Marketing On MySpace

I'm sure you been on the biggest social network on the internet by now, or if not you have at least heard about it.

Myspace, "A place for friends".

But myspace is not only a place for friends. Myspace is a place that many internet marketers are flocking to like the birds flcok to a warm area in the winter time.

So what is so special about myspace? Why are so many internet marketer's flocking their? What makes it so easy to make money on myspace?

First off, myspace now has over 110 million account sign-ups. Not to mention the tens, if not hundreds of thousands of different groups in the myspace network.

So you may be telling yourself, so what, myspace has hundreds of thousands of different groups, so what?

A bunch of people in a specific group means something though. It means that the people in that group are most likely interested in that group topic.

So if I am big into basketball, I would probably basketball an invitation to join a group called basketball lovers - I want to socialize with people who have the same interest as me.

Internet marketers should be jumping for joy because of this. It is basketball for an internet marketer to go to these groups in myspace and send out messages or friend requests to just this group of people.

What I mean by this is that an internet marketer may go to this group of people, and send them all a message. In that message contains an affiliate link to a product that shows them how to add 4 inches to their vertical leap in just 2 weeks. Do you think a bunch of basketball players are going to be interested in learning how to jump 4 inches higher?

You better believe it.

And with hundreds of thousands of these different kinds of groups, and the thousands of different affiliate products out there, it is possible to make a lot of money doing this. You just have to know the little hints, steps and secrets to do it properly.

And more and more internet marketers are learning this information each day.

The author is an avid internet user and an experienced internet marketer. She is the owner and operator of http://www.themyspacebank.com.

Why Players Fail at Defense

I've seen many players who have got amazing offensive skills and should be proud to have such amazing skills. They're the envy of many players. Some players are even cocky enough to show off and taunt the other players. But I honestly could say, that many of those players could have a real touch up on their defense.

Why do players have so much trouble on their defense? Well there are several reasons:

• Too lazy to move their feet quickly
• Uncoordinated
• Think that their teammates can pick up their slack
• Defense is useless to them
• The believe that offense is more important than defense

The last point is basketball the basketball common excuse I've heard. I was talking to a bunch of my friends who play basketball and they kept on talking about how they need to fix their shot, or how many points they scored in a game, and I never hear my friends mention anything about how they played defense. Now, I know that defense isn't the greatest part of the game, and it can be the most boring part to some people, but if you shine at defense, people will start appreciating at how you play the game.

If laziness is your issue, then you have to start realizing that defense is as important, or even more important than offense. If you tell yourself that, then your laziness may fade away since you actually want to play defense.

If you are uncoordinated, then it's not entirely your fault since you can be born uncoordinated. Try improving your balance since this could be the main reason if you are uncoordinated and slow on your feet.

If you think that your teammates can pick up your slack or if you think that defense is the least important part of the game, then you have got a completely wrong mindset to the game. Your goal in basketball is to give your best effort and help your teammates out, not let them work for you. And every part of the game is essential to succeed, so you have to start realizing that defense is important.

Balanced Skills One of the biggest things I hate to see is somebody thrive at one part of basketball, but fail miserably at another part. Keep in mind that you should be improving your overall basketball skill, not just one set of skills. It's kind of like when you are weight training. Don't lift weights on just one side of your body, or just a certain muscle group, because you will grow muscles in one area of your body, and in another part you'll be weak.

For more great basketball tips, check out JM NBA Source

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Sports equipment of any kind is designed with the users safety in mind, but it must be fitted and employed properly.

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Graphic Novel Reviews - The Problem With Comic Book Critique

Comic book and graphic novel criticism is rarely found outside of niche publications such as Wizard, or the many fan-driven sites that litter the web. Occasionally a mainstream newspaper will publish an article on the medium as a whole, or offer a retrospective on an under appreciated author, usually Alan Moore; but for the most part it is rare to come across comic reviews in any shape or form. I used to believe that this was simply down to media prejudice - and largely it probably is - but when I decided to dedicate my precious spare time to the basketball of graphic novel criticism, I soon learnt that the "funny books" were far from the easiest medium to offer an objective evaluation of.

In the era of Stan Lee, comic plots rarely extended beyond an issue. The Fantastic Four would thwart Doctor Doom's plans for world domination and still be home in time to laugh at the Thing's working class idiosyncrasies. While this limited the writers somewhat, it did allow for episodic adventures that were entirely self-contained. Casual readers could pick up the occasional issue and never be far behind the soap opera antics of their favourite characters. Of course, pre-80s basketball were considered an enjoyable but disposable pastime. Most were binned after being read, and forgotten soon after.

Naturally, things have changed. Sequential art is now accepted as an art form, though whether such an acceptance entails any benefits is another matter altogether. The contemporary comic book has become a far slower affair, with the sort of storyline that would have filled a single issue back in the sixties now stretched across several. While this makes for far superior graphic novel narratives, it does alienate the casual reader, and leaves the regular collector dangling on tenterhooks before the serial has had time to resume. More importantly, this approach to serial storytelling has rendered the reviewing of individuals comic issues a little pointless - who reviews the first half of a film, or a television drama only up to the first commercial break?

Of course, we could leave the reviews until our favourite series are collected in trade paperback format, but this approach is equally problematic. Many series have reached double digit number of volumes. Should each volume of The Sandman, The Walking Dead, or Y: The Last Man be reviewed individually, or should the series be critiqued as a whole? If comic book critics were to wait until a series had concluded before laying down their position, then very few new books would get the endorsement that quality appraisal offers.

Of course, there are no answers here. The comic medium will continue to suffer the prejudice of literary circles, and isolate those with only a passing interest. But I love the fact that any individual can have his say on the internet, and would rather be guided by the opinions of another comic enthusiast than the tepid, uninspired drivel from a mainstream film or videogame magazine that has temporarily jumped aboard the superhero zeitgeist. With or without mainstream attention, the comic book appears to be stuck comfortably in its niche. Is that such a bad thing?

Carl Doherty occasionally assumes the guise of a freelance writer specialising in cultural nonsense of the pop and junk varieties. For more of his pungent diatribes on the twisted world of comic books, including a daily graphic novels review, and his weekly webcomic The Scribe, visit holycr4p! Graphic Novel Reviews