Microsoft’s Live video search previews the videos

As shown by the SEO Ninjas yesterday Microsoft’s new Live Video search isn’t half bad. In fact anything that enables you to watch more than one video clip of me on a single page is genius in my book.

Check out the link and see how many times you can spot me among the clips. If you roll over them, you can watch them direct. It’s like a dream come true isn’t it?

Direct Line Insurance ask if I want to renew

This is quite extraordinary, and the timing is impeccable. I’ve just received an email from Direct Line Insurance asking if I’d like to renew my ex wife’s car insurance with them.

Direct Line email

Let me think for a second… erm, no. No thank you. It’s ironic isn’t it. They pay the wrong person for my car when it is stolen, insist they did nothing wrong and even con me into giving them my V5… then they ask if I’d like to use them for insurance on my ex-wife’s car?

Chris Moat, you run a tight ship there at Direct Line Insurance. Luckily with MrDaz.com now page 1 on google.co.uk for your name people will start to see just what happens when you insure with Direct Line.

We’ll be #1 soon Chris. Better do something.

Chris Moat

Chris Moat is the managing director of Direct Line insurance and the person who decided I wasn’t going to be compensated when they paid out the wrong person after my car was stolen. The reason I’m writing this particular post is because Chris Moat has been one of my referring keywords of late as I’m ranking in Google for his name. I’m not ranking high enough because I haven’t optimised for it, until now.

I imagine that when this blog shows up on the first page of Google for Chris Moat it will be a little embarrassing for Direct Line because everyone will see what they have done with regards to my stolen BMW Z3. In fact, if we get #1 for Christ Moat that would be highly embarrassing for Direct Line. Let’s see what happens folks 😉

Dmoz editor looks at MrDaz.com

Checking my stats today I noticed that someone has visited my site from within the editor logs on Dmoz. Not sure why this, maybe they’re considering my site for inclusion? I highly doubt that mind you, I’m not the kind of site they include. By that I mean I’m not a Dmoz editor so can’t backslap anyone for a listing.

If you’re reading this Mr Dmoz editor (probably Jim Noble, as you’re using Firefox on a Mac and you’re UK based) – piss off, I don’t want to be listed in your shitty site.

BT debit me £68.50

I’ve just checked my bank statement and sure enough BT have debited £68.50 from my account for 1 month’s broadband. That’s SIXTY EIGHT POUNDS FIFTY for Internet!

I don’t have a phone, so don’t make any phone calls. My broadband is £21.99, my line rental is £11. They have stolen the rest, despite promising to reduce my direct debits from £39.50 to £33. The thieving money grabbing bastards. I am cancelling the direct debit and will insist that BT refund me, and bill me only for what I use monthly

Absolute scum.

Bet 365.com

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Who’d have thought that Wales, Grand Slam winners 2 years ago, would crash out of the World Cup so spectacularly yesterday to Fiji? Being Welsh this was something of a downer, but I imagine a few people made some money on the game through betting with the odds stacked against Fiji.

I’ve tried this myself many times by betting on Champions League games and Premiership matches, but usually lose out. Using a site like 365.com makes this all very easy though. With services like online poker you don’t just need to know about which team is likely to beat which other team, though let’s face it your money’s probably safe if you stick it all on New Zealand to win the Rugby World Cup (just don’t blame me if they lose to Ireland in the quarter final!).

The real money of course in betting on Football matches is betting on the first scorer or correct score finishes. You can even set up your own accumulator bets without having to stroll down the bookies and listen to all those drunk old geezers telling you how they’ve inside tips on the horses.

I’ve used online betting sites like this for a few years now, with varying degrees of success. I did win betting on Liverpool’s champions league success in 2005 – but then lost in 2007. That Milan goal was blatantly hand ball.

So much anger, so little time