After the “Why eBay Sucks) – Here’s the list of other bidding websites.

Amazon - Everyone knows this site, I won’t have to explain much. They pay you every 15th and at the end of the month via a direct deposit to your bank. I alos read an article that Amazon is projected to get more hits during the holiday season than Ebay. Good for Amazon !

Overstock - They have surprisingly introduced an auction portion of there site to compete with Ebay I believe it’s working slowly.

Ebid - An Ebay alternative that has been in-the-making for quite some time and they are always improving and expanding locations/territories served.

Auctionaddict - At first seemed to be a dinky site that wanted to fight Ebay but they seem to be filling out in content , since the last time I checked them out.

Ubid - Another great site like Ebid only I beleive they have been in the game longer and their site looks very sleek very worth checking out !

I found this great post on why eBay sucks on my old friends website - SherifAbdou.com -  it actually revealed me some stuff about ebay and their stupid politics which can really bug you if you’re a member, and i suggest all eBay users read it as to be prepared what ebay gives.

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1. AWStats

AWStats comes pre-installed by many web hosting companies. Additionally, if you’re setting up your own servers, you can download it for your personal use.

2. eLogic

eLogic provides three levels of service based on your exact needs. If you need to track only one or two pages, they offer a stat counter that just offers you the most basic of reports.

3. Google Analytics

Google Analytics is arguably the most popular analytics package available for individual site owners. Google Analytics (or plain old “GA”) allows you to dig down deep into your stats to see breakdowns of individual regions, states/provinces, cities and numerous other items to better identify your site visitors.

4. ShinyStat

ShinyStat was initially designed to monitor visits to Italian web sites. Now it is available to sites all over the world, and offers software packages for the individual user, the professional user who needs to track marketing, and a business owner who needs to monitor sales and ROI.

5. SiteMeter

SiteMeter has a free version for smaller bloggers with up to 100,000 monthly visitors that offers all of the usual tools a webmaster can expect such as tracking referrals, visit durations and so on.

6. StatCounter

StatCounter might have a rather plain interface, but it deftly handles multi-author blogs, allowing you to easily assign unique codes to each author. While it is free and does work, you have to click on a link to see each analytic result on a separate page.

7. W3Counter

W3Counter comes in a free and paid version. With a free W3Counter account, you can track up to 5,000 page views a day across 10 websites and see all of the usual stats. In addition, you get a bonus that you can share your stats with anyone you like via widgets for your blog or an API that lets you build new tools.

8. W3Perl

W3Perl differs from other analytics packages in that it doesn’t just measure web traffic, but also can parse the log files of email and RSS to measure just about anything you choose.

9. Webalizer

Webalizer is written in C, which means that it is extremely fast and portable, and is a favorite choice of people who host their own servers.

10. Woopra

Woopra is currently in a closed beta test, but it offers you a wealth of data for those who can get in. Real-time data are streamed from your site that appear on a map letting you graphically see where readers are coming from, what keywords brought them in, and referring sites.

So… as you probably know … the google update is near < this week actually I guess , so last finish line tips:

If you’re not sure you’ve got enough work done , don’t worry , you” catch up next time, don’t buy useless links , etc. As for those who made a lot of new updates, got some backlinks , as to be sure , use a high ranked , but cheap bidding directory and submit your website there – so to be sure google will not forget you. Ex : BidForTop.com , 2$ – and you’re assured in your work. Probably the update won’t be as cruel for those who allready have PR as last time , google making PR10 website concept a bit rougher. I guess a PR1 would be appropriate for my blog as I updated daily, got lot’s of links and indexed pages, good alexa and some permanent visitors.  For the record – what google Takes in Consideration When Updating ->

http://danielfive.com/short-seo-tips/ ;;; http://danielfive.com/steps-successful-blog-detailed/

The browser market is stronger than ever. There are no less than five mainstream browsers and dozens of off-shoot projects such as Flock and Maxthon. Web developers have become passionate about their weapon of choice and spend many hours tweaking the software to perfection and evangelising the product to whoever will listen.

Opera has been around longer than most. Originally started in 1994, the browser was publicly released in 1996. Version 3 arrived in 1997 and deserved high acclaim for being far more advanced than Internet Explorer and Netscape.

Opera has remained at the forefront of innovation. It was certainly one of the earliest browsers to support:

• a multitude of operating systems, including Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, QNX, OS/2, and BeOS
• small-screen devices such as mobile phones and PDAs
• game console browsers such as the Nintendo DS and Wii
• web standards, CSS, XML, and WML
• tabbed browsing and MDI interfaces
• voice-controlled browsing and reading
• mouse gestures
• developer tools and assistance from the Opera.com website

Opera is lightweight and fast. The early versions would fit on a single floppy disk and, even today, the download is a little over 5MB. That is far less than other browsers, especially when you consider it includes an email client and perhaps the best integrated RSS reader. Unlike competing projects, Opera uses its own HTML rendering engine which has a reputation for being one of the fastest around..

The statistics vary, but Opera in unlikely to have more than 2% of the market. It may not have the marketing clout of Microsoft, Mozilla, Apple and Google, but Opera is well-known. So why do so few people use it?

Reasons Why Opera is Failed:

1. Opera has been installed by many users – especially developers – but it may not be their default browser. I use several versions for website testing, but still use Firefox for general browsing.
2. The interface is too OS-agnostic. Opera is attractive, but it does not always look like a native application.
3. There are too many options. User preferences can be tweaked extensively, but the range of options and some of the terminology can be confusing.
4. Extensions and widgets have only recently started to appear.
5. Opera is great, but offers few compelling reasons to switch from your favorite browser.