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Google AdSense is The Easiest Way To Make Money Online

2009-02-12T22:57:00.001-08:00

Many people are attracted to make money online while another part of people are skeptical with that online business. There are people that do not believe to the practice of make money online although many people engaged to the business has proven their earning from internet.

There are many ways to make money online. You can develop an online store to sell stuffs online. You can offer your services through a website. To find an easier way, you can make money online from your blog through blog monetization. There are some programs you can sign up. For example, there are Pay Per Click program, CPM, affiliate marketing, selling text links and paid reviews. Different people have different interest. There are people succeed in pay per click program and the other succeed in affiliate marketing. But, also people that are success with paid reviews.

Pay Per Click

Example of Pay Per Click program:

CPM

Example of CPM program:

Affiliate Marketing

Example of Affiliate Marketing

Amazon Associates
Chitika
Commission Junction

Selling text links

Example of selling text links from our blog:

Text Link Ads

Paid Reviews

Example of Paid Reviews Program:

Which One Is Easiest?

From my experience, publishing Google AdSense is the easiest way to earn money from our blog. It can be said that Google AdSense does not require particular number of page views per month. It also does not ask us to provide pagerank or alexa rank. The only way to make ads appear on our blog is only writing in supported language. We can write about everything we like on every subject we love. It is different with paid review where we shall write about something ordered that in some cases, are out of our interest.

Of course, we can write everything we like on every subject we love. But, still, the traffic to our blog will determine how much cents or dollars we will earn from Google AdSense. We can not forgot to optimize our blog to search engine by implementing search engine optimization methods. Besides, we also have to do AdSense Optimization. We can do that by ads placement targeting or implementing section targeting. After that, cents or dollar will go to our Google AdSense Account and I think that you are going to love this PPC program from our lovely Google.

Is Christmas Equal To Snow?

2008-12-18T00:47:00.001-08:00

In a few days, Christmas will come. Christians around earth is going to celebrate it with their lovely families and friends. Hopefully, everyone will celebrate Christmas happily although global economic crisis still exist.

Christmas, like other holidays, is always bring healing wind to blow away sorrows. Children are happy because the are expecting Christmas gifts they have wait a long the year. Poor families, regardless they have Christmas tree or not, look at candle flame with hopeful sights. Happiness is spread thoroughly over globe surface.

Cinemas play Christmas movies every year. What resided in my mind is most of Christmas movies tell us that Christmas come every year in winter season. Every Christmas, earth surface is covered by snow. I remember Home Alone. The movie showed Christmas happened in winter. I also remembered Polar Express. That movie also showed us snow is falling during Christmas.

Of course we will watch Christmas movies with winter and snow because we always watch American Christmas movies every year. In America, Christmas always comes in winter. So does in Europe and other north equator countries. Sub-tropic climate countries celebrate Christmas in winter. But not countries in tropical areas and south equator zone.

Then, the answer to the question “is Christmas equal to snow” is it is not. Christmas is not equal to snow. Christmas is not equal to winter. Christians in Indonesia never celebrate Christmas in winter. But, they always face Christmas in wet season. Rainy season. In tropical areas, during October to March rainy season comes every year. April to September is dry season or hot season. Christians live around this area pass Christmas and new year in wet season.

American parents have to tell their children that on the other side of the globe, Christmas is not celebrated in winter. I am afraid that American parents also thinks that Christmas is equal to winter and snow.

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Firefox 3.0.5 Is Available

2008-12-17T03:39:00.001-08:00

After upgrading Opera to the newest version, my Firefox was just updated too. I was blogwalking when Firefox update alerted me that an update has been downloaded and ready to be installed. I remember, it was just weeks ago Firefox updated to 3.0.4. Now, it has been updated again. Improvements and developments in IT are very fast. Sometimes people can not take pace with IT changes.

I don’t know whether IE does the same or not. I installed IE7 in my machine but I rare use it to browse the internet. I only launch IE if I have to do something on Microsoft website. As you may understand, sometimes Microsoft website only works with IE. That is my main reason to keep IE in my machine although it rare to be used.

Still, in my experience, Firefox is the best browser.

There Will Happen Unpredictable Happenings in 2009

2008-12-16T21:35:00.001-08:00

2008 is going to an end. We are passing the second half of December. Every one are waiting to a new year. They wish 2009 would be better than 2008.

