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Review of Gadget Advisor

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:45:00 +0000

Due to technological advances in the electronics and semiconductor industries, there has been large increase in the production of gizmos and electronic gadgets over the last ten years. With more of such affordable electronic gadgets flooding the consumer markets across the world, this phenomenon in turn presents a proliferation of gadget review sites in the World Wide Web.

Gadget Advisor is a new website that offers resource for the best in gadget and tech news. Rather than presenting every bit of news from each day, Gadget Advisor focuses on the products and news that are the most significant, useful, and/or cool so that visitors can quickly view the top gadgets and tech news.

The reviewed items are hand-picked as a "best of the best" resource for computer hardware, software, gadgets, and tech news. Therefore, instead of visitors having to wade through pages of minor updates and other news that is not of interest, the top products and news items are solely presented.

There are five main categories listed as Gadgets, Tech News, Computer Hardware, Computer Software and Featured Articles.

For example, in the Gadgets category, visitors can read cutting edge reviews of network media player and universal remote control - a perfect solution to keep things under central control as we utilize more and more electronic devices in the digital home.

Another example can be seen in Tech News category, where visitors can get expert evaluation of online backup services.

Speed Linking Edition Contest

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:32:00 +0000

Ed Lau of ededition dot com is holding a contest giving away some fabulous prizes.

The Prizes

* Prize #1: A JohnChow.com stripe ad for 1 month, which usually costs $250. This is the ad that appears at the top of the site. Sponsored by John Chow.
* Prize #2:A 125×125 ad (this is the box ad you see to the top right) on my site for 3 months, a 2GB USB Flash Drive from Gigabyte.
* Prize #3: Apple iPod Nano 2G Black 8GB. I was going to give this away a long time ago but forgot about it. Still brand new. Not as pretty as the new 4G Nano but still an 8GB iPod Nano. Also, a 2GB USB Flash Drive from Buffalo.
* Prize #4: A box DVD of the 1st season of one of my favorite TV shows How I Met Your Mother and a 4GB USB Flash Drive from Sony.

How to Enter

* Follow Ed on Twitter Everyone already following is already entered: 3 entries
* Blog about Ed's blog. Review my site. Blog about this contest…anything. Include a linkback: 5 entries
* Any comment in any post starting with this one. To avoid spam, only one comment per person, per post will be counted. Comments will only be counted for 24 hours after posting: 1 entry per comment.

Ed has not decided on the contest closing date but it won't be long before he made the drawing and pick the winners. So hurry along and get entered!

Rock Band Debut

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:35:00 +0000

The highly anticipated music game Rock Band has just been officially released here last week – 10 months after the US launch.

While Rock Band 2 on Xbox360 was launched in the US on September 14, music gamers here can only console themselves with the first version. Many expressed their surprise that Rock Band is launching here when the sequel is already out. So much for touting the small local market as the Digital Media Gateway of Asia.

Besides the parallel importers who have been bringing in the game since end of last year, Rock Band will have to compete with rival music game, Guitar Hero World Tour, which will be launched in the next few months.

Rock Band 2 vs Guitar Hero World Tour, so which game is better?

Here’s a video of Rock Band live demo at the recent Games Convention Asia 2008.

F1 Fever Hits Singapore

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:28:00 +0000

The F1 circus rolled into town this weekend for the world's first F1 night race and F1 fever had grip many Singaporeans who have never experienced a live F1 race before.

Places along the race circuit were filled with people packed shoulder to shoulder, all eager to get a glimpse of those super fast cars before they disappear in a blink of the eyes and leave the spectators eating dust.

Racing Themed Food & Beverages

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:59:00 +0000

As the hype to the inaugural FORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix gets build to feverish pitch, the food and beverage scene is cashing in on the Formula One fever. Eateries along the circuit and trackside hotels are offering exclusive F1 menus and champagne-paired meals. Cocktails with race-themed names such as Pit Stop, Crash and Burn, and Chequered Flag have been concocted.

