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Best Google Adsense Placement for Blogs and Forums

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 08:13 AM PST

Where should you place Google Adsense ads for highest CTR? Here are the best Adsense placement tips for blogs/ forums as suggested by Google Adsense team itself.

Google Adsense shares new recommendations for ad implementation, (which will vary depending on your web page), but are the outcome of Adsense testing across millions of blogs and forums. Of course the best way is to optimize your site through regular experimentation.

Best Adsense Placement for Blogs

Google Adsense ads on your homepage. 728×90, 160×600, 300x250px Adsense ad units work best for high CTR.

adsense blog homepage

Google Adsense ads on your article pages. 160×600, 336x280px

adsense blog article

Best Adsense Placement for Forums

Google Adsense ads on your forum homepage, category, post page - 728x90px banner is by far the best choice when used wiht link units.

adsense forum homepage adsense forum category page

adsense forum post page

So follow these Adsense placement guidelines and improve your CTR to make money online. Read more Adsense tips. You can also get official support via Google AdSense Optimization Specialists.

Download Windows 7 SP1 Service Pack

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 10:37 PM PST

Microsoft now lets you download Windows 7 SP1 Service Pack and you can update Windows 7 to the latest version for better stability, features and security.

Windows 7 SP1 will help you:

Keep your PCs supported and up-to-date
Get ongoing updates to the Windows 7 platform
Easily deploy cumulative updates at a single time
Meet your users’ demands for greater business mobility
Provide a comprehensive set of virtualization innovations
Provide an easier Service Pack deployment model for better IT efficiency

If you are updating just one computer, Microsoft advises that you use Windows Update, which will download a smaller, more appropriate download. You can turn on your computers Automatic Updates feature, and Windows 7 will download it for you. If Windows Update is not offering you the option to install the service pack, then try this. If there is still a problem, try this.

If you choose to download Windows 7 SP1 stand alone from Microsoft Download Center – Microsoft suggest you read this article, that provides some suggestions to improve your experience when you install Windows 7 SP1 from the Microsoft Download Center Web site.

Important Notes:

If you have previously installed a pre-release version of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 on your machine, you must uninstall that version before installing SP1.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 is available for installation in the same languages made available at original launch of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
In order to download and install Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 you must currently have a Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 already installed.