Google's 11th Birthday! Celebrate when you want to eat the cake!

Google celebrated it's 10th Birthday last year and here's its Project10100 'May Those who Help the Most Win', with Ideas to change the world by helping many people as possible. The response was overwhelming as Google quotes on it's Project10100 site as more than 170 countries submitted more than 150,000 Ideas. These ideas range from general Investment suggestions to specific implementation proposals. You can take a note of the 16 Big Ideas that inspires and you can Vote for it. Voting ends on October 8, 2009.

Ideas to Vote:

Provide quality education to African students

Make government more transparent

Help social entrepreneurs drive change

Make educational content available online for free

Drive innovation in public transport

Create more efficient landmine removal programs

Build real-time, user-reported news service

Create real-world issue reporting system

Enhance science and engineering education

Create genocide monitoring and alert system

Promote health monitoring and data analysis

Collect and organize the world's urban data

Build better banking tools for everyone

Encourage positive media depictions of engineers and scientists

Work toward socially conscious tax policies

Now, all Ideas are innovative and draws our attention. Don't you think so? Best Ideas still can fit in the category. However, important is How long will the Idea's impact last and how many people would this idea affect? Urgency of the need creates an awareness and if these Ideas have implementation faster, it can let the results be seen.

Google is committing $10 million to implement these projects, and their goal is to help as many people as possible. You can be a part of the Project10tothe100 and join the task. Watch the video or just visit their site and Vote for the Best Idea.

Happy Birthday Google - 27th September is a memory. Google opened its doors in September 1998. "The exact date when we celebrate our birthday has moved around over the years, depending on when people feel like having cake." says Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Here is on google info and G Docs I blogged earlier and on its 10th Birthday last year.

However, its time for celebration for me as we celebrate MJ Blog Birthday just around Google's Birthday completing 5 years of web presence. A continuous, endless, thoughtful writing by M J and presenting the Blog on the web.

- ilaxi

Suspend Twitter - Mosey along to Friendfeed.com

Follow Friendfeed:
Are you a fan of 140 character Twitter and addicted posting from any place, any where, any time? Beware!!! You are soon going to be insane or maybe your account will be 'Mosey along - nothing to see here' - Just Suspended for no reason of yours!

Recently, the news around at Mashable has more than 250+ Comment posts of Twitter users whose account is Suspended. It seems 4chan maybe behind this attack on Twitter says Cnet. Twitter is going to have a hard time controlling spammers, pranksters and hackers whose number will inevitably increase with the rise of Twitter’s popularity. Moreover, Twitter lacks in Security and have no control over its own program and it uses Google API !

The following is an update from Twitter Blog on 5th July 2009:

Restoring accidentally suspended accounts

"We regret the human error that led to these mistaken suspensions and we are working to restore the affected accounts—we expect this to be completed in the next several hours.
One additional note: some the accounts suspended were using the third-party site Tweetlater. However, Tweetlater is not to blame for these suspensions nor is it in violation of our Terms."

Well, I did spot some problems of Twitter Phishing in January as some Hi Profile accounts were hacked. Among the many were New York Times and Brittany Spears and of coz, mine too:-) Again, in May end, the phishing strikes and this time, Kidsfreesouls account goes Suspended due to reasons best known to Twitter. More users are being Suspended with Mosey along stranding the users. The Twitter Customer Support is very active for a reply to help to users and diverts to 'Terms and conditions' and other things with no satisfactory answer. Repeat tickets are soon tagged as 'Closed' or 'Solved' with a curt reply 'Thanks for your feature request' and you can tweet @twitter - How? remains to be seen as you cannot send @twitter when your account opens but is 'Dead.'!!!

Many users have diverted to Friendfeed and truly welcoming, it open up doors with much more better Tweeting + added features to stay tuned. I had earlier wrote on Twitter Phishing and would recommend Twitter users to be Cautious - Follow Mashable for more inputs on this and other related tech information. Twitter seems to be desperately trying to rectify errors on their side and provide lame assistance to users - However, there is a "Hole in the Twitter" and it remains to be seen how Twitter can safeguard its own as well users security.

You may follow me on Friendfeed now or connect FACEBOOK by visiting my site Kidsfreesouls and for mjakbar.org - you may stop following Twitter as we have suspended Twitter use. Instead, follow Covert Facebook Group.