As all of us has known, we are now involved in am inevitable crisis. A global crisis that started by America. The size of American economy affected all of the world to be pulled in to the crisis tornado. 2008 crisis is bigger than Great Depression America ever suffered.

On ending 2008, Blogportant guess that there will be many unpredictable happening that will exist. Along 2008, we have witnessed a historical jump. For the first time, America chose an Afro-American man to be their President. Fifty years ago, Afro-American people were still afraid to become a president candidate. Even dreaming about it, they were afraid. But, in the future, everyone will dare to dream about everything. Change is inevitable, even for America.

We have also witnessed, in 2008, that an American President was insulted by Iraq television journalist. George Walker Bush was thrown with shoes. In Arab culture, thrown with shoes is the lowest humiliation. Regardless American culture, the world has seen that an American President was insulted in Iraq with the lowest level insult. No one predicted that it would happen in 2008. Yes, no one. Such incidents are unpredictable but can happen.

In 2009, there will also happen unpredictable happenings. But, we will not know what happenings before they are happened. Let us pray our prayer to ask for Gods’ protection.

Installing Opera 9.63

2008-12-16T04:39:00.001-08:00

Opera, I think, is a browser that updates frequently. I remember that I was just upgrade to Opera 9.62 two weeks ago. Perhaps, I did not monitor Opera well. But, I was surprised to be alerted that new version of Opera has been released again. Again?…

Yes. Newest Opera is Opera 9.63.

Frankly, I rare browsing internet using Opera. There are five browsers installed in my notebook. I often use two of them. Firefox is my favorite browser. The second is Google Chrome. Opera is the third. Flock in fourth position. And, then is Internet Explorer.

I am using Opera now to create photo album on my facebook. I always fail creating album using Firefox. I do not know why. Google Chrome failed too. I have not tried Flock and IE. But, with Opera, I also failed. I do not know why, but, my friends sharing the same network were successfully created photo album and uploaded photos to their facebook.

Then, for not to gain anything, I prefer to upgrade my Opera to the newest version. At least, I can smile and tell the world that I am not out of date. I have newest Opera installed in my notebook.

Two Shoes Thrown At Bush In Iraq

2008-12-16T02:47:00.001-08:00

Approaching the end of his presidency, George Walker Bush visited Iraq for the last time. Unfortunately, he got nothing but shoes thrown at him by an Iraqi television journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi. 10 sized shoes!

Hates are left in worlds heart. Thrown shoes was only an expression of world hatred. Think that Barrack Obama has to recover Americas’ image destroyed by George Walker Bush.

Firefox is still better than Google Chrome

2008-12-15T03:27:00.001-08:00

Firefox is still better than Google Chrome in editing a blogger blog. I will show you two kinds of areas where Firefox is superior comparing to Google Chrome.

While editing a blogger blog in HTML format Google Chrome fails to search texts lied in the text area. Look at the screen shot below to prove it.

Please click picture to magnify and look at the search field on the top right area of page screen. I searched for google. Chrome found 0 of 0 “google”. There are many “google” in the text area of HTML code of blog layout.

Second area of Chrome weakness is that Chrome unable to show the color change while we edit font and color of our blogger blog. Firefox handles that operation perfectly.

The above picture was taken after I clicking the color where my mouse still pointing. But, the hexagonal code of the color was not changed. It is still displaying FFFFFF.

Google Chrome is weak on the two areas I have shown above. Firefox, on the other side, executes that kinds of operations perfectly. I hope that Google will repair Chrome.

A Blogger Runs For Parliamentary Election

2008-11-26T01:21:00.001-08:00

This phenomenon is found in Indonesia.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

In Indonesia Blogger Runs For Parliamentary Election

It is not uncommon anymore for politicians publishing their blog. Many politicians have publicized their thoughts from their own blog. But, a blogger runs for parliamentary election is a new phenomenon. In Indonesia, it is a really new thing.

I think that every citizen has right to elect or to be elected. That is the main reason I submit my application when Greater Indonesia Movement Party announced the House of Representative candidate recruitment.

I pick Greater Indonesia Movement Party because I have proved so far that old established political parties in Indonesia have no intention to bring Indonesia to a better nation. They continue to corrupt people's fund to enrich themselves and their crony. To overcome Indonesia sickness, a new party with new leader and direction is needed. And, Greater Indonesia Movement Party fulfils that requirements.

