Being a writer is not all that it’s glamorized to be. You need to meet often insane deadlines, you need to write on topics that you have to do a lot of research on, and in the end, you may not be paid a lot.
If you are a novelist or a poet, then the monetary [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Just got an email from the Adsense Team saying that they now accept third party ads. Are they running out of direct advertisers or do they simply want to “enhance” their service? Well, either way I think it’s good for publishers.
Here’s the actual email that I got.
Greetings from Google!
We’re happy to announce that [...]
By Mike Lopez | Comments (0)
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
The latest development on the Royal Manchester Five (RMF) scam: the National Bureau of Investigation filed charges last week against eight officers and incorporators of the RMF Ponzi scam.
Charged with estafa at the Department of Justice (DOJ) were:
Cyrus Hao, RMF board chair and president;
Edwin Rosas, senior vice president;
Rowena Uy, treasurer-chief finance officer;
Joseph Bualoy, chief [...]
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Are you still in the process of searching for a better web host from various search engines? Still reading several web hosting articles for the best web hosting guide and reviews. WebHostingRating is an unbiased source for web hosting provider selection. Awards and ratings of web hosting services presented on this web site are 100% [...]
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Most of us know Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync but very few probably know that the man behind those boy bands is a convicted scammer.
Last week, Lou Pearlman, the creator of popular boy groups Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync was sentenced to 25 years in prison for running a scam that swindled investors more than [...]
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Looking for free wallpapers, games, themes, softwares, backgrounds, apps and other hacks for your iPhone?
Here’s a list of links that might be useful.
* Note: We do not guarantee that the available downloads are free of viruses, trojans, and other malicious programs. Download at your own risk.
Apple iPhone Downloads - click here
iPhone Wallpapers, Backgrounds and Themes [...]
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Looking to download free mp3 or other music formats for your music, multimedia or mp3 player?
Here’s a list of links that might be useful.
* Note: PMT does not guarantee that the available downloads are free of viruses, trojans, and other malicious programs. Download at your own risk.
Music.download.com
MP3.com
EZ Tracks
MP3 Raid
MP3 Arena
eMP3 World
Wuzam
Air MP3
MP3 Miracle
To receive updates [...]
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Looking for free games, video converters, themes, wallpapers, softwares, apps and other hacks for your Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable)?
Here’s a list of links that might be useful.
* Note: PMT does not guarantee that the available downloads are free of viruses, trojans, and other malicious programs. Download at your own risk.
Safe, spyware-free PSP apps and software [...]
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
If you don’t want to wait until the very last minute to shop for Christas Gift items, You may want to check about the upcoming Black Friday specials. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, where it is the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season.
Since Thanksgiving falls on the fourth [...]
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
When starting any enterprise or business, whether it is full-time or part-time, we all know the value of having plenty of capital (money). But I bet we both know or at least have heard of people who started with no capital who went on to make fortunes. How? You may ask.
Well, I believe there [...]
By eTips | Comments (0)
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
When starting any enterprise or business, whether it is full-time or part-time, we all know the value of having plenty of capital (money). But I bet we both know or at least have heard of people who started with no capital who went on to make fortunes. How? You may ask.
Well, I believe there are [...]
By Leo | Comments (0)
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Just today, Ximmy sent me my 2nd payment! Remember how I got my first $30? You can read my post about the first money I made from Ximmy here and the tips on how to get paid real quick!Now is the time to join Ximmy! I still wonder why not many people j...
By lady | Comments (0)
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
In the TV ads promoting his company’s service, the CEO of an identity fraud prevention agency in the US brandished his Social Security Number and dared everyone to try to steal his identity. Now, he himself has become a victim of identity theft.
(Sample TV ad of identity theft protection company LifeLock showing CEO Todd Davis [...]
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Life is full of possibilities and opportunities. Human beings always strive to achieve the best and prosper to earn fame in their lifetime. They are the most restless beings and try to give wings to their imaginations. In fact, it is very necessary to blend imagination and dream to invent innovative and high tech gadgets. [...]