- ilaxi

Your Vote Counts! Doodles by Kids

Google Doodle 4 Google contest in the U.S. Google doodles are the special "dressed-up" logos that Google run on their homepage for holidays and other events, and Doodle 4 Google is an opportunity for one child to have his/her artwork displayed on their homepage as a doodle for hundreds of millions of people to see. This year's theme "What I Wish for the World," and tap into not only children's creativity but also what they want their future to look like.

You can help Google to select National Finalist from 40 regional winners. Your Vote Counts! Just click to the grades and Vote for the Best. Click to the Doodles and amazing Ideas from children. World Peace, Spread Literacy, Save Energy, Be Friendly nations, Stop War, Recycle the future, healthy world, etc are the messages through Doodles. You can even view the State Finalists. Approx 400 Doodles were chosen.

It is unfortunate that children in India cannot . Yet I guess, this will be an inspiration and let our Kids Wish for a Better World - Get them to write or paint and pin up in your School/home/club paste boards. Even you can send to Kidsfreesouls to add to Paste Board section.

Btw, here is Chief Google Doodler Dennis Hwang drawing away the Doodles...It's fun to watch! Also here's last year's Awards for Doodles.

- ilaxi

Google Color filter to Image Search

Google adds Color Filter to the Image Search recently. You can find the changes here on 'Google Images' - All content, drop down box. This means, now you have options to view the images in various colors - Red, orange, teal..and more. Find Image search of kidsfreesouls here.

Under advanced options, Google Image Search already has quite a number of interesting options, including filters for image content type, size, and format.

Several search engines seems to be coming up and I hear, the latest one is Webscaler, Allinone Search Engine. It is connected to more than 1800 search engines in 200 countries and eventually to built a metasearch engine that would integrate all the one million small search engines into a single system which provide instant answers. Webscaler distinguish different from metasearch engines as they focus on smaller search engines as opposed to google, msn or yahoo.

Well, the biggest challenge on web is to stay tuned to the search - and finally, here is Kosmix - you might find it interesting!

- ilaxi

Twouble with Twitters

An Interesting Video! How much do you Twitter? How much you hang on Facebook? My Space, Orkut?

Set up your Time Management before it's Addiction or tooo Late! Follow http://tinyurl.com/5roann on Twitter and stay tuned here http://tinyurl.com/2z6env - Enjoy Life! Keep the Faith.

- ilaxi

Top Blogs 2009

Since quite years, I am quite familiar with many Top Blogs and been randomly visiting some of them while space made way inbetween my workload. Blogs related to Tech are on my top list, followed by Politics and related to my Blog posts.

Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish is a lovely meal and as Time says, can be appointed as 'Country's Blogger in Chief.' The Daily Dish sub head says, 'No Party, no clique'. Andrew's post on 'Why Blog' pose as an Inspiration to many a souls like me and nevertheless, I agree to what he says. "We blog as news reaches us, as facts emerge." For Bloggers, deadline is always now - spontaneous and just not like the Reporters or the Novelist who can pick time and wait for final selection. Blogging is more a free form, you even end up writing personal or share, speak loud your ideas and opinions - no barriers but dedicated daily journal posts and comitted to self. Read the post and maybe you are inspired to Blog if you're not doing so. A blogger has no limits - you Blog or enjoy real life - no hassles.

The Huffington Post , Mashable , Official Google Blog, TechCrunch, Daily Kos: State of the Nation, Gawker are my random visited Blogs but I am surprize I cannot find ProBlogger and I would add this to Best Blog on the web too! Do let me know what you read and like in the comments and maybe, I can find more resources to list here.

Here are 25 Best Blogs 2009 as per the Time Magazine:

Talking Points Memo
The Huffington Post
Lifehacker
Metafilter
The Daily Dish by Andrew Sullivan
Freakonomics
BoingBoing
Got2BeGreen
Zen Habits
The Conscience of a Liberal: Paul Krugman
Crooks and Liars
Generación Y
Mashable
Slashfood
Official Google Blog
synthesis
bleat
/Film
Seth Godin's Blog
Deadspin: Sports News without Access, Favor, or Discretion
Dooce
Confessions of a Pioneer Woman
Said the Gramophone
Detention Slip
Bad Astronomy

You can find the 2008 Web Log Awards here. The Best Asian Blogs list Indiauncut and there's more over here.