As a blogger, of course, I have no political experience before. But, Let me tell you that I don't have failure political experience too.

Indonesia has to move to a new state of nation that shall bring its people to prosperity. I will amend every act that tends to bring loss chance to Indonesia like acts that was made under IMF supervision.

Good luck Blogger!

Trojan.Dropper Attack

2008-09-12T02:15:00.001-07:00

After Google down experience, I got other annoying thing. That was Trojan.Dropper attack.

I started to receive Auto-Protect alert from Symantec antivirus this afternoon. No alert popped up by Symantec this morning.

I was curious to what have attacked my computer. It lead me to find articles about Trojan.Dropper. From Symantec website, I got below information:

Discovered: February 2, 2000

Updated: February 13, 2007 11:57:55 AM

Also Known As: Virus.Dropper, Trojan dropper

Type: Trojan Horse

Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Trojan.Dropper is a Trojan horse that drops Trojan horses or back door Trojans onto compromised computers.
Note: Definitions dated prior to 28th March 2005, may detect this threat as Trojan dropper.

Protection

Initial Rapid Release version February 7, 2000

Latest Rapid Release version September 11, 2008 revision 036

Initial Daily Certified version February 7, 2000 revision 007

Latest Daily Certified version September 11, 2008 revision 048

Initial Weekly Certified release date February 7, 2000

Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.

Threat Assessment

Wild

Wild Level: Low

Number of Infections: 0 - 49

Number of Sites: 0 - 2

Geographical Distribution: Low

Threat Containment: Easy

Removal: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Gor Nazaryan

Technical Details

Discovered: February 2, 2000

Updated: February 13, 2007 11:57:55 AM

Also Known As: Virus.Dropper, Trojan dropper

Type: Trojan Horse

Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

The Trojan droppers are similar to an installer, but they only drop Trojans or back doors, and then execute them. Hackers and Trojan writers usually write the Trojan droppers.

Recommendations

Symantec Security Response encourages all users and administrators to adhere to the following basic security "best practices":

Turn off and remove unneeded services. By default, many operating systems install auxiliary services that are not critical, such as an FTP server, telnet, and a Web server. These services are avenues of attack. If they are removed, blended threats have less avenues of attack and you have fewer services to maintain through patch updates.

If a blended threat exploits one or more network services, disable, or block access to, those services until a patch is applied.

Always keep your patch levels up-to-date, especially on computers that host public services and are accessible through the firewall, such as HTTP, FTP, mail, and DNS services (for example, all Windows-based computers should have the current Service Pack installed.). Additionally, please apply any security updates that are mentioned in this writeup, in trusted Security Bulletins, or on vendor Web sites.

Enforce a password policy. Complex passwords make it difficult to crack password files on compromised computers. This helps to prevent or limit damage when a computer is compromised.

Configure your email server to block or remove email that contains file attachments that are commonly used to spread viruses, such as .vbs, .bat, .exe, .pif and .scr files.

Isolate infected computers quickly to prevent further compromising your organization. Perform a forensic analysis and restore the computers using trusted media.

Train employees not to open attachments unless they are expecting them. Also, do not execute software that is downloaded from the Internet unless it has been scanned for viruses. Simply visiting a compromised Web site can cause infection if certain browser vulnerabilities are not patched.

Writeup By: Gor Nazaryan

Removal

Discovered: February 2, 2000

Updated: February 13, 2007 11:57:55 AM

Also Known As: Virus.Dropper, Trojan dropper

Type: Trojan Horse

Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

The following instructions pertain to all current and recent Symantec antivirus products, including the Symantec AntiVirus and Norton AntiVirus product lines.

Restart the computer in Safe mode or VGA mode.

Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP).

Update the virus definitions.

Run a full system scan and delete all the files detected as Trojan.Dropper.

For specific details on each of these steps, read the following instructions.
1. Restarting the computer in Safe mode or VGA mode
Shut down the computer and turn off the power. Wait for at least 30 seconds, and then restart the computer in Safe mode or VGA mode.

In Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, or XP, restart the computer in Safe mode. For instructions, read the document, "How to start the computer in Safe Mode."

In Windows NT 4, restart the computer in VGA mode.

