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I read a blogger about de-cluttering her blogsite . I felt guilty that my blog is becoming a mess. Well it is fun at times to join the cyber-bandwagon of blogging. You visit one blog, see something cool, maybe interesting, then figure it out and the next thing the widget is on your blog. Good thing I don’t need anymore to have all those badges, buttons, and widgets appear on the side bar of my blog. Instead I created a special section at the bottom or footer of my blog for a Widget Section, exclusive for widgets. I can’t get rid of them, having spent hours setting them up, then it took me an eternity deciding whether to remove them in just a click, no, not this time. One reason for this is finding about AddThis . According to the site the widget is now being used by Time.com, TechCrunch, ABC, Lonely Planet, Freewebs, Tower Records, etc. The small button could be embedded at the comment section of a blog entry so it is easier for readers to bookmark and share it. As of writing there are...

Paulo Coelho is one of those great writers that I admire the most. He writes so well that it empowers the soul. You get inspired by the characters and you get to experience being engaged in the story ’ s plot. His international bestseller “ The Alchemist ” was his first novel that I read. Not getting enough of him, it was followed by another romantic and spiritual novel "By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept". His description as Alchemist of Word is truly an apt title for all his wonderful works. His literary feat is truly of a magnificent magician. I never thought of him as a blogger and internet enthusiast. Since it is so rare for most of my favorite authors to be seen on the cyberspace. What you could only find online about them are the books that they've authored not even a chance to personally thank them of the inspiration and life changing influence they made to your life. But the case of Paulo Coelho is different. Thanks to the internet, particularly MYBL...

Well I came across the word through a blogger. He mentioned to me that somebody ghostwrites for him since he is so busy to do the clicking and subscribing to different sites to earn "internet money/income". I checked wikipedia and it mentioned about blog ghostwriters. I quote here: “A ghostwriter is a professional writer who is paid to write books, articles, stories, or reports which are officially credited to another person. Celebrities, executives, and political leaders often hire ghostwriters to draft or edit autobiographies, magazine articles, or other written material. In music, ghostwriters are used in classical music, film composition, and popular music such as hip-hop. The ghostwriter is sometimes acknowledged by the author or publisher for their assistance. One of the newer types of ghostwriters is the web log, or 'blog' ghostwriter. Blogs are websites where a person keeps a journal of thoughts and holds online discussions with other web users, typically on...

I came across this page today. It was seven long years since that fateful victory of the people was made into mockery by GMA. The mistake was - she was the constitutional and legal successor! I hope another lesson learned. But today the people have enough of People Power, but still, hopeful, that there will be changed a real revolution to happen. I was there during the first days, going to EDSA excitedly while sending text messages along the way. We distributed food to those who stayed overnight, performed in the morning to do some exercise and awaken the people to continue keeping guard of the place. We were the secretariat assisting the command until the place was taken over by showbiz and political celebrities. This year I have forgotten about it, I have forgotten that we put a person unworthy of People Power. But I will always remember that I will always be a part of the Filipino People clamoring for change!

As an addendum to the previous post (post below), I'd like to quote this from a discussion about the titled article : Does what happens in the Facebook stay in the Facebook? (click to go to the site) "Why does everything have to be a government conspiracy? What happened to the good ol' days when social networks were just social networks?! Oh wait.." by DuFace on 03/02/2007 I came across the article from my clipmark subscription and followed through the discussion at digg it with 3198 diggs as of writing. The exchanges are very interesting with all the ideas and reactions about this article. So find out for yourself.

I am crazy having my blog visible and entrecard has proven that my blog is gaining audience. So if you want to donate those points I am willing to accept them so I could advertise in those expensive ad sites. Blogging was my way to get rid of boredom when I worked in the Sahara, since Iam not so used to it my first entries were fotos, but looking back they really speak so much of my state then more than any words and I could still feel the sense of ennui whenever i look at them. My concern though is that blogs these days seemed so much focused on earning rather than expressing yourself. Well tides of change, online journaling/diary writing/blogging has taken a new face. Social network ought to be monetized so people have to have lots of networks and should belong to all social networks, quantity is supreme over quality, well that is the case now. But still I do believe that it can be made more virtually up close and personal. Blog romantic not a blog pragmatic here! (This is an excerp...

