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Twitter has turned into wormville - Twitter Hacked

2010-09-21T19:57:00.001-07:00

Twitter has turned into wormville this morning. The fast-spreading exploits proved two things: Twitter is undoubtedly now a mainstream service, and it's joined the ranks of big-time tech companies as a target for hackers.

For instance, Norwegian programmer Magnus Holm created a worm that exploited the latest cross-site scripting hole in Twitter and watched with amazement as it spread. Initially, he was disappointed with the impact of his worm. He tweeted, "Meh, this worm doesn't really scale. The users can just delete the tweet." An hour later, things had changed. He posted, "Holy s**t. I think this is exponential: 3381 more results since you started searching" followed by "This is scary."

"This keeps happening to Twitter because that's where the (prankster) mentality exists," said Sean Sullivan, security advisor for F-Secure's North American labs. "Twitter is a perfect outlet for that type of guy trying to show his chops."

The latest attacks seem to have started rather quietly, in the complex underworld of hacker forums and back-and-forth coder chatter. The earliest evidence that someone had come across the possibility of a mouseover exploit comes from a Japanese hacker, Masato Kinugawa, who tweeted this morning that he had discovered the problem on August 14 and alerted Twitter to it. Also last month, two Twitter employees referred to the mouseover code in a discussion on coding community site GitHub.

Kinugawa, under the impression that nothing had been done at Twitter to solve the problem he'd flagged, noticed that it was still an issue in the newly redesigned Twitter interface. Early this morning--the afternoon in Japan--he created a test account called "Rainbow Twtr" in which the same code flaw was used to create blocks of color in lieu of text tweets. That's when others began to notice, including Holm and @matsta, who also created a worm and has since had his account on Twitter suspended.

A blog post from Twitter security chief Bob Lord late this morning acknowledged the attacks and attempted to calm down hysterical users who weren't sure why their accounts were bizarrely tweeting long strings of HTML and JavaScript.

CCTV Security Tips

2010-09-18T13:51:00.000-07:00

CCTV Dome camera, Infrared camera, spy camera, ccd camera so many cctv camera in the market now, so which one u should select?

Right now u have to make a best decision to install cctv camera for your place and the most important cctv security tips for a day is specified your requirement before fulfill and find out the answer for your cctv needed.

First thing u should list like that cctv for what purpose? monitoring staff in the office or view your maid in house.

Then u should think about recording of cctv, cctv viewer and all that thing should be in your list before u make a decision to buy a cctv home security.

For cctv recording u have to 2 option, one is record to the hard disk using computer or pc based and another one option is record to the hard disk using dvr standalone. Pro and Contra in between option 1 and 2 is pricing. Of course if u choose dvr standalone the price is cheaper then pc based cctv.

So choice its in your hand’s, but if u think more reliable, safety and security u better go to pc based because they have a lot of function and their interface i’ts better than dvr standalone

Then for Remote viewer, both of pc based and dvr standalone have a LAN connection for remote viewing, so u can monitor your cctv system even u go out to oversea or whatever and u just need an internet connection and view your cctv through web based application.

So tips for cctv security today is make a better choice for your home or office and after u install cctv security u will get peace of minds.

For the camera, what u need to do is justified the exact location for cctv camera to be place then see what ever the conclusion you have.

For dark area u should choose infrared camera because this camera can capture the video in dark area and then for normal area just buy a dome camera.

How & Where To Place A Hidden CCTV

2010-09-18T13:26:00.000-07:00

An employer can install a hidden camera in the public areas of the workplace. It cannot install microphones. An employee can be terminated based upon actions seen by the hidden camera.CCTV is a most important instrument to find all kind of unethical activity. CCTV is very crucial in private life also. So we should know how & where to place CCTV.

How about cctv in bathroom? it’s good idea to be install at your home? no, that not good idea to be install cctv camera in bathroom but maybe do it some creative think how to manipulate cctv camera system in your house. The idea is- install secondary display monitor at near by your BATHROOM VANITIES and u can monitor what happen in your house during u get a shower or doing some relaxing in your home spa.

It’s just buy another cctv monitor and split the cable and pull to your bathroom and install it for the nice place and fit it with your view. Thats so easy and just plug and play. Just monitor only and no need to bring keyboard or controller. That the idea how to manipulate and get more creative with cctv system.

Most Common Password used in Internet

2009-07-08T08:23:00.000-07:00

Most Common Password used in Internet

Human brain can only remember 9-10 different password.But a large number of people use very easy password & also it is very easy to remember.Here I give you the most common password list.Check out that.......

