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I'm sure you have been bombarded with emails lately telling you to buy any number of social networking tools.

Without a doubt, use of Social networking and bookmarking techniques are becoming the Number 1 way to drive traffic to your site. However, are they all that they are made out to be?

I am always a little skeptical about these tools and guides and whether they are any good.

I could spend a small, to large, fortune buying all these guides and I want to be sure I'm getting good informatio… Continue

I have so many users names and passwords, that I just can't remember all of them. I remember a lot, but not all of them and of course, the one that I can't remember is the one that I need NOW!

I was asked the other day by one of my work colleagues for the user name / password for a system, so they could do some work. Mmmm, couldn't remember it and did I write it down? Nope. There was another way of getting the details, but it required 30 minutes of my time to do it and I just didn't have that t… Continue

I attended the first day of the World Internet Summit in Australia today. What a day! Although it's newbie day and I've heard alot of it before, I always enjoy the review because I often hear things in a different way.

As part of the Summit, we are conducting the World Internet Challenge. This year it is a fundraising event to raise over $100K to support the preservation of the last virgin rainforest in the world.

If you are even remotely interested in ensuring that we have a world worth passi… Continue

And this was nothing like it......

Last week, I blogged about my dreadful experience with my DSL provider and an extended outage. Well, it continues.

Some Background:

In Australia, our main telecommunications provider is Telstra. Telstra owns most of the physical phone lines into Australian residences. This is because Telstra was once a fully Government operated body.

As Telstra was privatised (don't get us started on that!), the Federal Government legislated so that Telstra had to let other… Continue

This is a question I had to ask myself this week, when I was invited to join to the Womens Internet Marketers, We've Got Talent event. This event will run across May 2008 and involves Women Marketers showcasing their products and / or services through an online event.

The online event is designed to help participants develop their opt-in list and, of course, cement their standing as an expert in their field.

I am embarking on the journey of launching my own product in the next two months, and… Continue