Miscellaneous Ramblings – 6/12/2008
Over 400 Entries in 24 Hours
I can’t believe how many people entered the Market Leverage bag of stuff giveaway. You guys must really want that Flip Video really bad! At its current rate, I may have a thousand entries before the big draw on June 21 at Dot Com Pho. If you haven’t entered yet, then go join the fun.
Dot Com Pho Resumes
After being MIA for a few weeks, Dot Com Pho is back at its usual time and location. Anyone who likes the taste of Pho noodles and making money online is welcome to join us. Dot Com Pho starts at 12:30PM at Pho Lan in Richmond this Saturday. If you wish to attend, let me know and I’ll save a seat for you.
Vote for Ian Fernando
Ian Fernando needs your help to get into the Top Affiliate Challenge. Please go to his TAC page and vote him a 10. It would be really cool to have Ian on the show. Right now, he is in the 56th spot. He’ll need to get into the top 10 in order to have a shot at it so please go vote.
The Coolest Gift I Got From Computex
I received many gifts at Computex Taipei, but none was as cool as this one.
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That is a really cool gift to keep you cool.
You seemed to know a lot about the fan for only opening it for the first time on camera.
That’s because I made it all up.
Hey John I have a question about the contest.. what I make many posts about the contest all linking to “http://www.johnchow.com/miscellaneous-ramblings-6122008/” Will I get many tickets or will it only count as 5, I’m asking this again even though I asked it in that page seeing as the other page has way too many comments and I’m bound to get a better response by posting in here.
Thanks I’d really like that ipod nano and WILL do everything in my ability to get it. Thanks
You need to send a trackback to the contest post, not this post.
I wonder why you picked a date so far, the sooner the better because I simply can’t wait!
Linkbait!
I’m willing to bet you only get 1 entry per blog, seems like the logical thing
Haha that’s a sick fan, i like it.
I would love to see a hover craft desk! That is a very awesome fan, totally sweet!
On a side note, I have been reading and rereading your ebook and I must say it is a very good read. I can usually ramble on for hours about one topic or another and now I’ve found a way to have multiple reasons to do so! So, I just want to say, thank you very much!
There was a guy that built a desk car that he drives around. It looked pretty cool and like an actual desk, except with a motor, sterring wheel, and tires. He also built a couch car and a few other weird vehicles.
~Terry
Something about that just seriously amuses me. Does he have a binary clock in the car?
I tried finding a video of it but I couldn’t seem to find it. Perhaps I’m not using the right keywords to find it. They are neat contraptions for vehicles though.
~Terry
The contest page crashes my firefox because of all the comments.
Yeah, its giving me errors too!
I think it’s time to get a new computer!
Just give it enough time and it’ll eventually load.
It will take time to load…the comments keep on building up!
I know but there is some kinda script that smashes up the whole thing!
I think some kind of Javascript error or something!
Hey John, couldn’t help but notice the date of the draw. It’s June 21st, not Jan (as in January) 21st right?
Yeah I know to the contest page, but What I mean is if I have 100 pages linking to the contest page will it be 100 x 5 = number of tickets I’ll get? Thank you for the answer
If you have so much time to do so many links and blogs, why dont you spend the same amount of time and earn money to buy those things?
It’s per blog. Linking from 100 pages from the same blog still gets you only five entries.
I’d like to know the answer to Germz question. If that’s the case, I need to get linkin’!
That fan is pretty darn large… but it looks like a desk fan that you would use on yourself rather than your computer, because of the base at the bottom that would allow it to stand upright…
John, you have 439 more entries on your contest that I have on my blog contest with ML stuff and other gadgets.
Thats called marketing muscle!
Unbelievable!!! 400 entries is pretty amazing.
I created a contest and only a few people entered!
John,
I want that fan! It’s darn hot around here
The coolest gift I got from COMPUTEX was an iPod nano and a whole bottle of Johnny Walker Black Label!
Oh, I got the fan too, but it’s kinda sucky and doesn’t do a whole lot.
I rather have this- http://tinyurl.com/4s9l3j – but use it for keeping beer cool.
I think you mean 400 comments and trackbacks and not entries John. If you multiply the trackbacks by the 5 entries you are giving each, your total entries will be well over 400.
~Terry
Hows that? 400 entries is a good number for earning rambling…
running out of ideas…
next will be usb car..for kids
what about a usb condom
I stumbled across a USB vibrator once, was only small though, guess USB doesn’t have the “punch”.
My brother in law got his two year old a battery powered jeep for his birthday. It has AM/FM radio, cup holders, and seats two.
So yeah, not too far off I don’t think.
thats a cool fan!
What everyone really wants is the bag, not the Flip camera.
Go buy it yourself at the NIKE Factory Outlet. I think they are 10 bucks.
But it’s got the logo on there! It’s different.
Say no to other people’s logos! Put your own on there!
Yeah this is a cool gift, fortunately they didn’t send you a hot one because they would send you a heater
John, your video’s are funny. It’s cool how authentic you are and not afraid to be a “goof” on camera. Most people are like that when they’re relaxed and hanging out with friends, but turn all serious when they get on camera or when they know the whole world is watching.
I think this “authenticness” is a large part of your success online. I can’t make it this weekend, but I definitely want to come out to more Dot Com Pho’s. The last one was fun.
Actually, we’re complete idiots on camera. Off camera, we actually have smart things to say. For example, while we were having a John Chow Free Edition Dot Com Curry House experience in Taipei, we actually talked about US politics. It was probably the most intelligent conversation that has ever come out of Ed, Michael and me.
When we turned the camera back on, all we could come up with was toilet humor and stupid shit. I guess we all put on some sort of face for the camera when the red light is on.
LOL.
I think most people are like that. But then…if we all weren’t silly on camera, who’d want to watch us?
Wow, John is quite a humorous guy. Cracking slick jokes. That’s how the web dudes roll.
Wow. Completely useless but highly entertaining.
Now that’s a very cool idea to keep you cool
That would be funny if it was real. It wouldn’t surprise me if someone started selling those.
400 entries! Wow! My chances feel high.
i think i can also win then!!
400 entries, and i’m sure it will keep on growing!
thanks! john I definitely want to see what you got to teach at TAC! if anything I will probably see you again at another convention! =P
We are extremely happy about the overwhelming amount of comments left on the contest post! Your readers are great! I don’t think I have ever seen this many comments on a single post before! Good luck to everyone!
Where’s my plug, John?
Lol I’m just messing. It seems like you’re not the only one getting all the Market Leverage packages for a contest.
I sure hope Debby (above me) would send one my way, so I could start yet another contest
-Mike
thanks john and as an update I am now ranked #12, huge jump!! I want to thank everyone for helping me out! really appreciate it and if I am on john’s team I will make sure I pos all his evil secrets!!
Forgetting the Ian part of it, FERNANDO sounds like FERDINAND (me), ha ha ha ha…so you will get my 10…
I think the whole idea of getting something for nothing is very appealing to those of us working really hard online to make some income, that is probably why you have so many entries in the contest. Lets hope the winner is the most deserving entrant!