1)123456
2)password
3)abc123
4)monkey
5)(your first name)
6)(your phone number)
7)dragon
8)baseball
9)myspace1
10)password1
11)liverpool
12)123
13)12345678
14)12345
15)qwerty

Even the most popular password choice represents only 0.22 percent of users, according to security expert Bruce Schneier. But since hackers automate most of their scams, two out of every 1000 people is great odds for them.
Taking an aggregate sample of passwords (primarily from the UK), we take a look at the most commonly occurring. If you spot your own password listed - it might just be time for a change!

What is the best way to clean a keyboard?

2009-07-08T08:22:00.000-07:00

What is the best way to clean a keyboard?

1. Gather your supplies. There are commercial kits available, but a can of compressed air, a lint-free cloth or wipes, mild dishwashing liquid, and a vacuum cleaner with a soft brush are all you really need for a basic cleaning.

2. After turning off your computer and unplugging your keyboard, gently shake the keyboard upside down over some newspaper to dislodge loose crumbs and particles.

3. Use the can of compressed air to blow a stream of air between the keys. Repeat Step 2.

4. Dampen a lint-free cloth with a diluted solution of dishwashing liquid and water to wipe down the keys.

5. Use the vacuum cleaner brush attachment to suck away any remaining dirt or debris.

How DoYou Clean Your Flat Screen or LCD Screen?

2009-07-08T08:18:00.000-07:00

How DoYou Clean Your Flat Screen or LCD Screen?

Flat screen also better known as LCD (liquid crystal display) screens, definitely require care to be cleaned. But although it is not very possible to clean it thoroughly you can always follow certain guidelines.

1)Do not turn your monitor off, since the marks can be very visible for you to see.
2)You can always wash your screen with a soft, cotton cloth or try a can of compressed air or even a rag or paper towel. It is not advisable to use Windex, ethyl alcohol and ammonia-based cleaners, since they can turn your screens yellow into colour. Simple water can work best.
3)Apply the solution to the cloth and wipe the screen from top to bottom.
4)Never touch your screen with you finger because this in turn can source the pixels to burn out.
5)Use any good LCD Cleaner that does not contain alcohol or ammonia.

How to Detect a Hacker Attack?

2009-07-08T08:14:00.000-07:00

How to Detect a Hacker Attack?

Toady everyone know about attack & feared for hacking attempt.But preventing hacking is not a easy task. I will give you some tips to avoid hacking.

Windows machines:

* Suspiciously high outgoing network traffic. If you are on a dial-up account or using ADSL and notice an unusually high volume of outgoing network (traffic especially when you computer is idle or not necessarily uploading data), then it is possible that your computer has been compromised. Your computer may be being used either to send spam or by a network worm which is replicating and sending copies of itself. For cable connections, this is less relevant - it is quite common to have the same amount of outgoing traffic as incoming traffic even if you are doing nothing more than browsing sites or downloading data from the Internet.
* Increased disk activity or suspicious looking files in the root directories of any drives. After hacking into a system, many hackers run a massive scan for any interesting documents or files containing passwords or logins for bank or epayment accounts such as PayPal. Similarly, some worms search the disk for files containing email addresses to use for propagation. If you notice major disk activity even when the system is idle in conjunction with suspiciously named files in common folders, this may be an indication of a system hack or malware infection.
* Large number of packets which come from a single address being stopped by a personal firewall. After locating a target (eg. a company's IP range or a pool of home cable users) hackers usually run automated probing tools which try to use various exploits to break into the system. If you run a personal firewall (a fundamental element in protecting against hacker attacks) and notice an unusually high number of stopped packets coming from the same address then this is a good indication that your machine is under attack. The good news is that if your personal firewall is reporting these attacks, you are probably safe. However, depending on how many services you expose to the Internet, the personal firewall may fail to protect you against an attack directed at a specific FTP service running on your system which has been made accessible to all. In this case, the solution is to block the offending IP temporarily until the connection attempts stop. Many personal firewalls and IDSs have such a feature built in.
* Your resident antivirus suddenly starts reporting that backdoors or trojans have been detected, even if you have not done anything out of the ordinary. Although hacker attacks can be complex and innovative, many rely on known trojans or backdoors to gain full access to a compromised system. If the resident component of your antivirus is detecting and reporting such malware, this may be an indication that your system can be accessed from outside.

