Admiral plc has ended talks about the sale of a chunk of the website, www.confused.com, its premium trawling subsidiary. Potential investors interest had implied a valuation of 600m to 800m pounds sterling. www.moneymarket.com investors put a value of 1bn pounds sterling and plan an IPO shortly. www.directline.com in their television advertisments advise viewers not to shop at price comparision websites saying that third parties are paid a commission.
www.itccommunications.net had daily Alexa rankings of 125,000 to 175,000 maybe higher but still has not generated a viable revenue from its advertisers via affiliate programs.
This would imply that affiliates are being cheated by their affiliate networks/merchants* or that the aforementioned websites figures should be treated with caution.
* a relative booked a hotel room with one of Accor´s hotels in Madrid last August through the correct link and still we have not received the commission. (Affiliate Network – Tradedoubler)
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Friday, July 13, 2007
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Formula 1 - Lewis Hamilton vs. Fernando Alonso
Anyone following my blog on Formula 1 should have picked up the body language between the two McLaren drivers and I was very interested to read after the British Grand Prix an article on Ron Dennis.
Dennis made sure that he praised double world champion Fernando Alonso, 14 points behind Hamilton in the championship and third in Saturday's qualifying, as much as the local hero.
Alonso, now outqualified for four races in a row by his precocious team mate, had looked every bit as downcast as his employer as reporters fired question after question at Hamilton.
"If I start eulogising about anybody, I would probably start with Fernando," said Dennis.
"He's a double world champion who really gets on with the job and is very focused and really has an intense desire to win. With Lewis it is easy to eulogise about his performance because he is new to Formula One. But I want to be balanced."
Personally I am getting a bit fed up with Lewis Hamilton been pushed down my throat by the media and maybe coming third today may have brought Lewis Hamilton down to reality. A great driver yes, but then so are the other top 3 contenders and maybe if BMW and Renault can find more speed and Toyota more reliability there could be a ten way battle, not forgetting Williams, Honda and Red Bull that are improving
Dennis made sure that he praised double world champion Fernando Alonso, 14 points behind Hamilton in the championship and third in Saturday's qualifying, as much as the local hero.
Alonso, now outqualified for four races in a row by his precocious team mate, had looked every bit as downcast as his employer as reporters fired question after question at Hamilton.
"If I start eulogising about anybody, I would probably start with Fernando," said Dennis.
"He's a double world champion who really gets on with the job and is very focused and really has an intense desire to win. With Lewis it is easy to eulogise about his performance because he is new to Formula One. But I want to be balanced."
Personally I am getting a bit fed up with Lewis Hamilton been pushed down my throat by the media and maybe coming third today may have brought Lewis Hamilton down to reality. A great driver yes, but then so are the other top 3 contenders and maybe if BMW and Renault can find more speed and Toyota more reliability there could be a ten way battle, not forgetting Williams, Honda and Red Bull that are improving
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Unklejam gave me goose pimples - usually means that they are going to be a big hit
Unklejam is a UK band formed by Tyson Speede, Bobby Joel Stearns and Adonistar. Their sound is a mixture of Electro, R&B and soul with influences ranging from P-funk to Prince and Sly and the Family Stone. The band are signed to Virgin Records.
See their video
See their video
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Dutch paper tipped off about Madeleine McCann
Leading Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf has received an anonymous letter containing clues regarding the whereabouts of the missing British girl Madeleine McCann. Police are taking the letter very seriously, because it was apparently written by the same person who last year sent a letter providing the exact location of the two murdered Belgian girls Stacey and Nathalie.
Madeleine McCann
Missing since 3 May 2007
The recent letter says Madeleine can be found in Portugal, not far from the hotel room she was abducted from on 3 May this year. It says that she lies buried "north of the road under branches and rocks, around six to seven metres off the road" in a barren and deserted hilly landscape.
Crosses on a map that came with the letter show the location of her body. De Telegraaf has handed the letter over to Dutch police who will hand it over to detectives in Portugal.
What sort of person are we dealing with here? Is society getting worse with the abduction Madeleine McCann (and hopefully not worse), of with the stabbing of a policeman in Luton England yesterday? Crime and terrorism is reported on a daily, even hourly basis. Is the world deteriorating rapidly?
How can the person responsible live with himself? What would you do to this person? If she is alive why does the person not just leave her on the doorstep of their nearest police station?
Missing Madeleine - official site
Madeleine McCann
Missing since 3 May 2007
The recent letter says Madeleine can be found in Portugal, not far from the hotel room she was abducted from on 3 May this year. It says that she lies buried "north of the road under branches and rocks, around six to seven metres off the road" in a barren and deserted hilly landscape.
Crosses on a map that came with the letter show the location of her body. De Telegraaf has handed the letter over to Dutch police who will hand it over to detectives in Portugal.
What sort of person are we dealing with here? Is society getting worse with the abduction Madeleine McCann (and hopefully not worse), of with the stabbing of a policeman in Luton England yesterday? Crime and terrorism is reported on a daily, even hourly basis. Is the world deteriorating rapidly?
