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Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Available On BitTorrent
There have been a lot of stories in the press about retailers planning to release the last Harry Potter novel early. In the past threats by Bloomsbury to not supply any retailer who broke ranks with future Harry Potter books was sufficient deterrent, but as this is the last book in the series Bloomsbury don’t [...]
18Jul2007 | Everton | 10 comments | ContinuedGiganews Increase Retention To An Amazing 200 Days
I just spotted that Giganews have completed their third upgrade this year, reaching a mind-blowing 200 days of binary retention.
17Jul2007 | Everton | 4 comments | ContinuedBT Vision Sports Packages Available From £4 Per Month
BT Vision have just launched the pricing for their BT Vision Sports service. BT Broadband users will be able to watch near live action from 242 Premier League games (75% of games) for just £4 a month, and 46 live Premiership games for an extra £9.99.
If customers want both packages, then they are available [...]
Google Adsense Cheque Bounces!
MobileJones had a very interesting and funny experience trying to pay a Google Adsense cheque into their bank account.
Despite Google being a very cash rich company, the Google Adsense cheque bounced and after initially struggling to get through to someone at Google, it looks like it all will be sorted soon. Guess it proves [...]
Blogger Thrown Out Of Baseball Game For Live Blogging The Game
Digital Inspiration picked up on a sports story that got my attention. A blogger was thrown out of a NCAA baseball game because he was posting live updates on a website (admittedly a newspaper website). The stadium officials threw the blogger out because because reporting of a ‘game in progress’ violated the broadcasting [...]
15Jul2007 | Everton | 7 comments | ContinuedP Diddy Recruiting Personal Assistant Via YouTube
P Diddy, who is quite happy to blow 6-7 figures per night partying is lookig for a new Personal Assistant. Rather than spending hours conducting interviews he has asked individuals to submit video applications via YouTube.
To apply all you have to do is submit a short clip and tag it “diddy assistant“.
New ReviewMe Advertorial Service - Hit Or Miss?
ReviewMe have launched a new service that allows advertisers to add advertorials to blogs, whilst keeping full editorial control of the copy. Advertisers can enter up to 250 words including links and also an image of their choice. All advertorials are marked at a start with ‘Sponsor Post’ and bloggers retain full control [...]
14Jul2007 | Everton | 5 comments | ContinuedVirgin Media Sign Deal To Stream Football Over Broadband And Mobile
Virgin Media announced yesterday a deal with the Football League to stream footage over broadband and mobile. A mixture of live footage and highlights will be available.
I know that Virgin Media are working hard on acquiring content to try and stop the huge numbers of customers that are deserting and being the first to [...]
Save 15% In July On Text Link Ads
Text Link Ads are offering 15% of all sales in July. To access the offer all you have to do is enter july as the coupon code when you check out.
If you haven’t purchased Text Link Ads before then unless you are planning a major purchase, then you will be better off taking advantage [...]
July Mid-Term Traffic & Earnings Report - Are You Winning Or Losing?
In last month’s earnings report I predicted that my traffic and site earnings were going to fall this month as people spend less time online and advertisers spend less as a result.
So far, I’ve actually managed to maintain my traffic despite not really posting for the first week of the month. However, my earnings [...]


