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What's the worst call center? [Digg]
2008-05-12 17:40:00
It's time to conduct a little survey on who's the worst one around! hehe... The purpose of this short data gathering is not to put down anybody but rather bring the feedback online.So many people online have been searching for the "worst call centers in the Philippines" which probably shows people are starting to look at feedback.
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Nice Pants Video? Will get on Jay Leno
2008-05-12 16:31:00
Got the balls to make or your commercial? Or maybe you've been doing it and making money on Youtube? Well, this one is for you. Create your own video commercial about your experience wearing your favorite pants and be creative. There's a Dockers contest sponsored by the company where the winner gets his video shown on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno . If you've got your own grungy or preppy or casual style, grab a friend and roll away with your digital or phone camera. It has to be only a maximum of 30 seconds. save it on your PC and follow the submission procedures online. Video s submitted may be voted on by viewers and the lucky or awesome winning video will be shown on June 13 at Leno's show. More contest rules apply but that's standard.Normally, I would join such video commercial contests. There's not much bigger ways of getting famous than having your stuff on Leno. I get all my pants so worn out I'm embarrassed to even wear them. I've been a huge fan of Dockers for years...
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Barack Obama followed me yesterday! [Digg]
2008-05-12 14:48:00
Yep. You heard it right! Since I joined this social network, Mr. Barack Obama , the next president of the United States of America has been following me, my every update and reading everything I'm doing. Whatever nonsense I write down, he's gonna know!
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Hooters Manila Opens - Waitresses... Skanks! [Digg]
2008-05-11 20:54:00
I didn't get too excited about Hooters opening in Manila , Philippines recently ( although I've waiting waiting for it for YEARS!). Not with the pictures I saw from one of the twitter member's blog recently. Check them pictures out at koolbirks.com. Here's a preview and I hope the blog owner doesn't mind if I do. It's just something the world should
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TwitterFox Add-on Rocks! [Digg]
2008-05-11 17:40:00
I hope I won't sound like I'm shouting out something that people have already been using for ages but I'd really have to say that the Twitterfox add-on is way cool and I'm able to be a better twitter user than ever before. It's because the thing is built within my firefox browser & alerts me when my friends twitters something.I twitter faster now!
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Expat Chinese Show Support For The Olympics
2008-05-11 13:53:00
Chinese people all over the world have been showing their full support for their country's biggest event this year! There was this big rally in Sydney's Chinatown area, Australia to show the Australian Chinese community's support for their country's hosting of the Olympics a couple of weeks ago.Yesterday, in a massive rally showing the same support, the Chinese community in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Their faces and arms painted with images of China's five-star red flag and Beijing Olympics symbols, and demonstrators waved Chinese and Dutch national colors and chanted: "Welcome to Beijing, Welcome to China!" People in their 70s, as well as kids in parents' arms, joined the three-hour rally which had the theme of "Welcoming the Olympics and focusing on China."Tens of thousands of brochures, leaflets and souvenirs about China and the Beijing Olympics were handed out at the rally. Several thousand of signatures, from Chinese and other ethnic backgrounds, were collected in support of...
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$250 Reward for Facebook's Mark Zuckerber Picture! [Digg]
2008-05-11 13:24:00
Well, it's just not any picture. Recently, the social network Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberger has reportedly been around and about India to establish a foot hold on the big social networking potential in the Indian subcontinent. The contest is sponsored by the tech news website techgoss.com. The contest has been big news in around the tech world
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Two Awesome WordPress Blog Templates [Digg]
2008-05-10 22:04:00
I've been solid fan of the blogger or blogspot platform since my day 1 of blogging because it is so easy to use and it was just right for my level of knowledge in terms of blog design. As I get better, I became more and more interested in switching blog designs particularly those wordpress-themed templates or what some designers call bloggerized.
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Use Images & Pictures for SEO & Blog Aesthetics [Digg]
2008-05-10 22:02:00
There are tons of SEO tippers, experts and bloggers out there already so my intention is not to join the club and be an expert at something most common bloggers and readers would have a difficult time wrapping their minds around. This post is how images can improve your blogs in two ways.