2. Disabling System Restore (Windows Me/XP)
If you are running Windows Me or Windows XP, we recommend that you temporarily turn off System Restore. Windows Me/XP uses this feature, which is enabled by default, to restore the files on your computer in case they become damaged. If a virus, worm, or Trojan infects a computer, System Restore may back up the virus, worm, or Trojan on the computer.
Windows prevents outside programs, including antivirus programs, from modifying System Restore. Therefore, antivirus programs or tools cannot remove threats in the System Restore folder. As a result, System Restore has the potential of restoring an infected file on your computer, even after you have cleaned the infected files from all the other locations.
Also, a virus scan may detect a threat in the System Restore folder even though you have removed the threat.
For instructions on how to turn off System Restore, read your Windows documentation, or one of the following articles:

"How to disable or enable Windows Me System Restore"

"How to turn off or turn on Windows XP System Restore"

Note: When you are completely finished with the removal procedure and are satisfied that the threat has been removed, re-enable System Restore by following the instructions in the aforementioned documents.

For additional information, and an alternative to disabling Windows Me System Restore, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article, "Antivirus Tools Cannot Clean Infected Files in the _Restore Folder," Article ID: Q263455.
3. Updating the virus definitions
Symantec Security Response fully tests all the virus definitions for quality assurance before they are posted to our servers. There are two ways to obtain the most recent virus definitions:

Running LiveUpdate, which is the easiest way to obtain virus definitions.
These virus definitions are posted to the LiveUpdate servers once each week (usually on Wednesdays), unless there is a major virus outbreak. To determine whether definitions for this threat are available by LiveUpdate, refer to the Virus Definitions (LiveUpdate).

Downloading the definitions using the Intelligent Updater.
The Intelligent Updater virus definitions are posted on U.S. business days (Monday through Friday). You should download the definitions from the Symantec Security Response Web site and manually install them. To determine whether definitions for this threat are available by the Intelligent Updater, refer to the Virus Definitions (Intelligent Updater).
The Intelligent Updater virus definitions are available: Read "How to update virus definition files using the Intelligent Updater" for detailed instructions.

4. Scanning for and deleting the infected files

Start your Symantec antivirus program and make sure that it is configured to scan all the files.

For Norton AntiVirus consumer products
Read the document, "How to configure Norton AntiVirus to scan all files."

For Symantec AntiVirus Enterprise products
Read the document, "How to verify that a Symantec Corporate antivirus product is set to scan all files."

Run a full system scan.

If any files are detected as infected with Trojan.Dropper, click Delete.

Writeup By: Gor Nazaryan

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If it had been discovered from 2000, why I am attacked today?

Google Service Down Today

2008-09-12T01:52:00.001-07:00

I want to report that I experienced a Google service down today.

The story began when I was about to check my "Google Aps" email. I wrote my mail URL and clicked enter. But, I got a message indicating a secure connection failure.

It was my experience using Firefox.

After that, I needed to do something with Google Pages. I decided to go there to upload something. But, again, I got a message.

The message above was generated by Google Chrome.

Then I try to open Blogger.com to find out whether Blogger.com experienced same problem or not.

I think that Google Service is not available. I do not know what happen with Google. Do you face same experience today?

Ziddu.Com Is An Attack Site, It is not Safe For Your Computer

2008-09-08T02:29:00.001-07:00

Ziddu.com is a file sharing provider that offers its member to make money with eCPM basis. If your files are downloaded 1000 times, you will be paid by Ziddu.com. Many bloggers have joined and stored that files to Ziddu.com, including me.

But, recently my visitors reported that the files were not available to download. After receiving the report I myself checked my downloadable file and got a warning that Ziddu is repported as an attack site. I think that I can download the file by clicking "Ignore this warning".

Unfortunately, after clicking "Ignore this warning" and I was directed to next page, I had to click "Ignore this warning" again. And again. And finally what I got was a notice that disappointing me, "File not found".

If we look at the page thoroughly, we will see another "Reported Attack Site" warning.

Did you ever experience the same case with me?

Is Plurk a Predator of Twitter?

2008-08-08T19:37:00.000-07:00

I bet that all of you has been familiar with Twitter. I call it a microblogging tools where I can post a short message updating the web about what I am doing. Millions of bloggers have been tweeting, including me.

My colleagues reported that twitter experienced a slow down and even could not be accessed. Perhaps, they said, twitters server and bandwidth was insufficient to serve its millions users. I exactly don't know. I have a twitter account but I seldom post on it so that I have not experienced slow down or down time.

