I Love PayPerPost!

I found out about payperpost through one of the Google ads on a Web site. Until then, I had never heard of people getting paid to blog about the things they love. I couldn't wait to participate. I feel like Hemmingway--except that I'm not. I'm just a girl who likes to write and I simply adore my blog. It has a nice mix of video, pics and text.
As a new Postie, I have become exposed to all kinds of new products and services that I may not have otherwise heard about. I really like that I have the opportunity to earn money writing about stuff on my blog.
The other things I like are the tutorial videos and RockStartup.
RockStartup is a series of reality shows streamed on the Web about the company that owns PayPerPost, IZEA.
It is so funny--it should be on television. It puts you in the mind of the Office meets Curb Your Enthusiasm but because it is a real company it's much more interesting.
In one episode, they were talking about the parking situation where they are located and getting new office space. The interaction between the characters/employees/owners was amazing. I was really impressed because they thought to record what it is like to be a part of a Web company from start-up until now.
Another feature I like is the PostieCon Annual User convention they have coming up in Las Vegas. I would really like to attend. It sounds as if it would be informative and fun--A WHOLE LOTTA FUN.
Click on the links below to find out more--maybe you could make some money.

Newest search engine--Spock.com

Spock is the newest search engine on the market. Spock makes it so easy to search for people by name or by tag.
Sounds interesting? Well, say hello to my little friend! (enter ghoulish laughter and hand rubbing here;}).
What makes this search engine different is that it is a people search engine. It provides links to their Web presence. It provides results by searching bio pages, social networks, news sites, blogs, directories and by using information provided by its members. Once joining, you can shape what content is found when a search is performed using your information.
Members are encouraged to enter information about themselves into the database so that they become searchable.
Well, to be nice, I Spocked reporter first and here is what I found:

Another interesting Spock search is pro-choice candidates.
I started to explore the site after a while.
A search on President Bush led me to 8,585 results.
Don't worry if you search your own name and nothing pops up because the site is also user generated. That means that once you become a member you can put your information in Spock to become searchable for relevant information.
I put myself in in the site and now the tags writer and photographer are connected to my name. I also put the college I graduated from for added benefit.
I searched Gary, Indiana and photos and information about Marlon, Jermaine, Janet, Michael, Tito and LaToya appeared along with information on the famous brothers. I didn't look through all 25,437 results found to see if big sister Rebie Jackson was included. I think she likes to keep a low profile anyhow. Also found was actor Avery Brooks, who is from Gary and this country's first black mayor of a major city, Richard G. Hatcher. Actors and Actresses returned a result of 41 photo-included results.
This site is really wonderful for looking up your favorite celeb to find out different fan-tastic factoids.
I was watching cable news while composing this post and something about the "Don't Tase Me Bro," controversy was on so I Spocked that phrase and found some results with photos. The nice thing about this site is that photos are included if they are available without doing a separate search. I really liked the site and am glad to find out about it. Here is a link to it so that you can give it a try:

New Idol site--Idol Exclusive

Whether you are a fan of Fantasia, Kelly, Clay or Carrie the new fan site Idol Exclusive has it!
It has Canadian and American Idol features, blog links where Bloggers are writing about their favorite Idol contestant and a cool Idol hit music player right on the site.
The forum is the best. It's where Idol fans everywhere can share their thoughts and ideas on the show or their favorite Idol participant.
The unofficial fan Web site also has polls, news and photos of contestants on the popular show as well. I like the fact that it links a lot of Idol resources in one place so that when I want to chime in, I can go to one place to post.
Click on the link below to find out more.

Manage your online poker leauge

Poker lovers everywhere will want to find out more about a new poker site, PokerDIY.
PokerDIY is a free service for connecting poker players. You can set up or join poker groups for live or online poker, schedule poker games with RSVP tracking and emails and most importantly you can manage your live or online poker league on PokerDIY.
You can even post your results in your profile.
Create your own home poker league, and define the blinds structure, duration, prizes etc.
View the latest Poker League table and see who is winning in a particular League
Create public or private Poker Leagues (public League results are shared with the world, and anyone can join) or check out the freeroll poker leauge scoreboards
Decide on your Poker League scoring system - for example - must you play in at least 3 games before your score is included? You can e-mail the latest results of a game to all players.
You can even create games that do not belong to Poker Leagues.
You can post ads for poker league players or find a poker league near you
Click on the link below to find out more:

MerchantCircle.com

Ahh, to be one's own boss. There is a lot of responsibility with running a business and business owners need to know how to access resources quickly. It also helps if you had someone--anyone in your world who could understand your frustration when one of the people who owes you money and one of the people to whom you owe money--is ganging up on you.