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A rewarding & enjoyable career starts with ada.edu
2008-05-09 20:35:00
Among the most respected careers in the world is working as a flight attendant. Even way back in the 1950's when commercial flights were just in their sunrise period, female flight attendants have always been looked upon as charming, beautiful and radiant career women who enjoyed their status and loved what they do.Fast track to the present, they are still respected the same way as they were over a half century ago. The benefits of working as a flight attendant is one of the reasons why this job is highly-sought after and enjoyed by most if not all flight attendant career men & women. Except for those who have a chronic fear of flying, who wouldn't want to travel to see the world and getting paid to do it!If you're looking to join the hundreds of happy flight attendants enjoying what they do, a flight attendant school is what you need to get an education. One such institution is the International Air and Hospitality Academy. Find out the requirements and get yourself prepared...
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NBA stars for the Argentina Basketball Team
2008-05-09 16:22:00
Basketball defending champion Argentina is not taking preparations and its defense for the basketball Olympic gold lightly. Coach Sergio Hernandez announced Thursday that they will be fielding 4 Argentinian NBA players for the National team to compete with the world's best of the best in basketball.First and most famous of the four is Manu Ginobili. Followed by other Argentinians who have followed him to the NBA namely Fabricio Oberto, Luis Scola and Andres Nocioni. The rest of the Argentinian men's basketball team will be composed of the country's best of course. Pablo Prigioni, Antonio Porta, Nicolas Gianella, Carlos Delfino, Federico Kammerichs, and Leonardo Gutierrez will fill out their top 10 list for the team.Coach Hernandez further reveals that the list is not final and they will still make the necessary assessment for the final 12 to make the trip to Beijing this August. Their practice starts July 4th which is just a little over a month till the 2008 Olympics competition ...
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Use Zookoda for email subscriptions
2008-05-09 16:07:00
Bloggers and website owners constantly worry, search and find new ways of increasing their website traffic. They make all sorts of broadcasts, public and online announcements, get reviewers, SEO improvements and even purchase links just to get that much desired traffic. Then hopefully, out of all those traffic finding efforts they can finally get interested readers to subscribe to their blog for updates.Many popular bloggers like Darren Rowse put a very high value to subscribers because he feels it represents the value of a blog. Like him, many domainers or domain buyers also consider the number of subscriptions as a good measuring stick of how well a blog can be worth buying.And so many website owners always ensure their subscribers are well taken care of and always updated. Most bloggers prefer people subscribing through emails because it represents the true numbers of interested subscribers. Besides, subscribing through Real Simple Syndication or RSS just doesn't reflect an actu...
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Make Money With Bloggersreview!
2008-05-09 14:56:00
All you bloggers out there need to check out the newest blogger earner on the block; Bloggersreview.com! Some of the most successful bloggers around the world blog for pay and they make a huge amount of money doing what they love doing. That's including me of course. I'm joking...I've been around this blog advertising business both as an advertiser and a blogger doing reviews. I can comfortably say that I know around this business and I will be comfortable sharing my opinion about Bloggersreview.com.First, it is always nice to have an opportunity to join a program like this where bloggers like me can earn good money. Second, I feel that the big opportunity to earn at bloggerreview.com is to take advantage of their affiliate program because practically brand new. I like earning money by referring people because it is easier than doing reviews!On the interface side of bloggersreview.com, since this get paid to blog program is recently launched there are still some quirks and glitch...
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Sensi Seed Affiliate Program
2008-05-09 14:02:00
If you own a website or niche blog related to health or medicine, you may want to check out this unique affiliate program to earn you some money by publishing a related website. This one will definitely be for everyone but this one offers affiliates a guaranteed 20% for each sale of Sensi seeds.Unlike some affiliate programs out there, this affiliate program is easy join. Signing up is a sure breeze. After approval, you're on your way to installing your affiliate links to promote the SensiSeed s website.Health and growing seeds related website are encouraged to apply because the are most likely to benefit from this unique money making program. Support for this affiliate program is also well-taken care off by sensiseeds with their state of the art tracking and reporting technology. So if you happen to be one of those few who own a seed growing website or blog, check out this good opportunity to promote a similar niche website.
