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Thursday, March 25, 2010

#Gmail Suspicious Account Activity Warning!

Couple of days back Gmail launched this feature and today I am one among the list of affected victims!

Gmail Suspicious Account Activity Warning
Or, is this a way to remind users to change there password?

When did you last changed your Gmail password? Update it now to safeguard your account!

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Irrelevant Starred Results - Google SERP

I was searching for an online portal of my savings bank and landed on the below search page :-(

Irrelevant Starred Results
Irrelevant results! How Google's starred search works?

Obviously, these starred items are bookmarked under my login, but not relevant for the search term. Also, if you do the same search inside Google bookmarks page, you will not get these starred results!

Worried! Can I turn if off? or fix it? Help!!

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Monday, February 22, 2010

Targeting Users At Wrong #Advertising Medium? - The Online

Which is the easy, cost effective, high ROI and measurable advertising medium?

Obviously, the "Online" medium!

But the recent online activities show that the future of online advertising will be very tough!

Here is a little proof:

Note: As per the W3Schools browsers usage stats, Firefox, IE and Chrome are the top three browsers.


To show ads we need browsers capable of displaying ads. But what if the users say no to ads, then what will be next step to show ads? And how the user says "NO"!

Here is how?

What do you think the most popular browser extension/add-on for Google Chrome and Firefox?

The Ad Blocker!

Firefox Popular Add-on
Image: Firefox Popular Add-on

Google Chrome – Popular Extension
Image: Google Chrome – Popular Extension

Millions of internet users say "NO" to ads, if this is the case then how you are planning to deliver your ads to online users using one of the above mentioned popular browsers?

This question kills so many advertisers, isn't?

So what is the possible solution?

Hint: Stop bugging like "Sales Representatives", understand user requirements and deliver ads accordingly! Or the online medium will not be an easy place to advertise.


I know this may not be the actual solution! But trying to find a perfect one...

Share your thoughts too!

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