LayZ Daisy List of Top 100 Blogs

Here is a list of blogs I am in the process of reviewing. The final decisions have not yet been made, results will be posted on January 5th, 2009.  Please vote for the top 5 you like best.  Here are the Categories: Best Blog, Best Design, Most Bizarre, Most Entertaining, Best News Blog, Most interesting Content.

http://alpha.hubdub.com/

http://www.amodernmother.com/

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/

http://arielwaldman.com/

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/

http://www.aubreysabala.com/

http://www.avc.com/

http://blogoscoped.com/

http://www.boingboing.net/

http://www.briansolis.com/

http://calacanis.com/

http://www.carsonified.com/

http://www.celticangelwarriors.blogspot.com/

http://www.cinematical.com/

http://www.chrisbrogan.com/

http://clicktoclient.com/blog/

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/

http://www.coffeecupnews.org/

http://www.copyblogger.com/

http://creativechick.blog-city.com/

http://crooksandliars.com/

http://www.dailyblogtips.com/

http://dailykos.com/

http://daringfireball.net/

http://www.dcrblogs.com/

http://www.divinecaroline.com/

http://www.dooce.com/

http://doughaslam.com/

http://www.dropdeadchris.com/

http://evhead.com/

http://forextrader.org/

http://www.emilychang.com/

http://www.engadget.com/

http://www.entrepreneurbootcamp.info/

http://www.fitafterthirty.com/

http://garyvaynerchuk.com/

http://gawker.com/

http://www.geekentertainment.tv/

http://gizmodo.com/

http://groovybabyblog.blogspot.com/

http://blog.guykawasaki.com/

http://www.grocerypricebooks.com/grocerypriceblog/

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/

http://hardlynormal.com/blog/

http://www.horsepigcow.com/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

http://icanhascheezburger.com/

http://irisvaprofessional-irispoole.blogspot.com/

http://jemimakiss.com/

http://www.joelcomm.com/

http://justjared.buzznet.com/

http://kottke.org/

http://lasikblog.typepad.com/the_lasik_blog/

http://laughingsquid.com/

http://leahj.blog-city.com/

http://lifehacker.com/

http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/

http://www.lovethatmax.blogspot.com/

http://loxlygallery.com/news/

http://majornelson.com/Default.aspx

http://marketingtechblog.com/

http://mashable.com/

http://michellemalkin.com/

http://www.mickipedia.com/

http://momsjustwannahavefun.blogspot.com/

http://www.veronicabelmont.com/

http://www.neatorama.com/

http://www.notyourtypicalmama.blogspot.com/

http://omar-abid.blogspot.com/

http://blog.ookong.com/

http://perezhilton.com/

http://petersantilli.com/

http://photographypark.com/

http://postsecret.blogspot.com/

http://www.problogger.net/

http://www.pvponline.com/

http://queenoftheclick.com/

http://www.randsinrepose.com/

http://redcouch.typepad.com/

http://www.rheingold.com/

http://rising.blackstar.com/

http://www.roytanck.com/

http://www.scratchingsandsniffings.com/

http://www.seaviewwa.com/

http://scobleizer.com/

http://scripting.com/

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/

http://shankman.com/

http://www.sarahlacy.com/

http://simplebits.com/

http://smilingdogenterprises.com/

http://socialwayne.com/

http://www.sugarrae.com/

http://staynalive.com/

http://stockcapitalist.com/

http://tanagerphoto.wordpress.com/

http://tastyblogsnack.com/

http://www.techcrunch.com/

http://thedomesticdiva.org/

http://themolly.com/blog/

http://theregalseagull.blogspot.com/

http://www.therestofthedirt.com/blog.htm

http://www.thewaytobuildwealth.org/

http://tomfraley.com/

http://www.tuaw.com/

http://www.tubbynerd.com/

http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/

http://www.viloria.net/

http://vintagechic.typepad.com/

http://www.warrenellis.com/

http://waynemansfield.blogspot.com/

http://www.weaselzippers.net/blog/

http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/

http://www.wilshipley.com/blog/

http://www.wolf-howl.com/

http://youlooknicetoday.com/

http://www.zeldman.com/

http://zenhabits.net/

Voting rules: Vote for the top 5 websites you like best (no need to categorize them). You are allowed to vote for your own site only once, then you can vote for 4 other blogs you like best. You cannot enter your vote more than once or your vote will be disqualified. In you don’t want to vote in categories, just tell me your top 5 favorite blogs.

Voting will begin at midnight on 12/31/08 and will close at midnight 1/4/09. Post a comment to cast your vote or email to: layzdaisyreviews@gmail.com

Quote of the day December 31, 2008

“If you’re interested in ‘balancing’ work and pleasure, stop trying to balance them. Instead make your work more pleasurable.”
~ Donald Trump

Word of the Day

ramble (ram-bull) noun
To wander about; a walk for pleasure without predetermined destination.

verb
To talk or write about one thing and then another without useful connection.

