CoolAdzine for Marketers

What is Missing at Your House?

2008-08-18T02:03:00.005-05:00

When my son moved out, my universal recharger for my cell phone went with him. It is a handy gadget to have in case someone is visiting and does not have a cell phone recharger with him or her. I went looking on the website of a Computer Parts Distributor and found a 3-in-1 cell phone charger package that includes USB AC and DC charger and charging connectors that will work with Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Siemens, Samsung and other cell phones. For $13.25, it is a good deal.

I love gadget websites, so I was browsing and found a USB 2.0 card reader with pen drive function. This reader supports 20 types of flash memory cards. The card reader supports suspend and resume functions, automatic page copy, Plug and Play and hot swap capabilities. For $5.90, it is necessary for a household full of cameras.

Next, I discovered a Microsoft wireless USB keyboard and mouse set for $39.50. I think I will treat myself to a keyboard without keys that stick and a mouse that does not move all over the screen when I try to use it.

Computer Network Accessories, Inc. guarantees your satisfaction. If you purchase something from them and decide, for whatever reason, that you do not need it, just return it to CNA within 30 days for a credit or refund. Of course, make sure you return all packaging, accessories and paperwork with it.

So, if you need network cabling or hardware, installation or service parts, PC cabling or hardware, printer supplies, security devices, tools and testers, telephone cabling, audio/visual hardware and cabling or any type of USB cable, you should visit this site first.

Blog Action Day October 15, 2008

2008-08-16T05:55:00.003-05:00

Bloggers Worldwide to Address Poverty on Blog Action Day October 15

Sydney, Australia (PRWEB) August 15, 2008 — On October 15, bloggers around the world will discuss poverty on the second annual Blog Action Day. Anyone may register for free at http://blogactionday.org.

The non-profit event began in 2007 as a way for many blog publishers to view a pressing issue from distinct perspectives at the same time, thereby increasing awareness and creating a global discussion.

Bloggers can participate by publishing at least one blog post, podcast or video about poverty on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 and/or by contributing to Blog Action Day 2008 partners TheGlobalFund.org and Kiva.org.

“Utilizing mass participation, the day aims to provide a platform for bloggers to discuss and act on a pressing issue,” said event co-founder Collis Ta’eed, an Australian blogger from FreelanceSwitch.com. “This year we hope to grow on the success of 2007’s event, and bring the innovative and oftentimes personal publishing style of blogging to bear on the critical issue of poverty. With thousands of individual thoughts, ideas and actions, we aim to mobilize audiences everywhere.”

Already, 13 of the world’s 100 most popular blogs according to Technorati.com have agreed to participate in Blog Action Day this year, including TechCrunch.com, Readwriteweb.com, Mashable.com, SmashingMagazine.com, Problogger.net, GigaOM.com, Copyblogger.com, ZenHabits.net, Inhabitat.com, VentureBeat.com, Mentalfloss.com, PronetAdvertising.com and TorrentFreak.com.

Other Blog Action Day 2008 supporters include Elena Valenciano, a prominent member of the Spanish Parliament, and Ben Rattray, CEO of Change.org.

The first Blog Action Day in 2007 focused on the environment and more than 20,000 blogs participated, along with many major corporations and international organizations including - the United Nations Environmental Programme, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Google, Wells Fargo, eBay, Yahoo!, BlogTV Brazil, BlogAs Lithuania.

About Blog Action Day:

Blog Action Day is an annual non-profit event that asks bloggers to simultaneously discuss a single issue each year on October 15th. The aim of the event is to trigger widespread discussion around a global issue through niche-focused articles that appeal to their respective audiences. The event began in 2007 when a group of bloggers asked each other, “What would happen if …?” and then decided to find out.

Contact:

Easton Ellsworth, Assistant Event Coordinator
Email: easton @ blogactionday.org
Phone: +1.970.372.6630
Website: http://blogactionday.org

Records Retention and Recycling

2008-08-15T23:37:00.004-05:00

I was working for a state agency when the state legislature ruled that all state institutions should adopt a standard records retention policy. While most people were angry at the interruption of our work schedule, I saw it as a way to clear dated information and old documents out of the working files.

Three of us spent a couple of days organizing files, culling unimportant papers, and preparing the records for document scanning. We lined the file boxes up in the file room so that they could be taken by the company that would do the actual document scanning.