Friends of mine are now falling in love with Plurk from www.plurk.com. Plurk, in my view, is a combination of microblogging and social networking tool. It ofers more exciting experience than twitter. With plurk, network post is mapped on the screen on a timely based. Thus, if you a plurk animal that have 100 friends, your screen will display posts from 101 plurk animals. 100 from your friends and 1 from your own account.

Facing with that situation, I think that plurk will play a predatory role to twitter. My friends have been switching from tweeting to plurking. I am sure that plurk domination is coming to us.

Have you tried plurk?

Sent from my BlackBerry® 8707g

. Me Domain Price

2008-07-23T23:20:00.001-07:00

My dream domain is .ID that in my views, will mean identity. Unfortunately, the country with top level domain ID restricts the use of .ID. Poor for me, huh!

There is a domain to represent our name. It is .NAME. But, I prefer to choose .Com rather than .Name. Still unfamous domain, I think, and only a few of people using .Name.

But, since 17 July 2008, Montenegro has unrestricted its top level domain for individual usage. Its domain is .ME. What a great domain. I like it more than .Name.

The only problem is its price. Dot ME domain price is still expensive. Go Daddy sell it for $19,9 with 2 years minimum contract. I still not need it. But, if you want to invest, I think that you shall purchase below domains:

georgebush.me
barackobama.me
billclinton.me
billgates.me
madonna.me
ronaldo.me
davidbeckham.me
and other famous people name

Will you invest for .ME domains?

Entrecard Is Facing a Problem - No Record For Blog Post Credit

2008-07-23T05:55:00.000-07:00

After analyzing my Entrecard transaction report I decided to give feedback Entrecard using feedback form on dashboard page. I did that because I saw there were no credits for my blog posts newer than July 8, 2008 on the transaction report. My entrecard credit did nor increase significantly because some posts earned no credit. How can I advertise on your Entrecard if I have only few of credit?

I don't know why I experienced that problem. But, to speak truly, I have reported the problem to Entrecard support. They answered that some users experienced the same problem. They escallated our reports to developer team to find out what has been going on.

I am starting to love Entrecard. And, if you care, credits for blog post is 25. It will cover my advertisement placement on your Entrecard. That was the reason I emailed Entrecard support to report my unrecorded blog post credit.

Let us wait for a week or two to let Entrecard team do their endeavour to overcome the problem.

Why doesn't Google AdSense Support Bahasa Indonesia for AdSense for Contents?

2008-07-22T09:59:00.000-07:00

Google AdSense has been widely known as a blog monetizing alternatives. I think, even, it is not only for blogs. There are websites that have been harvesting bucks from displaying ads from Google AdSense. For some webmaster or bloggers, AdSense always becomes their first choice. Indonesian publisher also favouritize Google AdSense.

Unfortunately, until now Google AdSense has not supported Bahasa Indonesia. It is ambigu to not support Bahasa Indonesia for AdSense but Google accept ads to be displayed in Bahasa Indonesia thru AdWords. If you open AdSense-monetized websites from Indonesia, there are chances for you to view ads in Bahasa Indonesia.

I think that Google has to be more fair. If displaying ads in nonsupported language is prohibited, Google has to reject advertisement in nonsupported language. If Google still allows advertisement written in Bahasa Indonesia, Google has to include Bahasa Indonesia in its supported language.

Indonesia is fourth most populated country on the world. Its population is about 250 millions people. There are less than ten percent of its population which are connected to internet. But, we have to see that as opportunity. From time to time the connected population are increasing as the digital divide is narrowed.

Google has to admit that there are successful publishers from Indonesia. Of course some of them publises AdSense on MFA websites. But, there are also good AdSense publishers that doing business with honor and honesty. To help Indonesian publishers from cheating, There is no way except admitting Bahasa Indonesia as AdSense supported language.

Sent from my BlackBerry® 8707g

Where Is Google Apps Education Edition Sign Up Button?

2008-07-16T06:42:00.001-07:00

I love Google with all its services. Google, in my views, is very generous. It gives us so many free services. Still, I don't know how Google makes money in real world. Does accepting advertisers brings huge revenues for Google?

OK, it is not my problem at all. Prosperous Google is gift for us because it can continue giving free services to us.

