Again. I go to digg to check out the hottest news stories and sometimes when I find one I like, I'll post it here for later. Well, at some point not too long ago, the function was broken because it wouldn't work with the beta blogger. Now it doesn't work today.
I hope that it's just a hiccup and that it'll be back at a later date. I hope.
6.27.2007
Every breath you take: Police coming back for tour
Just in case you missed the massive publicity onslaught recently, the band "The Police" is making a comeback. Frankly, I'm really not all that big of a fan since most of what they did was before or shortly after I was born. Before my time as it were.
They released a new CD on the 5th of June 2007 and it's got a pretty cool looking "vintage" The Police poster packaged with it. From what it looks like, it's a compilation of their greatest hits. Which makes me wonder. Did they really need to go back on tour for it? I suppose that it makes some sense as they do have some rather rabid fans in some parts of the world. Gives those fans a pretty good reason to get out to a concert and enjoy themselves.
The Police certainly do have some good music. Like I said, a little before my time, but still good none the less.
Here's the new commercial for the CD and tour that they are running on the TV in the UK.
Not bad. Makes a guy want to rush down to the nearest CD store and buy a copy. Of course, that would be if I had a local CD store. Around here, it's Amazon or bust.
Of course, the funny bit is that the record company or PR company or whomever is running this publicity blitz for The Police has fully embraced the blogosphere. Otherwise, I wouldn't be getting paid to write this article and post that commercial. The funny thing is, even though they seem to be up with the times, they sure don't seem willing to share and share alike. Where's the free tracks for download? Where's the free CD for download. They could do twice as many concerts to make up for the lost sales and still come out ahead.
Enough of that rambling though. Go out and check out The Police CD and maybe catch a concert or two. It very well may be the last opportunity you get to seem them live. Of course, they could end up like the Rolling Stones and tour for another 20 or so years.
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They released a new CD on the 5th of June 2007 and it's got a pretty cool looking "vintage" The Police poster packaged with it. From what it looks like, it's a compilation of their greatest hits. Which makes me wonder. Did they really need to go back on tour for it? I suppose that it makes some sense as they do have some rather rabid fans in some parts of the world. Gives those fans a pretty good reason to get out to a concert and enjoy themselves.
The Police certainly do have some good music. Like I said, a little before my time, but still good none the less.
Here's the new commercial for the CD and tour that they are running on the TV in the UK.
Not bad. Makes a guy want to rush down to the nearest CD store and buy a copy. Of course, that would be if I had a local CD store. Around here, it's Amazon or bust.
Of course, the funny bit is that the record company or PR company or whomever is running this publicity blitz for The Police has fully embraced the blogosphere. Otherwise, I wouldn't be getting paid to write this article and post that commercial. The funny thing is, even though they seem to be up with the times, they sure don't seem willing to share and share alike. Where's the free tracks for download? Where's the free CD for download. They could do twice as many concerts to make up for the lost sales and still come out ahead.
Enough of that rambling though. Go out and check out The Police CD and maybe catch a concert or two. It very well may be the last opportunity you get to seem them live. Of course, they could end up like the Rolling Stones and tour for another 20 or so years.
6.20.2007
Why the iPhone will Succeed
Besides it's features, which are pretty decent, there are several reasons why the iPhone will succeed and become a hit this year.
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6.19.2007
Build your own backyard wind turbine. Cut your electric bills....
The story of how one man got electricity off the grid. It can be done, and it is not as hard as we have been led to think. There are some ramifications though. Check your local laws to see if it can even be legal, doesn't look real nice, etc.
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Webware 100 Winners Announced, Digg Shafted
And a nation of Diggers starts whining: "Digg was not in the top 10 of vote receivers."Digg, despite an enormous spike in voting when the community flagged the awards, did not win as many votes as I had expected, since the item rolled off the page after only a day.""Poor, Poor Digg.
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6.18.2007
Win a 24" wide screen from John Chow!
Wanna win a 24" wide screen LCD monitor? All you have to do is follow the rules laid down by John Chow and you can win.
John Chow dot Com, a blog that helps you make money is giving away a 24″ wide screen LCD monitor! To enter, you just have to write about it. This is my entry. Now give me the monitor! The contest is sponsored by BluFur, who wants to let you know that they’re hosting Canada and the rest of the world.