Bakeries, coffee joints and ice cream parlors are doing their part with special offerings in this Grand Prix season, Home-grown bakery chain has come up with Ferrari-inspired bun like Ferraberri, Haagen-Dazs is offering aptly named desserts such as Berries Drift and Brownie Lap, and coffee addicts can enjoy the Speed Race, a drink offered by The Coffee Connoisseur chain.

Royal Plaza hotel has pole position when it comes to making the most of F1 excitement. It has a life-sized chocolate race car parked in its lobby!

Lantern Festival 2008

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:29:00 +0000

See hand-crafted traditional lanterns with a modern twist on display at the Chinese Garden.

Win Cash and Other Prizes At DaBlogger

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:25:00 +0000

Following the success of his first contest, DaBlogger is holding his second blog contest where you stand to win cash, Entrecard credits, advertising spots and paid reviews, kindly sponsored by various other bloggers.

It's a easy contest to enter, all you have to do is to make a comment on his contest post and you are entered. To increase your chances of winning some sweet prizes, do the following tasks to gain more points.

1 point - comment on the contest post. All you need to do is comment and you have a chance to win!

2 points - subscribe via email. If you are already subscribed, you are automatically entered.

5 points - refer a friend to subscribe to Da Blogger Dot Com via email and make them comment on this post saying you referred them

10 points - mention this contest in a post on your blog

20 points - blog about this contest with all sponsor links intact

The more points you get, the more chance you have of winning. This contest will end September 8th, 2008 - and winners will be drawn using Random.org.

Tops In Europe

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:28:00 +0000

Cristiano Ronaldo has picked up 2 awards even before he kicked a ball in the new season 2008/2009 of the English Premier League. He was named European Club Footballer of the Year and Best Forward.

Ronaldo aside, it's all Chelsea for the accolades of Europe's best in Best Goalkeeper Petr Cech, Best Defender John Terry and Best Midfielder Frank Lampard.

I never expected one club to dominate and make a near clean sweep of the awards. My earlier prediction of UEFA Club best players in the four positions only got right in John Terry and Cristiano Ronaldo.

What were your predictions? Are they spot on?

IMblogger August Contest

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:27:00 +0000

IM Blogger is running a contest giving away $300 cash and several domains (of your choice) in his August contest. The cash will be paid through PayPal and the domains registered at Godaddy.

There are going to be only 3 winners and here are the prizes.

1st prize.
125$ cash.
2 .COM/.NET/.ORG domain names of your choice.

2nd prize.
100$ cash.
2 .COM/.NET/.ORG domain names of your choice.

3rd prize.
75$ cash.
1 .COM/.NET/.ORG domain name of your choice.

There are two tasks you can do to earn entries. The more entries you earn the higher chance you have to win the contest. Here are some ways which can earn you entries.

Subscribe to IM Blogger feed via e-mail (2 entries)

Post on your blog about this contest (5 entries)

The post must have a minimum 200 words, and must contain at least 2 links (the homepage of this blog and the contest posts’ url). If your blog has got over 500 subscribers, you’ll get 2 more entries as bonus.

Contest ends September 1, and the winners will be picked by random drawing using Random.org, so go ahead and enter now, and maybe you’ll be surprised at the end of the month!

UBD 1 Year Anniversary Contest

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:09:00 +0000

Unique Blog Designs is celebrating its one-year birthday with a UBD 1-Year Anniversary Contest.

Grand Prize - Brand New 8GB iPod Touch ($299 value) and One (1) Copy of our New UBD Citrus WordPress Theme (coming next week).

Three (3) runner-up prizes include copies of our new UBD Citrus WordPress Theme.

How to enter?

For one (1) contest entry - just reply to the contest post with a comment. Only one comment per person will be counted.

For five (5) contest entries - write a blog post about the UBD 1-Year Anniversary Contest and link back to the contest post. If your blog post does not appear under the “Pingbacks,” leave a comment with a URL to the post.

The contest runs from 12:00AM PST Friday, August 22nd, 2008 to 11:59PM Sunday, August 31, 2008. The winner will be randomly chosen Monday, September 1st, 2008. Contest is open to everyone world-wide.

