Archive for October, 2007

Plentyoffish: 1-Man Company May Be Worth $1Billion

We’ve written before about PlentyOfFish, a leading online dating site that is run by a single person and is raking in money. Markus Frind is the singular force behind PlentyOfFish. At the time of our last review, June 2006, PlentyOfFish was earning $10,000 per day from Google Adsense (around $3.5 M per annum).

I caught up with Markus today via

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AT&T paying Apple $18 per iPhone, per month

Over the life of a two-year contract, AT&T is paying Apple more per iPhone than it now costs to actually buy one, according to a financial analyst.

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You are About to Receive a Hug… [PIC]

Picking the right type of hug to give is essential for success. I’ve actually had this happen to me in social situations too. Leaves you feeling a little awkward for a split second.

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Gmail gets IMAP

Google’s Gmail has just integrated IMAP. However, its only appearing in a select accounts.

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Windows Startup Sounds - 1.0 to 98 to ME to Vista

A video of how Microsoft’s Startup sounds have evolved throughout the ages, from Windows 1.0, all the way to Windows Vista. There are even some extra beta sounds thrown in there that didn’t make it into the final builds. Enjoy!

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Windows 7 taking shape

A senior Microsoft engineer recently demonstrated the core of the next version of Windows, codenamed Windows 7, at the University of Illinois. Microsoft admits that its work is cut out for them, thanks to virtualization, multicore, and more.

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Eight Keys to a Happier Marriage

What are the differences that lead such a fundamental part of daily life down two totally opposing avenues? I don
’t pretend to have all the answers, but I can share with you the things that have helped me in my years of marriage to what I feel is a very strong and happy relationship.

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Mahatma Gandhi - Why He Didn’t Win the Nobel Peace Prize

Mohandas Gandhi (1869-194 8) has become the strongest symbol of non-violence in the 20th century. It is widely held – in retrospect – that the Indian national leader should have been the very man to be selected for the Nobel Peace Prize. He was nominated several times, but was never awarded the prize. Why?

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How to track the originating location of an email via it’s IP address

Need to figure out where an email you received was sent from? Follow these simple steps and you’ll be able to figure out the original starting location of a sent email! No need for email tracking software, etc!

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Al Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change….
Draft Gore Now!
http://draftgore.com/

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