Are You Looking At Windows 7?

Are You Looking At Windows 7?

Obviously Windows 7 is now out on the marketplace. You see it on TV, in the news and on the Internet. You also have to try to get past all the Internet chatter to get a thorough understanding of this new operating system.

Windows 7 is expected to be better than Vista, but what does Windows 7 have and no longer have that you have with Vista or XP?

And, are you going to have any compatibility problems with your old software when upgrading from XP or Vista?

Will your computer support Windows 7?

These are all questions that I try to answer in: Windows 7 Anyone?

Is PageRank Important?

Is PageRank Important?

Is PageRank Important? In Google eyes, no. In fact, you will no longer see a PageRank tool in Google's Webmaster Tools.

Google has been telling people for a long time not to focus so much on PageRank. In fact, PageRank is just one small element out of 200 signals that indicates how your site will be crawled, indexed and ranked. What did PageRank give webmasters? A sense of security that they were doing something right, I guess.

What to do? I guess the only thing you can do is: 1) create quality content; 2) market your content to pull in traffic, and; 3) Don't worry about PageRank.

Adsense New Launchings

Adsense New Launchings

What's new with Adsense. Several new launchings to help those that have Adsense on their site to make more money. Interested?

Adsense is launching a new feature that will help adsense mobile publishers to take advantage of high-end mobile phone browsing. Publishers will have the ability to run larger Adsense ads visible on high-end phones. With the new JavaScript snippet that Google Adsense is introducing, it will help to reduce latency on high-end mobile phones, as well as allow publisher the ability to select additional ad unit sizes from common AdSense formats.

YouTube.com- Adsense is launching YouTube Promoted Video in Adsense ad units. You can see anything from movie trailers to product demos to really almost any kind of video on YouTube.

These promoted videos to AdSense sites will enable content producers to broaden their reach, while providing you with another way to earn money. Currently this new launch is in English for US publishers only. But expect that to change in the future.

New FTC Rules Includes Fines on Bloggers

New FTC Rules Includes Fines on Bloggers

The FTC has released new guidelines concerning the use of testimonials and endorsements in advertising on social media sites and blogs.

The new rule states that any testimonials or endorsements by bloggers or social media users will need to be properly disclosed, if they have received payment for the testimonial or endorsement either in the form of money or the product itself from the company.

Reasons behind the new guidelines are several:

1. Transparency
2. Keep consumers safe

Thoughts on the changes are mixed. Some disagree with the rules and believe it's an invasion of a personal conversation. While others feel that it may in fact, lower the scam level on the Internet.

However, bottom line is that it could cost the blogger or social media user $11,000 per post if the rules are not followed.

Are You Losing Focus

Are You Losing Focus?

You are a one man office-your work may be piling up, and you may even be wondering if you can get it all done. What do you do? Do you jump into the fray and tackle the “pile-up” or do you give a frustrated sigh, and turn to such distracting ventures as browsing your favorite forums, checking stats, or even playing a mindless game of solitaire? It can happen, and it does happen. Here are some things that I have done to conquer these “I’m lost” moments, which leads to procrastination.

1. Make a to-do list for each day until you get over the “I lost my focus” feeling. The to-do list gives you direction for the day. If you accomplish the tasks for a day, reward yourself.

2. TV- this is a major distraction for many. If you have a TV in your office-it’s time to get rid of it. If you can’t do that, keep the TV off while working. But you may be saying under your breath, “But there is a program I like to watch every day.” Record it, and reward yourself by watching the recording after you completed your to-do list. If you cannot record your show-you may be able to find the recording online.

3. Internet Distractions-Internet distractions, such as, reading and contributing to your favorite forum or forums or hitting the social media circuit-Twitter, Facebook, etc. can absorb you into major distractions for hours. You will need to force yourself to put aside the temptation until you have your workload under control.

Losing focus can happen anytime. For instance, on one “I’m losing focus” occasion I found myself playing a mindless game of solitaire. When my husband happened to glance in my office, his comment turned into an accusation of, “I thought you were working. You’re just playing solitaire.”

I hid my guilt by saying, “No, solitaire, helps me to collect my thoughts on what I have to do.” Whoa! How do you like that feeble excuse? He didn’t buy it. As a matter of fact, I didn’t either. We both laughed. I closed solitaire and began work in earnest on my to-do list.

All in all, losing focus is a human trait that we all have to overcome. And for the individual that works alone, it’s up to you to recognize the problem and resist the temptation. If not, the to-do list can get very long, indeed.