It's that easy. Just write a post like this with the same links and anchor text and you're in. He'll pick a name out of a hat on August 1st and then it's off to the races for the winner. 24" of amazing screen landscape to play with until your hearts content.
awesome!
John Chow dot Com, a blog that helps you make money is giving away a 24″ wide screen LCD monitor! To enter, you just have to write about it. This is my entry. Now give me the monitor! The contest is sponsored by BluFur, who wants to let you know that they’re hosting Canada and the rest of the world.
It's that easy. Just write a post like this with the same links and anchor text and you're in. He'll pick a name out of a hat on August 1st and then it's off to the races for the winner. 24" of amazing screen landscape to play with until your hearts content.
awesome!
Are you a Survivor?
What would you do if you found yourself in a city without any money, and no resources? Would you find a way to get food? Would you be able to find shelter? Would you be able to Survive?
That's the basic premise of the USA Network's new series "Burn Notice." Of course, it's a little more dramatized than all that. The main character, Michael Westen, is a covert ops (read spy) agent that has had a "burn notice" placed on him. A burn notice is a bad reference of sorts that eliminates any chance of getting a new job in his line of work. He gets fired. With malice.
USA Network's Burn Notice seems like it might be a pretty good show. I'll have to try and catch a couple of episodes and find out. I've been a little short of good shows to watch since the seasons ended for Jericho, CSI and Battlestar Gallactica.
I can't imagine being in a situation like this guy gets himself into. Of course, I'm no spy so I wouldn't have the personal resources that he does. I'd have to count on the help of others and hopefully some good weather. At least a few good days of it. If it were a big city, there's always a homeless shelter of some sort. You'd want to try and find a job of some sort. Without the resources of a spy, becoming a one man A-team probably would be out of the question. Fast food joints are always hiring. Not exactly a high paying job, but at least you could get some discounts on some food. ;)
If you have the USA Network, you might want to tune in on the 28th @ 9 Central to see just what the Burn Notice is all about. I'll be checking it out.
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USA Network's Burn Notice seems like it might be a pretty good show. I'll have to try and catch a couple of episodes and find out. I've been a little short of good shows to watch since the seasons ended for Jericho, CSI and Battlestar Gallactica.
I can't imagine being in a situation like this guy gets himself into. Of course, I'm no spy so I wouldn't have the personal resources that he does. I'd have to count on the help of others and hopefully some good weather. At least a few good days of it. If it were a big city, there's always a homeless shelter of some sort. You'd want to try and find a job of some sort. Without the resources of a spy, becoming a one man A-team probably would be out of the question. Fast food joints are always hiring. Not exactly a high paying job, but at least you could get some discounts on some food. ;)
If you have the USA Network, you might want to tune in on the 28th @ 9 Central to see just what the Burn Notice is all about. I'll be checking it out.
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6.12.2007
Bush Gets his Watch Stolen!!!!
While hugging and grasping at the adulating crowds in Albania, our President gets ripped off. Keep your eyes on the watch, and see if you can figure out who takes it. Pretty interesting really. You would think there would be a little bit better security for this sort of thing, but I guess not.Makes you wonder what kind of watch the President wears and how much is it worth. Either way, it's probably worth a lot more as a souvenir of sorts. Of course, the person will never be able to sell it.
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PayPerPost gets Funding
The PayPerPost Revolution Accelerates, Sponsored
Blogging Marketplace Secures $7 Million Series B
Draper Fisher Jurvetson leads round and joins Board of Directors
ORLANDO, FL – (June 12, 2007) – PayPerPost, the leading marketplace for advertisers to reach bloggers and other consumer content creators, today announced it has completed a $7 million second round investment led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, an investor in the company's Series A and one of the world’s leading high-technology venture capital firms. The financing brings the total amount of capital raised by PayPerPost to over $10 million, giving the company considerable resources for further development as the industry’s leading Consumer Generated Advertising marketplace. Additional participants in the round include existing investors Inflexion Partners and Village Ventures as well as new investor DFJ Gotham. With this investment, DFJ Managing Director Josh Stein also joins PayPerPost’s Board of Directors.
“PayPerPost created this exciting new advertising space and has established itself as the industry leader,” said Ted Murphy, chief executive officer of PayPerPost. “Although we’ve only used a portion of our first round capital, this added support from investors unlocks significant growth potential. Our content creator and advertiser ROI metrics clearly demonstrate the upside for PayPerPost’s model. We intend to use this capital to build the infrastructure, visibility and professional expertise necessary to reach and retain a greater network of advertisers and content creators than ever before.”