The next day when I arrived at work, the people from the records company were there, but our files were not. No one knew what had happened, but we were all in deep trouble if we lost all our records that were to be retained.

I finally realized that yesterday had been recycling day and the recycling crew must have picked up the boxes. After spending most of the day digging through these huge recycling containers, we had our files back.

This experience made me realize that paper records are too vulnerable to fire, loss, water damage or recycling. Scanning all our important records and storing the electronic media in a secure place is the best solution for records retention.

Life at 100 Years Old

2008-08-12T10:45:00.000-05:00

According to data from the 2007 U.S. Census, there are 84,000 Centenarians in the United States, and that number is projected to increase to 580,000 by 2040.

Evercare: Press Releases 100@100

Survey of 100 Centenarians Polled Finds That Staying Connected to Family and Friends, Keeping Up with the Latest Technology and Enjoying a Sense of Independence Are Essential to a Long, Healthy Life

Survey is a snapshot of Americans 100 years-old or older in 2008. The survey compared findings from polls of other generations on topics of relationships and independence.

Other Generations Surveyed:

G.I. (ages 84-98)
Silent (ages 63-83)
Baby Boomers (ages 44-62)
Gen X (ages 30-43)
Millennials (ages 20-29).

Key findings of the 2008 survey:

Centenarians say staying close to friends and family is most important to healthy aging (90 percent). Keeping the mind active (90 percent) and laughing and having a sense of humor (88 percent) also ranked high for longevity.

81 percent of Centenarians say that maintaining a sense of independence is one of the keys to healthy aging.

Independence comes with:

The ability to take care of themselves on a daily basis (94 percent)
Staying in good health (93 percent)
Being able to make their own financial and health decisions (89 percent)
An increase in a sense of spirituality (85 percent)

To download PDF of the press release, click here. To view videos of interviews, please see this page on YouTube.

Naked British Athletes for Powerade

2008-08-10T14:49:00.000-05:00

Photographs from Reuters

Triple Jumper Phillips Idowu

Cyclist Rebecca Romero

Swimmer Gregor Tait

Triple jumper Phillips Idowu, cyclist Rebecca Romero and swimmer Gregor Tait have all been photographed taking part in their individual sports stark naked as part of an advertising campaign for a sports drink.

British athletes bare all for advertising campaign | Oddly Enough | Reuters

According to Cathryn Sleight, marketing director for Coca-Cola Great Britain, which launched the Powerade campaign:

Everyone is used to seeing athletes in competition or winning, but we wanted to give people the chance to see the real make-up of an athlete and their muscle and power,

I find nothing offensive about these photographs; they are very tastefully done. We should celebrate the beauty of these athletes in peak performance mode.

Anyone have any objects? Leave me a comment.

iContact for Targeted eMail Marketing

2008-08-08T23:16:00.004-05:00

If you use email software to mail out your newsletters, try iContact free for 15 days. Their email marketing solution begins at $9.95 per month and includes email templates, survey tool, autoresponder and blogging capability.

With iContact, you may add a sign-up form to your website, track the number of emails delivered and opened as well as the number of clickthroughs to your site. iContact handles bounce management and unsubscribes for you. Through their ISP relations, feedback loops and whitelist status, iContact will ensure your message is delivered to your subscribers.

Manage all your online communications from a single web application, iContact.

Tags: email marketing, survey tool, autoresponder, icontact

Amanda Beard Bares All for PETA

2008-08-08T20:33:00.006-05:00

Photo Credit: Patrick Alleyn

Read: The PETA Files: Olympic Champion Unveils Naked Anti-Fur Ad in Beijing

Olympic gold medalist Amanda Beard unveiled the Be Comfortable in Your Own Skin advertising campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in Beijing on August 6. Beijing officials, citing safety reasons, canceled her original news conference where she was to unveil the campaign. Amanda just switched venues and held her news conference anyway.

Sign the pledge to go fur-free on the FurIsDead.com,

In February of 2007, Joanna Krupa was featured in a PETA campaign: I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur.

Naked women and PETA--when something works, why change it?

Monetizing Social Search

2008-08-03T23:41:00.003-05:00

This webcast was not in my prior post about upcoming Search Marketing Now events. This webcast is the day after tomorrow, so if you wish to attend, Register Now- it's free!

