New MYNIC Malaysia Website Launches and Misses

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MYNIC is the domain registry and domain registrar in Malaysia. They also are administrator for the .my top level domain name and second-level Malaysia domain names for organizations, businesses and individuals. Such as .com.my, .net.my, .org.my, .gov.my, .edu.my, .mil.my, and .name.my.

Currently, you can only register Malaysia domain names with MYNICs appointed resellers. And, not every company may apply to be a reseller (even if you are an MSC company). But I’m not here to rant about the MYNIC registration process. Instead, I’d like to discuss about their new website launched on June 25, 2008.

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I need 50 Bloggers for Advertorial

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I need to enlist approximately 50 bloggers to write advertorial. When I mean advertorial, I mean writeup(s) or sponsored posts. Worry about your qualifications (below) before the price. The following requirements apply (NO exceptions): Must own a blog. (not necessarily with personal domain) Written in either English, BM or Chinese. Minimum 6 MONTHS blogging. Minimum … Read more

Will Smith is Coming to Malaysia

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No, I am not kidding. Rumors have it Will Smith will be landing in Malaysia next month; July. This information was leaked by a reliable source though not in direct relation to Mr.Smith. However, it’s not been confirmed if Will Smith will physically be here. ;)

What’s cooler than meeting Will Smith? I’d say a superhero, namely; Hancock. If you’ve not heard, Hancock is the superhero character played by Will Smith. Though unlike any superhero normally perfect, the story starts with Hancock being a complete buffoon. He apparently is a homeless who drinks too much and sinks a ship in the attempt of saving a whale. Talk about things which can go wrong for superheroes.

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The Malaysia Website Design Portfolio Mistake

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Like you, I’m a Malaysia website designer. However, I’ve been absent from the freelance scene and am now running my own company; Simpleet Solutions. One of the most important tools for any freelance website designer is to host their portfolio. The works you have completed for big timers or big names and would like to proudly brandish it to future clients.

You may think hosting a terrible portfolio is a mistake. Well, it is but I know of another mistake Malaysia freelance website designers should avoid. And that is, linking to websites which companies no longer use and it now belongs to some cybersquatter.

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All-Malaysian Bloggers Project Smashin Gathering 2008

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Thanks to All-Malaysian Bloggers Project (AMBP), Cinema Online and Microsoft Malaysia for making the second blogger gathering a success at Outpost, Cineleisure Damansara.

The event started with the bloggers registration whether they were invited by The Star (AMBP) or others. And again, Star Jobs had a mini booth setup for bloggers who haven’t given up their day jobs just yet. The crowd was as good if not better than the last gathering held at Starbucks, Gardens Midvalley.

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Free Movie Screening of Hulk The Movie Today

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I’ll be attending the AllMalaysian Bloggers Projects; Smashin’ Gathering for Bloggers, this morning. It’s a gathering for bloggers registered under AMBP who’ve been specially invited. Today’s gathering agenda will host a number of speakers like: Aizuddin Danian (Founder of Project Petaling Street) Kimberly Low (Malaysia blogger) Peter Tan (Malaysia blogger) Chin Vin Sen (Cinema Online) … Read more

The Perfect E-Commerce Website Layout

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The votes so far on the Nuffnang poll I put up (on the right; Nuffnang Column) lean towards website lessons and website design. So have you ever thought you would find or create the perfect e-commerce website layout? And, the website layout may not necessarily refer to the website design.

A perfect website layout is like when Indiana Jones was in search for the last crusade and lead him towards the Holy Grail. Movie metaphors aside a thought hit me one day; what if I created an e-commerce website layout which was near perfect?

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Apple iPhone 2.0 + SDK : Coming June 9, 2008

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SDK RoadmapMy sincere apologies for my rather lengthy absence over the past month or two, daily routines this year have exacted a heavy price from my overall self. Putting that aside, let’s get this show back on the road, shall we? I’m pretty sure most of you Apple iPhone enthusiasts out there would probably have heard by now, regarding the explosion of developments in the iPhone software scene since the revelation of the iPhone SDK a while ago, as well as the whispers of suspense surrounding the mysterious upcoming 3G revision of the Apple iPhone. Well, in a sentence, the iPhone SDK, combined with the 3G release, is as of now THE BOMB which is expected to skyrocket the iPhone to unprecedented scales of newly-discovered popularity, be it among casual consumers or entreprise users. All of this, Coming June 9th, 2008 at the WWDC ’08 Conference in San Fransisco. Read on for more on this…

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The Real Reason Readers Unsubscribe From Email Newsletters

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Email marketing isn’t only about promoting or selling your products. I’m sure Internet marketers will always tell you one of their secrets is to build a mailing list and market your affiliate products or services to potential customers. Plus, you will have to persistently do this convert these potential customers.

Well, I believe the trend is slowly changing and the above trend is dying. As more users face advertisements daily, they’re tired of reading emails which are of no relevance and importance to them already. Here’s a quick example; I recently unsubscribed from a newsletter because it kept trying to sell me something over and over again. But no, it wasn’t the selling which drove me away. It was something more basic.

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Are You Still Wasting Money On Your Website?

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Back in 2005, I shared about how some websites are losing money because they were announcing the commonly used message; Under Construction. Today, many Malaysia website owners, entrepreneurs and managers are still having the same mentality.

If the webpage isn’t ready or prepared by the appointed deadline, they would say…

Nevermind, it’s a small matter. We could just put the message “Under Construction”.

The luckiest client I’ve seen avoid this pitfall replaced and suggested this message…

We are currently reviewing the content of this webpage.

but this also makes you and your company lose credibility.

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