On this occasion I want to talk about Google Apps. I am a user of that great services. I also administer some of organizations email service that are benefited from Google Apps.

But, today came to my mind, a question about Google Apps for School Edition. Did Google stop that service? There is no Education Edition sign up button on Google Apps comparing edition page. Only left two buttons for Standard Edition and Premier Edition. Please look at picture below for visualization.

The sign up button is not there anymore. But, on the left navigation is still provided link to School edition. Sign up link still there if you click the School link.

Is Google trying to omit School Edition? Or, Google will make it unfree again?

del.icio.us Tags: google apps

Technorati Tags: google apps

Windows Live Sign-up Service Faced a Problem

2008-07-14T21:22:00.001-07:00

A friend of mine have been trying to sign up for a Windows Live ID since eight hours ago, but he always failed on every attempt. He got message notifying that Windows Live ID were unable to complete his request. My friend tried up to five attempts to sign up for a Windows Live ID but every attempt failed.

A few minutes ago, he tried to sign up again. He assumed that Microsoft has solved that problem. But, he showed his disappointed sight to me. "It still is not working." He said to me. For this attempt he sign up from www.hotmail.com. He got a different message. Last message informing that Windows Live is working to fix a temporary problem with its sign-up service.

Hope you fix that problem as fast as you can. My friend is still waiting to sign up for your Windows Live ID.

Winning First Prize on JackBook.com First Contest

2008-07-14T02:19:00.001-07:00

Have you ever win a contest held by a popular blog? I did it!

I won a first contest arranged by JackBook.com. You may read Jack's notification here.

"But, the winner of that contest is Kombor, I don't read Blogportant as contest winner?"

Of course you did not find Blogportant as contest winner because I participated to that contest using Kombor, my popular internet name. Blogportant is new for me and I am still developing this blog to be a famous one.

Maintaining English blog is quite hard to me comparing to other blogs in Bahasa Indonesia, my first and daily language. But, it is worth to try. If Jacky succeed with his JackBook.com, other bloggers can claim their success too.

I believe that if I treat Blogportant like I treat Kombor.com, I will have blogportant as famous as Kombor.com.

I win 10,000 entrecard credits from Jacky's first contest. Think that it will be very useful to promote Blogportant to great famous blog out there.

How I won that contest?

I was just participating to that contest without a particular strategy. At first, I put links to Jackbook.com and Romeuy.com on Kombor.com and then wrote a review about the contest. I did hope that there will PR5 or PR6 contestants join the contest to beat me. But, until Jack revised the contest rules, there was no PR5 contestants joined. I have other PR4, PR3, PR2 and PR1 blogs. I, then, put Suaraku.com in. That blog have PR4. A review to the contest was also written to Suaraku.com. It was not finished yet. I put links to jackBook.com and RomeUy.com to other blogs.

It was my luck that I have other PR4, PR3, PR2, and PR1 blog. All of blogs other that Kombor.com are Blogger's blog hosten on blogspot. I realize now that I will gain PR increase easily with my blogspot blogs. Jacky has ever written about that on JackBook.com and I experience it myself.

Then, train your domain on blogspot to gain high PR. Trust me, I have proved that!

Proofs of Blogger Inline Comment That Unfriendly To Mobile Browser

2008-07-10T21:52:00.001-07:00

I have told you that Blogger inline comment form that is currently under drafting does not support mobile users. Blogger comment form does not appear on Blackberry push browser or Opera Mini.

I am not joking but telling you the truth. To ensure you, I will give you the proofs. I have captured two screen shots from my Blackberry screen. A screen shot of Blackberry push browser screen and the other is Opera Mini screen.

I am sorry for giving you screen shots of blog written in Bahasa Indonesia. I will explain you where the comment form shall appear.

OK, look at "Posting sebuah komentar" it means "post a comment". In a PC browser, comment form appears below that sentence. Look at image below as a comparison to that two screen shot images.

I am afraid that mobile users are viewed unimportant by Blogger.

Mobile Blog Readers Are Important to You

2008-07-09T08:11:00.000-07:00

There are many ways to read your blog. The very first way -- it is traditional and conventional way -- is visiting your blog using PC browser. Most of internet users are familiar with browser and I dare to bet you that 100 percent of internet users ever use browser.