MerchantCircle is that Web site. The site is essentially an online directory, except that a business owner can claim their listing and customize it with backgrounds, pictures, blogs, coupons and newsletters.
Neat, isn't it?

Another cool thing about MerchantCircle is that business owners can communicate with each other, trading tips online, anywhere in the country. Many of our business owners do not have a website of their own and use us as their main web presence.

The creators of MerchantCircle have gotten a few people to agree with them. Search Engine Lowdown and Business Week have both written articles about them.

Also, business owners can find local customers or new customers with high search engine placement, track what people are saying about their business and advertise online with coupons, ads, newsletters & blogs.
Click on the link below to give it a try:

How Do You Choose?

In this instance, I have always wondered about Netflix but now I know the service is probably not for me. See, I'm the type of person who needs support at the video store. Even if I get the DVDs through the mail, I can't figure out what movie to choose after I have picked the ones I really want to watch. Like, I'm a big fan of Nic Cage and Jamie Foxx so of course I want to see those movies first. But what about Jake Gyllenhaal--I've seen two of his movies and he was good. Should I choose this one? Well, of course I'll ask the helpful staff at Blockbuster. At lease one of their employees has seen every movie in the store and can make informed suggestions. They even know about the kiddie movies and if the themes are too adult. (Some cartoons are made for adults and yes I watch Adult Swim)
So the comparison on the Best Buys Web site is useful--matter-of-fact--the whole site is useful.
Sometimes I just cannot decided which product is best and Best Buys Comparison Reviews help me with this. The site gives me details on each product. I can tell they actually put some thought into what they have written.
Click on the link below to compare a few things for yourself:

How to Become a New York Times Bestselling Author

Who will read your book if no one knows it exists?

Wouldn't you like a shot at becoming a New York Times bestselling author?
It is said that everyone has a book inside them and that is probably true. However, even if you have a book inside you and manage to write it, how do you get it into the hands of eager readers?

1001 Ways to Market Your Books, written by noted author John Kremer, describes more than 1000 ideas, tips, and suggestions for marketing books – all illustrated with real-life examples showing how other authors and publishers have marketed their books.
And who wouldn't want to become a New York Time's bestselling author?
Kremer is an acknowledged expert on book publishing and marketing. Besides being the owner of a publishing company (Open Horizons in Taos, New Mexico), he is the editor of the Book Marketing Tip of the Week newsletter.
Just think, in as few as 12 teleseminars, you could be a celebrated New York Times Bestselling author.Twenty-two people participated in the first teleseminar on April 10th. Kremer interacts with each caller so that no one feels left out.

Participants may receive their choice of taped reproductions of both teleseminar phone calls (April 10th and May 8th), a step-by-step document outlining everything you have to do to carry out this proven method and create a New York Times bestseller and or a downloadable audio of the talk he's given for years on "How to Out-Sell the New York Times Bestsellers Without Breaking the Bank."

Ultimately, the choice is yours to make. Either you can continue to struggle with a bare bones self-publishing company and selling books out of the trunk of you vehicle or you can save yourself time and money by listening to a proven leader in book marketing and jump start your career as an author.

The 58-year-old author has written and published a number of books on publishing and marketing, including 1001 Ways to Market Your Books: For Authors and Publishers (6th Edition), The Complete Direct Marketing Sourcebook, High Impact Marketing on a Low Impact Budget, and Celebrate Today. He has also designed the Do-It-Yourself Book Publicity Kit, Book Publishing Reports on CD-Rom, and Book Marketing Mini-Book series.

