Archive for the ‘Just For The Fun Of It’ Category

Make A Word Cloud From Your Blog or Website

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Looking for an interesting graphic to make your blog posts a little less white? Why not make a word cloud from Wordle.tag cloud for photography

Simply type in words that you want included. Or submit your URL from your blog or website. Wordle will take over and make an interesting word cloud for you.

From there you can turn your words horizontal, vertical, or mix it all up. Change the colors, and you’re ready to go. 

What if you became president?

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

I love the Internet - there’s so many fun things to do. This one really made me laugh - yes, I’m going for a new position. :)

Check it out and send it to your friends.

 

Making Business Out Of A Trend

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

So you want to go green?

So you want to get rid of your big SUV, and drive more effectively?

Maybe it’s time for a Zipcar.

I’ve seen this type of service before in big cities where most people more around via mass transit. But Zipcar is moving into szipcarmall communities - which makes me think this is the way of the future.

Sounds like a great deal to me. You can rent a car for $9 an hour or $66 a day - gas, insurance and reserved parking included.

Let’s say you work out of your home and only need a car a couple days of the week. It includes gas and insurance, so you could save hundreds (maybe even thousands) per year. Hmm….

What I liked about this idea was  they’ve taken some of today’s largest issues, and turned it into a business opportunity. Green. High insurance rates. High gas prices. Huge car payments. All can be eliminated with this service.

Of course there is the convenience factor - but if you already have one car at home, and just need the second for those few days when you both have something planned, well, it just makes sense.

To bad they aren’t in Denver yet.

So, back to the business side of it. Every day a new business opportunity presents itself and gives someone the chance to open up a new, successful business. How did I learn about this idea? By following a trend report. I find ideas every day on Google News, magazines, listening to the radio - the opportunities really are endless.

It’s just a matter of listening to the marketplace, and giving them what they want.

There’s A Social Site For Everything

Friday, June 20th, 2008

I’ve blogged on a variety of different social sites, everything from Facebook to LinkedIn. If there’s a new social site, I’ve probably tried it.

Today I found a new one that I love. It’s the Smart USA social site for people that love the Smart Car.

Social sites are all about smart carcommon interests. They allow you to meet other people with common interests (in this case a love of the smart car) and talk about various issues surrounding your common interests.

If you haven’t tried out a few social sites, do it now. Login and create a profile, and share your information. It’s a lot of fun, and you never know who you’ll bump into.

How Rich Will You Be?

Friday, June 13th, 2008

All right, I found a fun thing to play with on a Friday morning (it can’t all be about work, can it?) Anyway, you answer a few questions, and it will let you know how much money you’re on track to make in the near future. Me, well, I’ll be worth a cool $15 million in 10 years.

 Guess it’s back to work.


15,850,678

How much money will you be worth?

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