard has stayed the course and has grown against the grain of web trafficking and social services. Read belos the letter sent to all of us about the future of a potential avenue where entrecard is headed down.
Hi everyone,
I would like to write on behalf of ZipRunner, Inc. to express our excitement about the future of Entrecard. As an angel investor, I saw the potential in Entrecard a couple years ago. I immediately recognized its uniqueness, its networking capabilities and its diverse user base, and became a board member of Entrecard when the company was 6 months old. I truly believe Entrecard is the best networking platform for the blogging community and will continue to be a lead provider of blogging services for years to come.
Before I can begin to discuss the future of Entrecard, I would like to first express our gratitude to Graham Langdon, Founder of Entrecard. Graham has done an excellent job managing Entrecard to where it is today. It will be our duty to continue keeping users posted about changes to Entrecard and to continue providing Entrecard users with new services that will increase traffic to blogs.
I understand that there are many questions about the recent acquisition of Entrecard by ZipRunner. ZipRunner is an investment company with many years of experience with Internet companies. We intend to have a smooth transition and will continue to provide essential services such as dropping cards, earning credits and allowing bloggers to network. We believe that these services are what make Entrecard special. In addition, Entrecard will continue to have Richard Clark (phirate), Entrecard’s founding developer, on its management team.
Furthermore, ZipRunner is prepared to take Entrecard to the next level. We have carefully read blog comments and the help desk to gain a better understanding of users’ concerns. We value our Entrecard users and we intend to address your comments and to provide you with the best blogging service possible.
In closing, I would like to reiterate that ZipRunner is looking forward to working with Entrecard users and improving Entrecard services. I only ask that you give us a chance and your patience. Look for great things to follow in the coming weeks, and months.
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Same-Name couple to Wed after FaceBook meeting

MIAMI - This October, Kelly Hildebrandt will vow to share her life with a man who already shares her name.
This is no joke. Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt, 20, and Kelly Carl Hildebrandt, 24, expect just over 100 guests at a ceremony at the Lighthouse Point Yacht & Racquet Club in South Florida, where they will become husband and wife.
"He is just everything that I've ever looked for," she said in an interview. "There's always been certain qualities that a guy has to have. And he has all the ones I could think of - and more."
Their modern romance was a match made in cyberspace. She was curious and bored one night last year, so she plugged her name into the popular social networking Web site Facebook just to see if anyone shared it.
At the time, Kelly Hildebrandt, of Lubbock, Texas, was the only match.
So she sent him a message.
"She said 'Hi. We had the same name. Thought it was cool,'" Kelly Carl Hildebrandt said. "I thought she was pretty cute."
But there were also concerns.
"I thought, man, we've got to be related or something," he said.
For the next three months the two exchanged e-mails. Before he knew it, occasional phone calls turned into daily chats, sometimes lasting hours. He visited her in Florida after a few months and "fell head over heels."
"I thought it was fun," he said of that first online encounter. "I had no idea that it would lead to this."
Months after Kelly Hildebrandt sent her first e-mail, she found a diamond engagement ring hidden in treasure box on a beach in December.
"I totally think that it's all God's timing," Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt said. "He planned it out just perfect."
She's a student at a local community college. He works in financial services. They plan to make their home in South Florida.
It hasn't been all smooth sailing. A trip on a cruise ship almost got canceled when the travel agent deleted one ticket from the system, thinking someone had plugged in the same information twice.
There was also some uncertainty about how to phrase their wedding invitations, so they decided to include their middle names. But any confusion likely won't carry on past the husband and wife. Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt said there are no plans to pass along the name to future children.
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