Google Ad-Words - Funny Ad Placement
Here's a funny ad placement. Basically a CAT 2009 ad appeared on a funny video on cats! I hope the Minglebox guys know where they are putting their money. The ad appeared on this link.
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Google AdWords
Too much digging
I have been very active on digg.com all these while. No wonder, I really thought the spelling of dig was wrong in the phrase "dig some information"!
Damn DIGGing ;)
Damn DIGGing ;)
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Digg
Fiancé Fiancée - Who’s Male, Who’s Female
It’s very simple, yet many writers tend to make the mistake of using fiancé-fiancée inappropriately. Get it right guys - Fiancé is a male, fiancée is a female.
INCORRECT:
He will marry his fiancé.
She will marry her fiancée.
CORRECT:
He will marry his fiancée.
She will marry her fiancé.
INCORRECT:
He will marry his fiancé.
She will marry her fiancée.
CORRECT:
He will marry his fiancée.
She will marry her fiancé.
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Grammar
80s Or 80’s Or ‘80s For Eighties – Using Apostrophe
I have been seeing incorrect uses of the apostrophe when one uses incomplete numerals for decades. Just a tip for those who aren't sure about this:
Where do I use an apostrophe (’) when I want to talk about decades using incomplete numerals?
When you want to say “Clothes worn in the eighties”, but want to use numerals, this is how it should be:
CORRECT:
Clothes worn in the '80s
WRONG:
Clothes worn in the 80's
Clothes worn in the 80s
In this example, the apostrophe is used as a contraction i.e. it replaces something that was removed from its place. Basically, the apostrophe replaces "19" in "1980".
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Apostrophe,
Grammar
Funny Google suggestions on search query ‘why do’
I fell in love with Google Suggest the moment I discovered it. Little did I know that I would find Google Suggest not just informative but interesting and funny as well. The kind of search terms people type in Google can get really hilarious.
Here is a compilation of interesting “why do…” Google search suggestions when people want information on people belonging to different nationalities.
My favorite picks are listed below. Do let me know which ones amuse you.
- Why do Americans speak English
- Why do Asians look the same
- Why do Australians say mate
- Why do British people say zed
- Why do Canadians say eh
- Why do Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men
- Why do Europeans work so little
- Why do French women not get fat
- Why do Italians talk with their hands
- Why do Japanese live so long
- Why do Kenyans run so fast
- Why do Koreans have good skin
Google’s really making the search engine experience interesting, right?
Click here to find out what Google Suggest is all about.
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Funny Google Suggestions,
Google Suggest
Seesmic Desktop has almost 2 million downloads
Seesmic is a cool initiative that allows you to follow your friends on Twitter and Facebook at one place. You can easily share links and thoughts at the same time on Twitter and Facebook, follow/unfollow friends, see their updates... But then who am I to give you all the gyaan! Watch the video from Seesmic to know it all!
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Seesmic
Most Dangerous Web Search Terms Include Screensavers
McAfee Identifies the Most Dangerous Web Search Terms
"...As defined by McAfee, the riskiest set of keyword variations was ‘screensavers’ with a maximum risk of 59.1 percent. Nearly six out of the top 10 search results for ‘screensavers’ contain malware. One of the single riskiest search terms in the world is ‘lyrics’, with a maximum risk factor of one in two. Surprisingly, searches using the word ‘Viagra’, a popular keyword that is also common in spam e-mail messages, yielded the fewest risky sites. Searches with the safest risk profile included health-related terms and searches about the current economic crisis..."
Read more here.
Courtesy: networkcomputing.in
"...As defined by McAfee, the riskiest set of keyword variations was ‘screensavers’ with a maximum risk of 59.1 percent. Nearly six out of the top 10 search results for ‘screensavers’ contain malware. One of the single riskiest search terms in the world is ‘lyrics’, with a maximum risk factor of one in two. Surprisingly, searches using the word ‘Viagra’, a popular keyword that is also common in spam e-mail messages, yielded the fewest risky sites. Searches with the safest risk profile included health-related terms and searches about the current economic crisis..."
Read more here.
Courtesy: networkcomputing.in
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Dangerous Search Terms
What is Wonder Wheel in Google?
Google has introduced a new set of tools that enables us to get deeper into the results. One of these is Wonder Wheel.
Where is the Wonder Wheel link?
Type just anything in the search box. As soon as the results page opens, right below the search box on the top left hand side there's a link called Show Options.
Click on this link and a list opens on the left side. You’ll find Wonder Wheel there.
Click on it to see the magic!
Wonder Wheel enables us to explore topics in a unique graphical way. We can explore topics by clicking on related searches that go deeper into the subject of the main query. It's so much fun to explore so much!
Amazing? Check it out here.
Where is the Wonder Wheel link?
Type just anything in the search box. As soon as the results page opens, right below the search box on the top left hand side there's a link called Show Options.
Click on this link and a list opens on the left side. You’ll find Wonder Wheel there.
Click on it to see the magic!
Wonder Wheel enables us to explore topics in a unique graphical way. We can explore topics by clicking on related searches that go deeper into the subject of the main query. It's so much fun to explore so much!
Amazing? Check it out here.
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Wonder Wheel
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