Xt3.com
Bringing the Gospel of Xt (Christ) into the 3rd Millennium
The Catholic Church has just launched a new social network called XT3, designed to assist youth in connecting prior to World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Some people are calling this the "Catholic Facebook" but I think it goes further than that. There are quite a few uniquely Catholic features, such as "Ask a Priest" and what are you praying for. This site looks like it's going to be quite big, it's already got thousands of members.
Check it out - join the coolest social network here.
Monday, 16 June 2008
Get Hot New Stuff for Cheap
BestOnlineCoupons.com offers a collection of discount and bargain coupons for hundreds of popular online stores. The coupons are sorted into categories for ease of access, including Apparel and Clothing, Internet Services, and Pet Supplies. There's even info on free diet analysis and info on the top weight loss program.
Say you wanted to buy a computer from Dell. Instead of checking out the Dell Computers website directly like you would normally, why don't you have a look at the Dell Coupons section of the site? You could save hundreds if not thousands of dollars simply by looking at what is dicounted before you buy. It's just like walking down the street and looking for the sales, except that you have even more choice and flexibility through being able to browse, choose and complete your product choices online.
To help you in keeping up to date with the various coupons, there are special sections for Hot Coupons, Expiring Coupons and New Coupons. There is even an RSS feed, so you can subscribe to be notified whenever a new coupon is added to the online directory, enabling you to really keep up to date with the latest bargains.
This site has coupons for hundreds of sites, so there is no need to worry about missing out on a deal because it's not in the list. The site is regularly updated, and offers a great chance to pick up some real bargains in the world of online shopping. A couple of nice touches like the Related Deals section and store identification help to bring this site out in front of the crowd.
Say you wanted to buy a computer from Dell. Instead of checking out the Dell Computers website directly like you would normally, why don't you have a look at the Dell Coupons section of the site? You could save hundreds if not thousands of dollars simply by looking at what is dicounted before you buy. It's just like walking down the street and looking for the sales, except that you have even more choice and flexibility through being able to browse, choose and complete your product choices online.
To help you in keeping up to date with the various coupons, there are special sections for Hot Coupons, Expiring Coupons and New Coupons. There is even an RSS feed, so you can subscribe to be notified whenever a new coupon is added to the online directory, enabling you to really keep up to date with the latest bargains.
This site has coupons for hundreds of sites, so there is no need to worry about missing out on a deal because it's not in the list. The site is regularly updated, and offers a great chance to pick up some real bargains in the world of online shopping. A couple of nice touches like the Related Deals section and store identification help to bring this site out in front of the crowd.
I might be getting an iPhone!
As per latest financial discussions, I might be getting an iPhone! It all depends on whether I can pre-order it to be sent down to World Youth Day, where I'll be at the time of launch. If all goes well, I'll buy it on the 13th and get it sent to wherever I am in Sydney. Then I'll be able to live-blog WYD with WiFi access hopefully - so keep posted (no pun intended!)
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I've set a Spark Alight....
Most advertisers will know about PayPerPost, the online advertising network. But did you know that a relatively new company has been generating buzz since it was launched? SocialSpark, from IZEA, offers many of the features of PPP in a more social environment. Advertisers and Bloggers can create relationships (or "friendships") and there is scope for non-monetary incentives through the use of "sparks".I've just signed up for SocialSpark, and I like what I've seen. SocialSpark already has a wide range of advertisers, selling products about as diverse as the blogosphere can handle. It's really a great way to connect advertisers and bloggers. Unlike PPP, SocialSpark allows real interaction between advertiser and blogger, so that the unseemly aura of "sponsored" posts is largely avoided. The advertisers don't even need to offer money for the post - you can just offer a "spark" which will let you choose whatever reward you want, or even no reward at all for a truly unbiased review!
SocialSpark has 4 main points in their code of ethics:
- 100% Audit-able In-Post Disclosure
As you can see, there is a disclosure button at the bottom of this post. SocialSpark makes it easy to ensure the readers are informed about sponsored posts. - 100% Transparency
One big difference between SocialSpark and other blogging networks is that SocialSpark shows the public who is posting what. If you accept a sponsored post, any of your viewers will be able to visit SocialSpark and see exactly what your relationship with the advertiser is. This provides a very meaningful incentive for publishers and advertisers alike to "stay clean". - 100% Real Opinions
Well, this can never be guaranteed, but from what I've seen SocialSpark takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that people are allowed to write what they think, not what they're told to write. - 100% Search Engine Friendly
SocialSpark tries to help bloggers and advertisers to avoid "paid post" penalties in search engine rankings. This is achieved by automatically making all paid links "nofollow". This also helps avoid disputes in the case of a full no-follow blog.
