• Big shout-out to a Paunchiness for giving away an Apple iPod Shuffle.

Paunchiness seem to have stumbled here on the recent wave of Stumbleupon traffic. Welcome to Paunchiness and all the other new visitors to blog. The Paunchiness site is a group of bloggers writing about their fitness regiments and diets as they work to get healthy and fit. Looks like a strong site and I’m glad to see the bicycle being used by at least one of the bloggers. Keep it up!

• Next, big shout-out to Justin for quitting his cube farm job.

I’ve known Justin for a while now and have been following his progression through the same stages I went through that led me to quit my full-time job and instead start my own company.

Bounce on over to Justin’s blog and congratulate him on his newfound freedom!

• A shout-out and a toast to Bradblogging for his new liquid theme.

What can I say, Brad’s new layout on his blog is fresh, nice, and very, very easy to read. Make sure you head on over to his blog and check it out.

• A semi-selfish shout-out to The 42nd Estate.

We’re launching OTIBR.com this Monday and we’ve posted a final preview at The 42nd Estate’s blog. Check it out and let us know what you think! We really appreciate your input and hope to see you on launch day!

• Finally, a shout-out to Grant Johnson.

Dude has got some serious yo-yo skills.

Enjoy the weekend everyone!

As you’ve surely surmised from the tantalizing title, this time around the web we’ll focus on The 42nd Estate and its vast repertoire of web-sites. The last time we spoke about my company we announced a few sites that we’re working on, one of which is a reviews magazine. Well, over on The 42nd Estate’s blog we’re taking a sneak preview look at OTIBR.com, Only the Internet’s Best Reviews. If you’re curious how the site will look make sure to check out the latest post there for two screen captures of OTIBR. We’ve also chosen a launch date, September 29th 2008, so keep your calendars free that day!

In other news around The 42nd Estate network, yesterday was wicked productive as we took a site from idea to purchase to setup to launch over the course of one day! The site is called We Demand Videos!

As you might’ve guessed, it revolves around videos of all kinds, from comedy to action to politics and beyond. We do not focus on any one niche of videos, but rather comb through youtube for videos we enjoy and nearly guarantee you will too. For anyone wondering what the deal is with the #42 and The 42nd Estate’s obsession with it, check out this video clip from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy movie, which should better explain it.

To anyone whose checked out my about page here and found it, ahem, lacking, well now is your chance to find out more about yours truly in a much more informative post where I introduced myself to The 42nd Estate’s fans. Check out that super awesome t-shirt I’m sporting!

Oh, and speaking of those wonderful fans of The 42nd Estate, we’ve setup a facebook page so you can show your support, get updates and be our facebook fans. While you’re there RSVP for the otibr.com launch too! Note the wall post announcing the DVD giveaway (more details to come).

Well, that’s quite the whirlwind of activity for this edition. Let me wrap it up by letting everyone know that I’m truly excited for the OTIBR.com launch, the recent addition of We Demand Videos! to our network and the other exciting events on the horizon. Thanks to all the hard working members of The 42nd Estate and our great fans all across the world.

That does it for this edition of Web Quotes and Counterpoints.

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