I have a brand new blog category here. From now on I'll be featuring a "Top 5 Posts" recap for Aaron Cook dot Com. This recap will list the top 5 posts for the previous month. These are the posts that either brought the most traffic, received the most comments, or got the most Diggs, etc.
It's a great way to make sure that some of these tasty morsels don't fall through the cracks. But even if they did, don't worry. There's no five-second rule here! You can eat these suckers up anytime. Gobble, gobble!
Top 5 Posts - April 2007
Copyright Infringement - Is Someone Stealing Your Content? - So what do you do when someone is stealing your blog content? Here are the important steps to take. Trust me, they will get results!
Blogger Code of Conduct - The Fight Club Version - Response to Tim O'Reilley's monkeybutt idea of instituting a "Code of Conduct" for bloggers - also referred to as a Blogger Code of Conduct.
The Transformers Movie - Will It Kick Some Butt? - Stoked about the upcoming Transformers movie? Yeah, so am I! Want to know which Autobots and Decepticons will actually be in it? This covers it. It also has some killer action shots from the movie. Enjoy!
Aaron Cook dot Com Officially Launches - This blog is now "officially" the Aaron Cook dot Com blog. After years of waiting I was finally able to acquire the Aaron Cook dot Com domain name.
Kiwi's Dream Finally Comes True - One of the most ingenious pieces of animation ever. Quite sad, but at least Kiwi finally achieves his dream of flight! BTW, major congrats to the artist. This was his Master's Thesis Animation that he completed while at The School of Visual Arts in New York City.
May 6, 2007
May 3, 2007
Spinal Tap Reunites For Live Earth Concert!
Marty DiBergi gets Nigel, David and Derek to reunite the fictitious heavy metal band Spinal Tap and agree to play at the Live Earth concert on July 7, 2007 to help in the fight against global warming.
This short film (entitled Spinal Tap) was directed by Rob Reiner and premiered on opening night of the Tribeca Film Festival. Enjoy!
Spinal Tap Merchandise
There's also a bunch of killer Spinal Tap stuff here on Amazon. T-shirts, buttons, posters, DVDs, keychains. Awesome!
This short film (entitled Spinal Tap) was directed by Rob Reiner and premiered on opening night of the Tribeca Film Festival. Enjoy!
Spinal Tap Merchandise
There's also a bunch of killer Spinal Tap stuff here on Amazon. T-shirts, buttons, posters, DVDs, keychains. Awesome!
May 1, 2007
AdSense Referrals Beta - Are You In?
Have you signed up for Google AdSense Referrals Beta? If you haven't, then you might just want to. AdSense Referrals Beta will allow you to choose referral ads from hundreds of AdWords advertisers, customize those referral ads, and show multiple referrals in just one ad unit.
If you're already using ad serving programs like Google AdSense as a form of blog monetization, then AdSense Referrals Beta should be a really good fit. It'll allow you to further expand your earning potential by connecting your readers with more products and services that appeal to them. And best of all, it gives you 100% the control over what ads will be shown on your blog.
AdSense Referrals Beta lets you do some real picking and choosing with the ads so you can be sure to feature the products and services that most appeal to your audience. The referral units themselves also allow for customization, so you can easily set them to match to the look and feel of your blog or website.
Getting Paid - One thing to note is that AdSense Referrals Beta does not pay commissions on a pay-per-click basis like AdSense does. It's a CPA setup (Cost Per Acquisition/Action), so it pays you whenever your site visitors click through to an advertiser's site and complete an action that's been defined by the advertiser. For example, a defined action could be a sale, or it could simply be something like a lead or a sign up. It just depends on how the advertiser has chosen to pay commissions.
Maximizing Your Earnings - AdSense Referrals Beta will also allow you to choose the highest-paying referrals to place in your ad space. It does this by letting you see expected earnings as well as the overall performance of a particular advertiser ahead of time. In addition, it lets you target specific keywords for your referral ads. This will allow you to maximize your earnings and keep ads relevant to your site. Good stuff.
Conclusion - All in all, I expect Google AdSense Referrals to do very well. From the outset, it looks to be a very strong program that is carefully designed to benefit both publishers and advertisers in numerous ways. And that, my friends, is the recipe for a winner.
If you're already using ad serving programs like Google AdSense as a form of blog monetization, then AdSense Referrals Beta should be a really good fit. It'll allow you to further expand your earning potential by connecting your readers with more products and services that appeal to them. And best of all, it gives you 100% the control over what ads will be shown on your blog.
AdSense Referrals Beta lets you do some real picking and choosing with the ads so you can be sure to feature the products and services that most appeal to your audience. The referral units themselves also allow for customization, so you can easily set them to match to the look and feel of your blog or website.
Getting Paid - One thing to note is that AdSense Referrals Beta does not pay commissions on a pay-per-click basis like AdSense does. It's a CPA setup (Cost Per Acquisition/Action), so it pays you whenever your site visitors click through to an advertiser's site and complete an action that's been defined by the advertiser. For example, a defined action could be a sale, or it could simply be something like a lead or a sign up. It just depends on how the advertiser has chosen to pay commissions.
Maximizing Your Earnings - AdSense Referrals Beta will also allow you to choose the highest-paying referrals to place in your ad space. It does this by letting you see expected earnings as well as the overall performance of a particular advertiser ahead of time. In addition, it lets you target specific keywords for your referral ads. This will allow you to maximize your earnings and keep ads relevant to your site. Good stuff.
Conclusion - All in all, I expect Google AdSense Referrals to do very well. From the outset, it looks to be a very strong program that is carefully designed to benefit both publishers and advertisers in numerous ways. And that, my friends, is the recipe for a winner.
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