WordPress 2.3.2 released…
December 31, 2007
WordPress released Version 2.3.2 recently which is marked as an Urgent Upgrade to 2.3.x.
From their blog,
WordPress 2.3.2 is an urgent security release that fixes a bug that can be used to expose your draft posts. 2.3.2 also suppresses some error messages that can give away information about your database table structure and limits and stops some information leaks in the XML-RPC and APP implementations.
As a little bonus, 2.3.2 allows you to define a custom DB error page. Place your custom template at wp-content/db-error.php. If WP has a problem connecting to your database, this page will displayed rather than the default error message.
You can use a plugin like WordPress Automatic Upgrade to make the upgrade process simple.
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Jokes! Jokes! More Jokes!
December 27, 2007
Q: What happened when the cat swallowed a coin?
A: There was money in the kitty.
Being the holiday season, I thought it would be great to share some jokes with you all. Rather, a website which has tons of jokes. Check out the website for some really funny jokes.
Have a great season ahead.
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Let your ads peel away
December 27, 2007
Have you had a look at PeelAwayAds? In my opinion this is a neat advertising option for publishers which is non-obtrusive. The ads stay tucked away in a corner till the user hovers the mouse over it.
Have a look at it in action at the top right corner of Online Presence.
Only if someone can put an advertising service around it, it will be that much simpler to use for bloggers.
But, if any of you are really interested in advertising on Online Presence using the PeelAwayAds system, do drop in a comment, and I’ll get in touch with you. This is eye-catching and will surely have higher click-thru rates, as far as I see.
An example of a PeelAwayAd is shown below:
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Social Networking using Blogoria
December 26, 2007
Blogoria is a Blogger Search resource connecting Bloggers with other Bloggers, Readers and Advertisers.
Once you create an account for yourself, you can share your blog details with other bloggers or participate in their Discussion Forums which is powered by vBulletin. Since the website is new, the forums are yet to take off full steam. This is normal and as time goes by, the forums should get more and more active. Just like sites like MyBlogLog, you can add other bloggers into your network.
Blogoria has an interesting concept going. Give it a try…
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WidgetBucks announces new widget styles
December 20, 2007
WidgetBucks today announced the introduction of a few new creative widgets for publishers. Have a look at two of the new widgets below:
The new 300×250 and 660×330 widgets have integrated search options.
The announcement also discloses the popular widgets and categories. The top five categories are MP3 Players, Laptops, Game Consoles, Flat Panel Televisions and Cell Phones, respectively. And when it comes to ad sizes, here are the top four (in order, total units used): 160×600 wide skyscraper, 728×90 leaderboard, 300×250 medium rectangle, and 468×60 full banner.
You can read my previous posts on WidgetBucks at the WidgetBucks archive.
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Free e-Book: Search Engine Myth’s Exposed
December 20, 2007
Jonathan Leger is about to release a report titled “Search Engine Myth’s Exposed“. The report is surely going to stir up some controversies around how popular Search Engine’s like Google operate.
You can visit the website to download a free chapter. The complete e-book will only be available on 9th January 2008.
Not only is the report FREE to download, but you can make money off it as well!
You get paid $0.25 for every person you refer and the same amount for every person your referral refers. Depending on the number of referrals you send across, you can make a decent amount of money. The payments will be done via PayPal.
I’ve downloaded the free chapter which covers the following two myths focused around “High PageRank Means Good Rankings”.
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Signup with Kontera and get a $25 bonus
December 19, 2007
I’ve mentioned about this promotion in the past, but it’s a good idea to throw in a reminder every now and then. After all, such good opportunities do not come by everyday.
If you sign-up with Kontera for their ContentLink service latest by 1st January 2008, you get a $25 bonus subject to you reaching 50,000 impressions in the 1st month.
It’s well worth a try if you are already not on Kontera. The program can be used in collaboration with Google AdSense.
I personally make a significant chunk of money every month from Kontera and their service is very good.
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Join me on Twitter…
December 18, 2007
Join me on Twitter to get all updates from Online Presence and the other BlogSailor Blogs. Besides subscribing to my feed, this is the easiest way for you to remain updated with all the new posts on these blogs.
TwitterFeed is a service in Beta, which posts feeds from Blogs to your Twitter account. Quite interesting!
My Twitter Profile: anujseth
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A Guide to Web Hosting Sites
December 18, 2007
Are you looking at launching a new online service? Have you finalized on your website hosting provider?
If you are confused and need some guidance on selecting a service provide that fits your needs and budget, you can have a look at http://www.webhostingchoice.com. WebHostingChoice is a simple “directory service” for web hosting providers.
You can do a quick search by providing the following information:
Or you can browse through their directory to see which of the providers meets your requirements.
Their Advanced Search feature allows you to select features that you require on the server as shown below:
This is quite a neat directory of web hosting providers in my opinion and a good starting point for people who are looking out for multiple plans to compare and choose from.
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Introduce yourself to other bloggers using Entrecard
December 16, 2007
Entrecard is an easy way to network with other bloggers. Create a card for yourself and host the widget on your blog.
You can drop your card on other blogs which runs the Entrecard widget.
The power of Entrecard comes from advertising. You earn credits on the network which can be redeemed for running your ads on other blogs. You can see the Entrecard widget on this blog under “Featured Sites”. I’ve also got it as part of this post:
You will see some ads already showing up on my Entrecard widget.
I also wanted to let you know about an Entrecard competition running on the Xavier Media Blog where 1 lucky blogger stands to win 700 entrecard credits.
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