Community Creatures by Adam Rulli-Gibbs

I came upon this poem written by Adam Rulli-Gibbs with the title, Community Creatures. This poem is based on various groups of people and tools that make up the internet as we know today.

I think Rulli-Gibbs has nailed it on the head with the poem. It is sad that many people spend so much time on the internet, blogging, hanging out in the forums and whatnot, that we almost lose our own identity in the real world. Now, everyone knows another by an online ID and not our real names since most of our friends are now people that we met online.

If I could write poetry, I would definitely have some more lines to add to this masterpiece. There are so many more things that one could talk about the different aspects on the internet!

Search Your Way To Riches

Well, not exactly RICH rich, but you may be able to earn a little money on the side. If you haven’t heard of Slash My Search, now is the time to check it out. You get to earn money for making Slash My Search your browser homepage, with every online search you perform and for referring people to the system AND get commission for each search activity that is undertaken by people referred by you.

I don’t know about you, but I search a lot daily but since joining Slash My Search, I have removed Google Search from my Bookmark to replace it with Slash My Search so that I will get paid for every search I perform. Although the payout is low, it is better than my AdSense.

What I really use Slash My Search for is to search for eBay typos. This is the only way to find bargains on eBay. You may be surprised that a small typo can make a huge difference in the traffic. And in bidding on auctions, the less traffic the better it is for us! Try it out and tell me what you think!

Help My Teen – Troubled Teen Help

I came across this website called Help My Teen – Troubled Teen Help which is like a cry for help from parents with troubled teen. I feel that I should share it because I see so many young people wasting their life away, which is a pity when they can be somebody who can contribute to society.

I feel that with help sites like this readily available, many young people would be able to turn their life around. Help My Teen, with over twenty years of experience knows just what to expect from troubled teens and the anecdote for them.

I urge all parents with troubled teens not to be ashamed to seek counselling or even send the child to a specialty boarding school, if necessary. That will be the greatest favor you will do for your child.

Two 50-word Interim Posts

Did you know that Blogitive has finally enforced the new requirement of having TWO minimum 50-word NON-PAID posts between two of Blogitive’s offer?

To me, it does not matter if the required interim post is a minimum of 50 or 100 words, it is still ONE idea used. There for, to have two interim posts means two ideas used, even if they are only a short 50-word post. By the way, I don’t remember writing an original post that is shorter than a hundred words. As far as I know, all my original posts are at least a hundred words, with some running up to 400 – 500 words.

I was telling a friend that I am finding it increasingly difficult to write sponsored posts because of all the new requirements from the various paid to blog platforms. It is more so when Blogitive may not have offers for a whole week and then when they do have offers, they come in droves. As the saying goes, “When it rains, it pours.”

So I am finding it stressful to meet these requirements AND also maintain the quality of my interim posts. Like I mentioned before, my blog may be interspersed with sponsored posts but I am not going to compromise on the quality of my blog, whether the posts are original posts or sponsored. I strive to publish well-written articles every time.

Well, I guess I just have to play the game by its rules or I will be booted out.

Bollywood Video Sharing Site

If you have been searching for Bollywood Videos on YouTube, then you have been searching at the wrong place. For fans of Bollywood, AapkaVideo.com is the gold mine.

Browsing through AapkaVideo is a breeze, especially if you are already familiar with YouTube and other similar video sharing sites as all videos are neatly placed into categories and tagged.

I love it that I can always view the latest video additions as soon as I log into AapkaVideo so that I do not have to spend time to search for the newly uploaded videos.

Currently, AapkaVideo is running a monthly promotion where the person who uploads the most popular video in a particular month will win an iPod. That is awesome, isn’t it?

Show Me Some Linky Alexa Love

I’m sure all bloggers have shown some linky love to other blogs but did you know that you can go one step further by showing some Alexa love too? To do so, whenever you add a link to your blogroll or sidebar, you can add this prefix to the URL:

http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?http://

This way, whenever the URL is clicked on, Alexa will be able to record the incoming traffic for this particular URL and hence raising its Alexa traffic rank.

Of course, there are a few other tips and tricks to raise one’s Alexa traffic rank but by adding this prefix to the web address, you are actually NOT manipulating the statistics, just letting Alexa know of an incoming click and aiding Alexa in recording the click and better tracking of traffic.

If you do show me linky love, which I hope you will (please, pretty please!), do remember to add the prefix to my URL like this:

http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?http://journal.cyberpartygal.com/

Win a Fireplace Contest

Today, my sister excitedly told me about a win a fireplace contest organized by Desa Corporation where she will stand a chance to win a 32-inch fireplace, including her choice of mantel design and either propane or natural gas.

She said it is like a sweepstakes where she just selects what she would like to win, and fill out the form provided with her personal particulars like name, address, email address and preferred gas type.

She is very excited because Desa Corporation is one of the leading companies dealing in indoor and outdoor heating. According to my sister, if she wins a fireplace, the timing will be just right for the housewarming party that she has planned last month, as the winner will be chosen on July 1st, 2007. I am also excited on her behalf!

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