Since its founding in June of 2006, PayPerPost has signed more than 6,500 advertisers to its groundbreaking service, which has enabled Consumer Content Creators to be compensated for their efforts discussing specific companies, products or services via blogs, videos or other media. The content creators are required to disclose relationships with advertisers on their blog, providing transparency for the end reader. Over 125,000 Internet postings, most in the form of blogs, have already earned money for their creators through PayPerPost’s innovative marketplace. PayPerPost recently released PayPerPost Direct, a disruptive new service that allows advertisers to contract and negotiate directly with individual bloggers they identify through a safe, managed system.
“PayPerPost has laid a strong foundation for the future,” noted Tim Draper, founder and managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson. “It continues to attract a critical mass of participants from both the advertising and blogging communities. Analogous to Overture’s sponsored search model, we believe PayPerPost’s business model holds disruptive potential and will enable the company to thrive in the evolving paid-content arena.”
To mark the $7 million dollar funding, PayPerPost has launched a new website detailing the company’s service offering at http://www.payperpost.com. Bloggers and advertisers can easily sign up at the site and begin leveraging the self service marketplace.
I think that the extra funding finally gives PPP a little bit of credibility that they didn't have before. It really is a kind of neat way for bloggers to make a little money on the side. Unless you've got a high PR blog with lots of traffic, you aren't going to make a career out of it, but you might end up alright with a little extra. And it's also a great way to reach out to the community at large by becoming an advertiser to advertise on blogs.
So, if I were PPP, I'd spread the money around a little like they have. I'd also start hiring some full time staff to help out with the approvals and denials and such. I'd also buy myself some better servers since their servers are slow, slow, slow. If you use PPP, you will have noticed that already, but if you don't, beware. They are slow. Not tear your hair out slow. But slow enough. Next, I'd do a little mainstream advertising on places like technorati. There is enough buzz going around, but a little extra couldn't hurt. Especially a little positive buzz. Maybe some Mike Arrington sucks type of blog posts... mayb not, but it would be fun.
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6.08.2007
$25 bonus for new lenders on Prosper
Get a $25 bonus when you sign up as a new lender and fund a loan in 90 days or less!
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[Pictures] Japanese man gives robot a woman's touch
While robots certainly come in many shapes and sizes, they tend to be, by and large, masculine. Seeing the lack of representation of the fairer sex, Tomotaka Takahashi took on the task of creating a robot that didn't just look female, but moved in a feminine way as well. Thus the FT (female type) robot was born.
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6.07.2007
Webroot Spy Sweeper: solution for Spyware
If you've ever had to deal with spyware, you know how hard it can be to find and get rid of. Without proper tools, it can take hours and hours. Heck, with proper tools, it can still take hours sometimes. The stuff just won't go away.
I work as a computer technician and support about 150 workstations on a daily basis. Occasionally, we get calls about workstations not working properly. In most cases, it's something simple, but occasionally we find ourselves facing a spyware infested machine. The last time we did so, we ended up cleaning up nearly 400 different spyware and tracking cookies from the machine. It's amazing how quickly the computer ran after we had removed it all. It took us a couple of hours to get it all, but eventually, it worked again.
It was shortly after that that we started using an active spyware protection program to help keep our computers clean from spyware. A program like Webroot Spy Sweeper can actively protect you from all kinds of spyware and malware. It's a great solution for your spyware removal needs and can get a 3 pc license package for only $39.95. Only need one license? It's only $29.95. An extra $10 per license gets you a full fledged anti-virus software as well. You can't go wrong.
So, if you really want to deal with the detection and removal of spyware and take hours of your time, you can go on without any protection. If you don't want to deal with it at all and keep yourself fully protected, pick yourself up a copy of Webroot Spy Sweeper!
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I work as a computer technician and support about 150 workstations on a daily basis. Occasionally, we get calls about workstations not working properly. In most cases, it's something simple, but occasionally we find ourselves facing a spyware infested machine. The last time we did so, we ended up cleaning up nearly 400 different spyware and tracking cookies from the machine. It's amazing how quickly the computer ran after we had removed it all. It took us a couple of hours to get it all, but eventually, it worked again.