Unix machines:

* Suspiciously named files in the /tmp folder. Many exploits in the Unix world rely on creating temporary files in the /tmp standard folder which are not always deleted after the system hack. The same is true for some worms known to infect Unix systems; they recompile themselves in the /tmp folder and use it as 'home'.
* Modified system binaries such as 'login', 'telnet', 'ftp', 'finger' or more complex daemons, 'sshd', 'ftpd' and the like. After breaking into a system, a hacker usually attempts to secure access by planting a backdoor in one of the daemons with direct access from the Internet, or by modifying standard system utilities which are used to connect to other systems. The modified binaries are usually part of a rootkit and generally, are 'stealthed' against direct simple inspection. In all cases, it is a good idea to maintain a database of checksums for every system utility and periodically verify them with the system offline, in single user mode.
* Modified /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, or other system files in the /etc folder. Sometimes hacker attacks may add a new user in /etc/passwd which can be remotely logged in a later date. Look for any suspicious usernames in the password file and monitor all additions, especially on a multi-user system.
* Suspicious services added to /etc/services. Opening a backdoor in a Unix system is sometimes a matter of adding two text lines. This is accomplished by modifying /etc/services as well as /etc/ined.conf. Closely monitor these two files for any additions which may indicate a backdoor bound to an unused or suspicious port.

Microsoft launch Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000

2009-07-07T08:26:00.000-07:00

Microsoft’s most portable wireless notebook mouse is The model 5000. It
connects directly to a bluetooth PC without a transceiver & also freeing up
USB ports for other devices. Microsoft calls it a “high definition” laser
mouse which they say makes it more precise and responsive, and that it
delivers smoother tracking. The 5000 has an ambidextrous design which means
you can use it with either your left or right hand and it is comfortable
both ways. It also has a bit of an ergonomic design so it will help reduce
discomfort during long hours of work and will help prevent some serious
long-term conditions. It has four buttons including a Back button and the
scroll wheel. You can use the Back button to easily navigate between
folders and web pages, or you can press the scroll wheel to enable
auto-scroll. Auto-scroll saves time and effort since you can navigate
documents and websites without using the on-screen scroll bar. This mouse
also claims a 3+ month battery life which can be achieved by turning the
device off when not in use. When it finally does get close to running out
of power it has a red LED indicator light that illuminates to alert you
when the battery is almost dead. This mouse is a mix of light gray, dark
gray and black in color and the MSRP is $49.99.

Bloopers of Bare Essentials of Safety from Air New Zealand

2009-07-04T11:41:00.000-07:00

Bloopers of Bare Essentials of Safety from Air New Zealand

Microsoft Launch BING !!

2009-07-04T11:35:00.000-07:00

Bing, the name Microsoft gave to the new search service it unveiled Thursday, is its answer to Google — a noun that once meant little but has become part of the language as a verb that is a synonym for executing a Web search. After months of, uh, searching, Microsoft settled on Bing to replace the all-too-forgettable Live Search, which itself replaced MSN Search.
Microsoft invested billions of dollars in those services and failed to slow Google’s rise, so a new name certainly can’t hurt.Microsoft’s marketing gurus hope that Bing will evoke neither a type of cherry nor a strip club on “The Sopranos” but rather a sound — the ringing of a bell that signals the “aha” moment when a search leads to an answer.The name is meant to conjure “the sound of found” as Bing helps people with complex tasks like shopping for a camera, said Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice president of Microsoft’s online audience business group.And if Bing turns into a verb like, say, Xerox, TiVo or, well, Google, that would be nice too. Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive, said Thursday that he liked Bing’s potential to “verb up.” Plus, he said, “it works globally, and doesn’t have negative, unusual connotations.”Some branding experts said choosing the name Bing was a good start, but also the easiest part of the challenge facing the company, since most people turn to Google without even thinking about it.

Yahoo! Messenger 10.0.0.331-us

2009-07-04T11:31:00.000-07:00

Yahoo! Messenger 10.0.0.331-us

Yahoo! Messenger is an advertisement-supported instant messaging client and associated protocol provided by Yahoo!. Yahoo! Messenger is provided free of charge and can be downloaded and used with a generic “Yahoo! ID” which also allows access to other Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail, where users can be automatically notified when they receive new email. Yahoo! also offers PC-PC, PC-Phone and Phone-to-PC service, file transfers, webcam hosting, text messaging service, and chat rooms in various categories.

Firefox 3.5: It's time for an upgrade

2009-07-04T11:26:00.000-07:00

Mozilla today announced the official release of its open-source browser Firefox 3.5, featuring faster JavaScript performance speeds (reportedly twice as fast as Firefox 3), support for the new HTML5 video playback (which lets you watch select videos without plugins), and a new private browsing mode.

Specifically, Firefox 3.5 now boasts the following improvements:

Performance. Firefox 3.5 includes the powerful new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, which delivers unprecedented performance with today’s complex Web applications. Firefox 3.5 is more than two times faster than Firefox 3 and 10 times faster than Firefox 2.

