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Google Tells Domain Tasters To Eat Cake

In its continuing quest to provide a better user experience at the expense of AdSense publishers, Google is putting an end to domain tasting. The new policy will go into effect before the end of February. What Is Domain Tasting? All new domain purchases are subjected to the Add Grace Period (AGP). This a time period (normally five days) when […]

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Dine Out Vancouver 2008 – Coast Restaurant

Coast Restaurant is the creation of Emad and Shannon Yacou. The restaurant is located in the very trendy Yaletown district, just minutes from downtown Vancouver. It’s a very hip place with a two story high main dining room and a “community table” where you can watch Executive Chef Josh Wolfe cook the food right in front of you. Coast is […]

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What Bloggers Can Learn From Donald Trump

This post was guest blogged by Alan Johnson, who is hosting a $1,000 contest at The Rating Blog. So you want to make money online? Well guess what, millions of other people share your goal. A person who says that making money online is easy doesn’t have a clue. Are all people filthy rich? I didn’t think so. If you […]

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The Roof, The Roof, The Roof is on Fire!

Breaking news – Both Justin and Shawn Knight just paged me on IM saying that the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is on fire. Right after getting the message, I tuned the TV onto CNN and sure enough, the building is on fire. The first thing that entered my mind was, I hope that no one gets […]

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Let’s Party At The Affiliate Summit

If you haven’t entered my Affiliate Summit contest to win a full conference pass to the show, you still have one week left. To make it even more enticing, I’m going to sweeten the prize. Not only will the winner receive a full conference pass worth $1,449 but he’ll join me at an exclusive “Under the Stars” summit party at […]

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Who Wants Some Entrecard Credits?

Want to advertise on the John Chow dot Com Entrecard widget but don’t quite have the 259 credits it takes to buy a spot? Well, you’re in lucky! It just so happens I have nearly 7,000 Entrecard credits sitting in my account. Instead of using the credits to buy advertising on other Entrecard sites, I figure I’ll give them away […]

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Dine Out Vancouver 2008 – A Kettle of Fish

Founded in 1979 by Glenn and Gwen Anderson and Glenn’s sons Riley and Todd, “The Kettle” is where people in Vancouver take their out of town guests for Vancouver’s finest Ocean Wise seafood. The restaurant is unique in that its interior looks like an outdoor garden. There are full size trees and plants and a black painted ceiling to give […]

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Finally Got My XO Laptop

Back in November, I donated an XO laptop to a child in a developing country. As part of my $399 donation, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) sent a laptop to a child and sent one to me as a gift (it’s not really a gift since these laptops cost $200 each). When I made the gift, OLPC told me they […]

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