Major addition to Whats-hot-weekly.com

I just added a very useful feature to WHW. The new feature will be very handy to sellers and marketers. It could also be useful to buyers, if they just run out of ideas for things to buy, I guess..hehe. The new feature shows all the top searched for keywords. Like the main site, this is by category or by keyword. It has a maximum result of 1000 keywords per request. It's great for drilling down to find long-tail keywords for micro niches.

I'll be posting a youtube video soon documenting some of the uses of the new feature, along with using how to use the main site efficiently. So, go find your next niche using whats-hot-weekly.com

One expensive lunch with Warren Buffett

Hopefully, filet mignon and lobster are on the menu. The winner of this auction should at least order "big". Of course, it's for a good cause.

The auction is 100% charity. All proceeds will go to the Glide Foundation. Which works to alleviate human suffering in the San Francisco Bay area. The winner and up to 7 guests will get to sit down with Mr. Buffett for lunch.

The bidding started at $25,000 and looks like it could go as high as $500,000. That would be an expensive date. Wouldn't half a million dollars constitute at least dinner instead of lunch?

There are lots of people watching the bidding. Let's see what it hits.

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Here's the auction: http://bit.ly/1aoVyF
To see how many people are watching this auction goto: http://whats-hot-weekly.com
and search for buffett.

What is the best brand of dual layer DVD media?

This is the question I was asking myself recently as I attempted to burn a playable backup XBox 360 game. It seems that all DVD+R DL media is not created equal. In fact the folks in the Xbox modding society have it down to an exact science. The very best dual layer media is Verbatim DVD+R DL. Not just any Verbatim DVD+R DL will do however. The very very best media is Verbatim DVD+R DL made in Singapore. Apparently Singapore is the only country capable enough to produce a useful dual-layer media.

American jobs are moving overseas because we Americans don't have that "we can build it better" attitude any longer. The majority of our workers don't take pride in their work. Just go to a fast food restaurant and order enough food for a family of five. Eight out of ten times they'll mess up the order at my local restaurants.

Sorry for that brief intermission but really...Why does Singapore have the best dual-layer media, and why is Verbatim the only company that produces useful dual-layer media? DL media is expensive no matter which company you buy it from. So why don't some of these other companies at least put forth the effort to make a better product?

I can't answer those questions but I can point you toward the best deal on the absolute best quality dual layer media available. Enjoy!

Biometric Gun Safes

Everyone needs a safe. They keeps things safe on the inside and out. Many gun owners have safes for this very reason. You can keep the guns safe from thieves and keep children safe from the guns. Safe, it's a great name for the device.

Biometric safes are the most secure form of safe you can get for your home. These safes use a fingerprint reading device. Unlike other combination or key safes, biometric safes will only open for the specific person.

You can authorize varying numbers of people depending on the safe model. There are a ton of good deals on these safes at whats-hot-weekly.com. There are many sizes ranging from small enough for one pistol all the way up to a full gun cabinet full of handguns and rifles.

Biometric Gun Safes on Whats-hot-weekly.com

XBox 360 For Sale Cheap

One of my favorite toys is my step-son's XBox 360. I have a PS3 and he has the 360 and Wii. I play all three but only claim the PS3 because its a bit more adult than the other two, meaning it has a Bluray player. I made the mistake of paying full retail for the XBox and the PS3. The Wii, however, I bought new on eBay. It was the only place that had them at the time.

I should have bought all three on eBay. I bought the XBox on Newegg.com and the PS3 was purchased at Walmart. Each were more expensive than I could have bought them on eBay. If you want an XBox 360 cheap, check out whats-hot-weekly.com.

While I'm at it, it's also a good thing to check out the deals on xbox hard drives on whats-hot-weekly.com. If you are looking for a cheap xbox 360 hard drive, they are less than 30 bucks on ebay. That's a lot less than I expected. I can't imagine what these things cost from Microsoft.

To round off the Xbox topic, if you are looking for a cheap xbox live subscription, ebay is the place to look as well.

Baby Clothes Lots

Since it's Fathers Day, I thought it'd be a nice time to reflect on what being a father has been like. I have a step-son and two daughters. It's truly amazing to have kids of my own. It can also be expensive, and they aren't even close to being teens yet.

Yikes! At any rate, baby clothes are expensive when you buy them retail. Most people will buy clothes, toys, and everything retail for their first child. By the third, we've wised up and are trying to find the cheapest quality stuff we can. I have one word for those parents...eBay.

More importantly, whats-hot-weekly. Check out these inexpensive baby clothes lots.

Apple iPhone 3g 16gb Black Unlocked

Check out these great deals for unlocked, third generation, 16gb Apple iPhones over at whats-hot-weekly.com's static page. A quick search of "apple iphone 3g 16gb black unlocked" found quite a few deals. There are also a ton of good deals on iPhone accessories at whats-hot-weekly.com as well.

Surveillance Equipment is HOT Right Now

With summer vacations starting, people are going to be leaving their homes unattended for extended periods. THE hot selling item in eBay's gadget category is security cameras. There are some massive security camera kits that can be used to monitor one's home remotely over the web or to record events that could be taking place at home while one is relaxing on the beach.

There's also a cool pen cam in the top 5 for that category along with some other cool gadgets.

As always, use whats-hot-weekly.com to find the most popular items on ebay.

3/10 pagerank after update and eBay's new w00t clone.

I'm pretty happy with my new pagerank on http://whats-hot-weekly.com. I was coasting along with a pagerank of 0, and after Google's recent update to pagerank, I'm up to a 3. I know most people couldn't care less about my pagerank. I was just surprised at the jump.

In other news, eBay has started a new "idea" called daily deals. They feature a very low priced items each day and sell a limited amount of them. This is like woot.com for those who may be familiar. It's a good idea but like I said, "It's been done." They are promoting it pretty heavily. I'm guessing that means someone in upper management came up with the idea and thinks it'll be the saving grace of eBay.

eBay should have stuck with what worked for them. They are THE auction website on the net. No one else even comes close. However, they are trying to be more like Amazon.com. They are trying to steer away from the "flea market" atmosphere. That's why you see so many "Buy it Now" auctions and classified ads on eBay these days. Now, with the Woot remake they are again trying something new.

Their auction model is what makes them eBay. They should focus on making eBay the best auction site again and create another site if necessary for "buy it now" and classified ads.

At any rate, I wish them luck with the woot concept. If you want to see what it's all about, check out the front page of whats-hot-weekly.com. I added a banner on the page to show the daily deals.