20,000 Stumbles, 200 technorati, + stock market summary 1-7-08

Posted on Jan 7, 2008 by CHESSNOID in Uncategorized | 8 Comments

It’s hard to believe but I have stumbledupon over 20,000 sites. I really like to stumble but lately my schedule has become more busy that I don’t have enough time to do everything I would like. I am more focused on my work and things are looking up. Anyways, I have met many people online through SU and am thankful for all the wonderful sites I have visited. One of the things I really enjoy when I stumble is the variety of creativity out there as well as the beautiful pictures available to enjoy and too many other things that just put a smile on my face. If you haven’t stumbled or haven’t experienced the same thing I have, give it a try or stumble a bit longer and you will get sites that you will enjoy. Remember it is intuitive based on what you are giving thumbs up and thumbs down, so it will send web sites that should match what you like.

My technorati has passed the 200 mark yesterday and is still feeling the effects of the Christmas and New Years viral links. I did participate in it to give the link love back, since that is how everyone benefits the most. Thank you everyone who included me. I do appreciate it.

The stock market closed mixed today but was closer to the starting line at the end. No clear direction just yet. I was expecting a substantial bounce in the numbers then a pull back. Today, all three indexes I watched seemed to bounce up and down quite a bit before settling down quietly at the finish. I am not sure what investors are waiting for. Some of the indexes broke support levels for a second. Usually that is a signal that the numbers will trend down to the next support level. Of course, the market will do what it pleases.

Right now I am a bit pessimistic on the economy as we continue to get negative business news. Many CEOs are being forced to step down after disappointing performance or massive losses. I think there will be many more of those to come. I am not sure what type of news will rally the market. I know the federal reserve will lower rates again soon, but I don’t think it will have the same effect as it did the last few times they did it. Of course, they could make an usually crazy rate reduction that is not expected and that would probably give the market a temporary boost. Other things that would make the numbers shoot up would be some declaration that the recession is over or we have withdrawn all the troops out of Iraq.

DOW	12,827.49	+27.31
NASDAQ	2,499.46	-5.19
S&P 500	1,416.18	+4.55

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Andy Bailey, January 8, 2008:

20,000??? wow, I noticed your numbers going up last time I saw your SU profile. I seem to stumble thousands but many don’t get a thumbs up and I’m too polite to give a thumbs down unless it’s a horror to look at so my number of stumbles isn’t really big.

I just checked technorati and it seems I have a 260.. is that good?

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CHESSNOID, January 8, 2008:

Hi Andy,
I get a lot of requests now from strangers asking for me to stumble their site. Many of them are monetized blogs. I also try not to use the thumbs down button but will do so if need be. I usually spend a few hours a day now just stumbling when I have the time available. Lately, I haven’t been able to stumble everyday.
I think 260 is great for technorati. The higher the better.
Cheers!
ZHereford, January 8, 2008:

Hi Chessnoid,

Out of curiosity to you re-visit some of the sites you give a thumbs up to? I do myself because some of the sites are quite amazing as you suggested. I haven’t used
my thumbs down yet, but if a site is really that horrible I may have to.

p.s. Where do find the time to read so much? Do you work in a computer related field? Maybe you’ve already addressed this and I haven’t read it.
CHESSNOID, January 8, 2008:

HI ZHereford,
I do revisit some of the sites I visit. I usually throw them in a special bookmark file so I don’t lose the website. I have to clear out my bookmarks on a regular basis after 2 or 3 visits to sites I really like if there is not enough updates.

I work in collections so all my stumbling is done on my personal time and on my personal computer.
Cheers!
ZHereford, January 8, 2008:

Cool! Thanks for the explanation.

The special bookmark file is a great idea.

Cheers to you too!

Z
CHESSNOID, January 8, 2008:

Hi ZHereford,

Your welcome.
CHESSNOID, February 9, 2008:

Hi Jessie,
I appreciate the feedback.
Cheers!