I Got a Crush on Obama
This post isn’t about the “I got a crush on Obama” video. It’s about what this video means. This is going to be the first presidential election in the internet video era. I think that this video is going to wake up many politicians. The fact that ordinary people can create they’re own videos about […]
Win a Ipod Shuffle at Live Learn Invest
Two contests in one day?? I’m contest whoring today.
Live Learn Invest is running a simple contest where the winner gets an Ipod Shuffle and a free linkback. The main difference between this one and many of the others that I’ve seen is that he’s promoting a different site and mainly wants a link to Printed Circuit Boards instead […]
Pure Blogging Contest for $200!
Pure Blogging is holding 2 separate contests this month worth a total of $200. The contest rules are here.
Pure Blogging is awarding $100 CASH to whoever posts the 1000th comment on his blog. The blog is in the 800 comment range, so hurry up and comment. Also, there is a random drawing for another $100 CASH to anyone […]
25 Blogs with Page Ranking and low Top Commentators
In my post about increasing your site ranking through commenting I mentioned that the fastest way to boost your Technorati authority and get high ranking inbound links is to find blogs that have high PR and low Top Commentators and comment regularly on their site.
There are literally thousands of sites out there that fit this criteria and […]
I hate cheap businesses
Today, I go to fill up my gas tank at a local gas station that I never go to. This one always seems to be empty, there is never a wait for gas here. I slide my credit card in the pump and proceed to fill up my tank. While I’m waiting, […]
African safari video - Lions, Buffalo, Crocs… can we ask for more?
Here is a video taken by vacationers on safari in Africa. They definitely got to see a once in a lifetime battle between buffalo, lions and crocodiles. For those in a time crunch you can begin watching it at the 6:25 mark (timer goes backwards).
Interesting timeline points (backward timer):
6:15 - Lion makes a great tackle
4:50 - […]
Should you feel bad for not tipping?
Today, I played golf for the first time in 3 years. We played at a fancy course but got a nice first timer’s discount for $20. I know that golf is an expensive sport. In addition to the greens fee, I had to buy some golf balls and tees, another $20. Then halfway through the […]
IKEA makes you pay for plastic bags
I was at IKEA today and after I bought my stuff I realized that I didn’t have any bags to carry my stuff out. For those who don’t shop at IKEA, you self bag your things after checkout. I looked around and couldn’t find any. When I asked the cashier for some bags she told […]
How Real Estate Investing Keeps Your Taxes Low
An attractive element of real estate investment is that it creates a paper loss when in actuality you have gains. To understand how this can lower your taxes while increasing your income, here’s a quick example.
Rental Condo
Rent Collected
$15,200
Mortgage Pmts
(9,000)
Assessments
(2,000)
[…]
Why are we addicted to reading blogs?
During the early days of the internet, I found myself passing work time through a slow AOL connection and reading discussion groups and usenets. Why did I read these? Because the content on these were submitted by readers and were updated daily.
Fast forward to the introduction of the web in 1994. Most webpages were static, […]