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New Location of This Blog

2006-09-10T16:26:00.000+00:00

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The Three Forbidden act Of Blogging

2006-08-18T16:37:00.000+00:00

Three Forbidden act Not To Commit while Blogging:

I wanted to point out the three big mistakes that we bloggers make. Of course, this only applies to people who want to build an audience. If you see blogging as a hobby you pursue when you get bored with your Playstation 2 and run out of beer, this doesn't apply to you...

1) First and foremost, most unsuccessful bloggers just don't write enough material. Either they don't post enough links or they don't rant/write enough essays. If you look at successful blogs around the net you're almost always going to find that they put a LOT of work and time into their writing/linking. You're going to have to do that too if you're going to succeed.

2) Inconsistency kills. Vacations & week-ends off are fine, but just randomly taking days off or making minimal numbers of posts will cost you readers. For the most part, we may be dishing out "free ice cream" (writing for free), but our customers still want a consistent supply. If they don't get it, they'll wander off and find one. So instead of having a reader who hits your page every day, they may just check in once every couple of weeks to see what they'll find. That's not the way to build up a consistent group of readers.

3) You have got to be distinctive enough so that readers can pick you out of the herd. If there are 50 other blogs out there talking about the same things you're talking about and saying roughly the same things -- well to put it bluntly, why should a reader bother with reading your blog?

If you're a blogger with talent and patience & you avoid those three "forbidden act" or "cardinal sins", you will eventually build an audience.

Blogging Privacy 101

2006-08-18T16:13:00.000+00:00

Basic Guide on Blogging Anonymously

What is Anonymous Blogging?

Anonymous Blogging is the act of writing weblog entries privately.

Why should anyone Blog anonymously?

There are many reasons Bloggers decide to Blog anonymously. Some of these reasons include:

1) When Blogging about sensitive issues and controversial topics, some Bloggers wish to be anonymous to avoid personal and/or professional repercussions.

2) If a blogger resides in a country where free speech is limited or prohibited, blogging anonymously may be the only way to communicate to the public and avoid the possibility of imprisonment or paying heavy fines.

3) Anonymous blogging is also useful when bloggers wish to expose workplaces and organizations without being traced as the originator of the information and to avoid being fired from work and/or sued.

4) When a blogger wishes to write about highly personal matters, blogging anonymously may be the best way to go about expressing one's true feelings, thoughts and experiences without trying to censor oneself too much.

Can you recommend some tools to use for blogging anonymously?

At this time, there aren't a lot of user-friendly tools that can be used for blogging anonymously. However, some blog platforms like WordPress and LiveJournal may be used in order to password-protect blog entries. This type of feature is useful for bloggers who wish to have more security and privacy in their weblogs.

Here are other useful tools for bloggers who wish to blog anonymously:

• Anonyblog - This is a Movable Type-powered weblog where everyone can log-in and write a blog entry anonymously. It's a way for people to share some thoughts and feelings in a community without any trace of one's identity. Some entries are interesting, but there are also those that leave a lot to be desired. Some commenter may also be abusive, but there are also those who do try to offer some helpful words.

• Invisiblog (Beta) - This is a software/service in beta that "lets you publish a weblog using GPG and the Mixmaster anonymous remailer network."

• Anonymizer: Anonymous Surfing - This is a simple commercial software that allows you to surf the Internet and blog online anonymously.

Do you have any other tips on anonymous blogging?

1) Know exactly why you want to blog anonymously. Weigh the pros and cons of such a decision.
2) Remember that no matter how careful you may be with blogging anonymously, there is always a small chance of being "found out." Be extra vigilant at all times.

3) Never blog at your workplace. Yes, even if you're not writing about your work and your colleagues.

4) Avoid leaving any trails - clear your cache, Internet history, and even cookies.

5) Don't use any personally identifiable details in your blog entries. Change names, locations and other information if possible.

Daily Cartoon Digest 18.06.2006

2006-08-17T19:04:00.000+00:00

These are daily Cartoon digests I decided to put . All the cartoons are derived from New Zealand Newspappers.

