Frog’s Blog

Or not. Whatever. It’s a superlative, people. Look it up. Anyway, here’s the dealio. The Entrecarders that are the most likely to be sponsors in a contest have done just that (well, ain’t that obvious!). A contest held by yours truly, Fantasy Baseball. So why should you enter this contest? Because you can win credits. Dur. Credits equal money, man. Cash, fool. Benjamins! (Or whoever the guy/gal that is on your country’s high-end currency.) Okay, Vanna, show the people who our sponsors are:

SPONSORS

Fantasy Baseball - 10,000ec — You can trade in 10,000ec for, like, Graham’s car or something.
Q3-n - 5000ec — Q3-n is selling their 1950s dinette furniture to finance this contest. They say, “You’re welcome.”
Øblog - 4000ec — Wow! 4000ec is going for like $30 on the Entrecard market. Thanks, Weird Oh.
Evil Woobie - 3000ec — Hey, maybe she’s not so evil after all! Or is she? You make the call!
Turnip of Power - 1001ec — He was going to go with 1000 then he found an extra credit in his couch. Thanks, Turnip!
Celebrity Pictures - 1000ec — Credits were acquired through legal means. Supposedly.
Evil Entrecard Kid! - 1000ec — Entrecard trivia: Evil Woobie and Evil Entrecard Kid are not related. Yet.
Modern Glam - 1000ec — With the 1000ec, perhaps you’ll buy an imaginary 1000ec pashmina and hang it around your virtual neck.
Dot Com Mogul - 1000ec — With this 1000ec, you might be able to buy back Q3-n’s dinette furniture.
Blabberwocky - 1000ec — It’s a play on Jabberwocky.
Looking For Scoop - 1000ec — Nothing says “I can buy one popular ad” like 1000ec.
Eyespi20.com - 1000ec — And she’ll teach you how she does that weird signature thing. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, look at her site.
Travelin’ Show - 1000ec — Message from the year 2012: Macy’s is now taking credits and a 1000 gets you one earring.
The Hypnotist - 1000ec — She will put you under a spell. Recognize!
Diet Pulpit - 1000ec — You can buy a lot of imaginary rice cakes with 1000ec. Side note, imaginary rice cakes taste better than real ones.
The Realtor - 500ec — You want insight. Listen to her write. It’s like magic beans growing in the backyard of your brain.
Romelo - 500ec — Romelo, Romelo, wherefore art thou 500ec?
WebATBP.com - 500ec — With gas prices soaring, it won’t be too long before 500ec goes for 501ec.
Inspire Emotion - 500ec — Almost pay for your favorite 512ec ad!
Sue Doe-Nim - 500ec — She’ll probably give you the credits then mock you for wanting them. That’s right — bonus!
Thailand Land of Smiles - 500ec — Actually, that’s 500 smiles.
FitnessLifeClub - 500ec — You’ll have to promise not to blow these credits on any fattening foods.
Lisa Cooking - 500ec — Surprise the whole family with 500 Entrecard credits.
JunkieYard Dot Com - 500ec — If you put these credits in a 401K, in 45 years you’ll have enough credits for a free e-card.
Movie Reviews - 500ec — You can’t buy a movie ticket with Entrecard credits. Yet. (Graham twirls his mustache. Contemplating world domination.)

PRIZES THAT ARE NOT CREDITS (BUT STILL WONDERFUL):

Aerten Art - She’s donating a painting. Seriously. Go look at her site and tell me you wouldn’t want a painting. Now. We’ll wait.
ImpNERD - 125×125 ad for a month — Let’s see, ImpNERD usually sells advertising for 256ec/day. You get this for a month. Um, yeah, you want this.
PoemsofQuotes - A cheesy poem about the winner’s topic — Win this and then ask them to rhyme something with, “Orange.”
Eyespi20.com - A custom made 125×125 card. Some of you need this. You know who you are.
Diet Pulpit - One week ad spot right below the banner and a personal greeting from Lady Rose saying, “Congratulations!”
JunkieYard Dot Com - Three blogroll links. Okay, the thing is, you can’t just get these. They’re prizes only won here.
The Hypnotist - A Hypnotic Audio - I don’t think this will simply be trance music. I could be wrong.

Together this is a virtual truckload of credits and prizes. (But who’s counting?) There will be ONE WINNER for EACH prize. (Caps are for emphasis, not aesthetics.) So that means there will be hundreds (or maybe dozens) of winners. Wow. Okay, again and backwards — wow.

HOW TO ENTER:

1. Write about this contest and just mention the one prize you want to win. Then leave a comment on this blog post with the link for us to see. 1 Entry

2. Write about this contest on your blog, mention the prize you want to win and copy all of the sponsors. Then leave a comment on this blog post with the link for us to see. 2 Entries

This contest will end exactly 14 days from the time Graham posts this contest. Also, if Graham buries this contest with an Outage notice, he will have to answer for the loss of Q3-n’s dinette furniture. Thanks and good luck!