Monetizing Social Search:
Using Real-Time Analytics & Behavioral Tracking
to Enhance Content & Function

Date & Time:
Tuesday, August 5 - 1 PM EDT

Speakers:
Marty Weintraub, aimClear
Michael Wilson, Vignette Software

Learn about using real-time analytics and behavioral data to improve your Internet visitors' experience, which impacts your ROI.

Register Now- it's free!

The Linkback Project P1-S1

2008-08-03T13:24:00.004-05:00

This is the next stage of the Linkback Project. To participate, please read this post at The Linkback Project and follow the instructions explicitly and leave a comment to be added to this list.

< --- Start Copy & Paste the URL's & anchors Here --->

I consider myself an expert in marketing.

1. link
2. Guy
3. stories
4. money
5. memories
6. recipes
7. Sports
8. Condos
9. Oceanfront
10. Graphics
11. Sexy
12. mobile
13. marketing
14.YOUR NEXT!

<--- End Copy & Paste the URL's & anchors Here --->

Producing Viral Videos for Brands

2008-08-02T01:33:00.005-05:00

BE SEEN. GET PAID.®

Launched during SXSW's Interactive Festival in Austin this March, Zadby is poised to bring together two diverse groups of individuals in a product placement enterprise. Zadby is an online marketplace where freelance video mavens and fledgling video producers may connect with brand managers, marketers and advertisers, to create user-generated video content that will go viral on the free video platforms.

Brand managers start by developing a commission, which highlights the product information and outlines the strategic objectives of the video campaign. The commission, posted on Zadby, is viewed by over 200 freelance video producers. Interested producers select the commissions for which they want to develop a single video or a video campaign.

After production, the video is reviewed by Zadby staff and the brand manager. If approved, the video goes live and Zadby tracks the response and pays the producer. Video producers may make $1000 to $3000 per video if selected. Zadby takes 20 percent for managing the entire process.

So, if you are interested in having your product in a viral video, visit Zadby.com. If you are a video producer who has some work for which you would like recognition and compensation, visit Zadby.com.

I have a good feeling about this one. What do you think?

Future SEM : Open Development

2008-07-28T03:32:00.003-05:00

This is a great article about the future of search engine marketing by Chris Copeland, CEO of GroupM Search. You may read it by simply registering with Search Insider if you are prompted to do so.

Search Insider » Blog Archive » Is The Search Industry Closed for Business? Or Just Opening?

From the blog post:

So, are search advertisers as we know them today preparing the fire sale? If they remain wedded to bid technologies and being paid as level pullers, absolutely. However, with a nod to the future and a continued focus on data, relevancy and the emergence of open development environments, these days may be the moments where the herd is thinned, but the strong of mind and vision survive.

So, guess who does not have all the answers to the new SEM? Start with G and end with an e.
If there are any other anti-G00glers out there, this post will make you smile. Even if you got page rank raped again this last go around.

Make a Move to VISTA

2008-07-27T03:38:00.003-05:00

Do you want to take the big step to Windows Vista? As a small business owner, I know it is a hard decision to make. Microsoft plans to phase out Windows XP in June 2008. That means that eventually you will have to switch to Vista or go to open source providers.

If you buy a new PC with Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Ultimate between now and September 30, 2008, you will receive free support, compatibility assistance and telephone support from Microsoft Windows Vista Small Business Assurance. Specially trained support agents are ready to help you from 10 am-7 pm Pacific Time, Monday through Friday.

Once your PC is setup and VISTA is running, you will find many similarities between XP and VISTA, except functions will be running faster and the interface is more streamlined. Try the search. Open the Start menu and begin typing the first few characters of the file names in the search box, soon you will see all the files, programs, documents, mp3s and photographs that start with those first few characters.

If you work with several programs and browser tabs at once, you will appreciate the Windows Flip 3DA functionality. Rest your mouse on the taskbar and the live icons will show a thumbnail image of the window you have open without having to expand it. If you surf from website to website, you can open multiple web sites in one window and easily click between them with the tabbed browsing feature in Windows IE 7.

Tag your photos with the date, keyword or any label you choose so you can find them quickly and easily in Windows Photo Gallery. Use the Photo Gallery to edit photos. Then use them for slideshows or prints. Windows Movie Maker allows you to blend videos, photographs, soundtrack, titles, effects and credits. Finish it off by burning a DVD and giving it to your family. Organize your digital music just as easily by using the Windows Media Player 11. Just scroll, flip, browse through and play your entire music library.

Watch and record TV on your PC, share music over your network, protect your network and expand you business. You will like the VISTA security measures for your business and safer surfing for your employees and children.