Follow the winners and find your interests, learning curve and above all, keep informed. Btw, here's my Ed Blog and other blogs. Maybe, you'd like to follow them. Enjoy.

- ilaxi

Twitter Phishing strikes!!!

A big phishing attack hit Twitter users worldwide, forcing the micro-blogging service to advise its users to change their passwords. Phishers are now targeting the microblogging service Twitter to promote a widespread phishing campaign tricking celebrities and other users into submitting their personal information for identity theft and other illegal activities.

On 3rd Jan, it was noticed that many users got direct messages to follow a link but for me, it was a strange way to know Twitter phishing as I noticed the backgrounds of my site changed to Twitter profile background. On finding the source, it read:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_background_images/3080822/tweetila.jpg
As I checked on this, it is a surprize as to how my Twitter image reached Amazon Developer site! I changed my Twitter bg and my site bg with twitter bg was gone!

http://s3.amazonaws.com/

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/

On following Chris Pirillo's Tweet, I realised Twitter Phishing. Could this be a marketing gimmick of Amazon Simple storage service as found in my twitter image url? Or is Amazon (AWS) lack in security? How do they have the Twitter production RSS jpgs of twitter profiles?

All questions are confusing! Maybe the Blogger and Wordpress blogs have good security which is otherwise not in the case of Websites hosted by hosts! in the last 3 days, it is learnt, 33 high profile Twitter users had their accounts hacked. These accounts included President Elect Barack Obama, Rick Sanchez, Britney Spears and other high profile/celebrity Twitter users. And one is Mine! Maybe, these hi profile user list feature in list of http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/

Read more in Google News on Kidsfreesouls and even follow my twitter.

Twitter has advised all users to change passwords but here's a tip from me, Change your backgrounds too!!!

- ilaxi

Friend Sense - Friend Connect

I was exploring the Developer's Applications and came across Connect Facebook. However, much easier made me pick up Friend Connect as Googlers call in 'Friend Sense' and truly, it is! Google's new product launched recently, is the new social product with it's goal to facilitate an open social web.

All you do is:
Sign in
Interact with others by making friends,
sharing media,
posting comments,
playing games,
more...Invite other friends

You can now Join Kidsfreesouls and Be Social! Join my mission to spread the message of Love, faith, peace and unity among Human beings.

You can watch the video on You Tube here.




Websites that use Friend Connect will have a new option : add Adsense-like advertising within the Friend Connect and Open Social widgets that they’ve added to their websites. Publishers will get a percentage of the revenue generated from the advertising. The users have the profile Information, Friends Information and Activities. You can read more on this post here too on Tech Crunch.

Unlike Facebook Connect, best part is No programming codes for Google's Friend Connect! Just a few snippets of code into the site and there it goes live. But, of course, surfers need to be Open Social and Join. Especially website users and website visitors - coz a lot goes behind joining Google's Friend Connect - Join, experience and Enjoy!

- ilaxi

Google Zeitgeist - The toppers List

Just watched the NDTV show with Mr. Vinay Goel, the Head of Products, Google answering the questions. As I gather, Google has announced its India Zeitgeist, a look at 2008 through the collective eyes of the Indian users on the web.

The 2008 year-end India Zeitgeist offers a unique perspective on the year's major events and hottest trends based on searches conducted by users in India.

Mahatama Gandhi is still the number one politician followed by Raj Thakeray , Sonia Gandhi, Indira Gandhi , Rahul Gandhi , Abdul Kalam , Manmohan Singh and Mayawati. It is a surprise, not a single BJP leader’s name figures among top ten political celebrities during 2008. Moreover, Indians have searched more for Sarah Palin and Barrack Obama rathar than any other Indian politician.

Katrina Kaif is the most searched Bollywood celebrity during 2008 followed by Aishwarya Rai , Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapur, Deepika Padukone ,Shahrukh Khan ,Mallika Sherawat and Genelia D’souza.

Vinay Goel hopes to see Amir Khan among the Khans in the year 2009.

The Internet seems to be the one stop shop for all personal searches like love-beauty-money and romance. Among top 10 popular ‘how to do stuff’ queries are about :

How to lose weight reduction

How to kiss

How to earn money

How to get pregnant

How to learn English
How to gain weight
How to play guitar
How to create a website
How to impress a girl
how to tie a tie.