Open Video and Audio. Play video and audio content from within your browser, without the need for plug-ins. Firefox 3.5 delivers the first native integration of audio and video directly into the browser. Now everyone can easily watch open format Ogg Theora videos. Web developers can use these technologies to design pages that interact with video content in new ways, offering richer interactive experiences beyond controlling playback and volume.

Privacy Controls. Firefox 3.5 includes features designed to protect your privacy online and provide greater control over your personal data. While using the new Private Browsing mode in Firefox 3.5, nothing you encounter on the Web will be stored from that moment on during your browsing session. Unique to Firefox 3.5, the new Forget this Site feature can remove every trace of a site from your browser. If you want to remove all private data or activity from the past few hours, Clear Recent History, another Firefox-only feature, gives you full control over what stays and what goes.

Location Aware Browsing. Location Aware Browsing saves you time by allowing Web sites to ask you where you are located. If you choose to share your location with a Web site, it can use that information to find nearby points of interest and return additional, useful data like maps of your area. It’s all optional — Firefox doesn’t share your location without your permission.

I’ve just loaded The release version of Firefox 3.5 onto my browser test bed in order to do some benchmarking. How does Mozilla’s latest browser compare to the rest?.

As usual I’m running two two tests:

* SunSpider JavaScript benchmark
* V8 Benchmark Suite

I expected Firefox 3.5 to be fast, but I didn’t expect it to beat Google Chrome, and I was right. It’s odd to think that it’s been nearly a year since the last major Firefox upgrade, but in that time the browser faces stiff competition from both Google Chrome and Apple’s Safari.

Risk with mobile phone

2009-06-05T11:57:00.000-07:00

The GSMA recognises that there is public concern about the siting of antennas and the use of mobile phones. These are low powered radio services and it is the GSMA opinion based on expert scientific reviews that there are no established health risks from exposures to radio frequency signals from wireless communications up to the levels recommended by the WHO.

We encourage a harmonised approach to national exposure and compliance policies based on the human exposure recommendations of the WHO and compliance methods developed by the IEC, ITU, CENELEC and IEEE.

The mobile industry is a relatively low energy intensity industry, contributing much more to the economy than its proportion of national energy usage. Technology evolution has reduced the carbon impacts per subscriber and work continues to increase efficiency and improve recycling.

How to detect Conficker PC virus?

2009-06-05T11:55:00.000-07:00

Researchers have discovered the first easy way to detect the presence of the Conficker computer worm on networked computers, just days before the worm is scheduled to morph into a new form that could seriously compromise millions of computers, PC magazine reported.

Approximately 10 million computers are believed to be infected by the Conficker virus, which is programmed to contact its creators April 1 and receive new instructions that could create a massive spam-spewing botnet, or other actions that could compromise millions more machines.

The deadline has prompted fears of a Y2K-like occurrence, though most experts say that similar to the meltdown fears at the turn of the century, Conficker's April 1 deadline will hardly be noticed by most computer users.

The virus can infect PC's running Microsoft's Windows operating system, but Microsoft issued a patch to fix the vulnerability last October.

However millions of computers that are running pirated versions of Windows are unpatched. Computers on corporate networks are also thought to be vulnerable, because of the difficulties faced by system administrators in identifying and neutralizing the Conficker worm.

According to PC magazine, researchers have now found a way to identify infected computers on the network. The technique works by identifying unusual error messages that are generated when infected computers are contacted over a network.

The report said that major enterprise security software systems such as those from McAfee and nCircle have been updated with the new information.

Mobile Hack Tips & Tricks

2009-05-30T21:38:00.000-07:00

Mobile Security tips:

1)To check Mobile name and date of manufacture: *#0000#

2)To check Serial Number: *#06#

3)To Format the cell phone(Restore all original setting): *#7370#

Check Mobile Quality:

You can easily check your mobile is original or not,to know this ,do the following:

1)Find the serial number of your mobile by pressing: *#06#
2)Check the 7th and 8th digit of the serial number.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

A) IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 02 or 20 this means your cell phone was assembled in Emirates which is very Bad quality.
B) IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 08 or 80 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Germany which is fair quality.
C) IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 01 or 10 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Finland which is very Good.
D) IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 00 this means your cell phone was manufactured in original factory which is the best Mobile Quality.
E) IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 13 this means your cell phone was assembled in Azerbaijan which is very Bad quality and also dangerous for your health.

Alert from Mobile Phone Virus - How to Protect yourself

2009-05-30T21:20:00.000-07:00

A mobile phone virus or mobile malware - malicious mobile software - is a computer virus specifically adapted for the mobile phone environment and designed to spread from one vulnerable phone to another.

A virus is a program code that replicates by being copied to another program. Viruses can be transmitted as attachments to an email or in a download file. Some viruses take effect as soon as their code is executed; other viruses can lie dormant. A virus that replicates by resending itself as an email attachment or as a part of a network message is known as a worm.