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Pacquiao-Diaz Fight Now [Digg]
2008-05-08 18:25:00
The much awaited next fight of Filipino Ring idol Manny Pacquiao has finally formalized. In his latest published article for philboxing.com, Manny reveals to his readers that he has read the final draft of the fight contract and is satisfied with the details.
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5 Certs To Up Your Call Center Marketability [Digg]
2008-05-08 18:14:00
In the world of call centers or BPO's, more and more companies are looking for leaders with not just your typical English proficiency and appropriate motivation. These days, in order for you to increase your "rep" or your chances of promotion/getting hired you need to have at least acquired a few skills or certifications which can greatly highlight
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$49.99 Only For A .ME domain! Woohoo! [Digg]
2008-05-08 18:09:00
Yes you read it right! www.GoDaddy.com will only sell Dot me domains for a decent $50/year in the landrush period plus extras of course. I often wondered how much would a .me domain cost because I'm planning to snatch a couple or so domains. You'll never know... I did a little reading on some domaining magazine websites about how other domainers...
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Olympic Torch Reaches Mt. Qomolangma
2008-05-08 13:54:00
Chinese mountaineers selected to carry the 2008 Olympic s torch have completed their mission with resounding success! Mt. Qomolangma is the highest mountain peak in China and the Chinese have completed probably the most ambitious Olympic troch relay run in history.Arriving mid morning at the peak, this particular torch relay was televised in an obvious bragging attempt by the Chinese that they can perform such momentous task. The torch was lit at about one hundred meters away from the summit and then relayed upwards by five torchbearers. The last bearer Tsering Wangmo, an ethnic Tibetan and one of the two female climbers on the final assault team, carried the torch to the peak. The unprecedented relay lasted about six minutes.The 19-member final assault team consists of both ethnic Tibetans and Han Chinese, including university students and female climbers. They were spearheaded by ethnic Tibetan Nima Tsering and deputy head Luo Shen who is Han Chinese. About 30 climbers, incl...
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For Your June Brides
2008-05-07 21:50:00
The month of June is just around the corner! And you know what that means... Tis the season for weddings and celebrations!There's no other perfect time to get married than during the summer season where the grass is green, the sun is shining and everybody's in the mood for some fun and celebration. For the bride and groom, their wedding is the culmination of months of preparation. For the bride, everything has to be perfect! The people, the place, the ring and of course the wedding dress; all have to be perfect in the bride's eyes. It's her moment of course and her time has come.Among the things that is hard to find perfect of course are the Wedding Dresses. How many times we've seen people wrecking themselves and others trying to find the perfect Bridal Dresses? Too many to mention!But that's in the movies. In real life, wedding dresses are easy to find online. Take for example the absolutely enchanting wedding dresses at bestbridalprices.com. Name your favorite bridal gown b...
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Chinese Struggle to Control Hand-Foot-Mouth-Disease
2008-05-07 21:10:00
The Chinese government is pressured to control another deadly disease to hit parts of China and is rushing to get rid of it before the Olympics starts. Doubly hard is the struggle to control the bad press brought about by this "epidemic" especially with the 2008 Beijing Olympics just around the corner.Still Chinese health authorities say the recent outbreak of the Hand Foot and Mouth Disease among the populace especially the children will not hamper preparations for the big event. They expect to get rid of this or at least safely quarantine this unusual disease. The city of Fuyang had reported over 4,000 cases of the HFMD since mid march. Among these reported, 22 have dies and 42 are critically ill.People need to get some pretty good health coverage if they plan to make that trip this August is all I can say.
