Hello and welcome to our regular edition of PROMOTE!

Our current backlog of listings is 65+, so if you haven't seen
your ad, its probably because of the backlog. We are at the
3nd week of March - 4th week of March listings now.

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Remember of course it is sometimes tuesday evening before I
get the updates to the very latest ads sent in online.

Please remember I'm not biased against biz opp ads, but PROMOTE!
wasn't started as an ad sheet for biz opp ads, thats why I
put the biz opp link in PROMOTE! and added the page to the
promotefree.com site, to accomodate those type ads. They
increase each week. If your listing doesn't appear in PROMOTE!
then most likely it was put in the biz opps or scheduled to be.

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 FYI:
======       FBI Update,    Search Engine Mystery

Hello everyone, I have a couple of comments this week. (yawn..
I know, I know...grin)

FBI Update: We met with the FBI on the situation with our
daughter after she returned from her Florida College Scouting
trip. (Ouch the word college just makes my wallet ache..) It
seems the "young man" I mentioned is 40+ years of age and had
met several teens across the U.S. and (alledgely) raped and
assualted one teen girl as well. They found our daughters phone
number in his address book and database on his computer. My
daughter immediately knew his AOL screen name and 3 phone calls
from him that she received (unknown to us I might add). Anyway
he is currently in jail awaiting trial and will be out of
circulation for quiet a while according to the FBI agent.
Fortunately our daughter immediately knew what he was after,
and ended the phone conversations back in Nov. of 98.
All well that ends well for us, but not so for some, to whom
I offer my sympathy. We just never know who lurks behind the
keyboard a few hundred miles away. Be sure to stress to your
children the importance of online caution and common sense
when dealing with strangers online.

** By the way 40-ish is a young man...grin... at least I
think so. **
GK
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Search Engine Mystery

I don't know if any of you use Altavista search engine much,
but up till 2 weeks ago promotefree.com enjoyed several top
10 positions on search words, including #1 for "free web
promotion". I'll get to my point in a minute.

I read this week where AltaVista will be accepting bids for
search words. This has me wondering how this affects the users,
not to mention those of you/us that have sites and list them
with the search engines.

Now my point: Since promotefree.com dissappeared from the top
listings, I noticed that ALL of the previous sites that were
clustered with me missing as well. I also noticed the #1 site
now on the search I listed above, is for web design not
promotion. hhhmmmmmm go figure. Wonder if this reindexing was
in preparation for the soon to be auctioned key words.

My question to you for comments is:

How do you feel this will affect users of the search engines
since many will/are following suit. Isn't that one of the
beauties of the internet, the abundance of free information
and the ability to find that information via searches? What
happens when you do a search and all the commercial sites
come up at the top. Do you think there will be a degradation
of the search engines because of this?

Click below:
mailto:search_comments@promotefree.com
or send email to:
search_comments@promotefree.com

Gary K.

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Tips:

Did you use to have a speaker icon on your taskbar and now its
missing and you would like to restore it?

Do the following:

Left-click the <Start> Menu
Choose <Settings>
Choose <Control Panel>
Double-click <Multimedia> in the Control Panel window.

Under properties in the Multimedia dialog box that pops up,
click the box  <Show volume control on the
taskbar> so it is checked then Click <OK>
(Do the same to remove it again, just uncheck the box)

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There are times when using Windows Dial Up Connection or
Networking or other network or communications programs that
you need your IP address. Here is a quick way to find it.
Choose <Start>
       <Run>
type:  winipcfg
click  <OK>

A box will appear showing all of your connection info for your
IP address and subnet mask address.

You may never need this, but then some day you may be on the
phone with a support person who asks "Whats your IP address",
then you can quickly tell them.

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Suggested Software, etc.:

20/20 Graphics and Images Program  FREEWARE

20/20 is an image viewer, capture and annotation program.
It also creates slide shows and generates thumbnails.
It looks similar to Paint Shop Pro, with filters and effects,
and you can stretch, flip, rotate, mirror and many, many more
features, a downloader for sure especially considering its free.

http://www.hotfreeware.com/2020/2020.htm

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After my comments about search engines, here is a program that
may really grow in popularity. Many of you may and then again
may not know about it. For those that don't, it is a gem.

WebFerret

Searches the internet search engines for you and
brings back a long list of sites matching your query. Nice
utility and its fast too. What I like is browsing the sites
while they are still being found and listed in real time.
They have a free version and a Pro version, plus several other
free ferrets too for downloading.

http://www.ferretsoft.com/netferret/download.htm

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Thanks;
Gary K.

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Enjoy the listings!  GK.

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** I just have to comment on this newsletter, I subscribe to it
and truly enjoy every issue. This is a newsletter I recommend
you should check out for sure. Excellent reading and many many
good user tips and gems on the internet.
Keep up the great work Jack. - Gary K. **
 

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I have a new list called RealPfaffFriends.  It is a list for
those who have the Pfaff sewing machine and embroider unit.
You may join if you have another kind of machine and if you
don't happen to have the embroidery unit.

We will share ideas, techniques, hints, design sites for free
or pay, good places to go for threads and accessories, etc.
All in all it is a place to have fun, relax and learn. We have
professionals at our fingertips to help out with problems we
may encounter with our machines or designs.
Come join
us!

