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Last year I posted about SezWho, a comment service that had been added to the Entrecard system. In yesterday’s email I saw a post from the Entrecard feed that said it SezWho was shutting down due to lack of funding. Entrecard was recommending users switch to JS-Kit. I’ll take a look at the JS-Kit, which is supposed to be. I’d had problems with SezWho where after I added it things weren’t visible on my site the world’s largest distributed social network. Will you be switching to JS-Kit?

• What sort of paid ads Entrecard won’t accept
• EntreCard
• Entrecard toolbar

I saw another message from the Entrecard feed in yesterday’s email. Addressing the concern about the ads that will be sold on the Entrecard network, we were informed what sort of ads won’t be sold – “Male enhancement ads, Adult themed ads, Any ad that links to a site with nudity, Gambling / Casino Ads and Ads for drugs of any kind”. I still have a concern about the ads but I’m willing to try it and see how it goes. My only worry is that we all have differing views of what is inappropriate or offensive so we may not all agree about an ad.

• EntreCard
• SezWho shutting down
• Entrecard Credits News

I subscribe to the Entrecard feed by email and I got an interesting post yesterday. This one said the decision to have to pay to reject ads had been reversed. The post continued to say that they were flexible on the new, upcoming above the fold rule and that it had been changed. Placement of the widget will now need to be within one page down on a screen resolution of 1900×1200.

• EntreCard
• SezWho shutting down
• Entrecard Credits News

Entrecard sent an email yesterday announcing that they would be launching an ad network and a credit cashout service in the following week. If I’ve understood it correctly the email states that Entrecard will be selling 125×125 advertising to third parties and that those ads would run either across the network or by category. The estimated number of ads is 40 million monthly impressions. Bloggers would be able to reject the ad if they paid a fee to do so. Members will also be able to sell credits for cash from their dashboard. Lastly, a rule requiring Entrecard widgets to be above the fold in order to remain active in the netwprk.

• Entrecard Credits News
• Entrecard revises rules on placement and ad rejection
• Entrecard Forum and Blog Approval News

Entrecard is now manually approving all blogs that are applying. They’ve also added a brandy new Entrecard forum, which is open to both Entrecard members and non-members. The new forum looks terrific. It’s got all sorts of boards and already has over 3,000 members.

• New Entrecard ebook and multiple blog feature
• EntreCard
• SezWho shutting down

FreebieReporter is having a huge contest. Seventeen prizes total will be awarded. The prizes are as follows:

1st Prize:
30,000EC  from  Freebie Reporter
125×125 ad for a month from The Asian Economist
125×125 ad for a month from Free Famous Quotes
1 VIP membership to CreateBanner.com
1 Entrecard banner design from  A Phone Sex Life

2nd Prize:
20,000EC from  Freebie Reporter
1 VIP membership to  CreateBanner.com
125×125 banner  ad for a month  from Journal Of Journey
125×125 banner  ad for a month from  Charcotrip.com
1 month blogroll link from A Phone Sex Life

3rd Prize
2000EC  from  SimpleBrowser
2000EC  from  Debit vs Credit
1500EC  from  Positive Thinking
2000EC  from  Realm of Prosperity
1500EC  from  NickThrolson
1000EC  from  Fantasy Baseball
125×125 ad for 3 months from  Cash Advance Blog
1 VIP membership to CreateBanner.com

Other Prizes:

EC Credits:
11 Lucky winners will get 1000 credits from one of our fabulous sponsors:
1000EC from  Michael Aulia
1000EC from  Øblog
1000EC from  Better Inspirational Communication
1000EC from  Random Detox
1000EC from  Multiply Themes
1000EC from  Momawannabe
1000EC from  Singaporean In London
1000EC from  Abhishek
1000EC from  SEMscoop.com
1000EC from  A Second Cup
1000EC from  Kutsara at Tinidor

Advertising:
4 Lucky winners will get premium advertising spots from the following bloggers:
125×125 ad for a month  from Positive Thinking
125×125  ad for a month from Gift Reviews
1 month blogroll link from Freebie Reporter
125×125 ad for a month from Freebie Reporter

Earn 5 Entries by blogging about the contest and mentioning one prize you’d like to win. Earn 10 entries by blogging about the contest, mentioning one prize you’d like to win and including the list ofsponsors. Earn 2 entries for subscribing to the FreebieReporter rss feed via email. Be sure to leave a comment on the contest announcement letting them know which ways you’re entering. All the winners will be picked by using the random list generator at random.or. The contest ends on 10/10/08.

I’d like to win the 30,000 Entrecard credits from Freebie Reporter myself.

• Want to win some money?
• And the winner of the Computer Chit Chat Christmas Contest is…
• Entrecard Credits News

Recently Entrecard released the Entrecard toolbar. It’s especially helpful for people like me that have more than one blog, although any Entrecard user would find it helpful. On the far left is a pulldown menu that allows users to switch the Entrecard account they’re dropping with on the fly. The next menu, from the left side, shows you how many credits you have in the Entrecard account you’re logged into and how many drops you’ve made that day. The next menu after that will take you to your favorites and all of the categories. The last menu on the far right allows you to choose what types of sites you want to drop or advertise on. The little green arrows allow you to navigate to the next site and the next ten sites. The Entrecard toolbar is free and works on Firefox 2 and 3.

• New Entrecard ebook and multiple blog feature
• Entrecard Credits News
• Entrecard Forum and Blog Approval News

Many of you have either heard of Entrecard, know what Entrecard is or use Entrecard. Well, the gang at Entrecard is at it again. Earlier this week Entrecard announced some big news. Entrecard users are now able to buy Entrecard credits directly from Entrecard from a link in the dashboard. There’s more. Bloggers will now earn Entrecard credits every time they publish a post on their blog. Bloggers are eligible to receive 25 credits each time they write a post. The only catch is that this is limited to receiving credits every three days. Lastly, you can earn Entrecard credits by writing on the Entrecard blog. The number of credits a blogger receives depends on the topic, value and quality of the post he/she writes. That’s it for now! Happy dropping!

• EntreCard
• Huge Entrecard contest on Freebie Reporter
• Who sez your comments

I’m giving away 250 Entrecard credits. To enter just drop your Entrecard on my widget AND leave a comment on this contest announcement. Contest ends Saturday 05/31/08 at 11:59 pm est and the winner will be selected using random.org and announced on 06/01/08. Ready? Set? Go!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS OVER.

• Chick Wordpress theme giveaway
• Bloggy Giveaways - One Year of Hosting
• February Contest

Entrecard has upgraded once again! This time around they’ve added something many people including myself have been looking forward to - multiple blogs. That’s right, Entrecard users can now have more than one blog on one account. Until now, if you wanted to place Entrecard on several of your blogs you had to set up separate accounts. It’s easy to link blogs under one account, but if you aren’t sure how, you’ll really like hearing this. Entrecard has released an official ebook. The Entrecard e-book contains all of the info you want to know about Entrecard including what it is, how to use it, where to place it, tips and strategies.

• Entrecard toolbar
• Entrecard Credits News
• Entrecard Forum and Blog Approval News