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In this Issue

** Internet Tip of the Week by Bob Osgoodby – Complete Reversal

** In the News – Yahoo Says No To Google
 
** Featured Article - A Homer Simpson Moment
 
** Biz-Tips by Dr. Kevin Nunley – Common Knowledge
 
** Humor to Start the Weekend – New Flooring

** Something to Think About by Jan Tincher

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Internet Tip of the Week
by Bob Osgoodby

Complete Reversal

Last year it was politically incorrect to wish someone a Merry Christmas and some retail stores forbade their employees to use those words.  Happy Holidays was the “in” phrase last year. Fast forward to this year – Merry Christmas – Ho, Ho, Ho. Why the turnaround – the stores suffered financially from their “political correctness” and now it is okay to use the traditional greeting

Also, every once in awhile, when reading the paper or watching the news on TV, I see “American Bashing.”  Even some of our supposed good friends sometimes jump on the bandwagon and come out with a harsh word or two. The last year or so has been very interesting as some new friends surfaced and some of our old ones went astray.

We live in a country where medical costs are spiraling, and the country is bitterly divided along political party lines. While the old racial biases have all but fallen by the wayside, there are still active and vocal groups who hate it seems, almost everyone. And, if you are a Mexican legally in this country, steer clear from their door. Oh, and did I mention people of Middle East extraction, or Christians or Jews?

There is still poverty in some areas and political corruption is a way of life, and the voters accept this. One high ranking Democrat in NJ was elected even though he was under federal investigation.   Gangs run rampant in the inner cities and violence is a way of life.  Admittedly, there are still problems in our society, and probably always will be.

The answer is simple – we are free. Our vote on election day does count.  I am free to succeed or fail. Anyone who is willing to work can succeed. Those who don’t become part of the public dole and this is their choice. Are there exceptions – sure - but for the most part this is true.

I am free to practice the religion of my choice or not at all. The majority of the wars ever fought in the world were religious in nature.  If I choose to go to church, I’m relatively certain I won’t be shot on the way out. If I choose not to, I won’t be tortured until I profess a certain creed as they did in Spain during the Inquisitions.

I have a voice in appointing our elected leaders.  In Iraq, Saddam always won by an almost 100% vote. Why? Simple – those who opposed him weren’t around to vote in the next election.

We have the strongest military in the world – bar none. We don’t have to fear an invader with ambitions to conquer us, and this is with a 100% volunteer armed forces. I got a kick out of Costa Rica who decided not to support us in Iraq.  They don’t even have a standing army. They also have bars on all their windows and walls surrounding their property with broken bottles cemented to the top.

Many nations are jealous of our prosperity, and would like to see us fail, but we won’t. From the raw courage of the pioneers who settled our country to immigrants with a burning desire to be free, I am proud.  For the opportunities available to those who settled here and all others who are willing to work, I am proud.

We have gone through a long maturation process and yes, did hit a few speed bumps along the way. but we have matured. And, like a good wine, we get better all the time.

To this day I still get a lump in my throat when I hear the National Anthem, and am thankful for all that we have. Yes, I’m an American, and proud of it.

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In The News

Yahoo Says No To Google

As part of its legal defense in a lawsuit over its book-scanning project, Google has sought information from other companies about similar projects. The lawsuit was brought by a group of publishers and the Authors Guild, alleging that Google violates their copyrights when it scans protected books.

Amazon.com offers shoppers previews of books they are considering buying, and Yahoo and Microsoft are members of an alliance that is working to develop a vast online library, not unlike what Google is building with its Book Search program. Google believes that information about those efforts will bolster its defense. Following Amazon.com's refusal last month to provide Google with requested details, Yahoo has similarly declined to furnish Google with the information it seeks.

In a letter explaining its decision, an attorney from Yahoo said, "There is simply no need for Google to be peering into the minds and computers of Yahoo employees."

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Stupid Quotes

"Traffic is very heavy at the moment, so if you are thinking of leaving now, you'd better set off a few minutes earlier."

- Anonymous Traffic Report

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A Homer Simpson Moment

Every now and then, whilst making a site online, you get a lesson on "how not to do things" and it normally hurts.  Either it will be a loss of time or money, or maybe both.  Recently I receive one of those lessons.  A lesson in organization (or lack there of, on my part) which has cost me both time and money.

Let me explain, a while ago I set up a site to exchange links, for other sites to list themselves as available to exchange lists with others.  It used a great piece of software, which did all the work for me and was 100% search engine friendly.  After a period of a year or so, it had a number 5 listing under: "link exchange directory" in Google and happily continued building itself.  It had reached a PR (Page Rank) of 5 in Google and was doing very well.

During this time I was buying other domains and had sold a couple of those that were spending money on Google Adwords.  My sites saved them money as they were at number one for the words they were advertising on.

Anyway, I took some time out to check my exchange links site ranking- Yes, was still there, so decided to take a look around as a normal visitor would.  This is where the shock started….