Uefa Club Footballer of the Year Nominees

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:36:00 +0000

Uefa announced its list of nominees for the Uefa Club Footballer of the Year award - which is dominated by English-based players. All but three of the 20 names on the shortlist ply their trade in the English Premier League.

The criterion for nomination is that a player must have featured in the 2007-08 Champions League. Star players of the top four Premier League clubs are well represented.

The Nominees are:

Goalkeeper of the Year: Manuel Almunia (Arsenal), Petr Cech (Chelsea), Manuel Neuer (Schalke), Pepe Reina (Liverpool), Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United).

My pick: Edwin van der Sar

Defender of the Year: Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona), John Terry (Chelsea), Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United).

My pick: John Terry

Midfielder of the Year: Michael Essien (Chelsea), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Paul Scholes (Manchester United).

My pick: Cesc Fabregas

Forward of the Year: Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Fernando Torres (Liverpool).

My pick: Cristiano Ronaldo

The winner in each position will be voted by coaches of the 16 teams who reached the knock-out phase of the 2007-08 Champions League. They will also choose an overall Uefa Club Footballer of the Year.

The winners will be announced on August 28th, at the draw for the group stage of the 2008-09 Champions League in Monaco. So what are your picks?

The Official Global Chargeback Guide

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:44:00 +0000

Often time when we talk about online fraud, most of the attention surrounding the discussion is usually focused on the consumers - either having their credit card numbers stolen by hackers or being suckered into giving their personal and financial information by a phony email phishing scam. But barely any attention has been given to the other side of the coin - the e-commerce merchants who are defrauded by crooks posing as legitimate consumers.

Dishonest consumers normally abuse the chargeback system by making a purchase over Internet with credit card and then issuing a chargeback on receiving the product or service leading to difficulty in recovering payment for merchants. Chargeback is the term given when there is a reversal of a credit card transaction.

Majority of the chargeback cases do happen due to technical problems between the merchant and the issuing bank. For example a consumer was charged twice for same transaction or other such mistakes like authorization process of a Credit Card where transaction is declined by the issuing Bank and the account is still charged. So how do you respond to such “friendly fraud transactions”?

Chargeback levels vary by industry type but have been on a steady accent in the e-commerce industry throughout the years. E-Commerce merchants typically operate in a "card-not-present" environment which is deemed as "high-risk" by default.

It is important to note that in case of chargeback, it is the consumer's bank and NOT your merchant service provider or your bank that decides the outcome of a chargeback.

Being an e-commerce merchant, you should have a set of online transaction security measures put in place, but as good as your chargeback prevention mechanisms may be and despite all the best practices that you may have incorporated into your sales process, every now and again you will still be seeing a chargeback or two sneaking its way through and around your protection. Chargebacks cost money along with the fess and the settlements associated with the credit card transaction and affect the company’s bottom line.

Chargeback Guide - The Official Global Chargeback Guide, is an e-book designed to teach e-commerce merchants the ins and outs of dealing with chargebacks. For only $19.95, (less than the cost of a single chargeback) merchants are able to download this chargeback tutorial which will guide you in the fight against all types of credit card fraud and help you win any future chargebacks.

Chargeback e-book is an effective fraud prevention tools that every online merchant should use to prevent fraud and eliminate chargebacks.

You Can Make A Difference

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:25:00 +0000

Do you wanna help someone out in their fund raising for Breast Cancer research and get a chance to win a Nintendo Wii or a Flip Mino video camera? Here's a contest where you can make a difference… and win a Nintendo Wii and a Flip Mino.

Jason of The University Kid is running a Market Leverage sponsored contest to gather support for two affiliate managers at Market Leverage - Debby Phillips and Jen Fluker, in their drive to raise money for breast cancer research. They are harnessing the power of the Internet and the collective drive of the blogging community to champion a good cause towards medical science and humanity, how cool is that? I salute them for their effort and that's why Market Leverage and TUK rock!

First place winner will get a Nintendo Wii. The Wii is one of the most popular consoles around as it not just allows people to face off against each other by physically playing games, but can also be a good way to get into shape. Market Leverage will ship one to your door if you win.