Advertising Pro. That Pay For Blogs

2006-08-16T22:01:00.000+00:00

Adsense,Chitika, adbrite are not the only fruit. Far from it in fact, there's quite a number of programs out there that can be run on your blog, some contextual, some not.

I'd like to put a list together of the A-Z of advertising options for bloggers. The list so far is pretty good, but most likely not complete, so please post anything i've missed!

A-Z of Blog Ad Programs. So, without further Bla bla, lets get to the point:

AdBrite
Description: Allows publishers to sell text ads on their sites

AdEngage
Description: Allows you to sell text ads on your blog.

AdGenta
Description: A kind of manual AdsenseBlog - Feed

Adsense
Description: The ubiquitous contextual ad program from GoogleBlog - Feed

Affiliate Sensor
Description: Contextual affiliate text linksWarning: Snake oil seller one page sales letter website with spammy looking text links in the footer. Does not inspire confidence.

All Feeds
Description: Varied offerings from contextual ads to search ads and affiliate links
Banner BoxesDescription: Contextual looking Adsense like ads

BidClix
Description: Allows publishers to sell text ads on a PPC basis

BidVertiser
Description: Adsense looking ads where advertisers bid for placement by site

Blog Ads
Description: Banners in all shapes and sizes where publishers join groups of similar publishers. Blog specific.Blog - Feed

CB Pro Sense
Description: Provides auto generation of ClickBank affiliate linksWarning: Snake oil sale one page sales letter with lot's of exclamation marks and outrageous promises of instant wealth.

Click Ads Direct
Description: Unclear what the exact model is, but they appear to be pitching the exclusivity angle

Chitika eMiniMalls
Description: Contextually served interactive ads filled by Shopping.com and others. Allows readers to find reviews and more info on products aswell as purchaseBlog - Feed

Clicksor
Description: Contextual network matching to affiliate programsWarning: These guys do pop-up/unders

Context Web
Description: Adsense look-a-like contextual ads

Crisp Ads
Description: Blog ad network where publishers can join the "catalogue" and have advertisers be able to browse their blog then buy ads, or earn on PPC from showing text adsfunny, this blog network doesn't appear to have a blog

Expo Active
Description: Lord knows, there's no way to tell without signing upWarning: Website looks like it was thrown together in about 10mins. Very worrying.

Fast Click
Description: Variety of different formats including regular text ads

Feedburner
Description: Various kinds of banners and text ads for RSS feedsBlog - Feed

Feedster
Description: Similar offerings to Feedburner, text ads and banners in feedsBlog - Feed

Federated Media
Description: John Battelle's ad network for blogs. Banner ads in various sizes.Blog - Feed
Info GrabberDescription: Autogenerated contextual links to affilate sites advertising with Commission Junction / Share A Sale

IntelliTXT
Description: Links words in the body of your text contextually to advertisers

Kanoodle BrightAds
Description: Contextual Adsense like ads

Kontera
Description: Very similar to IntelliTXT

Mirago Context Stream
Description: Mirago is a third tier PPC engine, it can deliver contextual PPC results into content

Nixxie
Description: UK specific IntelliTXT like product

Pheedo
Description: Provide "tools" to integrate ads into regular and feed contentBlog - Feed

Quigo AdSonar
Description: Private label PPC bidding for text ads on your siteNote: Must have 1M+ page views a month to join

Revenue Pilot
Description: Provides a PPC Search solution for sites. Possibly a little too complex for most busy bloggers to be bothered with.

Search Feed
Description: Search and content PPC text ad integration. Like Revenue Pilot, a little complex

Target Point
Description: Contextual affiliate text ads payed out on a CPC basis

Veoda
Description: Auto generated PPC text links provided by other third tier PPC engines

Please let me know what im missing in this list! and i'll ad entries to it over time. I have not included YPN or MSNAdCenter as both are in beta right now, and not open to all, and pure affilate networks aren't what we're here for, that's a seperate list.