As a consultant, his clients include a self-published author who has sold over a million books, a new age publisher with 60 titles, and a $100,000,000 publisher with a rapidly growing list of 1,000 titles. Kremer could do the same thing for you.
Even with all of his hard work, Kremer knows how to have fun so his siminars are engaging.
Click on the link below to find out how to get on the New York Times bestselling author's list.

Talk121.com

Have you ever wondered what those Free Chat lines are like?
Talk121 is a phone chat service where you can chat with singles all over the states or in your local area.
Callers chat live or leave a Voice Personal ad on the system for others to hear when you are not chatting live, so I gave it a whirl. I dialed the number for an area in which I wanted to chat and pressed through the prompts. I was nervous but still I went forward. The service was described as an exciting new source for romance but callers aren't pre-screened so be careful, the service warned me when I called late one night.The service was easy to use and offered tips on safe dating.
I was also warned that the calls can be explicit, so be prepared--besides, I figured that I could always hang up. The service also said the conversations are unmonitored.
The call is free for females so I pressed the star key and heard some sexy voices and some friendly voices.
Joe was looking for "hot talk" but I skipped to the next caller and then I skipped again. The next voice I heard was sooooo sexy that I had to talk to him. I'm not going to tell you the rest because you have to experience Talk121 for yourself.
Link: Free Chat

Orlando--the City Beautiful

O.K. Now for my take on things.
I lived in Orlando for maybe a week. I met this guy who was originally from there so I since I was set on visiting the Sunshine State, I visited Orlando first.
I'm from Indiana so it reminded me of Indianapolis in that, it too is situated in the middle of the state. The huge difference is that Coco Beach is not far away and neither is the Gulf.
The people who lived there were very friendly and honest. I was pleasantly surprised. I could have stayed there forever but I just had to get to the costs of South Florida. Anyway, Universal Studios was the best--I was too old to go to Disneyland by myself. Everyone goes to U.S.--everyone. There is something there for everyone. (can you tell I'm still excited about it?)
Orlando is huge but it's easy to navigate and people will help with directions. I was able to find a place to get my brows and nails done just the way I liked them. I wanted for nothing while I was there. I regret not staying and getting a job so that I could have put down roots. Just about everyone lives in a gated community with a screened patio--seriously. Even the so-called O-Town part was so tame and clean. The residents seemed so happy.
Beautiful Orlando sunshine all year 'round--just imagine the golf courses. The public course are nice. Boy did I sleep on Orlando.
Once you find a niche to settle into, it's easy to want to never leave. Orlando is a vibrant city with a variety of cultures living there. It's a very clean city as well. The Disney clean attitude is contagious!
Now, there are a whole host of facts that you can find on the Web but for first hand experiences please see me.
Now for some facts (Why search the Web?)

1.According to Carlson Wagonlit's 2006 Travel Trends Survey, Orlando is the second most popular domestic travel destination in the country (Las Vegas placed first).

2.Out of the estimated 50 million tourists who visit Orlando each year, over 2 million are international visitors, with the majority of foreign tourists coming from the United Kingdom.

3.There are now 20,000 to 25,000 rental properties in Central Florida, mostly located near the theme parks.

4.The official nickname of the city of Orlando is “The City Beautiful,” although it is also known as “O-Town.”

5.Ever wonder why there are so many Olive Gardens and Red Lobsters in town? Orlando is the corporate headquarters of Darden Restaurants, which also runs the Bahama Breeze, Smokey Bones, and Seasons 52 restaurants.

6.Even though few people outside of Florida knew where Orlando was before Walt Disney World opened in 1971, the city of Orlando had been around for more than century before that; it was incorporated in 1875.

7.Orlando is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, although the vast citrus groves for which the county was named no longer exist.

8.Before there was Disney, there was also a considerable amount of cattle ranching in Central Florida; you can still see cattle grazing along certain stretches of the 417 GreeneWay Expressway.

9.Although many of Orlando’s citizens (especially the most famous ones) are originally from somewhere else, there are a few celebrities who were born and raised in Orlando, including Wayne Brady and Delta Burke.

10.Beat generation icon Jack Kerouac lived in the College Park neighborhood of Orlando during the time his novel On the Road was published in 1957.