African walnut wood or Rose wood?

Both the wood are of premium quality and last for a minimum of three generations. My question is which one of the two I should choose.

May be you can help me. Of what wood is your bedroom furniture is made of? I think Europeans and especially Italians can answer me as they are known for the special care they give to their bedrooms. This information I read in Reader’s Digest a long time ago.

See, I want to buy this Win Platform Bed from the Modern Interni Collection by Rossetto that is sold at eroomservice.com. Believe me; I nearly took three days to decide on this piece among a vast range of modern platform beds at affordable price.

Win Bed is part of Modern Interni Collection by Rossetto and is a cutting edge Modern Platform Bed with a Japanese flare. The Win Platform Bed features a headboard that extends past the edges of the bed. This sleek modern platform bed is characterized by the clear-cut lines and geometric dimensions. Inspired by oriental atmospheres, the Win Bed by Rossetto is available in chocolate and teak finishes. Headboard features rectangular lights in centers of the edges. Optional cushions are available in red or beige leather and orange fabric.

eRoomService, who is the authorized dealer of authentic Rossetto furniture offers a 30 Day Lowest Price Guarantee.

Promote your blog in RSS Hugger.

One of my earlier posts about monetizing our blog with FeedBurner received a few responses. Many bloggers are realizing the power of news aggregator aka RSS Feeds.

My dear friend Subhash wrote in his blog about the value of RSS Hugger in promoting our blogs. After reading his post, I paid a visit to RSS Hugger.

Let us see how this works:
Before that, read this piece of news that may inspire you to get listed in RSS Hugger.
"rssHugger has been nominated for a $10,000 grant from IdeaBlob for being one of the best business ideas in November."

"This website helps bloggers promote their blogs, and to help visitors discover new blogs that write about subjects that the readers are interested in." This is a cool idea really.

If you write a review about them in your blog and let them know about it, you can get your blog listed for free. Else, the fee is $20 that is valid for the next 10 years.

Naturally, you can expect an increase in your blog's traffic and more importantly, you may gain valuable backlinks for your blog.

RSS Hugger is promoted by Collin LaHay, an experienced entrepreneur, search engine optimizer and Internet marketer.

TV lift is a unique product.

The entire house is in disarray even after spending a week in the new house. Yes, the house is spacious and ironically that is posing problems. Each one of us have a different opinion of where to put the divan, the home theater, and the old news papers and so on. The argument seems endless. I suppose, every household faces this vexing issue.

The new plasma TV is occupying a huge space in its box adding to our indecision. We just could not mount it in the wall. It spoils the look of the entire home theater ambience.

Then my son suggested buying a TV lift. “TV lifts? I have not heard of it before”, my husband said.

Then he showed me various tv lifts in importadvantage.com. I was captivated by the idea of enclosing the costly plasma television in a wooden console from which, the TV can be lifted on top of the console with a press of a button. When not in use, the flat panel TV is concealed inside the console.

The picture below is TV lift console which of course is costly but it can protect the television from dust. Also there is also ample area behind each door to house our audio-visual equipment on two adjustable shelves.

On this one issue, we have no difference of opinion.

How to earn from Squidoo?

No, I am not going to teach you how you can from Squidoo; in fact I am asking for your assistance. I have created a lens in Squidoo but I don't know how to earn from it.

I only know that it attracts 10 million reads every month. That is what they say in their home page. That must be pretty good.

Are you earning from it? Do you know anybody else is making money from their squidoo lens?
I only know that they pay from ad revenue. But I only saw Google AdSense in my lens.

I thank you in advance for your guidance. If you guide me, I can be a guide to someone else.

Removing psychoactive substance in your body.

I don’t deny your knowledge about drug rehabs or Malibu. Why did I choose Malibu? Because…..

Wait. Let me tell you a little about psychoactive substances. Alcohol, prescription drugs, and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines- all these are psychoactive substances.

A psychoactive drug or psychotropic substance is a chemical substance that acts primarily upon the central nervous system where it alters brain function, resulting in temporary changes in perception, mood, consciousness and behavior. Initially such substances are invariably taken to purposefully alter one's consciousness.

What is the role of rehabs?

The general intent is to enable the patient to cease substance abuse, in order to avoid the psychological, legal, financial, social, and physical consequences that can be caused, especially by extreme abuse.

Now I am getting back to Malibu.

Malibu is a city along the spectacular Southern California coast known for its many drug rehabilitation centers. At the drugrehabsunsetmalibu.com, there are no fixed rehab schedules. As they right said, “There is no such thing as one shoe that fits everyone”. Drug abuse for one is different than drug addiction for another. And that means more importantly that there is not one drug rehab program that suits everyone.

Their staff is trained to care for the patients. They are well equipped to handle the needs of anyone suffering from the ills of eating disorders, pain killer addiction, or substance abuse.

No wonder, they are one of the top California drug rehab centers supplying the best in addiction recovery, as well as drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Seasonal jobs at national parks and resorts.

