Flock is a new web browser built on the Mozilla Firefox codebase. It specializes in providing social networking and other web 2.0 features. Flock integrates social networking and media services including YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, Blogger and more.

When you log into any of the supported services Flock activates these services automatically. Flock contains functionality that advises when friends have updated their profile, uploaded photos or other published items relevant to the user. Flock allows media sharing via drag and drop, photo uploading, and a built-in blog editor for posting from anywhere on the web.

The Flock browser is available as a free download, and supports Mac, PC and Linux platforms. Flock 1.0 was reviewed by CNet as Best Mac Software of 2007. Harry McCracken from PC World said Flock is his “New Favorite Web Browser”.

With the discontiunuation of the Netscape browser by AOL. Firefox and Flock are being recommended as alternative browsers. AOL recommended the Flock browser to it’s userbase of Netscape users in March 2008.

Flock has announced recently that they have had nearly 3 million downloads and an 135% percent increase in active users in the first two months of 2008.

You can download Flock for free at Flock.com.

Share, bookmark and e-mail web pages quickly without leaving your browser!

Shareaholic is a Firefox add-on that makes it easy for you to submit the web page you’re on to your favorite sharing or bookmarking service, including: digg, del.icio.us, facebook, friendfeed, google bookmarks, magnolia, mixx, reddit, stumbleupon, tumblr and twitter.

You also have the option to e-mail the web page directly to a friend.

Quickly evaluate web page popularity.

Shareaholic also lets you know how many times the web page you’re on has been dugg or saved to del.icio.us!

RockYou.com allows you to create your own slideshows and add music, video, themes, movie posters and more. You can add your slideshow to sites like MySpace, Facebook, Bebo, Friendster, Hi5 and many more easily!

Here’s a slideshow I threw together in a few minutes just to give you an idea…

If the music is annoying you just click the speaker on the bottom left corner.

RockYou.com also has many other cool tools including PhotoFX, Avatars, FunNotes, GlitterText, Countdown, Horoscopes, Corkboard, Voicemail, ShoutOuts, Games and more!

There are more and more specialized social networking sites popping up every day. I’m noticing more and more sites like MySpace and Facebook but centered around a particular topic or niche appearing each week.

After playing Guitar Hero with some friends recently I was told about a new Rock Music community called TimeToRock.net which has only been around a month or so but is already creating a lot of intrest with rock music fans (and people who play Guitar Hero!).

Users can signup for free and do just about everything including…

• Upload avatars, images, audio and video files to share with other users
• Make a custom profile page with backgrounds, colors etc much like MySpace
• Make blog posts
• Take part in the forum
• Add and search for friends
• Chat with friends, leave messages and much more!

There is so much going on with this site it but it is very easy to use. It looks like a great place to hang out if you like any kind of rock music, old or new! Actually even if you don’t like rock music it still looks like a lot of fun!

There are two levels of membership to the site. Standard and Gold. The standard membership is intended to be free, the gold normally costs $20 and offers unlimited uploads and other advantages.

All new members are currently being upgraded to Gold for free. I understand that the first 1000 new members will be upgrade to Gold for free, so this is your chance to get a free Gold membership on one of the hottest new social networking sites!

Take a look at this great new Online Rock Community and get yourself a free account! There is also a feature to tell your friends, so it’s easy to get all your friends on there!

Ever wanted to get inside the mind of an Internet Marketer? Now you can with my new site, InsidePaul.com!!!

The blog focuses on Search Engine Marketing and Search Engine Optimization. There will be useful tips and guides as well as some of my personal experiences.

The latest post deals with some common SEO myths…

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You must have keyword-rich page URLs - FALSE
You must have a keyword-rich domain - FALSE
Heading tags are necessary (H1, H2 etc.) - FALSE
Using keywords in comment tags will hurt your rankings - FALSE
You need to use keywords in meta keyword tags - FALSE
Meta keywords must be included in page content - FALSE

TRUE: It’s actually far better if you use the keyword meta tag to include misspellings and other keyword varieties that you don’t have in your pages.

You can read more about Search Engine Marketing and SEO myths on InsidePaul.com - Inside The Mind Of An Internet Marketer.

My fave store for all things slightly geeky, ThinkGeek.com is selling a Wi-Fi detecting shirt…

Here at ThinkGeek we’re pretty lazy when it comes to technology. We expect our gadgets to do all the busywork while we focus on the high level important tasks like reading blogs. That’s why we hate to have to crack open our laptops just to see if there is any wi-fi internet access about… and keychain wi-fi detectors, we would have to actually remove them from our pockets to look at them. But now thanks to the ingenious ThinkGeek robot monkeys you can display the current wi-fi signal strength to yourself and everyone around you with this stylish Wi-Fi Detector Shirt. The glowing bars on the front of the shirt dynamically change as the surrounding wi-fi signal strength fluctuates. Finally you can get the attention you deserve as others bow to you as their reverential wi-fi god, while geeky chicks swoon at your presence. You can thank us later.

They also have many other uber-cool items. Check them out for cool gift ideas or just for something extra special for yourself.

