erikdell

@erikdell (99)

United States • Age 48

Joined myLot 16 years ago

www.erikdell.com

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How much do YOU get paid for your up-front articles?

maezee @maezee (41988) • United States 3 Feb 10

I'm just curious what the average is. Is it based on quality? Or the subject of what you're writing about? Or your seniority? Length of the article? Or how much traffic your article will possibly bring in? How do they rate it?...

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erikdell My profile on associated content... http://www.associatedcontent.com/user179449/erik_m_dell.html I've gotten paid anywhere from low $2 ranges to high $5 ranges. It's pretty much a crap shoot in my eyes (though I'm sure they have a formula). One trick I...

26 Apr 10

What movie line have you always wanted to say in real life?

tidgea @tidgea (355) • Philippines 6 Sep 08

I guess it would have to be from the movie Jerry Maguire. "I love you. You complete me." or "You had me at hello." would surely melt anybody's heart. The Forrest Gump line would be great as well. "Life is like a box of...

movie line say use real life

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erikdell Believe it or not I would love to quote Bruce Campbell in the Army of Darkness. There are many quotes in this movie but some of my favorites would be: Yo! Sheb!tch, let's go. That's just what we call pillow talk baby. It's a trick, get an...

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Are Helium earnings down lately..

Sillychick @Sillychick (3275) • United States 11 Aug 08

Or is it just me? I can't help but notice that my earnings so far this month are less than half of what they were at this point last month- almost halfway through, and it seems they've hardly moved. Are people just too busy to be...

articles

earning

helium

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erikdell I'm not sure your unpopular but my earnings have been up recently, thanks in part to getting my third star. I also try to cross promote my Associated Content articles with my own website www.erikdell.com. This seems to work fairly well and I'm not making a...

12 Aug 08

How Often Should You Post In Your Blog?

Jenaisle @Jenaisle (14078) • Philippines 11 Aug 08

The frequency of posting in your blog depends upon several factors. First is your availability to write posts. Oftentimes a blog has no new entry because you had no time to post. If this is the case, at least make it a point post...

blog

posting

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erikdell I have a bad tendancy to blog monthly. Ick! That's horrible. I've decided to get better at this whole timeliness thing and posting weekly then maybe a few times a week. www.erikdell.com is my blog site used to promote my writing at various other sites. I used...

11 Aug 08

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Why do you blog?

fluffnflowers @fluffnflowers (1594) • United States 11 Aug 08

It seems like most people these days have a blog...or two or three or four! I'd like to know why you blog, because it seems like everyone has a different reason. I have two blogs -- one personal that I only share with friends...

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erikdell I have just one blog over at www.erikdell.com. I started it with wordpress.org and am slowly building up the site. www.erikdell.com is a tool for me to promote my writing. During my blogs I link to my various writings found on other internet sites. In the...

11 Aug 08

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Do you prefer regular coffee or flavored coffee?

GrammaFood @GrammaFood (716) • United States 10 Aug 08

I cannot drink espressos,cappacinos,lattes anything with flovor or yet ice. I just like to drink my regular coffee with extra milk or cream on the rare occasion that i buy it. My son absolutely loves his flavored coffees but to me...

coffee

drinks

food

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erikdell I used to be a big fan of the Hazelnut coffees but I've since fallen away from the flavor drinks. I prefer a regular cup o' joe with one sugar and one cream. I love the way non flavored coffee smells and the taste is amazing. I'm not the biggest fan of...

11 Aug 08

Tell Me What Is Your Favorite War Movie and Why?

wendhieRN @wendhieRN (754) • United States 11 Aug 08

war movies are good but i don't find myself so much comfortable with the blood draining morbid scenes. yet, i have watched some in the past that i find great. of all these, saving private ryan happens to be my favorite of them...

pearl harbor

ryan

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erikdell There are tons of war movies out there. One of my favorite is Full Metal Jacket. I think Stanley Kubrick did an excellent job of capturing an era and thrusting it in our faces. Saving Private Ryan is not only a good war movie but happens to be Vin Diesel's...

11 Aug 08

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The Dark Knight hits #1 again

beeeckie @beeeckie (802) • United States 11 Aug 08

It's been #1 at the box office for a full month now. We haven't had a feverish movie craze like this since Titanic in 1997. Who has seen it, who hasn't? If you haven't, why not? If you have, how many times?

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erikdell I agree this movie is a juggernaught at the box office. As you probably know, it is rare indeed to remain #1 at the box office four weeks in a row. I just recently saw it about ten days ago. The movie was fantastic, though I don't think I'd go as far to say it...

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do you enjoy watching movies alone?

lostboiii911 @lostboiii911 (208) • United States 8 Aug 08

i for one cannot stand watching movies alone. i got to have someone with me or its just not fun.

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erikdell I do enjoy going to the movies with someone and generally its a good time. But one of my all-time favorite things to do is go the last showing on a Sunday night. I find when I go to the movies at this time there is sometimes not one person in the theater...

