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Category: Spud Says
September 9th, 2007 by Spud Oregon
There’s a question on AskOxford.com which asks whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable. The answer states…
The confusion about ‘fruit’ and ‘vegetable’ arises because of the differences in usage between scientists and cooks. Scientifically speaking, a tomato is definitely a fruit.
The tomato, though technically a fruit, is often used as a vegetable.
So a […]
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August 29th, 2007 by Spud Oregon
If you haven’t already tried Google Image Labeler, don’t. Stay away! Run for your life!
It may not sound like a game, but Google Image Labeler is one of the most addictive games on the net. Basically, Google have decided to ask us, the general public, to label all their images to help improve the accuracy of […]
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August 26th, 2007 by Spud Oregon
Wouldn’t it be great if bloggers all over the world, in one collective voice, with a combined readership of millions, were able to change the conversation for a day? Could we drown out the drivel that is force-fed to us through mass media?
I believe so, and that’s why Nice4Rice is participating in Blog Action Day,
On October 15th, bloggers around the web will unite to […]
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August 23rd, 2007 by Spud Oregon
In my post Shoemoney Wears Girly Shoes, I showed an example of poorly-targeted Adsense ads on Jeremy Shoemaker’s blog. In response to that post, Becky from Beginner’s Guide to Blogging left a comment about not being able to check what ads your visitors are getting when they view your site from different regions:Â
This is where Google’s Adsense Preview Tool for Internet Explorer […]
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August 19th, 2007 by Spud Oregon
About a month after starting Nice4Rice, I put Google Adsense on it on it for a few weeks but eventually pulled it off because so many of the ads were about cooking rice dishes!
However, internet marketing legend Jeremy Shoemaker, well-known for thinking out of the box and spotting opportunities that are oblivious to most people, might be making a fortune from shoe-shoppers who […]
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