It was shortly after that that we started using an active spyware protection program to help keep our computers clean from spyware. A program like Webroot Spy Sweeper can actively protect you from all kinds of spyware and malware. It's a great solution for your spyware removal needs and can get a 3 pc license package for only $39.95. Only need one license? It's only $29.95. An extra $10 per license gets you a full fledged anti-virus software as well. You can't go wrong.
So, if you really want to deal with the detection and removal of spyware and take hours of your time, you can go on without any protection. If you don't want to deal with it at all and keep yourself fully protected, pick yourself up a copy of Webroot Spy Sweeper!
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6.06.2007
How HOT is your item? How to tell a good item from a great item
Finding the right item can make all the difference in online auctions. Find a dud and it's so-long. Find a winner and it's hello Major Tom!
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6.05.2007
It's OK when it's someone else's daughter
Allan Stokke defended a cop who jerked off on a stripper during a routine traffic stop. He also defended a sheriff's son who was convicted of participating in a videotaped gang-rape. But he was offended when his daughter Allison Stokke was turned into internet sex icon.
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Stephen King's new Movie: 1408
If you're anything of a Stephen King fan like I am, you sometimes look upon movies based on his books with some trepidation. There have been some truly horrible adaptations of his novels. And we won't mention all 19(exaggeration) of the "Sometimes they come back" movies.
I feel absolutely none of that with the new adaptation coming out. The 1408 Movie is based on King's short by the same name. The basic gist of the whole thing is that an Author who writes books about haunted mansions, hotels, houses, cars, and so on checks into a hotel to stay in the haunted room 1408. In true King fashion, the author soon finds out that the room really is haunted and he struggles to make it through the night.
The 1408 Movie has a pretty excellent cast. I can't help but think that with a cast like Sam Jackson and John Cusack this movie is going to be amazing. Have either of these guys ever made a bad movie? If they have, I haven't seen it.
In any case, it would have to be a pretty bad movie for it to not be better than about 75% of the Stephen King movie adaptations so far. The trailer looks pretty sweet too! The movie opens June 22nd and I just might have to make my way down to see it. Between the 1408 and the new Harry Potter movie, it could be a busy couple of months this summer. I'm going to have to go dig up my copy of 1408 and give it a reread however. It's one of the short stories in the collection of stories called "Everything is Eventual" and also in the audio collection called "Blood and Smoke."
Oh, here's the trailer for the movie:
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I feel absolutely none of that with the new adaptation coming out. The 1408 Movie is based on King's short by the same name. The basic gist of the whole thing is that an Author who writes books about haunted mansions, hotels, houses, cars, and so on checks into a hotel to stay in the haunted room 1408. In true King fashion, the author soon finds out that the room really is haunted and he struggles to make it through the night.
The 1408 Movie has a pretty excellent cast. I can't help but think that with a cast like Sam Jackson and John Cusack this movie is going to be amazing. Have either of these guys ever made a bad movie? If they have, I haven't seen it.
In any case, it would have to be a pretty bad movie for it to not be better than about 75% of the Stephen King movie adaptations so far. The trailer looks pretty sweet too! The movie opens June 22nd and I just might have to make my way down to see it. Between the 1408 and the new Harry Potter movie, it could be a busy couple of months this summer. I'm going to have to go dig up my copy of 1408 and give it a reread however. It's one of the short stories in the collection of stories called "Everything is Eventual" and also in the audio collection called "Blood and Smoke."
Oh, here's the trailer for the movie:
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6.02.2007
Breaking: Digg is too Bigg
Am I the only one who thinks that Digg is getting too bigg? Their constant expansion into new areas is doing nothing more than diluting the experience for everyone. No body can get the full experience of digg. At least not like the digg that all the original users got.
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6.01.2007
The Hottest Female Chess Players - Pictures
"From the large collection of Pufichek Chesspics albums of players of the Torino Chess Olympiad 2006, we have selected a few for our Photogenic Collection. The photos were posted for voting from May 24 to June 24, 2006, generating enormous interest from all sides of the globe, with over 10,000 people actively taking part in the voting. "
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Rehab: The first step against addiction
Addiction can be a messy thing. It can affect your whole life from your finances all the way down to your relationships and your wellbeing. Drug rehab can be the only way to kick an addiction for many people. Stop your Addiction is a 28 day addiction rehab in Michigan that serves people all around the country. If you know someone who needs help, or need help yourself, do yourself the favor and check out Stop your Addiction's drug rehab program. It may save your life or the life of someone you know. Start a new life today!
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