I just got a Kindle 2 a couple days ago. Prior to ordering it, I was sort of skeptical of the concept of the Kindle. I didn’t really get the concept of reading a book on what essentially appeared to be an over-sized calculator. But after getting my Kindle 2 and playing around with it, I’...

Download audio file (geekcast52.mp3) Episode 52 of the Cast of Geeks was a complete failure. We had a rowdy 90 minutes of good content, and I realized at the end that I never started recording it. Then we recorded a quick 5 minute recap of the show that was never recorded. Fail, part deux. Only my v...

I rang in 2009 in laid back style with my wife and kids. A little champagne, Wii playing and throwing shredded documents in the air as makeshift confetti were the action for the night. After all, it’s almost time for Affiliate Summit West 2009, so no time to get crazy and sleep in like the old...

Download audio file (affiliatething-122308.mp3) This week on the Affiliate Thing podcast, Shawn Collins and Lisa Picarille talked about the ShareASale awards, Best Buy putting the screws to affiliates, and ShoeMoney running a charity auction. The show also includes talk of the upcoming Affiliate Sum...

Instant Form Pro is a new, robust survey tool that is like Survey Monkey, plus all the features you wished they had there. This new software enables you to create simple questionnaires, complex surveys, contact forms, testimonial generators, feedback forms, file uploaders, tests and quizzes - pretty...

Download audio file (geekcast24.mp3) GeekCast comes early this week, since Lisa Picarille and Shawn Collins will be at the LinkShare Symposium on Tuesday, so they joined Jim Kukral and Sam Harrelson for a very special episode 24, where predictions were made for the winners of each LinkShare Golden L...

Jim Kukral has launched a free series on how to create video on the Internet. The videos shot with a Flip video camera and they are displayed in the new video player from SmugMug. It’s impressive how sharp the quality is with such an affordable camera and video host. But as Jim shares, it come...

What makes a successful blog? The question could have many answers, depending on the objectives a blogger has with their blog. In my case, success is measured in my enjoyment in having an outlet to share tips and information, spread affiliate marketing industry news, and posting an occasional rant. ...

I was doing a little spring cleaning and decided to get rid of a couple of old computers that were retired years ago and stuck on a shelf in my basement. I was thinking of just reformatting the hard drives and putting them on my curb for passers-by to snag, and then I read “How should I erase ...

Joel Comm launched AdSense Secrets 4.0 last week to fanfare and a subsequent firestorm. The day after the release of AdSense Secrets 4.0, Mark Wielgus posted a video at 45n5.com, Adsense Secrets Scam Alert, where he took Comm to task for a tactic in the sales process where buyers were also opting in...