This is not a sponsored post but on a special request from my online contact.

This online friend shares my wish which is to help whole heartedly unemployed to get jobs. The field of job can be anything from part time janitor, kennels helper to online technical jobs, resorts assistant, volunteer at national theme parks and more.

I know this post is fit to appear in my Income Opportunities blog but my online friend wanted this to appear here. I don't argue with requests. It is indecent I think-right?

For seasonal jobs in resorts and national parks, please visit CoolWorks.com
Find a summer job as a camp counselor at Ski resorts, ranches, theme parks, tour companies and more are waiting for you.

If you like this post, please post it in a few social bookmarking websites or just a mention in your blog will help those who are in need.

For the best of Las Vegas real estate..

‘Digg’ing is my favorite time pass and it proved to be useful always.

I pick up stories worth reporting in my blogs. A couple of times, I was given some blogging assignments from individuals who were impressed with my comments on their stories.

The last assignment was for a realtor based in Las Vegas and I was asked to give an in depth review on Las Vegas Real Estate and how the services of this realtor are widely acclaimed.

As an individual, he is able to offer personalized service to his clients thus building a friendly relationship which results in after sales service by him. He is naturally recommended by word of mouth by his customers.

To do justice on his faith in me, I took time to do some research in the internet about properties for sale or lease in Las Vegas. Of the several resources for research, I liked lasvegasproperties.com for some truly valuable information and some beautiful photos of properties.

Terri White, the owner of lasvegasproperties.com has 17 years of experience and he can be reached at 1-888-876-8383 or email info@lasvegasproperties.com.

Bloglines is looking for volunteers.

If you are living in the bay area and if you think you are a non techie and the Feeds are somewhat new to you, then you can apply for the post of a volunteer with Bloglines.

Modest compensation is given.

"Since we know that Bloglines attracts a wide set of people, we want to get a good mix - all ages, home or work users. So we’ve created a short (5 minute) survey to help us find the folks who best represent the Bloglines audience. In turn, we’ll contact you to arrange a meeting with our researcher. If you’re interested, please check out the survey."

So, I am not eligible to apply because...BTW where is Bay area? (smile). Yes I am also a non techie but I am fairly conversant with Feeds.

I have read the news from its feeds through Google reader. You can also read it here.

Please remember to pass it on to your Bay area friends.

Lost luggage and the refund.

My sister-in-law Geetha arrived an hour late from Virginia. The flight was scheduled to arrive at 2.30 AM. Imagine our impatience waiting at the airport with sleepy eyes.

But Geetha came out flushed with anger only at 4.00 AM because she lost her costly Delsey luggage sets. This is the third time this airline is mishandling her luggage.

Of course, she will fight with the airlines to refund her in full but she was very sad that she could not give me one of the luggage sets. It was a beautiful yellow colored Desley duffle.

She bought them from luggagesource.com, the Internet’s number one source for luggage. They sell a great range of popular brands of luggage, briefcases, garment bags and carry cases for laptops.

Free shipping is given on all orders over $50 worth.

Get paid for being funny.

If you don't mind being called nut or crazy for your hilariously funny articles and videos, then please read on.

There is a billionaire in the internet and his intention is to make the internet worse with your help of course.

And he say he will pay you for this. How do you like it so far? If you don't believe me, then visit Cracked.com

This website is already making tsunami waves in the internet. Its Alexa rank has shot up.
Read all about it in Digg.

I liked this billionaire's philosophy about money and happiness.
"His theory was that money could not buy happiness, but it could be used to make the rest of the world less happy, and to thus make him happier in comparison."

Have you ever traveled in Ugly Duckling?

I suppose not because it was built so long ago. The year was 1905 to be accurate. The Ugly Duckling was the first airboat built in Nova Scotia, Canada by a team lead by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell.

Airboats are essentially flat-bottomed vessels propelled in a forward direction by an aircraft-type propeller and powered by either an aircraft or automotive engine.

Here is a trivia for you:

The term airboat was also applied to seaplanes or flying boats, amphibian aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water surfaces.

All these facts fascinated my husband and he is seriously looking forward to a ride in an airboat across the Everglades in Florida. Yes, he always will leave out the obvious and look for something unique and special.

He had already corresponded with MoreMouse.com, the best in the hospitality industry in Florida. They offer luxurious vacation home Orlando in and around all the major theme parks and also near offbeat places like Everglades.

MoreMouse.com is trying to convince my husband to buy a vacation home in Everglades on the promise that he will maintain it and ensure 100% occupancy.

Free blog hosting.

If by any chance you are not satisfied with blogger or WP, here is one host for free. But I doubt why anyone would be dissatisfied with Blogger or WP.

Blog Easy allows free blog hosting. But I have not yet come across a blog on this platform. But doesn't mean that they are not popular.

Features:
* Yes, one can upload images.
* Invite others to create blog posts on your blog.
* Import feeds from your other blogs.
* Automatic pinging.

