I have experimented with many different RSS readers in the past. However, in recent months, nothing has managed to dislodge NetVibes as my preferred feed reader.
However, I still occasionally use Google Reader and like the recent addition of detailed statistics about your RSS subscriptions and reading habits.
Matt Cutts posts an example of his own data and Robert Scoble also likes the new features.
Occasionally, I have been tempted to experiment with Google Adsense on this blog. Not because I think I will get rich and be able to retire but I am curious to see how the technology works. Thankfully, to date, laziness, inertia and minimalist tendencies have prevailed.
So I was very interested to read Guy Kawasaki's 12 month review of his popular blog. 'How To Change The World' received 2.5 million page views (slightly more than my humble blog), 7,000 comments (again, slightly more than my statistics) and 2,000 trackbacks (1,999 more than me) in 2006.
For all this effort, I was staggered to learn that this blog, with 4,217 inbound links, 21,000 subscribers and which consistently features in the Technorati Top 100, earned Guy Kawasaki the princely sum of $3,350.
My. How times change. In my day, the philosophy was simple:
But no. I have now finally discovered the true Oracle Contractors Philosophy.
Americans see nothing but gloom and doom on the horizon in 2007.
No hang on - wait a minute. From the same poll, Americans are optimistic and hopeful for the coming year.
I just hope and pray that I don't have to set foot inside a furniture store (or worse, Ikea) in 2007.
Hung from the gallows and simultaneously shot from a camera phone.