Try our local "Ad Sense" - Nuffnang

Have your heard of Nuffnang?

Well its like Google Adsense .. but Malaysian-ed! :)

Two guys got it started, Timothy and Ming.



Nuffnang is still on beta stage now, and i think they are trying to get Malaysian Bloggers to sign up. And they are also trying to get in advertisers too. If you don't have an Ad on your Blog and you wanna try one... go to Nuffnang.com.my and start one up! :)



Here's a short message from Tim today on Nuffnag's advertisers

When Nuffnang carried out its BETA launch a little more than 2 weeks ago, the
team at Nuffnang tried very hard to remind bloggers that it would take up to 1-2
months from launch before the paid ads start rolling out.

We said 1-2 months because we did not want to disappoint. We were afraid to promise too much too soon and end up delivering too little too late.But as I sit at my work station now after a long day of meetings, I can confidently say to all of you now that we have gotten advertisers on board and the first paid ads will roll out the
week after next on the 25th of March 2007.

So what are you waiting for? Sign up for Nuffnang.com.my lor.

Click Here to read more on Nuffnang from Ming & Timothy - Click Here

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Our First Google Ad Sense Check!

Woo Hoo!! After attempting to start our very first Blog in June 2006, we are very happy to see that we've added a couple more Blogs to our list.

We have SNS, MHN, NU, DT, dareNtiff and of course this blog!!

If we were to break down the Blog by category. ... we guess this would be the best way to explain the six blogs that own.

:: dareNtiff : Our Family Blog ::
:: shoppingNsales : Sales - Warehouse Sales - Sales and Sales ::
:: MHN : Malaysia Hotel News ::
:: NU : Unusual - Weird - Bizarre ::
:: DT : Church Stuff - Work Stuff ::
:: delephant : Random Stuff - Fun Stuff ::


Well after playing around with Blogs and the concept of Blogs, we were introduced to Google Adsense. We tested out Google Adsense in end September, and only started using it starting October 2006. It was pretty weird then, cos Blogger was going thru a revamp from Blogger to New Blogger Beta. But we stuck with it .. and just carried on.

Now after Four Months ... we are pretty glad to see that we have received our very first check from Google. :) YAY!!!

New Problem

Err .... since its only a small sum of USD100 .. .anyone has any suggestions how do we bank it? Or any experience ones out there who can gives some tips on which local bank in Malaysia has the lowest service charges or how do we go about it ? .. .. .. .etc

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American Idol 6 - 12 Finalists

Woo Hoo .. its amazing ... its already the Top 12 Finalists of American Idol 6.

I am pretty glad that my guess for those that will be in the Top 12 was pretty accurage.

I was guessing that the following folks would be in the Top 12

For the guys, I was banking on Blake Lewis, Chris Sligh & Sanjaya

For the girls, I was banking on Lakisha Jones, Sabrina Sloan, Melinda Doolittle, Gina Glocksen

Out of the 7 that i was hoping to be in the 12, only one was wrong.

Sabrina Sloan was kicked out yesterday. Pity!!

The Following are the Top 12 Finalists of American Idol 6

Blake Lewis

LaKisha Jones


Chris Sligh


Jordin Sparks


Phil Stacey


Melinda Doolittle


Brandon Rogers


Gina Glocksen


Chris Richardson


Stephanie Edwards


Haley Scarnato


Sanjaya Malakar




More ... Read On

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"American Idol" slimmed down the competition Thursday night, leaving 12 finalists to compete for the ultimate prize — a record contract. Antonella Barba, Sabrina Sloan, Jared Cotter and Jason "Sundance" Head were cast off Thursday in phone voting, which drew about 37 million calls and text messages.

The performers who made the cut were Blake Lewis, LaKisha Jones, Chris Sligh, Jordin Sparks, Phil Stacey, Melinda Doolittle, Brandon Rogers, Gina Glocksen, Chris Richardson, Stephanie Edwards, Haley Scarnato and Sanjaya Malakar.

The show's tense final moments belonged to Malakar and Head, who were waiting to find out who would take the competition's 12th spot — and who would go home. Judge Paula Abdul was stunned to hear that Malakar, who is not exactly a judge favorite, was staying.

"I'm speechless," Abdul said. "This is a singing competition, and Sundance, you've been one of our finest."