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advertising,
money making
Friday, 13 June 2008
Yahoogle!
Official Google Blog: Our agreement to provide ad technology to Yahoo!
Check this out. I knew it was coming!
Check this out. I knew it was coming!
Pracs
I've got a lot of pracs to do right now, so don't worry if I'm not posting, or online in the next few days. Exams are coming up too, so I may be missing from places like Facebook, Skype, LibraryThing and the Schoenstatt Youth Forums.
If you have any ideas or want to contact me in the meantime, visit my Nature Photos site and click the email link.
If you have any ideas or want to contact me in the meantime, visit my Nature Photos site and click the email link.
Thursday, 12 June 2008
When you're looking for a break....
There are so many personals web sites today that it's hard to sort the scams from the goodies. Every website in it's own right will claim to be “the solution” to your needs, but how do you really tell which one is best? The answer is to use a review site, which summarizes multiple other sites with a review of the quality of each. One such review site is http://www.primedatingsites.com/.
This site provides reviews of many popular sites, such as Perfect Match, eHarmony and Yahoo Personals. Each review provides a link to the website reviewed, along with full information about the features of the particular website. Each review is fully investigated and verified, so you can be sure that the information you are receiving is in fact correct – at least, so far as this information is verifiable. All websites maintain some anonymity, so you can never be absolutely sure that what you are seeing is correct anywhere online. You should check carefully before visiting and submitting personal information to any of the sites listed, no matter how good the review. Remember, all human nature is fallible!
That said, if you use Prime Dating Sites you should be fairly safe in terms of what you know about a site. It will certainly help you, if you choose to use one at all, to make a reasonable choice. Review sites are very useful on the web, and Prime Dating Sites is one of those.
This site provides reviews of many popular sites, such as Perfect Match, eHarmony and Yahoo Personals. Each review provides a link to the website reviewed, along with full information about the features of the particular website. Each review is fully investigated and verified, so you can be sure that the information you are receiving is in fact correct – at least, so far as this information is verifiable. All websites maintain some anonymity, so you can never be absolutely sure that what you are seeing is correct anywhere online. You should check carefully before visiting and submitting personal information to any of the sites listed, no matter how good the review. Remember, all human nature is fallible!
That said, if you use Prime Dating Sites you should be fairly safe in terms of what you know about a site. It will certainly help you, if you choose to use one at all, to make a reasonable choice. Review sites are very useful on the web, and Prime Dating Sites is one of those.
Why I posted a disclosure policy
Or: The English version of what I posted yesterday.
Short story: PayPerPost requires you to post a disclosure policy on your blog, to let people know that you accept paid posts. I had to do this.
Long story: Two of my posts were rejected because I didn't have a disclosure policy. For this reason, I had to use PPP's online disclosure policy generator to create a policy for my blog. Basically, it says that I do accept paid posts, but I still keep all my posts honest. So although the available opportunities will affect what I post about, they won't affect what I say about them. Make sense?
Anyway, it's there. You can read all the technical jargon, or you can just read this post. I know what I'd do! :)
Short story: PayPerPost requires you to post a disclosure policy on your blog, to let people know that you accept paid posts. I had to do this.
Long story: Two of my posts were rejected because I didn't have a disclosure policy. For this reason, I had to use PPP's online disclosure policy generator to create a policy for my blog. Basically, it says that I do accept paid posts, but I still keep all my posts honest. So although the available opportunities will affect what I post about, they won't affect what I say about them. Make sense?
Anyway, it's there. You can read all the technical jargon, or you can just read this post. I know what I'd do! :)
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MindBody Management Software
According to the website, MindBody online offers "Business Management Software for the Personal Service Market such as Yoga studios, Hair Salons, Spas, Health clubs, Martial Arts dojo, etc.". This sort of business is becoming popular nowdays, but there aren't many software programs specifically targeted at this market.
Mindbody offers help in three distinct business areas:
In terms of business management, Mindbody helps in many areas, including keeping your schedule accessible to clients and staff, client information tracking and staff management. But many generic software packages can do that. One of the best things about this software, is that Mindbody also provides the capability to keep your business open 24/7 - online. Through the integrated online store and scheduler, clients can register for appointments or even buy products!
Even better, Mindbody not only helps you improve the business you already have, but gives you the marketing tools that you need so that you can run your business and build your business - simultaneously. Tools are available to analyze client activities and create reports based on customer needs. You are also provided with tools to manage email marketing.