Second place winner will get a Flip Mino. The Mino is a the most advanced Flip camera, with rechargeable batteries, a sleek look and USB enabled so that you can plug it into your computer after taking videos or pictures.

Ways To Get Entries

Subscribe To Market Leverage via email - Two Entries - COMPULSORY

Subscribe To The University Kid via email - Two Entries

Blog about this contest and mention one reason why Market Leverage and TUK rock - Ten Entries

Winners will be announced on August 15th, 2008 and the winners will have 24 hours to collect their prizes.

Zak Show First Blog Contest

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:49:00 +0000

Zak of ZakShow dot com is holding his first blog contest where lucky winners stand to win cash and Entrecard credits.

The Prizes
1st position: 50$ cash & 2000 EC.
2nd position: 30$ cash & 1200 EC.
3rd position: 20$ cash & 800 EC.
4th position: Free professional logo design.

The winners of all of the individual prizes will be selected by a random draw on August 15, there will be 4 winners in total.

To participate in the contest, all you have to do is to perform certain action that make you gain more entries. More entires = More chances to win.

How to enter?
1. Leave a comment in the contest post ( Requierd ): 1 entry.
2. Subscribe to ZakShow RSS feed via e-mail: 5 entries
3. Add Zak Show Dot Com to your Technorati favorites: 3 entires
4. Follow Zak on Twitter: 2 entries.
5. Make a post about this contest and link to ZakShow.Com: 8 entries

There is one more extra bonus, the one who will collect the more entries, in the case if he don’t win anything, he will get a pack of 6 Professional Wordpress Themes and 10 Premium Wordpress Magazine Themes with full resale rights as a gift from me ( 320$ value ).

Garmin Nuvi 350 GPS Giveaway Contest

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:33:00 +0000

Mark of MeAndMyDrum is running a contest with a huge prize list that is sponsored by many sponsores.

Here is the list prizes:

GRAND PRIZE

Garmin nuvi 350 GPS navigation system - This cool prize is sponsored by Market Leverage. I’ve seen this thing go for upwards of $320 on some sites. Take it with you in the car or walking around town. Never get lost again. You won’t find this on any other contest they’re involved with!

Prize 1

Apple iPod Nano 4GB Silver¹ - Hey, it’s from Apple and it’s an iPod…need I say more? Valued at $149. Sponsored by MeAndMyDrum.

Prize 2

WOW-Pen Joy - These aren’t available in stores yet, so one lucky winner is going to be among the first to receive this superior ergonomic PC mouse. I’ve been using another model made by the same company and love it!. Sponsored by WOW-Pen.

Prize 3

1-hour Consultation with Garry Conn - Garry continues to provide great tips and information about how to make money online and does so at an incredible rate. He has created untold numbers of blogs for a variety of market niches and has become very successful at it. If you’re interested in making money online, then make it a point to get to know my friend Garry. This hour he’s giving away will no doubt change the way you blog. Valued at $250.

Prize 4

Free 1-year Membership to LifeFoc.us - this prize, valued at $324, is generously offered by another successful online entrepreneur, Aaron Abber. This recently launched online community is already off to a great start and is sure to provide you with encouraging tips on planning and achieving your goals, both online and offline. Happiness can be found in many different areas of your life and LifeFoc.us can help you find them.

Prize 5

1 Market Leverage 2GB USB Pen - Another prize sponsored by MeAndMyDrum, this is something I won from another contest that I’m throwing into the mix. It’s brand-spanking new!

Prize 6

Free ebook: Success With WordPress - Written by Kyle Eslick of Hack WordPress, this hasn’t even been released yet, so the winner will be among the very first to grab a free copy and become even more successful with using WordPress.

Prize 7

Free ebook: Blog Adrenaline - Written by John Moston of DNXpert, this is an 80-page ebook that also includes a 24-page guide to building WordPress themes, AND a “skeleton” WordPress theme that can be customized and given away for building backlinks.

Prize 8

2 Market Leverage Rewards Cards - These guys came through again with another popular prize. Each card is worth $20. There will be 1 winner per card.

