Blogging Is Not Always Easy

First off, thanks again to Lady Rose from Entrecard Favorites for presenting me with a trophy this week. She has a great website that awards trophy’s to bloggers every week and I was lucky enough to receive one. If you would like to read her post about my site, you can visit it here.

Anyways, I must say that blogging is something that indeed takes time to conquer. It is not something you decide to start one day and instantly overnight you are well known across the internet. There are millions of bloggers across the world and it takes quite a bit of research to actually start getting noticed by the Blogosphere.

When I first started, I was overwhelmed by the…

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Facebook Slapped Me On The Wrist

Facebook is mad at me, or so it seems. I think they want me to take a timeout…

It seems that Facebook likes to put limitations on certain things. Earlier this week, I was accepting a few friend requests and requested a few friends when I received the “strike 1″ red alert message. It basically said “Stop! You are making friends too quickly!.” And then it rambled on about how I would get disabled for a few days if I kept going.

I suppose this started happening since I created this blog and have been meeting a lot of new people from around the world. I get a few friend requests everyday but nothing I would consider “too much.”

So this…

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Is Web 3.0 Just Around the Corner?

As I was surfing the internet this morning, I stumbled upon an article written by Tony Dokoupil over at Newsweek.com. The title of the article was “Revenge of the Experts” and it was looking at the trends that seem to be happening on the internet lately.

Tony starts by saying:”By any name, the current incarnation of the Internet is known for giving power to the people. Sites like YouTube and Wikipedia collect the creations of unpaid amateurs while kicking pros to the curb—or at least deflating their stature to that of the ordinary Netizen.”But what it also points out is that many sites are now starting to lean more towards hired professionals rather than user-generated content. Accuracy always has…

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Make Money From Social Networking

I created LifeofJustin.com as a way of broadcasting my life to everyone on the internet. Social networking is a hobby I enjoy doing along with web design. I also enjoy writing, photography, and creating videos. So I thought, why not try and make a living doing this?

I have always used other social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, and many more. But what I find appealing about my own website is that I can incorporate all of those into one gigantic portal. Plus I can keep as much personal information to myself as I so choose, unlike some of the other sites. No longer do I have to worry about invitations to applications I do not even want.…

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