Viruses can range from benign to quite harmful; they can erase data from the infected phone or send fake messages purporting to be from the phones owner. How prevalent are mobile phone viruses? The current security risk from mobile phone viruses and worms is low.

Until many more smart phones or PDAs are in use, and users of these phones are regularly exchanging executable files, the risk will remain low. The mobile industry takes the threat of viruses very seriously and is continually monitoring its networks and working to protect users from any future risk from mobile phone viruses. There are also some simple measures that individual users can implement to protect themselves.

What can I do to protect my phone?

The following tips can help prevent problems with viruses on your phone:

1. Switch to Bluetooth hidden mode. If your phone has Bluetooth capability, ensure that the Bluetooth capability is switched to hidden or invisible mode unless you specifically need it to be visible. This will help prevent other Bluetooth-enabled devices from finding your phone (unless you grant them the necessary permission) and will therefore help protect your phone from worms that spread using the Bluetooth wireless technology.

2. Exercise caution before opening attachments. When accepting applications sent via Bluetooth, or opening MMS attachments, exercise caution, just as you would when opening an email attachment on your PC, because they may include harmful software. Ensure the application or attachment comes from a known source, and is wary of opening files that have unfamiliar text attached to them, even if they come from someone you know.

3. Only download content from a trusted source. Trusted sources may include operator portalsand other well-known brands that offer adequate protection against viruses and other harmful software. Be aware though that, as with emails, malicious or fraudulent users may be able to fake the appearance of a trusted source.

4. Consider anti-virus software. Some software is available to prevent phone viruses. You may wish to consider downloading this software.

5. Contact your phone manufacturer if concerned. If you think you have a virus, call the phone manufacturer’s care line. They can assist you confirm if it is a virus, and help fix the problem.

Bharti Airtel Launches Mobile Payment Services

2009-05-28T21:41:00.000-07:00

Bharti Airtel has partnered with leading banks such as ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, SBI, Corporation Bank and VISA to launch M-commerce solutions like Mobile Money Transfer(MMT), post-paid bill payment and prepaid recharge on the mobile phone. Customers having a VISA credit or debit card issued by ICICI, HDFC, SBI, or Corporation Bank, can now send money to another VISA credit/debit card holder.

The M-commerce solutions have been developed by mChek provides a safe and secure way to use your mobile phone to make credit and debit card payments including over-the-counter and Internet purchases, and person to person payments. The M-commerce solutions are totally secure and had been certified by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

Airtel subscribers can avail the service by simply sending a text message AIRTEL to 543219 from your Airtel cell phone.

Google SMS Channel - Receive Free SMS

2009-05-28T21:11:00.000-07:00

Google SMS Channels is Google’s solution to SMS groups message broadcasting and subscription. This service enables you to get content from Google, Google partners, and all other websites and blogs with RSS support.

You can create your own channel and publish content that other users can subscribe to. You can also create groups over SMS to communicate with your friends, family, and co-workers, just like the other sms service.

This is a free service. You don’t pay anything to send or receive messages using Google SMS Channels website. When you post a message to your channel, all the members of your channel get the message forwarded for free. Any Indian mobile number will work with this service.

Google SMS Channel uses the normal number 9870807070, and not the premium short codes. So any SMS charge you incur is as low as you sending an SMS to your friend. There is no charge for receiving the updates.

SMS tariff charges may apply when you configure the service or publish to a channel using a mobile phone. Most of you don’t do this unless you want to start a new channel.

You can use the service on the website or via your mobile phone.

Gmail - Inbox Preview

2009-05-28T20:40:00.000-07:00

Gmail.com bring a new feature for slow internet connection. It is not big deal, really. But now imagine that you access Gmail on a super slow connection from a remote place in Ethopia where it might take minutes to completely load your inbox. The disappointment is larger when you find out that there is nothing new to read and you could have saved all that time.

To ease this pain a bit, we created a new feature in Gmail Labs called Inbox Preview. While Gmail is loading, a simple, static preview of your inbox with your ten most recent messages is displayed. Turn it on from the Labs tab under Settings, and if you're on a slow connection you'll know from the start if it's worth the wait.

Gmail New Feature - Automatic Message Translation

2009-05-28T19:47:00.000-07:00

Back in the early days of human existence, before language had fully developed, our caveman ancestors probably did a lot of grunting. Language, and thus life, were pretty simple: watch out for that saber-toothed tiger ("Blorg! AIYA!!!"); stop riding the wooly mammoth and help me pick some berries ("Argh. Zagle zorg!"); man, it's cold in this Ice Age ("Brrrr.").