Secondly, people read your blog through RSS feeds. They can subscribe to your feeds using RSS reader -- both application based or web based -- and email. I subsribe to my favorite blog feeds using Google Reader and email subscription. It helps me reach more blogs readership because I have limited time to launch my browser.

Third way is browsing your blog using mobile browsers. Cellular phones are now bundled with mobile browser. There are mobile browser with the same features as PC browser. But, there are also mobile browser with less features and functionality. The later is the most widely distributed on the hands of cell phone users.

Generally, mobile browser does not support java script. Or, if support, by default, the java script is disabled. Cell phone is different from PC. Everything is smaller in cell phone than in PC. Executing java script might need bigger memory. With its limitations, many java script operations are failed in mobile browser.

Yes, mobile browser still has its limitations. But, mobile users growth is very amazing. We have already known that Google AdSense has support mobile content ads. It can be a sign to us that mobile users will be important to us. At the end, we have to love them, the mobile users.

Frankly speaking, I am one of mobile user that often browse blogs using Blackberry push browser. I love Blackberry push browser because it satisfies my need to surf the internet, reading blogs, conducting internet search, or posting to my blog.

Unfortunately, there are some blogs that are not friendly with mobile users. That such of blogs use java script on their commenting system. Mobile users have to enable java script in order to be able to post a comment. As a mobile blog reader, I feel uncomfortable with that. Enabling java script often make my Blackberry slower and sometimes hung. A cell phone is cell phone. It is different from PC. So, please be friendly with us.

We read your blog and sometimes want to leave comments to your posts. The disappointing thing is your blog does not allow us to comment because your java script commenting system.

Let me tell you that every reader is important to you. Without them, your blog is nothing. Then, you have to be fair with every type of readers. Don't discriminate mobile users by implementing java script to your comment form. It hurts us.

Sent from my BlackBerry® 8707g

Blogger Inline Commenting System Does Not Support Blackberry Push Browser and Opera Mini

2008-07-08T09:28:00.000-07:00

That Blogger drafted inline commenting system in answering users request, we appreciate very much. My double thumbs up for Blogger. It reflects that Blogger hear our voices.

By this post, unfortunately, I would like to tell Blogger that the newly drafted inline commenting system does not support Blackberry push browser or Opera Mini. Comment field from a blog that is set inline below blog post does not appear if the post is opened with Blackberry push browser or Opera Mini.

I have no idea why such experience happened. But, to give you clue about the problem, let me tell you that Blackberry push browser by default is set not to execute java script. It will be hard for Blackberry push browser to open the page if java script is enabled. Java script generated contents are not displayed by Blackberry push browser. That bring me to an assumption that Blogger inline comment is executed using java script. If it is use common form like what WordPress does, the comment form will appear normally on Blackberry push browser.

Blogger commenting system is used to executed well using Blackberry push browser. Only the inline comment form that does not working.

If you know a hack by JackBook.com, that hack does not work on Blackberry push browser too. Yes, JackBook hack uses java script to execute the operation. My question then, does Google guy displays Blogger comment form inline use java script? If so, no mobile user can post a comment on a Blogger blog.

I hope Blogger will improve its commenting system so that all browser -- including Blackberry push browser and Opera Mini -- is supported.

Sent from my BlackBerry® 8707g

Choose Meebo or Yahoo! Web Messenger?

2008-07-08T01:42:00.001-07:00

I think that all of you are familiar with Yahoo!Messenger. It is the most widely used chat client on the internet, isn't it?

I did not run any survey to state that Yahoo!Messenger is the most widely used chat client. I raise that statement because most of my online friends use it. The MSN Live Messenger, Google Talk, AIM or ICQ users are less than Yahoo! Messenger users. Of course, I will withdraw my statement back if there is survey result shows otherwise situation.

On a line with Yahoo!Messenger familiarity, I suggest that you also understand that many company block the port used by Yahoo!Messenger so that their workers can't log in to the Yahoo!Messenger network to chat with their online buddies. To overcome that, people are benefited from Meebo that offer web access to Yahoo!Messenger network. You need no Yahoo!Messenger installation on your computer. To chat with your friends just open www.meebo.com and log in with your Yahoo!ID.

Meebo success was monitored by Yahoo! Realizing that many Yahoo!Messenger users often chat with meebo, Yahoo! launch it's own web messenger client. With this Yahoo!Webmessenger, chatters do not need to install Yahoo!Messenger client. To start chat with their friends, chatter only have to open http://webmessenger.yahoo.com and log in from that page.