As I clicked into the site, the pages were not mine!  They were holding pages from the company I purchased my domain from (godaddy.com)

On contacting godaddy, they informed me that they had contacted me via my email address I had listed and got no reply.  Now it would cost me $80 to re-list the domain.  I realized the email listed was a domain I had sold and therefore, I never got the messages. (Yes it was a "Homer Simpson" moment)

Ok, having almost no choice, I agreed to pay, only to find out I was too late.  The domain had been bought by someone else! Ok, some more digging….and found out the new owner was based in Canada. Or was he? The Address was in China, the name was of a Chinese likeness and the contact phone number didn't work.

Finding his site was the easy part: expiredtraffic.com -At which he has a project, in which he buys expired domains, and puts pay-per-click links up.  So I emailed him, then after no answer, went to his site to contact him again -still no answer.  I was keen to buy the domain back at a healthy profit for him, but it seems there is no interest, and he seems to be hiding from contact.

The guy is a traffic vulture, someone, somewhere is paying for the worthless PPC traffic!  I only reveal his domain to make sure that others are aware of what this guy is doing and to keep clear!

 The lesson for me?  Keep a much closer eye on domains I am using, email addresses and also enable "auto renew" for domains for payments, using either a credit card, or more likely pay pal.

On the good side, I still have a database of the sites listed on the site and will contact them to let them know what happened.  Happily the domain is losing its ranking - Google is not stupid…..

I will set up another domain with the goal of having many more users than the original, providing a valuable service, including some free software to manage links for the sites listed.  I will be back, stronger than ever!

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Biz-Tips
by Kevin Nunley

Common Knowledge

It's common knowledge that putting a photo of a product in an ad or on a web site increases sales.  Services can also benefit from having a picture.

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Quote of the Day

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."

--- Leo Tolstoy

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A Little Humor to Start the Week

New Flooring
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Two brawny men came to my house to install some new floor covering in the kitchen. Once they had moved the stove and refrigerator out of the way, it was not long before the job was done.

As they were getting ready to leave, I asked them to put the heavy appliances back in place.

The two men demanded $45 for this service, stating it was not in their contract.

I really had no choice but to pay them. As soon as they left, however, the doorbell rang. It was the two men. They asked me to move my car, which was blocking their van.

I told them my fee: $45

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On their wedding night, the young bride approached her new husband and asked for $20.00 for their first lovemaking encounter. In his state, her husband readily agreed. This scenario was repeated each time they made love, for more than 30 years, with him thinking that it was a cute way for her to afford new clothes and other incidentals that she needed.

Arriving home around noon one day, she was surprised to find her husband in a very drunken state. During the next few minutes, he explained that his employer was going through a process of corporate downsizing, and he had been let go. It was unlikely that, at the age of 59, he'd be able to find another position that paid anywhere near what he'd been earning, and therefore, they were financially ruined.

Calmly, his wife handed him a bank book which showed more than thirty years of steady deposits and interest totaling nearly$1 million. Then she showed him certificates of deposits issued by the bank which were worth over $2 million, and informed him that they were one of the largest depositors in the bank.

She explained that for the more than three decades she had "charged" him for sex, these holdings had multiplied and these were the results of her savings and investments.

Faced with evidence of cash and investments worth over $3 million, her husband was so astounded he could barely speak, but finally he found his voice and blurted out, "If I'd had any idea what you were doing, I would have given you all my business!"

He is not expected to survive.

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A wealthy couple had plans to go to an evening ball.

So they advised their butler that they were giving him the evening off to do as he pleased since they would be out until quite late.

The couple went to the ball and dinner.

After an hour and a half, the wife told her husband that she was horribly bored and that she preferred to go home and finish some work for the next day.

The husband responded that he had to stay for a few more hours to meet some very important people who were his new business partners.

So, the wife went home alone and found the butler spread out on the couch watching TV.

She slowly moved towards him and sat down very seductively.

She asked him to come closer. Then even closer. She moved forward and whispered in his ear:

"Take off my dress...."
"Now, take off my bra."
"Next, remove my shoes and stockings."
"Now, remove my garter belt and panties."

She then looked deep into his eyes and in a sharp voice shouted: "The next time I catch you wearing my clothes, you're fired!"

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A woman awoke during the night to find that her husband was not in bed.

She put on her robe and went downstairs. He was sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of him.

He appeared to be deep in thought, just staring at the wall.

She saw him wipe a tear from his eye and take a sip of his coffee.

"What's the matter dear? Why are you down here at this time of night?" she asked.

"Do you remember 20 years ago when we were dating and you were only 16?" he asked.

"Yes I do." she replied.

"Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car?"

"Yes I remember."

"Do you remember your father when he shoved that shotgun in my face and said. 'Either you marry my daughter or spend twenty years in jail'?"

"Yes I do", she replied.

He wiped another tear from his cheek and said, "You know I would have gotten out today."

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Something to Think About
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True power is in making decisions.

Have you ever felt overwhelmed, then suddenly you made a decision about what to do? The minute you made that decision you set something in motion. Be it an effect, a new direction for your life, a new destination, whatever.

It wouldn't have happened if you hadn't made a decision, and the minute you made that decision, you changed your life.

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Daffy Definitions

Bozone

The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

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