Whenever I log in to Facebook nowadays, I get a distinct sense of déjà vu. It’s the same old stuff every day. This is particularly true with the images and videos that are shared. It usually goes like this: an image is shared, a few days later it is shared by someone else, a week … Read more
Do You Know What You Are Putting in Your Body? I doubt you do. I don’t either…well, not really, not all the time. You see, developed society has developed a major problem in which there is a disassociation between the foods we eat and the ingredients that are in the food. It was one of … Read more
Google’s social media network Google+ does not allow users to create URL’s for their profiles. This means that the URL that you need to quote to friends is very long. As a result, many Google+ users shorten their profile URL whenever they refer to their profile on blogs, content, or in books. One great way … Read more
I don’t like the word sceptic. It is frequently used in a negative way by the media; associated with conspiracists, UFO hunters, and guys that sit in their underwear all day eating cold beans from a can. In the true sense of the word, I am a sceptic. When I read news stories, I am … Read more
Returning to a website you haven’t updated in a long time is a little bizarre. Relaunching this blog at the end of November was akin to returning to an old family house that was covered in cobwebs. Most of the blogs that were listed in my blogroll are no longer updated and the themes and … Read more
After a month in Cuenca, we travelled up to Baños on Saturday. It only took around 9 hours to get here, which isn’t too bad when compared to most of the other journeys we have done in South America. The town is situated in a valley, surrounded by many high mountains. There are hydrothermal springs … Read more
You have heard many times that “the money is in the list”. Whilst it has become somewhat of a cliche, it remains true. Having a large responsive email list is a great way to drive traffic to your website, products or services. For many affiliate marketers, seeing people unsubscribe from their email list is an … Read more
In my opinion, the SNES is probably the greatest gaming console ever created. One of the first games I purchased for the system was the city-building simulation Sim City. There’s been many versions created over the years. One of my favourites was Sim City 2000. Electronic Arts (EA) recently released the latest version of the … Read more
It’s time for another quick travel update. The last time I updated you all about my travel situation was just over a month ago, when I just arrived in Ecuador from Paraguay. A few days after that post I uploaded a video from Puerto López and Machalilla National Park. Since then, we have been staying … Read more
FeedBlitz is an rss, email marketing, and social media solution, that has been adopted by thousands of bloggers over the last few years, particularly those who were unhappy with Feedburner. In my article last week, 15 Great FeedBurner Alternatives, I noted that I was looking for a good way to reliably track the number of … Read more