Eraserheads Reunion Concert

July 16, 2008 at 10:00 Posted by johnxarce in Music

Years after their bitter fallout, Ely Buendia, Marcus Adoro, Buddy Zabala and Raimund Marasigan —collectively known as the Eraserheads —will share one stage again for a one night reunion concert slated on August 30, 2008 at CPP Open Grounds.

The band, composed of Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala, Marcus Adoro, and Raimund Marasigan , were highly responsible for the resurgence of Pinoy rock music in the ’90s. Armed with catchy hooks, street-smart lyrics, and uncanny pop sensibilities, the Eraserheads rose to critical and commercial prominence and was dubbed as the country’s own version of The Beatles—a tag the quartet simultaneously scoffed at and cherished during their phenomenal reign.

Strained relationship among the band members unfortunately led the group to disband following frontman Ely Buendia’s departure in 2002. Ely’s resignation was relayed through his bandmates only through a text message citing the words, "It’s graduation time."

from the eraserheads yahoogroup

Yes it’s true. It’s been in the works for several months na. Marlboro

is sponsoring this concert and paid each of the members a staggering

P10M each to do a full 45-minute set. This is the official

announcement:

“No more blind items my dear friends. Yes. We are confirming it.

There is no point denying:

August 30, 2008 will be LEGENDARY!!!

The country’s most influential band ever will be reunited for ONE

NIGHT ONLY.

This once in a lifetime experience will be staged at the CCP

opengrounds.

Tickets are free and you can download it early August. Website to be

announced.

ONE BRAND.

ONE BAND.

ONE NIGHT ONLY…

ERASERHEADS REUNION CONCERT!”

Updates: How to get tickets to the Eraserheads reunion concert

It says in the Eraserheads mailing list that Marlboro is sponsoring the said concert and the tickets are free to download . So what you do is go to the Marlboro website and sign-up to be included on their “red list”. You need to be 18 years old and older to register. You will also be asked to submit a scanned image of your valid ID (i.e. drivers license, passport, etc.) as proof of your age. Once you’re on the red list, then all you have to do is wait.

http://www.marlboro.ph/

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Busby SEO Challenge

July 6, 2008 at 09:39 Posted by johnxarce in Internet, Site Updates, Tech News

BUSBY is proud to invite SEO specialists, guru’s, masters, authorities, hot shots and aces (and anyone else who thinks they may have a shot at the pot) to take part in our Busby Web Solutions Search Engine Optimisation World Cup. The rules are simple and the rewards lucrative:

BUSBY Web Solutions

SUMMARY
Set up your own website and optimise it for the key phrase we announce on 1st June 2008. Welcome to the Busby Web Solutions Search Engine Optimisation World Cup!

Entrants will be given 3 months to use their best endeavours to optimise a key phrase so that it appears as high as possible on www.google.com, when that particular key phrase is searched for. The winner will be the person whose site is ranked the highest, when that particular key phrase is searched for, on 31st August 2008, 12:00 midday, Perth, Western Australia. The runner up 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded to those two entrants whose site is ranked the second and third highest.

Here’s the list of prizes for the Busby SEO Challenge :
First Prize: $5000
Second Prize: $2000
Third Prize: $500

The prize at stake is high so this will be a competitive one.

RULES

* Start date is 1st June 2008, 12:00midday, Perth, Western Australia at which point the phrase will be posted on the Busby website .
* End date of 31st August 2008, 12:00 midday, Perth, Western Australia.
* Only ethical SEO techniques may be engaged and the judges reserve the right to review the techniques engaged by the winner to ensure they comply.
* No pornography, no discrimination and no illegal behaviour is permitted.
* The competition is only open to domain and sub domain names that do not include the key phrase in any form
* Only registered entrants are eligible to compete and win the prize. Busby will maintain a list of entrants which can be view on the Entrants List page.
* Registration is free, open to anyone of any age, gender, race and domicile and can only be made through Registration Process.
* All entrants pages must have a visible link back to www.busby websolutions.com with the following text (including the hyperlink) in Arial 10 font:
Participant in the Busby Web Solutions Search Engine Optimization Challenge

* Only one prize per person.
* Employees, franchisees and licensees of Busby (and each of their family members) are eligible to enter but are not eligible to win any prizes.

Goodluck to everyone who’s joining.

BUSBY Web Solution s is a dynamic and innovative international business to business web solutions group that combines leading edge technical brilliance with knowledgeable and professional localised sales support to provide tangible world class web solutions at unbeatable prices.

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9 Reasons To Do Joint Venture Deals On eBay

July 5, 2008 at 08:04 Posted by johnxarce in Make Money Online

eBay is THE most popular home business in the USA, but it’s not without its problems. Many have tried to succeed but have failed due to confusion over what products to sell, giant numbers of competitors, copy and picture theft from other sellers and eBay and Paypal that eat into profits.

One way to avoid this swamp, though, is to do a Joint Venture with established eBay sellers. This allows a JV partner to build her own mailing list and sell products off eBay.

There are multiple advantages to this way of doing business on eBay:

1. The biggest uncertainty for would-be eBay sellers is what products to sell. Sometimes vendors risk large sums of money on untried products, only to lose their investment, become sour and give up. With a Joint Venture there is no risk except for a few hours of time.

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Audio Speaker Systems

July 4, 2008 at 08:41 Posted by johnxarce in Graphics & Multimedia

There are many types of speaker systems for different applications. There are car speakers, stereo speakers, surround speakers, and speaker products for home theater systems. The wireless speaker is becoming very popular for home speakers. It allows you to have a speaker system in every room of the house.

More and more people are using their computer as their home entertainment center, so computer speakers are a popular consumer item. By connecting your speaker system to your computer, you computer speakers can be used for listening to music and for watching movies.