Their home page says that you are allowed to earn online with your blogs. I think they mean bloggers can put Google AdSense on their blogs.

Is there a catch? There must be a limit on the size of the blog. I could not find any answers to to my doubts.

No more headache for me and for you too.

I sleep very well. I only take a minute or two to fall asleep after I lie down. But at the same time, I have near constant headache. My husband used to say that no headache treatment can cure mine.

I checked my eyes which are said to be the major cause for headache. Nothing is wrong there. Then I had a consultation with a dentist. He rectified a problem or two in my mouth but still that did not alleviate the annoying headache.

Then someone said that my nerves may be weak. So I took a few nuerobion injections. Yes, that worked but only for a short period of a week or so.

Now, I have decided to write to Dr. Alexander Mauskop, Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, and Board-Certified in Neurology and Headache Medicine

He runs the New York Headache Center that is equipped with the best in the field, and includes additional specialists in treating headaches, as well as sleep disorders and non-malignant pain conditions with medications, nutritional supplements, nerve blocks , BOTOX and other modalities.

Financial loss may still get you cash.

It is not wise to criticize or laugh at, when someone close to you had just incurred a loss in any of their financial dealings such share market or an online investment program.

Instead, you can ask them to write about their experience in Wise Bread and that may fetch them some cash by way of Google Adsense.

They need not have a blog that requires regular updates, nor do they have to strive hard to bring visitors to their own blog if they operate one.

Ask them to register for free in Wise Bread, make them to write up about anything that is to do with finance. Wise Bread is a Google AdSesne revenue sharing web site. And do you know the rate of sharing? It is 100% friend; yes, you keep the money generated from the Google ads that appear in your blog and get clicked.

Wise Bread says their mission is to give:

• Savvy shopping tips to keep you stylish, sassy, and solvent.
• Financial advice that is easy to understand and easy to apply.
• Career and money-making ideas that'll add zeros to your bank account.
• General adulthood know-how your parents forgot to tell you.

Go ahead and have an account with them. After all, you will not lose anything here.

Do you know muscle milk?

If you are not yet aware of this wonder drink known as muscle milk, then you are delaying the process of being in perfect health.

Being the mother of a final year engineering student, I have to sacrifice my precious sleep to spend time on the internet looking for some food supplement that maximizes lean muscle gains while reducing caloric intake.

How odd the request was! I don’t know from where these people pick up information. And they have this crazy idea of wanting to try it out immediately after they get the information.

My little research was however helpful for him and thus satisfying to me. Atomic Nutrition has been in the nutrition supplement business for over a decade. Their products consistently receive big support from the youth mostly and also from elderly people like me who are weight conscious.

Their recent addition Muscle Milk Light comes with great taste; helps maintain healthy blood sugar levels is the key to responsible weight control.

Now don’t you agree that if this muscle milk is not taken now, you are delaying the process of getting into top shape?

A home maker’s dream tool.

In a quiz show anchored by Amitab Bachhan, he was casually inquiring a contestant’s wife about what is she and she replied that “I am a home maker” which was widely appreciated by the anchor as well as other viewers. I too liked it instead of expressing oneself as a house wife.

We just moved in to a new house. The first problem faced by home makers in a new house is the fixing of nails to hang pictures, coat stand, calendars and other decorative wall hangers.

Nobody likes to make a big hole on new walls using jumper and hammer. It is preferable to use something less clumsy as seen on tv shows and tele-shopping programs.

Hercules hooks are perfect alternative to hammered in nails. It is easy to fix by a woman and leaves only a tiny hole on the wall. No hammer is required to fix the hooks on the wall. These hooks are said to support weights up to 150 pounds.

TVproducts4less.com sells these Hercules hooks for just $14.95. The package includes 20 hooks. A laser marker is given as a bonus that enables a home maker to place the hook accurately.

Blog a Day reviews this blog.

I am very happy today. This blog has been reviewed by Beth of Blog a Day and now this blog carries the BAD (Blog a Day) badge.

This inspires me to write more and especially useful content. I have so much to write about and I will allocate more time for this blog so that it will be useful for every reader of this blog. I have the intention that there must be something for every reader.

A reader should be glad that he visited this blog. I know there are many sponsored posts here that are not in line with the subject of this blog. What to do friends, I somehow receive more sponsored posts for this blog when compared to my other blogs.

Thank you everybody for reading my blog.

New search engine for your blogs.

One of my blog post titled "List of Blog Search Engines" has received the following comment.
"Boris has left a new comment on your post "List of blog search engines.":

You may want to consider adding Zuula to your list of blog search engines.

It's different than many of the other engines you have, since it's more a blog meta search engine. But it makes it incredibly easy to check eight different major blog search engines, all from one site. And, once you've used it, you'll realize how different the results can be from the various engines.

Plus, Zuula is useful for general web search, image search, and news search as well.

Hope you find it useful!"