Prize 9

Advertising on KeithJamesLock.com - Keith is offering some great advertising opportunities on his blog. One image ad will be placed beneath each of his posts on single post pages as well as beneath the post on the home page. Size can be up to 400×250. He’s also offering a text link up to 50 characters in length. Both will have do-follow links which can be affiliate links if desired. ²

Prize 10

Niche Adsense Themes for WordPress - Created by Mark Mason, this rising star in the Internet marketing world is someone I’ve been following closely. His recent release of these specially designed WordPress themes has been well-received in the online community. Do yourself a favor and get to know Mark so that you can carve out your slice of the make money online pie.

Prize 11

Free ebook: Article Domination - Written by Josh Spaulding, this has been a best seller in the article marketing world for a while. It’s packed with step-by-step, easy-to-understand instructions to making money online using articles and article directories to drive qualified traffic to your site or blog. Valued at $39.

Prize 12

125×125 ad on BlogAboutYourBlog - a $20 value, Matthew Henrickson is offering ad space at the top of BlogAboutYourBlog for one month. His blog gets a lot of traffic so your ad will certainly get a great deal of exposure.

Prize 13

Free ebook: Written Prompty Everyday - Written by Christine Senter, this is an inspiring book designed to help you get your creative juices flowing and get over your writer’s block. It lists some very creative prompts that will help get you that spark of creativity you’re looking for.

Prize 14

Free 1-year Membership to I’m On A Budget - My friend Joe Swopes has launched a great new membership site called I’m On A Budget that provides its members with very affordable videos, software, and audio products that cover a wide variety of topics. Valued at $60.

There are many different tasks available for you to earn points. The more points you earn, the more chances you have of winning something! Check the contest post on how to enter.

Here are a few contest rules to take note of. This contest starts on July 26 and ends at midnight Central Daylight Time August 15. Winners will be chosen at random using the aptly named random.org website. The two prizes that MeAndMyDrum is sponsoring will be shipped at Mark's expense as long as the winner lives in the continental United States.

American Express Gift Cards Giveaway Contest

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:10:00 +0000

Hank from My Investing Blog dot com is running a contest giving away 3 American Express gift cards for $150, $100, and $50, which are sponsored by Market Leverage.

The winners will be chosen by Random number generator on August 6, 2008 @ 12pm Pacific Standard Time(PST). There are many methods to gain entries in this contest and one of them is to provide a writeup based on the question “If you were given $50,000USD (tax free) today, what would you spend it on?”and post it on our blog.

Well, if I had a windfall of $50,000USD (tax free) today, I would make use of it to fulfill one of my dream. First of all, I would set aside half of it for my kids education fund before I think about how to spend it. As I am kind of risk averse when it comes to investments, I would put the $25,000 in a fix-deposit account. Then I would donate $5000 to a local charity serving the old and poor.

Next I would use a small portion of the money to get a high-end HD camcorder and also budget $10,000 for a 2-weeks tour of Beijing for 2 to experience Summer Olympic Games. I’m sure the HD camcorder will really come in useful to record this once-in-a-lifetime Olympic experience.

After the trip, I’ll use whatever balance amount to pay off my housing mortgage. When the money is all set aside and spent, I’ll get back to real life and STOP dreaming!

It was a good dream while it lasted for the length of this post!

For a full list of methods to gain more entries, check out MIB contest post.

Review of Prices Exposed

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:55:00 +0000

For someone who is embarking on a weight loss program by taking the diet pills route, it can be the most daunting task choosing the most suitable weight loss supplements, in a market that is flooded with literally hundreds of options, that can get you the results you want.

Other than product suitability and safety, which should be of utmost concern, the average people among us will also have to balance such factors against the overall cost expected to be incurred.

With so many hurdles facing the dieter, PricesExposed.net was created to take the confusion out of the shopping experience by narrowing your search to the elite products in the industry. They have reviewed over 200 diet pills and created a list based on the following eight criteria:

Value (the results you achieve for every dollar spent)

Safety

Weight Loss Power

Ingredient Quality

Additional Benefits

Customer Feedback

Reorder Rates

Company Reputation

The homepage shows a list of top ten best diet pills that are ranked based on the above criteria, and also show you where you can buy them at the cheapest online price.

