Every so often you come across a service that really fits into your life. Diigo is that for me. I never understood what the excitement was over sites like delicious. I never saw any practical use for it. However, I see many uses for Diigo. A big one for me is how you are able to use it as a research and knowledge tool and how it will allow me to be more time efficient. For one of my freelancing jobs, we talk a lot over email since we are all over the country. I hate when I find a cool article and then I have to send it to each person (I am still trying to figure out how to make email lists on Gmail).

This service would allow me to bookmark the article and each person on my team can then decide if it pertains to them (instead of me trying to figure that out). You can set up different groups too. My personal group wouldn’t have to wade through my work bookmarks. Another feature that I love is that you can highlight articles and leave notes for yourself. Currently, I have a ton of bookmarks that I did, and I can’t remember what was important in those articles and why I bookmarked them. When doing research, I would love to be able to note that I have already looked at different web pages.

On the more personal side, there are several features that are just fun to play with. First, you have People Like Me. That feature will show you what other people who have bookmarked the same site as you also bookmarked. It will also suggest people that are close to you in your bookmarking behavior. You are able to import your bookmarks from other sites, so you don’t have waste your time doing that again.

Today, Diigo is releasing version 3.0 of their service. They have added over 100 new features so there is a feature for everyone here. It is a tad overwhelming at first when you are trying to figure it all out. However, it is worth your time. This video will show you the new dashboard and some of the new features you should expect:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0RvAkTuL02A

When you try it out, let me know what you think.

There are several boycotts going on out there against the big “G”. Personally, I did not use too many of their products except for Gmail and their browser. I am not willing to give up my email mailboxes yet, but I definitely found a new browser that I liked. Yahoo Search is everything I remember it to be but better. I ran a search over the weekend for free wordpress themes, and I got a list of sites that I had never seen before! These were truly relevant sites to what I was searching for. I didn’t have to through three pages to find what I needed like some other browsers I have used in the past. The thing I loved the most was that the sponsored listings are on the bottom on the page not the top. You can see that you are getting relevant results at the top instead of having to go through all of the sponsored stuff first. (I take this back. Some of the results have it on top, but it is only 2 spots).

If you are looking to use a new browser, Yahoo Search is one to definitely try out!

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Sponsored Review
Cost: $10 Per Review
What you get: One article written reviewing your site/blog/product, minimum 200 words.
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Note: Reviews are not bias - The review will do just that, review your site or product, talking about pros and cons, if any.

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Site Wide Text Link
Cost: $10 1-Month
What you get: 1 site-wide text link
This package includes one text based link on every single page of this website including the main front page. Your link is placed under the “Featured Sites” area on the right sidebar of the website. You choose the anchor text and link URL and can change it any time.You can choose to subscribe with PayPal Subscriptions to ensure your placement for more than one month at a time, you may cancel at anytime through PayPal. Subscribing also locks in the price you pay, meaning that if I raise my prices next month, you will stay at 10.00 a month because you are subscribed.

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125×125 Ad Box
Cost: $10 1-Month
What you get: 1 125×125 Ad in my sidebar
Availability: I have 2 positions open currently.
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Sidebar Button Placement
Cost: $15 1-Month
What you get: 1 Banner in the sidebar Max width 160. If you want to place a ‘tower’ sized ad such as 160 * 600 you will need to pay a total of $25 due to the space involved.
Benefits: Your campaign is placed on all pages on the sidebar. Every visitor to Lisa Reviews will be exposed to your campaign. This package is ideal for branding and will send direct traffic to your site.
Note you will need to supply your own banner, and you can change it at anytime.You can choose to subscribe with PayPal Subscriptions to ensure your placement for more than one month at a time, you may cancel at anytime through PayPal. Subscribing also locks in the price you pay, meaning that if I raise my prices next month, you will stay at 15.00 a month because you are subscribed.

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Top of all pages banner Placement
Cost: $100 1-Month
What you get: 1 Banner on the top of all single pages, Your ad will rotate with a MAX of 5 other banners, so you get maximum exposure. Size requirement is 468×60
Benefits: Your campaign is placed on all pages on the sidebar. Every visitor to Lisa Reviews will be exposed to your campaign. This package is ideal for branding and will send direct traffic to your site.
Note you will need to supply your own banner, and you can change it at anytime.You can choose to subscribe with PayPal Subscriptions to ensure your placement for more than one month at a time, you may cancel at anytime through PayPal. Subscribing also locks in the price you pay, meaning that if I raise my prices next month, you will stay at 100.00 a month because you are subscribed.

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The Kit and Caboodle
Cost: $200 for 3 months
What you get: 1 Banner on the top of all single pages; 1 banner in the sidebar on all pages, 1 200+ word count review of your site/blog/product with direct links, a add in the RSS feed for subscribers to see.
Availability: As long as there are openings for banners this is available
Benefits: Your campaign is placed on all pages on the sidebar. Every visitor to Lisa Reviews will be exposed to your campaign MULTIPLE times in different formats. This package is ideal for branding and will send direct traffic to your site. Note you will need to supply your own banners, and you can change it at anytime. 3 Month Minimum
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Hi, I am Lisa. I am originally from Green Bay, WI (yes, I am a Packer fan) and now living in Illinois. I have 4 year old daughter and a newborn little boy who surprised us by being born 3 weeks early. (He’s 16 months now!)

Currently, I am a work at home mom who is involved in several side projects. In 2004 and 2005, I worked for a company creating websites. Unfortunately, that went away. However, we introduced our clients to blogging which is how I got into it. I started blogging in April 2006 just to keep in touch with my friends and family in Green Bay. In July 2006, I suffered a miscarriage, and I used my blog to get through that. I now talk about my life and blog for several companies. I still do freelance for a few companies. My other blogs are My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings, Lisa Cooking, and My Road Less Traveled By. I was also one of 15 bloggers to attend the Sony Mommy Bloggers Event in April of 2008 and one of 15 bloggers invited to the Pampers Mommy Bloggers Event.  I also recently went to the Epson/Sparkplugging Girls Night Out.

If you’d like more information about me, how to blog, or how to advertise on any of my blogs, please click here: