Over the weekend, I updated the coding of the website. It should be easier to post and rate articles now. Also, the spam issue has been resolved!

New features include video and audio blogging or podcasting, as well as new CAPTCHA to combat spam.

Happy posting!

Last month saw over 8,000 visitors and 33,000 page views. The site continues to grow rapidly! Thanks to everyone who's helped to nourish the site with their articles and raise TakingStuffApart.com as if it were their own bastard child. We really appreciate it.

Other statistics from last month:
Apryl is now the most popular author. We have over 2,300 articles on the website now as of April 1st, 2008. We have almost 600 users, a fraction are truly active, though. We also got hit by spam. A lot of it. Fake users and tons of spam comments plague the site daily, hence the need to update the software. Apryl's "5 Questions" seems to be a big hit. Keep that going!

I'll be trying to launch more websites in conjunction with this one, and I'll be hiring more developers to help with TSA, so don't you worry. The site will continue to grow and everyone who's enabled revenue sharing will continue to get paid :)

Thanks again!

This may be a point of contention, but I now believe that colon cleansing is a scam. The research that stems from some of the websites I've visited are pure nonsense.

For instance:
claim - toxins are absorbed into the body by feces that accumulate on the intestinal walls.
evidence - you'll feel better after a cleanse. testimonial, testimonial, testimonial.

What kind of marketing is this? For stupid people? It's got all the buzz words to make you think you're buying a great product.

Here's an idea..

I've got a product that will make you smarter, live better, eat healthier, and be a pleasant, more productive person. I'm telling you IT WORKS. By taking a two to three doses per day (it comes in easy to use bottles), you'll feel better. It will improve your mood. Its a natural diuretic and will cleanse your bladder from the toxins that accumulate on the bladder wall. The liquid is also thick, so it will coat and help alleviate sore throats. There's a nitrogen capsule inside works two fold: it assures you of it's freshness and helps to rejuvenate your cell walls and cell membrane in your stomach when you digest it. It's made from the best stuff on earth and is all natural. That product my friend is none other than Guinness draught beer!

Buy Guinness now!

I don't invite people over.

The prospect of a relaxing Sunday afternoon stippled with sunny reflections over breezy chatter isn't something on my agenda.  Yet.

You know why?

It's because I hate my couch.  Not just in that way where you kind of don't like your couch, and it seems a little outdated... but with the burning hot fury of a thousand suns.

The Beast, a nickname it has been christened with over time, sits - nay, lurks! - in our living room.  We have a 600 square foot apartment, 90% of which is taken up by the goddamn couch.  It was there when we move in, and it will probably be there when we leave.  A green, cracked leather behemoth of furniture, it knows that it could never be replaced because it is just too much of a hassle to move.

I've considered getting the day laborers outside of Home Depot to just take it away.  ¿Dónde a?, they'll ask me, and I will shrug and point out the door.  Just take it.  The couch sits, smug in its' permanence, and you can almost hear it laughing at us.  Mocking. 

 

It’s just not fair.  Have you even seen what’s out there?  Ever since buying The Entertainment Beast, all I’ve really wanted to do is get a new couch.  With the goods that you can find at ApartmentTherapy, InhabitLiving or MocoLoco, it almost makes me want to have a tantrum.  

What happens is that I see sites like Workspace of the Week over on Unclutterer and want my apartment to be cleaner.  This either makes me surf obsessively (weeping!) through the home décor sites, or launches an epic cleaning spree that results in the apartment looking like we just moved in.  That latter bit happens perhaps once a month, and can probably be blamed on the moon… or the cat.

Then my wishlist factor kicks in.  The first symptom is astonishment: WHY does a single chair cost more than I make in almost six weeks worth of work?  The second symptom is answered by its’ own questioning:  WHY can’t we have that?  Well, because a single chair costs more than I make in almost six weeks worth of work.  Don’t get me wrong: it’s an awesome chair.  It is, however, a CHAIR.

Other things that are interesting (and make me realize that I really am a packrat) are things like this, where someone lives in a space half the size of my dwelling.  They probably don’t share that with a significant other and a cat, but you never know.  They also probably know how to pick up their laundry and put it away, however this is one of my major downfalls.  The lines in those rooms are nice and clean, and all of those homes look like display models.  My home is not particularly clean, nor does it look like a display model.  It looks like a renovated San Diego beach cottage from the 70’s, which makes it stay true to form.

However, that last link brings me full circle… did you see the couch?  Square, comfy, one piece?  Yeah, I need to borrow that.  You don't need it.  I need it.