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Do you want to Make Money Online by writing Paid Reviews without being punished by Google? Try SocialSpark and start earning money online.
What Is Social Spark? As its name suggests, SocialSpark is yet another Social Marketing Network that connects advertisers and bloggers through an online advertising marketplace. The difference is that not only it allows you [...]
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
American Idol Season 7 finale has ended in an unexpected landslide victory for David Cook, a former bartender from Blue Springs, Missouri. I was certainly not expecting David Cook to win the Idol title, but, like Simon Cowell, I think I would have been OK with either possible outcome.
A record 97.5 million viewers voted on [...]
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
(This piece is written by Bianca, one of the readers of MoneySmarts who has been chosen for the one-year Money Makeover challenge by INQUIRER.net. Bianca’s real identity is confidential, so that MoneySmarts can share her family’s financials and the lessons she has learned with the rest of the world. Read more about Money Makeover here.)
I [...]
By Salve | Comments (0)
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
A pool is a luxury that requires constant upkeep. Many people who own a pool are more than eager to pay someone else to maintain their pool. If you are familiar with caring for a pool, and have the equipment needed, you could be ready to start your own pool service business.
How to Start a [...]
By Leo | Comments (0)
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Aspiring entrepreneurs often wonder how long it takes to get a small business started. The answer is, “it depends.” Some new enterprises can be up and running in a matter of weeks; others may require several months or more of diligent planning.
If you currently have a job, you can pursue your small business ambitions [...]
By eTips | Comments (0)
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
IT used to be that Sigel Inc. was raking in dollar sales as an exporter of hand crafted premium boxes for home accents and gift items such as chocolates, wines and dates. Over the years, sales have slowed down as companies abroad started ordering goods from China, where items are so much cheaper.
The fact that [...]
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Smart Communications Inc. is planning to offer free service to subscribers who agree to receive advertisements on their cellphones, company officials said Tuesday.
Subscribers will get $2 worth of prepaid service every month. Each time they view an ad on their phones they’ll earn extra service and other rewards, said Ardie Balderama, marketing officer for Connectivity Unlimited [...]
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
If you are a Google Adsense publisher, you probably have already received Google’s email about Third Party Ads:
We’re happy to announce that the Google content network now
accepts display ads served from qualified third-party vendors.
During this initial release, only ads in English are eligible,
although we look forward to offering more options in the future.
By accepting third-party [...]
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Friendster.com ; The Philippines most visited social network site according to comScore Media Metrix, just launched its mobile site (m.friendster.com). The mobile site is accessible from any Web-enabled mobile devices.
Using the Friendster Mobile Edition, Friendster users can get updates on their friends, check messages, review friend requests, post daily shoutouts, browse friends photos, browse user- [...]
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
“A blog is born every half a second”. – CNET. This data is according to Technorati statistics last July 2006 and will surely grow exponentially in the few year ahead. This is the core feature of the information age where everything is focused on individuality, empowering knowledge economy and escorting lifeboat economics to extinction.
Recently, PBO [...]
By Arlo Gilbert | Comments (0)
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
The brain, the most complex machine there is, has the ability to store unlimited amount of memory. The more memory you store, the greater the chances you’ll get solutions from your storage for any given situation. Sad to say, not all people has unlocked 100% of its potential so most of us depend on computers [...]
By Arlo Gilbert | Comments (0)
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
THIS IS A PAID POST!So I have stumbled upon this site and obviously the site looks crap upon looking in it. I thought it was again another long page quick rich program from these gurus who almost always promise us to make money. Sure I know many of you...
By Melvin | Comments (0)
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
This is it — your chance to strike it very rich because suddenly, the internet has changed all the rules. For a half-century, the big players in business, from IBM to Exxon, dominated the game, leaving little room for newcomers to move to the top of the heap. Then in 1994 a little startup named [...]
By Leo | Comments (0)
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Are you planning to create a website portal for your Business or Organization, but you don’t have any programming backround?
