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Hello all!

it has been some time since my last post as I have been creating and managing my own empire in the world of Russ.

Actually, I have been busy managing other blogs as after the success of this one, I was approached to write and edit for several other blogs which I have sealed my lips to mention. Suffice it to say I help develop and make successful some of the top blogs on the Internet, only to stuff the wallets of my superiors. OOOO how I hate the word "superiors"!

Don’t get me wrong, I loved….no…liked my bosses a bunch and appreciate the opportunity they gave me, but it’s just not the same as running your own blog(s) and having the freedom to say exactly what I want to say, when I want to say it. Therefore, after a long hiatus, I am back to give you more of what you want in the widget world.

It appears Microsoft still hasn’t learned that a widget is a widget and not a gadget. I guess some habits are hard to break, but I will not buck the system and the choice of the people and continue to call these little suckers widgets, though I may not capitalize the word as if it were a person any longer. That’s right! I have accepted the fact that my friend the Widget, (oops, I capitalized him/her again) is not a person but only much more reliable and fun to hang around.

Enough of the hoopla!

That’s all for now, as I only wanted you to know I am back with plans to post as often as necessary to keep you informed of how widgets can change your life. OK….maybe a stretch, but widgets certainly make your online web design life easier and I look forward to getting this puppy rolling again.

In the mean time, feel free to peruse the site and widget your little heart out.

Don’t forget to sign up for the latest RSS feeds so you’ll know whenever I add new content.

Off I go to find a dating widget so I don’t have to spend the holidays alone.

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This ain’t no Widget, but it’s one of my favorite YouTube videos.

This documentary follows a son, as he records his hillbilly mother (outhouse and all!) as she spreads her hillbilly wisdom. For me, it both hilarious and inspiring.

If you like it, you should bookmark the entire documentary.

Here’s the introduction:

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Well, we knew it was only a matter of time before the online video revolution would start to pay off in a big way, and Google has come to the rescue! Why am I not surprised it’s Google? Especially since they purchased YouTube.

I discovered this by accident when logging into my Adsense account, and notice there is now an option to start making money with YouTube video being displayed on my blog or websites.

Create customized AdSense-enabled video players for publishing to websites or blogs, using keywords or pre-selected premium content. You can change the colors and contents of a player

I’m impressed!

Though there has been some debate in the online world if this is a good thing or not, I am personally happy to have another stream of potential revenue. Especially since I have been displaying video anyway. Plus, the ads are not intrusive and you have the ability to hide the ad if you so choose.

One issue I have is the limited number of sizes Google YouTube offers. I was not able to enter them into my BankDotCom.com sidebar widget without throwing the whole blog off kilter. The only sizes to choose from are:

400 x 415 – 500 x 510 – & 780 x 560

Come on GoogleTube. Help the Widgetman out!!!

These sizes are wayyy too small to insert into side bars on a blog which led me to create a single page for displaying Google YouTube video.

Hopefully, they will soon offer the ability to resize the video to the authors choice so more bloggers will be able to add google YouTube Adsense to their sites.

Whatcha think?

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