So, I visited Zuula just now. I did two searches; one on blog directories and one on 'Blog Avenues'-hi hi, yes on this blog; just to test you know. (smile)

The search results from Google yielded 936 results.
Yahoo 1410
MSN 338
Gigablast 123
Exalead 100
Alexa 129
Accona 55
Mojeek 95741

Obviously, Mojeek's results are not correct as it searched for blog and avenues separately too even though I put the search term in quotes.

As you can see, Zuula search 7 major search engines and gives the results in tabs.

Zuula can be added in Firefox's search box.

I thank all for their comments.

My blog post on FeedBurner has received a few comments and I thank everyone who has read and commented. I also thank all who have read and left without commenting.

I regret that I have not written well. I should have given more details about the many uses of FeedBurner especially about the in depth traffic analysis it provides. Probably, another person may have written a detailed blog post on the subject.

Here is a testimonial about FeedBurner that might interest my readers.
"We recently integrated FeedBurner into The Creative Connector blog and it has become a tremendous help in bettering our understanding of who is visiting the blog, where they are coming from, and which visitors are subscribing to the RSS feed. With all of the FeedBurner tools, we can now focus on providing even better content for entrepreneurs and marketers. Thank you FeedBurner!" -
The Creative Connector 11/16/07

Baby stores reviewed by parents.

This is great news! All that our babies need including medical assistance are reviewed by parents.

The NASDAQ traded company ‘The Knot Inc ‘ launched their web site Lilaguide.com, supposed to be the web’s first hub for parent reviews of local baby stores and babies related services.

Questions for which you get answers from other moms across the length and breadth of the U.S.:
* Which pediatrician is the best in Chantilly, Virginia?

*Can you recommend the best shop for baby gears in New York?

*Where are the best strollers available?

*Which baby furniture is suitable for a pre-mature baby?

This list of questions every first time mom has can be very big. And America produces nearly 4 million first time parents every year. Imagine their relief when they can buy their babies’ needs that are rated by another mom.

At present Lilaguide.com has over 32,000 listings and over 120,000 reviews from real parents who want to share their advice on baby products, services, and activities in 5,000 neighborhoods across the U.S. from New York to L.A., Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Miami.

Here is an item that is absolutely unique in the web release of Lilaguide.com: “In addition to product reviews, Lilaguide.com is equipped with geo-targeting technology that allows moms and dads to find the items they want to buy within a one-mile radius of their driveways. Plus, they can read reviews of stores before they shop.

The anxieties related to parenting do not find a place anymore in the minds of moms and dads.

Monetize your blog with Boo-Box.

Similar to Amazon, there is a company called Boo-Box.

Though this is a Brazil based company, they are operating in U.S. also.

With boo-box, we can create contextually based content throughout your site, and when visitors click on the links, they will receive recommended items that are relevant to your site. These recommendations appear in a new box, and visitors can scroll through the items as they please. Publishers are rewarded when a visitor completes a purchase.

The ads can be in text, images and video format.
At the time writing this post, the site was experiencing some problem. I am sorry I could not give more details.

Here is a page that lets you view a demo video.

Source:mashable.com

Are you using Feedburner for blog's popularity?

Even before Google acquired FeedBurner, it was extremely popular in the blogosphere. Very few might not have utilized it even though are aware of FeedBurner only as a feed aggregator.

Have you noticed the number many blogs indicate in the FeefBurner icon? It is the number of people who have subscribed to RSS feed of the blogs. As the number is higher, the more popular the blog is.

Next, if the number of subscribers are high, then you will receive an email from them stating that your blog has been approved for feed advertising. This means, thy will advertise sponsors ads in your feed and your feed subscribers will exposed to the ads when they read your feed. You are paid for this a CPM basis.


Also, their traffic analysis is a very good indicator of your blog's popularity.

What is a Body Mass Index?

Read carefully below. One day, you and I may need to know about this.

Body mass index (BMI) or Quetelet Index is a statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height. It was invented between 1830 and 1850 by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet.

There are thousands of obese people in all over the world who might have tried several diet supplements and rigorous exercises to shed their weight. And, an equal number of over weight people, who just don’t take any further action to reduce their weight because, they just don’t mind being called ‘fatso’.

Here is a permanent solution for the first category offered by Journey Lite, a network of specialized surgical facilities, highly skilled and experienced bariatric surgeons and a team of healthcare professionals dedicated to providing the safest and least invasive surgical weight-loss solution and the most comprehensive support programs available today.

Those with the BMI of 40 or greater - or between 35 – 40, opt for lapband surgery, a procedure where the size of their stomach is reduced with the help of an adjustable gastric band resulting in less in take of food without depriving the appetite.

The advantages of lapband are many when compared other types of weight loss surgical methods. It is less invasive and adjustable and also fully reversible. The recovery period is just a matter of hours.

Journey Lite specializes in Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding that is also known as lapband surgery.

Assisted living software from Eldermark.

