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Woopra Invitations on eBay???

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Woopra InvitationsI woke up minutes ago, and logged in to the Woopra Forums to see what happened in my absence. I got freaked out when I saw someone advertising his eBay auction “Woopra Invitation Code”.

How should we react? There’s nothing we can do about it since we don’t know which invitation codes the seller has. Is it that bad? I think it’s cool :). This shows the enthusiasm of the Woopers! As I’m writing this post, the last bid is 15$.

Let’s see where it stops.

AdSense Sucks? Another Solution To Monetize Your Blog!

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Recently, Google is acting really weird… Their shares prices are increasing very fast (From around $400 2 years ago to more than 600$ today)… Google is monopolizing the WWW just like the may Microsoft has been monopolizing the desktop market for decades. Today, Google is making more and more enemies by following some stupid strategies. I can never trust Google anymore! I see bad reviews everywhere and webmaster have become a bit more aware. How does it feel like to see a Page Ranked 8 blog dropping to 5 (The very popular blog: OneMansBlog.com). Webmasters are doing what Google asks and guess what, they’re getting punished!

How many times have you ever checked their Adsense Optimization Tips! I did so many times follow their tips and I end up “Smart Priced”. I mean why shall I show Google Ads on the top of my page to make it more noticed but the ad click will have a lower probability to make a conversion then you get smart priced (Your ad click price drops damatically). Imagine earning around 0.4$ per click, and you have around 150 ad clicks on your websites daily! You might wanna rely on that average of 1800$ per month and maybe quit your Job… But listen, Google is the one you cannot trust today… They can ban you at anytime, or maybe lowering the CPC on your websites 10 times and you end up earning around 200$ if not less with no alternative job! I mean if one of the best and most ethical bloggers (example: John - OneMansBlog.com) gets punished, how can you trust such a system?

I decided last week to remove my Adsense Ads from all my websites and tried WidgetBucks! Guess what! I’m making 10 times more with that system, their widgets are cool. Google ads have become so popular that a non technical grandmother would recognize them as Ads… I have a higher CTR with Widget Ads, higher CPC and I can choose what ads to publish. Sign up here and you can try it along with Google Ads… I’m still experimenting with WidgetBucks, they’re making a huge buzz on the net. They’re new of course and you can never know whether they’re gonna make it or not, but giving them a shot is worth it!

I referred a friend of mine (Dany - Web Developer) and he was like WTF? I made in few hours what I made in Adsense the whole day :D.

So, if you try this new system, please write me back some reviews please

Note that the links for WidgetBucks provided on this page are not direct, they are referrals. So make sure you show a referral link on your blog too. If you don’t wanna make it through my referral link, simply visit widgetbucks.com :)

Happy earnings and please share your experience!
Stay tuned

FusionFeeds.com Update!

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

FusionFeeds is an idea I came up with on the new year’s eve and when I came back from the party I started designing a wordpress blog to write about the latest technology out there, tip and tricks for geeks and of course my opinion toward some technologies. I got busy after a while to start working on my new project… It’s a large project that I cannot unveil right now! but fusionfeeds has been always on my mind and worried about it.

I have this great, amazing friend called Nick!!! He’s one of the few friends I can really trust and who is able to handle this task. Nick Saliba is a Computer Engineering student at LAU! He has always been the one who supports my ideas, helping me in all those difficult moments I’ve been through… I owe you man! I really do!!! You can notice how close he is anyway by checking out the Top Commenters box on this blog :D…

Bottom line, Nick is the co-owner of FusionFeeds.com blog and we’re both excited about it! Make sure you check it out from time to time.



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www.FusionFeeds.com

Google… The Dream Land

Monday, February 12th, 2007

I had my reasons when I said: “My dream is to work at Google”.
Watch this video



Upgraded To Ella Fitzgerald

Sunday, February 4th, 2007

Wordpress LogoAs you may now, Matt, the developer of Wordpress seems to be a Jazz Freak! No doubt… He’s a genius ;)… Anyway, Wordpress 2.1 has been called Ella (Fitzgerald).

Yesterday, I upgraded all my wordpress plugins and the wordpress itself to 2.1. It seems that the upgrade was successful! If you notice anything strange after the update, please write a comment here!

Desafinado!!!

My Custom Gmail Inbox

Friday, January 12th, 2007

In response to Windows Live Custom Domains, Google has created a new service “Google Apps” where you can forward your CNames and MX records to google service and they will take care of your emails, calendars, start page! You can customize and alter the google logos.

If you have a domain name, do not miss this killer service. Subscribe now at www.google.com/a.

Here’s a screenshot of my email inbox:


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Later!

Google’s new CodeSearch

Friday, October 6th, 2006

Hello Geek Friends,

Google Inc. is introducing a new search service that only a geek could love.

The Web search leader said late on Wednesday it is introducing Google Code Search, a site that simplifies how software developers search for programming code to improve existing software or create new programs.

Google product manager Tom Stocky said the Mountain View, California-based company is set to help programmers sift through billions of lines of computer source code using its familiar search box to uncover snippets of reusable software.

Give it a shot: http://www.google.com/codesearch