Somewhere along the line, all those grunts diverged into thousands of distinct languages, and life became both richer and more complicated. And for the last few eons or so, we've struggled to communicate in a multilingual world. Which brings us to today. Since the heart and soul of Gmail is about helping people communicate, I'm proud to announce the integration of Google's automatic translation technology directly into Gmail.

Simply enable "Message Translation" from the Labs tab under Settings, and when you receive an email in a language other than your own, Gmail will help you translate it into alanguage you can understand. In one click.

Top 10 Tips for Writing SEO Friendly Content

2008-07-06T19:31:00.000-07:00

Writing an SEO friendly content is one of the most important steps in process of link building. Here I am sharing the summary of tips and tricks to generate SEO friendly content. The process of link building is a long one. Remember Rome was not built in a day! I will not talk about the process itself in this article. What I would talk here is about the crucial aspect of content generation (basically writing SEO friendly articles) that happens when one tries to do link building. Content is a King! Good SEO friendly articles and content is what is required when you are into serious link building. Here I am sharing tips on how to write content that has an impact on your link building process. After all i am sure you are running a business then you are not writing content for charity, you are indeed looking for some link juice out there.

Top 20 Google Ranking Factors

2008-07-06T19:28:00.000-07:00

Websites are quickly becoming one of the most popular ways of advertising. Whether it be a business, its product or service or something completely different, everyone of all ages are turning to the web as a method of getting their message out there. With the popularity of this marketing medium increasing and the number of websites always growing, it is obvious that everyone wants to appear at the top of Google's search engine rankings. Achieving such a task is never an easy feat, however with a bit of perseverance, one can definitely increase their chances of reaching that glorious first page result.

How to insert AdSense, Chitika or any other Javascript code into new Blogger template

2008-07-06T19:26:00.000-07:00

Not long ago Google Blogger platform added new widget-driven templates, which use different approach from the "Classic" template. Classic template was based on HTML, new Blogspot templates now are based on XHTML which is a branch of XML.o, classic templates are incompatible with new Blogger templates. New blogger templates use "Page Elements" (widgets) but the places where you can insert widgets are rather limited.

How To Make Money With AdSense

2008-07-03T21:48:00.000-07:00

“How to make money with AdSense” is one of the most popular topics in Internet marketing forums and the subject of many books and special reports. Its popularity isn’t surprising given the extensive coverage of AdSense in mainstream newspapers and magazines as well as the program’s importance in driving Google’s every-growing advertising revenues. Website and blog owners can’t help but perceive Google AdSense to be an easy way to make money online.

While it’s true that adding AdSense a web page is trivial — all you do is paste some JavaScript code that Google generates for you — learning how to make money with AdSense — especially how to really make money — is decidedly non-trivial. Like anything, it takes time and effort. There are no overnight successes with AdSense.

The key is to know what to work on. Four factors come into play:

Traffic. By far the most important factor is how much traffic you can drive to your pages. After all, you only make money when visitors click (or in some cases view) the ads shown on your pages. If no one’s visiting your site, you won’t make any money. If you want to make more money with AdSense, you need more traffic. (That traffic should be targeted, too, otherwise smart pricing will kick in and reduce your earnings.)
Niche. The niche you’re targeting also has a huge effect on your AdSense earnings. You need to target niches where advertisers are actively seeking customers: if there are no advertisers, you won’t make any money. The simplest test you can do is to search Google for related keywords and see how many ads appear in the “Sponsored Links” section on the right-hand side of the results page. If there are few or no ads, that’s a sign that the market’s not a big one and probably isn’t a great choice for monetization via AdSense. (But you may be able to monetize it in other ways.)
Content. AdSense is all about content. It’s not about search results. It’s not about random collections of scraped data. There’s a reason why AdSense users are called publishers: it’s because they publish content. You need great content on your pages, written for humans and not search engines. Content is what’s going to keep visitors on your site, looking for the information they need. The longer they stay, the more chance they’ll click an ad.
Optimization. Many AdSense publishers spend too much time trying to optimize their pages when they should be spending their time on getting more traffic and writing more content. Luckily, many AdSense optimization techniques do double duty as search engine optimization (SEO) techniques. Concentrate on the basics, like:
- Blending ads by removing borders and matching colors.
- Positioning the ads in the “hot spots” of a page.
- Choosing the right ad formats.
- Tracking performance with channels.
These and a few other techniques can make a dramatic difference in your earnings — but only if you have enough traffic.

How Many Posts Should You Show On Your Blog’s Front Page?

2008-07-03T21:47:00.001-07:00

As with many aspects of blogging - it’s something that you need to balance. Some blogs lend themselves more to featuring full posts on front pages, others can get away with excerpts more. Some blogs have 20-30 posts on the front page while others just have one.

