Archive for the 'Friday’s Finds' Category
Since today is Friday the 13th, I tried to come up with some links that are…well, Friday the 13th-ish. So, sit back and enjoy. Well, you might have to sit up to use the mouse. But you know what I mean.
The fear of the day Friday the 13th is referred to as friggatriskaidekaphobia or paraskavedekatriaphobia (say that real fast 13 times). The fear of the number “13″ is called Triskaidekaphobia. Kendra Van Wagner on about.com provides a list of phobias. I think my biggest phobia is pteromerhanophobia — fear of flying — one of the many characteristics I share with B.A. Baracus. What are your random phobias? Do share.
What better way to spend Friday the 13th than by catching a thriller? Disturbia releases today in theatres everywhere, and Jettie Kernion offers a clean, unbiased review of Disturbia on Cinematical.com. Check out the Disturbia trailer. (Personally, I’m going to see Red Line tonight.)
Got Domain? Well, my good friend, Nomar, at KingNomar.com talks about stepping up your domain parking potential by setting up a proxy website. Proxy websites are great alternatives to parking and can potentially put a little more cash in your pocket.
One of my favorite blogs to read daily is WallStreetFighter.net. My buddy, Shane, has a hilarious post today: Top Ten Shirts For Geeks. Be sure to check it out, and if you like it…digg it. I know I would.
Derrik Dyka over at FlippingRich.com is having much success with his FlippingRich T-Shirt campaign. Read about it’s sweeping the nation. Even Sanjaya is rocking one. Geez, I can’t stand that guy. Seriously? Sanjaya? C’mon America. Stop voting for this clown.
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It’s been an interesting week in the blogosphere. It seems like everyone is addressing a variety of issues from SEO to affiliates. I found several helpful posts today about these topics. When you have a moment, take a look at these.
- Problogger, Darren Rowse, answers a reader email regarding a growing affiliate relationship…at a point where change may be necessary. Darren talks about how to cultivate an existing relationship and how to supplement any time (money) lost.
- Lorelle VanFossen at The Blog Herald emphasizes that making a good first impression is first priority in a blog relationship (as with any). Lorelle discusses what types of first impressions make go the furthest.
- Mitch Harper at HarpzOn.com explains how optimizing keyword density can help increase traffic to your blog.
- As you all know, all of the above is useless without setting goals. Read about Nomar’s experience at KingNomar.com.
- Lastly, Saman (aka, Godzilla Killer) at Samanathon.com suggests that you download the latest version of the WordPress Database Backup Plugin, which features automatic backups. Cool!
Wishing everyone a Happy Easter…and if you don’t celebrate Easter then just have a great weekend anyway. Hopefully everyone enjoys the second winter of 2007.
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Happy Friday, everyone! Just a random shout out to the San Antonio Spurs. Blow the Utah Jazz up tonight. Ok. That’s all I’ve got. On with the linkage.
- Barry Schwartz over at Search Engine Land posted a great step-by-step overview of Google’s new Per Per Action AdSense feature complete with screenshots. Great stuff!
- Neatorama is a site that…it…it’s got so much random stuff on it. I love it, and I don’t know why. But, it’s definitely neato. Anyway for you hardcore sports nuts, here’s a list of 7 great sports scams, scandals, and hoaxes as determined by Alex at Neatorama.
- I plan on watchin’ on Blades of Glory this weekend (yes, I said “watchin’ on”). But next weekend, Grindhouse comes out. Anything Robert Rodriguez hits home for me (except for Spy Kids…sorry, Robert); he’s from San Antonio…and I attended the same elementary/middle school as he and his 34 siblings…well, 7 or so. Rose McGowan with a machine gun prosthetic? Fuhgetaboutit. Harry over at aintitcool.com discusses the movie premiere of Grindhouse in Austin, TX no March 28th. Apparently, the introduction was just as entertaining.
- PJ-Comix of dummiefunnies posted the Karl Rove Rapping video with his own commentary. I’m sure many of you have seen this video by now, but if you haven’t — watch it. He is the epitome of white boys can’t rap (sorry, Paul Wall, Bubba Sparxxx, and Eminem..you guys are cool). You can’t hate Rove for spittin’ some flava in such a formal setting. Kudos, man.
- This find is from February 21st…Darren Rowse over at ProBlogger tells us how to run a blog competition in order to [1] find new readers, and [2] make your blog sticky. Darren…I added you to the competition, man. I thought we were cool. In all seriousness, though, this is a great post and helped me plan the 2nd edition of the 2007 Bloggers Tournament. Thanks, Darren. Now if I can figure out how to get this darn super glue on my blog…
Round 4 of the Bloggers Tournament ends Sunday. This has been a great competition so far and I’ve made many new blog buddies as a result. To my new visitors, thanks for stopping by. I really do appreciate it. And as I’ve said before, I make every effort to return the visit. Be sure to subscribe to Derrich.com if you haven’t already. Y’all have a great weekend! TGIF!!!
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Well, I decided to try a new post series called “Friday’s Finds”. In most cases they’re Thursday’s finds; I just post them Friday…in case ya missed it. Here are a few interesting posts I found around the blogosphere. Ok, well, I didn’t have to look THAT far. These folks are MyBlogLog community members, or have been kind enough to link to derrich.com. So without further ado…
- In case any of you are on the job hunt, particularly the college student body, here are some helpful job fair tips from Jane and John Anthony over at CareerRamblings.com
- This weekend, I’m having a bunch of old college buddies and friends from work over for a crawfish boil. Natron Drach posts about barbequing in Wisconsin among his other food reviews. I’ve always wondered what grilling out in the snow was like. I’ve always wondered what snow was like.
- Matt Coddington over at NetBusinessBlog informs us about Google’s attempt to alleviate click fraud with Pay-Per-Action advertising, in which a consumer must take further action after clicking, such as buying a product or filling out a web form. I suppose the AdBlackList is a viable alternative until this is made available.
- When I drive, I tend to blast the radio and sing…or rap. Anyway, let’s not talk about that anymore. The point is I tend to set my phone on vibrate and stuff it between my legs so I can “hear” it go off. I read this post about how cell phones lower fertility in males on shackkdiesel.com. I guess I’ve got to come up with a different way…that is, if it’s not too late.
- And for my female readers, Ms Danielle over at Pinkdeals.net features numerous sales on those things you guys “apparently” need. Lancome is offering free shipping on some makeup stuff, and BCBG handbags are on sale as well. Go crazy, ladies!
Needless to say, I threw that last one in there (sorry, Danielle). Just showing a little link love. And don’t forget that voting for Round 1 of the 2007 Bloggers Tournament ends today at 11:59pm CST. Be sure to vote for your favorite blogs.
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