Advertising Budget to Determine the Future???

2008-07-23T01:29:00.011-05:00

When Al Gore challenged the U.S. to produce all of its electricity from renewable sources in 10 years, his aggressive plan to combat climate change was pitted against another recently- unveiled proposal, from Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens, to reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign oil.

Gore's plan is expected to cost between $1.5 trillion and $3 trillion and involves investment in wind, solar and geothermal energy, energy efficiency and a national power grid. He also wants to retain energy production from nuclear and hydroelectric power plants, and invest in technology to store and capture carbon dioxide from coal and gas.

The “Pickens Plan,” calls for a massive switch to natural gas as a transportation fuel and a dramatic increase in wind power. Pickens says his $300 billion plan will reduce the amount of imported oil by more than a third in the next decade.

Pickens, a Texas oilman, is funding his own ad campaign and has commercials running on TV already. Gore has the backing of the “We Campaign,” a $300 million effort launched earlier.

On NBC’s “Meet the Press” this weekend, Gore said he disagrees with Pickens that natural gas should be the dominant transportation fuel, advocating for electric cars instead. Pickens, however, has said Gore’s plan doesn’t do enough address the nation’s dependence on oil imports.

above via Reuters

What is the Answer?

There is much these men agree on and both plans stand in stark opposition to President Bush’s recent move to increase domestic oil production by lifting the ban on oil drilling along most U.S. coastal states.

Do you support Gore, Pickens or Bush? Are there parts of each plan that you like? Or, are you just glad that there is dialogue taking place?

Organization is One Key to Success

2008-07-22T01:28:00.005-05:00

I have been involved in some huge projects that took weeks to collect, to summarize and to begin to formulate a written report. One project in particular was a genealogy project and most of the information was buried inside of journals, newspaper articles, family Bibles, personal correspondence, and many single pieces of paper covered with information.

Another project was an audit of the financial records of a major water amusement park. This included contractor hours, per diem payments, invoices for deliveries of materials, paychecks, receipts for supplies, mileage records and travel vouchers. It took a week just to locate what we could find of the information requested.

If you have a business or a project that is buried in paper, files, faxes, proposals, invoices, payroll records, order entries or other, you should see about securing the services of a Document Scanning services company like DigitalDocumentsLLC.com. Not only can the documents be scanned in, but tagged with keywords that allow you to easily locate them when needed.

From the website:

Did You Know...

> Paper filing systems grow 22% per year.

> Over 40% of the data utilized on the job is not readily accessible.

> Support personnel spend up to 60% of their time searching for paper.

Visit the website of DigitalDocumentsLLC.com to see what is offered and how it might help you become more efficient with your paper work. Order the brochure and maybe request a free services proposal. It may be the smartest business move you ever made.

Upcoming Search Marketing Expo events

2008-07-20T03:03:00.000-05:00

SMX Local & Mobile - San Francisco, CA (July 24-25) - register now!

SMX Sao Paulo - Brazil - (August 7-8)

SMX China - (September 23-24)

SMX Stockholm - (September 23-24)

SMX East - NYC - (October 6-8)

SMX London (November 4-5)

If you cannot attend these international events, remember the Search Marketing Now free webcasts. The next webcast will be:

The Social Graph: The Key to Search Marketing's Future?
Thursday, August 14, 2008
1 PM EDT

This webcast explores:

The types of social media sites that appeal to search marketers
How to understand and leverage the “social graph” of influentials and power users for maximum impact
How campaigns on social networks can quickly go viral, producing tons of traffic
How to sustain interest after the first spike of interest fades
How much time and resources should search marketers invest in social search campaigns

Chris Sherman is Executive Editor of Search Engine Land.

CrunchNow and BloggerNoob RSS Showdown

2008-07-16T20:47:00.004-05:00

How to Win an iPod Nano and $250.00 massage/Chiropractic Gift card

All you have to do to have a chance of winning this marvel of modern technology and Free Gift card is subscribe to the CrunchNow RSS feed by entering your email address below or enter at Crunch Now Dot com. The contest will last 2 weeks so tell all your friends and family to come subscribe to win this free gift pack From CrunchNow and BloggerNoob

To receive another entry in the contest, write a blog post about CrunchNow on your own blog and mention the competition. When you have written your post, go to CrunchNow and leave a link to your post in the comments to this post. The winner will be chosen at random. Other gifts are being added daily, so subscribe and write your post now.

