November 9th, 2007 — Amazon, General
Run a small business like I do? If so, your tax accountant will insist that you use accounting software for record keeping. Last month, Intuit announced that QuickBooks Basic has been replaced by Quickbooks Simple Start 2008.
QuickBooks Simple Start is available free via download or as a Start Plus Pack with a training CD for about $90. You will get everything you need including tutorials with the downloaded version, so I recommend saving your money and using it to upgrade to the Pro version later on.
Are you using Excel spreadsheets to track your sales and expenses? QuickBooks Simple Start allows you to import your existing data from Excel saving time and avoiding the hassle of manually entering your data.
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November 4th, 2007 — General
ShoppingAds, a new CPC ad network owned by MediaWhiz, has added an option to embellish ads with a call-to-action. Show below are the 180×150px and 120×234px ads with and without the call-to-action.
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October 27th, 2007 — Electronics, Amazon
Looking for a portable media player (PMP)? The Archos 605 WiFi has the highest screen resolution (800×480) and the highest quality screen in a Portable Media Player on the market today. Combine that with touch-screen capability and WiFi connectivity - you’ve got a winner in your hands.
Download content wirelessly and directly to your Archos 605 WiFi or stream movies, TV shows and music from your computer or laptop. With an optional Web browser plug-in, you can surf the Web and enjoy videos from online videos sites like DailyMotion and YouTube.
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October 24th, 2007 — WordPress
The word is out! The much anticipated book, WordPress For Dummies, will be orderable on Oct. 29th. Amazon expects to ship on or around Nov. 2nd. Simultaneous with Amazon’s release, the book with will available at Barnes and Nobel, Books-A-Million and, of course, Dummies.com and Wiley.com (publisher).
According to the author Lisa Sabin-Wilson1, “this all-new Dummies guide delivers just what would-be bloggers need to get up and running with WordPress and start communicating with the world. WordPress For Dummies covers blogging basics, choosing a hosting solution or setting up a host, developing blog content, syndicating blog posts with RSS, launching a specialized blog (including podcasting, photoblogging, mobile blogging, and videoblogging), and even earning revenue. It includes help on every aspect of installing and using WordPress, illustrations from real-world WordPress blogs, step-by-step tutorials on key topics, and insights from bloggers who use WordPress”.
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October 20th, 2007 — General
The name a bit corny? The ads a bit flashy? Don’t let that put you off. WidgetBucks has taken the world of affiliate marketing by storm.
Launched on October 2, 2007 by Seattle-based Mpire, WidgetBucks promises to help publishers, affiliates and bloggers earn three to four times more money compared to traditional ad networks.
Publishers can choose between a patent-pending technology called MerchSense to display contextual shopping widgets or select among a 100 different categories from electronics to political books. Widgets are available in a conventional ad sizes (160×600, 120×600, etc) plus a new 160×300 sidebar size.
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October 17th, 2007 — General
MediaWhiz has launched a new ad network called ShoppingAds. It is meant to be a CPC version of AuctionAds. AuctionsAds is linked through to eBay while ShoppingAds can link to any number of advertisers. (Remember, don’t click on your own ShoppingAds or you’ll get banned in a jiffy.)
Some users of AuctionAds have complained of high numbers of clicks with very a poor conversion rates. AuctionAds works best on product-related sites in specific niches (ex. baseball cards). For example, some AuctionAds users are seeing RPC as low as $0.01 to $0.02. In these cases, they would be better off switching to ShoppingAds. It’s too soon to say what the RPC will be for ShoppingAds. However, my guess is that it will be in the $0.10 to $0.25 range.
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October 13th, 2007 — Electronics, Amazon
Looking for a unique Christmas gift? The Digital Foci (pronounced “foe-sigh”) Pocket Album with 1.5″ color screen lets you view your favorite photos anytime, anywhere. You can even pre-load photos to make the gift even more special.
The Pocket Album runs on a Lithium-ion battery with up to 9 hours of battery life. You can easily recharge the battery with included AC adapter or with USB power by connecting it to your computer. The unit also features a built-in clock with automatic on/off timer. The LCD screen contrast is adjustable for choosing your optimal viewing angle.
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