I am online on internet daily and surfing around for 3-4 hours. 1 hour of this is taken by my blogging and another 1-2 hour is taken by commenting and other social network activities. But by surfing so much I always come to know of so many great things. Below is one example of a great thing I came across just few days ago.

It is just another blog contest but it has got so many great prizes that I could not stop myself from blogging about this contest.Well it will be helping me to get more entries on this contest too. By the way this contest is very big.The total prizes given value nearly 9000$. It is exactly 8979.13 $. This a contest by DNXpert - Daily Domain Name Blog and called as Greatest Domaining Blogging Contest Ever. Below is the list prizes to be won.

• $700 in cash from We Build Pages who offer Link Building Services. ($700 value)


• $200 credit deposited into NameDrive domain parking account courtesy of NameDrive.com. ($200 value)


• $100 Godaddy Gift card from instantdomaintool.com. ($100 value)


• $100 credit in Bidvertiser account. ($100 value)


• $100 cash from WordPressFreelance. ($100 value)


• $50 cash from Ades blog ($50 value)


• $35 Cash from Tim Schroeder of eMonetized.com. ($35 value)


• $35 Cash from Web Hosting Reviews. ($35 value)


• $30 Cash from Life is colourful. ($30 value)


• 1 Market Leverage promo pack consisting of: MarketLeverage iFlip (digital camera), MLRewards card ($50), MarketLeverage USB Pen, MarketLeverage Polo and hat, MarketLeverage/Nike duffelbag. ($350 value)


• 2 x Market Leverage promo pack consisting of MLRewards card ($25), MarketLeverage USB Pen, MarketLeverage Polo and hat, MarketLeverage/Nike duffelbag. (2 x $220 value)


• 3 x Market Leverage USB Pens with $10 ML Rewards card. (3 x $35 value)


• 6 months subscription to MarketMotive.com top internet marketing minds. ($1794 value)


• 1 hour of SEO Consulting from Todd Malicoat from seo consulting. ($500 value)


• 1 year’s PRO Subscriptions membership to FreshDrop.net. ($395.40 value)


• 5 x 1 license of the software product Domain Name Pro (5 x $64.95 value)


• 3 months membership at Aaron Wall’s SeoBook course. ($300 value)


• 3 x 1 copy of the Domain Graduate ebook. (3 x $87 value)


• 5 x 1 exclusive list of 100 expired domains from DNXpert.com (5 x $50 value)


• 6 months premium clustered hosting at iMountain.com (6 x $39.95 value)


• 2 months VIP membership at ClickMojo ($200 value)


• 15 minute one on one phone coaching session with Simon Johnson from Domainer Income ($200 value)


• 2 year subscription to DNSstuff pro tools. ($139 value)


• 1 x 100 domain parking account at WhyPark.com ($99.95 value)


• 1 copy of the Revenue Domains Exposed ebook ($97 value)


• 2 month subscription at Wordze.com ($90 value)


• 3 x 1 copy of the Domaining Manifesto ebook. (3 x $27 value)


• 1 copy of Wordze’s Guide to Keyword Research & Niche Wealth Building! ($80 value)


• 1 copy of a single use license of Brian Gardner’s Revolution blog theme of the winners’ choice ($79.99 value)


• 1 copy of Optin Comments WP plugin. ($77 value)


• 1 DNForum.com Platinum membership. ($59.95 value)


• 1 yearly subscription to Gold Account at iwebtool.com ($59 value)


• 3 x 1 copy of the Killer Domains ebook (3 x $17 value)


• 2 x 50 available domains from WordFuse.com (2 x $24.95 value)


• 1 featured listing on Sedo’s homepage for 1 domain. (worth $39)


• 1 DNForum.com Gold membership ($19.95 value)


• 1 Month DomainNews.com Newsletter Sponsorship - Top Position Advertizing ($500 value)


• 2 months 160×90 ad on ClickFire.com homepage (2 x $200 value)


• 1 Month text link on JustDropped.com search pages ($100 value)


• 1 month text link at DomainNameWire.com ($60 value)


• 1 month of 125×125 banner advertising on Winning the Web ($50 value)


• 1 month 125×125 banner advertising at DNXpert.com ($50 value)


• 1 month 125×125 banner advertising at DotSauce.com ($40 value)


• 1 month text link on blogaboutyourblog.com ($10 value)


• 1 copy of Darren Rowse's ProBlogger ebook ($16.49 value)

Well lots of prizes. I thought of counting the number. I got the answer 66 prizes .Want to win over $8979.13 in real cash and prizes? I know you are ready to participate. Ok then you have to visit the Contest Page.

Now its 26^th of May and I will be doing each and every post according to my game plans. I will try my best and would like to hear all your comments. For details of my plan for this blog read Updating my Blog for you .Here is my first post for you under those plans.

I guess might have heard of a new service by Yahoo, Yahoo Buzz . For those who already do not know, it is a Digg-like service that launched on February 25 and is now nearly two months old. It is currently in its Beta state. It has been called as a competition to Digg. Is it really a competition to Digg? It’s hard to answer. First let us see what type of service is this, then we can discuss about the competition.

Yahoo says “the buzz can be about anything - a great story on a major news site, an extraordinary bit from an obscure site, an intriguing video, or a fantastic blog that shouldn't be missed. Instead of editors, people like you determine the top-rated stories.”

Well in Digg also we determine the popular stories. So what’s new about Yahoo Buzz anyway?