How'd this happen? "The volume was turned down," quipped Simon Cowell, who has criticized Malakar, 17, of Federal Way, Wash., for his "weird" stage presence.

"Somebody give me a job," the 28-year-old Head, from Porter, Texas, said before leaving the stage. "I need a job."

The elimination of the talented Sloan, 27, from Los Angeles, was another let-down for the judges. "Sabrina should be in that top 12, dawg," lamented Randy Jackson, who said "America got that one wrong."

None of the judges was complaining when Barba, the focus of recent attention over some racy Internet photos, was shown the door. Each week, Cowell could be counted on to tell the 20-year-old Jersey girl that she wasn't good enough to be in the talent contest.

Cotter, a strapping 25-year-old from Kew Gardens, N.Y., told Ryan Seacrest he was "very" surprised to be leaving the show. Cowell had another opinion: "You're a good-looking guy, you've got to work on your vocals," he said.

Thursday's show also featured a performance by "American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood, who recently snagged a Grammy for best new artist. She sang "Wasted," a song from her hit country music album "Some Hearts."

So far this season, the show's sixth, men and women have been competing separately, with viewers voting off two of each sex weekly. When the dozen finalists return Tuesday, the sexes will be blended, with one singer voted off each week. The winner will be chosen in May.

"American Idol" continues to dominate the ratings, attracting between 27 million and 37 million viewers per telecast this season.

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Woo Hoo! I Won a Creative Zen Microphoto from Astro

This is really Awesome!!!

I had a call today from a courier company asking where is the best place to deliver a package from Astro. I was thinking wah Astro Magazine so high class, wanna send via Courier Co.

Later in the day when Tiff received it, she called and said ... we have a Zen Microphoto!

I was like huh? What's that? .... then when i saw the website
Ooooooooh .... an Ipod thingymajic with Photo viewieng and FM Tuner too!

That is so cool. I was telling Tiff.. how i wish i had an ipod! And Thank God ... we received one free! :) Happinesss!

** Yups .. it was Astro that sent it to us, cos we signed up for the auto debit thingy. :)

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Snap or Google?

Hmmmmm ...... another Search Engine - SNAP!! Pretty interesting that it pulls out a picture, but it sorta lags a bit ... hmm perhaps if our bandwidth improves with speed and capacity, SNAP may be a pretty cool tool to use for Searches!

Google may be the most popular search engine to date but there are plenty of alternative search engines looking to grab a piece of the action – and we're not just referring to Yahoo! Search or MSN Search.

Here's a look at some of the more interesting ones out there.

If you ever wanted to have a more visually stimulating web browsing experience, Snap gives you exactly that.

What is interesting about Snap as an alternative to Google is the way Snap takes a different approach to searching the Web.

Instead of giving you back a set of plain old text search results, it gives you an actual preview of the webpage you are about to visit.

Search results are displayed on the left side of the page, while the other side provides a visual preview of the website (which you can choose to view in small, medium or large).

This visual display of images along with text is a refreshing change to looking at wordy description of websites on other search engines. The beauty of it is that you get to judge whether the search result is relevant just by previewing it.

Another cool feature of Snap is that it actively anticipates your search. From the moment you start typing in the search box, Snap will begin to actively anticipate you want to search for, offering popular terms, synonyms along with suggestions.

Scrolling through pictures: You can easily scroll through pictures while previewing them with Snap’s new image search function.

Snap also allows users to interact with a previewed website without having to leave the search engine and search results behind. For example, you can preview a travel website, enter your personal details, pick a destination and choose a flight time all while still having access to your results list.

However, the drawback to this is you have to be using Internet Explorer in order to benefit from this feature. Also, users are required to perform an additional step by downloading an Active-X preview control to make direct interactivity active by default in Snap.

Another thing we liked about Snap is its newly added Image search function. While most of us are all familiar with other image search engines like Google Image Search, Snap takes a rather unique approach.

Snap's image search looks very much like an image-browsing program. Images found are presented in the form of thumbnails on the left with a larger version of the picture is shown on the right.

The cool thing about this feature is the seamless transition of images as users browse through images. Still, the best thing about it is that it intelligently checks the previewed images and automatically discards images with broken links.

In short, Snap is a nice and simple search engine with a good layout that delivers search results clearly.

Snap's visually stimulating site preview feature offers something fresh that clearly stands out among the masses of text based search engines on the web.

