Last week’s post was such a hit, I decided to post a few more for your viewing pleasure..

Check back next Friday for my next batch!

An active Internet user since 1994, I still remember firing up Mosaic for the first time. Those were the days. Ugly websites with gaudy animated icons, flashing and scrolling text, under construction pages, sounds galore, and textured backgrounds! Do you remember how websites used to look? Here’s a blast from the past..

10 years from now, people will look back at all of our 125×125 buttons and wonder what was wrong with us..

As I mentioned last week, sellers decided to boycott eBay in response to the new fee structure, as well as the changes to the feedback system. Unfortunately, eBay is claiming that the boycott had no affect, even though an independant third-party saw a drop to 13.5 million listings at one point last week. Ultimately, they have no plans to roll back fees or feedback changes, and sellers are at a crossroad now.

Many sellers, both big and small, have vowed to leave eBay and never return. The problem, where do you go? eBay is a giant monopoly, and while others have tried to compete in the auction game, none have been able to make any headway. Some sellers have expressed plans to open their own ecommerce stores, in which to sell their goods. While that sounds good on the surface, it’s not as easy as they might think. The beauty of eBay is that you’ve got tens of millions of people visiting the site each day, and your listings are going to get more than a few views on any given day.

It should be interesting to see how this plays out.. I’d think this would be the perfect time to introduce a new auction website to the public. With the right amount of publicity behind it, things could really take off for them!

I finally got a free moment to jump on the computer, so I figured I’d throw up a quick post! Of course, a quick scan of Google Blog Search showed me that every other blogger in the universe has already written about ASW.. That’s what I get for spending 12 hours at the craps table! But I walked away up almost $22K, so I’m not complaining!

The parties are RIDICULOUS! And the conference itself isn’t so bad either.. It’s pretty cool meeting people like Zac Johnson, John Chow, and others in person, after reading their blogs forever. Lastly, a huge shout-out to Shawn and Misty for putting together such a great event! Can’t wait for Affiliate Summit East in Boston this summer..

I’m off to dinner at Nine @ The Palms.. Till tomorrow!

NFL Gridiron Gab makes a bold statement, billing themselves as the definitive NFL football blog, but they’ve got the goods to back it up. Started back in August 2006, the blog has been well-received in the sports media world, and has been featured on SI.com, ESPN, USA Today, and NBC Blog Buzz, just to name a few.

This isn’t a one-man show. They’ve got a staff of 18 writers, including the infamous Jenn Sterger. YOWSERS!! With this many writers, there’s never a dull moment.. During the regular football season, it’s typical to see 8-10 new stories posted each day! In addition to regular articles, the site features a number of podcasts that can be streamed online or downloaded for your convenience.

The site features a clean layout that makes it easy to navigate and find what you’re looking for. I’ve been a loyal reader since it’s inception, and it’s great to see the site continue to grow and evolve. If you’re an NFL football fanatic like me, be sure to make NFL GridIron Gab your first stop each morning!

I was listening to the 80’s station on Sirius this afternoon, and a song came on that brought me back to 1988, and the first CD I ever got.

A local radio station was doing a drawing at the mall, and I was the lucky winner. I didn’t even own a CD player yet! Luckily, my Dad’s work had given him an external SCSI CD-ROM for his laptop, and it had a headphone jack. Perfect!

I rocked out to this CD while playing Codename: Iceman by Sierra.. Those were the times! I miss those old Sierra games, before they decided to dumb down the games and move to a point-and-click system.

Anyway, just a bit of nostalgia on this snowy Friday.. What was the first CD you ever got?