I confess that I have not yet tried the assisted living software that is some sort of revolutionary software that makes our day to day living efficient, profitable and above all paperless.

However, I gave myself some fresh insight about the ways to make lives of elderly people better and peaceful. Eldermark.com sells three unique software called Service Minder, Market Minder and Mobile Minder.

Let me be frank. I could not fully comprehend the applications of the software but I get the idea behind assisted living.

Eldermark.com offers various other services that include medical management and staffing analysis.

Automatic link checking software.

The first when I came to know about this automatic link checking facility, I was thrilled.

Then, when I launched my own directory, I saw it working fine when it checked the compulsory reciprocal url. But in several directories, I did not work and I used to send an email to the concerned webmaster about the problem I faced and they had to manually verify my reciprocal link and approve my listing request.

It seems a similar problem exists with Blogsvertise.com. Every now and then, I will receive an email from them stating that the completed url that I submitted was not found by their automatic link checker when it was originally approved.

I am looking for your opinion about this. I am thinking you in advance.

Build your business using mailing list.

For some people, telemarketing works better than email marketing. For some, direct marketing my postal mail is very productive.

A few years ago, online classified advertising was the most sought after marketing methods. But, with the advent of Martin Worldwide, direct marketing is the most preferred method because their mailing lists were compiled after decades of tracking, compiling, and optimizing data merged into one vast database of proven direct mail responders.

The most common form of direct marketing is direct mail, where the marketers use a reduced "bulk mail" postal rate to send paper mail to all postal customers in an area or all customers whose addresses have been taken from a list.

Mailing Lists that are customized to target specific location based consumers yield high conversion ratio. Martin Worldwide has been servicing several Fortune 500 companies for the 15 years.

I read in a real estate forum that the ‘New home owners mailing lists” sold by Martin Worldwide is the best way to successfully target new homeowners. Their database is constantly updated with over 50,000 new homeowners every week.

Contact: Chip Matthews, Client Relations Manager chip@martinworldwide.net

List of blog search engines.

As I have already written, I collect blog directories and search engines and submit my blogs manually to them.

Only once, I hired help to submit this very same blog to about 100 blog directories. Whenever I come across a list of directories and search engines, I save it in my computer and use it slowly. And I don't fail to share it with you.

Here is one more list that I am sharing with you. Submitting to blog search engines is always easy. You should keep your blog's feed url handy. Never fail to log your work to avoid duplication. You will also save valuable time by logging your work.

Please share this list with others.

Thank you Ari Paparo!

How to install a paypal donation button?

Sometimes even spam email is useful. Very rarely, I open an email received from unknown source. This is that rare occasion because the title attracted me.

I too have seen in some blogs this paypal donation button. I have given the details below which I reproduced from the email from unknown source.

PayPal Donations is easy to set-up and use:

1. Log in to your PayPal account
2. Click on the Merchant Tools tab
3. Click on the Donations link
4. Specify the name, amount (optional; if you leave amount blank, your donor will be asked to choose a donation amount), and other details of the donation
5. Add more optional information such as a customized button graphic and the ability to include a note with the donation
6. Click Create Button Now and the Button Factory will generate customized HTML code
7. Paste the HTML code on your website to create your Donate button

Thank you stranger!

The search engine for credit cards.

As the big holiday season is just round the corner, we are likely to see our mail box filled with offers of discounts. Be it our email inbox or the one that is tied to our gate, I guess both will be happy to serve us.

Since I just relocated, I am yet to receive any snail mail but my neighbor is already making several trips to her mail box. I am sure many of them will be from credit card issuing companies with offers of tempting discounts and balance transfer options.

Last year I have received 6 balance transfer offers in as many days.

Balance Transfer Credit Cards are really a boon to consolidate our debts. Also the balance transfer facility saves us a lot of money as such offers usually carry a substantial interest free period.

Let me come to the point straightaway. CreditCardSearchEngine.com allows consumers, business and students alike to search, compare, and apply for all types of credit card offers, everything from low interest and reward card to cards for people with bad to average credit.

$100 price drop for playstation 3.

My cousin called up late yesterday night to clear her doubts in trigonometry. Though she disturbed me at that hour because of time difference, I was immediately enthusiastic to clear her doubts.

But I thought it was odd that she showed much interest in her studies because her terms started only 3 months before. I have heard from her mother that this is a period when students won’t show any seriousness in their studies. They all mostly stay put indoors and fiddle with the playstation 3 that seems to be big a hit among youth.

The PlayStation 3 is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles.

I wonder when it is going to hit the students in India.

The blogosphere is dry!

usually, there will be an avalanche of news stories in the world of blogs that we bloggers affectionately call blogosphere. And we promptly ignore the spelling mistake alert on the word 'blogosphere' and continue on.

The last 10 days or so, I sense a dryness in blogosphere; I mean, nothing new or interesting is found. Not even any thing new on the PR reduction by Google. Probably, people are really tired discussing an abyss.