While you’re at it, feel free to pick up some new sheet sets for me.  Maybe it’ll offset the couch.

Over the next week, I'll be updating the administration and article submission systems. Please bare with me if the site unexpected goes down.

Thanks,
Admin

Google has finally given us a page rank of 1 out of 10. The site has been active since November 2007. That's 3 months to get a rank of 1/10. The site has a little over 1,600 articles now as well. Help us reach our goal of a page rank of 3 by July! Spread the word, tell people about our site and earn cash doing it!

The most popular of all the articles is "How to Put Your Dick in a Box," by yours truly. The next popular article is "Life is Different in Seven Inch Heels" written by my dear friend. The third most popular article was written by Apryl DeLancey: 5 Questions with a Women's Football Coach; an expose into women's football.

Here are the Top 10 most popular authors for February:

1. Eddie Phanichkul
2. Fix Your DLP
3. Apryl DeLancey
4. Sam Miller
5. Beth Van Boxtel
6. Roberto Sedycias
7. Kathy Austin
8. Neil Smith
9. Ajeet Khurana
10. Elixeo Flores

Overall, the site is growing quite nicely. We're still not going to be turning a profit anytime soon, but hopefully you're all having fun writing and sharing your brains with the world! Thanks for making this a great resource and fun place to read on the internet!

AutoNagar.com a fast growing auto portal in India opened its first offline centre in Ludhiana today, inaugurated by Mr. Charan Singh Lohara, President of the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) and a leading transporter of the region who was also the Chief Guest of the occasion.

 

It’s a revolution in the used vehicle marketplace as there is a need for a common platform which will help the used Vehicle buyers and sellers make their dealings fast and cost effective.

 

www.autonagar.com will be opening more offline centers in all major cities in the coming months. AutoNagar.com is also looking to provide more useful services under one roof which includes Auto Finance, Auto Insurance etc.

 

On this new development, Mr. Suresh Sharma, Founder & CEO of www.autonagar.com said “AutoNagar.com makes it possible to get the best deals to buyers and sellers in the shortest possible time in cost effective way.”

About AutoNagar.com:

www.autonagar.com [Ventured by Cogent Infoway (P) Ltd.] is the online marketplace for buying and selling vehicles in India. With thousands of listings, users can find the perfect new or used car, bike and other vehicles and make educated buying decisions with several user-friendly features.

www.autonagar.com offers sellers of new and used vehicles an advantage as well. Users can now feel confident with an Autonagar.com listing and their vehicle will be posted nationally and will be seen by thousands of motivated buyers. The listing will also get more space than the traditional newspaper advertisement, thus offering the seller a better opportunity to promote their vehicle and be seen by their potential target audience.

 

Media contact details

Suresh Sharma, Founder & CEO,
Autonagar.com,
+ 91 98201 80468,
info@autonagar.com

My goal for the month of February and March is to post new articles and blogs every time one of my featured writers posts (for example Apryl or Neil).

I challenge everyone to start posting more. For every article post I make, someone else can post too! Who's with me?

I must say that as a fellow left-handed golfer, I enjoy watching Phil Mickelson swing. Of course, I am trying to evaluate his swing in order to perhaps improve my own. My swing is nowhere near as fluid nor can I emulate his play in any other way other than also using men’s left-handed clubs.

In a victory for lefties everywhere (well sort of, he is right-handed with everything else), Phil Mickelson got the win at the beautiful Rivera Country Club over President’s Day Weekend. He had struggled a bit at the beginning but pulled out his first victory at the location.

Phil has been on the PGA tour golf since the 1990s and is a Southern California-born pro that was raised in Arizona. Wearing all black for the tournament, everyone seemed to take note of his choice of attire. The purse for his win over the weekend was a mere $1.116 million and puts him behind only Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh in earnings.

It's awesome! I'll definitely be writing articles on it. I used to watch the show as a kid, and now, as an adult, I find it even more amusing.

Instead of pads on the floor, they have water--for extra dramatic effect as contenders go DOWN. There is more witty banter between Gladiators and Contenders. The eliminator is hardcore with flames that give it that danger look. The gladiators are more crazy looking and complete with bushy beards and faux hawks. The women are also more attractive than the original, and I'm sure there's a reason for that. The show is also more reality based, though I don't believe that it's rigged or anything (this having worked in reality television for a number of years)--obviously it's edited in a way that lead me to guess who was going to win from the beginning.

I want to do more TV reviews, and when I get the chance, I think I'll write about American Gladiators.