The lecture of Prof. George Katsiaficas about the May 18 1980 Gwangju Democratic Uprising was very interesting and it provoked a lively discussion among the audience, mostly the expats of Gwangju but there were also people involved during the uprising or popularly called 518. The 518 was remarkable and unique among the other revolutions as compared to the less successful uprisings in other Asian countries. Here in Korea, their homogeneity as to language and culture unlike the diversity, factionalism, regionalism, and tribalism of other countries was a factor that made it possible for the people to assert freedom and democracy. Thus gaining people's sovereignty over the military and dictatorial rule and paving the way to the rapid economic development of the country. It should also be noted that many Koreans are very passionate when it comes to promoting and protecting their civil liberties this is due to their high level of education, awareness of social issues and involve...

I've been seeing blogs with a bragster logo so I finally signed up. This is my account and check out my bets: http://www.bragster.com/member/peterahon Below is an intro about the group. About us Have you never told a friend "I bet you can't do this"? At the office, in the pub, while watching TV... We started paying attention and realized that it's everywhere! bragster.com was founded mainly to record all the crazy things our friends were bragging about, but never seemed to happen. They would bet for pretty much everything (a bottle of champagne, washing the dishes, going bald) but even if something did happen, somehow the settlement was always 'forgotten'... With bragster.com, we wanted to combine the power of online communities with the fun of having dares, challenges and bets among friends. There's a competitive spirit in each of us, challenges everywhere and sometimes you just got to bet on it! We hope you enjoy the site....

Now on the top 25 list, well effort is paying off... Sharing some of my experiences here: 1) It really takes a lot of effort and time to monitor those intels to screen. 2) Intels should not be lengthy but most of mine are a bit long. I do really think that intels should be lead and not a whole of article, since most of these can already found in the web. 3) Original intels are definitely a must and should be encouraged. Well I have not created a lot of originals myself some lifted from original source but I made some introductions of them making it not the original version it used to be. 4) Tweaking the assignment of percentage to my main blog at 98% made my rank to top 25 faster, since I have 4 other blogs listed that gets score as well. But my accumulated Qassia dollars is in the league of the top that is why I belong to that group and it takes effort. 5) Maintaining my position, well it is my goal. But aside from screening I want to write original intels. And I wish I will soon...

If only my Qassia dollars be converted to real cash then I would have bought the new MacBook Air. So thin, so sleek... Anyway I hope that my effort with Qassia will pay-off to pay the purchase of this new and wonderful gadget. As of writing I have Q$3,100.00 and now within the top 50 list. How nice it would be to blog with a MacBook Air . I hope that next time around I'll be blogging with it, soon... So you want to take a look - click ...

It gets addictive when I see my Qassia dollars increase. So I went over the FAQ and read once again why I should promote and continue with my effort here. It is interesting to note that the model of Naver - a Korean popular website is becoming a model also or an alternative to the usual search engine mechanism. So the new buzz is intel. So sign up now and let's increase the intel on the web. Read the FAQ. Frequently Asked Questions Here is a list of anticipated questions. Click on the question to display our answer. If you have a question that isn't answered here, you can contact us directly. What exactly is Qassia? Qassia is a site to which you can a... Qassia is a site to which you can add your websites. You can also add your knowledge, in the form of tidbits of information called " intel ". The more intel you add, the better your sites will rank, the more backlinks you get, and the more money you make . Qassia is 100 percent free, and does not re...

Well there are several internet services that are invitational because they are still in their beta mode. These services promise to offer monetary gain. So I have signed up to the following: YUWIE Yuwie.com is an online social networking service that allows our members to set up personal profiles for the purpose of linking to friends and sharing information, videos, blogs, and pictures. Yuwie members can view each others' profiles, communicate with old friends and meet new friends on the service. Yuwie also pays our members for based on the amount of activity they have, and based on the activity of their referrals. To enrich our members' experience, we request and display some personal information to other members and visitors, which allows our users to identify each other and expand their network of friends. Yuwie members can change their profile information at any time and can control if and how other members and the service communicates with them, and views their information...

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The previous night I watched The day after tomorrow. I've seen it several times and can't resist watching it again. The next day I got an email from Open Learn asking about the meaning of high albedo? Albedo what?! Well a scientific term about the environment. Anyway I signed up for the course to learn something new and below is the introduction to the course: This unit explores the topic of climate change and global warming. We will begin by exploring how the Earth’s global mean surface temperature is determined through a global “balancing act” of the rate of energy that comes from the Sun and the rate at which the planet returns that energy into space. We will also discuss the natural greenhouse effect, and how this contributes to a balanced global climate. We will then go on to consider the human impact on the atmosphere, including the impact of industrialisation, other sources of greenhouse gases that are connected to humans and the numerous and varied means of measuring cl...

