Over the past weekend when I was on Twitter, I noticed that my tweets were the only ones to show up in my Twitter client Twhirl. I didn’t pay any attention until last night. I’m usually being bombarded with the same people tweeting about a bunch of junk. I lost all my followers and all the people I was following. I don’t know if it was a glitch or what was going on. Over in the help forums, there were a lot of other users that were experiencing the same problems. …read more
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FTC Has Set Endorsement Rules For Bloggers! Fines Up To $11,000!
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009Today I was reading an article on the Washington Post about how the FTC has set endorsement rules for blogs. The article goes on to talk about what these rules are. Here is how the story goes and the guidelines we have to follow now.
From now on, bloggers are supposed to disclose to their readers/consumers if they are getting any compensation for doing a review of a certain product. If bloggers do not follow this new rule, they are subject to an $11,000 penalty per violation. For instance, if I do a review on a certain program and I am getting any compensation for doing this, I have to disclose it to my readers.
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A Look At Windows Live Writer
Sunday, October 4th, 2009Today’s article is going to be on a program that I use to write all my blog posts. When I first started blogging I was using Microsoft Word to write my articles. Microsoft Word is a good product but I have been using one that has taken its place. The program is called Windows Live Writer. Windows Live Writer is easy to setup and best of all is free to use. …read more
Investors Believe Twitter is worth $1 Billion
Friday, September 25th, 2009Twitter is near a deal with a group of investors that reportedly believe the social media network is worth $1 billion. The deal is for as much as $100 million and is made by a group of investors that include a huge mutual fund manager named T. Rowe Price and a group of private equity firms and venture capital companies. According to the Yahoo news article, the deal is supposed to close soon. …read more
What are your favorite iPhone apps? Here are my top three paid apps
Sunday, September 13th, 2009Besides my girlfriend, my most prized possession is my iPhone. The iPhone has truly revolutionized the telecommunications sector. If you own an iPhone, you probably can agree with this statement. Without my phone, I am literally lost. About a month ago, I jumped in a pool with my iPhone and did not realize it until five minutes later. The phone was completely water logged and I did everything I could to try and save it but could not get anything to work. …read more