Overall, Mindbody is a solid product with a rapidly expanding market. The company provides not only this software, but also tracking data integrated with their tools, for the perfect store management solution. Check it out - Mindbody just might be for you.
Mindbody offers help in three distinct business areas:
- Business Management Software
- Web scheduling and e-commerce
- Strategic Marketing and Education
In terms of business management, Mindbody helps in many areas, including keeping your schedule accessible to clients and staff, client information tracking and staff management. But many generic software packages can do that. One of the best things about this software, is that Mindbody also provides the capability to keep your business open 24/7 - online. Through the integrated online store and scheduler, clients can register for appointments or even buy products!
Even better, Mindbody not only helps you improve the business you already have, but gives you the marketing tools that you need so that you can run your business and build your business - simultaneously. Tools are available to analyze client activities and create reports based on customer needs. You are also provided with tools to manage email marketing.
Overall, Mindbody is a solid product with a rapidly expanding market. The company provides not only this software, but also tracking data integrated with their tools, for the perfect store management solution. Check it out - Mindbody just might be for you.
Microsoft Bashed by the EU
The European commission has accused Microsoft of monopolistic practices quite harshly in a recent speech. Personally I think they deserve it - all the negative press I've ever seen about Microsoft has been true. What do you think? Any Microsoft fan boys out there, or are all the fanatics F/OSS devotees?
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microsoft,
open source
An interesting Idea
Pressed4Time is an intriguing new dry cleaning company offering franchise opportunities right now. What's unique about this company is that they don't just dry clean. They dry clean on the road.
To tell the truth, I had never even thought of mobile dry cleaning. But now that I've seen Pressed4Time, it sounds like a great idea. With the on-demand nature of today's culture, this business could really take off.
Here's some info straight off the Pressed4Time website:
So what do you get for investment in Pressed4Time? Firstly, a low-cost incentive based royalty structure.
If you want to request more information about Pressed4Time franchise opportunities, or just check out the whole idea, visit the Pressed4Time website. If you're looking for an investment in the dry cleaning area, Pressed4Time could be a good idea. With a large established franchise base and intensive training programs, you'll certainly be off to a good start.
To tell the truth, I had never even thought of mobile dry cleaning. But now that I've seen Pressed4Time, it sounds like a great idea. With the on-demand nature of today's culture, this business could really take off.
Here's some info straight off the Pressed4Time website:
Established in 1987, we are an international company with an outstanding track record and a rich future. As the largest company of its kind, we operate 170 franchises in 33 states and Canada.Obviously they're not really such a small company. Covering two countries and 33 states already, the business has a proven success story. Pressed4Time was named “one of the Best Franchise Buys Under $100,000” by National Employment Weekly. And I believe them. I'm not a dry cleaner myself, but it certainly sounds like a good idea.
So what do you get for investment in Pressed4Time? Firstly, a low-cost incentive based royalty structure.
You remit 6% of gross revenue up to $20,000 per month. For monthly gross revenue in excess of $20,000, your royalty is 3% regardless of the number of vans your franchise operates.So if you make over $20,000 per month you get decreased royalties, in turn boosting your business. Nice move. Plus, you get training to help you out in the wild.
Travel to our Home Office in Massachusetts where you’ll spend time on the road with an experienced Pressed4Time franchisee and several days in the classroom for formal training;In addition to this training you also receive manuals and continued assistance throughout your business's life.
If you want to request more information about Pressed4Time franchise opportunities, or just check out the whole idea, visit the Pressed4Time website. If you're looking for an investment in the dry cleaning area, Pressed4Time could be a good idea. With a large established franchise base and intensive training programs, you'll certainly be off to a good start.
Plasma Theming - Doesn't even compare with Vista
Yes, some people have been complaining that KDE4's Plasma looks like Windows Vista. Well, complain no longer. Liquidat has posted a gallery of KDE4 Plasma themes, and boy do they look good! As you can see, you're not even restricted to single colours for the theming!
KDE4 Rocks!
KDE4 Rocks!
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KDE,
linux,
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CDEarth - Classic PC games on Mac too
Finally here's another great release of video games available for both Mac and PC. CDEarth is a great combination of many classic software games for the PC, but also available on Mac OSX. Read the press release below:CD Earth LLC,(www.cdearth.com) is excited to announce the release of the Greatest Classic Video Games CD now available for Windows PC and Mac OSX.
The new CD includes 10 classic games and will be a sure hit with anyone who played the original video games. Stack falling bubbles, break through brick walls, stack colors against the clock, eat cookies while avoiding pesky ghosts, pop balloons with harpoons, smash tomatoes plus rescue a princess all while putting your spaceship back together.
