Lets get right down to it,

Another crazy week in the books! A lot has happened in a short period of time, and heck, with exams around the corner I have been a very busy man. But hey, before I get into the news…. lets get to reading some of my favorite articles and posts from the week ending May 3rd.

Okay, lots of good stuff this week. There has been a lot of mindless rambling after the most recent Google PageRank. Apparently I now have a PR of 4, which I completely don’t believe for now. Though it may be correct, I have to be hesitant to believe I moved from a 0 to a 4 in a month…. a 4 would put me in the ranks of only the most elite bloggers, and definitely a few steps ahead of blogs that have even 20x the number of subscribers that I do. These articles posted are mainly about increasing traffic to your blog by writing good stuff, and how to do it well. Nothing out of the ordinarily, but definitely some nice material.

So what happened this week?

Blogosphere:
Things were pretty much on edge after the PageRank update that I mentioned. No, there weren’t any more blogging fights / major controversies, but pretty much all of the ‘make money online’ blogs released their earnings statements which is always interesting. I’d suggest going to some of the more popular ones to see how they are making their cash online. One of the funnier ones was from OneMansGoal.com, yes the blog that was bought out for $10,000 by some kid, which reported “Income $27″…hahaha :razz: . Other than that, quite a few bloggers posted more fantastic earnings, so its good to see things moving along.

Stock Market:
Pretty interesting week here, amid lots of talk about the supposed commodity bubble bursting and the weak US Dollar coming back from the dead. So many conflicting views here, but we definitely had a good week as the Federal Reserve cut the Federal Funds Rate down 25 basis points (that’s 0.25% if you are confused by the terminology) to 2.00%. This is probably the last cut in a long time, as we are down from 5.25% in September 2007.

Remember my pitch of Harsco (NYSE: HSC) in early April? Well, it would appear that once again… Jim Cramer is reading my blog and once again stealing my ideas! Enough is enough Jim! Okay, but all kidding aside, it’s good to see people taking notice of this company. We’re keeping an eye on gold (commodity), because it is essentially hanging in the balance around $850-$875… we’ll see what turns up.

The Net Fool’s Outrageous Blog Contest:
Right so finally, let’s talk about the contest that is underway here. Lots of entries so far, and things are definitely picking up. I have my finger on the trigger in purchasing some sponsored reviews on other popular blogs, and should see a nice spike in traffic following this move.

What… you want another way to enter you say?! Okay. Fine.

1 Entry For “Favoriting” My Blog on Technorati!
So how do you do this? Simply follow this link for the direct method. You will need a Technorati account, which I suggest that you do if you don’t have one already. Basically, Technorati is a huge social networking website, and having more people favorite my blog is a step in the right direction in taking over the world making new friends online! :)

This week, I am going to be posting some more guest bloggers’ posts because of exams. But other than that, I should be able to sneak in some great articles on blogging… and some good controversial smack-downs. I have a lot of ideas right now on my idea pad, so whenever I get enough time to sit down and write them out… its going to be some great new material!

… oh, and stay bullish on the net!
-The Net Fool

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