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Matched.co.uk CLOSED!

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This could be bad news for some of the publishers earning from Matched.co.uk. I’m a current member (but currently earning zero) and I just received this email:

Dear XXXXX XXXXXXX,

Below is some information regarding your matched.co.uk account.
Please read this information carefully and, if necessary, carry out any action that is requested.

MATCHED HAS CLOSED
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It is with much regret that we announce that Matched.co.uk has closed.

Matched has been running as a beta experiment for some time and, after much careful consideration, it has been decided not to progress the project to the next stage.

As a result, Matched will not be accepting new sign-ups and will no longer be assigning adverts to its current publisher base.

If you completed your last payment run before November 19th 2008, you will still be paid, but please note that no future payments will be made after this. Therefore, we recommend that you remove any Matched ads from your websites.

Thank you very much for being part of the Matched.co.uk experience and we wish you the best of luck for the future success of your websites.

Thanks,
Matched.co.uk
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As what I’ve heard from online buddies, they earned a decent amount of money from Matched. Now, that they have closed, publishers will now have to look for other avenues to earn residual income from.

Though I did not earn anything from Matched, it was still a nice experience to have worked with them. Time to look for other income-generating sidelines for the Holidays. ^_^

November 20, 2008 | Filed Under Of Anything Black and White | Leave a Comment 

The Real Shaq is “Twittering”

You read the title right!The Real Shaq is “Twittering”! Shaquille O’neal is on Twitter! Apparently, someone decided it would be funny to make Twitter posts pretending to be Shaquille O’Neal. Upon hearing the news about the the fake Twitter account by this “Shaquille”, the BIG ARISTOTLE got wind of it and was displeased of the situation so he decided to guess what? SIGN UP for a Twitter account and start “Twittering” himself (so Shaquille!).

And as confirmed by ALANA-G, the username THE_REAL_SHAQ is indeed the real Diesel. The real Big Cactus. The real Big Aristotle. The real Shaquille O’neal.

 

Shaq on Twitter

Nothing beats that. So if you don’t have a Twitter account, signup now and follow what “The Real Shaq” is writing/doing everyday. I guess I have to signup for an account too.

 

November 20, 2008 | Filed Under Of Anything Black and White | Leave a Comment 

Launching of Defcon Philippines (an IT Security Org)

The soft launching of Defcon Philippines (DefconPH) on December 20, 2008 will bring together IT Security Professionals and Hackers to discuss their solutions, exploits and experiences in this complicated and critical field of IT Security arena. Attending this launching puts you one step ahead in preserving your company’s reputation, keeping your company solvent, and showing your value to your employer. DefconPH is a registered Defcon Group International as DC6332.

This half-day power packed event will cover the latest topics in IT security, hacking and protection. Learn how to avoid embarrassing and expensive data breaches, protect valuable information, and many more. DefconPH stands firm on “No InfoCommercial and No Product Endorsement.” Launching of this organization will commence in Handuraw, 460 Gorordo Avenue, Cebu City from 1PM to 6PM.

Early Bird Rate:

P500 (One Handuraw Sliced Pizza, 2 Bottles of Beer, DefconPH Official Tshirt)
(Pay on or before December 6, 2008)

Regular Rate:

P800 (One Handuraw Sliced Pizza, 2 Bottles of Beer, DefconPH Official Tshirt)
(Starting December 8, 2008)

Proceeds of the soft launching of DefconPH will be used for SEC registration and web maintenance.

More information about the gathering here.

November 5, 2008 | Filed Under Of Anything Black and White | Leave a Comment 

Is AsiaCenturyPH for real?

Is AsiaCenturyPH for real? I hate to say this or anything, but I simply think they are not for real. For quite a number of reasons that I have personally gathered, I simply think they are a scam.

Here are the reasons that I think are valid enough:

Anybody out there who agrees with me and my rants? Please make your own post and let’s start a revolution. Make your own post about AsiaCentury and post a comment here so that I can add you in the list of those having problems with them, and please don’t forget to add my URL in the list and everybody on the list.

Updated List

  1. d’MusicBox | Is AsiaCenturyPH for real?
  2. Opposition : Earn PHP through Asia Century Affiliate Program
  3. How’s Asiacenturyph doing? — (nnd)
  4. Busby SEO Test | AsiaCenturyPH a scam?
  5. ASIACENTURYPH : How are you?

Now, make your own posts and don’t forget the lists of those having the same problems. :)

October 22, 2008 | Filed Under Of Anything Black and White | 11 Comments 

Five People You Meet In Heaven

But all endings are also beginnings. We just don’t know it at the time.
“Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet In Heaven, pg. 1 line 3-4″

I was feverish yesterday so I had to lie in bed the whole day, in my sister’s bedroom. So, on the bedside were books (my sister is a Grade School Teacher), books, books and more books. Of all the books in the stand, small book with “Mitch Albom” largely printed on the cover caught my attention. It was because, I thought it was a story about a person named “Mitch Albom” (how stupid of me). I am not a book lover, because I have this feeling that books create false pretenses that may be/will be the basis of our future judgement, but there is something with this book that had urged me to open that front page and read the lines after that.

The book is, Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom (author of Tuesdays With Morrie; I don’t know that book and haven’t read it). The book started with an ending. Yes, you read it right, it began with an end, an end to the main character’s life, Eddie. I really suck at doing book reviews, I swear, because my whole life, the only “legit” book (with that I mean a “book” book, not a “school book”.. LOL) was HAMLET by William Shakespear. I was forced to read it for a book review project in High School.

So there I was, in bed, reading every word Mitch Albom wrote in the book. It was as if I was part of the story because one way or another, I had the same questions about time, life and love. Questions such as “Why am I here?” “Why did he do that?” “If I die, will somebody even cry?”. It’s as if the book was really made to answer some questions that I have long asked my self. And reading on, it mentioned two of my greatest fears in life, (1)growing old, sickly, grumpy and useless and (2) losing a loved one. The book was not overly sentimental yet I can feel that it can elicit emotions from the readers.

I won’t give any justice to the book if I make a book review. All you have to do is grab a copy and read the book. I would be glad to know what you think of it too.

Life has to end, love doesn’t.

 

October 21, 2008 | Filed Under Of Love and Other Mushy Stuffs | 2 Comments 

The Failed Quest for $500

If some of you remembered [and as if you cared], I posted a goal to reach $500 of online earnings by October 9 (which is my 21st birthday) and I named it The Quest for $500. And the start, everything went well. A steady earning on Adsense (a few cents a week), approved blogs for paid-postings and etc. until the inevitable happened. On that span of time, I lost my Google PageRank 3 and it dropped to 0. After 2 months, another misfortune happened after I exceeded my monthly allowable bandwidth for the month of August and September. I was charged $140 dollars for it and just 3 days ago, I received another invoice of $31 dollars for the excess bandwidth that was not charged on the same month.

I was able to pay the $140 charge for the excess bandwidth using the earning I earned with paid posts and others. The other $31 dollar invoice was paid using money from a donation of John because he liked the GreyMonger Wordpress Theme that I created (check out John’s page to see his artworks).

As a conclusion, QUEST FAILED! But I did learn new lessons during that span of time that will, in the future, help me earn more online. From Google’s PR to SEO and to lame-ass hotlinking (that was the main culprit of the excess bandwidth). So we have to move on and find better ways to make money online.

P.S.
Happy 21st Birthday to me. This is by far my best birthday so far, in 4 years, as I spent if with people that are really special to me. (OMG! that sounded so mushy!)

October 10, 2008 | Filed Under Of Anything Black and White | 3 Comments 

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