Amber Hanneken

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9

Feb

Lockerz: I just don’t get it

Posted by Amber  Published in internet

Last post, I talked about sites I believe are legitimate ways of earning money or prizes online. Now I’m going to talk about a site I am completely unsure of. I make no promises to anyone that joins Lockerz.
The premise of Lockerz is that you join their site and earn “ptz” by answering a [...]

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Tags: dailies, dog, invite, lockerz, prizes, web site

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13

Apr

Likaholix: What do you like?

Posted by Amber  Published in internet

I got onto the beta for a new kind of social network site, Likaholix. You create your page and begin listing things that you like. You can add comments to go along with your liked items (books, music, movies, parks, restaurants, products, Web sites, cities, etc.) and say why you like them. You also can [...]

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Tags: likaholix, likes, list, social network, web site

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30

Mar

Making Wordles

Posted by Amber  Published in internet

I re-stumbled upon a fun Web site called Wordle. You can enter text or Web site links and Wordle will create a word cloud. The words that show up the most are larger in the cloud. You can edit the format the word cloud appears in (horizontal or vertical words), the color scheme and the [...]

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Tags: art, clouds, tags, terms, web site, wordles, words

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23

Nov

Great deals can be found online

Posted by Amber  Published in deals, internet

Find great savings this holiday season with some helpful Web sites.

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Tags: ads, bargains, black friday, cheap, christmas, coupons, deals, gift, holiday, ideas, money, online, present, sales, savings, thanksgiving, web site

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My Tweets

  • @Namecheap The letter G. 2010/09/05
  • @Namecheap A wedding ring. 2010/09/05
  • @Namecheap E 2010/09/05
  • Follow @cocosala on FB for a chance to win a $50 (poss. $100) gift card. Please RT! http://bit.ly/d4QoQv #cocosalafan #giveaway 2010/09/05
  • Photo: Two sleepy kitties. http://tumblr.com/xczhn1mqa 2010/09/05
  • @Namecheap Darkness 2010/09/04

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Recent Comments

  • Blizzard on Blizzard backs down on real names, now what?
  • Morgan on Lockerz: I just don’t get it
  • Amber on You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That’s so 1999.
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Recent Entries

  • Blizzard backs down on real names, now what?
  • You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That’s so 1999.
  • Gettin’ down on the FarmVille
  • As #HAPPO as a job seeker
  • Lockerz: I just don’t get it
  • Winning online … this is not a scam … I think.
  • 99 DARPA balloons for the Internet’s birthday
  • Fanny faux pas
  • Life Update
  • Fun with Java: Unicorn power!

Recent Comments

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  • Morgan in Lockerz: I just don't get it
  • Amber in You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That's so …
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  • Morgan in You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That's so …
  • Morgan in Gettin' down on the FarmVille
  • herringj in Blizzard v. WoWGlider /v. Everyone who breaks a To…
  • Capdavis in Fun with Java: Unicorn power!
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