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• At 2010.01.13 13:46, Eric said:
  

  Years ago and still somewhat today I am known as the guy who can hear just a couple seconds of a song on the radio and tell you exactly who sings it and what the name of the song is. This doesn’t really have to do with Internet marketing but I hope this is still relevant to the topic at hand.

  I was better at this years ago but still do a bit of it now. I’m not sure you can call it a gift or anything but it’s fun to do and surprises the heck out of most people I know.
  Eric´s last blog ..The Most Money You’ll Ever Make With Your Blog

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  • At 2010.01.13 15:58, D. Michael said:
    

    i don’t get what your gift has to do with his question.

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    • At 2010.01.13 20:32, Eric said:
      

      Well, I’m the opposite of his question in a sense.

      It’s kind of complicated to explain exactly.

      Sorry for the confusion.
      Eric´s last blog ..The Most Money You’ll Ever Make With Your Blog

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• At 2010.01.13 17:10, David Walker said:
  

  Yes Gabe, and ironically, it was just the other day.
  A friend asked me to Google an old college mate’s name for their blog and I was surprised to find they were on a hosted platform with no ads. This was after blogging ’successfully’ for four years. Valuable content, plenty of traffic and this blogger believed the only way he could make money was by getting commissioned to do a piece. I howled!

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  • At 2010.01.13 22:16, Gabe Young said:
    

    Wow, that’s four years of blogging in a bubble!

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    • At 2010.01.14 16:20, David Walker said:
      

      So right Gabe. I’m still amazed.

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• At 2010.01.13 17:34, Ms. Freeman said:
  

  I am shocked everyday by the vast difference between common knowledge and common sense!
  Ms. Freeman´s last blog ..A Plea On Behalf of Haiti

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  • At 2010.01.14 08:37, Gabe Young said:
    

    Yes, sometimes we take both of those for granted.

    Here’s an example, many years ago, I was doing some basic consulting work for the Director of a particular state’s Turnpike Commission (I won’t say which state). Anyway, I had to show him how to send a simple email and he was trying to type “good bye” with two words. Not a big deal but he asked me how to put a space between the words! To his credit, the space bar is actually the only key not labeled. But how can a guy manage a $100 million budget and not know where the space bar on a keyboard is?

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• At 2010.01.14 05:21, James M. said:
  

  Yes, it’s hard to keep abreast with the times but it pays to pay attention at some changes happening around, especially the major ones.
  James M.´s last blog ..AmplusnetPrivacyTools.exe Eating Up CPU Resources

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• At 2010.01.14 06:44, Bangaloreloka said:
  

  Hey Gabe,

  I wouldn’t call this as an lack of knowledge, actually he is more into offline business than online. Of course, your friend is not into this business but I can assure you he will explore in some time if he is interested in IM.

  Not everyone starts high, some people including me, learn the process slowly and then explore the hidden gold. Point is, it might have taken him time to be successful in offline biz.. and similarly, online biz success can be achieved with patience and learning
  Bangaloreloka´s last blog ..Shorten Affiliate Links? With Free Shorty Make Custom Short Domain Links

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• At 2010.01.14 07:01, Neo said:
  

  yeah you’re right…Many tech savvy people are not aware of this online ads and SEO and SEM.Anyway interesting post.

  Thanks
  TC
  Neo´s last blog ..Home

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• At 2010.01.14 09:00, Dana @ Blogging Update said:
  

  This situation is which make each people will have their part in some thing. I ever face that my brightest partners who expert in linux, know nothing about cisco configuration. And that’s make us be great partner which fill other hole.
  Dana @ Blogging Update´s last blog ..Email Creation by Using WebHosting Cpanel

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  • At 2010.01.14 09:08, Gabe Young said:
    

    My partners and I have a perfect balance of our responsibilities. I’m sure some of them could write a few stories about me!

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• At 2010.01.14 09:56, Arafat Hossain Piyada said:
  

  I have a story to tell. My cousin whom I respect most due to his knowledge on computer and web, once fall into very bad situation. Once he saw a link on his friend’s page on Orkut about new Orkut and he click on it and use his login id and pass to access new Orkut. He never tried to look on the address bar because the page was a clone of Orkut and he end with losing his id. Fortunately that was his secondary id on Orkut. The url was v0rkut.tk.
  Arafat Hossain Piyada´s last blog ..Google Says : Get power Twitter users as followers to maximize traffic

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  • At 2010.01.14 11:25, Gabe Young said:
    

    Sadly, phishing is so abundant these days. Almost anyone can fall for phishing attempts. It’s way worse when they get critical info like SSN or financial account info.

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• At 2010.01.14 22:21, Jacqui said:
  

  I didn’t know that either. I gotta get out of the classroom more often.
  Jacqui´s last blog ..A PowerPoint Slideshow for Third Graders

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  • At 2010.01.14 23:24, Gabe Young said:
    

    You have a great niche! You should be able to monetize it with very little effort.

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• At 2010.01.15 14:13, Dennis EdellI'm with gabe on this one, good job! said:
  

  Yo Gabe, my man, compadre, duuude, are you trying to put us newbie coaches (including yourself) outa business? lol

  Everyone is a “newbie” at something, no matter how smart they are…it’s the super intelligent that think they know it all that are the most dangerous.

  My dad was/is an Electrical Engineer, considered (at one time at least) some of the smartest people on the planet…I no longer even attempt to discuss anything I do with him; he just don’t get it.

  Of course, being in his 80’s and not the best of health, it might also be a small case of just not caring to learn at all. lol
  Dennis EdellI’m with gabe on this one, good job!´s last blog ..4 DAYS LEFT!- ProBloggers-31 Days To Build A Better Blog- + 3 Awesome Bonuses!

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• At 2010.01.18 04:14, TechChunks said:
  

  You remind me of my one time ex-team lead who once asked – “I wonder how they bundle up a hard drive to store so many snaps, files, music, contact info etc. inside my tiny little mobile camera”! Can you believe it?
  TechChunks´s last blog ..It’s The First Time iPhone OS Market Share Surpasses Windows Mobile

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  • At 2010.01.18 13:28, Gabe Young said:
    

    The funny part is if he had a compact camera, he just kept the “standard” memory card that came with it? That might hold about 10 pics!

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    • At 2010.01.20 09:00, TechChunks said:
      

      I am not at all a sexist. But, funny part is she was a “she” not a “he”!

      I’m sure it would not have made much of a difference if he was a “he” though. Just trying to keep the facts correct here

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      • At 2010.01.20 09:42, Gabe Young said:
        

        I knew it had to be a “she” because it was such a … just kidding!

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        • At 2010.01.20 11:04, TechChunks said:
          

          LOL
          TechChunks´s last blog ..Top 10 Geekiest Quotes Ever

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        • At 2010.01.20 12:16, Dennis Edell said:
          

          Oooo I’m TELLIN’ lol

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• At 2010.02.07 04:13, Kim Overmann said:
  

  Great articles & Nice a site

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