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Today is the first day of The AdSpace Contest and I'm excited to announce that I am one of ten co-hosts.

The idea is simple and easy: Get as many entries as you can (very easy to do) over the next 30 days. The more entries you get, the better chance you have of winning! At the end of the 30 days, we'll announce the winner.

The prize?
A 125x125 pixel ad spot (above the fold) on at least TEN DIFFERENT BLOGS that will run for one month. That's at least a $100 value!

Who are the ten fabulous contest hosts? Let me introduce...

• Geek Mom Mashup (that's ME!)
• Vrtualme
• Jamaipanese
• Best of Stupid
• AxioBlog
• The Big Bald Blog
• Jason Boom
• Unconventional Marketing Blog
• Offended Blogger
• GorillaSushi

How do you enter to win?
1 Entry - Subscribe to any one of the blogs above via email.
10 Entries - Write a post about the contest (must include links to all 10 hosts OR use our suggested text)
25 Entries - Offer up an ad spot on your own blog for one month as part of the prize package (links will be listed above)

Simply put, you could subscribe to all 10 blogs, write a post and offer up your own ad spot for a grand total of 45 entries! Be sure to tell us in the comments below when and how you've entered to ensure that your entries get counted.

I wish you Good Geeky Luck!

This post is all about self-promotion, in more ways than one. First, I'm promoting my post over at Posh Mama, where I do a weekly feature on something tech or geek related. And second, this week's post is about self-promotion! So how's that for a double-whammy of ME? If you're interested, go take a look. I think you'll be able to view the article while it's on the front page, without registering for PoshMama (a free online women-only community -- sorry, dudes). Oh, and the articles I write for PoshMama are "exclusive," so they don't get posted here. You have to go over there to read them. It's fun over there, though, and if you go visit, I think you'll like it!

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Also, this is exciting news: My previous PoshMama feature (on the Asus eee PC) was picked up and published at ComputerShopper.com. And the one before that, on the WiiFit, was run by Reuters and the Southtown Star (part of the Sun-Times group). So if you happen to be visiting through one of those sites, I'm sending a big, geeky hug your way! Welcome, and thanks for stopping by!

Tom Griswold is the "Tom" of Indianapolis-based morning radio show, "Bob & Tom." According to yesterday's Indianapolis Star, Tom recently spoke at his son's high school graduation. How cool would that be, to have someone so entertaining as your commencement speaker?! It turns out he delivered some good advice to the Park Tudor (an expensive private school in Indianapolis) graduates, some of which was printed in yesterday's paper. I'm sharing it here, because it's a welcome change from the news we've had about the flooding disasters lately. Here's some of Tom's witty wisdom:

Follow your dream ... but surround yourself with family and friends who will tell you when it's time to go to Plan B. There's too much of everything everywhere. Give yourself some time to think. Learn to say "I don't know." Be skeptical; question everything, especially if you find it on the Internet. Learn how to keep a secret. Learn about credit. Credit cards can ruin your life. Realize nothing good ever starts with "Dude, I dare you to..." Don't pierce anything. Be polite. Whatever setbacks you may encounter, there is no problem so great that it can't be solved by moving back into your parents' basement.