Archive for November, 2008

The Dip, Blogging Book by Seth Godin

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Want to quit your job to go full time blogging?  Seth Godin’s book the Dip might just help you on your blogging journey.

According to Amazon’s product description: “According to bestselling author Seth Godin, what really sets superstars apart from everyone else is the ability to escape dead ends quickly, while staying focused and motivated when it really counts.”

Seth Godin has his own Wikipedia page and keeps a blog over at sethgodin.typepad.com.  Honestly I didn’t know a whole lot about Seth Godin until I read over his wikipedia page. You’ll find that: “In 1995, Godin launched Yoyodyne, which used contests, online games, and scavenger hunts to market companies to participating users. In 1998, Godin sold Yoyodyne to Yahoo! for $30 million.”

Basically, Seth Godin managed to cash in on the dot com bubble before it burst. Since then Seth Godin has also launched the semi successful squidoo.

How to Create a Good Couch Surfing Profile, Best Couch Surf Profile

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Did you know that couch surfing can score you a free couch anywhere in the world? Yes people do surf from couch to couch using a site like couchsurfing.com to travel and pay little for it.  But, how do you compete against the many other couch surfing profiles all looking for the same rooms?  You create a better coach surfing profile!

Couch Surfing allows you to yes travel the world and sleep free.  Couch Surfing allows you to meet interesting people worldwide and at the same save money so you can travel even more.

However, one of the main factors to whether you actually find a room is keeping the best Couch Surfing Profile.  A few tips as follows:

1. Make Your Profile Funny

A funny profile shows you are probably easy going like to laugh and have fun.  Besides, everyone loves a funny person.

2: Give Plenty of Details

Make sure you give plenty of information about yourself.  The more the better. Even though they are taking in you, a complete stranger for free, it might make them feel a bit more at ease knowing that they know a lot about you.  I remember taking a ride from Berlin to Stuttgart, Germany with some total strangers but it went fine… still it’s nice knowing more information about that person,

3. Show off your skills

Are you an amazing cook.  Travel with a guitar?  Make the best cocktails around?  Flaunt yourself and some free skills you might be able to provide.

4. Show How You Are An Open Person

By being open and accepting to other ideas, they know that most likely you won’t cause any issues during your stay.

5. Make Sure To Use Only Your Profile Pic

People want to see what you look like to get a good impression to see what you look like, not some stranger or a funny looking cow.  Keep it personal and use plenty of your own pictures.  Don’t you hate when that girl on the internet turns out to be a scary looking guy using fake pictures?

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Who is the facebook guy? Strange Facebook Celtics Guy

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

I just noticed that in Facebook there is a strange Celtics guy who appears if you type in the wrong link.  Just who is this strange Facebook guy?  A friend of the Facebook developer?

So what we gathered from this picture is 1) He likes baby bibs 2) He’s a hardcore Celtics Fan 3) He’s most likely in the United States 4) He looks awfully a lot like Ray Romano.

Take for instance typing in http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v359/29/47/111045/wrong.jpg/  or even http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v359/29/47/111045/nickisawesome.jpg/or any wrong link.  What you get is our friend the Celtics Guy.

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Create A Blogging Magazine? Blogger, Wordpress Magazine Theme

Monday, November 17th, 2008

You know blogging in the traditional sense, but what about the magazine style some blogs are turning towards?  A magazine style blog looks a lot like a normal magazine, but on the internet.  You can turn the pages, there is cover art, page numbers, and graphic art.

Blogging Magazine Example
Frai Magazine for example releases it’s content in a side scrolling magazine style.  It’s just like reading a magazine but on your desktop, saving paper and making it easier to disperse their magazine.

Magazine Publications Online
In fact, many major magazine titles have gone online including: Playboy, Cosmopolitan and even ESPN are now available to purchase in online digital formats.  Zinio currently is the leading provider of internet magazines.

Wordpress Magazine Themes
One of the easiest ways to start your own blogging magazine is by implementing one of the many wordpress magazine themes out there.

Soothbrush recently listed the top ten magazine themes out there for Wordpress. However blogger users not need to feel left out…

Blogger Magazine Themes
The Daily Inspired theme for blogger was created so blogger users too can make their own magazine style blog.  The theme is featured below.  Download this blogger theme via this link