Having been a proud member of the boy’s email list for somewhere close to a decade, I’ve learned to tell the seasons by his announcements of the seasonal changes on his website.

Anybody that’s been around directories or webmaster forums long enough eventually runs into Alek Komarnitsky, or as he’s known at Digitalpoint and a stack of other forums, Hulkster. Trust me, it’s hard NOT to notice a guy that posts in character with the web persona of a large green mutant who eschews the words of puny humans and claims to be running for President.

Even if you haven’t met him, you’ve probably seen his work. Alek has a Christmas light display (and a Halloween corrollary) that’d cause a blackout in the average city power grid, complete with 20,000+ lights, the Santa Plane, Santa Helicopter, Santa Skiing down his roof, and a host of other characters.

He also has a webcam hooked up to possibly the last remaining fully Web 1.0 looking site on the planet. It’s like stepping back in time… when’s the last time you visited an award winning website and your cursor changed into a holiday figure while you watched dancing spinning gifs at play?

There you can actually control  the whole display… play with the lights, make the figures deflate/reinflate, and generally sap the neighborhood of power to run a blender.

[Ok, before anyone starts writing letters... I'm kidding about the power disruption. This is the 7th year he's using Wind Power... and even still he made a Carbon Offset contribution for the 0.6 Tons of CO2 for the ~MegaWatt-Hour of power consumed. He's so environmentally conscious trees probably hug HIM.]

The campy site is a ruse to disguise a fine marketing mind, since the fun-to-use and free-to-use site has generated over $50,000 for his dedicated charity, the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research. Alek has two children dealing with Celiac Disease, and this is his way of raising awareness and funds for research. [How many puny humans have done THAT?]

So, if you find yourself in need a little holiday cheer, make a virtual stop and go play to your heart’s content with the Hulkster’s handiwork… aka Alek’s Controllable Christmas Lights.

Small World These Days
Always amazes me how small the world gets in the age of the internet. Yeah, I know, that dates me a bit since a lot of the guys reading this were probably born post net. Hey I’m a fossil, sue me. Anyway, when Rob Schmid told me the name of the winner of our October BOTW Reseller Contest the name rang a bell.

Winner: Wesley LeFebvre of SEOrankings.com
Wesley LeFebvre owns a media publishing company which runs network of websites focused on search engine optimization and internet marketing. Reason the name sounded familiar is I’ve noticed some quality posts from him over at the V7n Webmaster Forum, including one where he offers a free SEO Book just for signing up at his blog.

You can follow Wes at SEOrankings.com, a regularly updated search engine optimization guide for people interested in learning how to make money online through improved search engine rankings.

Anyway, made it a little more special to get to write this post for someone that wasn’t just a name on an email. Reminds me of the time Microsoft transferred me to a tech in India and it turned out he and I knew each other in several net venues. Gotta love the internet.

Congrats to Wes on winning the Ipad for his October efforts. We appreciate the BOTW Reseller crew, you make our jobs easier while you earn.

Note to BOTW Owners: IPads make great gifts for staff members too.

If you’d like to become a BOTW Reseller…
You too could be earning a 25% commission on all sales. Here are links to BOTW Reseller Information and the Best of the Web Reseller FAQ. In a nutshell, it’s a great way to be able to offer customers, friends, and even yourself a great deal on submissions to the oldest directory on the web… and set up a nice passive income in the process. [Who doesn't like that?]. Tends to add up, and you effectively lock in a super discount for yourself as well.

The BOTW Reseller program’s a win-win for all involved. Check it out, and as always, hope you’re all having a great day. ~ RobJ