July 2010

The NSPCC (& Mona Lisa Million Update)

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Hi, welcome to a new week. And what a way to start a new week! This project isn’t just about helping people promote their websites and businesses it’s also about helping good causes. As I’ve mentioned before, a large percentage of the after tax profits will be donated to causes nominated and chosen by the [...]

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How To Get Noticed: Break Into Buckingham Palace

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Hello, welcome to Friday on the Mona Lisa Million This site is all about getting noticed, and hopefully without going to extremes like Michael Fagan did on this day back in 1982… On 9th July 1982 the then 31 year old Michael Fagan broke into Buckingham Palace and entered the bedroom of Queen Elizabeth II. [...]

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Ronnie Biggs Escapes From Wandsworth Prison

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Hi, This is Thursday’s update of the Mona Lisa Million. Some people just don’t want to get noticed, and on the Thursday 8th July 1965, Ronnie Biggs was one such person. Biggs, one of the gang who committed the audacious Great Train Robbery in 1963, scaled a 30 foot wall and escaped from Wandsworth Prison [...]

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Star Billing For The Mona Lisa

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Hi, Welcome to Wednesday’s update of the Mona Lisa Million. I’m running a bit late today because I’ve been playing with the format… Scroll down below the image for the rest of the news and updates. Sponsor a section of the Mona Lisa and know that you’re helping to support good causes whilst at the [...]

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Yesterday Was Great, Tomorrow Will Be Even Better

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It’s amazing how having just a few people to bounce off, helps to spark the creativity and problem solving abilities. Yesterday I got busy on Twitter and mentioned a few times that I needed some help here. Sure enough a fabulous group of people reached out. Some leaving comments on the post, others re-tweeting my [...]

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Keep Your Money, I Don’t Want It, I Just Want You!

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So I’ve updated my Promote Your Website page as I continue to define what it is we’re doing here. And I continue to shout and rave about the people who have sites on the Mona Lisa just as I did with The Gallery. I’ve turned my life upside down to make sure I find the [...]

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Shake It Shake It Like A Polaroid Picture

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Lots of the sites on the Mona Lisa regularly share great pictures and images, but one of the sites runs a virtual gallery, whereby every single week dozens of bloggers contribute their photographs. It’s like a Wordless Wednesday for sophisticated people! Tara Cain initiated this very cool idea on her blog Sticky Fingers. Because Mister [...]

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