Tagfoot – Social Bookmarking Redefined

TagfootTagfoot is a brand new social bookmarking and networking site, and it’s unique.   This is your invitation to join Tagfoot and find out all about this great site.

From a description alone you might think that Tagfoot is just another site like Digg or Stumbleupon, but aside from being able to bookmark pages, there the similarity ends.  The whole interface and experience is something else.

With Tagfoot you can bookmark different types of items, including  news, photographs and videos.  There is even a facility to build your own wishlist (more about this later).  Maybe you would like to let the world know about your blog or website, your photographs, the latest funny video you found on You Tube, or a news headline .   This is the place to do it.


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You can share anything with other members.

Over time you can build up a list of friends on Tagfoot who have similar interests.  Members tag themselves to identify things that they are interested in, and when you bookmark an item you have the ability to share it with friends, either by name, or by specifying various tags.

Tagfoot is a wonderful online community made up of diverse, vibrant, fun and interesting people of all ages from all around the world. There’s quite a following from Squidoo and Hubpages on there, plus from other social networking sites as well.

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This is the fun part…

Once items have been shared with other members, you can comment on them and rate them. We have some fantastic, side splitting conversations as well as more serious ones too. The more you interact with others on Tagfoot, the more you will gain from it. It’s not just about promoting your own stuff. It’s also about helping out others.

If you like an item that someone has shared, you can opt to give it a Foot-Up, which tells the person who bookmarked it that you like this type of item.  You can also foot comments on items up or down.   The more you bookmark, share, comment on or foot up, the higher your footing.  The Tagfoot home page shows you your rank or footing and it’s fun to rise up the charts as you find more things of interest to comment on.

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Now, here’s the clever part…

badge_profootIf you have a Google Adsense account or an Amazon affiliate account, you can earn money on Tagfoot.

Add at least ten items each to your bookmarks, news, videos and wishlist, and you can then apply to ‘Support’ to have your Google Adsense account linked into your Tagfoot account. Adsense adverts are displayed on every page, and a percentage of these will be for your account.  So the more interesting and diverse your bookmarks, the higher the chance of you earning something from the clickouts.

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And there is more to come…

If you have an Amazon account, you can add items from Amazon to your Wishlist and tag them.  There is a Widget that you can configure to select Wishlist items that match given tags, and you can display these items on your web page or blog using the Widget.  This will drive people to Tagfoot and if they buy – well I think you get the picture.  You can see an example of the Tagfoot Widget at the top right of this page.

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Do you Twitter?

badge_twitfootTwitter is rapidly becoming the site to be on, with millions of tweets being sent out daily.  There is an interface from Tagfoot to Twitter so that having bookmarked a page, shared a page or footed an item, you can opt to have a notification sent to your Twitter account.  Cool eh…  Add Twitter to your Tagfoot account and you get a shiny Twitfoot badge.

Tagfoot is spam free

There’s no spam on Tagfoot, or at least if someone attempts to spam it’s soon discovered and reported. You decide who to accept on your friends list and if they get too heavy with the shares they send you, you have a variety of options to control what you receive.   Tagfoot has it’s own police force, a select group of elite members called Bigfeet, who constantly monitor postings to ensure that everything is running smoothly and that nobody abuses the system, either by posting spam or illegal material, or by oversharing their posts.  Guess what?  If you achieve the elite status of Bigfoot, you get another shiny badge on your profile.

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So what do you think?

Hopefully this description of Tagfoot has got you curious.  Even better by now if your curiosity has got so aroused you already clicked on a link and checked it out.  If by this time you are still not sure about Tagfoot, all I can say is that both of us have been members for a few months and we wholeheartedly endorse it.  We have learned a lot, laughed a lot, and met a lot of great new people.  So what are you waiting for?

I hope that you will take a look at Tagfoot, sign up and become a participating member.  Certainly if you have your own websites or blogs, this is a great place to give them more exposure to the world.  We would love to hear from you to know what you think, so please leave us a comment if you have anything to say, or indeed if you have any questions we can answer for you.

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USB Hard Drives For Backup Or Storage

USB Hard Drives are now so cheap, especially here in the USA, that nobody should have an excuse to be short of disk space for Documents, Music, Digital Photographs, Movies etc, or short of space to create backups of their systems or data.   It wasn’t long ago that additional Hard Drives cost a lost of money, but now the prices of Hard Drives have come down tremendously, and in addition the popularity of USB Hard Drives has further reduced the price of these “plug and play” devices.

When it comes to disk space, while you may think that 250gb or even 500gb is more than enough, consider that with the resolution of Digital Cameras and Camcorders increasing all the time, plus the quality of ripped music and videos, the space needed to store these is continually increasing.  If buying a disk for backup, you ought to consider allowing enough space to allow for multiple backup copies of your files, rather than just a single copy.

