Google Image Search adds Style

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Vaibhav Pandey

Yes, you got it right, Google Image Search has added another interesting element to the search, Image Style. Now on, you can search specific images on Google by specifying a search filter criteria based on the Image Style. Image style is different as compared to the Google Image Face Search which was about searching for images with faces.

Now on you can filter Google Image Search results based on faces, clip art, line drawings, photo content, news content.

To see the effect of these new options, let’s take a look at the first few results for “Christmas,” one of our most popular queries on Image Search right now.

Google Image Search results for different Content Type Filters

Image: Google Image Search results for different Content Type Filters

All of these options can be selected from the “Any content” drop down or  in the blue title bar on any search results page, or by selecting one of the “Content types” on the Advanced Image Search page.

Search Results

Image: Search Results

The good news: no extra typing! In all these examples our query remained exactly the same, we just restricted our results to different visual styles by changing the content filter.

Now go ahead and check out the various image results by just modifying content filter for the image search. I am sure this will greatly help you get better images for your blogs.

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Download your favorite Youtube Videos using Metatuber

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Vaibhav Pandey

At Technofriends, i have written about Youtube video downloads earlier either using some websites or softwares, however, this time, it getting even more interesting.

MetaTuber.com is a new way to watch, discover, download and save your favorite YouTube videos.

In order to watch or download your favorite Youtube Videos, all you need to do is as follows

1.) Point your browser to MetaTuber at http://metatuber.com

MetaTuber allows you to watch and download Youtube Videos for Free

Image:MetaTuber allows you to watch and download Youtube Videos for Free

2.) If you already have a URL for the video of your choice from Youtube, enter that in the search box provided and click on Start. Or, Enter the keyword for your video search and press Start.

Download Youtube Videos using MetaTuber

Image: Download Youtube Videos using MetaTuber

3.) If you entered the URL of your video from Youtube, you will get a link to download the video. Save the video using a .flv extension. If you entered a keyword, you can either play or download the video from the search results list.

You can even Burn Youtube videos to DVD for later playback on your Television.

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[How-To] Restrict your Adsense Publisher ID from being used by Porn Websites

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Vaibhav Pandey

As a Adsense publisher you need to adhere to a Adsense Usage Policy. One such policy included within is about not showing your Adsense Ads in websites which include Porn or violent content. However, even though you might not have any intentions of showing ads in such websites, its possibe that your Adsense Publisher ID gets used by tricksters for showing Adsense Ads in such websites. This though, wont give any straight benefit to the website publisher, but it can cause serious damage to your Adsense Profile, in worse case, can even lead to suspension of your Adsense Account.

If you are wondering how can your Publisher ID be exposed to the outer world, well, the answer is very simple and straight. All someone has to do is view the source of the webpage where you are showing Adsense Ads to get your publisher ID. Later, any trickster can simply use the same Publisher ID for showing ads. 

This post describes a step by step process of protecting your Adsense Publisher ID from being used by such tricksters. In order to protect your account, follow the steps below.

1.) Login to your Adsense Account.

2.) Click on the tab called “Adsense Setup”.

Setting up allowed sites for showing ads against your publisher id in adsense

Image:Setting up allowed sites for showing ads against your publisher id in adsense

3.) Once inside Adsense Setup. Click on the menu tab which says “Allowed Sites”.

4.) Here you need to choose your site settings. Here you have two options of either allowing any site to show up your ad or allow only certain sites to show up ads for your account.

Update the list of websites for which you wish to show the ads and get them recorded.

Image:Update the list of websites for which you wish to show the ads and get them recorded.

5.) Select the second option and in the text area below, enter the names of the websites or specific url’s where you would like your ads to be shown. Click on Save Changes once done. If you put your ad code on a page not on this list, ads will still show, but impressions and clicks will not be recorded.

That’s it. You just secured your Adsense Publisher ID from being used by someone else. Even if they do use it, it wont have any impact on your Adsense Earnings.