In sports, Sania Mirza by get first position with Sachin Tendulkar as second , Cristiano Ronaldo third, John Cena fourth, M.S.Dhoni fifth , David Beckham sixth and so on.

Most Popular searches have remained:

1. orkut

2. gmail
3. yahoo

4. google
5. youtube

6. yahoomail
7. indian railways
8. rediff
9. cricket
10. katrina kaif

Fastest rising is You Tube, orkut, Katrina Kaif, cricket, irctc, facebook, genelia d'souza, etc. Mobile optimized websites like Waptrick and mobile games are becoming very popular too.
Facebook login is fastes rising to No.3 among the social networking sites in global list.

In the social networking list categories comes:

1.facebook
2.myspace
3.hi5
4.orkut
5.linkedin
6.nasza klasa

7.netlog
8.mixi
9.meetup
10.odnoklassniki

And on Top of mind comes 'Economy' :

financial crisis

depression
bailout
mortgage crisis
wall street
oil stock market
subprime
credit crisis
housing crisis

You can find more in the Google Zeitgeist 2008 website for detailed list.

So much to go by all these years but who knows what Google show search results for 2009. Could it be Terrorism, war? or Peace! whatever..whatever...

- ilaxi

Search Google 2001 & G Trends

Google Trends on October 1, 2008 had the highest word 'Google 2001' - No wonder, to mark the 10th Birthday, most of you must have visited Google's Oldest available Index to take a look back to 2001 Search of almost 1,326,920,000 web pages.

If you search 'Freesouls', you will end up find my old pages of yester years lying still in the Archive! Search in for any keyword you want to take a look back to Google in 2001. It's amazing to find Facebook with login area and My Space, Twitter have no trace at all!

Btw, want to know what's Hot Trends in Google Searches? Take a look here to peek-a-boo on today's Hot Trend search . Though, I am not much impressed with the Traffic data measuring of Google and most of the sites are not seen as websites with low volume are threshold! Especially, what so interesting is that Google's own website is not spotted in their Trends Website search!

- ilaxi

Google Android, Google Birthday, MJ Blog Birthday!

T-Mobile showed off its new G1 debuts as first Google Android Phone. The device, developed by HTC, is one of the smart phones as we can see the product demo by the manufacturers on You Tube here. T-Mobile announced the International launch of the Google Android powered phone in partnership with Google recently, T-Mobile Phone boasts an Intuitive Touch Screen and QWERTY Keyboard, plus Popular Google Products and fresh, New Applications.

This phone will be available exclusively from T-Mobile and we will have to wait till it reaches the market here. It has unique applications and like iPhone, bear a resemblance to the software used on iPhone which allows touch screen device and allow owners to place icons linking to sites such as You tube. With just a couple of short clicks, customers can find and download a wide range of innovative software applications — from games to social networking and on-the-go shopping — to personalize their phone and enhance their mobile lifestyle. When the phone launches next month, dozens of unique, first-of-a-kind Android applications will be available for download.

The iPhone and Android phones both ship with Web browsers based on the WebKit rendering engine. So, this will be so identical that applications will also render on webkit based browsers as Safari and Google Chrome, used by iPhone and Android.

I thought initially, Google was supposed to unveil the GPhone but than I understand, Google is not releasing any mobile devices on its own. It has collaborated with several technology and wireless companies to develop Android which is an open source platform that can be used by any third party developers to create applications. And I gather, the Google Director, Andy Rubin won't comment on the future plans to create a mobile phone of its own.

What so interesting I hear is, Amazon.com MP3 music store will be pre-loaded on the T-Mobile G1, the first phone to be powered by Android. Verizon has given a warm response and AT&T has yet to comment publicly on it.

I had mentioned of Top ten Applets of iPhone earlier here, but here's Top 10 best Google Android Apps and the prize winning apps picked by Google for which it would give $10 million worth in prizes to software development companies who've developed innovative and useful applications for its open source mobile platform.

As computer scientist Alan Kay has famously observed, the best way to predict the future is to invent and so is Google, inventing every day a new product and changing lives taking us all to the next Internet.

A decade of Reading, Sharing, Learning and Teaching - I use Google in every aspects of my journey on web lanes. Google products are amazing which I use in my multiple professions. I almost breathe the Google air! So, Enjoy Google Me here, search here and stay tuned here.

Btw, Google celebrates 10th Birthday and here's its Project10100 'May Those who Help the Most Win', calling for Ideas to change the world by helping many people as possible. Submit your Idea and maybe you can be a Winner.

