MonkeyPong http://www.monkeypong.com/blog Internet Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Affiliate Marketing Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:03:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Wordpress 2.6 Is Out http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_07_15/wordpress-26-is-out.html http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_07_15/wordpress-26-is-out.html#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:03:24 +0000 monkeypong http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/?p=56 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Wordpress 2.6 Is Out", url: "http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_07_15/wordpress-26-is-out.html" });]]> Matt Mullenweg announced that Wordpress 2.6 is now available, like almost a month ahead schedule. Version 2.6 makes WordPress a more powerful CMS, you can now track changes to every post and page and easily post from wherever you are on the web.

To understand more, view the video below:

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]]> http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_07_15/wordpress-26-is-out.html/feed Google Celebrates Marc Chagall Birthday http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_07_07/google-celebrates-marc-chagall-birthday.html http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_07_07/google-celebrates-marc-chagall-birthday.html#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:23:27 +0000 monkeypong http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/?p=55 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Google Celebrates Marc Chagall Birthday", url: "http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_07_07/google-celebrates-marc-chagall-birthday.html" });]]> Happy birthday to Marc Chagall! Check out Google logo for Marc Chagall.

Google Logo for Marc Chagall's birthday

Marc Chagall was born as Moishe Shagal. He was a famous Russian-Belarusian-French painter/artist.

Google is recognizing more and more talented dead people.

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]]> http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_07_07/google-celebrates-marc-chagall-birthday.html/feed Google Adsense Referral Is Retiring http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_07_02/google-adsense-referral-is-retiring.html http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_07_02/google-adsense-referral-is-retiring.html#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:03:43 +0000 monkeypong http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/?p=54 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Google Adsense Referral Is Retiring", url: "http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_07_02/google-adsense-referral-is-retiring.html" });]]> Google AdSense Referral is retiring as announced by Inside AdSense blog a couple of days ago. If you are an AdSense user, I’m sure you have received an e-mail of the same subject as well.

The main reason of the retirement is AdSense Referral has not seen success for many in the long term and Google AdSense team would prefer to retire existing features so that they can focus our efforts on the ones that will be most effective in the long term.

Furthermore, since DoubleClick is acquired by Google, is in the same arena as Google AdSense Referral. Its DoubleClick Performics Affiliate Network will now operate as the Google Affiliate Network.

Remove the referral code from your site

Just make sure you are going to remove the referral code from your site before the last week of August, so you can continue to effectively monetize your ad space. Alternatively, if you feel lazy, you can still keep them on, but they won’t make you a single cent, you loser.

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]]> http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_07_02/google-adsense-referral-is-retiring.html/feed Bill Gates Finally Log Off from Microsoft http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_29/bill-gates-finally-log-off-from-microsoft.html http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_29/bill-gates-finally-log-off-from-microsoft.html#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:35:44 +0000 monkeypong http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/?p=53 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Bill Gates Finally Log Off from Microsoft", url: "http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_29/bill-gates-finally-log-off-from-microsoft.html" });]]> Bill Gates bid goodbye on Friday to Microsoft Corp, the software maker he built into the world’s most valuable technology company based on the ambitious goal of placing a computer on every desk and in every home.

He leaves his full-time executive role at Microsoft, which he co-founded with childhood friend Paul Allen in 1975, to focus on his philanthropic organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest charity, funded in part by his vast fortune.

Gates who will become a non-executive chairman and work part-time, was once the world’s richest man, Gates’ personal fortune has been estimated at about $58 billion, according to Forbes Magazine.

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]]> http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_29/bill-gates-finally-log-off-from-microsoft.html/feed Yahoo Brings Back @Rocketmail.com and Add @Ymail.com http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_20/yahoo-brings-back-rocketmailcom-and-add-ymailcom.html http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_20/yahoo-brings-back-rocketmailcom-and-add-ymailcom.html#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:25:58 +0000 monkeypong http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/?p=52 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Yahoo Brings Back @Rocketmail.com and Add @Ymail.com", url: "http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_20/yahoo-brings-back-rocketmailcom-and-add-ymailcom.html" });]]> Yahoo has revived @rocketmail.com email address and added @ymail.com to its list of email addresses. Now, you can have johndoe@ymail.com instead of johndoe2345@yahoo.com. Have you got yours yet?

