I have been using both InfoLinks and Kontera. Some of my websites use InfoLinks and others Kontera for in-text advertising. The results have been quite similar as far as payouts are concerned.

I would like to hear from you:

1. Do you use in-text advertising on your websites or blogs?
2. How has the user experience been?
3. How have the payouts been?

LinkedIn is launching several new features this Friday. LinkedIn Groups will support:

• Discussion forums: Simple discussion space
• Enhanced roster: Searchable list of group members.
• Digest emails: Daily or weekly digests of new discussion topics which members may choose to receive
• Group home page: A private space for your members on LinkedIn.

This is truly a step in the right direction for LinkedIn as it adds more social networking elements into its arsenal.

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invespBlog has an excellent compilation of the best SEO blogs based on various categories:

1. By RSS membership
2. By number of incoming links
3. By the number of pages posted on the blog
4. By the ratio links to pages: since incoming links target specific pages on a blog, we will analyze which of the SEO blogs was able to attract the most links per post.
5. Unique monthly visitors: how many visitors did the blog receive during the last month. The data provided here is captured based on unique visitor numbers from Compete.
6. By Pages per visit: how many pages does a visitor navigate through prior to exiting the site. The data provided here is captured based on last month page per visit numbers from Compete
7. Ratio of visitors to pages: my assumption is that sites with more pages or with pages that rank for more keywords will receive more visitors. This ratio will indicate how many visitors different site pages are able to attract.
8. By Google page rank

Visit the blog to read the excellent compilation.

The guys at UniqueBlogDesign are running a contest to celebrate their 1st anniversary.

The grand prize includes a brand new 8GB IPod Touch valued at $299 and a copy of the yet to be launched Citrus WordPress theme. 3 runners-up prizes include the same WordPress Theme.

Entering the contest is easy. Respond to their contest post with a comment, and/or write a blog post like this one!

The Online Presence blog achieved a minor milestone today reaching a 100+ feed subscription base.

A big “Thanks!” goes out to all of you who have subscribed to this blog.

The journey of making money online has just begun! Next target is achieving 200+ subscribers by the end of the year.

Yahoo! Buzz opened its doors to the public yesterday and there has been no dearth of publicity that it has received from bloggers.

Many have incorrectly claimed that it is the answer to solve all your traffic needs.

For those not aware, Yahoo! Buzz is a Digg style website with one major difference. They have an Editorial staff that will choose which stories makes it to the front page, unlike Digg where an algorithm determines the same.

Yahoo! Buzz does have potential and if you write good articles, you might get some additional traffic coming your way. But do not expect it to be the answer to all your problems!

How do I integrate Yahoo! Buzz in my blog?

You can add Yahoo! Buzz buttons or simplify your life by downloading this plugin.

Related articles:

• The Buzz about Yahoo Buzz
• Yahoo Buzz opens to everyone (Rafe Needleman/Webware.com)
• Yahoo Buzz Opens To Everyone
• What’s All This Buzz About
• Yahoo! Opens Buzz Submissions to All - But is It Democratic?
• Digg Shouldn’t Compete with Yahoo Buzz

Quoting an email from WidgetBucks:

Publishers and bloggers will now have the ability to pick from over 125 pre-designed skins. There is something for everybody in the skins gallery. You can make your widget look like the Apple iPhone or choose a theme - such as basketball - that reflects you, your site’s “personality” AND the affinity of your visitors.

And that’s not all. You can use custom do-it-yourself tools to make each widget uniquely your own. Anybody can use these simple tools to create stylish widgets that will not only look good but bring in more bucks!

WordPress 2.6.1 is available for download.

This is not a security release. If you are happy with your existing 2.6 installation, you can consider skipping this release. For those on older versions of WordPress, it is highly recommended that you upgrade to this version.

Related articles:

• Wordpress 2.6.1 Available for Download
• WordPress 2.6.1 Released

The Page Recommender Widget displays links to other pages on your site and links to Amazon products – both tailored to each individual visitor’s interests. Visitors will spend more time on your site as they discover new content that is relevant to them. In addition, you will earn referral fees based upon our highly targeted product recommendations.

Here’s an example of the widget (click to see a full-size image):

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