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From TYTN to Taiwan: 5 Stories for bloggers and techies

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In this post, you’ll read about money making, Asus Eee-PC, Google PR, Hitech and Iphone Knock-offs.

To get rich sometimes doesn’t require the smartest of ideas, in fact, NicheGeek describes some ‘stupid’ ideas that have made lots of money. Of course, I’d have to include the Pet Rocks craze as my number 11 on that list! It’s worth reading this Sunday. Anyway, if you’re interested, it’s called: 10 Totally Stupid Online Business Ideas That Made Someone Rich

Also, LaptopLogic.com has Real Pictures of ASUS Eee PC – LaptopLogic.com which I’ve been following. I’m going to have to take some time off work, and go looking for one! This device is going to invent a whole new industry of full feature subportable devices that are light, reliable and inexpensive.

On the recent Google PR update/fiasco, here is one interesting response: Blog police kiss my butt!

You know what really slays me? Okay, I’ll tell you. People that tell other people what to do with their blogs. I’m not talking about a solicited or requested blog review or something like that. I’m talking about people that keep their own blogs a certain way and wag their fingers at people that like to think outside the box.

It intrigues me that there are so many people out there who want to tell me how to run my blog! John Cow follows up with a good story: Our Blog Is Not Your Bitch | John Cow dot Com.

So you’re still hankering for an iPhone (or is it Iphone?). Bloomberg presents some ideas on where to get unofficial knock-offs in Taipei City.

At the end of an alley in Taiwan’s most violent city, a black Mercedes-Benz sedan blocks a sliding- glass door that opens only from within. Inside, technophiles can buy iPhone knockoffs for two-thirds the legitimate price.

Of course, you can’t wait for an iPhone, and dont’ want to buy a knock-off… Then, if you are looking for similar functions available now, you could do no better than Hitec’s HTC. Better still, it’s available outside the U.S. ; and it works with much faster networks. Still want that iPhone?

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  • High speed internet with worldwide 3G
  • Full connectivity with Tri-Band UMTS, Quad-Band EDGE, Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi® Instant access to email
  • Sliding keyboard for easy typing
  • Secondary camera for video telephony
  • Synchronised music and pictures for easy playback and management

After all, why buy an Apple iPhone when it’s not the best.

So that’s it for the roundup on InvestorBlogger this Saturday and Sunday 26th-27th October!

Blogging Network: It happened by accident!

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It looks like my WordPress network is now growing. I thought I would have just two blogs… in reality, it’s much more like 6.  And so, presenting Kenneth’s Blogging Network (part 1!).

Obblogatory Actually, this is the one that started it all. It used to be hosted right here. But then the topics expanded, and the focus became much less Investing and much more general blogging. Oddly, it had a PR5! Now, I’m struggling along with a PR3! Oh, well. I didn’t know what a PR5 was worth then. Posting schedule is approximately 2-4 a week!

HKJTEFL Perhaps this is my latest experiment as I focus on EFL, which is my area of expertise. It’s called EFL in Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan (hence the name). But there aren’t many posts, and I’m not happy with the theme yet, either. I used to have another ESL blog, so I uploaded the posts from there, but I’ve only posted a few so far. Posting schedule is about 1-2 a week.

Nozkidz.com is the website that is co-blogged by three (or four!?) writers, mostly teachers from our school. We upload stuff including videos, audio, lots of pictures of student work, and a wide range of other stuff about our language school. It varies from one or two posts a week, to one or two posts a day. It’s not very well marketed yet, either.

So, including this one, that makes four blogs! There are also a bunch of other sites I administer on more or less a regular basis. Geez… I really got to focus more!

Well, it’s done … blog migration made easy!

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I have had an old blog located at http://www.my.investorblogger.com for quite some time. In fact, that was the original blog that was posted here, but when I decided to redo this blog (and blow my PR5 ranking in the process), I moved it the subdomain. It was a move that I deeply regretted for that reason… I didn’t realize what a PR5 actually meant! Oh, well. Easy come, easy go.

Anyway, earlier this year, I registered my new domain but was undecided what to do with that for a long time. I have had several ideas, including running muWordPress on it and creating lots of sub-blogs… but who has the time for more than two or three! Right now, I’m just going to keep it simple, though.

First, I’ll reestablish that blog with the required number of posts for Payperpost, tweak its direction so its a more general blog that can handle a wider range of issues. Still, I’m not sure what to do with the old finance/tech postings. Perhaps I’ll just leave them there.

Anyway, here’s my welcome notice for that blog… Do visit it!

Welcome to Obblogatory.com! This is the home of my ‘other’ blog! Originally, I started my primary blog at InvestorBlogger.com but I soon found that the topics I can blog about there were much more limited than what I was comfortable blogging about! So I moved my blog here with the intention that that space should take up the slack!

In doing so, I found that I sacrificed my PR rating on Google! My original blog was a PR5, and I didn’t know how to use it! Now it’s just a 3! Now I’m wiser, and just starting a new blog, that will allow me to build a blog that is more in keeping with my other interests! Moreover, it still didn’t sit comfortably!

That’s when I found a new domain based on the original name of the first blog! I managed to register it! And lo! I have a new blog! To welcome the visitors, I thought I’d add a nice photograph of a lovely restaurant that we went to! It’s called ‘Olive’ in SanChih in Sanchih County, in Northern Taiwan. While the food wasn’t that great, (so no photographs!), the environment was lovely, and the waitresses were very friendly and attentive to all their customers! We wouldn’t recommend the food, but the drinks should be okay, and the environment is wonderful!

Welcome!