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This Weeks Denny Crane Quote

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Watching Boston Legal tonight and in the previously seen on clips Denny is in his rented uniform after signing up for the Coast Guard [that was the only branch that would take someone of his age, 75] sitting on the balcony smoking his cigar says “Already my penis feels larger.

 If you are not watching this show yet you need to rent the first couple of seasons and join the rest of us. This show is golden.

Video Cameras Everywhere

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Have we gone too far? Are we getting closer to fulfilling Orwell’s prophecy in 1984? Is big brother watching us? Well yes, we have and he is, but big brother is not always what you think it is. There are video cameras everywhere now. We cannot get away from them so I suppose we must learn to live with them. Cameras point at us from the corners of most every room in public buildings and from street corners. They are there for our protection and safety. Aren’t they? But what about all those personal cameras used to catch our every move. Almost every cell phone has video now and so do the small pocket digital cameras. With nearly every human carrying around a handy digital video camera we never know who or what is being taped or where that tape is going to end up. With the popularity of YouTube and sites like it we will never see the end of this privacy invasion. We as a society must learn to adapt. We must learn to behave if we can. I don’t know if we that is possible. Perhaps we need to add basic manners and social skills to school curriculum. Not that it would matter much as it might already be too late. The worst thing is no one really seems to care. The stuff they see or do anymore doesn’t even embarrass them.

Heaven help us when we start taping and watching each other twenty-four seven. Oh wait, that is already happening. In April Justin. tv was supposed to do just that (I have not checked it out as I have no interest in it). But what about privacy? Doesn’t this require the permission of those people taped before being aired?

Who gives them the right to make money off of me, my image, my likeness? I didn’t sign a model release or contract. Does the average Joe now need to go out and get an agent just so they can get a piece of this pie? You know they cannot do this without making money on it so how do I go about protecting my rights and my interests? This then brings me back to YouTube. They sell ad space even ads right on the videos now. Do I as the producer, director, and writer of these videos get a portion of those profits? I doubt it. In fact I would bet that the terms of service agreement we all ignore, but all agree to, says we get nothing. Perhaps we should strike like the writers in Hollywood and not post to these sites that are making money off our videos.

I used to belong to a site that allowed you to post your own stories. It was very similar to today’s blogs. But they shared their ad revenue with the site contributors. Helium does this to some degree. Other community created sites should think about doing this sort of thing too. Google is working on a site similar to wikipedia and you know they will get money out of it. Shouldn’t the writers for that site make money from their articles? About.com pays their guides to write on the topics they know best. In fact wikipedia should verify their info (hope I haven’t shocked anyone by insinuating that the almighty wikipedia has incorrect information in it) and share any generated revenue with their contributors.

Web 2.0 screams contributor based content. I scream right back at it pay me for the content I post to your site then I will consider posting it there. Otherwise it is mine and I am keeping it. So don’t tape me, photograph me or quote me unless you plan on paying me.

Pay-Per-Play a New Way to Monetize Your Site

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When I first heard the term pay-per-play I thought it had to do with online videos or games. It doesn’t. It has everything to do with making money from your website.

If you are like me you are not making enough money off those Google ads you have all over your website are you? People just don’t seem to be clicking through on those any more, do they? What would you do if I told you that you could get paid for every visitor to your site and not just the few who actually click through and leave your site? Most people wouldn’t believe it. I didn’t until I checked out Net Audio Ads.

What’s that? Well, it is pretty much what it says it is audio ads on your website and you get paid every time one of them plays for one of your visitors. The ads are short, only five seconds long and each visitor only gets one ad so they don’t hate you while they are on your site. Five seconds is hardly enough time to annoy anyone. You see or should I say hear them all over the place these days so why shouldn’t you benefit from them too? Like those Google ads everyone is ignoring these days the pay-per-play ads are related to the content on your website by spidering your site. I see this as a great opportunity for publishers and advertisers a like.

By the fine folks who bring you Net Audio Ads.

Hunter Dan What A Man

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Hunter Dan is the all American action figure. Or maybe I should say he is the all American redneck action figure (only thing he is missing is the beer can and the mullet). There are several varieties of the Hunter Dan action figure to meet the needs of any would be animal killer. He even has a girl friend Hunter Ann.

Choose from the Archery or Rifle Hunter Dan or Hunter Ann each 8” figure comes with all the accessories one needs while out in the field tracking down that trophy buck. (You can even buy accessory animals for Dan to kill.)

Also available is Duck Hunter Dan, Bass Angler Dan, Elk Hunter Dan, Goose Hunter Dan and Turkey Hunter Dan.

But don’t forget to get him is faith black lab, Hank.

Watch out for the occasional hunting accident as my Hunter Dan has two right feet!

Dry Clean Your Hair

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It never ceases to amaze me at how far science can take us. Now you can dry clean your hair with Salon Grafix’s Dry Shampoo line This is perfect for people on the go or for use between your normal washing. When I was in the hospital I had a similar product to use since I could not take a shower and I thought how great this would be if you could find this out in the real world. Well guess what you can at SalonGrafix.com. And this is not just any shampoo either. You color match your hair to revitalize and cleanse on the go.

It brushes out easily leaving your hair clean without any white or oily residue. All you get is clean, shiny hair. What more could you ask for when you’re in a hurry?

Running late for work or never made it home the night before? Make sure you have some dry shampoo stashed in the office for just those types of emergencies. And speaking of emergencies what about at home when the electricity goes out and you still need to look good for work or a date. Better get another bottle for the home. And don’t forget to pack some if you are going to be roughing it. Who wants to wash their hair in a freezing cold stream? Not me that’s for sure.