Note:  I’d love to win the 1001 credits from da Turnip.  That cheap bastard will cry if I win them.

Frog Here:  Let’s cut the crap.  If I wanted a tie I’d go out, get a job, and buy one myself.  Until then I’m going to sit home and surf the net while sipping my coffee.  Forget computer related gifts.  Let’s not even pretend you dames have a clue about computers from a hole in the ground.   Now that I think about it, you make a crappy cup of joe as well.  Which is why I make my own gourmet cup of coffee.  Gourmet home roasted beans, properly ground, and then brewed in my deluxe coffee maker.  Now you smell what I’m cooking?  Frog out.

The following are the latest and greatest changes to Entrecard.  Like anyone cares.  I give them a backlink and they give me a few thousand credits.

ADD MULTIPLE BLOGS TO YOUR ACCOUNT

Entrecard rolled out a feature everyone has been asking us for since we launched:
the ability to add more than one blog to an account!

Starting today, you can add all your blogs to Entrecard simply by going to your Dashboard and clicking “Linked Blogs” in your Dashboard navigation.

You will be able to choose whether to link your account with another EXISTING account, or to register a NEW BLOG with Entrecard, and automatically link it to your account.

You can switch from one blog to another, and drop or advertise as either one, from the very top right of your Entrecard screen. Where your email address is displayed there will be a link to “switch” to another account of yours.

Add just one more blog to your account, and you’re automatically entered to win 15,000 credits!

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ENTRECARD OFFICIAL E-BOOK

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http://entrecard.com/static/entrecard_official_ebook.pdf

Our free ebook has arrived for everyone to download! If you’re new to Entrecard, and wondering what to do first, this E-Book will guide you along the way. And if you’re an intermediate or advanced user, it’s packed full of strategies you can use to get the absolute most from our service. Download from the link above.

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BLOG POST CONTEST - WIN 2000 CREDITS!

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We are holding a contest to help us spread the word about our “add new blog” feature and our new E-Book, so anyone who posts on their blog, mentions our new “add a blog” feature, and posts a link to our new E-Book on their blog wins 2000 credits. Just leave a comment on this blog post with the link for us to see.

Credits will be paid to all winners on June 25th

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MULTI BLOG CONTEST - WIN 15,000 CREDITS!

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We’re giving away 15,000 credits to people who add new blogs to their accounts. We will randomly select one winner in each of the following classes:

2-5 blogs in account
5-10 blogs in account
10-15 blogs in account
15-20 blogs in account
20-25 blogs in account

We’re giving away a total of 75,000 credits, as there will be one 15,000 credit winner for each class. All you have to do is use our new feature to add Entrecard to your other blogs, or simply link your other blogs together using the “switch” button in the top right of the site. Winners will be picked on June 25th.

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NEW HOMEPAGE

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If you haven’t been around in a while, then you haven’t seen our new homepage! It automatically posts links to YOUR posts, every time you update your blog. You can also use it to see in real time what Entrecarders are talking about on their blogs!

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NEW CAMPAIGN PAGE TABS

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On your “Campaign” page we added quick jump tabs to easily see the Most Popular, Newest, Cheapest, and more at just the click of a button. The “Search” tab on the end of the campaign navigation will bring you to the browser that you are currently familiar with.

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TOP DROPPERS RSS FEED

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The people who visit your blog more frequently than any other members are known as your top droppers. We just created an RSS feed, found on your “Statistics” page, that will allow you to subscribe.

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Frog here giving this Entrecard thang a try.  My friend has been sucking off the Entrecard Niche titty for a few months now and I’m a bit jealous of his traffic.  Only problem is Entrecard is described as a “social Network” and I’m just a tad anti-social, see?  How I got a PR2 with no visitors is still a mystery.  So far I got 5 people to buy ads on my site.  Good for them.  “You like me, you really like me!”  Now I have to start dropping cards and buy some ads of my own.  Frog out…

Even Frogs have mothers, see.  Of course we don’t quite pop them out like Jayne Bleackley.  The mother with the record for two children born in separate births. She gave birth to 2 children 208 days apart.  And you know what gift those kids got her each and every Mother’s Day?  I guarantee you it’s not the pay per post manure being spread around the web as suggestions.  No, it’s not LASIK eye surgey.  There are only two acceptable gifts and they are both cakes.

Cookiepuss vs Fudgie the Wale

Each year alternate cake styles and you have a sure fire kick ass gift.  Mmmmhhhh.  Tasty!

