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Would you pay for a directory link?

If you are one of those people that had been working hard to develop up a viable web directory, with the hope of turning it into a money spinner, then the recent page rank update conducted by Google, may have thrown a spanner in the works. A lot of directories suffered at the hands of […]

PayPerPost offering $20 as an incentive for new bloggers


If you haven’t already signed up with PayPerPost then now might be the time to do it, if you’re looking to make a quick buck that is.
If you join up now they’ll give you $20 for your first post. The details are all up on the PayPerPost website here:
Search through a list of Opportunities, make […]

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Le grande cuss-o-meter challenge


I’ve taken up the Blogpond cuss-o-meter challenge, and the result are in… drum roll… no really… I’m not going to reveal the results until I get my drum roll dammit!…
ok… be like that… whatever…
It seems I’m not quite an angel, but at the same time, I’m not Gordon F**KING Ramsey either.
Here’s the official results… SwollenPickles.com […]

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Iron Man movie review


I went into Iron Man on the weekend with low expectations. Personally, I’m not a huge fan of Iron Man or the Tony Stark character, and I also have trouble watching Robert Downey Jnr. My one hope with Iron Man, was that I would not walk out of the cinema as disappointed as I had […]

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April 2008 goal update


April flew by. Can’t say I’m satisfied with the progress I made in April, with some disappointing results across the board. Here’s the update.
1. Develop Swollen Pickles into a website that can generate $350 per month.
Declining fortunes in April, dollar wise, with total revenue brought in via SwollenPickles.com coming in at $246.56, down from $308.40 […]

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Comic round up volume one


I haven’t had a lot of spare time lately, hence lack of updates, but in the minutes I have had, I’ve read a few “graphic novels”. Here’s what I’ve been reading.
Captain America by Ed Brubaker Omnibus, Vol. 1
The “Omnibus” is an epic collection of Ed Brubaker’s run on Captain America. It collects Captain America #1-25, […]

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Dearly Devoted Dexter


I’ve just finished ploughing through the first season of Dexter, and I have to say, this is one show that is deserving of the hype. The first season features 12 episodes, each running a touch over 50 mins, but each one leaves you wanting more.
Dexter is a forensics expert working for the Miami Police Department. […]

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