I just visited Business Sphere while working through those money-making “spikes” in CMFAds.

The post that caught my eye was a discussion on Entercard and whether or not the 300 drops per day should be lessened to 150. The question being would that decrease bounce rates and increase quality as one visits someone else’s blog?

That answer remains a mystery, but I thought my own comment was worth repeating for those visiting this blog (and that includes bloggers, web site owners and affiliate marketers alike).

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Okay, based on previous posts, you know that Susan Boyle knocked my socks off this past year. With a voice of an angel, she’s realized her dream and her album is out.

All indications are it could be THE hit of the year.

So my hat’s off to Susan for sticking to her guns, avoiding pulling out all the stops and (deliberately) coming in at second place on Britain’s Got Talent.

In the long run, I believe this was a wise strategic marketing (and emotional) move on her part

Read: ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ could become bestseller of the year (video)

And Happy Upcoming New Year to All!

Okay, this one is almost for the record books. How many times have you seen a contest that didn’t involve U.S. citizens; one that specifically targets all you lucky folk living in Canada?

Stouffers-panini is promoting one incredible, global-taste-inspired contest with awesome prizes. The only thing I regret is not being able to enter this one for myself. (more…)

I just got off the phone with the CEO and Founder of Pyrabang, Christian Perrillo (see note at the very end of this post). I had a specific reason for calling (a subscription problem of my own doing), and was more than pleasantly surprised to reach him by phone.

For the observant visitor, you’ll note on the sidebar of this blog, the vertical box to Pyrabang. It “looks like” (in its own odd way) a Google adsense box (which are also there). However, that’s where the resemblance stops.

Pyrabang is more like Digg’s little brother – in my mind – especially after the conversation that I just had with Christian.

Only “similar to Digg.” Pyrabang goes well beyond that popular social media website. Pyrabang’s tagline is “the new media” and this new media serves multiple purposes: (more…)

Off and on I have the pleasure of bringing you cool contests and fun prizes. Today’s post is no exception. The folks over at Charter never rest when it comes to imagination and innovation. Their recent HDTV-A-Day contest was such a success that right on its heels they are currently running a 2-month extended Laptop-a-Day Sweepstakes!

Don’t worry, you’re not late to enter… You have from July 15 through September 15th to get your entry in to win a laptop AND they are adding bonuses – $25-$100 free gift cards with special online deals.

Back to school students and all business people on the go love laptops. Laptops rank right up there with cell phones, don’t they. So what better time (school wise) to check out the potential for getting one of these necessities, for free, from Charter Communications

Wondering what sort of laptop you can enter to win? It’s a HP 550 Notebook 15-inch with Windows Vista, and it comes with a NeoTec Compu Backpack.

In addition, the clothing, home and accessories, restaurants and more free gift cards are from major retailers… no off-brand names there!

Laptops, Xbox 360 game systems, HDTV’s and even a 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid... those crazy people at Charter, you’ve just got to love them!

Entering is easy. Just visit charter.com/laptop to review the rules and register today.

And since Charter is on a roll, you’d be crazy not to follow Charter on Facebook and Charter on Twitter.

What will they think of next?!