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Good News … Well for me I’m going on holiday today!! How amazing is that?!  I cannot wait anymore!  I didn’t really have a holiday in December so I am completely exhausted, worn out, and just plain sick of the city rushed routine.  I cannot wait to walk in the shallow waves, and dig my toes into the sand!!

Saturday morning my view will look something like this…. (we’re staying at the same place – same room than last year!)

So if you don’t hear from me for the next couple of days (I know this is not something strange), but at least it will be for a good reason now!

I’ll be back soon, but hopefully not too soon!!

The first “clayed” sheep…

Made with Bostik CrazyClay

How do you know if your website content is  good?  Well I suppose if 4 of your competitors copy & paste your content onto their website, of just copy your website as a whole, that’s a pretty good indication that you’re on the right track

Have a look at Ciplex’s website.  This is a website design company in Los Angeles, quite a nice website – well designed I would say with my very limited knowledge on the subject, but I like the look, and the content is definitely sufficient to give you an idea of what type of services they offer.

Now have a look at Impet Tech

Note how Impet Tech is even using the same flash intro as Ciplex!  I haven’t checked it for myself, but I heard that they even have Ciplex clients in the portfolio – lol.

Apparently this is not the only company who ripped off the design off Ciplex, and Ciplex replied to a tweet of mine, saying that its not worth suing about it, since these rip-offs are not competition for them. I understand that, and I actually have a lot of respect for Ciplex. I’d have been so ticked off I might have done something horrible to them

Now to explain how I found all this out… I saw a advert of a company here in SA that does website design and an array of other things, and decided to see what their own website looks like. Apart from the fact that I felt I was getting arc-eyes when looking at their site, its not too bad. (Yes, I am sarcastic when I say its not too bad). Its one of the most horrible websites I’ve ever seen in my life!

Here it is – close your eyes if its too much.  On the other hand, if you’re brave, you can visit the Web Devine website.

Apart from the fact that they cannot do a decent design, they also cannot write their own original content. They stole Ciplex’s content – exactly as is, and stuck it on their own website. They didn’t even bother to remove the name “Ciplex” from a piece of text on their services page!!! How ridiculously lame is that?!

Here is a content comparison:

And then lastly I want to show you the mention of Los Angeles & TwoSpots (other website of Ciplex)

I cannot believe the STUPIDITY of this company.  Posting content which they have not so much as READ THROUGH!!!  I’m a little embarrassed on their behalf!!

Now how do you catch people who steal your content?  And what do you do about it?

Well, finding them is not so difficult…  I used Copyscape, but I am sure there are other tools out there too.  Once you’ve found them, Lorelle has some advice on how to deal with these copy cats.  If its any consolation, the thieves’ websites are usually not half as good as the original, and I doubt their service is any better!

Here are some photos of the redesigned Kulula fleet – beautiful & very innovative. Click on the photos to enlarge, you will notice some very interesting notes on the plane

I’m not 100% if this joke was really published by Kulula, or if someone just made it up independantly, either way, its funny…

Mother and her son were flying with kulula.com from Johannesburg to Durban.

The son (who had been looking out the window) turned to his mother and asked, ‘If big dogs have baby dogs and big cats have baby cats, why don’t big planes have baby planes?’

The mother (who couldn’t think of a quick answer) told her son to ask the stewardess.

So the boy asked the stewardess, ‘If big dogs have baby dogs and big cats have baby cats, why don’t big planes have baby planes?’

The stewardess smiled sweetly and asked, ‘Did your mommy tell you to ask me?’

The boy said, ‘Yes she did.’

‘Well, then, tell your mommy that there are no baby planes, because kulula.com always pulls out on time. And you can ask your mommy to explain that one to you!’

Today, 11 years ago – yes, 13 February 1999 – I met my husband. If someone had told me that he was my husband back then I’d have been a bit flabbergasted! I thought he was cute, and I though I may have day dreamed a little about him, I never though we’d got married – in any case, that was not part of my thoughts on13 February 1999!! He on the other hand says he knew from the start.  We’ve been married for nearly 2 years already – wow – time flies!

Tomorrow is Valentines day, and though I like the idea of a special romantic day, I also believe that Valentine’s day is way overrated! Instead, we’ll be celebrating one of our anniversaries tonight!!

For the rest of you who celebrate Valentine’s day tomorrow – enjoy, and hope you get a nice surprise!

Haha, I never knew this (seems like lately I discover a lot of things which I never knew…), but Llama spit at humans. Well, not only at humans, they actually spit on each other as well, and I believe that is the main purpose of spitting… Declaring another member of the Llama tribes’ inferiority.

Here’s a video clip showing a Llama spitting on a lady – TWICE!!

Thanks to Craig, I now Know that “snow llama things” are known as Alpacas by the rest of the world! (Well, in English in any case)

Here’s a pic showing different coloured “Alpacas”… Still very cute!

Wikipedia gives a lot more info on these furry animals…

I got this photo from a colleague…

What ARE they? They look like Llamas, but much more woolly We don’t have animals like these in South Africa – maybe in the zoo, but I haven’t seen them yet. Anyhow, I think they’re very adorable