I guess it’s partly personal preference and partly working out what works with your topic and readership.

Google Adsense Secrets

2008-07-03T21:43:00.002-07:00

The only thing you must know about Google Adsense secrets is that nothing is secret. Basically, once you search online, you will see so many guides and articles about how to earn more money online. Thus, any information about Google Adsense is just a click of a mouse away.

Probably what most internet users think as among the Google Adsense secrets is that Adsense leads to highly profitable keywords. This is true; however, there are many tools which one can use to get a list of highly searched keywords and those less demanded by companies. Some tools are free, while some require affordable subscription fee.

The whole Adsense concept is actually quite simple to understand. Forget about those tons of websites and ebooks claiming they hold the key to unlocking Google Adsense secrets. Everything is just a matter of common sense, hard work, and patience. Once one has found highly used and profitable keywords, he can begin building a website based on those keywords.

However, one must bear in mind two important things when applying Adsense in a website: content and location. New contents should be added to the site as frequently as possible. The more fresh contents added, the more ads will be displayed. In addition, the location of the ads should be clearly defined in the website. It is recommended that ads be placed on right portion of the site. Use skyscraper layouts, for Google states this type of layout is used for the ads, one is more likely to receive best results.

Adsense Fraud

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Like in any other industry, fraud is not a new thing in Google Adsense. Although Google has made significant stride in addressing Adsense frauds, there is still so much that has to be done to protect the interest of advertisers. Apparently, it is the Adsense publishers who usually resort to cheating for the reason that Adsense is the best source of income for site publishers.

Adsense fraud comes in several ways. One way is through use of click bot software designed to commit fraud. Such software can be purchased online and can automate clicks. Another way is through deliberate and manual clicking of ads. In this way, friends and relatives with different IP addresses can be accomplices. Another form of Adsense fraud is when cheaters lure potential clickers of high paying keywords. To entice clickers, these people employ misleading items such as possible rewards and promotions, in exchange for Google ads clicks.

With the rampage of Adsense fraud, addressing the problem should not be just the concern of Google. Advertisers should also be proactive in doing their share. Instituting measures like the setting up of an ad campaign tracker software is one way to reduce fraud clicks. A tracker is a very potent tool for any site owner in monitoring site visitors. The tracker can also tell right on the first visit if a particular visitor is serious or just doing some clicks for fraud. In this way, tracker software serves as valid evidence for any site owner to convince Google that he is being cheated.

Adsense Ebooks

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With the popular and lucrative aspect of adsense comes the rise of thousands of Adsense ebooks from almost every corner of the web. This is not unusual, since many are just dying to learn the principles of Adsense so they can earn more money.

Adsense ebooks were created to guide every beginner, and even seasoned internet junkie, to the world of Adsense. Basically, Adsense ebooks are informative ebooks readily available for download for an affordable price. Considering the trend on Adsense nowadays, Adsense ebooks make readers easily understand how they can earn so much money with just a click of the mouse. Thus, these ebooks serve as proof that anyone who goes online is capable of making extra income.

In particular, Adsense ebooks guide readers through the step-by-step process of using Adsense in making any website -- may it be a MySpace account or a personal blog -- a profitable one. By explaining how the concept of Adsense works, these ebooks make people realize that the road to more money online needs only a little cunning and patience. Adsense ebooks cover almost every topic about Adsense and website success, including Adwords, traffic increase, and search engine optimization, among others.

Aside from providing information, these ebooks also aim to clarify issues concerning adsense. For instance, there ebooks feature recommendations on which techniques are legal and most efficient. Myths, fallacies, and other claims are also debunked through detailed explanations. In a nutshell, Adsense ebooks serve as foremost references for every internet user interested in improving his site and earning extra income through Adsense.

Adsense Tracking

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While not set up to be an Adsense tracking tool per se, the log analyzer. from AddFreeStats is actually pretty good. You put a small graphic tracking bug on the bottom of each of your pages and it gives you standard logging reports. You can also activate adsense tracking to find out what ads are being clicked on what pages. Combine this with an excel spreadsheet and channels and you are good to go. You can upgrade to a paid version and get an invisible tracking bug.

Adsense Script Tools

2008-07-03T21:36:00.000-07:00

These are the tiny little programs you install on your server (blech!) or locally on your machine that help you analyze your adsense clicks, CTR and earnings. Some of them are easy, some of them are difficult, and some of them help you make pretty graphs. To be honest none of them are worth recommending. You could do just as good a job by setting up your channels properly and dumping a CSV file into excel. If someone has a specific one or wants to send me a review copy of thier software, I will look at it. DO NOT send me anything that has to be installed on a server. I run multiple websites on multiple hosting companies, so I don’t need something that requires more maintenance thank you very much.