Trade Show Displays of Today

2008-07-14T14:55:00.004-05:00

The Trade Show Displays of today are such an improvement over the old school Trade Show Exhibits. I used to help a friend of mine who was a software engineer set up his booth and display whenever he would attend a show in Texas. Setting up was a major project, requiring tools, duct tape, sewing kit, soldering irons, miles of electric cords, computer cables and, most of all, patience.

We would sit on the floor, surrounded by boxes, which we had numbered. We would place the boxes in order and then get busy. Usually it took all night to open the boxes, check the contents as we unloaded them and started assembly.

First, we would study the area allocated in the display hall to decide which configuration would work best. Then the frame had to be fastened together.

Next, we ran electricity and cables through the frame. We would then set up the tables that would hold the computers and run a check on them.

If everything was working, then we could affix the cloth to the frame and tables, hang the banner and stock the display with business cards, demo disks and promotional items.

Nowadays, they have some wonderful expandable one-piece frames that extend like a drying rack.

One person can set up and break down the Trade Show Displays. The displays are lightweight and movable and do not require many boxes to ship them.

New Way to Build Backlinks

2008-07-09T20:50:00.005-05:00

Updated 6/30/08 to add complete list. This list is now closed. However, if you go to The Linkback Project, there will be another list starting.

-COMPLETE LIST- 1. The Linkback Project
2. All About Crime
3. Foolsville
4. Guy Vestal
5. SunEGrl Loves To Shop
6. Great Ways to Make Money Online
7. Shabam Development
8. CoffeeCoffeeCoffee~the blog
9. Kinky Personification
10. Da Kinky Kid Speaks
11. Josh Ottley Dot Com
12. Cebu Entrepreneur
13. Random Detoxification
14. PoeARTica
15. CoolAdzine for Marketers
16. Best Blog in the Universe
17. Ctrl + Alt + Delete : Personal random journal and reviews
18. the blog lab
19. Bradley Hankins
20. The Radical Blog
21. Get Rich Quick !? Really ??
22. Musikalye - Music is a two-way street
23. Planeta Turismo Activo
24. Swollen Pickles
25. EZ RICH PROJECT
26. ULUPONGDOTCOM
27. Picture to People
28. Your Fun Family
29. Mob Me
30. Healthy Moola
31. Champagne Dreams
32. David Rader
33. Gossip Girls
34. Before I am Famous
35. SUPLADO Online Reviews
36. Salsa Faith
37. BigMoneyList
38. Emmsy’s Stuff
39. That Blog 4 Me
40. Hey Just Blog
41. A little bit of THIS & THAT
42. Poker Forums
43. Blogging Tips
44. Journal of Journey
45. Hypn.za.net
46. Download Applications, Themes for Smart Phones
47. Memory This
48. Make Money Online from Earth
49. Dare to be Rare
50. Your One Stop Information Center
51. Reality of Legal World
52. Nita's Random Thoughts
53. Nita's Corner
54. Great Finds and Deals
55. Thomas Travel Tales
56. Filipino Online Community
57. Batuananons
58. My Wandering Thoughts
59. Erlinda's Wandering Thoughts
60 Thomas Web Links
61. Aeropama Dot Com
62. Nita's Ramblings
63. Junior IM Dot Com
64. Internet Marketing Expose
65. Hasbullah Pit
66. Tangan Yang Menghayun Buaian
67. Jejak Sahabat SMSP
68. Blog Sempoi
69. More Cowbell!
70. Blog Anak Raja
71. Malaysian Digest
72. Encik Beliau : Interesting Tips
73. Ariyako `news of software, hardware, technology, tips and tricks”
74. Techno Zone
75. Hidup Biar Sedap
76. Inside Of Nasz
77. Blog Farahaznil
78. Mezain
79. Simply ONE Saffawati
80. Suara Dari Keyboard Daddy
81. 24 Patrol
82. ketuk_angel
83. Koogita
84. Artikel Komputer & Internet
85. Sagittarius Wifey
86. Aeirin's Collections
87. MerapuLand
88. Ima Blogger
89. Morphed
90. The Techsta Blog
91. Mother’s Got a Dot Com
92. Mutiara Hati
93. The Unemployed Dad
94. Entertainment Daily
95. Life From A Cat's Perspective
96. Comedy Plus
97. Daytona Beach Real Estate
98. laketrees
99. EconoIndicators
100. BlogKnowtes.blogspot.com
101. Everything Wordpress : Blog Installation Service
102. mar1masri
103. Reflections by Mariz
104. Link Building

