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There is one major concern in the mind of 99% of all Americans right now and that is gasoline. It maybe a good thing for companies who cleverly enough, are paying people to put advertisments in their car for free gasoline.

Want free gas? Visit MyCarMyCar.com which brokers the deal between advertisers and "publishers"

What is Spyware? For those of you who are unaware, according to wikipidia, “the functions of spyware extend well beyond simple monitoring. Spyware programs can collect various types of personal information, such as Internet surfing habit, sites that have been visited, but can also interfere with user control of the computer in other ways, such as installing additional software, redirecting Web browser activity, accessing websites blindly that will cause more harmful viruses, or diverting advertising revenue to a third party. Spyware can even change computer settings, resulting in slow connection speeds, different home pages, and loss of Internet or other programs. In an attempt to increase the understanding of spyware, a more formal classification of its included software types is captured under the term privacy-invasive software.”

Here is a list of 12 companies that spy on your PC by installing spyware on your computer:

Adrevolver
Advertising.com
BlueStreak
CasaleMedia
DirectTrack
DoubleClick
FastClick
MediaPlex
StatCounter
TagaSaurus
TraderDoubler
Zedo

You can remove Spyware by donwloading anti-spyware software. I personally use Spybot (Search and Destroy) to find out what my computer has and remove it. Doesn’t always work, but it does for the most part (this is not a paid advertisement!) It’s free to download and there are many more out there to download.

There is so MUCH talk about these commercials that as dumb as I think they are (and ridiculous) I guess they make good advertising and marketing for each candidate, or bad actually.

So, these commercials are based around an important phone call coming in at 3am when it's "crunch time" and who would be best qualified to take that call as commander in chief. Hillary Clinton started this campaign and as dumb as I think it is, it's pretty successful because not only did the media talk about it for days, but other candidates jumped on board to replicate the commercial in their own way.

Here is Mine:

So, I think for the most part, as far as keynote speakers go, Jason Calacanis, CEO of Mahalo, was by far the most interesting. We can talk about search, technology, etc all we want but like you and almost everyone, I like to be inspired, by someone or something.

We all like underdog stories and Jason said he came from a very modest background. “Not a rich kid” at all, but someone who worked his whole life hard to get to where he is today.

The keynote was very interesting but what struck me the most is his understanding of the SEO and culture which I believe to be people who are HUSTLERS, in the good sense. Always finding Affiliate Marketing new ways to make money or monetize their sites, or looking for the next thing to make money with.

So, with that said, keep husltin’ until something sticks for you. Something is bound too, right?

So, after ALL the buzz and actually, this is a site where the buzz about it keeps increasing, I decided to join Twitter. Many online marketers are on Twitter, well, I think now people actually like it but many have joined it to see how they could "game it" and see how it could work towards our benefit or the benefit of clients.

I see why it could work towards generating traffic and buzz now. People can know what you're doing and can actually see your interactions with others. It seems like a great tool for big companies to keep close interaction with their followers, or even better yet, seems like a VERY powerful tool for bloggers.

Barak Obama has a Twitter account, what a smart move.

Hit me up on Twitter HERE or leave me a comment with your twitter address. If I can figure something cool on it (game it =) somehow) I'll let you know.

Just when you thought someone couldn’t be that stupid, they go ahead and surprise you. So, the latest news yesterday is a woman posted a murder-for-hire ad on craigslist. OK, how stupid do you have to be when you plan for something like that?

This lady wanted to murder her lovers’ wife and offered $5,000.00 for the plot. What is more disturbing is I THINK someone may have responded to the ad but either way, come on…I can’t believe this story.

“…goes by the name Ann Marie Linscott, allegedly placed ads on craigslist under the heading "Freelance" and provided no further information. Those responding were asked to "eradicate a female living in Oroville, California" and provided information about the target, including a physical description.”

Now, although of course this doesn’t really look good or bad on Craigslist since almost everyone has heard of the site and although sometimes seen as controversial (escort services, murders) it’s still one of the most popular sites in the world. This is an example that you can post almost ANYTHING.

We’ll see how Craigslist handles this although you don’t see much PR from them.