Steps to a higher rank on Del.Icio.us

2008-07-03T21:33:00.000-07:00

Nowa days Del.icio.us.com is a wonderful source of free traffic to your site. But it can do only that much and for you to get the best out of this very good tool you need to peek into the psychology of the del.icio.us.com users and use this knowledge to your advantage. If you use the tips given below you will definiltely see the difference in the traffic that you generated previously and afterwards.

Listing helps: When you are telling your users about a bunch of things then instead of putting them in plain prose, lay them in a list and preferably in a numbered list. This promptly attracts the attention of the visitors and you will get a surge of traffic.
Number your list in the heading: Like I have done above "6 steps to a higher rank on Del.icio.us", you should also make a similar heading and announce to your potential readers, what exactly he is going to get after he has read the article. "6 steps..." or "10 rules..." or "5 tips..." etc.
Write articles that promise to guide: Articles that promise to guide your reader to a desired goal are definitely more popular and therefore, attract more traffic. The average del.icio.us user is looking for a Tutorial to a task and your heading should sound like one.
Promises...Promises: Make tall promises in the heading itself. The heading of your article should convince your reader that this is the sure shot solution to his problem and he will definitely visit the link. Therefore headings like "6 steps to a higher rank on Del.Icio.us" surely is designed to attract readers. Your content of course, should complement this and should not be a damp squib.
Techno Jargon: Del.icio.us users are more inclined to be technically minded so if your heading and the article has a bunch of technical keywords then it is surely going to attract more visitors than any other article on the same topic devoid of the technical jargon. Articles should have words like "AJAX, CSS, RSS, SOAP, OLAP" etc. interspersed in it so as to get the attention of the majority of del.icio.us users.
Humor: Humor is the best medicine as they say, it is also a sure way to attract more people to your website by way of putting up a humorous link in del.icio.us.

Use Yahoo Answers to generate traffic

2008-07-03T21:32:00.000-07:00

The one of the great way to generate a traffic surge is to use this free service from Yahoo. This involves people asking questions about various fields and then experts in those fields answering them. Fairly simple isn't it? But it presents a unique opportunity to get free traffic to your website/blog.

The process is very straight-forward. You need to have a yahoo account and then you choose a category of your choice where you think you are an expert or at least for which you can answer questions from newbies or other people looking for answers. There are many categories to choose from and you will definitely find a category that suits you.

After this you should wait to get questions from the other users of the service and prepare to give solutions to their problems. While answering give logical answers to the queries and try and satisfy the person. The thing you need to do here is to add a link to your website/blog in this answer and lo behold you have a free link to your site from Yahoo Answers. Now the trick here is to be the early bird and answer a question before other experts answer it. This gives you more exposure and increases your reputation.

If your answer is fairly good other readers will be inclined to click on your link to know more about you and your work. This will further give a booster dose of free incoming traffic.

Install Google Analytics on Your Site

2008-07-03T21:29:00.000-07:00

I hope you all have installed Google Analytics in your blog. If not then quickly do so.If you do not already know then you should know that Google Analytics is a tool that provides vital statistics about your website like how many people are visiting it and what time do they spend there etc. As you see above the Google Analytics gives information such as Visits, Page Views, Bounce Rates, Average time spent on the website, new visitors etc.
To reduce the bounce rate the following steps must be taken immediately.

Targeted keywords: If your website is lacking targeted keywords, then the visitors will not find it relevant to their search result and will therefore move out. The website should not waver from the niche topic. Targeted audience is hard to get if the website covers a wide variety of topics. Your keywords should be there in titles, articles, and all other parts of your website.
Get the right look: Make your website look like it should be. If your recipe site looks like an auto review site then the potential audience of chefs will desert it like mice in a drowning ship. The look and feel of the site is therefore, very important. The color scheme and the images used should match the theme of the site.
Images in articles: Always insert images in the articles. Bland articles are not binding enough to catch hold of the visitors. Always insert relevant images, illustrations, diagrams in the articles to get the desired visitors to spend more time at your website.

Build an Empire With Adsense

2008-07-03T21:24:00.000-07:00

When you’re deciding to become a website publisher you will fall into one of two broad categories:

Publish 100 websites that each earn $1 a day profit
Publish 1 website that earns $100 a day profit

The reality of it is, most people end up somewhere in between. Having 100 websites leaves you with maintenance, management and content issues. Having one website leaves you open to all sort of fluctuations. You can adapt your plan on the way, but you’ll have an easier time if you start out going in the direction of where you want to end up.