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~~The blogger at The Linkback Project has a good idea for backlinks.~~

~~If you are interested:~~
~~—>Copy The Post & List below into a blog post of yours.~~
~~—>Add Your Link to the list at the bottom.~~
~~—>Comment on the original post at LBP so that list will be updated with your link.~~
~~—>Make sure the list links and blog names are in place on your weblog post.~~
~~—>Digg, Stumble, Tag, and Reddit all of us, spread the word, get more on board.~~
~~—>Be sure to send them back to The Linkback Project for the updated list.~~

-BEGIN LIST-
1. The Linkback Project
~~2. All About Crime~~
~~3. Foolsville~~
~~4. Guy Vestal~~
~~5. SunEGrl Loves To Shop~~
~~6. Great Ways to Make Money Online~~
~~7. Shabam Development~~
~~8. CoffeeCoffeeCoffee~the blog~~
~~9. Kinky Personification~~
~~10. Da Kinky Kid Speaks~~
~~11. Josh Ottley Dot Com~~
~~12. Cebu Entrepreneur~~
~~13. Random Detoxification~~
~~14. CoolAdzine for Marketers~~
~~YOU ARE NEXT!~~

~~-=This List Will Stop At 100, then the next phase will start=-~~

Charter Internet is Loaded With Options

2008-07-09T15:57:00.003-05:00

Charter internet is offering a terrific package until the end of July that has a 30-day risk free trial and costs only $14.99 per month. This account comes with 10 email accounts, 20 megabytes of web space, automatic protection from viruses, hackers and spam and exclusive charter.net content. Surf at speeds of up to 5 megabytes per second (Mbps), which is more than twice as fast as 1.5 Mbps DSL and warp speed compared to the old school dial up Internet!

So click that link above and fill out the form, call or chat with a Charter representative to schedule your installation date and you will receive a $25 Shell gas gift card. Hurry, this offer ends July 31, 2008.

Adding Interactivity and Content With Video

2008-07-04T01:49:00.007-05:00

Take Control of Video 2.0: How Interactive Marketers Can Conquer Online Video

DATE: July 22, 2008
TIME: 10am PT/ 11am MT/ 12pm CT/ 1pm ET

PRESENTERS:
Matt Kaplan, VP of Creative and Client Services, PermissionTV
Marla Chupack, Moderator, American Marketing Association

Learn how to engage viewers and provide interactivity in the world of video 2.0

Best practices and examples of interactive video experiences
Core attributes to seek in an online video platform
Tips for easily creating, deploying and managing online video content
How top interactive agencies and developers are successfully executing on their online video vision

These free webinars are a great opportunity to learn from experts. Do not forget to register. You should download the software before the webcast starts in case of problems.

Click Here to Register

Entrecard Ad Stolen

2008-06-30T02:28:00.007-05:00

Update: According to Entrecard, the stolen ad has been taken down on the profile page. I received this message at the forums. Graham said it was done at 11 pm on June 30. If anyone sees the card below with the horse on it, anywhere, please let me know. I want to get my ads back upon Texas RV Travel blog, but want to be sure.

I belong to Entrecard and I have 5 blogs with the system. I change the ads periodically for freshness and to try new ideas.

One of my blogs, Texas RV Travel blog, used to display this ad on Entrecard:

Then I changed the ad to this:

Well someone (www.easyracing.blogspot.com) is using the cowboy and horse advertisement, with my blog name still on it, as their EC advertisement. Many people have noticed it and were kind enough to send a message to me.

I have sent a message to the blogger, to Entrecard support and it is posted on the Entrecard forums. In the meantime, I canceled all my ads and ads scheduled to run on my blog until this is straightened out. Usually bloggers that display their ad with me get a fair amount of clicks. With this imposter in the system, it is hard to know where the clicks are going.

If you are going to steal someone's advertisement,
do not use it in the same program from which you stole it.

This has cost me time, stress, advertiser goodwill, and blog standing. My blog was renting for 256 credits and I had about 7 blogs in the que, now my blog rents for 1 credit. I do not know if I can come back from this.

If anyone knows this blogger, will you ask him to remove it? Please do not accept any ads for this card as it is not mine.