A content management system (CMS) is computer software used to create, edit, manage, and publish content in a consistently-organized fashion. CMSs are frequently used for storing, controlling, versioning, and publishing industry-specific documentation such as news articles, [...]
By earn money | Comments (0)
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
The pasture’s greener on the other side. Sure feels that way often with ICT.
“In a keynote address at the ministerial panel on “Digital Prosperity”, Dr Robert Atkinson said that Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is supercharged capital and unlike the technological revolutions of the past, the ICT revolution’s engine will not run out of gas,” [...]
By Marie Casas | Comments (0)
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Turns out Simon Cowell was wrong: David Cook won American Idol today, beating crowd favorite David Archuleta by a margin of 12 million votes.
In yesterday’s finale performances, Simon Cowell criticized Cook, declaring that his song choices had sunk him while telling 17-year-old Archuleta he scored a “knockout” against the 25-year-old bartender.
But the votes were on [...]
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Microsoft said Wednesday it has adopted a new strategy to offer cash rewards to users in its fight against Google for the lucrative Internet search and on-line advertising business.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, at an annual conference for on- line advertisers, announced the company’s “Live Search Cashback” service, which rewards on-line shoppers with a cash refund.
“We [...]
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Good news Filipinos! I was just introduced by a Filipino Blogger and a friend to a new Paid to Click Program known as PinoyBux. It resembles the names of other ptc sites. From the name itself, it's run by Filipinos. Yes it's newly launched and looking ...
By lady | Comments (0)
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
IT used to be that all Filipinos had to do to look fabulous was to go to the neighborhood beauty salon. Now there are a whole lot of places to patronize if one is really vain or conscious about appearance: the facial salon, the spa, the medi-spa, the cosmetic surgeon, etc.
Indeed, it seems that Filipinos [...]
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
The native honey bee or the Asian honey bee (Apis cerana) are good pollinators of crops. They also produce honey, pollen and wax, all of which could be either directly used by farmers or sold in the market.
Compared with the exotic European honey bee (Apis mellifers), our native honey bees are more resistant to pest [...]
By Leo | Comments (0)
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Or so says acerbic judge Simon Cowell.
If it were up to Cowell, 17-year-old David Archuleta sealed his fate as the next American Idol after his “knockout” performance beat 25-year-old David Cook’s.
Of course, it’s the votes that still count so wait until tomorrow when the actual winner is announced.
In the finale of the top-rated show American [...]
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
I am a martial law baby and have shouted my share of chants at rallies and demonstrations as a student, but what I know of Crispin Beltran are only what I read in the papers.
Today I find myself deep in thought at the life of the lawmaker who fell yesterday to his death while repairing [...]
By Salve | Comments (0)
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Apparently, police photos of the horrendous bank heist that left 10 people dead in Cabuyao, Laguna on May 16 are now circulating on the internet.
A reader pointed us to a site where shocking pictures of the aftermath of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) robbery are uploaded.
Be warned!
Stop reading now if you don’t want to [...]
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Congratulations to the 1,268 out of 4,651 examinees who passed the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Examination administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)!
Here is the list of passers.
The Top 10 new CPAs are:
1. Kristine Arce Pineda (De La Salle University-Manila) : 91.43%
2. Raymund Francis Abuda Escala (University of the Cordilleras- Baguio College Foundation) : [...]
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Business columnist Margie Grey fired off a very interesting question at bestselling personal finance author Efren Cruz during a radio interview last Monday at DZAR Sonshine Radio (1026). She asked
“Is it really possible for a minimum wage earner or someone who makes just enough for a living to become a millionaire?”
I’ve been thinking a lot [...]
By Salve | Comments (0)
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
The answer? No it's not a scam as I got paid!This is the only survey site wherein I really got paid a good sum of money. As a Filipino it's hard to join survey sites that accept international members. If accepted it also gets harder to reach the payou...
By lady | Comments (0)



