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Open Graph API will help Facebook to reach wider Userbase including Corporates

thinkjayant — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:58:18 +0000

Facebook would soon open up new set of API called “Open Graph API”. Although the details as of now are sketchy, the basic idea is to reach a larger Audience compare to Facebook Connect. Couple of important points that Facebook needs to accomplish using Open Graph API are as follows:

Reach a wider audience. Special focus on Corporates and Bbusiness Users
Give Website Owner the ability to wrap their websites witha Facebook blanket
Include sites which do not have a Facebook Fan page or Do not wishes to ahve a Facbook Fan Page
Collect data / statistics from traffic flowing through this services

Seems interesting. How the service will work and what features can be accessed via the API, only time wil. tell. Although we can feel rivalry building up here between Google’s Open Social vs Facebook’s Open Graph already.

Arnold says “Fuck You” to California Legislature (Funny)

thinkjayant — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:23:47 +0000

This is really funny. I just stumbled across this post at Techcrunch and thought, I have to show it to my Blog Readers. Thank you Techcrunch for noting.

Small change by Twitter killed Tweleted

thinkjayant — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:32:16 +0000

Tweleted is a nice little service which has only one purpose. Find your deleted Tweets for you. But since now Twitter is removing User deleted Tweets from its Search Index and API also, Tweleted is a dead scoop.

It is said that the change is been done by Twitter in order to avoid having User Deleted Tweets in the Search Result, now that both Google and Bing have done a deal with Twitter to add Realtime Twitter updates in its Search Result.

Deleted Tweets would be removed from Twitter Search Index

thinkjayant — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:24:12 +0000

Twitter has now decided to remove deleted Tweets from Twitter Search Index. It is a little known bug which no one ever notices, but the point is uptill now Twitter used to keep your deleted Tweets in its Search Index even after you have deleted it.

The problem arises when you mistakenly tweet something and later regret saying it. Good news is that, the bug has been rectified. now Twitter Search Index and all other Programs using Twitter API would remove any deleted tweet from its Search Index. *Smile*

Thanks Techcrunch for the update.

Critical Wordpress Theme: Hybrid Child Theme by Justin

thinkjayant — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:41:24 +0000

Theme Hybrid added another Child Theme in their Arsenal. Critical Child Theme uses custom taxonomy in Wordpress to help create a database of movies (as seen in the demo). This can in turn be modified to create any database you want and display the content accordingly. Give it a try, if you are looking out for something similiar.

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5 Tips to get your RSS Readers to Visit the Blog

thinkjayant — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:39:34 +0000

Learn how to get your RSS Reader to visit your Blog. Doing that you can increase your Pageviews with quality visits, and earn more from the new set of visitors.

High number of RSS Readers denotes the Blog Authority. It states that the Blog has a long list of followers who constantly read the articles published here. However, there is a big disadvantage when it comes to the RSS Reader. It seriously limits your earning potential and decreases pages views from returning visitors. Also RSS Ads have proved to convert very poorly. Even though you would not want to lose your RSS Readers, often you would like them to visit your Blog. Let’s try how to accomplish this task.

1. Deliver only Excerpts via RSS

Probably the best way to bring your RSS Readers to your Blog is to provide them only with Post Excerpts. This way you almost gaurantee their visit to your Blog. However, it comes at a price. It may happen that your content in the Title and the Excerpts is not great and thus results in the Readers to ignore it altogether.

2. Link to other Post

Another sure shot way to get your Subscriber to your Blog is to link Content to previous post or other Parts of your Blog. This way if the RSS Subscriber wants to know more, will have to read the link, which in turn will take it to the Blog.

3. Write Content People want to Tweet or Bookmark

Write post which contains useful links and resources which people would like to Tweet or Share with other people. Although this is not common for a Text only post, unless you are a great writer, it would certianly work with posts containing lots of Links to sueful resources. It is a general tendency for people to open your post in the Browser to Bookmark and Share.