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One Of The Scariest Movies Of All Time
2008-05-07 17:28:00
Oh my God! I can't believe I'll be posting about this! I sort of have a love/hate relationship with horror movies! Love, because I love the thrill. Hate, because it gives me nightmares!Today I came across an absolutely freaky website for an upcoming movie FRONTIERS and i'd have to say honestly that I could stand the website because it is so disturbing for for a person like me. But I meant that as a compliment! I haven't seen such a beautifully made website that is perfect for this kind of movie. The producers have really put a lot of effort into making this website what it is right now. I tell you now even with just the background sound on this website is enough to make the hair at the back of your neck stand up. A definite must visit!The movie Frontiers' story revolves around the adventures and scary mishaps of a young girl along with her friends who were escaping authorities and happened to end up staying at a macabre motel. Their scary experience begins their. This is an abs...
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2008 Olympics Tickets Sold Out... Again!
2008-05-07 16:00:00
Boy these Chinese aren't giving out people a chance at snatching some 2008 Olympics Tickets for Beijing this August! beijing Olympics organizers have again reported a sold-out 3rd round for the sale of Olympics competition tickets last Monday.Although tickets didn't sell as fast as the other previous rounds of sale, most of the highly-prized tickets for the more popular team sports of boxing, soccer, volleyball and basketball were sold out after two days. Most were picked up by Chinese at the Bank of China Outlets while some were sold online.With over a billion Chinese living on this planet, I'm guessing about 9 out of 10 tickets selling will be bought by the Chinese themselves. This leaves foreigners outside China clamoring for more from the Beijing Olympics organizers
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Bad Credit Relief For These Trying Times
2008-05-07 10:16:00
Everybody's talking about the U.S. economy slowdown these days. From the 2008 U.S. presidential nominees down to your local pub dwellers. Everybody's concerned. Job loses, gas price increases, food price increases and can't pay the mortgage problems. It's all part of the reality most Americans face these days.To add insult to injury, thousands of Americans are also struggling with bad credit. It's hard enough to deal with not being able to take advantage of one's credit standing. It's doubly troubling to have to wreck your brains figuring out how to deal with all your monthly expenses in the face of rising costs.But there are bad credit credit cards out there. You just need to know where to look! Check out badcreditoffers.com. You can compare credit card offers, get help establishing your good credit standing, get a new house or auto loan to give you some breathing space in the monthly payments, get a credit repost and a whole lot of other stuff concerning your finances. It'...
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You're Gonna Need Sunscreen For Beijing
2008-05-07 00:53:00
All you Olympics fans who will be making that trip to China this August 2008 better be armed to the teeth if you're planning to survive China. That's why the TV Series Survivor has a China season. The air will be harsh due to pollution, allergens will be out there everywhere, the heat will probably can be a little shocking and if the Chinese organizers will have it their way with mother nature, people visiting Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games will be in for a long 2 weeks or so "fun" in the sun!That's why you and whoever you're taking with you to Beijing to watch the games better carry some serious sun screen protection. Something like this innovative facial sunscreen from Screen, Inc..Focus on protecting everything above the neck area because that's where skin is most prone to dryness, irritation and sunburn. The babies are made with the right amount of SPF ingredient to make sure whoever puts on these miracle of a sunscreen will be protected for several hours.Don't be find...
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Wu Jingyu Pressured To Get Better
2008-05-07 00:37:00
Chinese Taekwondo jin Wu Jingyu, the 2007 world champion of the women's 51 kilogram division is going to definitely be pressured to perform better at the 2008 Olympic Taekwondo competition. After failing to win Gold in both local and international competitions recently, the whole of China might as well be on her shoulders when she competes with the world's best at the sport come August 2008. The lone Chinese women hopeful at the 51 kg. division will face the likes of Yang Shujun of Chinese Taipei who beat her last Saturday for the championship.Ofcourse, you can count on powerhouse Korea to bring their best on the Olympics Taekwondo floor. There's also other upstarts from different countries like L.L.Catalan of the Philippine and Kwon Eun Kyung of South Korea who can definitely keep up with the rest of the competition.Many watchful eyes will be on Wu this August. Hopefully, the third one is a charm and she won't see disappointed looks from her own people.

I Love Web Design!
