Here is a pretty interesting read from the Times online on Google and the privacy concern. I like Google, I use Google, I think they have some great apps, a great search engine, but at some point you have to draw the line with how much data you willingly provide to them.

The money/scary quote from the story:
Google’s overall goal is to have a record of every e-mail we have ever written, every contact whose details we have recorded, every file we have created, every picture we have taken and saved, every appointment we have made, every website we have …

If you are looking for a new, low-cost quality headset for your computer, Skype or video game system, like the Xbox, check out Plantronics.
Plantronics is a pretty well respected manufacturer of high-quality headsets. And at the moment if you go on their website, Plantronics.com, you can get some great clearance deals on a brand-new headset.

I just picked up a new DSP-500 for under $25. The DSP-500 features a noise cancelling microphone, USB plug/play and full stereo sound, among other features.

When I looked, the same headset was nearly double that price on eBay and even more in some retail outlets. …

If you read through some of the webmaster forums, you’ll find this scenario happening over and over again: A new webmaster creates a site that within a week or so gets indexed by Google with strong rankings for many of its top keywords, only to have those same lofty rankings come crashing down into the search neverland just a few weeks or a month later.

My take on this is that if you have a brand-new, never-been-used domain name and you build a website on it, Google will give you a grace or a honeymoon period during which time your …

If you are an advanced user of the Web and you’re looking for a new revenue source one place to explore is affiliate marketing.

Affiliate marketing is not for everyone, but if you know how to design webpages and you have a decent understanding of sales, advertising and marketing techniques it may be worth looking into.

For the most part Affiliate Marketing is simply selling other people’s products and earning a commission for each sale. The commission you get paid depends on the product/service you’re selling and who your are selling for. For many Affiliate Marketers the key is driving the …