http://www.michaelgrinstead.com Michael Grinstead's Blog Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:07:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Anna Nicole Smith is to be pulled into court again, this time over the weight-loss supplement that she helps to promote. Three Los Angeles women have filed a suit against Anna and TrimSpa Inc, accusing the company and its spokeswoman of using deceptive business practices to sell the medicine.The three have ... http://www.michaelgrinstead.com/anna-nicole-smith-sued-over-weight-loss-drug I’m hoping that this will be a fun activity for all. I have a pretty good number of subscribers to this blog, but I’ve not gotten many comments. So, that tells me that I have a good number of passive readers. Thank you to all. Here’s where you ... http://www.michaelgrinstead.com/whats-your-questiono Now that the dust has fully settled on OpenWorld 2008, it’s probably time to start planning next year’s iteration. Justin and I spoke recently with the people who manage the Blogger Program to debrief about the event, how the program was received and ways to improve it for next year. If you ... http://www.michaelgrinstead.com/thoughts-on-the-openworld-blogger-program In continuation from yesterday’s story about the recent firing of Jeff Gerstmann by Gamespot over a bad review, I am examining the most blatant act of game racism I have seen in the last year. Back when I was playing Sega Dreamcast with the other 7 owners in the world, Sega ... http://www.michaelgrinstead.com/review-corruption-madden-vs-apf Once again, it’s vintage chatloggery from the inimitable (and who’d want to?) Neil. Today’s topic (like on so many other days) was Neil’s continuing quest for a lady. Quoth he: Neil: I’ve hatched a cunning plan. Neil: well not so much “cunning” as “unlikely to work” Neil: Phase 1) Join the University Gym Neil: Phase 2) Buy an iPod ... http://www.michaelgrinstead.com/professor-of-cunning Part 2 in a series of posts about how I set up ebay niche websites successfully In my previous post I gave you an overview of ebay affiliate marketing and shared some of the sites I have put together. This post will focus on what components you need to have in ... http://www.michaelgrinstead.com/my-secrets-to-earning-money-through-ebay-niche-websites I’m so glad to be a part of this amazing group of folks and announce that the “Age of Conversation 2: Why They Don’t Get It” is now available for purchase! All the proceeds go to Variety, the Children’s Charity and what a wondrous group of extraordinary creatives, marketers, bloggers, ... http://www.michaelgrinstead.com/age-of-conversation-2-has-arrived You may not know this, but I HATE the bathroom, cleaning it that is. I am not sure why, other than it is disgusting, my sister says it is because that was my chore when I was little. Whatever reason I hate it, but I have found some tips ... http://www.michaelgrinstead.com/keeping-the-bathroom-clean Foi anunciada hoje a criação da OpenSocial Foundation, uma junção de pesos-pesados em busca de uma especificação para construção de aplicações sociais na internet. Se não pode com ele, junte-se aos seus outros concorrentes menores para enfrentá-lo O anúncio deixou claro como será a briga no campo das redes sociais apartir de ... http://www.michaelgrinstead.com/yahoo-myspace-e-google-unem-foras It seems we all are looking for the ‘magic bullet’ of syncing software. We want to be able to access our email, contacts and calendar remotely, on our main computer and on our PDA. A big ‘must’ for Virtual Assistants is the ability to access our clients’ calendars. We need access ... http://www.michaelgrinstead.com/google-calendar-2-way-sync-contacts