2008-05-06 22:16:00
Eversince I got involved with a web design company I previously worked for, my eye kept getting better and keener at deciding what websites are good, awesome or just plain old amateurish. You may also may that I do have a particular taste in blog design as I have carefully chosen blog templates I use for all my blogs.All of these I learned along the way through the months that I got better at what I do, design and blog. I read many resources and I learn from the best advices from the real experts of blogging and designing. Take for example this design blog called stylishdesign.com. I came across this website as I was scouring through the net for website templates. It got my attention because of the blog's design itself. I'm a sucker for those websites that have a problogger look or feel. What really got my attention into reading further was the article about how to improve your internet presence with Google Adwords because I have been contemplating on implementing an Adwords campa...
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China Basketball Gets First Dibs At Team USA
2008-05-06 21:57:00
The Chinese Olympic Basketball team should get their game faces on right at the opening games of the 2008 Olympic Basketball competition. That's because they be facing powerhouse Team USA Basketball!Aside from facing the many times Olympic Basketball Champions, they are in for a tough first round of competition at the games because in their bracket also found is current basketball World Champions Spain and current African continent champion Angola. Completing the roster for their brackets are 2 world qualifiers still undetermined.Chinese sports officials admit their basketball team is in for an uphill climb to get past through two former world champions but they still have their hopes up. On the other hand, the Chinese women's basketball team should have an easier time with their own bracketed rivals USA and Mali. Basketball hasn't been one one China 's productive sports but it should be fun to watch them play having home court advantage.

Mexico Wants More Athletes To Make The Cut
2008-05-06 11:11:00
Mexico so far has 66 athletes that have earned passes to participate in China's Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, all hoping to win some medal but the truth is that they only have chances to participate in 7-9 finals.Mexico still aims to send 85 athletes to Beijing-2008, while this Latin American country sent 114 athletes to Athens 2004, where they earned four medals, two silver and two bronze. Mexico's team sports will be absent from Beijing 2008 since their men's and women's soccer teams failed to earn Beijing 2008 passes, and so did this country's baseball team.Mexican sports officials have stated Beijing 2008 will be difficult for Mexican athletes, since local sports officials claim they have not had enough time to get ready for the games since the current Mexican Sports leader Carlos Hermosillo has only ben heading the post since 2006. Mexican sports officials only promise to fight from seven to nine finals in Beijing 2008."We cannot forecast how many medals we are going to win,...
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Hainan Province Receives Olympic Torch
2008-05-06 11:09:00
During a three-day journey in south China's Hainan Province, the Olympic torch relay has received warm welcome by all the Hainan people, including ethnic Li, Miao and Hui.China's southernmost province is home to 38 ethnic groups and an ethnic population of 1 million. When the Olympic torch relay toured Sanya, Wuzhishan, Wanning and Qionghai, ethnic people were all along the relay route, cheering and chanting support for the Olympics.Meanwhile, they expressed their best wishes by performing folk songs and dances. "It's wonderful and exciting. I'm so proud of my country," said Wanma, a Tibetan young man living in the resort city of Sanya.Born in Shigatse, a city some 250 kilometers west of Lhasa, the25-year-old youth now works as a staff at a scenic spot in Sanya. Wanma said it's not only his dream but also the wish of all the Chinese people including the Tibetan people that the Olympic Games will be held in China.Pu Guizhen, a senior man of the ethnic Hui group, greeted the Ol...
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Dream & Win Prizes
2008-05-06 11:00:00
My search to making money online has led me to a great Winning lottery number site called dreamandwin.com. As I clicked on their link, I stood up to leave for awhile and when I came back I was surprised to find a delightful web 2.0 website that I wished I had. The colors, spacing and images were all in the right places in my honest opinion and they all contributed to this enticingly pretty homepage.This is the first time I had ever encountered a website that deals with online lottery numbers so I was a little skeptical at first. The testimonials on the homepage by real people who have won real prizes at dreamandwin.com made it all believable.The mechanics is really simple. People sign-up, choose their desired prize to win and enter the draw. The website draw winning lottery numbers as scheduled and the winner gets notified immediately! I haven't really joined yet but as soon as I get done with this piece, I'm definitely checking this one out. It's another worthy visit.
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