Disclaimer applies.

8 Days To Go

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:04:00 +0000

8 more days to go till Beijing kick off the 2008 Summer Olympic Games on 08.08.08 at 8.08pm Beijing time. This once-in-a-lifetime date and time must be specially selected as the Chinese word of number 8 is read as "ba" which sounds like "fa" - the Chinese word for fortune and prosperity.

Hosting the biggest sporting event on Earth is the pride and joy of all Chinese, especially so for the Chinese in Beijing. Modern architectures and skyscrapers doted the city skyline, and with the old world charm of ancient China, Beijing is ready and set to welcome and play a good host to the ten of thousands of athletes, officials, and tourists that are expected to converge in the city.

After an excruciating 4 years of waiting, the end to the wait is in sight and the countdown towards One World One Dream is truly on for all sports fans. Let the Games begin!

Create Your Free Blog At Thoughts.com

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:11:00 +0000

I started blogging two and a half years ago and went through a pretty long and steep learning curve as blogging tools were not as intuitive back then as currently available.

Blogging is not only about writing and sharing your thoughts online. Other than writing, blogging constitute a chain of activities which includes Internet marketing, promoting, networking and basic HTML coding. If we don’t work on the social aspect of blogging, then most of us will be writing in a vacuum and our most likely readers will be our mothers and our cats!

Speaking from my personal experience, I joined many different social networks and actively participate in the community to establish my presence in the World Wide Web. If only there was a free blogging platform with a built-in social networking community back when I started, my learning curve would not be so steep and time consuming.

A new site still in beta, Thoughts.com enables its users to create Free Blog with unlimited bandwidth to upload and share photos, videos, music files and podcasts.
What makes thoughts.com different from other blog platforms, and in my opinion a very important feature especially for newbie bloggers, is the interaction that takes place in their community.

At thoughts.com, you will have an instant audience, commenting, discussing and rating your postings. This feature is essential to keep the ‘fire’ burning and lessen the learning curve in our blogging endeavor.

Thoughts.com free blog system has been developed to make blogging as simple as possible and HTML skills are not required, but at the same time you decide for each blog post if you want it to be public, private, or only viewable by your friends and family Are you ready to share your thoughts?

Flip Video Ultra Camcorder Contest

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:26:00 +0000

There’s a contest going on at Million Dollar Portfolio where one lucky blogger stands to win a brand new Flip Video Ultra camcorder.

To enter to win the Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder, you have several choices to enter.
1. 1 entry is given for simply commenting on the contest post.
2. 2 entries are given for subscribing to MDP full RSS feed.
3. 5 entries are given for blogging about the contest and tracking back to using the keywords “million dollar portfolio”.

The contest runs through the end of July and the winners will be notified on August 1st. All qualified entries will be put into a hat on August 1st and one winner will be chosen to win the grand prize of a Flip Ultra.

Tickle My Funny Bone

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:46:00 +0000

It's not everyday that you get to make fun of the evil dot com mogul and still stand a chance to win a big box of cool computer stuff. So when Michael Kwan offer this blog contest, I just have to grab it with both hands.

All I got to do is edit the below picture(s) - Add, remove, distort, supply captions… do whatever it takes to make for a funny picture. You don't need to be a Photoshop expert or creative guru to take part, most importantly is to have fun. So here goes my submission.

Source of Unbiased Diet Pill Reviews For Consumers

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:31:00 +0000

Due to the growing number of people who are suffering from overweight problems, a lot of natural weight loss supplements designed to help you lose weight have been launched on the market. It can be daunting task for people struggling to lose weight safely, quickly and affordably to shop for the most suitable diet pills that can get you the results you want.

Consumerpricewatch.net is an unbiased review site for diet pills. It revealed top 10 best diet pills on the market as well as review of various industry leading diet pills. Also it involves the consumers and their experiences. It review some leading edge diet products so you can make informed choices.