To subscribe go to:
www.onelist.com/subscribe/RealPfaffFriends.com
peachy30@foxinternet.net

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Snap-Shot.com - hundreds of free pictures, screensavers, and
desktop wallpaper, plus now they list over a thousand images of
sharks and marine animals, zoo animals, landscape and scenery,
flowers and plants, plus an eyeful of other images of fireworks,
hot air balloons, trains, boats, collectibles, and city scenes.
http://www.snap-shot.com

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This mailing list is for everyone interested in the British
thriller author, Colin Forbes. He's been writing books since
1966, including the long running series of books featuring Tweed
of the SIS. Use the list to chat about Colin: what you think
about him, his books, his cast of regular characters, or
anything else about Forbes! Are you buying or selling secondhand
Forbes books? Have you found a bookshop where you can find most
of his work?
The list is complimentary to the Forbes File web site
http://www.frhd.freeserve.co.uk
and welcomes members from all over the world.

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** If you like auctions there is a new Kid on the block. GK. **

YouBidAuction.com - a full-service Internet auction house
with the same traffic and inventory volume potential as
e-bay, launches this month, they are featuring free basic
listing fees in honor of their grand opening.

http://www.youbidauction.com

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** Speaking of auctions you might check out this site too.
They sell a book about all of the  online auctions.
I also noticed about the below upcoming chat this week too.
Just visit on Wed. the 21st and click on the link provided
at their site. Gary K. **

"Live chat event - Wed. April 21st at 9:00PM EST
Chat with author Mike Baker of the hot new publication :
Strike It Rich on EBAY (tm)"

http://www.auctionbook.com

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GAMES4GAMERS links to game download sites, shareware, freeware,
and shopping for games and game related products. Site
categories include SOFT, VIDEO, PC, KIDS, ONLINE, PAGES, BUY,
and HOT.

http://games4gamers.hypermart.net
Direct all inquiries to:
techneomak@msn.com.
Happy surfing and enjoy playing the games.

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I have created this list to promote information exchanges on the
genealogy of the Winans Family, originally from Holland, who
settled in New York and Pennsylvania. Looking for other members
of the Winans Family interested in the sharing of information.

To subscribe send to:
http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/WinansFamily

Linda

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ViaBid.com. New online person to person auction site with 3 ways
to sell your items:Regular auction,set price sale and take
offers. Check it out you'll be glad you  did.
Go to:
http://www.viabid.com

Thanks,
Harold

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"Discover How To Clear The Air 100%" Do You Have An Odor
Problem? ScentSurround Inc Has The Answer!
Http://members.aol.com/scentsurnd/scentsurnd.html
scentsurnd@aol.com

thanks, Dee

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** Since our recent disussion of browsers and the many
IE fans on the list, you might be interested in this. GK **

Webster Browser
Internet Explorer 4 or 5 power browser add-on.
The Webster Browser requires Internet Explorer 4 or 5
(IE4 or IE5) installed for use but includes many features not
available in these products. Some of these features include:

add notes to any page;
set a home page for every day of the week;
save selected pages as a project and run a project as
a slide show;
remove background image from any page;
change background color on any page;
zoom in on an image by any increment and more.

http://www.websterpublishing.com

** hhhmmmm... I might switch yet...grin **

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Hi,
I would like you to Promote my list called "Living With Pain"
It is a weekly announcement list and my mission is to provide
information and resources to help people live with pain. I do
allow people to e-mail me directly if they would like some
information.  I will search the internet or  personally contact
some people or organization with the information they would
like.

To subscribe:
mailto:LivingWithPain@onelist.com
or send email to:
LivingWithPain@onelist.com

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                 http://www.greenkeepers.com/

Come, explore the rain forests with this strange new hero and
his wacky creature friends and find out how important the
rainforests are for a healthy planet.

We invite you to tour our site and visit the GreenKeepers store
where you'll find interesting things from around the world. Be
sure and download the free story and enter the contest for a
free trip to the rainforest.

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Articles, tips,triks, free resource and monthly lessons
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** Wonder if there will be any legal ramifications! ** GWK

CONK! WEBSITE CLAIMS COPYRIGHT SYMBOL AS ITS TRADEMARK

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - (INB) --  CONK!, the daily
humor magazine and "alternative online service" at
http://conk.com    announced today that it is claiming the
standard "c-in-circle" copyright symbol roughly akin to "(c)"
as their trademark, and will begin using it as such immediately.
"It has a 'c' in it," said the site's creator and Executive
Producer James Touchi-Peters, "and by sheer coincidence,
our name starts with a 'c', too. Plus, it's so darn cute.
How could we resist?"

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"Gentlemen:  (** Please someone inform my wife of that!  GK)

We would appreciate you listing us in your next available issue
of Promote!."

Nopuko.com offers a variety of WWII Japanese military and
artifacts from Truk Lagoon, Japan's "Gibralter of the Pacific".

In addition, there is a wide selection of shells, artifacts and
handicraft from the Pacific islands of Micronesia.

Web Site:  http://www.nopuko.com
Contact:   richard@nopuko.com

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Agapeforum:
Agapeforum is a list for Christian e-maillist managers, or
Christians thinking of starting their own lists, to share
problems, encourage one another, help each other and grow in
Christ. We will discuss promotion as it concerns the Christian
community and also the special difficulties we may encounter.
This list was started by Debbie Adams, owner of Christmoms, and
Amy Osborn, owner of PastorsWives. It is a restricted list and
you will be asked, upon applying, to answer a few questions.
This is just to make sure that only Christians join the group.
We are totally non-denominational.  To subscribe,
send a blank e-mail to:

Agapeforum-subscribe@onelist.com.

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Homefires:
This list is for Christian homemakers who are "cleaning
challenged" and would like fellowship, assistance and
encouragement in making and maintaining a clean and Godly home.

To subscribe, send a blank e-mail to:
Homefires-subscribe@onelist.com
or go to:
http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/Homefires

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