And there, we celebrate MJ Blog Birthday just around Google's Birthday(view Timeline) (27th Sept) on 28th September 2008, completing 4 years of web presence. A continuous, endless, thoughtful writing by M J and presenting the Blog on the web.

- ilaxi

Google chrome: 'I'm Loving It'

Google launched Google Chrome on 2nd September, the new tabbed browser that competes with Firefox and Internet Explorer. In an Hour, Google Chrome got 2 million brand impressions via Twitter and the very next day, I downloaded GC.

The Chrome initially did have some vulnerabilities and fixes some security problems. Still in the Beta version, many of the users did not know of the update and so, to check if an update is available, Chrome users can click the wrench icon in Chrome's upper-right corner, then select "about Google Chrome." That will show both the version number and a message indicating whether an update is available. However, without a manual check, Chrome update itself automatically at approx. every five hours. At the next browser restart, the update is available.

Well, for the starters - Let me introduce Google Chrome with my own experience of browsing on the platform. According to me, Chrome is the standardized operating system for Web apps. Chrome helps turn any web App into something where we can reach from Start Menu, desktop. And like iPhone, the expected launch of Android on September 21 will have Chrome as it's mobile phone software. Chrome and Android's current browser both already employ WebKit, an open-source project for the process of interpreting the HTML code that makes up a Web page and rendering it on a screen.

With Chrome, everything is google and the best part is that you are wedded to Google forever but compromising on some things that we like to see in Chrome. To mention some, here's on Cnet for a quick glance.

Chrome is, nonetheless, full of really smart features that seem to be inspired by other browsers and is on way to build a serious potential. At the moment, I found there is no way to email a web page, no full screen mode, no way to magnify the page and no better bookmark organizing screen. It seems, these are the the top to do list by Google. Another thing is, if we ever search Amazon, kidsfreesouls, mjakbar, nytimes or any popular site, another cool shortcut awaits. Just type the sites first letter in the address bar and then press Tab. Do that with K, for eg. and the address bar changes to Search kidsfreesouls.com, allowing you to search within my site without even going there first. You have saved one big step. As your start up page, this is a wonderful feature that I like. Chrome displays pictures of nine mini web pages, representing my most frequently visited sites. So, next time you log, you have the Google Chrome Desktop online! I call it Desktop because it helps me follow my sites first as a check of a daily routine and rest follows later. The create application's short cut commant generates an icon on the desktop and when you click it, the corresponding sites open without the usual address bar.

I use the IE, did like the Safari and now switching over to Google Chrome. IE has significant challenges in getting users to upgrade to new version of IE and Google also will face a challenge to find ways to distribute the new browser. In the end, I am sure 'Google is the King' and if not rule the web with Chrome, it will definitely stand tall with this competition to other browsers and be an apple of the eye to many users who love 'Just Google' - I am one in the line, for sure. For a smart search start, do this: put K-i-d-s-f-r-e-e-s-o-u-l-s or even ilaxi and you don't have to go on more, it's everywhere on Google!

- ilaxi patel

You can download Google Chrome here : http://www.google.com/chrome
Here's a comic book explaining Chrome:http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/

Lively 3D Chat & 100 Celebrities on Web at Tech Cult

Bill Gates is a major influence on the web but than those who are surfing the web lanes day in and day out are aware of the many celebrities online whom we come across everyday. Tech Cult has named a 100 Celebrities on the web and it's amazing to note many known faces and friends amidst the list. It brings a big smile to see the names of the many known faces, however, I find many a missing celebrity that could have extended the list. After all, web is a big crowded place and selecting 100 is too less!

Btw, Google has unveiled a new virtual 3D chat experience. “Lively by Google” lets you develop your own customized avatar and environment to interact with friends — and rumor has it some big name industry insiders have already created their avatars. This include My Space's Tom, Bill Gates, Larry and Sergey too!

I've created my Avatar and the virtual room with a sofa, rug and a table...ugh, it's tricky setting up the vase on the table though! As I still explore this Lively Beta version, if interested in virtual 3D Chat experience, all you got to download the Lively and it requires the Windows Vista/XP with Internet Explorer or Firefox. Enjoy.

- ilaxi

Have you Joined the 'Covert Group'? Well, if not, here's the link if you've missed on the main website of MJ Blog. All you do is, click and enter Facebook and there, you're in.

