The Net

Happenings In The Community

I took quick trip around the John Chow dot Com community (918 members now) to see what members were talking about. This is something I enjoy doing a lot because it helps me discover blogs that I may not have noticed before. Here’s what a few community members are talking about. Everybody Go To has an interesting article on gaming […]

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Technology

Viacom Slaps Google With $1 billion Lawsuit

Justin just sent me this CNN link with a Reuters story about Viacom slapping Google with a $1 billion lawsuit. That’s a lot of zeros! NEW YORK (Reuters) — Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. said Tuesday it filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Google Inc.and its Internet video sharing site YouTube over unauthorized use of its copyrighted entertainment. The suit accuses […]

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Ramblings

Evil Blog Contest – Win A Nintendo Wii!

John Chow, Michael Kwan and Tejpal from 1234Pens.com It’s time for another blog contest. This time I’m giving a Nintendo Wii that was graciously given to me by 1234Pens.com! Just like the Sony PS3, people lined up overnight in order to get their hands on the Wii. Unlike the PS3, gamers purchased them to play and not to resell on […]

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Ramblings

Pens Are In The Mail

I finally shipped off the John Chow dot Com and 1234Pens.com pens to our February Top Commentators. Keep an eye for them because it should be at your doorsteps by next week. The Abit watch was also shipped as well. 1234Pens.com is making me a new batch of John Chow dot Com promotional pens to do with as I please. […]

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The Net

To Aff Or Not To Aff

Since I started this blog, I have been putting (aff) after every link that are affiliate links. I did this not for disclosure, but because I thought that was the proper blogging etiquette. However, today I read a post from Net Business Blog questioning whether the (aff) is needed. I’ve heard a lot of mixed opinion on the question of […]

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The Net

China Doesn’t Like Me! :(

First I get banned from Digg (I did get unbanned, but all my stories are on auto-bury so I might as well be banned). Then Technorati freezes my ranking because of an evil ping attack. Now I find out that China, the country that was I born in, has blocked access to this blog! According to GreatFireWallOfChina.org, China has blocked […]

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Business The Net

Stumbling Stumble Upon

I’ve been fooling around with Stumble Upon. I get quite a bit of traffic from them because of readers “Stumbling” my articles. Stumble Upon is a browser based toolbar that helps you discover and share great websites. When you click the Stumble button. the service delivers Web pages matched to your personal preferences. Rating the sites you like automatically shares […]

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