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I have just registered the rest of the domains we need to continue to grow in the markets we focus on. We are currently working with Norge (Norway), Polska (Poland), USA, UK and EU. The sites are finished in various degrees, but we are working on them as time permits.

We will also launch our sites in danish and swedish, but the focus are on finishing the sites we currently have running first.

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I have just installed a nifty little plugin for Firefox that will be very interesting to check out. It’s called Zemanta and works together with Wordpress. What it does is that it suggests images and articles that you can use in your articles as long as you are blogging on one of the supported platforms.

Since I blog using self-hosted Wordpress it is supported.

Now - here is what it does: While I am writing this post it waits untill I have written about 300 characters, and then presents me with suggestions for articles and images I could use in the article.

So, it helps you in the sence that you don’t need to run around looking for suited content or images for your posts.

That is the theory anyway.

The image to the right was suggested by Zementa. I just dragged it into the post.

Zementa has also suggested the following articles for further reading:

Have you tried Zemanta? What is your experience with it?

I have been looking for a way to stop the spam comments that sneak into the Wordpress blogs I run. I have tried several different ones, but they all have been “not quite what I was looking for”.

It was a relief to read Jeremy’s post where he point’s out a nifty little plugin that stops the perstering of my posts.

The plugin does one simple thing: It closes the posts for comments after 14 days (by default). That should do it I think.

Thanks Jeremy for a great tip and thanks to Matt for creating it.

I just watched a commercial on CNN where a guy in the advertisement talked about a wrist watch. What I find funny about this kind of ads is the fact that they never mention the word watch in the ad. They always refer to it as a “time piece”.

So, what exactly is a time piece?

I think they have found that it is more likely that they trigger the feeling of luxury if they call their expensive watches for time pieces instead of the less fancy word watch. Simple as that.

Does it work trying to lure the viewer into thinking in a certain way? Of course it does. Unfortunately.

We all love being seduced. Brands like Rolex, Seiko and others all try to convince us that they are not offering us a watch - but a time piece. Who doesntt want to wear a time piece?

What is you opinion? Are you letting the advertisers lure you into believing in their ads?

Sitting on the plane back from Mallorca waiting for the first serving there is plenty of time to think through what I liked or disliked about the island.

First of all - Mallorca’s main tourist population is retired Germans. That is something you see very clearly when you visit the beach Playa Del Palma outside Palma De Mallorca. It feels a bit like coming to an elder home.

Walking by the beach and being outperformed by a 80 years old in an electrical wheelchair feels a bit odd.

From an internet entrepreneurs standpoint you can safely go to Mallorca for a longer time. The wi-fi points are many and the speed is good. I would have no problem working as usual there for a few weeks or months.

Now - what is my opinion about Mallorca as a holiday place? Actually I believe that the island is better than what the rumors would have it. Being in my late thirties, I am fed up with extended partying and prefer a more quiet environment to relax and get energy back. I find partying to be stealing to much compared to what it gives.

Palma De Mallorca is a quite nice town with a local population of around 250.000 people. That again means that there is a fundament for more than just the usual tourist related stuff. It is possible to find small bars and restaurants for the locals that are not just looking at you as a walking wallet, but where the waiter comes over and offers complimentary drinks and food.

By the way: This stay in Mallorca offered a piece of surprise. It is the first time in my life I have been witnessing someone getting a free gift from a restaurant. It happened yesterday when we went to a Chinese restaurant to have a nice last meal before departure today.

Here is what happened: We waited a bit long before we were served the hot beef thingie and the sushi. On top of everything the waiter spoke hardly any english (as most people in Mallorca), and he did not even offer us rice with the food.

Anyway. After a bit of funny moments when we went the people there must have felt sorry for us since they gave Ania a gift that was even wrapped into gift paper. Outside the place she opened it and saw that they had given her a photo phrame Is that cool or what?

Other things to notice regarding Mallorca: Remember that the personell in bars, discos and such does not speak much english - if any at all. So be prepared to use hands and legs trying to explain.

Many of them look at tourists as walking wallets. Be prepared to get two bottles of beer if you order one - even if the guy you ordered it from speaks fluently english. It happened to us several times.

The prices of food, drinks and such varies a lot. You can get a descent meal for under 7 Euro per person - and you can go out of a restaurant hungry after spending the double in the neighbouring place.

Bring a book with you when you go. I forgot to bring one, and regreted not having anything to read.

Going on trips every day gets too exhausting.

Don’t try to walk to the fort (Castel De Bellver) going where the busses go. It almost killed us.. We walked around instead of taking the steps going straight up there from the bus stop of line 3.

Here comes the gallery from the trip.