Like many other social content websites (e.g. del.icio.us, Digg, Propeller, Reddit, and Stumble Upon), Yahoo! Buzz allows people to express a like (or dislike) for articles, videos, photos, and other content. Yahoo! Buzz is unique, however, because their rankings also take into account things like trends in search queries on Yahoo! Search, and the number of times that content is shared with friends over email. Popular Buzz is linked directly from Yahoo Homepage and will be seen by millions of users. We know that Yahoo has more traffic then Digg. Yahoo is using its traffic properly so far. In April Yahoo! Buzz for the first time did more traffic than Digg - Buzz got nearly 7 million U.S. unique visitors in April, a 74% growth over March. What's more, about 51% of Yahoo! Buzz users are women, compared to just 39% women for Digg

It looks good and promising but is it so?

For me the answer is currently no. The reason being I cannot submit any news, story, video, or anything directly into Yahoo Buzz. Yahoo currently has a set of publishers from where it takes contents for Buzz. These are mostly the famous publishers. Currently it is no good for other publishers and Bloggers. There’s no upcoming section and no fancy tools to see how the stories become popular. But I believe something will be done in future.

So should you use it or not?

I say you should. The lots of traffic are a proof that it has promising future. API for developers to create third party applications will be coming soon. The site loads a little faster then Digg. It has very simple interface. The site displays recently popular stories in a neat animation at the top, and the rest of the site is easy to use and nice enough to look at. Well I love the look of the site. I am currently a member of Yahoo Buzz. I have also put their Widget on my blog side bars. You won’t believe it but it loads faster than any other third party widgets I have used. It looks so cool. Below is a screen shot of the widget as it looks on my blog sidebars.

So the final question is about the competition?

Currently nothing is clear but I do not think there is really any competition. Yahoo Buzz is still new and Digg is already doing very well. Yahoo though has got more traffic but they lack something. We really have to wait and watch for some time. Well what are your views?

Well this concludes my post. This post is a review of Yahoo Buzz by comparing it with Digg. Please feel free to share your views. Your views will help me improve my skills and I will be able to provide good contents.

Yep here I come with my tips to win my blog contest. This post is an update as well. There are few changes to the contest. Do not worry all changes are in positive directions.

Let’s first go with some updates. First the total value of my prizes has increased. How? Well if you remember the prize list, then the first prize was Two hour’s consultation time for blogging sponsored by The University Kid ( unknown). Now the unknown is removed by its value in dollars. It's value is 50$ per hour. I just talked about the value with Jason. You know he is quite helpful. He replied me within 24hrs. One more change has taken place. I have divided the two hour’s consultation time into 2 one hour consultation time. Now the total number of prize is 20(excluding 1000 copies of e-book). The total value is now 1272$ to be precise. Please visit the contest page to see the changes done. Go to My Blog Contest Online: 1272 $ Prizes

Ok now for the tips. This won’t look much like tips but it will surely help you win. I will be using some basic mathematics in this post to make you understand what I want to say. First let me assume I will get at least 100 email subscribers. I have got 20 prizes, thus the chance of winning must be 20 out of 100 or in simple words 20% chance of winning. Sorry, but it’s not like that. My contest is for the person who does a little hard work and play intelligently. Ok I will make you understand soon.

I have divided my prizes into seven categories. These are Lucky Feed Subscriber, Lucky Commentator, Lucky Blogger, Lucky Stumbler, Lucky Digger, Lucky Twitter Follower and Lucky Voter. You have to subscribe to my feeds by email to enter this contest and then complete some additional tasks. Read the contest post before you proceed. If you have completed the required steps then you have entered the first category i.e. Lucky Feed Subscriber. There are now 4 prizes in total and as I assumed 100 subscribers, the chances of winning any prize are 4%. Now you see it is quite low. Hey I told you, my contest is for intelligent people. That’s why the other categories exist. Let's see, how? Now to be lucky Commentator you need to comment on at least 5 posts. Well let us assume only 20 person do so but there are 3 prizes. So winning chances is now 3 out of 20 i.e. 15 %. Wow that is much better. Let’s think similarly for Lucky Stumbler and Lucky digger but assuming only 10 people complete the steps. By the mathematics I have done so far, we will get a winning chance of 30% in each category. So now you feel like increasing your chances of winning.

Now just think of Lucky Voter and Lucky Blogger categories. Well voter has to vote for me in Bloggers Choice Awards and Blogger have to blog about this contest. I am assuming only 5 entries for this. Now by the some mathematics, the winning chances for Lucky Voter category are 40% and for Luck Blogger category are 60%. Wow it is like you will almost win it. Now the only category left is Lucky Twitter Follower. Well I do not know how many followers I will get but if I assume some 25 followers then the chances are 8% .Well low but better than Lucky Subscriber. Oh lots of mathematics. My head is spinning. I do not know how much you understand this. If you do not, then please let me clarify your doubt by leaving some questions and opinions comments.

In simple words the only best tip I can give(or I should give) you now is that you participate in all the seven categories. Complete all the steps. Digging will take 5 min for 5-6 days and Stumbling will take only five minutes. Following me will take just few seconds. Voting for me will take 5 minutes. Blogging about the contest will only take half an hour. Commenting will take only 5 minutes for 5-6 days. So in total to increase your chances to win prizes you just have to devote 2 hours in 45 days. You have to work so less. Well give it your best and you will win. Wait did I not mention one thing, in my contest the chances of winning is always 100% .How? Did you forgot first 1000 contestants will get a 1$ e-book. Yep you will surely get it but on completion of the contest and you should always target the main 20 prizes. Most of them are valued more than 10$ .Please leave your comments.

News: To make my contest a little transparent, I wish to put a post which will include list of participant in all the seven categories. Please give your views and advices.

Note: One person can win multiple prizes.

Link: My Blog Contest Online: 1272 $ Prizes