Muthafcking Blog Content Traffic Stealing Fckers

spam luncheon meatSurprise surprise. Of course I too swear at times. But only do it in the annoying instances like this one. The blog content thieves aren’t like the blatantly ‘copy and paste’ ones you generally would find. These I would call; excerpt stealers. Hence, almost the equivalent of blog traffic and content stealers.

What happens if after one of my popular posts get published, these fckers would plonk the first paragraph onto their so-called ‘blog’. As much as it looks like a blog, it’s a space for them to store any bloggers content. And you know what makes these people real muthafckers? They don’t even have that little respect to include the author’s name or blog’s name.

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Thanks For The Monetary Support Google

Every Malaysia blogger have had thanked Google at some point of their blogging journey (or career). Now, it’s my turn finally to be able to thank Google for their monetary donation in supporting my annual domain and website hosting. Though the amount isn’t like what an Internet marketer could have his money clip around, I’m … Read more

I'm Not A Writer, I'm A Blogger

writingAnd you’d think; they are the same. Well, I think they are different. Unlike how Malaysians still believe graphic designers are website designers. Writers can write (obviously) but bloggers can’t write…like writers. Bloggers are the ‘freedom’ writers.

We have no limits or principles to follow when writing. In other words, bloggers can ignore the vocabulary and grammar if they so wish. Writers can’t help but require the perfection to their sentences or paragraphs. If the spelling is wrong, they have to edit it. If the grammar sounds horrible, they have to amend it.

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AllMalaysian Bloggers Project (AMBP) Starbucks Gathering

Updated: January 18, 2008

The event coverage is finally up. If you’d like to view the full list of attendants (though it looks less), visit the AllMalaysian Bloggers Project (AMBP) Starbucks Gathering events page. Thanks, Michael.

allmalaysia bloggers projectTheStar and the AllMalaysian Bloggers Project (AMBP) group recently organized a small bloggers gathering for the bloggers of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. It was hosted by Starbucks in the brand new; The Gardens, Midvalley. A quick note though is this isn’t the Starbucks in Borders. This outlet is the one next to the walkover from the old Midvalley to The Gardens.

There wasn’t any real agenda to the gathering unlike the Malaysia Bloggers Buff 2007 forum I attended. This was really a gathering of the great minds to let free their pressures and catch up with other bloggers. Okay, that was exaggerated.

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My Most Popular Topics in 2007

statistics chartIt’s another number, another year. Happy new year to all readers of Websites Made Simple. Doesn’t sound too enthusiastic now, does it? Well, I never took into account the number of years which fly by. It still feels like we’re in the millennium age and it wasn’t long ago everyone was worrying about the Y2K bug.

So I’ve put together a short history lesson of my most popular blog topics in 2007. It was weird because I never did expect some of these topics becoming one of the most popular blog topics compared to another in the same month.

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8 Random Facts about Danny Foo

danny fooWhile randomly doing research on Technorati, I noticed some blogger tagged me to do a meme; 8 random facts about myself. And funnily, the definition I found on Wikipedia for a memetag is different to me. I always thought a meme is something random to be done as requested by another blogger but it could even be used to track statistics as well.

A memetag (or meme tag) is a blog tag that is included in all posts that reference a meme. When a meme is started on a blog – for example, ‘your top five favourite movies’ — the meme tag is included at the foot of the text of each post that responds to the meme invitation.

By including a memetag, bloggers are recognising the initial creator of the meme and allowing them to track how their meme has spread across the blogosphere through the use of social media tools such as Technorati. Source: Wikipedia

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In The Christmas Spirit of Giving Discounts

space indaversAs the year of 2007 flies by, more and more yellow banners with the large imprinted word; YES, are hung up on light poles. The Year End Sale has started and it’s in fact the spirit of giving…discounts, that is.

The shopping malls have built their trees, made their sweaty Santas parade and asked their cute female promoters to dawn their red hats. There’s nothing like the spirit of giving when it comes to Christmas.

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Nuffnang Needs to Reword Their Emails

pen and letterI recently received an official email from Vivian, who’s in Nuffnang’s blogger relations department. It was a real surprise receiving an email from Nuffnang so I thought it could be some extraordinary thing which was gonna be offered.

However, little did I know the contents of the email made me very frustrated and instantly disappointed with Vivian. The harsh reply and screenshot of my blog I had sent back to her was due to an assumption and misunderstanding when I read the email once.

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The Movie Which Makes People Imagine

Mr.Magorium’s Wonder Emporium posterYesterday I attended the screening of Mr.Magorium’s Wonder Emporium at Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC), 1Utama. Ever since I viewed the trailer on Apple’s website, it looked like one of those fun and no brainer movies to watch. And true enough, it was a movie I could sit back and pay more attention to the lines than the action. This movie is totally made for kids so if you’ve got children, they’ll have a blast with this one.

If you’re just a grown up aiming to catch a new movie, you’d better bring along your childish side. But don’t hate your girlfriend or boyfriend for bringing you along. If you’re not keen on watching the movie, just be amused with the opening and especially closing credits. What other movie which is fun comes out with the credit; the people who paid other people for this movie. :)

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Europe United with Samsung Mobile

Previously, I was given the opportunity by folks at TechARP to review the unreleased Samsung SGH-L760 mobile blogging phone. I tried very hard to review this Samsung mobile phone without being bias against my other free mobile phone, the Apple iPhone. And it wasn’t easy, trust me.

Besides being able to blog on the Samsung L760 and post pictures or videos direct with it, I have found the built-in camera to be satisfactory. Plus, the ability to record video was the biggest advantage against my Apple iPhone. See, even the Apple iPhone can lose out! And although the banner says help me win one, I’m going to giveaway the won Samsung L760 to anyone who leaves the most creative comment with the theme “I want the Samsung L760!”

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