Those of you who are avid readers of Blazing Minds may have noticed that there has been some subtle changes, some cosmetic and some the addition of some WordPress plugins!

So why the change?

After reading the blog post “WordPress Plugin Changes and Requests” over at ExtremeJohn’s Blog I decided to make a few changes, first of all I decided to add SexyBookmarks, which I think looks nicer than the earlier social bookmark system I used to have, also started using Analytics 360 which now hooks up my Google Analytics to my WordPress dashboard so I can check out my stats from my blog.

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It was an early rise this morning due to the fact that at around 8:30 the builders arrived to take down our garden wall and get ready to build a new one!

Why would we have a new wall, well the old one decided it was time to start leaning towards our next door neighbours garden and given a few more months it would of probably been sitting in their garden forming a rather funny looking rockery.

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Those wonderful people over at FuelMyBlog have informed their readers, that includes me, about PAW…

As we all know kids love parties, so do we adults or should that be big kids, anyway PAW (Parties Around the World) is a charity site that runs via donations at parties.

The host of an upcoming birthday party can use PAW™ to ask guests to make a donation to a PAW™ charity of their child’s choice, rather than bring a present. Since donations are made through PAW™, it is fast, simple and easy to use. You can set up a dedicated party page, invite your guests, track their RSVPs (no more chasing parents) send thank you emails – and the great thing is that everyone can keep track of how much they have raised for your child’s party theme.

Anyway check out Parties Around the World for more information

Just a quick post today with a link to my interview with Dan at Tycoon Blogger for the Blogger Spotlight at Tycoon Blogger.

So if you would like to learn a little more about me and my blog then check out the interview ASAP, also if your interested check out earlier interviews at I’m Not A Famous Blogger and BlogInterviewer.com (You can also vote for me here).

This weeks Saturday Six was tweeted to me by @hubi1857 with six words “mountains, deserts, lakes, islands, forests, cities” So this week I’ve made up six questions with each one using one of the words. So let’s get on with this weeks theme of Landscapes.

1. What’s the highest mountain you have ever climbed or walked up?
2. What is the biggest desert that you have been to?
   
3. What’s the biggest lake that you have ever visited?
4. Where is the smallest island you have ever visited?
5. What’s the densest forest that you have ever been into?
6. Out of all the cities that you have visited what is your favourite and why?

Ok, that’s it, thanks for taking part and I’m looking forward to everyone’s answers. Don’t forget to hit the “ReTweet” button to ReTweet this weeks Saturday Six.

Anyone using Twitter can be part of the process by tweeting me a topic, I will then pick one randomly and the chosen topic will be used and the tweeter will have a DoFollow link to their website or blog as a thank you.

If you would like to nominate a topic then simply tweet me @RemBeatZ with your nominated topic and the hash tag #Sat6

Also if you take part in the Saturday Six you can join the Saturday Six Twibe.. And don’t forget to vote for me at my interview at BlogInterviewer.

Ok so we all know about been able to share our pictures through Twitter via sites such as TwitPic and TweetPhoto, but what about other formats such as MP3s, PDF and other types of files.

FileSocial 2.0, easier and secure Twitter-based file sharing service
What happens when you want to share more than 140 characters with your followers?
Now we can share pictures, videos, music, text documents, compressed files,
PowerPoint presentations, Firefox extensions, applications… Anything!
It?s as easy as uploading it to FileSocial and a “tweet” will be automatically published
with a permanent link to the file along with the description you wish for everyone to see
it, download it or comment on it.

The new FileSocial is SECURE. It uses OAuth, a system that avoids the need to log in
with a username and password since it authenticates us directly through Twitter,
maintaining the confidentiality of our personal information. With FileSocial, your
personal information is safe.

The new FileSocial is EASY and CONVENIENT. You can upload any type of file up to
50 mb, absolutely free and without an expiry date. Carefully designed to make its
use simple, you can see the files other users upload and, of course, see your own files
and erase any at any time you wish to.

And if this weren?t enough, you can fiddle around with our API. Software developers can
now easily integrate FileSocial in their own service, or create plugins, applications,
widgets… Check it out!
FileSocial – Tweet your files!
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Characteristics:
-supported extensions: jpg, psd, mp3, avi, mov, zip, pdf, ppt, doc, rar, png… ANY
EXTENSION, without exceptions
-maximum file size: 50 mb
-files and links are permanent: no expiry date!
-highly secure: Twitter-based authentication through OAuth
-a counter of visits made to the files
-file follow-up, consultation and elimination at any time
-public API, extremely easy to use (similar to Twitpic)
-carefully designed to make its use simple
More info:
web: http://FileSocial.com
API: http://filesocial.com/api/docs
blog: http://blog.FileSocial.com
feedback: http://feedback.FileSocial.com

We are all looking for ways to make a bit of extra money on the side and now those wonderful people over at IZEA are about to launch Sponsored Tweets.

So what does it all mean?

Well to put it simply when you sign up with your Twitter account to Sponsored Tweets and then you can control what Sponsored Tweets are tweeted through your twitter account and you get paid for it, great, a little bit of money for something that you probably have an addiction doing anyway, I know I do :lol:

IZEA are currently getting very close to launching Sponsored Tweets and is running a super Early Bird Bonus, where you can signup through your Twitter account, set your price and tag your profile and then wait for the advertisers to come tweeting on your door

So my advice would be to get signed up as soon as possible to get your Super Early Bird Bonus…