StatCounter Increases Log size for Free Accounts
Statcounter has is offering free upgrades for log size from 100 to 500. This is great, because now you can see more stats for your site.
This is the snippet of email received today with good news
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Here’s what we did
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We took the old free log size of 100 and multiplied it by 5 to give you
even more info on your visitors. Please note that this increase applies to
ALL StatCounter members, and to ALL projects!———————————————–
Here’s what you have to do now
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Free Members:To increase your log size, log into StatCounter and click the wrench icon
beside your project. Click ‘Adjust Log Size’, and enter 500 in the box.
Click ‘Adjust Project Log’ and you’re done!Upgraded Members:
To increase your log-size, log into StatCounter and click the wrench icon
beside your project. Click ‘Adjust Log Size’, and increase your log by an
extra 400 (your current log already includes the first free 100!). Click
‘Adjust Project Log’ and you’re done!
OpenDNS - foot in the mouth
Today I came across this entry on digg about OpenDNS claiming Google+Dell to install spyware on users computers.Its basically cheap potshot by OpenDNS against Google/Dell.
OpenDNS cliams that Google+Dell pre-installs software on Dell Computers so that all mistyped URLs or searches show up Google results (with Google ads). On first reading it seems that OpenDNS is doing some great job exposing Google/Dell practices.
Lets take a closer look at this article by OpenDNS. Seems that this pre-installed software is causing problem for OpenDNS to show their own ads when user mistypes the URL. Now comes out the real motive of this article.
OpenDNS has boldly classified this pre-installed software as spyware, claiming (multiple times in same article) that its extremely difficult for average person. However they do admit that Google results clearly show message to user on why they are seeing such results and in fact clear way to remove such software. I never seen any spyware (as blamed by OpenDNS) company doing that. Here is screenshot of clear message Google/Dell provides on disabling such software
Further, what is emphasized by OpenDNS as extremely difficult is actually much easier procedure can be done in 2-3 steps.
In fact the procedure to use OpenDNS is at least 5 times complicated than above. Lets look at the Setup Instructions for OpenDNS. Definitely if someone can go over these steps, they can easily remove software using add/remove programs.
In fact messing with DNS entries is much riskier. What happens if OpenDNS servers slows down? People can’t access the legitimates sites even when they have proper internet connection.
So to conclude, the entire case built by OpenDNS is a foul cry against Google+Dell because they are directly affective OpenDNS bottom line.
Check out comments at Digg for more insight on this whole issue.
Text Link Ads likes me?
Its great to see that text link ads is not only able to sell out my text link ads inventory, but even oversell it. Its been more than 4 months now that text-link-ads has consistantly maintained clients for links from my site. So overall text-link-ads has made good name for themselves.
I hate to share 50% of revenue with them, but hey..they are very good at selling links. Perticularly with their $100 in FREE Links program where they offer free links worth of 100$. This has brought on many advertisers to try out their services.
Being text links (not just contextual ads) works out great for advertisers as they get visitors as well as benefit of backlinks to their site.
Excellent MySpace Articles
Myspace has now grown in to MySpace Social Phenomenon from just another social networking site where cool kids meet. With such a vast expansion and social rich MySpace has also been in controversies involving possible safety of teens, kids hanging on Myspace site. However MySpace still can be enjoyed with certain MySpace Precautions and Kids Safety Guidelines as described in Myspace Articles.
These Myspace Articles cover verity of topics like Getting Started On MySpace, Security and Privacy on MySpace, Advertising on MySpace, Finding Old Friends through MySpace
Finally it has excellent list of MySpace Tips for Teens for getting noticed on MySpace to have fun time on MySpace.