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Google Analytics Channel on Youtube

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Vaibhav Pandey

If you are someone who is looking out for video tutorials or coverage on various Google Analytics topics like, Google Analytics for Flash, Custom Reporting, Advanced Segments etc, there is good news for you coming from Google. Now, you can check out all these videos on Google Analytics Channel on Youtube.

Google Analytics Blog says

Today, we’re pleased to announce the Google Analytics Channel on YouTube, a one-stop source for the latest Google Analytics-related videos. If you’re looking for a beginner’s guide to interpreting and acting on your data, an introduction to motion charts, or you want to learn how perform placement targeting in 60 seconds, you can now find it at youtube.com/googleanalytics. And, just to prove that we don’t take ourselves too seriously, we’ll add the occasional music video 🙂

Below Embedded video from the channel Shows How To Use Google Analytics data to expand your business with location targeted campaigns in AdWords. Here’s how to do it easily, with Google Analytics’ Map Overlay report.

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Google Chrome is now Out of Beta. v1.0 released

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Vaibhav Pandey

Earlier Google was planning of taking Google Chrome out of Beta. Now, its official. Google Chrome has finally left Beta and has released v1.0. 

Official Google Blog has the following to say

We have removed the beta label as our goals for stability and performance have been met but our work is far from done. We are working to add some common browser features such as form autofill and RSS support in the near future. We are also developing an extensions platform along with support for Mac and Linux. If you are already using Google Chrome, the update system ensures that you get the latest bug fixes and security patches, so you will get the newest version automatically in the next few days. If you haven’t used Google Chrome for a while, now might be a good time to give it another spin.

In order to update to the latest version of Google Chrome, follow the steps below

1.) Click on the wrench icon within your Google Chrome Browser window. This opens a menu.

2.) Click on the menu item which says “About Google Chrome”. 

About Google Chrome

Image: About Google Chrome

3.) Google Chrome now checks for an update. If an update is available, it is displayed below as shown in the figure above.

Installing new version of Google Chrome

Image: Installing new version of Google Chrome

4.) Click Update Now. Google Chrome, now installs any updates available. 

 

Restart Chrome for the new updates to take effect.

Image: Restart Chrome for the new updates to take effect.

5.) Once the updates are installed, restart Chrome for the changes to reflect.

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[Adsense] Prevent your Competitors Ads from Showing up in your Website

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Vaibhav Pandey

We often hear about scenarios wherein Ads of Competing businesses get shown up as part of the Adsense Ads showed on your website. This certainly is not the best way of growing your business, However, this can be prevented by adding specific setup rules in your Adsense account. This post describes a step by step process for setting up Competitive Ad Filter in Google Adsense.

If you are an Adsense Publisher and would like to prevent your competitor’s ads from being shown on your website as part of the Google Adsense Ads which are dynamically showed to your end users based on the keywords and other related terms, follow the steps below. (Click on the images for a detailed view).

1.) Login to your Adsense Account.

Adsense Setup Link enables you to setup Google Adsense for your site.

Adsense Setup Link enables you to setup Google Adsense for your site.

2.) Click on the tab which says Adsense Setup.

3.) Once inside Adsense Setup, click on the link which says Competitive Ad Filter. 

Setting up Adsense to prevent Competitor's ads from being shown in your site.

Setting up Adsense to prevent Competitor

The Competitive Ad Filter enables you to block specific ads, such as competitors’ ads, from appearing on your pages. Entering a more general URL will block a wider range of ads; entering a more specific URL will block a smaller range of ads. For example, by entering a top level domain such as “example.com”, you’ll also block all ads that link to any sub-directories of that domain, like “forums.example.com”. Review the examples below to learn how you can create filters that will block only the range of ads you want.

Enter the URLs of your comptetitor's website or business

Enter the URLs of your comptetitor

4.) Specify URL’s of your competitors website ( Ads pointing to these URL’s shall then be filtered before being shown to your site’s end visitors) for various Adsense services like Adsense for Content, Adsense for Search and Adsense for Feeds. Click on Save Changes once done. 

You have now setup your Adsense account to filter your competitors ads before being shown to your site visitors. 

Also, as a general tip, never click on the ads on your Own Website. Google definitely can figure out if you are clicking on your own Adsense Ads.

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