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Update: 2/22/2204: This post has been updated in 2020 and 2024 to update changes to survey site names and to include the latest links. This post was originally posted on 10/11/2019. Header image source Pixabay I don’t know about you but I can always use some extra cash especially as we head into the holiday season. So I thought I’d […]
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header image provided by Pixabay I came across another phishing scam email recently. This is another version of the unclaimed package email. Basically the email is sent from an official looking office asking you to claim an random package. Many packages are stated to be of high value or that you will be give a certain amount of money for
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thumbnail image provided by pixabay.com I recently found out that one of my videos was being displayed on another website. Like many of you would think I wasn’t very happy about it. I contacted the website and my video has been removed but I thought I’d share how you can handle this issue as well. If you have an issue
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header image provided by Pixabay I think many of us who use social media tend to think our profile growth may be slow or maybe your not having any growth at all. Like with most social sites they are ever-changing. Maybe you have a small blog (like me) or you’re a business. Even if you’re a content creator you still
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header image provided by Pixabay I happened to come across an email yesterday that called my attention. It seems that the investment email scams are back again. For those of you who may not be familiar with these scams, they are basic emails proposing you help someone by either investing in business or opportunity. Many of these emails have a
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I shared a post earlier this week discussing routers. I thought I’d share a bit more about the recent router I purchased. I needed a router a few weeks back. I’ve added a few more tech devices to my home network so I needed to boost my wi-fi signal.
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In the prior post, I shared about how I opted to use Gleam for my giveaways. Well, today I’d like to share the reason why. Aside from the fact that you can set up a free account that is very versatile. I’d like to share more about the site and ease of use in general. Just a reminder that some
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header image provided by Pixabay Earlier I was checking my email. Well to my surprise I came across an interesting spam message. I know I shouldn’t open these but every once in awhile I do. Today I’m glad I did. I often double-check my spam folder to make sure some of my general email that is sent to my blog
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U N Treasury Scam thumbnail image photo source pixabay https://pixabay.com/illustrations/fraud-prevention-scam-corruption-3188092/ I had a long-running scam email today. This one claims to be from the United Nation Treasury Department. It claimed I won a lottery draw in the amount of $5.5 million dollars (US) from Arizona Bank And Trust Let’s start off by saying that Arizona Bank And Trust is a
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thumbnail image photo source pixabay https://pixabay.com/illustrations/fraud-prevention-scam-corruption-3188092/ I thought I’d post this because this is the first time I’ve ever been sent a scam message via influencer platform. I also figured it was worth sharing because it has been going around for a number of years. The long-winded message basically states that someone with your (in this case ) my last
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thumbnail image from Pixababy https://pixabay.com/vectors/comments-…I have been having some funny and odd social media comments lately. I thought I’d share a few of them with you all. Many of these comments I think are autogenerated. Some have nothing to do with the content I share at all. They are praised for something as simple as sharing a photo i took
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header image source Pixabay As we all know email scams are nothing new. They have been around for years. Many you can spot as fake by the way they are written due to poor spelling or grammar. Others might look more convincing due to the brand logo being added. The email I came across today wasn’t very convincing but I
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I’ve been using dscout for a few weeks now. I originally signed up for an account for a Bullseye Insiders project. I wasn’t selected for it but I kept the app installed anyway. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been apart of two missions that dscout offered.
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I thought this was worth sharing. With so many scams going around lately it’s hard to keep up with them. There are always the old tried and true ones that include the lottery winnings scam or countless others. This Bitcoin scam isn’t new nor is it very creative. I came across a great article from Malwarebytes Labs discussing the same
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Post Updated 6/8/2023 Pinchme recently changed its sampling structure. They have eliminated the once-a-month sample Tuesday to have daily sample offers. These offers will have to be claimed by following the links for products you are interested in Depending on the offer you may be required to take a survey to see if you will be selected to try the
If you’re like me and you opted to expand your blog or website from a free service to a hosted service. You may have chosen to go with WordPress. When I mean WordPress I mean WordPress.org. If your interested in learning more about that process you can read this post. For this post, I’m assuming you’re like me and are
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intro image pexels.com https://www.pexels.com/photo/wrapped-… I recently was sent an email from a website inviting me to sign up for their giveaway loop program. I never knew these types of sites existed. I also didn’t know that you are required to pay a set fee to join a giveaway loop. I thought I’d share this info and what I learned. I’d
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How to create an ADS txt file In this video, I share how to create an Ads txt file. If you use Google Adsense you may have seen a banner stating that your site may be at risk because your site doesn’t have an Ads txt file. I know I have. Doing my search i saw a few other people
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a video sharing a possibly new type of banking email scam. This again has to deal with transferring funds to an online account. I thought I’d share this just to alert everyone. As usual, don’t reply to these emails and if you can report them to the banking institution that is listed in the email. This one happened to be
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UPDATE 5/23/2019: So on Wed. 5/22/2019 a whole 24 hours and 30 something minutes after my customer service appointment was supposed to be handled I had a voice mail from a very nice AT&T rep. You can listen to it below I also went back to check the Ufix service message and it’s still listed as being delayed. You would
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Recently I had some internet service interruptions. This is nothing new it’s been a problem for as long as I’ve lived in my house. Being in an older neighborhood you come to accept these issues like it or not. The only con about having service issues is that we lose phone as well. Again, no big deal but still a
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intro image provided by https://pixabay.com/vectors/comments-… Social media comments We all deal with comments via social sites and some can be puzzling. Others might be negative or even spam. This vlog post asks the question of How do you deal with social media comments? Most of the time I either do two things ignore them or reply to them. Sometimes I’m
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header image source Pexels.com I’ve been thinking a lot about this topic lately. It’s nothing new. We all have known someone who has fallen out of love at one time or another. This doesn’t always have to be strictly defined in a romantic sense. That being said it can be a surprising process, to say the least.
