George Carlin, admired for his irreverent social commentary, poignant observations of the absurdities of everyday life and groundbreaking routines such as the infamous "Seven Words You Can Never Use on Television," died aged 71 in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Initially he became known for the anti-establishment edge to his comedy. For example there were offbeat characters like the wacky sportscaster Biff Barf and the laid back weatherman Al Sleet.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who laughed at skits such as.. "The weather was dominated by a large Canadian low, which is not to be confused with a Mexican high. Tonight's forecast . . . dark, continued mostly dark tonight turning to widely scattered light in the morning."

Carlin's jokes constantly breached the accepted boundaries of comedy and language, particularly with his routine on the "Seven Words" — all of which are taboo on broadcast TV and radio to this day. When he uttered all seven at a show in Milwaukee in 1972, he was arrested on charges of disturbing the peace, freed on $150 bail and exonerated when a Wisconsin judge dismissed the case, saying it was indecent but citing free speech and the lack of any disturbance.

I'm not going to share the seven words you can never say on TV - they are probably the same as the seven words should should never post to a blog!

Not owning a Blackberry is no longer and excuse for not being able to access and read your email while on-the-go.

Sprint  announced earlier today that it has created a new way for people, who only own a basic feature phone, to read, delete, respond and compose emails. The announcement is perfectly timed with the arrival of the Samsung Instinct, which will be one of the first phones to have the capability.

The app would appear to be pretty easy to use. When pre-loaded on a phone, all the user has to do is click the Work tab and enter their server information, user name and password. Emails are then pushed to the user's phone as they arrive in their desktop mailbox, and all changes made on the phone are automatically updated on the user's desktop.

Take Your Dog to Work Day was first started in June 1996 in the United Kingdom and in 1999 in the United States. Created by Pet Sitters International this day celebrates the great companions dogs make and encourages adoptions from local shelters, rescue groups and humane societies.

Pet Sitters International, sponsor of Take Your Dog to Work Day, estimates that more than 10,000 companies in the United States and Canada opened their doors to employees' dogs during the annual event.

Unlike all those companies, I enjoy the company of Muffin, my English Springer Spaniel, every day. One of the greatest benefits of being an Internet Marketer is the freedom to live and work wherever you like and every day is a "bring your dog to work day"!

Videos are becoming more and more popular as the technology becomes more user friendly and as more people have access to broadband internet connections.

These days having a video on your blog or on your website is almost essential. Videos offer a great way of demonstrating how your product works before people buy it. They offer an excellent way of showing the benefits of ownership.

Up until now, the video was just one part of the sales process, but what if you could make the video much more powerful by adding a clickable button to it?

Can you see just how powerful this strategy can be when you know how to use it?

Let me explain a couple of things…

Firstly, when you create Part One, it's important that you reveal good quality information to build credibility to rapport with your reader. If Part One of your article doesn't appeal to the reader then they aren't going to click that important link to read part Two.

Secondly, you need to include a promise and a call to action at the end of Part One. Build the readers curiosity, build anticipation, encourage them to click the link to get more information.

Now, go and try it for yourself and then come back here and post a comment with your experiences.

I'm often asked the question "I want to get into niche marketing - where do I start?" so I thought I'd offer a brief outline.

First of all let me give you an unconventional definition of a niche market… A starving crowd with money to spend!

There's no point in doing anything within a niche market unless there is a large enough group of people willing to spend money on a product or service that meets a specific need or demand. So your first task is to find a hot niche topic and find a starving crowd who are willing to spend their cash on a solution to a pressing problem.

 The next step is to find out where they are already being fed. Do some keyword research with the free Wordtracker Keyword Tool to identify the most searched for keywords or phrases, check out which competitor sites are in the top ten search results for each of the most popular keyword phrases. Visit their sites and see what they offer that is unique to them.

Now it's time to find out what that hungry crowd is most interested in. Look for Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) pages and see which questions get asked most often. Check out the forums in the niche market, search Yahoo! Answers, search the social bookmaeking sites such as Digg and Stumbleupon.

OK, so now you have a clear idea about what your market is looking for and you have identified what your competitors are offering. Look for the gap.. What are your competitors missing? What could you offer that they don't?

When you've spotted an under-developed sub-niche in the market, it's time to register a domain name. Don't go rushing off just yet! You could save yourself a lot of time and effort if there's an expired domain available (I recommend the Domain Name Seek tool) as long as it isn't too high a price to make it worthwhile. Look for domains with existing backlinks, a history of traffic and that are already listed in the search engines (Domains in the Yahoo! directory will attract a premium price).

As soon as you have your domain, set up your hosting account (preferably with Fantastico) and install a Wordpress blog. Kick off your blog with two or three articles and plan to add at least three more articles within the first week. Check your stats and look out for the Googlebot, as soon as your site has been indexed you can add Adsense blocks.

I like to place Adsense at the top left of the posts and, when you think about it, Google will actually pay you to collect more research about your niche market.

In Niche Blueprint Part Two I'll explain what steps I recommend to take your blog to the next level.

This probably isn't for the serious, experienced blogger although, when I reviewed the package, even I spotted a couple of great ideas.

However, if you're relatively new to blogging, or if your blogging efforts aren't getting you the kind of results you'd like to see, then this is well worth checking out: WP Private Tutorials — You can save over $15 when you use coupon code JUNE57 on the order page.

The package contains 26 videos and you can either download the huge 65MB zip file or you can watch them online in the private access area. Everything you need to know to install, set up and to make money from your blog. See WP Private Tutorials for yourself and remember to use the special coupon code JUNE57 on the order page.

If you have a list who you think would be interested in this great package, let me know and I'll fix you up with a special affiliate link.

Muffin is an eight year old English Springer Spaniel, she enjoys walking, chasing things with feathers, sleeping on the sofa and carrying and chewing tennis balls. She has recently taken up catching and carrying rugby balls too!

She is very keen on Internet Marketing, has lots of interesting ideas and has written the occasional newsletter in my absense. 

I was sitting at my desk finishing off some sales copy for a membership site when I noticed a subtle change in the light. When I looked out of my window and saw the sunset I just had to grab my camera and share it with you..

Long time online friend John Rogers has come up with an interesting twist on the use of a "Million Pixels" site and reciprocal linking.

John's idea is to get people with blogs or websites which benefit from Page Rank to link to his In-the-grid website in exchange for pixel advertising.

John's theory is that, over time, all the links to his site will lift its page rank and that in turn will add value to the people who have advertising space.

Well, I reckon anything is worth giving a go at least once and I encourage you to check out John's Million Pixel site yourself.