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The Top 101 Sure-Fire Signs You’re Addicted to the Internet

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Just thirty-something years ago, the Internet was something mysterious - little people new about it and even less knew how to use it. At that time, the idea of any average Joe starting his own website was absurd; something not even thought of. The whole idea of websites, HTML, and all that was very an enigma to many, let alone the idea of making money using the Internet.

Nowadays, things are different. Now, each and every human being on this earth has been introduced to the Internet. (Well, at least most of them.) The Internet isn’t something we stop to think about at any time of our day, but something we use as we breath—it just happens.

Some say that this dependence on the Internet is okay; I mean, it is helping millions communicate worldwide and is giving us access to a huge amount of information. On the other hand, others claim that the Internet is one of the reasons people have lost social skills, and that it has destroyed the minds of this new generation.

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10 Effective Methods to Get More Comments on Your Blog

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99% Of Your Blog’s Readers Will Never Comment On Your Blog.

Comments are a way to show appreciation and gratitude toward a blogger, yet there are blogs with hundreds of thousands of readers that get no more than fifty comments per post. What’s up with that?

Maybe the style of writing doesn’t compel the reader to leave a comment. Or could it be that the blog doesn’t sport the “community feel” and that readers don’t see the purpose of leaving comments? (TechCrunch has over one million readers, yet each post has an average of fifty comments!)

The truth is, that’s just how it has and will always be. Not everyone that reads your posts will leave a comment, and it’s time for you to accept the truth of the matter - but there are certain techniques you can use to engage your readers and have them leave a piece of their mind.

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