I thought I could perk up the minds of fellow bloggers by posting an interesting history of the word 'Blogosphere' itself.

*The term blogosphere was coined on September 10, 1999 by Brad L. Graham, as a joke.
*It was re-coined in 2002 by William Quick and was quickly adopted and propagated by the warblog community.
*The term resembles the older word "logosphere" (from Greek logos meaning word, and sphere, interpreted as world), the "the world of words", the universe of discourse.
*It also resembles the term "noosphere" (Greek nous meaning mind).

As of 2007, a lot of people still treat the term blogosphere as a joke; however, the BBC, and National Public Radio's programs Morning Edition, Day To Day, and All Things Considered have used the term several times to discuss public opinion.

A number of media outlets in recent years have started treating the blogosphere as a gauge of public opinion, and it has been cited in both academic and non-academic work as evidence of rising or falling resistance to globalization, voter fatigue, and many other phenomena.

And if you feel like saying thanks to me, do so and I will obediently forward it to wikipedia.

Give your garage a floorlift.

We moved to a larger house on last Saturday. It is on the first floor with great ventilation.

But there is no covered car parking. There is some space for a car and that is occupied by the land lord’s car.

So, we went around the locality looking for a garage that lets out spare space for our car. A small poster on a lamp post advertised exactly what we were looking for and we fixed up an appointment.

We were pleasantly surprised to find a garage that is as good as our bathroom. The first impression was about the neatness of the entire garage. The owner of the garage had recently changed his garage flooring that is devoid of any trace of oil stains that we see in every other garage.

The color of the garage flooring was bright yellow that he bought online from carguygarage.com

Google page rank-does it matter?

Whatever may be our resentment about the page reduction by Google, we have to live with it-right?

Is there anything that we can achieve by carrying our resentment? Obviously not. Yes, I am fully aware that as a pro blogger, my blog is judged by the green band that Google shows.

If I were an Internet marketer like PPP or Blogitive, I would judge a blog's popularity by the number of reads a blog gets. But alas, blog hosts like Google or WP, do not show that important statistics as all the AdSense revenue sharing blogs show.

For example, look at the following posts of mine vs the number of reads it got in Blog Evolve-an AdSense revenue sharing blog in which I am not at all active.

Excellent tool for podcasters. 395 reads
Free resume hosting... 334 reads
Important blocks from getting rich.. 243 reads

Every blog post one makes in an AdSense revenue sharing site gets the authors a lot of readers and some valuable money too.

I can site more examples for your benefit but I think you already realize the importance of getting your blog read than strive for a green band that a software gives.

The proper use of a treadmill.

Even a lean person like I, knows what is a treadmill and its purpose. A treadmill is commonly encountered today as a piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.

This wonder instrument was probably invented to beat the unfriendly weather which hinders regular workout on the streets or on a playground.

Many buy treadmill just out of curiosity but soon get bored and the treadmills find their new home at the garage. To overcome the issue of boredom, one can use an iPod or to break the monotony, its speed or angle can be altered.

The Cadence C44 treadmill from Weslo will suit anyone perfectly.

Features:
*The powerful 2.25 THP/1.3 CHP Impulse™ drive system gives you smooth, consistent operation every time.

*Burn additional calories by adjusting your treadmill with 0-10 MPH digital speed control and a 3, 6 or 9% incline.

*Reduce the impact on your joints with Comfort Cell™ cushioning.

*See your workout feedback with the large LCD display and EKG™ heart rate monitor. *The Cadence C44 comes with a 1-year motor warranty.

Woman Bloggers Wanted.

Woman bloggers who can write about the following are being paid by http://4indianwoman.com/

Current Events.
Female Issues.
Fitness.
Recipes.
Social Issues.

I think Indian women bloggers are given more topics to write about. The website is not very clearly designed. I read a lot of testimonials of Indian women.

They have a discussion board too which is not very active. May be that is the reason they reward members who contribute regularly.

Not much information about the promoters too in their website.

No, I am not going to register myself with them.

Superb online shop for outdoor gears.

This is a perfect shopping site which just won’t allow you to jump to another online shop.

I commend the webmaster of MooseJaw.com for a very well thought of concept.

MooseJaw.com sells literally everything a man and woman needs to wear when they step out of their house. Wind cheaters, sweaters, jackets, blazers, sun glasses, and foot wears of all the popular brands in the world are being sold at Mooesjaw.com.

All the brands are offering superb discounts periodically and right now the North Face range of products are being displayed with great offers. The products of North face include jackets, day packs, duffels, sleeping bags, tents and many travel related goods.

I just cannot list the complete range of goods here but this online shop can be anyone’s favorite at the first visit.

Smorty pays you more.

I hope you have seen the new banner in the right sidebar in this blog. It has a new image banner from Smorty that says they will pay you more now for your efforts.

This is a referral program from Smorty.

If you refer someone to Smorty and when their blog post is approved, you will get 5% of their earned amount.