"It's Never Too Late & Enough"

Key essentials of internet presence

2006-08-15T19:15:00.000+00:00

Technology drives the world, this way or that way. Internet is the greatest technology ever been introduced. Now it’s not only a technology, it’s become so essential element of human life. You will find simple email to high-tech online banking everything here. A whole new civilization up here, you can bet on that. As community grows so is its needs, internet is nothing different than that.

Like normal community here is threats, laws, justice, humanity, shopping, library, education, entertainment, banking……so on, almost everything. Anyway I am getting away from the topic. Key essentials of someone internet presence, what are those?

· E-mail(the most basic)
What should I say……hmm E-mail is something very common in internet; it’s like a mailing address on the net world. There are many kinds of email providers. Free & paid basically. Paid email addresses provide better storage facilities and better security (mostly).
Most notable email service providers---
§ Gmail
§ AOL
§ msn
§ yahoo
……………….many more

· Web Space
Web space is almost like a land in the cyber world. You can say foothold/ dwelling: P, at least for net dwellers like me. There are many free webs space (w or w/o Ad supported), paid web space too (usually domain—a unique web address that point your web space). Some notable free web space provider---
§ Awardspace
§ Freespace
§ Myspace
§ Tripod
§ Yahoo
………………….many more
For paid hosting/web space, So far notable are----
§ Lunar pages (Gives free domain with every hosting)
§ IX web hosting
§ Host excellence
§ Blue Host
§ Yahoo

· Security
That is the most important element needed in online. As like normal world, cyber world also crawl with criminals—Hackers, spammers, carder etc. There are also malicious viruses, worms, spy wares, Mel wares. So you need to be on guard, and that’s where security software’s come up. The best place for your security software (without spending)---
§ CNet (Regularly reviewed free/paid/ trial software for download)

Now you are armed with most basic weapon in Cyber civilization. It’s a huge world with limitless potentiality. You can communicate, Do business, Banking, Earning etc., but you have to explore your own way, just like the real life.

Numbers are better then words

2006-08-15T16:53:00.000+00:00

9/11, Operation Iraqi Freedom & Operation Enduring
Freedom Death Toll

(Information are derived from UN.org, defendamerica.mil,icasualties.org, BBC.com)
Total number killed in 9/11 (official figure as of 9/5/02): 2,819
Total number of US Killed (Afghanistan): 314
Total number of US Killed (Operation Iraqi Freedom): 2,601
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Total Causalities: 5,734
---------------------------- VS.----------------------------------
Total Afghanis Civilian Causalities: 3,484
Total Iraqi Civilians Killed: 216,676
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Total Causalities: 220,160
*didn’t include the Afghanistan & Iraqi Soldiers since They
were “The Criminal” :D

Ratio of US vs. Civilians== 1:39 (Very Impressive Ha!)
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Ratio of US men to US women who died 9/11 ,Afghanistan & Iraq: 3:1
---------------------VS.----------------------------------------------
Ratio of Afghan & Iraqi Men to women died: 2:5
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Age of the greatest number who died in 9/11: between 35 and 39
---------------------------------VS.------------------------------------
Age of the greatest number non US who died in
Afghanistan & Iraq: Between 0.5 and 65

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Economic loss to New York in month following the attacks: $105 billion
-------------------------VS.---------------------------------------------
Economic damage to Afghanistan & Iraq(so far): $433.3 billion

Now it doesn’t took a math genius to figure out the outrageous differences on those comparative view. But let not put a quick conclusion yet, since reason may vary with different number of situation.

First Iraq & Afghan war was longer then 9/11 attack so the cost of damage increases. So is the no. of fatalities.

In Iraq & Afghanistan the war was country wide, the enemies were hiding among civilians. That’s increases civilian fatalities.

Now in debate of the 1st one the war was long, ok. But why the number of fatalities increased in the other side, not in US side. Maybe US Generals are better strategist? Possibly.

Now debate of the second one, if US generals are better warfare analyst why they couldn’t avoid large civilians’ causalities. May be they didn’t want to avoid?

