Google AdSense with Italics
Google [[GOOG]] is testing a number of enhancements to Adsense Text Ads. These include adding Google logos, favicons, and Google Checkout icons. Also, ads without “Ads by Google†have been reported. A recent addition to the list is the use of italized titles. Shown below is an example that appeared on another site recently. I [...]
Give your Commenters a Backlink
Commenters do us a favor by participating in our blogs, the least we could do is give them a followable/indexable backlink. However, all versions of WordPress adds the rel=”nofollow” attribute to links inside the comments box. The major search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN etc…) all obey this rel attribute (nofollow) which when used on a [...]
Google announces Free Real-Times Quotes
Google [[GOOG]] deals a serious blow to Yahoo, online brokers, and financial data providers by announcing free real-time last-sale prices across all Google properties including Google Finance, Personalized Google, Mobile, and Google.com. The Google service will be similar to Yahoo who offers free ECN quotes but charges $9.95 per month for streaming real-time quotes through [...]
How to Succeed with the Amazon Associates Affiliate Program
Launched in 1996, the Amazon Associates Affiliate Program is the grandfather of all e-commerce affiliate programs. Amazon Associates has evolved over the years along with Amazon itself and currently offers a number of ways for affiliates to profit from sales generated from their sites. Generating revenue with the Amazon Associates program is all about choosing [...]
Duplicate Content Update from Google and a New WordPress Plugin
Over on the Official Google Webmaster Central Blog Google has explained in detail how they deal with duplicate content. Should you care? Yes, especially if you have a WordPress blog. As Google points out, “Most of the time when we see this (duplicate content), it’s unintentional or at least not malicious in origin: forums that [...]
Google Testing Logo in AdSense Ads
A recent thread on Digital Point Forums concerns the recent appearance of logo images in Adsense ads. It appears that Google is testing using small logos in place of the text verison of ‘Google’ in the signature line ‘Ads by Google’. I grabbed the examples shown here from the Google ad in the sidebar. In [...]
Are Technorati Tags Worth the Trouble?
As of November 2006, Technorati claims to be tracking 60 million blogs. OK, so what? Anyone who has had problems getting indexed by Technorati will ask themselves, ‘Are these tags worth the trouble’? Technorati online help is mediocre at best and support is nearly non-existent. Assuming you have claimed your blog, there are two more [...]