This is paid with your weekly payment. Go ahead and spread the word. Promote your affiliate URL actively.

Get Paid for Blogging Smorty pays you to write your opinions. Every post earns you money. Get paid weekly. http://www.smorty.com

Free 5 GB online storage.

This free storage is offered by the eminent BT group when you subscribe to one of their cheap broadband plans.

BT group is a global organization that provides communication solutions.

When I looked at their so many added services and products, I envy the Britishers. They are really lucky to have such a wonderful Internet Service Provider. Do you know that I paid more than USD 600 four years ago to have a broadband connection installed?

Thanks to the global technological improvement in the communications field that the prices have been drastically slashed and the monthly Internet expenses is now as low as $20 with free installation.

Oh yes, coming back to the fantastic offers of BT, I give below the summary:

Free Digital Vault where you can store 5 GB of data.

Full security provided by Norton

BT Vision with access to thousands of hours of entertainment.

Wireless hub.

Plenty of discounted offers on a range of products.

They have three options of broadband connection. Each option comes with different features.

Have a look and decide.

Air Jordans’s range of shoes.

Yes, I was sad that India lost to Pakistan yesterday in the second one day international cricket match in spite scoring over 300 runs. We had the privilege of watching the cricket match with a former Indian cricket player who is my husband’s friend.

He was recalling his playing days and quoted several incidents of fun and knowledge. When Yuvaraj slipped but still managed to regain his crease, he told us that wearing improper sports shoes causes such slips even on a hard ground.

He is still using one of the Air Jordans Spizike which believes the best of all the sport shoes. No other pair of shoes gives you a better grip than Air Jordans.

When my son asked him where he can buy that particular brand, he was recommended to try kickstime.com, the best online store for Air Jordan. This website also deals with hand bags, sun glasses, belts apart from shoes of many popular brands.

Oh yes, you can also buy jeans and shirts at affordable prices at kickstime.com

The best accident injury lawyers.

I was counseled by unsolicited counselors, I was egged on to approach the office of Raleigh personal injury attorneys and these good intentioned but still unsolicited well wishers seriously believed that I have been wronged by the insurance firm.

But I was determined to forget the incident and forgive the so called wrong doers. But, I felt it might help somebody else if I blog about Hardison & Associates, the legal firm that specializes in ‘Personal Injury’. They have offices in North Carolina Personal Injury Lawyers with offices in Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville, Dunn, Southern Pines, Greensboro and Charlotte.

Their personal injury division is made up of experienced lawyers who are ably supported by case managers, litigation paralegals, legal assistants and investigators. This is the main reason for their success and popularity.

Please read this very carefully. If you are involved in an insurance claim to due to any kind of accident, be sure to engage a competent and well known law firm because if you are not represented by a law firm who has a reputation for trying cases, your claim will not receive full value.

Please take time visit the link above and familiarize yourself with the services of Hardison & Associates. Your knowledge might help somebody!

Hotel Comfort Inn at Lake Buena Vista.

Water has got its own attracting power-isn’t it? Next to hills and forests, water bodies attract tourists in large numbers.

Worldwide, holiday resorts compete with each other to have prime location facing ocean and lake. Most of the orlando hotels are located either facing the ocean or lake. Lake Buena Vista is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States is one such place that is surrounded by hotels and resorts. Lake Buena Vista is also home to the Walt Disney World Resort. It is one of two Florida municipalities controlled by The Walt Disney Company.

The lake, named Black Lake before Disney came, was most probably named for Buena Vista Street in Burbank, California where Disney's corporate offices and main studios are located.

Comfort Inn - Lake Buena Vista, is a lovely hotel located just two miles away from Downtown Disney and the Sea World Orlando is only 4 miles away.

This hotel offers several complimentary products and services.

Complimentary breakfast.

Voice mail and complimentary local calls.

Complimentary shuttle service to Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Orlando theme parks

Orlando.com provides the most affordable prices on the widest selection of hotels, car rentals and flights throughout the greater Orlando Florida area. Orlando.com offers the most comprehensive travel and vacation arrangements in Orlando, with a travel guide offering tips on entertainment, dining, nightlife and more!

Submit to 148 major search engines.

No, I am yet to try this free service that says " Submit your site to 148 major search engines in one click and get instant access to search engine ranking, metatags, website analyzer, link checker, keyword generator, pay per click tracker, popularity checker tools all for free!"-http://www.quickregister.net/np.html

I mostly do it manually and individually. I have a big list of blog directories and blog search engines. I do it once a day and log my report which of course is a cumbersome process but very essential in order to avoid duplicate submission.

As a directory owner, I know how annoying it is edit blog listing requests that invariably do not follow the rules of submissions.

Ok, any feedback on the above free service?

Get blog exposure by Blog a day.

My dear friend Beth is offering this free opportunity to promote your blog. Her blog post titled 'Blog a day' explains the whole process.

I quote her:
"I will feature one blog, every day, explaining what the blog is about, discuss interesting posts and encourage others to take a look as well."

