Squidoo: Can user generated content directed at marketing and making a profit from ad sales really ever be good content? I have been trying to follow some of the Web 2.0 startups and trying to fathom the principles of user generated content that these sites are hoping to build on. But after looking at some of the existing proponents of the model (such as Squidoo), I wonder if this is good for web publishing in general and the ad/search industry in particular. I really could write a thesis on this but for starters I find myself quite dissociated with the content on Squidoo. The content looks remotely useful but also feels unnecessarily padded and somewhat redundant. Hundreds (maybe hundreds of thousands) of authors are vying for the elusive few dollars in shared advertising revenue and pumping out article after article on search engine stuffers such as Senseo Coffee makers. Squidoo […]

[EDIT]: All gone. Since the edit on the old post did not get any bites and the expiration date is coming closer, here goes again: I have two new coupon codes to give away. They come from Melanie. There is a coupon code for 20% off selected desktop and notebook purchases of $999 or more from Dell. Valid through 1/31/06. There is also a coupon for 20% off $200 or more on electronics & accessories. Before tax and shipping. Valid through 1/31/06. Please leave a comment if you would like one. Also, if you have coupon codes/discounts you would like to share with the community, just email me.

[EDIT] I have two new coupon codes to give away. They come from Melanie. There is a coupon code for 20% off selected desktop and notebook purchases of $999 or more from Dell. Valid through 1/31/06. There is also a coupon for 20% off $200 or more on electronics & accessories. Before tax and shipping. Valid through 1/31/06. Please leave a comment if you would like one. [EDIT] All gone for now. If someone else has a coupon codes that you would like to donate for the public good, please send me an email and I will get this thread started again. I have two coupon codes for Dell that I am not going to use and would like to find a nice home for. There is a coupon code for 20% off selected desktop and notebook purchases of $999 or more from Dell. Valid through 1/31/06. There is also […]

As of this post, WordPress 2.0 is out. Go get it! PS: Check out the new site design while you are at it!

For those of you that pay extra close attention to what you read through your feedreader (or are just obsessed with looking at links and how they work) you might have noticed that I have switched the feeds for Weblogtoolscollection to Feedburner. This gives me better control over the content, asssures that the content does not get lost when and if my blog is down and gives me cool reports such as the graphic here. I do miss being able to instantly modify my feed without having to ping Feedburner over and over again. I personally (still) use Feed on Feeds and since Alex did not offer me the chance to alpha test FeedLounge (just kidding Alex, no hard feelings at all) I have modified FoF to suit my tastes and my needs. As I’m sure everyone in this business is aware, the feed reader market has heated up considerably. […]