But, meebo offer more values than Yahoo!Webmessenger. With meebo you not only can log in to Yahoo!Messenger network but also to AIM, Google Talk and MSN Messenger network. Meebo user may choose to sign in using meebo ID and password to be logged in to all registered chat account or just log in to a single chat network from log in filed on meebo homepage.

My experience, meebo is lighter than Yahoo!Webmessenger. I enjoy chatting with meebo. Of course, with meebo I don't get all of Yahoo!Messenger features. But, the most important and the basic feature, that is to chat with my online contacts can be done.

Then, it is up to you to choose meebo or Yahoo!Webmessenger if your company blockade the access to Yahoo!Messenger client.

WordPress is not The Best Blog Engine

2008-07-06T22:25:00.000-07:00

Sorry if you guys think that WordPress is the best blog engine on the world. I don't think so.

In my views, the best blog engine has to have one or more things another blog engines don't have. The facts given to us are not saying that WordPress has something other blog engines don't have.

OK. OK. I know you will say that WordPress have an ability to create static pages that other blog engine like Blogger does not have. Yes, WordPress has it and Blogger does not. But, TypePad has. Mambo and Joomla have too. If I am not mistaken, b2evolution also has that feature.

To that extend, I don't see a feature that WordPress has and other blog engines don't. But, I can show you features that Blogger has by default but WordPress does not have. They are blogsend address and send post by mail.

Blogsend address

With Blogger, we can automatically send my new post to an email address that is set on our blog settings. Every time me publish new posts, that posts will be sent to the email address we have saved. That feature help me in backing up my blog post to another blog that has post by mail feature.

WordPress does not have this blogsend mail facility.

Send post/article by mail

Blogger by default give its users this facility. Every post has an envelope icon that can be enabled or disabled. By default, it is enabled. This envelope icon, if clicked, can be used to send that post to our friends by email. Simply click the envelope and type in email addresses we want to deliver the post.

What about WordPress? Let me tell you that WordPress does not have it by default. You have to install a third party plugin to have that feature on your blog.

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Then, will you say WordPress is the best blog engine on the world after that facts disclosure?

Must A Blog Have Pages?

2008-07-02T22:17:00.001-07:00

Hello bloggers. Let me ask you a question about blog. Must a blog have pages?

I raised that question because Blogportant uses Blogger that as you might know, Blogger has no paging feature. Blogger has no ability to create a page like what its rivals can do.

In my views, blog that evolved from a web log to online journal then become creatures like what we find on the internet nowadays has no page. Blog has posts but not pages. But, in reality, there are blogs that have pages because their blogging engine like WordPress, TypePad, B2Evolution, etc.support bloggers to create pages.

Then, what is your views? Must a blog have pages?

Your answer will have consequences. If you answer that bloh must have pages, I will ask Blogger to provide the feature for us. On the other hand, if you say blogger must not have pages, I will let it like what I have been receiving so far.

I myself think that in some cases a blogger has to provide one or two pages on his/her blog. About me page is the page that most bloggers provide on their blog. Other blogger completes with Contact page. What never left is Privacy Policy page.

Without the supported feature to create a page, Blogger users have to be creative. We can make a post containing the information that will be covered and then make a link to that post on our blog navigation. Just do not give up. Everything is possible to do. Indonesian people no rattan we can use root to mention that we can use other material to substitute unavailable material.

Unaligned AdSense Optimization Report Regarding To Referral Retirement

2008-07-02T08:07:00.001-07:00

As we might know, Google AdSense has written to us about the retirement of Referral that will be executed during next last week of August 2008. Every AdSense publisher has been emailed about that important news.

Even, if we log in to Google AdSense dashboard, the red text with the same message is added after Referral section.

But, unfortunately, I still have July Optimization report that said that referrals can add incremental revenue to my site. That optimization recommendations is not aligned with referral retirement message Google AdSense sent to us, isn't it?

I shot a screen capture of the optimization report to give you clearer explanation:

Yes. Of course that the optimization report is generated by automatic system and I think that Google still maintain it to include referral optimization recommendation because referral will be retired during last week of August 2008. AdSense Publishers has enough time to publish referral on their website. I choose not to publish referral.