All Posts From January, 2008

Wordpress Plugin: CommentLuv

I have recently added the famous CommentLuv plugin. Do you remember my post about using your Creativity To Promote Your Blog. Well, this plugin will help you to promote your latest post if you made comments on other blogs that are using this plugin.

By installing this plugin, you will encourage your readers to join the discussion and you will give them something back right away. The plugin will look at your default location of your RSS feed to find the latest post. You will generate more backlinks from other blogs and increase your Google PR Rank on the next Google dance!

I hope that by implementing this plugin that it will help you generate more comments on your articles. If you have installed this plugin on your blog, I would be glad to be to first to comment!

Here is the link for the download: CommentLuv’s author page. Try it out now by posting a Comment using the link or form below. :D

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MacWorld: The Ultrathin MacBook Air

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The CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, have recently introduced the new MacBook Air during the Macworld Expo Keynote address. Apple describes the new MacBook Air as ultrathin, ultraportable and ultra unlike anything else. This innovative invention didn’t just happen overnight. It’s the result of rethinking conventions, multiple wireless innovations and breakthrough design. This new device will redefine the mobile computing world with new set of standards.

The design of the MacBook Air is incredibly thin that it can fit in a letter size envelope. Yet, this tiny machine still managed to have a 13.3-inch widescreen LED display, full-size keyboard and large multi-touch trackpad.

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Tips: Blogging Is Like Wine

We all know that wine is made from fermentation of grape juice. The difference from a regular to a rare and super-premium wine is the period of maturity. The record of quality and consensus is what makes the wine unique. A blog can be compared to wine because it takes time to reach maturity, resulting in success. In other words, it requires a lot of time and dedication before it will become a popular blog. Time, effort, research, patience, sense of humor is the key to writing great articles. We also need some marketing skills in order to create a popular blog that stands out from the crowd and stimulate some buzz around the blogsphere.

One of the worst problems that bloggers can have is lack of patience. I have seen bloggers come and go, and eventually we never heard about them anymore. Blogging is about patience because you need to be able to sit in front of your computer for more than 30 minutes in order to get all your ideas together to write a quality article. You also need to research about the topic and find useful and interesting information to share with your readers.

Like many wines, you need to find the flavors to get the primary impression on the drinker’s palate and what makes the wine 100% original. As wine makers develop their business strategic with ‘Niche’ so does bloggers. As blogger, you need to find a niche that you are truly passionate about in order to write about it hours and hours without loosing interest. For example, if your niche is about celebrity you can spend hours writing about their new scandal, movie, love relationship, paparazzi photos and videos and not feeling bored or running out of ideas.

You have probably heard about Bordeaux, cult wines and Port. They are the most expensive wine and it can be sold for thousands of dollars per bottle. There are many different choices over thousands of wine products, why does people keep buying those wine? Simply because the tasters will be able to enjoy the wine at its best; well developed in maturity. People need to taste your writing, give them time to discover the flavors and reach you!

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UAE: Emirates Palace 7 Stars Hotel

The Emirates Palace is reputed to be the most expensive hotel ever built. The $3 billion hotel was opened in 2005 and is owned by the Abu Dhabi government. This luxury hotel is located in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city of Abu Dhabi. It has 302 rooms in Coral, Pearl and Diamond categories and 92 suites with the interior decor in gold and marble. The simplest suite is the Palace Suite. Each of them contains at least three rooms and a 61″ plasma screen TV. The room price starts at $327 per night but for a 165 sqm room with a panoramic ocean view it will go up to $1797 per night.

The seven stars hotel shows the beauty of Arabian culture. Traditional decor is used inside mostly in silver, gold, marble and glass mosaics. There are 114 domes and 200 fountains. Emirates Palace offers palatial restaurants which bring the world’s finest cuisines. Gourmet meals such as the exquisite seafood of the Sayad and magnificent view of the Gulf gives fabulous experience for the visitors. The Caviar Bar is also popular because of its world class champagne menu and caviar selections with live traditional music.

Being one of the world’s most prestigious hotels, Emirates Palace is a popular place for dignitaries and celebrities. Some of the famous people who have set foot on the Palace are Bill Clinton, Robert de Niro, Will Smith, Lawrence Fishburne, Michael Jackson, famous golf players, FIFA World Cup Champions and lately George W. Bush.

I have included a commercial video about this luxurious hotel at the bottom of this post. Check it out! :cool:

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Blood Donation: So Little Means So Much

Did you know that you can donate your blood only three times every year? It takes approximately 8 to 16 weeks for a donor to be eligible to give blood again. The blood can save lives of small children in emergency rooms, newborn babies, and fetuses. Did you know that only 1% of adults are qualify as baby donors. Giving blood can also reduce the risk of heart disease for men and stimulate the generation of red blood cells. The differences between men and women in heart attack risk may be due to circulating iron levels which are reduced by menstruation. A donor effectively burns about 650 calories by donating one pint of blood. The majority of blood donors, however, donate as an act of charity and do not expect to receive any direct benefit from the donation.

I like the ads shown below, but the Donation Facts may be a little bit rude. I hope they will have success with this ad campaign. Don’t wait until a vampire sucks your blood, consider giving it to people who need it most, the children!

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