How can the person responsible live with himself? What would you do to this person? If she is alive why does the person not just leave her on the doorstep of their nearest police station?
Missing Madeleine - official site
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Nigeria. How can you expect western aid from the G8?
Britain advised all its nationals yesterday to leave three states at the heart of Nigeria's southern Niger Delta, Africa's top oil-producing region, where violence against foreigners has become commonplace.
The advice came as the Supreme Court refused bail for a former militia leader whose detention has fuelled the unrest, raising pressure on newly inaugurated President Umaru Yar'Adua to address the causes of a crisis which has crippled exports.
Kidnappings, armed robberies and other attacks have risen in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states - home to the bulk of Nigerian oil output and the local arm of Royal Dutch Shell - and these are unsafe for Britons, the Foreign Office said
"We therefore advise British nationals to leave. If you stay, you do so at your own risk," it said on its website.
On a personal level I am still being plagued by Nigerian scam e-mails - up to 50 a day. How can you respect these people? I understand that plain clothes police are going into internet cafes to arrest these criminals that use the Nigerian 'advanced fee' or '419' fraud (named after the relevant section of the Nigerian Criminal Code). There are myriad schemes and scams - mail, faxed and telephone promises designed to part victims from their money. All involve requests to help move large sums of money with the promise of a substantial share of the cash in return. Individual monetary losses can range from the low thousands into multi-millions. But the true figures are often impossible to ascertain, because many victims, embarrassed by their naiveté and feeling personally humiliated and do not report the crime to the authorities. It might help if there was a website where these scams could be reported to and that they were then investigaged!
If in doubt you can always type the writers name or company into the Google Search Engine and it will in most cases expose the scam. For example in our article dated Wednesday, May 30, 2007 we listed 10 examples. Type this one in "donation_claimoffice@yahoo.it" and you will see that it exposes the scam.
The advice came as the Supreme Court refused bail for a former militia leader whose detention has fuelled the unrest, raising pressure on newly inaugurated President Umaru Yar'Adua to address the causes of a crisis which has crippled exports.
Kidnappings, armed robberies and other attacks have risen in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states - home to the bulk of Nigerian oil output and the local arm of Royal Dutch Shell - and these are unsafe for Britons, the Foreign Office said
"We therefore advise British nationals to leave. If you stay, you do so at your own risk," it said on its website.
On a personal level I am still being plagued by Nigerian scam e-mails - up to 50 a day. How can you respect these people? I understand that plain clothes police are going into internet cafes to arrest these criminals that use the Nigerian 'advanced fee' or '419' fraud (named after the relevant section of the Nigerian Criminal Code). There are myriad schemes and scams - mail, faxed and telephone promises designed to part victims from their money. All involve requests to help move large sums of money with the promise of a substantial share of the cash in return. Individual monetary losses can range from the low thousands into multi-millions. But the true figures are often impossible to ascertain, because many victims, embarrassed by their naiveté and feeling personally humiliated and do not report the crime to the authorities. It might help if there was a website where these scams could be reported to and that they were then investigaged!
If in doubt you can always type the writers name or company into the Google Search Engine and it will in most cases expose the scam. For example in our article dated Wednesday, May 30, 2007 we listed 10 examples. Type this one in "donation_claimoffice@yahoo.it" and you will see that it exposes the scam.
Flying Saucer (Ovni) sighting over Málaga Spain?
I had this e-mail from a friend this morning.
"Last night I woke up at 3:40 to make a bathroom stop. Walked out on my terrace and above the airport, but very high in the sky, was an amazing sight. There was a red glowing object up there about half the size of the moon. At first it appeared to be moving slowly but hen stayed in one place for several minutes. The color was like a fire but a bit redder than that. At first I thought it might be a weather balloon reflecting back the sun, but at 3:40 in the morning, the sky was completely black so there was no sun up there to reflect.
Went into the small room up and grabbed a pair of binoculars. Well they magnified the object but did not aid in my knowledge of what it was. So I put back the binoculars and went out to watch it again. It appeared to be getting smaller and smaller while still staying approximately in the same place. And finally, it just vanished completely. Never before have I seen such a sight and I hope that the newspapers will report today what it was because I am sure that others also must have seen it."
Did anyone else see it?
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
My Lucky Day? NO IT IS NOT - The scams out there today
Yesterday I had loads of these e-mails and again this morning so I have decided to post them to warn unsuspecting internet users that these insects are out in force! a lot were not sent to my e-mail address so how did they get there?
johnjoe1@tutopia.com - Dear Friend, ...I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay.
Uk and held in The United Kingdom on the 20th May, 2007 in which you and five (5) provisional winners were selected as winners under draw No. ...
US$7.2Million (Seven Million two hundred thousand U.S. Dollars)into your personal bank account. ....
Uk and held in The United Kingdom on the 20th May, 2007 in which you and five (5) provisional winners were selected as winners under draw No. ...
US$7.2Million (Seven Million two hundred thousand U.S. Dollars)into your personal bank account. ....
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