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Yes, I'm going to Blogher 2009 in Chicago.  Why?  Because I can, because as an Izea Insider, my cost is covered, because my wife wants to go and I am very supportive of her blogging, because women have a very powerful voice in blogging, because only 10% of those attending Blogher are going to be guys, and because I have something special to give away to a very special Blogher attendee! Free Ticket To Izea Fest Early last month, I started a gi...

Until now it's taken a special (OK, weird) kind of guy to see sexiness in the profile of a Windows PC.  But even the most manicured Mac fanboy would have to admit that Lenovo's ultrathin IdeaCentre A600 desktop is the sexiest PC ever. The sleek all-in-one unit's 21.5-inch HD screen and hidden speakers and sub make it perfect for doing double duty as a bedroom TV. It even has a sweet remote control/air mouse and wireless keyboard. A Core 2 ...

At the beginning of last month, I started a giveaway for 2 free tickets to IzeaFest 2009.  Due to some things pulling me in a different direction, I was delayed on announcing the winners of the giveaway, but I hold in my hand the two names of the lucky readers that will attend IzeaFest this year in Sea World Orlando! Winner Number 1 The first winner of a Free IzeaFest ticket is Anne-Marie Nichols of www.the-write-spot.com.  You can also find ...

In the spirit of getting ready for Blogher (yes I'm probably the only guy going that doesn't blog about being a dad), and IzeaFest, I've decided to freshen up my look, and get some new business cards designed. And thanks to the marvelous workings of my Twitter friend Jeff Peak (you can follow him here), I have a new design, that truly stands out from most other business cards.  I, of course, made a few minor text changes myself. Your Thought...

It seems as I finish one giveaway, I'm starting another. You can just call this the place to get free stuff! I have 3 Gold passes to Affiliate Summit East in New York City.  These passes normally cost $399, so a free one could be the difference in whether you can go or not. What's Affiliate Summit East? For those of you who don't know, here is an exerpt straight from the Affiliate Summit website: "Affiliate Summit East, the premier affilia...

Many of you who are subscribed to my blog have noticed that I've taken a month-long vacation from all things blogging and social media related. Not only has this given me a break so I can come back to this blog fresh rather than worrying about blogger burn-out, but it's also been part of an experiment. An experiment to find out just how my subscribers and social media followers react to a strong blog that pumps out great content every singl...

Can you imagine what kind of traffic and profit a blog would generate if Jeremy Shoemaker, Darren Rowse, John Chow, and Brian Clark all got together and co-blogged on it? I'm picturing the biggest and most popular blog the world has ever known! Co-blogging, even if the authors aren't big names in the industry, are marketed and maintained better than a single authored blog.  And I believe that as more and more people start becoming interest...

You may have noticed that I've been no where to be found for the past 2 weeks. I've not been on any social media sites, there's been no blog posts, no commenting, etc. It's not because I've given up on anything... because I haven't. It's because I'm trying to expand by getting smaller.  Or more like, going local. The Results Of A Split Personality It seems I have two passions in life when it comes to what I want to blog about. Mak...

For this week's "Gadget of the Week" we take a look at a product of futuristic proportions.  The iRiver Wave Home. iRiver's Wave Home makes phone calls over the Internet, browses the internet, and plays video games, and photos on a seven-inch 800x480 touchscreen display.  A wi-fi video phone wedded to a 1 GB entertainment-spewing box small enough to sit on a kitchen counter or a bedside table, this thing fits in well with flying cars, trips ...

Call it "womb awe" or even "womb worship" but it's not simple envy. I don't remember even wanting to be a woman. But each of the two times I have been present at the birth of one of my children, I have been overwhelmed by a sense of reverence... It was quite suddenly, the first day of creation; the Goddess giving birth to a world... Like men since the beginning of time I wondered: What can I ever create that will equal the magnificence of this ne...

Amazon just recently started allowing bloggers to add their own blogs for downloading onto the Amazon Kindle , so I submitted mine, and was accepted. If you enjoy reading my blog so much that you have to have it on the go, and want to read it on your Kindle, then click here to get it now . I'm excited about being one of the first blogs added to the kindle, even if it doesn't really make me that much money. Just the fact that you can ...

Twitter is a great social media tool that is rapidly growing in popularity.  In fact, I was watching the news a couple of days ago, and the weather forecaster asked the viewers to send them a message on Twitter or Facebook if they saw a tornado. This new way to instantly communicate with anyone in the world is truly a great advancement in technology and allows for a much more flexible and convenient way of doing things.  And our dependency o...