@Idlewild on myLot

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 17 Jan 12

Every writer should blog and use it as part of your writing journey. Most publishers like to look at your blog and see what kind of following you have. Do you write? Do you have a blog? What do you blog about?

blogging

blogs

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Idlewild I'm not an author, but a blogger. I'm also on Twitter a lot, and I see a lot of authors there who have used it effectively not just to promote their books but to interact with readers (and potential readers) and get feedback on their books, tour, etc. Two...

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jazel_juan @jazel_juan (15746) • Philippines 16 Jan 12

and this is what makes this old lady busy.. and guess what? i am enjoying it..eventhough i dont know what topics will i post there..it is an everyday thought of an average me.. how do i post ads there by the...

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Idlewild I clicked on the link for your blog and got the same response as someone mentioned above... looks like you need to correct the link. When I copied & pasted the name of the blog, I got to the Tumblr. I use AdSense and Amazon.com on my blog; I don't know if...

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Lhenni @Lhenni (1242) • Philippines 13 Jan 12

My niece told me news that my uncle had stoke days ago. My uncle's been in denial that time that he kept on saying: I'm okay but the truth was he's not. He's in the hospital now for some medical attention. He suffered a mild...

stoke

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Idlewild That's good information to know. With a stroke (or heart attack, or other major conditions), getting fast medical attention can make all the difference. I know a woman who is in her 30s and had a stroke. Fortunately she survived and is OK mentally, although...

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dheppler89 @dheppler89 (55) • Canada 13 Jan 12

Coachella is one of the biggest music festivals that takes place today with 50+ "bands" playing for 3 days. Now your probably asking why is bands in quotation marks. The reason is because now there are just as many DJ's playing...

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Idlewild I think Coachella has a great lineup this year. There are a number of names that I didn't recognize (as with any large festival), and maybe some of those are house/electronic music acts. But there are plenty of real bands that I like playing there. I'm...

14 Jan 12

Pigglies @Pigglies (9329) • United States 15 Dec 09

Is there a mileage limit where you decide you need to bring water on a run? I hate carrying water. It gets annoying, I don't really get that thirsty anyway, and then it means I'll have to find a bathroom if I drink too much. I...

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Idlewild Like you, I hate carrying water (or any unnecessary weight) with me when I run. I usually don't bring water at all. I don't do many runs longer than 6 miles or so, and find I don't need water for those unless it's really hot and humid. I *do* make sure I drink...

25 Aug 11

Idlewild @Idlewild (6090) • United States 25 Aug 11

I have a Garmin 305 running watch that has gotten pretty inaccurate over the last number of months. At first it seemed to show my pace/mileage accurately, then it got wonky, showing me as running much faster than I actually was....

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Carl Halling @CarlHalling (3617) • United Kingdom 23 Aug 11

My computer crashed the other day, so I'm using an old one of my dad's, but it's so slow and inefficient, it's turning me quite literally rabid. How about you, has your computer ever sent you into paroxysms of pure demented rage?

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Idlewild Yes! Especially with my old computer, which was slow and had a very slow Internet connection. These days I have a newer computer (a laptop) and a much faster Internet account, but my computer needs more memory, and sometimes it stalls out and runs very...

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SydneyHazelton @SydneyHazelton (4586) • Singapore 5 Mar 11

I have noticed a significant drop in my pageviews in Triond. This is very sudden. In the month of February, my average number of pageviews per day is about 500, but from late February, my pageviews on average was ranging slightly...

make money writing articles

triond

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Idlewild The Google algorithm change has hit a lot of content writing sites, including Associated Content, eHow, etc. I would hope that Google would realize that these sites contain some good content and some bad content, and would downgrade the bad or less-useful...

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Idlewild @Idlewild (6090) • United States 1 Mar 11

I recently won an iPad in a contest, but since I already have a laptop that I like, I'm thinking of giving the iPad to my sister (whose only computer is an old, clunky laptop borrowed from her employer). Like many people, I've...

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Idlewild Thanks again! I had heard bits and pieces about what an iPad could do, but never really paid much attention to it since I hadn't planned on getting one. It's a whole new world of gizmos to learn about -- more than an iPhone or iPod Touch, but less than a...

