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From now on, reviews will be posted (in the Reviews category) instead of placed here.

Blogs Review:
Silken Family - Family Night and Did You Know

This seems to really be a family. One of the first posts to catch my eye was a post about Parlor Games. In some way the post is like a TV network teaser, “Stay tuned, more parlor games coming after the break.” The next couple of posts was about specific parlor games, including one called King Frog.

What caught my eye (and my heart) was the reference to the father having learned these parlor games as a child from his grandfather and his love of sharing these gems with unsuspecting guests. What engages me about these games is that I think their limited use these days, is at the heart of the growth of developmental problems for children around the world. These parlor games were nightly activities for families before radio, TV, and the Internet changed forever the family dynamic.  These games include a type of activity that is particularly important for appropriate development of children. I am confident that the loss of these activities is directly responsible for the growth in ADHD and dyslexia and other developmental problems. So, stop watching TV and start playing Parlor Games.

Another great site in the Silken family blogs is Did You Know, which has an incredible list of did you knows . . . Each of the posts is a “did you know?” It might be a review of another blog. It might be a comment about one of the children’s success. It might be an idea about how to keep flies away from your picnic. Did you know you could spend hours reading all those posts, and did you know they are delightful?

I really like these blogs!

Blogs Review:
Patrick Chen Family

I read about Patrick’s wife and two children in his bio. But, that’s not the family I’m going to review. I started at his blog about affiliate marketing and I discovered a family of blogs. I am going to tell you about that family.

Patrick writes well. He is clear and he tells stories which caputure the reader. It is a pleasure to read what he has to say, even if you are not so interested in affiliate marketing for yourself. I strongly urge that you explore the family he has put together, because there might be something in here for you.

When I started reading, I saw the black mask and the perfect wealth formula. Then I encountered a reference to “The Science of Getting Rich” and then the topic evolved into “The Secret” which has recently become a rage on Oprah and other talk shows. It is a rage because it is so interesting.

There is more. I don’t have space to write about everything in a ‘review.’ Go meet his family. You really need to see his family to find those parts that are most interesting and rewarding for you.

Blog Review:
sojihea- transplanted cali guy, cafe, coffee & conversation kinda dude.

This blog jumps out at you. Right up front there are some great Google Video clips that will drag people into this blog. When I reviewed this site there were four great VW ads featuring the “un-pimp your ride” promotional campaign. Lots of fun. Also, looking around in the blog, I found a post about Affiliate Page Pro which is a site that helps you manage your affiliates. I’m interested in this.

I suggest you look on the main page of sojihea, down the sidebar, on the right for “Berry Tree” which I think is an interesting link.

Site Review:
Homeworker World - Everything you need to work from home

This site is a collection of links to topics of interest for those of us who work from home. It has links for many types of products, services, and ideas. Link exchange and their own forum are examples.

The site is a little primative, but it is full of places to go and things to see.

Blog Review:
Internet Marketing and Technology News
Information About Internet Marketing and Everything Tech

Right-off-the-bat this Blog tells me about $10/month DLS from AT&T in 22 states. At the time of this review, the latest post in Internet Marketing is about how AT&T is not promoting, but is selling, DSL at this great price. This is certainly everything tech news. Other posts from June include Blockbuster to Favor Blu-Ray HD Disc and Apple’s Safari Browser: 1 Million Downloads in 2 Days For Windows.

I would guess that this is certainly a Blog you would want to keep on feed. I like this Blog’s technical slant. Thanks for being there for us.

Blog Review:
Rahul Prabhakar - when the muse strikes!

Wow, this is a really well-written Blog. It is about Technical Communications and of course it would be well-written. I really liked the job he did in one of his articles, Top 10 Challenges Faced By Technical Communicators at Work, where he wrote about the problems associated with the tech writing field. He polled a group of technical writers and netted out the biggest problems that working tech writers face.

One of the main themes in that article was about getting to the core of what has to be written. I have a couple of tools I use to reduce down to the core elements of something. One is the LAB Profile. This is a linguistic model I developed in the late 70s and early 80s to understand communications (and the people doing the communicating) on a range of 40 scales. I also use it to understand who my audience is.

The other is the Cube (no site for this one, yet). Basically, I view every task-project-situation from six different frames-of-reference. Content, context, structure, flow, overview, & measurement. When I’m gathering information or organizing an intervention, I need to make sure that I have addressed all of these aspects. If I’m clear on all of these, I’m sure I’ve covered all the bases.

I really like this Blog. And I highly recommend it for its clarity.

Blog Review:
Tech Spikes -Get the Latest Techbeat!

I really like this Blog. Tech Spikes is nicely eclectic. It has tips and notes and posts from all over the Internet, and, it shows how to fix problems and how to get-around other problems. The writer even posts personal questions about how to fix own personal computer glitches.

I read with interest the posts in the Technology category. Of course I like technical things. I am obviously a real techno-nerd (notice this Blogs’ content). And, don’t let the focus of my other Blog fool you. I work with children with Developmental Problems because I’m working on systemic problems in the developmental process.

I suggest you checkout this Blog because it is personal, technical, and eclectic.

Blog Review:
Web 2.0 Directory

This blog lives up to its name. It does not have a specific product/service to focus itself around. It is a collection of the posts of reviews and review-replys, blogging tips and tricks, and other examples of the Web 2.0 world. As a result, this site enjoys a PR-4 and other well thought-of signals of a successful blog. I had some difficulty with the site in IE 6.0, but it came up just fine in FireFox. Interesting ideas, here, that can improve my ranking.

Blog Review:
Blogging the Money Way by BlogSire

This blog is a journal about BlogSire’s experience in affliiate programs. He is certainly interested in using his blog to make money. I like many of his ideas and concepts. Especially “If you liked this post, please buy me a beer!”which links into Pay-Pal for a donation. I also liked one of his sidebar columns with the title, “Blogging For Money.” He has his BlogSire’s Mall, which offers a variety of mugs, t-shirts, and clocks. He has a few technical glitches which means you have to scroll a lot to see everything on a page, but it is worth it.

Blog Review:
Entrepreneurial Blog of Matt Huggins 
The visions and progressions of an aspiring Internet Entrepreneur

I am new to blogging and it is very helpful to find such resources in the blog world. Thank you, Matt Huggins for bringing your ideas about how to make money online into such clear focus for me. I particularly liked your 55 essential articles and mutual blog review. I will read with interest your continuing posts about the whole blog arena. I have worked in the computer world since 1966, when a personal computer filled a large room and needed separate air conditioning. I have moved fairly well through the evolving landscape of computer hardware (getting smaller) and software (getting bigger) for the past 40 years, but I’m stumped about blogging. Hopefully, I’ll get the hang of RSS and backlinks and trackbacks by fully ingesting all you have to offer.

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