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what’s double click ( DFP) for publishers !

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Just today i received  a invitation from Google AdSense  for DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) Small Business.

This is what Google adsense  told me “DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP)” “Small Business, Google’s free ad serving solution, provides a complete toolkit to help you to streamline your ad operations and maximise revenue across all of your pages”

DFP Small Business and AdSense google affiliate

case study of a successful DFP publisher

What does Google Double click  do?

They say, DFP Small Business offers real-time competition between Google AdSense, third-party ad networks and other non guaranteed advertisers

google adsense DFP Small Business and AdSense

Apparently , DFP Small  Business includes a wide variety of tools that can simplify, ad trafficking, delivery ,forecasting,reporting. Here is a a success story from Paperblog.fr who have used this.

Help resources for DFP  are available here .Explore the help resources to get help now.

Holiday Gifts and online spending surge benefits e-marketers

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Its that part of the year  when everybody is ready to splurge  and indulge in a little bit  a fancy gadgets  or  clothing. With the increase in online presence of  designer clothing lines, perfume shops and gadgets and  electronic and computer accessories  anyone or everyone can now compare and shop with a click of a mouse , also to benefit of many in the e-marketing  Industry. The ease of set up of a e shop  has the e-commerce advantages in the price factor over setting up a brick and mortar shop has further advanced this  sector.

online sales selling ipad iphone

Online spending habits for 2011- 2012

The boxing day sales  and then the Christmas rush will see the online sales booming over this holiday period , so what has been selling like hotcakes online.

According to many online news and  electronic websites, gadgets seem to be one of the favourite gifts this happy season wether if was bough online or then  through a brick and mortar shop.  Australian online news journal SMH says its Bricks versus clicks this holiday season , as online stores battle with retail shops. In fact  the brick and  mortar shops have joined the Online shopping revolution  with J B HI FI  and  Harvey Norman opening their very own cheap prices Direct import online shops.

Top selling / Sales  for Online Gadgets

PC magazine says “iOS Devices Dominate Mobile Online Shopping” which will certainly see the smart e-marketers make a move on this one. They say “Statistics released this week from the retail analysis firm Rich Relevance indicate that iPads and iPhones are the top mobile devices that consumers use to make retail purchases”  . According to IBM, the iPhone and iPad ranked first and second for consumer shopping on mobile devices on Black Friday on of the High traffic Sales day in the US.

“For the holiday season through Dec. 18, nearly $32 billion has been spent online, a 15 percent increase versus the corresponding days last year” says ecreditdaily.com.

The guardian.co.uk says that e-retailing group Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG) forecasts in “UK consumers will spend £186m online on Christmas Day, a retail group forecasts, with the Boxing Day spend expected to be in excess of £365m” One of the popular UK online selling websites is “Argos” .

Popular online sales In UK

The most popular items were audio equipment, laptops , tablets  and gaming items, but customers also snapped up domestic appliances such as kettles, fryers, slow cookers, toasters and vacuum cleaners which were also popular in the stores.

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Email Etiquette and email writing tips

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Often we receive emails from friends  and relatives and wish they paid more attention while sending a message that sounded rude  or then just forwarded randomly to  other people or something  similar that got us a bit annoyed or concerned .

email writing tips and rules

Here is a short list of rules that can be followed so that  you  are seen a s a good email citizen  doing the right thing. Please do add to this if something comes to your mind  in t he comments columns below  and will add it if appropriate.

Email etiquette

1. Take Another Look Before You Send a Message – Email Etiquette Rule
Don’t send anything you don’t want to send.

2. Do Not Default to “Reply All” or overuse Reply to All – Email Etiquette Rule
Only use Reply to All if you really need your message to be seen by each person who received the original message.

3. Clean Up Emails Before Forwarding Them – Email Etiquette Rule
Forwarding emails is a great way of sharing ideas, but make sure the original idea is really meant for all in your list  and if the original email sender
would have wanted his or her message sent to all ?

4. Writing in All Caps is Like Shouting – Email Etiquette Rule
Don’t shout in your emails (and all caps is so difficult to read).

5. Make one last check that the address or addresses in the To: field are those you wish to send your reply to.

6. Always end your emails with “Thank you,” “Sincerely,” “Take it easy,” “Best regards” – or something nice !

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Geez !! Earning: $2,357.66 a day with a website

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Ridiculous .. i was browsing google for hindi songs and i cam across this hindi songs  website  and was surprised to come across this link saying the websites worth @ Daily Earning of $2,357.66.

Daily Website Earning of $2,357.66( adsense + other adverts)

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Here are some other details

Estimated Worth $1,416,559 USD

Backlinks :3

Global rank : 7,359

Daily page views : 997,289

Website info:

According To Our Estimation Gaana.Com Makes $2,357.66 Per Day And Is Worth About $1,416,559.The Current Alexa Ranking Is 7,359.Gaana.Com Receives About 997,289 Page Views Per Day. It Has A Google Page rank Of .The Site Is 6 Years 115 Days Old.It Has A Total Of 3Backlinks. The Site Is Hosted In , And Is Active On The IP 223.165.30.26

Here is the link http://www.web-worth.com/www.gaana.com

A little bird hacked Apple siri

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An aussie It specialist has managed to hack the new apple ios with siri  to make it do tasks  at home like switching off lights , turning it on and opening web pages on  a computer. The aussie “Marcus schappi” runs a IT company “Little Bird Company’”

Apple siri hacked Aussie Marcus schappi

Apple IOS4  S SIRI hacked

With this hack  it opens the possibilities of  creating new  functions like

• With  the help of a RFID board you could ask Siri where your keys are.

• With a temperature sensor you can ask what the temperature and humidity is.

• With a robotic vacuum cleaner you could ask Siri to clean the house

Reserve bank of India going tough on PayPal users

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With a growing number of people earning  massive incomes In INDIA  from  work generated from the internet and online  relating from  website design  to coding  and programing work  , the reserve bank of india  is cracking down on income  received via PayPal  so that it remains more accountable.  With income tax evasion considered to be a widespread issue in India Smile with tongue out, it  would not be long before  this sector would  possibly go through some drastic changes.

paypal and reserve bank of india new rules

Here are some changes  from a a FA Q

Q: Why will PayPal not allow me to receive more than US$500?
Starting 1 March, 2011, PayPal customers in India will not be allowed to receive payments for any export-related goods or services for an amount exceeding US$500 per transaction. This change is to ensure that we continue to comply with the RBI Guidelines.
Q: Why will PayPal not allow me to keep money in my PayPal balance?
Starting 1 March, 2011, PayPal customers in India will not be able to keep money in their PayPal account balance. Instead, all money received into a PayPal account must be transferred to a customer’s India bank account within 7 days from the receipt of confirmation from the buyer in respect of the good or services. This change is to ensure that we continue to comply with the RBI Guidelines.

Q: The customers on my website are not able to complete purchase or pay via PayPal. Why?
Starting 1 March, 2011, PayPal customers in India will not be allowed to receive payments for any export-related goods or services for an amount exceeding US$500 per transaction. If you are listing products greater than US$500 per transaction then you may need to seek alternative methods of payment. This change is to ensure that we continue to comply with the RBI Guidelines.

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