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Google Inc will conduct seminars with the government, local partners and advertising agencies in Malaysia this year to promote its AdWords and AdSense programmes to SMEs, government institutions, as well as multinational brands in industries such as travel, technology, retail and financial services.

Its head of sales for Google Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, Crid Yu, said its sales and operations centre that was established in Hong Kong last October would bring its advertising programmes to agencies and companies throughout Hong Kong and Southeast Asia including Malaysia this year.

“Google’s advertising programmes have proven effective for advertisers around the world conducting business online,” he told reporters at a briefing on Google’s strategy for Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on Feb 24.

Yu said Google AdWords enabled advertisers and businesses of all sizes and industries to reach their target market by matching text-based advertisements to user search queries, providing them with information relevant to what they were looking for.

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It will be good if there is more education here especially as an Adsense publisher with Malaysian content, there is not enough Adwords advertisers that target Malaysian keywords, so Malaysian based sites and articles don't get very relevant Ad streaming.

If local businesses are educated about Adwords and it's benefits and how to be effective with it, it's HIGHLY likely we as Malaysian publishers will get more relevant ads for our sites, which should (in an ideal situation) increase the click through rate, and our earnings!

It'll be interesting to see what happens.

You can sign up for Adwords here:

Source: The Edge

Google has been going aquisition crazy lately...this new little toy looks pretty neat though.

It was this feeling that led to the idea of Measure Map. Our goal has been to use the power of web analytics to help bloggers feel that same sense of connection with their audience. Today, as the Measure Map team joins Google, our mission remains the same: to build the best possible user experience so people can understand and appreciate the effect their blogs - their words and ideas - can have.

Source: Google Blog

Measure Map helps you understand what people do at your blog, and what influence you are having on the world.

• Easily navigate the numbers that matter
• Track links to see who sends you traffic
• Find out what people do at your site
• Setup is a breeze — it only takes a minute

It's reported that's it's barely of the Alpha stage and it's still error prone and not so accurate, I'd imagine it would be a nightmare to integrate it with Google Analytics too..perhaps they are just keeping it out of someone elses hands.

There are rumours that their big move into stats is to cut down on Google Adsense/Google Adwords click fraud, which is an issue for both users and companies.

Measure Map seems to be pretty much aimed at bloggers too, seems like a neat service, I'll probably give it a try when it's out.

Google recently changed the way their Adsense Referral program making it even more unlikely that you'll actually get any money.

You've probably seen the adverts around something like this:

Previously there was no limit, if someone signed up to Adsense under you and made $100, you would also receive $100.

Now Google has imposed a limit of 90 days, so the novice webmaster has to make $100 within 3 months, or you don't get anything.

That's pretty unfair, that means someone who is new to Adsense, has to average more than $1 a day in their first 3 months..hardly anyone does that.

Even for experienced people that might be quite difficult, I am making more than $1 a day (just about) on some sites after 4-5 months of learning about Adsense.

You can check the terms and conditions, the new clause is as follows:

An AdSense referral is counted when a publisher, who has never previously enrolled in AdSense, creates an account and earns at least $100.00 within 90 days of sign-up. The referred publisher must be eligible for payment to qualify as a successful referral.

Plus the fact if you aren't using Adsense already, it's unlikely that you wouldn't know about it, and if you didn't it's unlikely you'd straight away be able to make $100 within the first 3 months.

I've taken the Adsense Referral Adblocks out of all my sites from the static locations and just left the Firefox ones, not to make money but because I support Firefox!

I'll leave the Referral blocks inside any posts they are in, as they aren't using up real estate.

Another point is that they didn't announce this or tell anyone about it, they just kind of silently slipped the new rule in.

What happened to not being evil?

Jensense also mentioned this.

There is also a rumour from a Portuguese user that they have heard the complaints and have increased the time, but this has yet to be confirmed.

Google AdSense Team just sent me a mail message (in Portuguese, otherwise I’d copy/paste it here) saying that Google “take users comments very seriously and so they decided to change the 90 days referral window to 6 months”.

They also mentioned that, as of today, we still see the 90 days message in our referral page, but the decision was taken.

I won't be putting it back up anyway, I've yet to have a sign-up.

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Suanie, is right about one thing, this guest blogging is kind of fun. I can just say any thing I like and it really doesn't matter. Well, I say that but if Shaolin gets back and has no readers, I might very well have to find a large rock to hide under. Unless, of course I cunningly blame it all on Suanie...
I found quite an interesting article on the bbc today.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4644540.stm

What a total gimp, sent it to the wrong addresses, and then tried to recall it. God, we are not all use out look and exchange you monkey, so the recall thing doesn't work. Still, funny. Thats what you get for using an address book and mailing lists

And then there is http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4630694.stm I am not sure what to make of that, is google right or wrong. I guess it depends on what information they really want. If it was just a list of words, and search rates then its not a big deal. Unless they want the ip of the person searching as well. Then that would be a bit out of order.

“Privacy groups say any sample could reveal the identities of Google users indirectly”. I like privacy groups, they say so many stupid things. Thats a statement with just so much commitment. It goes on to say that it worries them because the government want to make more use of Internet data to fight crime. So, they are against fighting crime, no wonder they are so into privacy.

One of the things they want is a list of sites for the keywords, so one wonders why some little government monkey doesn't just google it? Or is it to complicated a task? I am sure they could get a temp or some thing to do the job....

I am not I guess really in to the whole privacy thing, I don't worry who is watching my Internet activity any more then I worry about the hundreds of CCTV cameras watching me as I walk around the streets. Its not like I have any thing to hide. Ok, I have my secretes, card numbers, passwords and such but I really couldn't care less who knows I visited the BBC today, or I surfed porn last week. I don't even mind the idea of ID cards, I have to carry my passport as ID any way, and some a small card that fits in my wallet would be better. Oh, hold on... thats a driving license, so for most people they have to carry that if they drive, which is to say when they go any where. But ye, so, I don't see what all the fuss is about.

God, talk about getting all serious, on a different note I have next to no ability to spell, so I thought in the name of being understood I would use a spell checker, Interestingly Open Office doesn't think “Google” is a word, or “blog”. I can go with the blog, but isn't “google” a word officially now?

I got home from Brunei to find my mailbox jam packed full, one of the things inside was this.

Shame it's gonna take 4-6 weeks to clear and costs me 80 ringgit to bank in..

Might actually get the money by my birthday..

What's that shit about honestly.

4-6 weeks to clear, plus I gotta pay what exactly?

60 bucks courier charge
11 bucks processing fee
6 bucks government tax

Something like that anyway..

Not that bothered though as it's passive income, I don't claim to be a pro-blogger.

And no, don't worry it's not from this site, it's from some others

I think personal blogs loaded with ads suck, I have a few here but they were more to get out of the Google Sandbox than anything else, and there isn't even any on the front page at all.

I think this site has earnt about $50USD since February. Barely enough to cover the hosting.

Oh well, Merry Xmas to me

I bought a load of stuff today, so might blog about that tommorow.

As for now I'm off to Qbar to bug FA about dancing naked on a table.

LOLPLZ!

BTW Check out the comments from random flickr users on XiaXue and her LOVELY bikini puke I mean pic.. HERE.