Buy.com has a number of these devices, several of which are featured below.  Since models and prices change all the time, I left a general link to Buy.com at the bottom of this post, rather than to specific models.   A few months ago I purchased several 500gb USB Hard Drives for just over $100 each, however now for the same price you can get a 1TB (1,000 GB) drive, which is nothing short of amazing.


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So Why Buy From Buy.Com?

  • Buy.com has top quality products
  • Buy.com has the same or lower products than other vendors
  • Buy.com offers in many cases FREE SHIPPING
  • Buy.com offers additional rebates not found elsewhere
  • Buy.com has exceptional customer service and reliability
  • I have used them a number of times – never been disappointed

Hang On – What Is A USB Hard Drive?

A USB Hard Drive is a hard drive, the same as you would find inside your laptop or desktop, however it comes in a case, complete with it’s own power supply, and you connect it to your computer using a cable that plugs into the USB port.   The great advantage is that it’s very portable, you can attach it and remove it at any time, you don’t need to open your computer to install it, you literally just plug and play – plug it in, turn it on, the drivers install and it’s ready for use in minutes.

These drives are fast to transfer data, reliable, and the perfect way to add to your existing disk storage, as well as to backup your data.

FD G-Force Hard Drive - GF1000EU

Fantom 1TB G-Force Hard Drive – Dual Interface (eSATA & USB 2.0), 7200RPM – External Hard Drive

fd-g-force-hard-driveFantom Drives G-Force eSATA\USB 2.0 Hard Drives offer the most affordable storage solution for USB and eSATA enabled PCs and Macs. The USB 2.0 interface is capable of up to 60MB\sec transfer rates while the eSATA interface is capable of up to 300MB/sec transfer rates. This products features sturdy aluminum casing to provide maximum durability, fanless design for silent operation, and could be placed horizontally or stand vertically to allow maximum deskspace. From increasing storage space to providing a safe and flexible data backup solution, Fantom Drives G-Force eSATA\USB 2.0 Hard Drives are ideal for home and business users alike.
Features
Type: External Hard Disk
Power Supply: 110/220 V (Universal Power Supply)
Form Factor: External Unit
Host Interface: eSATA\USB 2.0
Capacity: 1TB
Access Time: 8.5ms
Drive RPM: 7200
Bus Transfer Rate (Maximum): 60 MB/S (USB), 300MB/S (eSATA)
OS Support: Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS 10.2 or higher
Package Contents: eSATA\USB 2.0 Hard Drive, USB 2.0 Cable, Power Cord, User Manual
Warranty Information: Warranty Terms: One-year limited
Product Dimensions: 7.75″ x 4.5″ x 1.375″
Product Weight: 2.4 lbs
Box Dimensions: 10.5″ x 9″ x 3 1/4″
Box Weight: 5 lbs
UPC: 74965613530


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Fantom GreenDrive - GD1000EU

1TB USB 2.0 and eSATA External Hard Drive – 2 Year Warranty!

fantom-greendriveG-Force GreenDrive line of external USB and eSATA disk drives feature the latest advances in power saving technology and ROHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive) compliant materials and process. The G-Force Green Drive gives the consumer the ability to minimize his or her carbon footprint without sacrificing performance. Fantom Drives GreenDrive USB 2.0 Hard Drives are a power conscious step forward to provide maximum capacity and performance while reducing power consumption. The G-Force GreenDrive USB 2.0 Hard Drive family feature sturdy aluminum casing to provide maximum durability, fanless design for silent operation, and could be placed horizontally or stand vertically to allow maximum deskspace. Fantom Drives GreenDrives yield average drive power savings of 4-5 watts over competitors’ drives while maintaining solid performance. That power savings equates to reducing CO2 emission by up to 60 kilograms per drive per year – the equivalent of taking your car off the road for 14 days each year, and saving up to $14 per year in electricity costs depending on the power-on-hours.
Features
Type: External Hard Disk
Power Supply: 110/220 V (Universal Power Supply)
Form Factor: External Unit
Host Interface: eSATA\USB 2.0
Capacity: 1TB
Bus Transfer Rate (Maximum): 60 MB/S (USB), 300MB/S (eSATA)
OS Support: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS 10.2 or greater
Package Contents: GreenDrive eSATA\USB 2.0 Hard Drive, USB 2.0 Cable, Power Cord, User Manual
Warranty Information: Warranty Terms: 2-year limited
Product Dimensions: 7.75″ x 4.5″ x 1.375″
Product Weight: 2.4 lbs
Box Dimensions: 10.5″ x 9″ x 3 1/4″
Box Weight: 5 lbs
UPC: 749656139666


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