This is a nice gesture and I feel one should utilize this and also pay back in kind. I don't miss such good opportunities for my blog promotion.

I too am a victim of Google's PR reduction and I am secretly happy to find an ally in Beth through post on Google's action.

I like the template of her blog apart from her frankness.

Capella University’s faculty position.

I was the odd woman out in a seminar on Functional Business because I am an academician and not a business woman. Bur the delegates of the seminar made me the subject of the topic as they pointed out that I am the right example of a self employed person and one by one, they wrote out a dozen steps that I undertake in my career which are the salient points in a functional business.

So, they made me accept that I am business woman first and cannot merely be called as an academician.

I was amazed by the wisdom of the main speaker at the seminar who is about to apply for a teaching post in capella university, the most talked about e-learning institution today.

Judging by the high standards of Capella University, I am sure this person can easily qualify for faculty post.

Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), http://www.ncahlc.org.

Do Follow Blogroll.

I belong to this blogroll of bloggers who allow search engines to follow your comments on their blog post.

If you want to join this blogroll, please get in touch with Tricia.
Please visit the blogs in the blogroll at least once per day. There is no point in joining such bloggers network if you don't intend to visit the blogs.

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Save $7650 on an Audemars Piguet watch.

If Arnold Schwarzenegger wore one of the Audemars Piguet’s watches, then it is good enough for me too-the world thus responded after watching Terminator 3 and the watches made by the oldest Swiss watch brand Audemars Piguet. This watch received the attention of the whole world it deserved. The history of the manufacturers of this world class precision watch will fascinate anybody.

The historical meeting took place in 1875 between 23 year old Jules Audemars and Edward-August Piguet who was at that time only 21 years old. The historical meeting place of the two was Vallee de Joux, which is considered to be the cradle of prestige watch-making. Their hometown was Le Brassus. When they graduated school, they went to Vallee de Joux to start working in their favorite field of watch manufacturing.

Thus Jules Audemars started producing component parts for movements and Edward-August got the job of a repasseur, which means he was a master watchmaker, whose job it was to make the final regulation of the timepiece. They founded a firm, the name of which was later known as Audemars, Piguet et Cie.

I was browsing through essentialwatches.com, the grand discount shop for high quality Swiss and German watches and clicked on several watches and I finally settled for an Audemars Piguet watch that comes with a perpetual calendar.

When I said settled, I meant that I made a mental wish to own it one day. I know the Universe will take care of my wish.

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Self-winding Perpetual Calendar also features an automatic movement with perpetual calendar indicating day, date, month, moon phase and leap years. This watch is water resistant to 20 meters.

Paypal to bank directly for Indians.

This is the best news today. At last, paypal added this option withdrawing paypal funds directly to banks in India.

This is closely followed after they announced the transfer of paypal funds directly to credit cards with a VISA logo on them.

Another heartening news is there is no fee involved if the transfer amount to bank exceeds Rs.7000.00 which is equivalent to USD178.00 as per today's exchange rate. If the amount withdrawn is less than Rs.7000.00, there will be a fee of Rs.50.00 only.

The usual period to see the funds in our will be 5 to 7 days.

Thank you very much Paypal.

The following banks are approved by paypal.
State Bank of India , Bank of India, Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, ING VYSYA Bank, UTI Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC and Citibank.

Unknown and rare business opportunity.

I guess not many in the world are aware of this rare money making opportunity-trading in rare coins. Though this business has been in practice since ancient times when the first coin was minted, still only very few people are engaged in this trade. However, these small number of rare coin traders make very good money.

The reason many people are not doing this business is the lack of knowledge about rare coins, rare coins dealers and collectors and the market intelligence.

Is there any one that can teach you, guide you and keep you informed about rare coins business?

Yes, the Monaco Rare Coin is a dependable source as Monaco staff and advisers are members of the Professional Numismatic Guild and the American Numismatic Association.

Monaco Rare Coin is part of the Monex family of companies, a trusted leader in precious metals investments for nearly 40 years. Monaco Rare Coin offers a unique, vast and impressive array of resources for investors and collectors alike.

At Monaco, you will find the finest rare coins available, an experienced and knowledgeable cadre of professionals ready and willing to serve your needs, and a broad range of investment programs and products to fit most any budget. Through Monaco you have immediate access to a wide range of investment-grade coins, valued in excess of $10,000,000.

See, you need such expert assistance to identify which is a rare coin, how much it is worth and who is looking for a rare coin like a morgan silver dollar,how the transaction is executed etc.

Monaco Rare Coin is actively involved in all aspects of the rare coin trade the wholesale market, the collector market, the international market and auctions.

PS: The Morgan Dollar is a silver United States dollar coin. The dollars were minted from 1878 to 1904 and again for one more year in 1921. The Morgan Dollar is named after its designer, George T. Morgan. The total silver content was 24.057 grams per coin.

Morgan Silver-Front Morgan Silver-Back