Wooden Block Masquerading as a Clock

Connected Internet:
Okay, here’s a novelty that should attract dames to you dull workstation.
Turn it off, and this curiosity sits like a regular block of wood. But plug it into an AC and wow, LED lights display on the side- magically floating on the long side of the block. Squint as much as you’d like but you’d be hard pressed to identify the lighting system as you turn the device on and off. It just blends well onto the non-descript face.
Magical appearance aside, it’s easy to set this novelty. There’s a regular time adjustment knob on the back as well as the power adapter jack. If you want to spend cash on the chance to spike up workstation conversation, be ready to fork out $379. Quite hefty a fee charged by Takumi for a chameleon toy.
So… what do you think you’re going to use it for?

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5 Tips for Effective eBay Selling

Just Make Money Online:
This article is contributed by Heather Johnson.
Please see the end of this article for her bio.
There are many “power sellers” on eBay who make a full-time living from the online auction site. Surprisingly, this isn’t a hard market to get into. However, there are some helpful tricks that will help you to maximize your earning potential and compete with other sellers. Below are five tips for becoming a more effective eBay seller.
1. List Your Items at the Right Time – Many buyers wait to bid on eBay items until the very end of the auction. If your items end at a time of day when the site is very active, your buyers will be more likely to get into a bidding war. In other words, the auction will end at a higher price. Make sure you don’t list items at a time when the auctions end during odd hours.
2. Mistype Your Auction Title – In addition to correctly spelling your item’s name, you could also include a common misspelling of the item. That way, those who search eBay with the incorrect spelling will find your auction. There are even sites, such as Mistyped Auctions, that will help you to determine how items are commonly misspelled. For example: “Guitar Hero” is commonly mistyped as “Gutiar Hero.”
3. Offer Good Pictures – Not only are images essential when making eBay sales, you need to take quality, detailed pictures. The first picture is free to list,…

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Domain Buzz: This Week in Domaining

DotSauce Magazine: Domain Buzz Issue #6 - Top Domain Articles and News
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Listed below are the top news stories, announcements and articles from the domain industry that happened this past week.
April 20th through April 27th

DotSauce - GoDaddy simplifies domain ownership transfer process: “Sellers no longer have to ask the new owner their mailing address, phone number and other private contact information.“
SimplyGeo reports on the fraudulent listing of Atlanta.com on Sedo: “The person who listed Atlanta.com for sale is based in Spain and was attempting to defraud someone for alot of money.“
Rick Latona tells us the history of his domain Iran.com: “My new thinking is that I’m going to develop it as a full-blown tourist and business destination site like I’d do with any other GEO domain. My thinking is that I’m going to give the country the respect that it deserves.“
SimplyGeo acquires GeoDomains.com and discusses plans for development: “We have big plans in store for both domains that will bring value and publicity to this maturing industry. In the end, it will benefit all geo domain owners and media companies who embrace geo domains.“
Quick tip from DotWeekly about linking directly to a SnapName auction: “So I have been listing several domain names for sale on SnapNames.com and I was upset that there was no way that I had known to “Direct Link”…

How Much Traffic Should a Blog Have Before Running Advertising

ProBlogger Blog Tips: iamluc asks “How much traffic should you have to offer advertisements on your blog?”

“When should you put advertising on your blog?”

Funnily enough I’ve been asked this question four times in the last 24 hours so it’s probably a good time to answer it.

Before I answer the question though - let me say that there are numerous approaches to this question and if you ask a variety of ‘pros’ you’ll get a similar variety of responses. Here’s how I do it:

I put ads on my blog from the day it launches (actually they go in before it launches). My reasons for doing this largely come down to two reasons:

It’ll earn you a little bit from day 1 - even if it’s a dollar or two a day that does add up to a few hundred dollars a year and I don’t know about you but I don’t mind a few extra hundred in my mortgage at the end of the year.

It gets readers used to ads - most people who don’t put ads on their blog early on tell me that they make this decision because they want to build readership and community first and add ads later.

I understand this on some levels, they don’t want to put off new readers with advertising, however I’m a little skeptical how many people are put off by websites with advertising and wonder if there could actually be more problems when you change the…

Mofuse: Make Money with Mobile Web

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