Tuesday, March 22, 2011

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Spotted Google Adsense Twitter Ad Units

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 11:34 AM PDT

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I was browsing around when I spotted these new Google Adsense Twitter Ad units. The Adsense units were clearly targeted to promote the Twitter account, with autorefreshing latest tweets and a clear call to action to follow the Twitter user.

Twitter Adsense Ads

Here is what the Twitter ad on Google Adsense looked like

twitter adsense ads

Upon loading, the ad autorefreshed showing the latest tweets of the Twitter account for around 7 times. The cursor shows that you could click the arrows and this will bring you to the new tweet. It seems clicks to these arrows will not be charged to the advertiser as you are browsing the tweets. Click the arrow and get a new tweet.

Twitter Adsense ads

The image, tweet link and “Follow Me on Twitter” seem to be clickable as observed by change of cursor image (we didnt click at it though). The call of action is clearly very good, and I am sure it will attract a high CTR. I like the Twitter Adsense units. Have you seen such Twitter Adsense units on your site?

We have spotted several strange Adsense ads over the years like ads with 2×2 adsfaviconsno titlestitles in italics and no Ads by Google and interactive keywords. Lets see how this will work out.

Original article: Spotted Google Adsense Twitter Ad Units
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Download Angry Birds Rio Free at Amazon App Store for 1 Day

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 11:04 AM PDT

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Amazon launched the Android AppStore today, and are giving away 1 paid app for free every day. Download Angry Birds Rio, the paid app which is for sale free today.

angrybirds freeapps

Previously Rovio and 20th Century Fox had partnered to create this new game, Angry Birds Rio! and had released video trailers for the same. Now you can download Angry birds Rio to your Android phone for free for the next 12 hours, after which you need to pay $0.99.

Download Amazon Apps

Amazon App Store also lets you test apps on a simulated Android phone using "Test Drive." Look out everyday for new paid apps which Amazon App store is giving out for free.

To purchase applications from the Amazon Appstore and download them, you need to have the Amazon Appstore application installed on your phone. To purchase paid apps, you will need to have an Amazon account set up with either your credit card or bank information. Amazon App Store is available only for customers in the US now.

Original article: Download Angry Birds Rio Free at Amazon App Store for 1 Day
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Download Mozilla Firefox 4

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:35 AM PDT

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Now download Firefox 4, the much awaited browser update from Mozilla. Firefox 4 is based on the Gecko 2.0 Web platform and features JägerMonkey with JavaScript execution speeds up to six times faster than the previous version.

Download Mozilla Firefox 4

Some cool features in Firefox 4 are -

  • Support for the Do Not Track (“DNT”) header that allows users to opt-out of behavioural advertising
  • Firefox Sync securely synchronizes between multiple computers and mobile devices
  • Direct2D Hardware Acceleration is now on by default for Windows 7 users
  • Native support for the HD HTML5 WebM video format, hardware accelerated where available
  • The stop and reload buttons have been merged into a single button on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
  • Crash protection for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X when there is a crash in the Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime or Microsoft Silverlight plugins
  • You can turn any tab into an “App Tab” by right-clicking on it and selecting “Make into App Tab” from the context menu
  • Per-compartment garbage collection is now enabled, reducing work done during complex animations
  • Improved web typography using OpenType with support for ligatures, kerning and font variants
  • Web developers can animate content using CSS Transitions
  • Support for HSTS security protocol allowing sites to insist that they only be loaded over SSL
  • new feature called Panorama gives users a visual overview of all open tabs, allowing them to be sorted and grouped.

Download Firefox 4 today. Read the full release notes for all features.

Join the Firefox 4 Twitter party - Tweet about Firefox 4 with the #fx4 hashtag and your avatar will join the logo mosaic. Firefox 4 download stats reveal over 1 million downloads within these few hours.

Original article: Download Mozilla Firefox 4
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New Google Chrome Icon

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:08 AM PDT

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The Google Chrome Icon is changing and new icon will come live over Google Properties over the new few weeks. And if you haven’t seen it yet, this is what it will look like…

New Google chrome icon

Why Change the Google Chrome icon? Google says here is why

Since Chrome is all about making your web experience as easy and clutter-free as possible, we refreshed the Chrome icon to better represent these sentiments. A simpler icon embodies the Chrome spirit — to make the web quicker, lighter, and easier for all…. Numerous creative reinterpretations have organically moved the icon towards simplicity and abstraction, so it felt right to make the icon structure cleaner and easier to recreate.

As Google Chrome expands the reach to Chrome OS notebooks, develop an amazing browser with useful Chrome extensions, and engage a whole new community by developing Chrome videos, they surely need a new brand image aligned with the simplicity of Google.

Do you like the new Google Chrome icon?

Original article: New Google Chrome Icon
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How to Stop Online Targeted Behavioral Advertising

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 02:42 AM PDT

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Do websites display targeted advertising for what you were searching? How to stop this online targeted Behavioral Advertising? The National Advertising Network (NAI) principles guide how 3rd party advertising networks can use information about you.

Targeted Behavioral Advertising

All 3rd party ad networks use cookies to track your Web preferences and usage patterns in order to tailor advertising content to your interests. What is notable is that information gathered at one Website may be used to direct targeted ad content at another site based on your behavioral preferences.

Here is a video about Third party Ad serving basics

This video shows more about Audience Based Advertising

Stop Online Targeted Behavioral Advertising

The NAI requires that all member advertising networks provide an “opt-out” mechanism for their targeted ad programs they provide. The NAI opt-out tool is a simple Web-based tool to opt out from receiving targeted ads from member ad networks.

The Opt out tool will examine your computer to identify those member advertising companies (like Google, TribalFusion, Adify etc.) that have placed an advertising cookie file on your computer. To opt out of an NAI member’s behavioral advertising program, simply check the box or “Select All” and the tool will automatically replace the specified advertising cookies. I got this…

Opt Out Cookies

This video shows how the NAI Opt out tool works.

Opting out of a network will not stop online advertising. It simply means you will no longer get ads tailored to your Web preferences and usage patterns. It stops the creepy feeling that what you searched for is following you across the web, as ads keep displaying what you were looking for to get more clicks. Read the FAQ before you Opt out. It is one of the reasons why Google Adsense publishers require to post a privacy policy.

Original article: How to Stop Online Targeted Behavioral Advertising
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