ConsumerPriceWatch.net has taken the guesswork out of the buying experience. They have reviewed over 200 of the top selling diet pills in the world and ranked the products based off the following 12-Point Criteria:

* 1. Value
* 2. Ingredient Quality
* 3. Customer Feedback
* 4. Safety
* 5. Company Reputation
* 6. Reorder Rates
* 7. Customer Service
* 8. Product Sensation
* 9. Packaging
* 10. Long-Term Benefits
* 11. Product Convenience
* 12. Weight-Loss Potential

They didn't just stop there, after ranking the products, they searched the web for the absolute best places to buy them online. So now you can buy the best diet pills - at the best prices - from the retailers with the best customer service!

World Wild Web

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:49:00 +0000

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, had said "you CAN" by giving the nod to free up domain names and allow a variety of Web address suffixes, called top-level domain (TLD). Currently the domain-name system consists of more than 20 suffixes, which are generally restricted to labels for countries - .sg for Singapore – and the more familiar .com for commerce and .org for institutional organizations.

Come next year April or May, ICANN will start accepting application for new TLDs and critics fear the World Wide Web may become the World Wild Web because almost any domain extension will then be possible! Expected to be very popular with investors and speculators are TLDs like “.sex”, “.porn”, “.casino”, “.hotel” and really, a nearly infinite variety of extensions beyond yours and my imaginations!

For companies and organizations, this move opens up branding opportunities. Instead of the generic “.com”, they will be able to use their brand names in their Web addresses, for example, “.nike”, “.coke”.

Although this loosening of the network address system is expected to be messy (which new initiative isn’t?), and maybe prone to exploitation by cybersquatters, I’m sure adequate and appropriate mechanisms will be built in to protect trademark holders.

Personally, I’m hopeful that we will begin to see an entire new generation of URLS, making Web addresses more colorful and interesting. Dot Tom, Dick or Harry, anyone?

Petrol Saving Grace

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:24:00 +0000

Photo by Carey Tilden

With petrol prices in Singapore (and all over the world) soaring, and the cheaper alternative of enjoying subsidized petrol from our neighbors up north all but evaporated, the time has never been better to use all resources available to lower our car’s petrol consumption. Check out the following websites for tips and other information you can use to save on money on fuel as prices seem to be going up and up!

Petrol Watch – In their own words

Petrol Watch is designed as a community project with an aim to provide information and services to all motorists in Singapore. We know how expensive it can get driving around. Here at Petrol Watch, we seek to enhance the average consumers’ awareness of petrol pump prices, car park prices, car prices and become the de-facto guide which Singaporeans can refer to.

Improving Your Fuel Economy
Many fuel-savings driving tips that many drivers find unnecessary to implement when oil was trading at US$50/barrel will surely come in handy in the current situation. Short of getting rid of your car and switching to public transportation, here are some petrol-savings tips:

Downgrade that petrol guzzling SUV to a smaller model.

Convert your car to be CNG powered or purchase a Hybrid electric type vehicle.

Try to schedule your trips and errands during off-peak hours when traffic is lighter to avoid getting stuck in rush hour traffic jams. While idling, your car gets exactly 0 miles per gallon. Stopping and starting the engine frequently will cause extra wear.

Keep all tires inflated to the pressure as recommended for your car. Allowing them to get too deflated will increase drag and decrease your mileage. Keeping them over inflated will degrade traction and wear the tires rapidly.

Avoid having to stop completely. Look far ahead, if approaching a red light, let up the accelerator earlier to see if you can slow down enough to avoid having to actually stop completely (because you reach the light after it turned green). Speeding up from 5 or 10 miles per hour will be easier on the petrol consumption than starting from full stop.

WikiHow has a lot more practical tips on saving money on petrol.

Promotional Pens Plus Flip Video Contest

noreply@blogger.com (BetShopBoy) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:45:00 +0000

John Chow and his friends at Bic Promo Pens are holding a really cool contest. They will be giving away two Flip Video cameras to two lucky winners, one Flip Video Ultra and one Flip Video Mino. The winners can also expect a few Bic Pens as well.

The great thing about this contest is how easy it is to enter. You earn one entry by simply commenting on the contest post. Easy, right? But there’s more! You can earn five more entries if you blog about this contest and link to the contest post and the sponsor.

You have until July 31 to send in your entries. Good luck!