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Now, on its 8th year, the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights is now open for nomination. Since its inception, this prestigious award has been given to 9 individuals and a Korean organization. Among the winners include Xanana Gusmao (Timor Leste), Daw Aung San Suu Kyii (Burma), Wardah Hafidz (Indonesia), Malalai Joya (Afghanistan) and Irom Sharmila... read more | digg story

Thanks feedjit for the free service! I don't need to sign-up just cut and paste their code and voila I can monitor the visitors to my site. Well I used such service before but it was removed since I can't buy their service fee to bad for them now they are taken over by feedjit. So here's an entry from their blog: ( http://feedjit.com/blog/ ) Welcome and News, lots of News! November 30th, 2007 107 days since the launch of Feedjit we’ve finally got a blog of our own! Lots of news to tell… Our friends at SixApart have written about Feedjit this week on Typepad’s official blog. You’ll also find all 4 of Feedjit’s widgets in the Typepad Widget Gallery. A warm welcome to the many new Typepad bloggers who installed Feedjit today! We launched two new widgets yesterday. Our Recommended Reading Widget and our Page Popularity widget. These are both designed to help bloggers and webmasters make their sites more ’sticky’ or less ‘bouncy’ - pick your favorite buzz word. Search engine tra...

Wow this is amazing, I am receiving traffic to my blog now through entrecard. So I am posting below an article about it: Entrecard is a blogging service that has quickly emerged (or exploded) onto the scene over the last couple of months. Entrecard widgets are popping up on thousands of blogs around the blogosphere - including here at ProBlogger since they became a ProBlogger sponsor. I get a lot of questions about Entrecard and how to use it most effectively to promote your blog - so I thought I’d approach Entrecard’s Graham Langdon with some of the more common questions. Please note that while Entrecard is a sponsor of ProBlogger this is not a paid post. It emerges out of your questions of a service that I know many of you are curious about and using. Click to read more...

Well back again updating my blog and finding all these means of improving my online presence. I found Qassia from one of the members of entrecard . Ugh too many ways to advertise. Which one work is really a question. How to maintain them is another of those concerns. Anyway it is free so why not make use of it. So want to try it? here is my profile welcome message at qassia : Hi! Welcome to my profile page at Qassia, the most amazing resource ever. Wanna join Qassia? All you need to do is click on "Sign Up". Qassia is fantastic because you get credit for sharing your intelligence. The more credit you earn, the better your websites will rank. And you get a backlink to your website for every intel you add - only Qassia gives you unlimited quality backlinks. Last but not least, Qassia also has the best ad revenue sharing system on the Internet, so in effect you get paid for promoting your websites. Qassia rocks! The more people join Qassia, the more everyone will benefit, so ...

I signed up for Yuwie, well I just hope that it will really work, that I can earn while using their service. So sign up and join me at Yuwie... My profile is with this link http://r.yuwie.com/peterahon Below is the invite letter: From: Pete Rahon [peterahon@gmail.com] Subject: Pedro has invited you to Yuwie! A message from Pete Rahon: Your Personal Message From Above ---------------------------------------- You have been invited to join Yuwie by Pete Rahon. When you join, you will be instantly connected to Pete and Pete's friends. Click the link below to join. http://ww3.yuwie.com/yuwie.asp?r=408857&vid= What is Yuwie? ================= First off, Yuwie is 100% FREE. Yuwie is like any other "connect with friends" or social networking site. But we have one major difference. Use Yuwie - Get Paid! Yuwie pays you to blog, upload pictures, refer friends, chat, hang out, etc. --------------------------------------------- If you don't want to receive communication from Y...

What is rssHugger? rssHugger is a new website developed to help bloggers promote their blogs, and to help visitors discover new blogs that write about subjects that the readers are interested in. Through the power of the internet and viral marketing, rssHugger looks to bring blog writers and blog readers closer together. If you own a blog, you can get your own page on rssHugger for 10 years for giving an honest review of the site on your blog. If you want to join rssHugger but do not want to review our site, you can pay a one time review fee of $20. rssHugger will be the first ever quality, spam free, and viral rss directory strictly for bloggers. The Idea rssHugger is a unique website that aims to bring bloggers and readers together. rssHugger aims to provide blog owners with a unique easy-to-use way to promote their blogs by sending them traffic, building backlinks for search engine optimization, as well as attracting new rss subscribers if the content is interesting to the reader. r...