6 Mar 11

Idlewild @Idlewild (6090) • United States 1 Mar 11

I recently won an iPad in a contest, but since I already have a laptop that I like, I'm thinking of giving the iPad to my sister (whose only computer is an old, clunky laptop borrowed from her employer). Like many people, I've...

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Idlewild Thanks for the detailed info on the iPad, and for the links. I'll definitely check out Apple's page about the business uses of the iPad. Since my sister does have an old PC laptop from work, I guess she can still use that for functions that the iPad can't...

3 Mar 11

Idlewild @Idlewild (6090) • United States 1 Mar 11

I recently won an iPad in a contest, but since I already have a laptop that I like, I'm thinking of giving the iPad to my sister (whose only computer is an old, clunky laptop borrowed from her employer). Like many people, I've...

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Idlewild @Idlewild (6090) • United States 11 May 07

A woman in England is doing just that. 'Alma Caldwell, who heads the non-profit organization, North Tyneside Age Concern, says Angela Dawson is "an angel.",' according to a Reuters article. The two have worked together for 12...

non profit organization

organ donation

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Idlewild I could only do it if I was very good friends with the boss, or if the person had some special situation (such as they were supporting a family, etc.) Donating a kidney is a major operation, and of course the donor has only only kidney left, so if anything...

14 Feb 11

Idlewild @Idlewild (6090) • United States 14 Jan 07

I see people on Mylot who answer dozens and dozens of discussions by saying "I don't know the answer" or something like that. Why do these people even answer? They won't earn any money for an answer like that. I don't think...

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Idlewild I posted this question 5 years ago, when there was much more of a problem with people posting silly and not-very-useful answers. There used to be many silly questions, too -- such as What is your favorite color, Do you like Coke or Pepsi better, etc. MyLot...

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Idlewild @Idlewild (6090) • United States 14 Jan 07

I see people on Mylot who answer dozens and dozens of discussions by saying "I don't know the answer" or something like that. Why do these people even answer? They won't earn any money for an answer like that. I don't think...

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Idlewild Fortunately MyLot has gotten more strict on the rules since then, and has weeded out a lot of the irrelevant answers (and some entire discussions that aren't up to its standards).

12 Feb 11

Cizzzz @Cizzzz (8) • United States 20 Sep 10

The Situation is making $5 million this year! Crazy! What do you guys think of this? I mean I thought he was making a lot because he gets paid to go to clubs and make appearances, but $5 million! Holy crap! .

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Idlewild That's unreal. You can buy a lot of hair gel and laundry detergent with that kind of money. I think he's got a product that's coming out with his name on it, too... I can't remember whether it's a hair product or something else. He's definitely making the...

20 Sep 10

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 25 Aug 10

Burger King are going to introduce a burger in a pizza next month in New York. Have you seen the size of this thing? It's gross! Apparently, it's supposed to be shared but I bet you any money that some of the large creations WILL...

i feel sick

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Idlewild Hmm, I guess Burger King hasn't read all the new stories in the last decade about the growing obesity epidemic! Or as someone else said, maybe they're trying to compete with KFC's new Double Down. You have to wonder who the target customer is for this kind...

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jonnifc @jonnifc (1017) • Philippines 12 Aug 10

Is it true that if you each chicken all the time, pretty soon you will have some parts of your skin that resembles chicken skin? You know, like goose pimples on your neck and arms. I don't believe this but my neighbor believes so...

chicken skin

eating too much chicken

goose pimples

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Idlewild No, that's not true! The one food-related change I know of that *is* true is that if you eat a lot of carrots, your skin will eventually take on kind of a subtle orange color, because of all the beta carotene that you're consuming. (But your skin won't...

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Idlewild @Idlewild (6090) • United States 14 Jan 07

I see people on Mylot who answer dozens and dozens of discussions by saying "I don't know the answer" or something like that. Why do these people even answer? They won't earn any money for an answer like that. I don't think...

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Idlewild Back when Mylot was knew some people would try to provide as many answers as possible, even if they weren't really contributing to the discussion, because they thought they would make more money since they were answering more questions. That may have worked in...

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