Facebook's now web surfer's darling. I am sure you've been reading a lot on Facebook lately. And I always thought, why people do hang in wasting a lot of time around, giving flowers and sending applications and giving fishes and what not! Now I admit, for webmasters and Business houses, this means no social networking but busy biz-social engaging! People influences people and nothing influences more than a recommendation from a trusted friend. Webmasters and writers hanging around social networks is promoting nevertheless a lot of time indulged in activities which demand time, money, energy!


I have mentioned on Social Ads earlier. However, here's towards it - Creating Facebook Pages for your own Business and getting the presence with customers and friends on Facebook. With a Covert Group, I just wondered, 'How do I add my business presence and other areas of activity on Facebook?'


Now, I find the solutions. This comes too inviting to Create Facebook pages to get deeply involved to our Business and brands. Making my Business Page of Swagat Group, I have better way to interact with my customers and friends who can even become my Company Fans - write on wall, upload pics, join to discussions (all like the Covert Group). these fans interact with the Facebook Page, the actions they take are automatically generated into social stories. These stories are published to News Feed, which friends may see the next time they log into Facebook. A word of mouth publicity and traffic pouring in. All this comes for 'Free.'


Furthermore, the Business Page can be promoted through the Facebook Social Ads (No Free here!) Create an ad creative and attach it to stories in News Feed or in the left-hand Ad Space. This will increase the number of friends. Just write a creative, tell Facebook who you want seeing your ad, and decide where you want to drive traffic. You can buy ads by number of clicks (CPC) or by number of impressions (CPM). Track the performance to optimize too.


Join 'Covert Group' - post related links, comment/discuss/debate and even Join my Business Page (Be my Fan too;-) & Enjoy!

- ilaxi

Major Google Page Ranks are updated with smiles and frowns! The Page Rank has created a stir in Search Marketing Industry as I write this blog to find Kidsfreesouls rated # 5 PR, mjakbar.org rated # 5 PR and Swagatgroup.net rated # 4 PR. (All 3 sites that I manage)

Many webmasters, who have had their sites penalized to a PR 0 in previous updates, are reporting small gains of 1-2 points with this latest update. If you've recently launched a new website it also might be a good idea to see how you fared but if you have a running site since long, it's important to remember that while this value can give a good indication of your sites progress, the values from toolbar PageRank can be around a month or so old.

Here's the Google Page Rank Explained.

So, all webmasters and SEOs, here's the cool tips of all the Twitters like me on the Google PR strategy. If you want to see your Google PR, Search Here for links to Google Page Rank Scanners.

Btw, Google Page Rank is manipulated by competitors? It's not a matter of quantity but a matter of quality links that reflects. Google Updates their backlink results and Page Rank results every 3-6 weeks. Usually on a weekend or a holiday and lasts for 3-4 days. Different results are seen across the datacenters. You can have a search result across google datacenters [/google] here on: http://www.void.be/googletool.html - place the keywords 'kidsfreesouls' or whatever and get the results. Enjoy!

- ilaxi

Want to be a Millionaire? No joke, this is the 4th Edition 'Adsense Secrets 4' by Joel, the New York Times Bestseller who is launching the Book on 16th April. A definite guide to passive Income, Joel's book will cover everything from Adsense optimization to case studies, ad tracking and monetize your site.

Earlier, I've given a 2nd Edition Book Link on Book Recommendation pages but Google changes it's rules and so is here, the newest Pick.

Btw, Do you get the Writer's Block? All Bloggers do face the situation once in a way - So well, read more on my site and watch the video too. Also find more on Joel's Internet Marketing.

Enjoy!

- ilaxi

Got an iphone? Cracked the code? Well, however slow Edge surf, I can still check on my sites any time of the day. But than, heard of Jailbroking iPhone? You can install an application that allows to install and enjoy 3rd party applications. Here's more on this. However, seems the latest firmware 1.1.4 isn't supported by that method. So, there's the ZiPhone to download at downloadziphone.org. Unlock, jailbreak and activate - Do it all.

But, why go in for a big process like this when you have the FlyTunes.fm - If you are tired of the same old tunes, just go here as the site features an iPhone-specific interface for streaming more than 90 channels of music, talk radio, and more direct to your iPhone. Register, you get an email, make your selection from the channels and within seconds the iPhone launches Quicktime and starts streaming. The interface also features an icon that informs you whether or not the station is available over the EDGE network, which most are.

