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1&1 vs GoDaddy

April 16th, 2008 by Naman Bagga | 6 Comments | Filed in Blogging, Tech Talk

This was a thought that recently struck my mind while browsing GoDaddy.I registered my domain via 1&1 last year.They had a nice discount on .com domains and also provide good services.I bought namanb.com for $5.99.I think I made the right decision at that time.Now its time to make another right decision.I've noticed that 1&1 rarely offers any good discounts on domains and hosting.1&1 doesn't allow manual renewal of domains and has a package system in which billing is done monthly.This means that there's no possibility of cheap or discounted renewals.Hosting is also charged on a monthly basis.This might be convenient to some people but I find this inconvenient.I've read too many negative reviews of 1&1 and its policies.Basically,1&1's service is unsatisfactory for me.

GoDaddy on the other hand has a great reputation and offers great discounts and coupon codes.They have cheaper hosting and allow manual renewals.I came across an offer which was perfect for me.They are offering .com transfers at $6.99 with free 1-year extension.Every GoDaddy domain comes with free hosting which means I can host my own files.Obviously I decided to transfer my domain to GoDaddy.I'll be doing so very soon.

Conclusion-GoDaddy rocks but you can follow the path I followed for best pricing in case of .com domains.Note that your domain needs to be at least 60 days old for ICANN to permit you a transfer.

IZEA Ranks-The RealRank

April 15th, 2008 by Naman Bagga | No Comments | Filed in Blogging, Videos

A few months ago,Google decided to penalize PayPerPost bloggers and advertisers by resetting their page rank to zero.Izea decided that it had enough of Google and created its own ranking system called Izea Ranks or RealRank.Like all other ranking systems,the real rank has its pros and cons.I believe that no ranking system can be perfect so I generally concentrate on the pros.

Izea ranks are based on traffic and just traffic.These ranks serve as a compensation for those bloggers whose PR was reset to zero.You need to add a small bit of code to your blog's template and that's it.Izea will collect traffic information.I feel this system is definitely better than Alexa traffic ranks which rely completely on a Spyware toolbar.

As I've written before,Google can be mean with page ranks.IZEA Ranks is completely based on real traffic and is a fair and transparent ranking system.This post will be incomplete if I don't mention that although Izea Ranks is popular with blogs,its not meant for websites.This is actually a plus point as it provides a traffic ranking exclusively for blogs.

If you are an PayPerPost user who's rank was spanked by Google,Izea has a special website for you.Its called Rank Spank.It's got some badges which you can put on your blog to protest against Google's cruelties.Its a must visit for all victims.

You can also watch the Rank Spank video-

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Pritam-Inspiration/Plagiarism

April 15th, 2008 by Naman Bagga | No Comments | Filed in Movies, Music, Videos

Bollywood music director thief Pritam is as good as an ape.All of his so called music is copied from some Korean or Chinese songs.All he has to do is listen to some Korean/Chinese/Japanese/English song and remove the lyrics from it.Even the lyrics of his songs are copied.Here are some nice videos containing some of his copy acts along with the original songs.He has even copied music from French songs.

1.This one even has songs from the movie Jab We Met for which Pritam was awarded the Producers guild award-

2.Here's another one-

3.This one even has Dhoom.He won the award for the best music director for this movie too.These songs have striking similarities.

Zookoda Email Newsletters

April 14th, 2008 by Naman Bagga | No Comments | Filed in Blogging, Reviews

Email subscriptions is the best way to keep your readers updated with your blog posts.Recently I came across this really good and free service provided by Izea called Zookoda.It provides E-mail subscriptions to your faithful readers on a daily,weekly or monthly basis.This means that your readers will always be in touch with you through your blog as your posts will make their way directly to their inbox.It's a substitute for RSS subscriptions.

If you are not a blogger but a content provider,Zookoda has some services for you too.I would like to clarify that Zookoda has nothing to do with RSS/Atom.It is not meant to replace your blog feeds.This means that you can use FeedBurner and Zookoda at the same time.Do make sure nobody subscribes to both updates as receiving the same update twice can be annoying.

Zookoda has all the features FeedBurner has and perhaps even more features.It even has services to edit or re-order your blog posts.Unlike Feedburner which does not tell you when your updates were delivered and if they were delivered successfully,Zookoda provides detailed real-time reports regarding your newsletter.If you didn't get it earlier,let me repeat,it's FREE.

I am thinking about trying Zookoda and if I feel its really good which is highly probable I'll permanently shift to using it.I feel you should atleast have a look at what all Zookoda can offer you.

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