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No more Congestions at Toll with new Multi Lane Free Flow system

Finally we see some progress!! Hopefully it will ease up congestion at all our Toll Gates with this new Multi Lane Free Flow (MLFF) system in place. Then we Malaysians can zoom past the toll gantries at high speeds of 80Kmh rather than the current 2Kmh. :)

Read on ....

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Auto debit at toll plazas soon

Blasch: Says the MLFF will reduce congestion

KUALA LUMPUR: It will be a smooth drive along the North-South Expressway when the Multi Lane Free Flow (MLFF) system is implemented by the end of this year.

Under the MLFF, which is similar to systems used extensively in Europe, the United States, Australia, Canada and Singapore, the toll charges will be deducted electronically as vehicles bearing special tags pass through toll plazas at normal driving speeds, as there will be no barriers.

Efkon Asia Sdn Bhd, a local consultant appointed by the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA), is in the final stages of completing its feasibility study and submitting its recommendations.

The recommendations will be discussed in a committee comprising officials from the Works Ministry, MHA, toll concessionaires and Rangkaian Segar, the operator of the Touch ‘n' Go electronic payment system and SmartTag, before the MLFF electronic toll is implemented.

Efkon chief operating officer Helmuth Blausch said the MLFF would reduce congestion at toll plazas, be environmentally friendly and increase road safety.

“Some of the advantages include improved traffic flow, reduction in travel time, savings on fuel and cutting down the vehicle's wear and tear,” he said in an interview.

There are over 650,000 SmartTags in circulation at present.

Blausch said it was wise to expand on the existing system rather than replacing it.

“There is no need for the replacement of tags and the system infrastructure, and we also avoid the pitfalls from putting a new and untested system in place.

“All the technology used in the SmartTag lane is easily extended to high-speed MLFF,” he said.

Under the MLFF system, a laser scanner would detect and classify the vehicle, triggering the camera system to capture an image of it on the dedicated lanes on the expressway.

It will then debit the amount and inform the user of the correct payment.

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The Next Four Kicked out of American Idol 6

Bye Bye to Alaina Alexander, Leslie Hunt, Nicholas Pedro and A.J. Tabaldo

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In this photo provided by Fox Television, Alaina Alexander performs on Fox's 'American Idol,' more aspiring singers Thursday night, but Antonella Barba, the focus of recent attention over some racy Internet photos, was not one of them.

Alaina Alexander, Leslie Hunt, Nicholas Pedro and A.J. Tabaldo were voted off in the phone ballotting, which drew about 32 million calls and text messages. Sixteen hopefuls remain of the 24 who began the elimination rounds.

Perhaps the night's biggest surprise was that 20-year-old Barba, of Point Pleasant, N.J., was staying. "I thought you were worse than last week," Simon Cowell said Wednesday after her less-than-stellar cover of Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me."

A close friend of Barba has denied she was the subject of some graphically sexual pictures purported to be of her that were posted on the Internet last week.

Another surprise: The early elimination of the talented Tabaldo, 22, who gave a rousing rendition of Nina Simone's "Feeling Good."

Paula Abdul couldn't hide her disappointment.

"Truthfully, this is a singing competition," Abdul said Thursday. "I don't feel tonight reflects this."

Tabaldo's song choice could be bad luck for "Idol" contestants — after all, Hunt also performed "Feeling Good" this week. The 24-year-old Chicago resident told Ryan Seacrest she "had a feeling" she might be going home.

An emotional Alexander, who sang the Dixie Chicks anthem "Not Ready To Make Nice," was too choked up to get through the song after Seacrest asked her to perform it one last time. (The "Idol" females were there to help the 24-year-old California girl along — and give a group hug.)

Pedro's take on "Fever" wasn't enough to keep him on the Fox talent show. "It's about standing out in the crowd," said Cowell, who criticized the smoky-voiced singer, 25, for what he called a lack of charisma.

Thursday's show also featured a performance by "Idol" also-ran Kellie Pickler, who crooned "I Wonder," a song from her country album "Small Town Girl."

"American Idol," now running three times a week and again ruling the ratings, will return March 13 to a twice-weekly schedule.

The final 12 will be split evenly between men and women. So far this season, the show's sixth, men and women have been competing separately. The winner will be crowned during the finale in May.

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