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		<title>Show Off With The New PokerDIY Widget</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Groucho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Poker has become a huge thing in the recent years.  Perhaps it is due to the immense exposure that it has enjoyed, thanks to celebrities playing poker and to poker players becoming celebrities themselves.  I&#8217;d like to think, though, that poker is such an exciting and challenging game that this popularity couldn&#8217;t be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p><a href="http://www.widgetsblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/poker_cards.jpg"><img src="http://www.widgetsblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/poker_cards-300x225.jpg" align="right" alt="" title="poker_cards" width="300" height="225" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-368" /></a>Poker has become a huge thing in the recent years.  Perhaps it is due to the immense exposure that it has enjoyed, thanks to celebrities playing poker and to poker players becoming celebrities themselves.  I&#8217;d like to think, though, that poker is such an exciting and challenging game that this popularity couldn&#8217;t be helped &#8211; exposure or not.</p>

	<p>In any case, it is quite common for people to create their own poker leagues these days.  Bars hold their own tournaments even.  If you have a poker league or tournament of your own, you might want to check out the <a href="http://www.pokerdiy.com/add-poker-widgets.aspx">widget from PokerDIY</a>, which is a web site that connects poker players from all over the world.  The people behind PokerDIY describe their baby as a &#8220;lovechild of the union between a social network for poker players and online poker league software.&#8221;  Basically, through the web site, poker enthusiasts can find likeminded people and join existing home games or tourneys or invite others to join their home game or tourney.  Of course, there are other tools available on the web site, such as forums and poker-related software.</p>

	<p>This brings us to the poker widget that they are currently promoting.  The widget basically allows a user to show off poker tournament statuses and scores on any web site and Facebook.  Other information such as statistics can also be shown through the widget.  The best thing about the widget is that it is <span class="caps">FREE</span> for use!</p>

	<p>If you are already using PokerDIY, go ahead and grab the widget code.  If you&#8217;re still looking for a good poker league management tool, go visit <a href="http://www.pokerdiy.com/">PokerDIY</a> now and see how it can work for you.</p>
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		<title>Hone Your Poker Skills Constantly</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 02:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Groucho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Do you like poker?  If you are like most people these days, you probably either play poker on a regular basis or you have just recently discovered this exciting card game.  Thanks largely to reality TV shows that feature poker tournaments (think World Poker Tour) and the aggressive advertising campaign of online poker [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p><a href="http://www.widgetsblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/7352_1_7_04screenshot.png"><img src="http://www.widgetsblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/7352_1_7_04screenshot-252x300.png" align="right" alt="" title="7352_1_7_04screenshot" width="252" height="300" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-337" /></a>Do you like poker?  If you are like most people these days, you probably either play poker on a regular basis or you have just recently discovered this exciting card game.  Thanks largely to reality TV shows that feature poker tournaments (think World Poker Tour) and the aggressive advertising campaign of online poker rooms, more and more people are finding a new  hobby in this age old card game.</p>

	<p>These days, it is much easier to find a venue to play a game of poker.  If you have a lot of friends who have the same interest, you simply have to get several of them together and you can hold your own poker night at home.  Alternatively, you can find card rooms in most cities.  For a relatively cheap buy in, you can have a good night&#8217;s poker game.  More so, you can simply stay at home and play poker online in the countless rooms offering this game.  You can choose to play for fun without spending anything or use real money to win big.</p>

	<p>Whichever way you like playing poker, you absolutely have to hone your skills in the game.  Contrary to popular opinion, poker is not all about luck, but the player&#8217;s skill.  And here is my gift to you today: a poker widget provided by Full Tilt Poker.</p>

	<p>With this widget, you get poker tips delivered right to your desk top.  And mind you, they are not simply any other kind of tip &#8211; they come from some of the best poker players in the world today.</p>
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		<title>Important Widgets For Your Blogger Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Groucho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	In the past years, blogging has reached unprecedented heights.  We can find blogs focusing on just about anything.  Indeed, we can find blogs without any apparent focus at all.  No matter, the fact is that blogging is something that is HUGE in every sense of the word.

	One thing that I like about [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p><a href="http://www.widgetsblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/blogger.png"><img src="http://www.widgetsblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/blogger-300x230.png" align="right" alt="" title="blogger" width="300" height="230" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-326" /></a>In the past years, blogging has reached unprecedented heights.  We can find blogs focusing on just about anything.  Indeed, we can find blogs without any apparent focus at all.  No matter, the fact is that blogging is something that is <span class="caps">HUGE</span> in every sense of the word.</p>

	<p>One thing that I like about blogging is that you can do so much with the venue.  Blogs are malleable and versatile that you can perform countless tweaks to make your own personal stamp on them.  One way to do this would be to use widgets.  More than personalizing the blog, however, widgets can actually be used for promotion and monetization.  That is why I have been looking at some of the best and most useful Blogger widgets that I can find for my personal blog.  Here are some ideas, which can help you in your search as well.</p>

	<p><strong>Most commented posts.</strong><br />
I have seen a lot of blogs with this information available in one of the sidebars.  I think that it is a brilliant idea to showcase those posts which have received the most comments.  In this way, you can attract more readers to those posts and hopefully get more comments in the process.</p>

	<p><strong>Related posts.</strong><br />
This widget is easier to find for Wordpress blogs, but I have been having a hard time finding a widget that works well with my Blogger blog.  I think it is important to have a related posts widget since it helps your reader find other posts in your blog which may be of interest to them as well.<br />
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Tweet this.</strong><br />
Twitter is another phenomenon that has reached far and widget.  If you want to reach more people, provide a widget that allows readers to tweet about your post &#8211; free advertising for you!</p>
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