Browsing through the Inside Adsense Google Group this morning, I stumbled upon a post by the Google team explaining the importance of placement.  This is pretty standard stuff.  Obviously you want to put your advertisements in a place the user will see them.  I know some people even like to put ads nearby clickable links, hoping to get some accidental clicks.  Not my style!

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A few weeks ago I caught news that Google was working on an Adsense for Domains program.   Initially rolled out as a beta to select candidates who requested a trial, the service has now been released into the wild for Adsense users all over North America!

I’ve set up a couple of domains I had that weren’t being used as a test.  How did I do it with tinydns?  Read on!

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For my blog I like to have all external links open up in a new window.  The visual link editor in Wordpress gives you this option, but not by default.  Having to remember to select it time and time again becomes a bit annoying, so here’s how to change the default selection!

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A website I was working on for a friend had need for a simple mailing list.  Having dealt with email before on a mass scale, I know several must haves.  Things like double opt in, proper opt out, ensuring the email sender is properly identified in the message, etc.  Things like this may seem like overkill for a small little list, but a little trouble now sure beats getting sued later!

Rather than writing something myself, I figured I’d evaluate some of the open source options out there to find something that suited my needs.

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The other day as I was surfing on Facebook, I got hit with a very well targeted ad.  It was promoting an upcoming Cloud Computing conference to be held here in Toronto on February 11th, 2009.

Cloud Computing: An IT Paradigm Shift

The one day conference to be held at the MTCC,  features keynotes from John Sloan (Info-Tech Research Group) and Richard McDonald (IBM);  two names I have not heard of.  Not surprisingly, with this realm of computing being so new.

At this point in time, reviewing the schedule for the day, I’m not convinced there is enough content to warrant the $429 early bird price tag.  Keynotes aside, I see several periods noted for ‘Breakout Sessions’ in the agenda.  However, no details are given as to what these sessions will cover!  Hopefully this gets updated as the days count down.

Cloud Camp

Thankfully, the evening will bring an open attendance portion of the event run by Cloud Camp.  Sponsoring Cloud Computing focused get togethers all over North America, this portion is sure to draw a much bigger crowd and will be the real highlight of the event.

Whether attending the full event, or just the Cloud Camp portion, this is sure to be a great opportunity to network, and meet other people involved in Cloud Computing.

Hope to see you there!