So much free stuff here.  Sadly no stoagies, but lots of other goodies.  Here is the complete list of prizes:

Consultations, Products & Services

• Max from SiteHoppin gives 10 Beer Stock Pages worth $20-$100 each = $200-$1,000 PLUS 50 One Buck Wiki pages worth $20 each = $1,000, altogether making it to a whopping $2,000!
• Martin Russell from Word of Mouth Marketing gives 50 (!) accounts of 10 cards each at SendOutCards.com worth $25 each = $1,250!
• Gary Evans from Law of Attraction Secrets gives 10 (!) of his Manifest A Miracle systems worth $97 each = $970!
• Marcus Hochstadt from Internet Business Guide For First Class Progress gives respectively 1 of each of his 4 DVD products worth $100 each = $400 PLUS one 2-hour Multimedia Coaching Session worth $300, altogether making it to a $700!
• Debbie Lane from Wisdom Hypnosis gives 7 of her Living The Lucky Life! audio CDs worth $23.77 each = $166.39 PLUS a personal 1.5 hour Hypnosis Session by phone worth $250, making it a total of $416.39!
• Pat King from FitnessLifeClub gives 1 month of his Premier Health Coaching Package worth $357.98!
• Keith Goodrum from On Becoming a 2%er gives 2 of his DVDs 10 Minute Blog Post worth $100 each = $200!
• Andreas from XavierMedia.com gives 5 one-year VIP memberships to CreateBanner.com worth $35 each = $175!
• Larry Brauner from Online Social Networking gives a personal 1 hour consultation worth $150!
• Jason from The University Kid gives two 60 minute Blogging Consultations worth $60 each = $120!
• Leisa Watkins from Dream Act Plan Believe gives 3 Robert G. Allan books that are personally signed by Robert (!), as well as 3 Richard Paul Evans books, also personally signed by Richard himself!
• Karl Gechlik from Ask The Admin gives a professional technical e-mail support session worth $50!
• Wayne from Ez DIY Electricity gives $50 in hard earned PayPal cash!
• Borzack from Making Myself Extra Money gives 5 of his Page Peel Ads scripts worth $8 each = $40!
• Stephan Miller from Stephan Miller gives one copy of Confessions of a Lazy Super-Affiliate worth $29.95 PLUS a Special Report he wrote specifically for the person who wins this e-book!
• Crystal from Ubiquitous gives a Site Review worth $20 PLUS a link on her Blogroll for one month worth $10, making it a total of $30!
• Sam Freedom from Internet Marketing Controversy Blog gives a 2-month membership to a large Private Label Rights (”PLR”) membership site worth $30!
• Kelly Naylor from Aerten Art gives one of her unique art work Acid Rain, an original water color painting worth $25!
• Dwayne from Pro Blog Reviews gives a Blog Review worth $25!
• Frank from Technology Blog and more gives a StumbleUpon advertisement campaign worth $20 (400 targeted visitors)!
• Kacie from Sense to Save gives a StumbleUpon advertisement campaign worth $10 (200 targeted visitors)!
• The Fool from Foolsville 2.0 gives $10 in hard earned PayPal cash!
• Lightening from Lightening’s Blogworld gives 2 Blog Reviews worth $5 each = $10!
• Constantin Codreanu from INconstantIN gives a one year .com domain registration worth $10!
• Iris from thebuzz gives a link on her Blogroll for one month worth $10!
• Layne from Reward Rebel gives 1 copy of Reward Rebel LOOT worth $7!
• Fitz Villafuerte from Ready To Be Rich gives 2 stumbles & diggs per week for one month!
• Theda K. Rogers from Crayon Writer gives a full-blown site review on her blog which will certainly increase the buzz for her winner’s blog!
• Mert Erkal from Search For Blogging gives an Invitation to the May issue of www.bloghology.org, which has more than 3,000+ subscribers!
• Alexys Fairfield from Soul Meets World offers to interview her winner (about his/her product, service, Web site, life, etc) PLUS providing a link from her site to his’/hers! (She used to interview celebrities, so this one is PRICELESS!)

Ad Space

• KiwiPulse from KiwiPulse gives 3 x 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $15 each = $45
• Deimos Tel´Arin from ahkong.net gives a 468×60 top ad banner box for one month worth $36
• Anna from My Cornerstone Trio gives a 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $35
• Turnip from Turnip of Power gives a 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $35
• Wayne from Ez DIY Electricity gives a top ad space (125×125 or 468×60) for one month worth up to $30
• Caleb Hartley from environmentastic! gives a 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $25
• Kathleen from Entrepreneurs Only gives a 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $25
• Marty from Money Maker Times gives a 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $25
• Constantin Codreanu from INconstantIN gives a 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $15
• Mirjam from Me Myself and I gives a 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $10
• Lee Doyle from Lee Doyle - Contains Nuts gives a 125×125 top ad space for one month worth $10