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As you all know for some strange reason my Instagram account is very active for random messages. Today I had a new one that I had to share. It seems these profiles are trying to direct message people under the guise of being someone famous. Granted at times it’s obvious that they aren’t who they claim to be but I
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I know this is a running topic on my blog but honestly social media never ceases to amaze me. I’ve encountered some very strange and at times downright dumbfounding profiles in the past. If you follow my youtube channel you’ve probably seen me vlog about some of the odd things I’ve dealt with too. Here’s a blog post and here’s
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header image source Pexels Well it’s a Wednesday (3/13) and I had a lot of things i wanted to post via social media today. But it seems that Instagram and Facebook both have gone down. I will admit I didn’t notice the issue until nearly 10 a.m. I figured it was a glitch that would be cleared up soon.
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a vlog chatting about internet ads that I’ve come across or that have been shared with me. I’ve been seeing a big upswing in dating site ads lately.
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Sharing another version of the Bitcoin email scam. This one requested Euros in Bitcoin as payment. I also noticed that it was sent from what could be seen as a valid email address. since it was a dot com at the end. I have however found a website that allows you to report these abusers. https://www.bitcoinabuse.com/ Don’t send any ransom
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I happened to have this email today 1/19/2019 and figured i’d share it with all of you. It appears that the Bitcoin Scams are back again. This email was sent to my blog email address. It was a sextortion email claiming that they (a hacker) has a video of me that would be released to family and friends if i
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Well, it seems Google + is shutting down. I saw this announcement this morning. I will admit I didn’t use Google + much. Most things were auto-posted from my blog. I never really quite got the hang of the user interfaces as well. From what I’ve read so far it seems that personal or as Google sites it Consumer accounts
header image provided by Pexels Update: 12-5-2018: Once again this topic has been on my mind lately. I’ve seen too many people having to deal with online negativity lately. I don’t think it’s right nor is it something someone should spend their day doing. Personally, I think if the person has that much free time on their hands they need
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No matter what line of work you’re in there will come a time where you will need a photo. Be it for a class project, a video your creating or even for a blog post. Stock photos come in handy. If your not familiar with the term you can learn more about it here.
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Mystery bags or hauls or whatever you’d like to call them aren’t new. Yet lately it seems like many companies are bringing this back. I find it interesting because you will always be surprised. Be it good or bad you never know what you will get in the box if you order one. I had been seeing a few people
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I find it interesting how social media has made us become anti-social. It seems like everywhere you turn people are too busy with their noses in a screen as opposed to interacting with others. I think we can all admit we have some form or addiction to our tech. I know I do. I have caught myself scrolling endlessly through
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In today’s digital age it seems like we have become so obsessed with gaining likes or shares or even followers. I’ve noticed this more and more. It seems like everyone is becoming so concentrated on their online persona that they don’t keep sight of the real world. I’m talking more about just trying to be more courteous when being online.
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It seems like no matter where you turn these days there seems to be a new scam going around. I think we are all aware of the usual phone scams, email scams or texting scams. Again I think we are all familiar with the lottery winner emails or the occasional IRS phone call scam. If you’d like to learn more
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In this tech central day and age, there seem to be ways to expand your reach at every turn. You can join sites that help repost your content, schedule your content or even boost your content in some way. This is all fine and dandy but when your new to the social media game be it for business or even as
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I’m trying to convince myself that I feel well enough to write.
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Photo provided by Pexels.com With everything that’s been happening in the world lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the power of words. In light of recent events, there has been so much going on that I’ve been overwhelmed by it all. It seems like for every one positive response there seems to be a negative one.I don’t know if it’s been
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photo provided by Pexels The topic of Social Media Romeo’s isn’t a new one for me. You can see my previous post here. You can use any name you like when referring to them but the chatter is always the same. It is a random message via any form of social media saying hello. From there, things take a turn.
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photo provided by Pexels I’ve been noticing that more and more profiles are being struck by random messaging. No matter what site you are on be it Instagram or Facebook. Many other social sites may have this trend on the rise as well. Those sites are the two sites that come to mind for me right now. I think these
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