NetWebbing

I am a long-time Telstra Bigpond user. I am on cable. And if Google had a lousy site like Bigpond does, Google would not be the giant they are today. Bigpond site is just crappy.

They have this fab little thing - a meter - that shows you how much of your allowance you have used. But who really uses it much? I don't.

Firstly, it is SLOW to load.
Then sometimes, Bigpond site does not load at all.

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PayPal Alternatives PayPal Problems: How sucky and scary is PayPal?

In recent months, I have been down PayPal Nightmare Alley - they restricted my account, they froze my (legitimate) monies, and they would not tell me what they were accusing me of. It was like being sent to prison and never knowing what crime you were supposed to have committed; never given a chance to defend/rectify/explain.

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Facebook Basics: Who Sees What Where When

OK, I have been FB Active for a few weeks now. But I still get a head-swirl when I try to think too deeply about who, what, where, when on FB. Just the basics mind you. Like:

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Google Friend Connect What is Google Friend Connect?

The official line is that this is a Google online service that instantly helps make your site(s) social. But what does that mean?

It offers various gadgets (code) that you can put on your sites which among other things allow readers to easily choose to become followers (of that blog/site).

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App - NetworkedBlogs NetworkedBlogs

NB (NetworkedBlogs is an application on FB (Facebook).

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Store in Facebook

A storefront or means of selling within Facebook can only take place in one of your fan pages. So create fan page if you don't have one.

Number of apps that might be suitable. To find apps that you might like (for e-commerce and other apps relevant to a fan page), go to your fan page > Edit page

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Facebook Fan Page - notes Note that it is against FB's policy to have your user account under a business name. But having a fan page for business is ok. And is actually better: indexed by Google, viewable by public (whether they are FBers or not). Plus your FB account/username is limited to 5,000 friends. Your fan pages are unlimited. Anyone can search/see/find it. Notes on Fan Page (esp for Business)

• name cannot be changed - think carefully beforehand.
• throw in (business) description and (key) phrases.

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Facebook Quick How-Tos

Facebook - blah blah blah. You (sort of) know what it is. Me too. So I won't go into all the intro dribble. In fact I am trying to cut down on all that yak yak that seems to consume so much time to write and document. So here is the intent: quick and dirty only: the essentials FB how-tos.

My starting point: I assume you know how to sign up and how to get a few friends. Now I will move on from there.

This are some sites/tuts I found useful in answering my following queries.

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