Just chill and enjoy. If you like FlyTunes and have a iPhone blog or iPhone site, you can promote FlyTunes and you might win some cash too. They are giving away $$$ to the top 3 referrals.

Well, you can read more on my earlier note on iphone and sure, my next phone will be Android as you explore the demo here on Vlogs You Tube. Enjoy.

- ilaxi

Sometime back, I mentioned of Image Ads appearing in my Feedburner widget codes in my Ed note on Kidsfreesouls. Well, was that the testings...I wonder coz since Google Acquires Feedburner, Adsense users have more potential earnings as they can allow ads to their Feedburner codes. I also mentioned of Ads appearing in Headlines Animator and you can create an ad using the Google Adwords account.

Well, Feedburner goes live with Google Acquiring Feedburner services - Adsense Integrated with Feedburner site ads. Though the Acquisition terms are confidential, the deal is officially closed mentions their website here. The Press has an option to email Google on this page for info.

Now, this is an added opportunity to the already existing Feedburner users and if you're not using their Feedburner services, get the codes, publicise and monetize. Here's their latest Blog Post that says more on this.

Check on my Feedburner integration mj blog and of coz on Kidsfreesouls. The Ed Blog posts go live on all pages where the codes are placed. Enjoy.

- ilaxi

Facebook has recently become everyone's darling! People influences people and nothing influences more than a recommendation from a trusted friend, says Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, who founded the company three years ago. Thus, Facebook has unveiled plans to target advertisements by targetting them into its members' conversations. The popular online hangout must persuade its users to embrace the initiative. The members have their own control and can say 'yes' to advertisers to pitch in friend's endorsements. If a friend has booked a vacation on Travelocity, the online travel agency will be able to display the friend's photo as part of a "social ad" to entice the user to buy flights and hotel stays. Advertisers can similarly have their pitches appear when friends review restaurants and buy books or DVDs. Read more here on this.

Well, some people may find creepy but than all is open in so open social networks as Facebook will be prying into profiles and activities to find what ads suit appeal best to users. The advertiser message has to go out in conversations as target ads will be integrated. Now, this is what we call getting 'commercial social networks.' And I always thought, why people do hang in wasting a lot of time around, giving flowers and sending applications and giving fishes and what not! Webmasters and writers hanging around social networks is promoting nevertheless a lot of time indulged in activities which demand time, money, energy!

Let's cross our fingers now as Developers - as even the Widgetbox.com gives a chance to make some cash. Did I miss out the url there? It's Devshare who pays through Paypal! Get in and find yourself to start making widgets and earn too. And there is always, Google Adsense, Microsoft Affiliates and Yahoo ads - Enjoy!

- ilaxi
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Self Googling or call it 'Ego Surfing' scales higher with more online surfers found to be just looking for themselves or checking out their friends, co-workers or for romantic interests.

A research Entitled "Digital Footprints: Online Identity Management and Search in the Age of Transparency," Pew Internet and American Life Project said 47 percent of US adult Internet users have looked for information through googling themselves. The search engines sorted are either Google or of choice. 53 percent adult users are looking up for information about someone else with often, about those they've lost touch with. However, looking for information of friends, colleagues and the like is common. 60 percent people aren't worried about the extent of information about themselves online, despite of the concern on how the data can be used.

Pew finds that teens were more likely than adults to restrict who can see their profiles at online hangouts like facebook.

Well, Googling reveals a lot of information as people leave footprints on web. However, I always ego surf when I sort for my own writing since posting on a couple of websites and blogs since more than many many years, keeps one lose tract of posts and as such, google reveals all! So, it's quite easier to find the lost tracks. I've a special Children Search Engine here and you can find these ex students on the web with all their activities! That's how a teacher can keep a track of all its students:-) What they've achieved, where they are, what they're doing...n lot more. Even the ex students have united and called back reviving the memories of the yester years.

Searches have the capacity to reunite, reignite social connextions and even googling for professional reasons. Ego surfing finds way to stat reports too as the googling name reflects keyword on the stats while you visit the search results. As such, googling self or others itself is apt to increase as at least, once a person will look for his name.

So, the next time, you are leaving your impressions on the web with your words, images or searches, Google knows it all!

- ilaxi