4. Redesign the Blog, change Theme or Layout

Redesign the Blog by changing the Theme or the Layout or add a Category to the Page Menu. Then write about it. Since the content are not available in the RSS Reader, it will cause them to visit your Blog and check it out. Do not use this trick too often as it might be irritating for the RSS Readers.

5. Encourage Reader to post Comments

Finally write an awesome post and encourage your readers to comment on it. You can also try with asking an open ended question and asking for views. This would encourage the Subscribers to visit your Blog and comment on it, to build a discussion.

Let me know if you have any more tips. Have a nice Day..!!

Flippa.com – Marketplace for Buying and Selling Sites

thinkjayant — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:41:52 +0000

Flippa is the rebranded Sitepoint Marketplace. It is a good juncture to buy and sell sites, although its a bit more costly now.

Sitepoint marketplace was a well known destination for buying and selling website. You could list your site for free or pay a premium for Special listing. Recently Sitepoint have rebranded their marketplace into a brand new entity called Flippa.

Flippa is a Online Marketplace to buy and sell your sites. They have given it a brand new Web 2.0 look and hiked the listing and transaction fees. This caused a lot of criticism among the potential users. Especially the hike in listing fee which includes the Smart Pricing style Success Fee ranging from $5 to maximum $500. Flippa does not take any respon

Here are the listing fees:

$19 for basic listing
$5 bottom to $498 cap for Success Fee (5% of the transaction)
$5 for highlighting your lsiting in bold or row highlighted
$19 for hiding the listing from Search Engines
$29 for listing to appear on the front page for limited time

We have yet to see how this one will fare. But going by their past experience, I have reason to believe this would be a great service. Go check.

Have a nice Day..!!

Claim My Name – Vanity URLs and Brand Management on Social Networks

thinkjayant — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:53:06 +0000

ClaimMyName helps you establish your brand across hundreds of Social Bookmarking and Social Networking Sites.

Claim My Name helps you protect your Online Brand across vast number of Social Media Sites. It lets you easily protect your brand and makes easy for people to find you. It also improves your Brand’s Search Engine Relevance.

Grab a package fitting your Budget, Provide the Brand name with 3 alternatives and relax. Within 3 business days you will recieve your login created accorss all the Social Media Sites you apply for. Simple isn’t it..!! You can also view your detaile profile, reset the password to something personal and manage your Social Accounts. Go have a look.

Note: The Service is still in Beta Phase.

Watch the Google Adsense Optimization Tutorial again

thinkjayant — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:35:26 +0000

Watch this Adsense tutorial if you have not watch it earlier. If you have seen the tutorial earlier, suggest follow the tips to boost your Adsense Revenue.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to optimize your Ads for greater Earnings. This might be a reiteration of the frequently repeated tips but watching it again is worth it. Go watch..!!

Remember, the five steps to optimize Adsense on your Blog:

Analyze your Webpages
Setup Custom Channels
Optimize your Ad unit design and placement
Maximize Revenue from multiple units
Track and measure your results

Tweet Phych: Build a Psychological Profile based on Twitter Username

thinkjayant — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:33:15 +0000

TweetPhych analyzes the content of your Tweets and builds a Psychological Profile for you using two linguistic algorithms. Its spooky, but creative..!!

I stumbled this site while looking into my Twitter Stream. I was taken aback at the idea. This might not be a god Business Proposition but definitely creative enough for me to post.

TweetPhych analyzes the Content of your last 1000 Tweets and builds a Psychological Profile for you. This service works best if you are a Twitter Addict having more than 1000 Tweets and they represent conversations rather than just forwarding TinyURL links.

I tried my Primary Twitter Name “ThinkJayant” and the above results were thrown up. It uses two linguistic algorithms “Regressive Imagery Dictionary” and “Linguistic Inquiry and Wordcount” to come up with the Profile. Regressive Imagery Dictionary is measures the amount and type of three categories of content – primordial (the unconscious way you think, like in dreams), conceptual (logical and rational though) and emotional. While Linguistic Inquiry and Wordcount measures the cognitive and emotional properties of a person based on the words they use. The Service is still int Beta but worth a look.

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