November 12, 2010
Many of us would say that advertisements, or ads for short, are a necessary evil. I would agree. But in the glut of ads we get bombarded with in our waking life, we miss one simple truth. Ads can also be as jaw droppingly awe inspiring as any other creative art. What we often dismiss [...]
October 2, 2010
Adblock can do more than just block advertisements. It can block content from any website or any list of websites. Malware, being hosted on a finite number of sites around the web, is therefore blockable. Combine AdBlock with the list of known malware hosting sites at MalwareDomains for a first line of defence against malware [...]
July 14, 2010
Since it takes so much work to create fresh, new content for several websites that you may own, there is very little time left over to keep an eye on how your ad revenue is doing. Most small to medium sized bloggers and webmasters typically make use of Google Adsense, as it’s currently the most [...]
July 8, 2010
As with any web browser, users of Opera may want to block annoying advertisements from appearing. For some users this functionality is so important that they will only use a web browser that has a good ad blocker available (usually this means Firefox,or perhaps Chrome). Opera does not have as wide of a user base [...]
April 12, 2010
The blogosphere is a big place. There are over 100 million blogs on the Internet. For those of you who have found a way to stand out from the crowd, or those who intend to, you may consider monetizing your blog to earn some profit for all of the information you’ve shared with the world. [...]
April 11, 2010
Looking to create your very own online banner ads? With the Web, it doesn’t take much at all to have a banner ready to go in just minutes. You don’t have to buy any special software and no design experience is necessary either with Bannersketch. The free tool allows you to quickly and easily create [...]
March 22, 2010
Most businesses and professionals have gotten the message that Facebook can be a powerful channel to promote their products and services, engage with customers, and strengthen their brand. Given its community of over 400 million users and climbing, it’s no wonder why most major businesses and brands now have a presence on Facebook (including MakeUseOf). [...]
March 11, 2010
If you’re like me, while you enjoy blogging, you would also appreciate receiving a little bit of income for your efforts. Google Adsense is probably the most popular tool beginning bloggers use to generate revenue from a website, but what about all of those unbelievable stories about affiliate programs that can generate thousands upon thousands [...]
February 6, 2010
Commercials. Every time we turn on our televisions we are bombarded with advertisements. Companies devote time, resources, and large amounts of cash into targeting these ads to us – the consumers – in hopes of converting their efforts into profits. Some of us enjoy watching the commercials, sure, but most of the time we try [...]
January 5, 2010
As a blogger, and an avid user of the WordPress blogging platform, I enjoy trying out new plugins. In fact, that is one of the advantages of hosting your own blog using WordPress: the extensibility! There are so many plugins out there that help to extend the usability of WordPress that it has actually dipped its [...]