Other popular speaker products include car speakers. A car speaker system often includes a subwoofer for fabulous sound on the road. Audio speakers for your car are specially designed for the unique characteristics of a car interior, and so are different from audio speakers that are used in the house.

People who want audio in all parts of the house are finding that ceiling speakers are excellent speaker products. These audio speakers are easy to install and are convenient way to have a house wide speaker system. Quality can vary greatly on ceiling audio speakers, so for music, you want a good-quality speaker system.

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Adlink Success - A New Advertising Style From Google Adsense

July 4, 2008 at 08:07 Posted by johnxarce in Internet, Make Money Online

There is a new advertising style from Google Adsense that is available in your Adsense panel, it is called “Google Ad Links.”

This new ad system presents a list of 4 or 5 vertical links(you can pick either 4 or 5 and Google will supply the actually links) to your site visitors, when the visitors click on one of the targeted contextual words it displays a results page from Google listing ten Adwords advertiser’s ads for this related topic.

Here is what Google says Adlinks are: “What are Ad Links by Google?

Ad Links are a new form of text advertising that we’re offering to our AdSense publishers. Using the same contextual targeting algorithm that targets Google ads to your content pages, Ad Links units display a list of topics that are relevant to your page. Each topic, when clicked, brings the user to a page of related advertisements.

The result is advertisements that are closely targeted to the interests of your users. By selecting the topics through interaction with the ad unit, users are presented with useful information in the form of related advertisements. Their direct involvement with the evolution of the ad unit guarantees an interest in the ads that are presented.”

Positive Aspects of Adlinks:

They allow you to blend this in with sections of your links which will get more visitors to click on them, inevitably increase your Adsense revenue.

The Adlinks ads display 10 ad results when clicked without cluttering you page.

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7 Tips for Selling Expensive Collectibles On eBay

July 4, 2008 at 07:51 Posted by johnxarce in Internet, Make Money Online

Recently, a friend asked me to help her brother sell his collection on Lladro glass figurines on eBay. These are expensive glass collectibles and I knew nothing about them - but I don’t have to. The principles for selling expensive collectibles on eBay are the same, regardless of what is being sold.

Obviously, like any eBay auction, the seller must have a powerful listing with great pictures. This is always true regardless of what the merchandise is. Expensive collectibles offer splendid opportunities, but also need special precautions.

1. Price: decide the lowest amount you will accept for each figurine and set that price as a reserve. Then make your opening bid absurdly low - yes, absurdly.

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Audio On The Web - How To Do It With Ease

July 3, 2008 at 08:39 Posted by johnxarce in Graphics & Multimedia, Internet, Tips and Tutorials

It always amazes me at how many bands and musicians don’t have audio on their web sites. Doing so increases sales of your album and makes it easier to get people to come out to gigs, so why wouldn’t you?There are usually two reasons:

1. People are scared to giveaway their music because "people don’t buy what they get for free."

This isn’t true and the best example I can think of to illustrate the point is bottled water. People can get water for free, of basically free, but they pay a premium to have it in a nice container.

Why wouldn’t they do the same with your music?

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7 Simple Steps To Profit Without Your Own Product

July 3, 2008 at 08:02 Posted by johnxarce in Internet, Make Money Online

Most people do not succeed on the internet because they are selling products no one desperately wants.

If you want to be truly successful sell only things that people really really really want to buy!

Sounds simple? It is.

You only need to find out what people desperately want and then give it to them.

Unfortunately most people online (and offline) are ignoring this basic fundamental law to sales success.

So without further ado, just follow this 7 step system to profits even if haven’t made a dime online yet….

1. Go to Ebay’s ‘Hot Item Forum’ and find out what products and services are selling well.

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Add Streaming Audio To Your Website

July 2, 2008 at 08:36 Posted by johnxarce in Graphics & Multimedia, Internet, Tips and Tutorials

Adding streaming audio to your web site can help you enhance the message you send to your customers and can serve as a wonderful confidence-building tool. In the past, audio was used primarily as a decorative effect, but advances in technology and the increased use of the internet by consumers have made it easy for you to add streaming audio to your web site and create a personal bond with your clientele. You can also add streaming audio to your newsletter or blog for a personal touch that will keep the interest of your readers and subscribers.

Streaming audio can be used in welcome messages placed on the first page of your web site. Adding a personal welcome message to your readers and explaining some of the features they can explore on your web site is an excellent way to enhance the experience of the customer. You may also want to add streaming audio to your web site in the form of testimonials from satisfied customers. Most computer users have the capability to hear audio messages and will find it a refreshing change from monotonous text that may or may not hold their interest. Your newsletter or blog will benefit from the use of streaming audio as well. You may want to add a new helpful tip in audio form each day to your blog, or include audio product updates in your newsletter.

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Alternatives to Digital Audio

July 2, 2008 at 08:24 Posted by johnxarce in Graphics & Multimedia, Tips and Tutorials

Although MP3 is the most popular format for encoding music , it is by no means the only one. There are two basic methods for compressing audio – lossless and lossy, and for each of these methods there are many formats.

Lossless compression means that none of the audio data is removed during compression. Lossy compression means that audio data is permanently removed from the audio file. Lossy compression results in smaller files, but there is no way to rebuild the audio data to its original format. MP3 is an example of lossy compression.

Lossy Compression Formats

There are many alternatives to MP3 when it comes to encoding audio files. Microsoft reportedly developed the WMA format to avoid the licensing costs associated with MP3. WMA files can be played with the Windows Media Player that is included with the Windows operating system as well as many other audio players. It features similar encoding rates to MP3 and similar file sizes.

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