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Running a bunch of Google accounts and websites by memory requires almost all of my bandwidth.
Every now and then I will not get the correct user name or password entered even after several attempts.
Eventually this generates a Google CAPTCHA which has to be entered to access the inaccessible site.
The CAPTCHA is used to keep bots and spammers from breaking into a Google account.
The CAPTCHA also serves as a irritant to old guys like me who can read regular type on computer screens but not necessarily fancy pants type like those found in the CAPTCHA.
Its one thing to try and remember a forgotten user name and or password, its an entirely different thing to try and remember either while also deciphering a tiny CAPTCHA.
Well after failing the CAPTCHA test more times than I care to remember, I finally came up with a hack that takes some of the guess out of the CAPTCHA work.
Regardless of which browser you use, each has a View toolbar where a browser page can be enlarged.
I never knew they existed until I realized the only way I could get the CAPTCHA right was if it was about five times bigger.
Google CAPTCHA
Voila!
Increase your browser view size to accurately see what any letters Google CAPTCHA throws your way!
Ad agencies, the primary advocates for building website home pages in Adobe Flash have yet to grasp the full implications of their position vis-a-vis search engines.
Case in point.
While researching a list of local business listings in Google Places, I discovered the following “business description” and expanded web site view or lack thereof.
The business description?
“This content requires the Macromedia Flash Player. Get Flash”
Content Requires Macromedia Flash Player
Hopefully the above referenced advertising agency doesn’t promote internet savvy as their core competency.
With Facebook’s having reportedly reached 600 million users worldwide, hasn’t Facebook already reached the vast majority of internet users on the planet?
Where can Facebook expect to add more users – China? India?
Even so, if Facebook can still only produce roughly $3.00 per user per year, what additional user growth if any would have any material effect on Facebook’s total annual revenue?
This unemployment rate map from Forbes while not intended to be an indicator of a market’s economic condition, surely can serve as just that.
U.S. Geographic Market Economic Strength Map
What geographic market can exhibit high unemployment rates and still consider itself healthy?
Today Apple launched the Mac App Store with the usual Apple fanfare.
Mac App Store Launch
I was excited to give the new Mac App store a try.
After an hour spent downloading Mac OS X 10.6.6, I learned my machine is at 10.5.8 which of course requires a paid update to Mac OS X 10.6 before I can install the new Mac App Store.
How silly of me!
Shouldn’t I have known a new Mac product I have an interest in would require my upgrading my systems to try it out?
Having owned Apple products since 1989, I indeed should have known better.
In related news – its been reported Apple plans to create a cloud based Mac.
Apple Creating Cloud-Based Mac
Apps and Clouds – it is all starting to make sense now.
There are several “listing” options available to advertisers when creating a Tag via Google Places.
I am trying the “offer” option first.
Add A Tag In Google Places
I was surprised to learn I now have a Google Adwords Account Management Team…
Hello Tim,
Hope you’re doing well! It’s 2011 and we want to kick start the new year with some good news. You now have a Google Account Management team aligned to your AdWords account, which means you can reach us for anything related to AdWords strategy and campaign management.
I will be your Account Manager and primary point of contact for all reactive queries – billing, campaign performance, Analytics etc. I will also be monitoring your account’s status and identifying efficiency gains & opportunities for growth.
Here are details of the other members of the Account Management team:
1) Shruti J.
Account Manager
Email:
Role Description – Shruti will be your secondary point of contact for reactive queries.
2) Namrata J
Account Planner
Email:
Role Description – Namrata will provide support for all campaign optimization work, account health reporting etc.
I would also like to hear from you about your business, your advertising goals, expectations from our team, etc and would greatly appreciate if you could take some time to discuss these details over a phone call.
I’m available this week until 5PM PST. Please let me know your availability and the best number to reach you on. I look forward to hearing from you and growing your business with us.
With over 1,000 websites to manage, keeping track of all the action can at time be overwhelming.
Such is particularly the case when trying to manage Google account access ie., Google Analytics, Google Adwords and the myriad other Google account services.
I did learn something today however – you can’t delete a Google Analytics account if its attached to an Adwords account.
Ideally I should be able to consolidate all of my Google Analytics accounts into one account, however doing so doesn’t look possible.
Any ideas how to get all of your Google Analytics accounts into one account?
I saw my first ad for Google’s Store in my Gmail account today.
Google Store Ad
I wasn’t aware Google had an online store let alone that they actively promoted it.
GoogleStore.com
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