Go to http://www.ymail.com now!

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]]> http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_20/yahoo-brings-back-rocketmailcom-and-add-ymailcom.html/feed BlogRolled — A Different Type of Text Link Ads http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_18/blogrolled-a-different-type-of-text-link-ads.html http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_18/blogrolled-a-different-type-of-text-link-ads.html#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:42:55 +0000 monkeypong http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/?p=51 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "BlogRolled — A Different Type of Text Link Ads", url: "http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_18/blogrolled-a-different-type-of-text-link-ads.html" });]]> BlogRolled

From the guys at ReviewMe, now comes BlogRolled.

As you would have already guessed it, BlogRolled serves both the bloggers/web site publishers and the advertisers. Bloggers sell their blogrolls instead of text link, advertisers choose blogs to advertise, bloggers add the advertisers’ links and get paid, it’s that simple!

Since selling text links is illegal, and may get your Google PageRank penalized, exchanging blogrolls are legal " who in the would know you actually sell them?

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]]> http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_18/blogrolled-a-different-type-of-text-link-ads.html/feed Firefox 3 Download Day 2008 http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_18/firefox-3-download-day-2008.html http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_18/firefox-3-download-day-2008.html#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:38:58 +0000 monkeypong http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/?p=50 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Firefox 3 Download Day 2008", url: "http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_18/firefox-3-download-day-2008.html" });]]> Download Day - English

Today’s Download Day for Firefox 3, which is a campaign to set a Guinness World record for most downloads in 24 hours. At the time of writing, there are already over 3 million downloads. Hurry up, only 14 hours left!

After today, you’ll be prompted to download Firefox 2!

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]]> http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_18/firefox-3-download-day-2008.html/feed Yahoo To Partner Google in Search Advertising http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_13/yahoo-to-partner-google-in-search-advertising.html http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_13/yahoo-to-partner-google-in-search-advertising.html#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:20:26 +0000 monkeypong http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/?p=49 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Yahoo To Partner Google in Search Advertising", url: "http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_13/yahoo-to-partner-google-in-search-advertising.html" });]]> Yahoo and Google have confirmed that they are entering into a partnership for search advertising. Google mentions that the deal is not a merger but rather, Google are merely providing access to their advertising technology to Yahoo! through their AdSense program.

Check out Google’s blog post on the agreement here.

What’s your say on the partnership?

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]]> http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_13/yahoo-to-partner-google-in-search-advertising.html/feed Google and First Hot Air Balloon Flight http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_04/google-and-first-hot-air-balloon-flight.html http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_04/google-and-first-hot-air-balloon-flight.html#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:30:35 +0000 monkeypong http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/?p=48 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Google and First Hot Air Balloon Flight", url: "http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_04/google-and-first-hot-air-balloon-flight.html" });]]> First Hot Air Balloon flight
First Hot Air Balloon flight

Check out Google logo for First hot air balloon flight.

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]]> http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_04/google-and-first-hot-air-balloon-flight.html/feed Choosing the Right Blog Platform http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_04/choosing-the-right-blog-platform.html http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_04/choosing-the-right-blog-platform.html#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:53:27 +0000 monkeypong http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/?p=47 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Choosing the Right Blog Platform", url: "http://www.monkeypong.com/blog/2008_06_04/choosing-the-right-blog-platform.html" });]]> If you plan to start a blog, one of the most important steps is choosing the right platform. The first thing is to choose between a free, hosted blog or standalone blog.

Free, Hosted Blog or Standalone Blog

Free, hosted blog is the easiest and quickest way to get started. Generally, it is free and you do not have to download any software. The three most popular free, hosted blog platforms are Blogger, Wordpress, Typepad. While Wordpress.org and Moveable Type are the preferred standalone blogging platform.

Although many beginners started off using free, hosted blog for blogging — when blogging becomes more than just a hobby, they are most likely to switch from free, hosted blog to standalone blog with their own domain name and hosting service. This may not always be necessary as Seth Godin has successful blogged using Typepad as his preferred platform.

Pros & Cons

Generally, the pro of having your own standalone blog is that it is flexible to customize any ways you like. The downside is, of course, you have to pay for your domain name and hosting service every year. Some companies do offer unlimited domain hosting at only $9.95/month, so you may want to grab this great offer before it disappears.

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