Not to mention the war in Iraq & Afghanistan killed from infants to older people.

I am not trying to be one sided. But statistics & reality is. US lead coalition attacked Afghanistan, to retaliate 9/11, to fight terror. No question asked, they reacted upon the common law of protecting themselves. Attacking Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. UN resolution says “Under any circumstances the sovereignty of a State can not be affected by any foreign state or organizations”. Since UN Security Council’s Weapon inspectors declared Iraq of not possessing weapons of mass destruction, US attack on IRAQ is violation of UN resolution. And after the removal of the dictator in Iraq, No weapons of mass destruction found. Where are those weapons? They really never existed? Or US took those? In any case US are guilty of misleading UN and the rest of the world.

Now lets talk about who makes the international laws? UN off course. But who are the one invited/enlisted to make laws in UN? Not Ghana or Chad or Angola or Brazil. Only the top civilized countries: P who are they US, UK, France, Germany… or why not we just say NATO. So US makes the policy of NATO, NATO countries ruled the UN. So how the Laws made by them is for the people, by the people.

So punish death for those who killed 2, 198 People On 9/11.
Who will punish those who killed 220,160?

2006-08-15T00:41:00.000+00:00

Bank Info sold On/Off the Net & Police Sitting Ducks.

Bank account details belonging to thousands of Britons are being sold in West Africa for less than Â £20 each. On the net in IRC & many forums Us Credit cards are sold just for $5/each. They come along with all the information of the card holder-Social Security Number, Driver's License, Mother's Maiden Name, Date of Birth every crap of your life.

Check this Places----

Irc server: irc.realunix.net, irc.ccpower.net etc.
Channel: CCpowerr, Banking, Carding & Cashout etc.
Forum: ccpower.us, carder, verified.ru, badb.biz etc.

You will be shock to know that, not only credit card information, but also full banking information, ID, Xerox copy of Credit cards front & Back, software, Card capturing devices are sold on those online marketplace. I wonder what the police is doing? Putting there finger inside the mouth? It took me just half an hour to find more then a Dozen forum, and few IRC channel where selling & buying going on.

It discovered that fraudsters in Nigeria were able to find internet banking data stored on recycled PCs sent from the UK to Africa. The information can be found on a PC's hard disk, which is easy to access if the drive is not wiped before sending. Many antti-fraud expert said simply deleting files was not enough. Users should instead use a program to wipe their hard drive before they sell or give away their PC, a process which over-writes what is already contained on the drive. Alternatively, people should remove their hard drives before they give away their computers. "It is surprising how easy it is to obtain documents people leave on their computers," said Mr Roberts, who is head of identity fraud at CPP Group (source CPP, press conf. AUG 7).

Real Story found that second-hand computers from all over the developed world could be found in virtually every PC market in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos. It said that while there was a genuine market for second-hand PCs in West Africa, identity fraud was a real problem. Many of the PCs it found on sale in Lagos had come from UK council recycling points. People are still being urged to give away their old PCs, but only after they have wiped the hard drive - not just to remove any bank details but also other personal information such as home addresses. "Under the Data Protection Act companies have a duty to store personal information securely and delete it when it is no longer required."

Not only from UK, Recently Nigeria have imported more then 100,000 second hand PC from USA & Canada.

2006-08-14T21:57:00.000+00:00

Bush: Is He Stoned? Drunk? Retarded? On Meds?

(PHOTO shows Putin's reaction to Bush at the G-8 meeting -- How stoned is he anyway?)Bush - Is He Stoned? Drunk? Medicated? Retarded? Presidential Tester for the Pharmaceutical Industry? You Decide...Bush is fried. He's either drinking, smoking pot, medicated, or some

combination of all of them. Either that or the man has taken a one-way trip to crazy town.
Watch his gibberish at the G8, especially the bizarre stuff about how long the plane flights to various countries are. If you take out the comments of the other leaders (because they actually sound intelligent and not like drunken bar talk) and just read what Bush says, he sounds just like someone who is more than half looped.