Jul 30, 2006
BlogMad Surf & Blogexplosion Mishap
As some of you are aware I utilize the traffic generating site BlogMad, for some of my sites. The idea is that you surf other peoples blogs and for every site you visit, you are awarded a visitor to yours. Ultimately, the goal is for you to branch out and discover blogs that you otherwise would not have found. But, it's not all silver lining. Today, I was surfing through some blogs via Blogmad and happened... read more
Jul 30, 2006
TorrentFreak Added to Roll
Just happened upon a new blog tonight while doing the dead-man surf, which is the zombie like state I'm in before going to bed. The blog in question is TorrentFreak and has been added to my blogroll for my visitors to consume. While perusing my favorite tags over at Technorati I found the article How The PirateBay Raid Changed Sweden and it caught me off guard. Mainly because the effects of p2p stretch... read more
Jul 30, 2006
MashBoxx Samples
I was reading up on the pirate turned white hat Grokster network Smashboxx and I'm just amazed at the limits. Granted they are offering something more than what was available in the past, but it just doesn't seem like the major labels are getting the hint. I say this, since it has yet to be determined what the price will be per track. You bet since the major labels have their hand in this that it will be... read more
Jul 30, 2006
Blogitive Post Decline
For those of you following my blog you know that I take part in a blogging program where advertisers pay you to write about them. The process consists of you including certain achor text with the link to their site. The rules are simple in terms of length, age of blog, and quality, but the last few I submitted kept being declined. After a little frustration I finally contacted their support department. To... read more
Jul 28, 2006
iTunes More Popular than P2P
Pfffft, is what I say to that title. Throughout the entire p2p/legal download war we have seen analysts on both sides come up with certain numbers to benefit their agenda. So who can you believe and is there any truth to the madness? NPD's Music Watch Digital service has came out with a survey that announces that iTunes is larger than p2p networks. However, after closer inspection you see the actual... read more
