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Cool Free Things Online

thedotcomillusionist — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:04:08 -0800

So you're flying in to see family, and you're waiting at the airport when guess what happens? Your flight gets delayed... Sound familiar? Well if you're like me, you have a laptop with you and have come prepared with tons of media to waste the time away. If you don't have any media or if you've run out (or yand you dont have SlingBox, here's a list of cool things to do online (assuming you have Internet access, or have a phone to tether to access the Internet) -

Baropolis Update Along With Some Funnies

thedotcomillusionist — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:21:14 -0800

The more I think about the Barolopis idea, the more I think it can provide some value-added services. Niche services, that provide mashup ideas of whats already out there tends to validate time-tested services. In addition, they further the services that consumers have already grown to appreciate. The main issue for new websites are always generating traffic.

Baropolis - Dedicated Review/Social Network For Urban Socialites

thedotcomillusionist — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:52:54 -0800

As mentioned in my first post, a few of the reasons why I decided to take up programming is not only to better understand the programming landscape and become a better writer/blogger, but also to be able to develop my own interactive website.

Whenever I want to do something, anything, outside of my house, I turn to my review sites. Why bother with the surprise of every new restaurant when you can know before you go?

8 Months Later, Google's Live Satellite Joke Tricks Me

thedotcomillusionist — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:15:18 -0800

The other day as I was writing my review on Ezine Blog, I came across one of their posts in the Technology section, posted on the 18^th of June about the quiet launch of Google's Live Satellite feature on the Google Earth product.

Facebook's Beacon Ad System - Members Strike Back

thedotcomillusionist — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:25:00 -0800

What was once a very controversial feature on Facebook back in 2006, the once privacy overstepping “News Feed” has again stepped over with the “Beacon” ad system so far that the line is now a dot. So have the members risen up again in protest? You bet your sweet caboose they did.

Shopping Coupons!

thedotcomillusionist — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:27:54 -0800

Quick post for those of you shopping for your loved ones during this time of season, in the middle of writing my next awesome post, I just received an email from a friend (credits to whoever put this together). I am a big fan of the deals, and frequent big deal sites such as FatWallet and SlickDeals. Below are online and printout coupons:

Online Discounts:

Bypassing Corporate Web Filters via Web Proxy

thedotcomillusionist — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:39:20 -0800

Perhaps old news to the tech savvy people out there (am I'm assuming that there is a large percentage of you among my readership), but there has been a problem plaguing many of my corporate friends for the past few years, and that is being unable to access certain websites in the corporate workplace. A way around this bad boy? Web Proxies.

Real Estate Part Deux - Top 10 Websites

thedotcomillusionist — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:42:29 -0800

The Blog is here now!

thedotcomillusionist — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:02:06 -0800

Okay, so I have now officially moved my blog from my previously free wordpress blog to a drupal-built blog. What does this mean? Two big things -

DressYou.com - Giving Social Networking a Fashion Makeover

thedotcomillusionist — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:00:00 -0800

As we are catapulted into the next generation, there are a few observations that I've noted (obviously to the benefit of my argument and business idea) -

The Internet gives people the ability to access vast amounts of information faster than two shakes of a kitten's whiskers.

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