Entrecard Credits

• Marcus Hochstadt from Internet Business Guide For First Class Progress gives 12,966ec
• Layne from Reward Rebel gives 5,000ec
• Caleb Hartley from environmentastic! gives 3,000ec
• Constantine Balbozar from Ideas and Money gives 3,000ec
• Kacie from Sense to Save gives 3,000ec
• Larry Brauner from Online Social Networking gives 2,500ec
• Joan Joyce from Joan Joyce Dot Com gives 2,000ec
• Tim from Yimto Affiliate Marketing Blog gives 2,000ec
• Crystal from Ubiquitous gives 2,000ec
• Lee Doyle from Lee Doyle - Contains Nuts gives 2,000ec
• Art from Article Specialist gives 2,000ec
• Jonathan from Archon Digital gives 2,000ec
• Jonathon from Tech News Source gives 1,500ec
• Gary Evans from Law of Attraction Secrets gives 1,000ec
• Suzanne from Dot Com Mogul gives 1,000ec
• Dwayne from Pro Blog Reviews gives 1,000ec
• Michael Aulia from Michael Aulia’s Tech Blog gives 1,000ec
• Stephan Miller from Stephan Miller gives 1,000ec
• Dave from Is A Man’s World gives 1,000ec
• Scott Main from Scott’s Space gives 1,000ec
• Kumo from Toast & Egg & Me… gives 1,000ec
• Mirjam from Me Myself and I gives 1,000ec
• Jasmine from Pixelated Thoughts gives 1,000ec
• Lincoln from Canucklehead gives 1,000ec
• KiwiPulse from KiwiPulse gives 1,000ec
• Lightening from Lightening gives 1,000ec
• Wangbu from Hulag gives 1,000ec
• Juliana from Juliana’s World gives 1,000ec
• Juliana from Juliana’s Lair gives 1,000ec
• Juliana from My Library gives 1,000ec
• Iris from thebuzz gives 1,000ec
• Anna from My Cornerstone Trio gives 1,000ec
• Wayne from Ez DIY Electricity gives 1,000ec
• Collin LaHay from Mixed Market Arts gives 600ec
• Shelia from Black Tennis Pros gives 500ec
• David Thorne from Media Morgue gives 500ec
• Stan from Fantasy Baseball gives 500ec
• Borzack from Making Myself Extra Money gives 500ec
• The Fool from Foolsville 2.0 gives 500ec
• Marty from Money Maker Times gives 300ec
• Fitz Villafuerte from Ready To Be Rich gives 300ec

How do you win this stuff?

Here is how to enter the party contest and belong to the lucky winners…

1. Subscribe to the Hochstadt.com Blog Announcement List (see the sign-up field in the top right hand corner of this page, right below my image? Yup, there it is.) Not only does it bring you 2 points but I may send you a cool gift when you do – 2 Points
2. Post a comment to this blog post - 1 Point (one point per person)
3. Stumble and digg about this contest and fav me on Technorati - 1 Point respectively
4. Use the below party contest image(s) on your site (linking to this party contest) - 2 Points
   
5. Write about this blog and this Hochstadt.com Party Contest on your blog, linking to both this blog and the Hochstadt.com Party Contest. Use your own wording, one that fits to your audience. (It shall be easy because the above prizes fit to ALL audiences!) - 10 Points
6. Write about this blog and this contest on your blog, AND link to ALL contributors (just like you see my list above including all the prizes) - 30 Points
7. *PSSST* When you write about this contest on your blog it may be a good idea you indicate which of the above prizes you would like to win most. Perhaps Santa is listening and your wish comes true, who knows…

*My favorite prize: Wayne from Ez DIY Electricity gives $50 in hard earned PayPal cash!

So many sites charge for fantasy baseball, so you can imagine how hopped up I got when I found free fantasy baseball. If you’re looking for fantasy baseball projections, rankings, player updates, Razzball.com is an amazing fantasy baseball site. Razzball.com is all the free fantasy baseball you could possibly want. I’m bookmarking it right now and returning often for free fantasy baseball info and insights. Frog here, signing out!

Every so often Vista Home Premium likes to throw little twists my way.  After a recent operating system update, I noticed my volume icon suddenly vanished from my system tray.  Poking around the OS, I found the setting to restore the missing icons, but it took a bit of digging.  Below is how to accomplish this simple little computer fix:

1. Right click on the Taskbar and click “properties”.
2. Click on the tab “Notification Area” and choose which icons you want displayed in the system tray. Apply!

Now some of you may find those particular icon settings greyed out. If thats the case then windowsxp.mvps.org has a simple registry fix to solve your problem. Frog here, signing out!

Welcome readers.  Hop on board my new blog!  Featuring frequent articles on men’s issues, gadgets, and topics.  I’ll be reviewing anything and everything I get my webbed hands on.  It’s pretty obvious the internet needed a real frog’s opinion.  So sit back and enjoy what’s to follow.