WordPress 2.0 Theme Competition AnnouncedJanuary 2nd, 2006 Update: This competition (and Ah Kiong) appears to be fraud. Kcyap (Ah Kiong) announced WordPress 2.0 theme competition with some exciting prizes funded by him like 60GB iPod video.
Congratulations WordPress Plugin Contest Winners & Translator Pro WinnerAugust 26th, 2007 The WordPress plugin contest results were just announced by Mark Ghosh. We sponsored a copy of Translator Pro 5.0 plugin for the competition.
How To Get Free Copy of Translator Plugin Pro?June 14th, 2007 Weblog tools collection has announced a WordPress plugins competition. The competition began on 1st June (2007) and will last till the end of July.
$10 Million Prize for Fast Human Genome DecodingOctober 9th, 2006 X-Prize Foundation is offering $10m for the first private team that can decode 100 human genomes in 10 days. It is said to be the largest medical prize in history.
The Blooker Prize, World's First Literary Prize for Blooks (Books Based on Blogs or Web Sites) AnnouncedOctober 18th, 2005 Online self-publishing house Lulu has announced the Blooker Prize - first-ever literary award for "blooks," books based on blogs or Web sites. The Lulu Blooker Prize (www.lulublookerprize.com) is the first contest to honor blooks, a hybrid literary form that has evolved in recent years from web sites, particularly the web sites known as blogs.
Learn How to Develop Extensions for Firefox 1.5 and Later; Participate in FireFox Extension Development ContestNovember 5th, 2005 Firefox 1.5 introduced two new features which drastically simplify extension development - the greatly simplified chrome registration scheme and reworked Extension Manager. Read this article to get started with extensions development.
CNN Competition For Indian Citizen JournalistsSeptember 29th, 2006 Eligibility
To be eligible for CNN Citizen Journalist Award, a participant:
must be a citizen and resident of India;
should not be a professional journalist, a freelance journalist or an employee of any media / publishing / broadcast or online news organization; and
must be more than 18 years of age. How can you compete for CNN Citizen Journalist Award?
The winner of the Competition will be chosen from among those persons who, prior to 30 September 2006.
Oracle Surges 11% To New 52 Week High; Thoughts on OracleSeptember 26th, 2006 Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL) surged more than 11% to a new 52-week high on Wednesday backed by strong first quarter earnings and underscoring the strength of the company's decision to grow by acquisition. Oracle spent about $20 billion to buy PeopleSoft in 2005 and Siebel Systems this year, solidifying its place in the market for corporate applications.
Nigerian 419 Scammers Wins IgNobel Prize in LiteratureOctober 7th, 2005 The Internet entrepreneurs of Nigeria received Ig Nobel prize this year "for creating and then using e-mail to distribute a bold series of short stories, thus introducing millions of readers to a cast of rich characters -- General Sani Abacha, Mrs. Mariam Sanni Abacha, Barrister Jon A Mbeki Esq."
The scams (also known as 419 scams) are notorious for asking people to reveal their private bank information to help fictitious characters transfer large sums of money.
Grid Computing: Sun Offers 100, 000 in Grid Compute Utility Cool Apps PrizeMay 19th, 2006 Sun Microsystems (SUNW) is hosting Grid CoolApps Developer Challenge - a contest to develop applications for Sun Grid Compute Utility and the 'coolest' applications win!
There are two ways to compete - the best application that runs on Sun Grid Compute Utility, and the best application built with the Compute Server Plugin for NetBeans. In addition to US residents this contest is open to international participants too, those who cannot access the Sun Grid Compute Utility today.
Indonesia's most wanted terrorist shot deadAugust 8th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Indonesian police sources have said that one of two men killed in a central Java shoot-out with police is Indonesia's most wanted terrorist, Noordin Mohammed Top. Malaysian-born Top is a prime suspect in last month's near simultaneous suicide attacks on Jakarta's JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels, which killed nine people and wounded 53.
Bill Gates' Overpriced Tshirt in the Market, Who wants to Buy it Anyway?January 13th, 2009 Would you hang around with a chubby boy with specs on your apparel's chest? By jove the fellas would rip you off. Well! for a welcome surprise how about the Microsoft's big shot (officially former) Bill Gates on frontage.
Top 10 Web Hosting Providers (Updated August 2005)August 3rd, 2005 According to Hosting-Review, an independent provider of web hosting reviews, the Top 10 Web Hosts (updated August 2005) are:
BlueHost
IX Web Hosting
Powweb
Lunarpages
iPowerWeb
Yahoo Hosting
StartLogic
Host Excellence
Bluefish Hosting
Site Build It
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Compete: Free Website Ranking & AnalyticsSeptember 3rd, 2007 Compete is a relatively new player in website ranking and third party analytics, a space dominated so far by Alexa rankings and Google PageRank. Whereas Google PageRank is an approximate ranking for a single page, Compete rankings are, like Alexa, for the entire site and they offer it for free.
Is Weblog revolution coming to an end?May 16th, 2005 An analysis of growth pattern of top weblogs.
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