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Try this technique for coming up with some keyword rich domain names…

Here is the Google Adwords tool mentioned in the video.

You can check the domains in GoDaddy’s Bulk Domain Checker or any other free bulk domain checker such as Moniker’s Bulk Domain Checker.

You can then go ahead and register the domains you want anywhere you like.

My choice would be 1&1 Internet because they are cheap but also provide good customer support and cheap hosting packages. You can host up to 50 domains on their Home Package for around $5 a month. The domains you host will share a massive 120GB of webspace! Plus you get Free Private Domain Registration if you want it!!!

Also be sure to check out Eric Giguere’s blog for more useful info.

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BuyNowDeal.com has a new offer for February. This month they are offering 24 products with resell rights. All products come with either Master Resell Rights (MRR) or Private Label Rights (PLR). Just like last month’s offer they are increasing the price each week in February. The price is currently $17 but will go up $5 each remaining week in February.

• Firesale Week 1 - 1st Feb - 7th Feb - $12
• Firesale Week 2 - 8th Feb - 14th Feb - $17
• Firesale Week 3 - 15th Feb - 21st Feb - $22
• Firesale Week 4 - 22nd Feb - 29th Feb - $27

There is an interesting combination of products on offer this month. Facebook Social Ads (with Master Resell Rights) is a guide to Facebook’s answer to Google Adwords PPC. It is being sold for $7 separately on the site and is worth every penny if you’re already using pay per click or intend to use it in the future.

There are also two packs of Adsense ready themes for WordPress blogs. 30 Adsense Ready Instant WordPress Themes (with MRR) and 50 Niche WordPress Blog Themes (with MRR). The first 30 themes come complete with Photoshop PSD files. The pack of 50 does not include PSD files but is still a good collection of WordPress themes. Both of these products is being sold separately on the site for $7 for the 30 themes with PSD files and $5 for the 50 themes without.

Craigslist Marketer Pro (with MRR) is a package consisting of a guide, video, speadsheet and list of popular cities. It is being sold for $10 separately on the site through the product mini-site. It’s surprising just how much traffic flows through Craigslist each day. The package shows you how to get started and how to avoid getting your posts flagged or deleted. It’s actually pretty useful, even if you don’t think Craigslist has much to offer your existing website. Give it a try and see the response you get!

Other products included in this months deal are…

• My $900 A Week Super Niche Revealed (MRR)
• Blogging For Cash (PLR)
• The Expert Guide To Pursuing Wealth (PLR)
• Web 2.0 Sites Exposed (PLR)
• The Lazy Man’s Guide To Writing Articles (MRR)
• Video Profits (MRR)
• 5 Steps To Article Marketing Secrets (MRR)
• Doing Business With PayPal (MRR)
• Basic SEO Explained (MRR)
• Traffic Overdrive (PLR)
• Fast Track To Online Profits (MRR)
• How To Set Up And Use Joomla (PLR)
• Niche Blog Affiliate Profits (MRR)
• Internet Entrepreneurship Survival Guide (PLR)
• How To Motivate Your Affiliates (MRR)
• E-zine Publishing Mastery (MRR)
• Social Madness (PLR)
• Bum Marketing Magic (PLR)
• The Big Book Of Resell Rights Tips (MRR)
• Selling Your Way To Your First Million (MRR)

Also still available are the December Deal ($27 for 14 products with MRR/PLR rights) and the New Year Firesale ($35 for 30 products with MRR/PLR rights).

I can’t wait to see which products go into the March deal!

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The Internet browser, which first introduced me to the Internet in 1994 is no more. As of February 1st 2008, AOL has ceased development of the Netscape web browser and is no longer providing support.

AOL’s director of the Netscape brand, Tom Drapeau has recommended that users of Netscape based browsers switch to Mozilla Firefox. Indeed, the last few releases of Netscape have been based around the popular open-source Firefox browser.

Drapeau writes…

“Given AOL’s current business focus and the success the Mozilla Foundation has had in developing critically acclaimed products, we feel it’s the right time to end development of Netscape branded browsers, hand the reigns fully to Mozilla and encourage Netscape users to adopt Firefox.”

Netscape Navigator faced heavy competition from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer during the browser wars of the later 90s. The fact that Microsoft’s browser shipped with every new Windows PC meant that Netscape’s market share was significantly damaged. This was central to the anti-trust case against Microsoft.

Later acquired by AOL, most people agree that much of the original Netscape died with AOL’s purchase. There have been a number of developments in the browser market in recent years. Mozilla mutated into the Firefox of today and new contenders like Safari and Opera appeared on the scene.

It remains to be seen what will happen to Netscape’s small development team. Official support ended February 1st but the Netscape community forum is still active. The Netscape web portal lives on, for now at least.

Anyone feeling nostalgic can always install the Netscape themes and add ons available for Firefox. Just search for Netscape and you’ll find plenty!

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A very inspirational talk from Tony Robbins. May contain “a little” strong language.

Presented by TED - Ideas Worth Spreading.

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