Random Fact

Two of the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 48 episodes served as pilots for the 1960s television shows The Twilight Zone and The Untouchables.

Selling Products Online: Writing a Good Ad

In my years of experience in the print and advertising industry, I found that writing a good ad is one of the most important keys in advertising. If you are currently selling products on eBay, eBid, Etsy, Bid Owl or other auction websites, it is important to write a good ad. This works well especially for advertising a business, or for informational advertising. Your ad can make or break a campaign. It’s important that you have good content; All of the information in the ad should give an accurate description with correct information. Get to the point and give as much detailed information as you can without making it lengthy. If you are going to sell a product, here are a few tips how you can start writing your own ad.

1. Have a few key words to make your ad catchy.
2. Have a good design. If you can’t design a good looking ad yourself hire a professional.
3. Keep your ad short and sweet, with good content.
4. Give accurate and detailed information.
5. If you’re going to sell a product, more pictures are always better.
6. List contact information in case anyone has any questions.

Quote of the day December 30, 2008

“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.“
~ Bill Gates

Word of the Day

seriatim (sir-ee-AT-im) adverb
In a series; one after another.

Random Fact

The Ginza Line is the oldest underground subway line in the Far East, opened in Tokyo in 1927.

Quote of the day December 29, 2008

“My hope is that we continue to nurture the places that we love, but that we also look outside our immediate worlds.”
~ Annie Leibovitz

Word of the Day

incipient (in-SIP-ee-uhnt) adjective
Beginning to exist or appear.

Random Fact

December 29 is Islamic New Year (2008, A.H. 1430); Mourning of Muharram in Shia Islam begins (2008); Hanukkah in Judaism ends at sunset (2008).

Quote of the day December 26, 2008

“I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.”
~ Rosa Parks

Word of the Day

perspicacity (pur-spuh-KAS-uh-tee) noun
Clearness of understanding or insight; penetration, discernment.

Random Fact

The rings of Uranus were discovered on March 10, 1977, by James L. Elliot, Edward W. Dunham, and Douglas J. Mink.

Quote of the day December 25, 2008

“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.”
~ John 15:12

Word of the Day

Noel (NO-well) noun
1: The Christmas season; yuletide.  2: (lowercase) noël also noel A Christmas song or carol.

Random Fact

The annual Christmas on the River festival in Demopolis, Alabama, features a parade with floats on boats.

Quote of the day December 24, 2008

“Christmas is a time when people of all religions come together to worship Jesus Christ.”
~ Matt Groening

Word of the Day

coruscate (KOR-uh-skayt) transitive verb
1: To give off or reflect bright beams or flashes of light; to sparkle.  2: To exhibit brilliant, sparkling technique or style.

Random Fact

An expedition led by English explorer James Cook in 1777 reached Christmas Island, also known as Kiritimati the largest coral atoll in the world.

Bailouts: First the Banks, now the Auto Industry?

Over this past year many national banks have been in trouble. This happened because of bad investments and bad judgments of people that worked for these banks that did unethical loans. Because of the giant loss of banks across the country, the Federal Government decided to step in to bail out these banks in an effort to save the economy. Unfortunately it wasn’t a very well thought out plan. There were banks that used the money to pay themselves big bonuses and pay for luxury vacations, instead of using the money for what it was intended for. Then there were banks that used the money to pay for new investments, some of these banks didn’t even need the bailout money. Now the auto industry is seeking bailout money from the Government. Should these companies be bailed out? Or should they be held accountable for their actions, and file a Chapter 11 while they clean up their act.

The Government I think is going to go about this in a smarter way this time. Some things to consider are what will happen to the economy if they give the money to the auto industry? What type of stipulations will be enforced? We as tax payers do not have a choice. When ever the Federal Government gives a large sum of money to anyone, we pay for it, and usually the money comes from one of two sources, they raise taxes to pay for it or it comes out of social security.

Here are some additional articles related to this post.

How the Feds will Govern GM and Chrysler

Potential GM Bankruptcy Catastrophic for Economy

Wallstrip: Does the Auto Industry Deserve a Bailout?

Quote of the day December 23, 2008

“The only gift is a portion of thyself.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Word of the Day

macrobiotic (mak-roh-by-OT-ik) adjective
1: Of or relating to the theory or practice of macrobiotics; “macrobiotic diet.  2: Lengthening the life span.  3: Of pertaining to, or serving macrobiotic food: a macrobiotic restaurant.

Random Fact

In 1908, Maypole Colliery in Abram, Greater Manchester, England, was the site of an underground explosion that killed 75 miners.