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I received this from “Bank of America” a few moments ago. It looks official, right? What’s the problem? Bank of America did not send me this email. This is a phishing email. How do I know?

1. Bank Of America does not send these type of emails to it’s customers
2. Sorry dude you have to try harder I don’t use that email for banking.

How Do I Avoid Phishing Scams?

1. Type in the url do not click on the link
2. Call the organization to make sure this is accurate
3. Get Fort Knox Security (use software that is designed to protect you from this behavior.)
4. Keep track of your statements. I keep all my information in a filing cabinet.
5. Keep Close Tabs on the Sharks you can log onto www.antiphishing.org

What Should I Do If I Receive A Phishing Email

1. Tell the company immediately
2. Report the company to the FBI’s Fraud Compliant Center

Be careful of what you click. The internet is a wonderful place but you need to be careful of what you choose to reveal there are many online predators. Check out Snokesred posts on scams and also check out Lures Of The Online Predator which you can find on The Diva Network. It was written by Fighter. Fighter’s website focuses on exposing online predators and cyberpaths.

Question: How are you protecting yourself online?

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I would love to see these guys live.  I like the statement.  Be Yourself.  Everyone Else Is Already Taken. 

Sellouts.  Have you heard that before? I’ve heard it a few times during the course of writing paid reviews. Of course this is untrue. I’ve always written personal reviews on a variety of products and services but I started adding paid reviews to my blog this past May.

I actually enjoy writing the occasional paid review. In many cases I’ve used the product or service already. Occasionally I’ll review a new service but I learn as much as I possibly can about the service before I write the review. This means

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Ok, I admit it! I’m a Pack Rat. I’m an orderly pack rat but still *sighs* I have pack rat tendencies. Maybe I picked it up from my father he’s a pack rat, however he’s a messy packrat and thankfully I’m not like that.

The past few days have been quiet. Why? I’m trying to break some of my pack rat tendencies. I’m reacquainting myself with Ebay. I’ve already donated numerous clothing, television, and a few other electrical appliances to local charities.

I put a breast pump up for sale which sold five minutes after I listed it. Although my price was higher than several of that were selling the exact same thing.

I marketed it well I talked about the pump, it’s benefits, and included bulleted items of what was included along with numbered items of the freebies I tossed in.

I gave away some excellent freebies. I included Pumping Breastmilk Successfully by Susan Stafford and Medications and Mothers Milk by Thomas W. Hale. Although I wasn’t on medication there were members of my online community that were.

I purchased the book knowing it would be an excellent resource for our online nursing moms. A few of the

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When it comes to online communication I’m always looking for new ways to meet others. I also enjoy letting my readers know who’s gotten my attention. I try to introduce my readers to fabulous bloggers on a consistent basis. I wish I could do it more. This past weekend I thought of additional ways that I could point out fabulous bloggers to my readers. A simple, but effective way is to include them in my Widget RSS Feed.

Where Is It Located?
My RSS Feed is currently sitting in left hand corner directly below Vivid Seats. I have been testing it out for the past few weeks in different locations and I’ve found this to be a prime location and receives the most clicks. My testing is over so I’m handing the spotlight to my readers. It’s a way that I can continually promote someone’s website.

Guess what? Anyone can subscribe to their feed simply by clicking on the orange icon that’s located within the feed. Clicking on a topic within the feed will take you directly to their website. Pretty cool, eh? I love WordPress there are hundreds, perhaps thousands of cool Word Press Plug Ins! :razz:

The Idea
Each week I’ll have one readers’ website featured in my RSS feed. It will show the bloggers last four posts. Throughout the week within my regular posts, I’ll regularly refer to a post they’ve created and as I do with any posts that I find fascinating I’ll Digg and Stumble it. The only difference is this time I’ll ask my readers to Digg and Stumble the article if they like it.

Initially my focus will be on the bloggers who have great content but don’t have a high amount of readers. It can take time to build a strong readership and, at times, we all need some support.

Upcoming Feeds

1. Sassy of The Sassy Southerner
I love Sassy’s down home style and visit her often. Her website revolves around things that are going on in her daily life. She regularly writes about her children and recently wrote about the loss of their dog check out her post RIP Honey Bunny.

2. Mike Goad of Exit 78
I’ve blogged about Mike before, and I truly love visiting his virtual spot. He’s currently traveling with his wife so I thought I would point you to his travel category so you can see the beautiful photos on Mike Goad’s travel journal.

3. Cheryl of Hawaiian Vacation Gifts
Cheryl and her husband are artist who live in Hawaii. I enjoy catching up on what’s going in her world through her well thought out posts. Check out her post titled Want To Be More Green But Need More Help?

4. Megan Bayliss of Imaginif
Megan, and the fabulous team that makes up Imaginif are passionate about children and I believe that is all they write about. It’s nice to stop by and visit a kid friendly place. Check out all the fabulous articles (it will take you a while) that can help keep our children safe.

Check out her post titled Children Learn The Cycle Of Violence From Our Parenting. I encountered this quite often as a mentor. How do we break that cycle? I see you have moved your blog to WordPress, Megan! welcome to the WP family. It looks great. :wink:

5. Thomas - Technical Blogger
Thomas is my favorite Microsoft guy, and I always enjoy popping by his place. I’m always impressed with the quality of his post. If you stop by his place, you won’t be getting an appetizer you’ll receive a full course meal. As with everyone else on my list he writes posts that make you think. Please read his post titled 10 Tips For Increasing The Comments On Your Blog.

6. MacBro’s of MacBro’s Reviews
MacBro’s started this website a few months ago. I really enjoy reading his reviews and was very interested in his review of The Last Legion. Although I’ve never heard of the movie before (not surprising since I rarely watch television) I think I’ll be adding this to my Netflix queue.

What Do These Bloggers Have In Common?
They regularly comment or contribute to conversation around the blogosphere, for me, that’s very important so I definitely like recognizing others that see the significance of doing this. They are good neighbors!

Often, I come back to a website to find out if the writer has contributed to the comment conversation. Those that I’m focusing on do contribute. What’s impressive is that many respond within 24 hours.

Yes these articles have been (or will be Stumbled and Dugg today!)

Where Did I Get The Idea?
I noticed that Sharon of The Diva Network had this feature and I thought it was a fabulous way to recognize others. Thanks for the inspiration Sharon!

When Does It Start?
It starts this coming Monday. You’re feed will be my RSS Feed Spotlight for seven days.

Who Goes First?
I’ll let that be a surprise.

In Other News…
I haven’t been doing as much visiting, commenting, or posting on any of my blogs. It’s been busy in the Tribble household. My workload is light so most of my days are spent rearranging the house, picking vegetables in the garden, freezing vegetables in preparation for the upcoming cold season. It doesn’t give me much time on the computer. I should be back to normal this weekend.
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Did you know that REM’s song Losing My Religion was based in part on the novel Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings? The short s about an angel who has fallen down from heaven. Of course there were some people that saw a way to profit off the angel they displayed him as a “freak show.”

A few nights ago and unexpected phenomenon occurred I had some me time. I regularly takes breaks throughout the day but that time is spent with my daughter, besides my workouts I rarely do too much for myself until Monday.

On this rare occasion, I decided that I would play my favorite Role Playing Game, The Elder Scrolls IV:  Oblivion. The television is located in my daughter’s room along with my Xbox 360. She doesn’t watch television a lot and neither do I but it’s still in her room.

I was getting excited thinking about the upcoming game I would play. I found the DVD case the only problem I could not find the actual game disc, Gah!

I wish I could tell you I found it and enjoyed a few hours of mindless abandonment

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