Preview of some of the games on the CD:
1. Break through over 50 unique, challenging levels. Power the bouncing ball to smash through brick walls. Lots of power-ups plus extra balls, energy balls, extra lives, weapons, glue, bonus floors, paddle expansion and extra score make the game even more fun.
2. Gobble up cookies while escaping from hungry ghosts in this updated version of the classic arcade game.
3. Smiling bubbles. Don't let the friendly smiles fool you. Group the falling bubbles to make them explode before they reach the top.
4. Pop balloons with a harpoon and avoid being hit in this fast-paced game.
5. Run and jump through multiple worlds, fighting off enemies by jumping on them or bumping them from below.
6. Eat your tomatoes. How many tomatoes can you smash in ten short minutes? If you have the time to spare, this game has the vegetables just waiting to be eliminated!
7. Colorful, addicting game where you quickly lineup blocks of the same color before time runs out.
8. Guide a lost traveler from outer space, through towers and across cemeteries to collect what he needs to rebuild his spaceship.
Customers can get this Greatest Classic Video Games CD for free by test-driving the CD Earth Software Library Club: http://www.cdearth.com/classic-games.htm
About CD Earth, LLC
CD Earth (http://www.cdearth.com) believes everyone should experience the benefits of a great software library. To help customers expand their software library, CDEarth offers a wide variety of some of the finest quality software on the market today through its unique Software Library Club. CD Earth's catalog includes software for families (http://www.cdearth.com/family-software.htm), children (http://www.cdearth.com/children-software.htm), home and office (http://www.cdearth.com/home-office-software.htm), computer graphics (http://www.cdearth.com/computer-graphics.htm) and, of course, computer games (http://www.cdearth.com/computer-games.htm).
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Disclosure Policy
This policy is valid from 11 June 2008
This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. For questions about this blog, please contact David Webb (ignis dot animi at geemail dot com).
This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.
The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this blog. That content, advertising space or post may not always be identified as paid or sponsored content.
The owner(s) of this blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers' own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.
This blog does contain content which might present a conflict of interest. This content may not always be identified.
To get your own policy, go to http://www.disclosurepolicy.org
This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. For questions about this blog, please contact David Webb (ignis dot animi at geemail dot com).
This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.
The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this blog. That content, advertising space or post may not always be identified as paid or sponsored content.
The owner(s) of this blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers' own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.
This blog does contain content which might present a conflict of interest. This content may not always be identified.
To get your own policy, go to http://www.disclosurepolicy.org
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Online Coupons
When was the last time you bought something online? If you're like me, that's probably fairly recently. Now, one of the great things about buying online is that you can use coupons from anywhere with your order. If a special deal is available in Australia, and an American wants to take advantage of it, they can in most cases. If they know where to find the coupon codes.
While searching for Godaddy coupon codes, I recently found Best Online Coupons as a source of free vase, cash discount and other online florist promotions. I picked up a few discounts for godaddy here, which worked perfectly when completing my order. This site has the biggest range of coupons I've seen anywhere. Whether you're buying a computer or searching for discounts on food products, chances are you'll find a coupon here. I now check up this site before buying anything, to see whether I could get it for cheaper. Some of the discounts are quite significant, so you could end up saving a big deal throughout the year.
So what if you don't shop online? Now's a great time to start. Postage and handling are often reasonable, so shop around and find the deal that's best for you. If you use the online coupons as a starting point, you can then search to see if that is really the best price. More often than not, the discount coupon will make the store a lot cheaper than the competition.
Using these coupons I was able to register a .com domain with Godaddy for 10 years for $70. That included email hosting and a basic ad-supported webspace. I recommend you try out these coupons - there just might be one for you!
While searching for Godaddy coupon codes, I recently found Best Online Coupons as a source of free vase, cash discount and other online florist promotions. I picked up a few discounts for godaddy here, which worked perfectly when completing my order. This site has the biggest range of coupons I've seen anywhere. Whether you're buying a computer or searching for discounts on food products, chances are you'll find a coupon here. I now check up this site before buying anything, to see whether I could get it for cheaper. Some of the discounts are quite significant, so you could end up saving a big deal throughout the year.
So what if you don't shop online? Now's a great time to start. Postage and handling are often reasonable, so shop around and find the deal that's best for you. If you use the online coupons as a starting point, you can then search to see if that is really the best price. More often than not, the discount coupon will make the store a lot cheaper than the competition.
Using these coupons I was able to register a .com domain with Godaddy for 10 years for $70. That included email hosting and a basic ad-supported webspace. I recommend you try out these coupons - there just might be one for you!
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discount,
real life,
web server
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