The relative merits of domain parking versus minisite development is a hot discussion topic in the domaining world right now, but which is the better choice? Here is a brief rundown of the pros and cons of both options.

Parking is the tried and tested way to monetize domain names - you place a page of adverts on your site - people visit and then click on the advertys, making you money. Easy right? Well yes, but it's not all sweertness and light in the world of parking.

Another article in the series of domain FAQs:

OK, so what is domain parking?

Domain parking is placing advertisements on an unused domain name in order to generate revenue from the people who visit that domain - usually through them clicking on the advertisements once they get there (known as click-throughs). Advertisers generally pay for visitors that click on their adverts - and these clicks can generate anything from a couple of cents each, to around $15 per click (in my own experience, although other report higher rates than that).

Power Search Operators on Twitter

Twitter allows you to do some amazing power searches but it's not particularly widely known - for instance you can search for Tweets sent on a certain subject within a defined Geographic area.

You can type these special searches directly into the Twitter search box on the right hand side of your homepage. (Alternatively, you can use the Twitter search form to automatically build an advanced query.)

Here's something a little different for you.

Did you know that you can hide almost anything invisibly in a JPEG picture? The only outward change to the picture is that the file size of the jpeg gets larger as you hide more files inside of it - photos, documents, mp3s, videos - anything!

This technique is a great way of keeping a secret stash of files, either on a web site so you can retrieve them from anywhere at a moments notice, keeping secure copies of things on your pc. Normally, secure archives are a little cumbersome to create, or they leave traces when you store them, or they require specialist software.... but not this technique.

Ok, I found this and just had to share it with you... this is an ACTUAL PHOTO of a street in Germany... no photoshop or digital tricks.

Ok, you get back to your car, and there's a great big dent in the door. Then you spot this under the wiper blade....