8 Aug 08

are you faithful to just one brand?

beatrizguiselle @beatrizguiselle (1118) • Spain 8 Aug 08

So, I've been using tochiba for quite a while, and i really like this brand! Its like im married to it! Although my first pc was a compaq, good brand also! So are you faithful to just one brand of computers? and why?

cumputers

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erikdell I'm faithful to Apple. The core of the Apple operating system is UNIX based and written very well which allows for a stable computer. Windows machines are fine and dandy (I work with them all day long) but in my opinion they can't hold a candle to the Apples....

8 Aug 08

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Subtitle movies

Mare73 @Mare73 (1335) • United States 6 Aug 08

Do you like to watch subtitle movies? If so, which has been your favorite? I have 3 that I've absolutely loved... In order... 1. Passion of the Christ Hebrew w/English subtitle 2. Beautiful Life Italian w/English subtitle 3....

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erikdell I want to see Mongolian myself, it looks like a great movie. I love movies with subtitles and I can't stand people who dub (except for that one time I dubbed The Legend of the Drunken Master with Cantonese subtitles and French audio, whoa). I recently wrote an...

6 Aug 08

Next generation search engine

sandeep_t @sandeep_t (428) • India 6 Aug 08

Hi, I my day to day life i use search engines atleast 20 times a day. I used to use google. But these days i started using scour. (http://www.scour.com/invite/sandeep_t) This is because 1) Scour returns search results from...

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erikdell Scour sounds interesting, I'll check it out. Did you see the news about www.cuil.com. It was created from some folks who broke off from google. Apparently it searches way more sites than google and the searches are more relevant. I've used it a couple of times...

6 Aug 08

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Animated movies..

NrgDfenZ @NrgDfenZ (1810) • Belgium 5 Aug 08

Hi all Does anyone know some animation or cartoon movies like: Simpsons the movie, Toy story ?? Or Cars, Shrek like movies ?? If you do please let me know :) Thanks a lot

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erikdell I wrote an article on Helium titled Top Animation Movies and What Makes Them Special. I run down a list of my top ten favorite animation movies. One of my favorites is the Bee Movie. I absolutely love this movie and its message. Little known to people today is...

6 Aug 08

what do you feel is the best game of all time for the xbox 360?

bobfred @bobfred (38) • United States 3 Aug 08

you know when you play a game and you know instantly that your going to be playing it for a VERY long time? come on you know exactly what i mean. man i love those kind of games, the kind of games that never get boring, no matter...

game

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erikdell Halo 3 it is! This game rocks on so many levels. First the single player game is amazing and fun. Assuming you beat the game on a lower level you always can bump up a level and try again. Second the online experience is like another game in itself. With the...

6 Aug 08

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what are some really funny movies to watch on dvd?

delabam @delabam (96) • Canada 5 Aug 08

WHAT are some really funny movies to watch on dvd? Comedey movies these days are not so funny as they used to be I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOME REALLY GOOD SUGGESTIONS, THANKS.

comedy movies funny to watch dvd on

funny movies

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erikdell I wrote an article on Helium that is quite popular titled Best Comedies Since 2000. I list a top ten format of the very best comedies of the modern era. For example Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is on there. I absolutely love Wes Anderson movies, including...

6 Aug 08

Searching forTopic first.... AC or Regular Search Engine?

pshiv29 @pshiv29 (91) • United States 3 Aug 08

When you are looking for a topic to write on, which do you search thru first... whats already on AC, or do you head right for a search engine first?

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erikdell The best advice is to write what you know. Those will tend to be your best articles. I have taken whatever information I have and put it in a How to format. AC tends to like that and pick up the initial offers on the article. I recommend writing your articles...

5 Aug 08

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Full Metal Jacket

manunulat @manunulat (604) • Philippines 4 Aug 08

I've been watching this movie. What can you say about it? Are there any war movies you could suggest? The big trail was also nice, it's about a rescue mission of POW's in the Philippines...

full metal jacket

war movies

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erikdell Full Metal Jacket is a great movie that captures a time period and delivers it to a generation that has forgotten the stress placed on American troops. I'm not even talking about the war scenes which are fantastic but more about the boot camp scene. People...

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What is your trademark drink at Starbucks?

Kellyann627 @Kellyann627 (342) • United States 25 Jul 08

I usually order a Caramel Frappacino! I love there coffee, but my favorite is the iced coffee! They just built one not too far from me, so I will be there more often for my caffine fix! What's your favorite beverage at...

coffee

starbucks

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erikdell I religiously order the same drink everytime I go (which isn't too much lately, maybe that's the reason 600 stores are closing). I get a grande Americano with the extra shot they offer. The I add my three Sugar in the Raw. Next a touch of cream to turn the...

30 Jul 08

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The movie Wall-E

dani27 @dani27 (544) • United States 30 Jul 08

What did you think of the movie Wall-E. Do you think a 2 year old would like it?

kids

movie

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erikdell This is a true story! (short and brief but true) Wall-E was the first movie that my fiance and me decided to bring our 3 month old to (we were under the impression she was going to sleep through it). Well she woke up around 30 minutes into and we were...

30 Jul 08