Archive for December, 2008

Using the Competitive Ad Filter with AdSense for feeds

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
First, Happy New Year to everyone from AdSense for feeds and FeedBurner teams here at Google.

Second, this is a quick one - but we get asked this a lot, so we thought we'd cover it.

If you currently use the Competitive Ad Filter with AdSense for content, you may also wish to use it with AdSense for feeds. In order to provide publishers with ultimate control, the filter for AdSense for feeds is separate from that of AdSense for content, but operates in the exact same manner.


To block competitors ads from showing in AdSense for feeds, login to your AdSense account, go to the AdSense setup tab, and select Competitive Ad Filter. Then make sure you have selected the tab marked "AdSense for Feeds" and enter the domains or partial domains into the text box.




For further information on this please read this help center topic .

Our 210th variation on the theme, “Thank you for using FeedBurner.”

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

Interesting Fact: this is the 210th time we've posted to this blog. Bittersweet Reality: it will be the last.

Our team has used Burning Questions to provide FeedBurner product announcements and stories about the publishers who use FeedBurner since February of 2004. We've laughed, we've cried, we've hackathoned. Above all, we've tried to give you a running play-by-play of the service's evolution from a green page with eight checkboxes to a central hub for publicizing, optimizing, analyzing, and, of course, monetizing all manner of blog, podcast, and commercial content in syndication. (We sheepishly admit a good number of you have spent more time than you'd like troubleshootizing, too. Feeds can be ornery.)

Today we're formally signing off Burning Questions, but not before we direct you to the new, official site for all future updates: the AdSense for Feeds blog. This blog will contain all future updates related to all FeedBurner services. We will soon redirect the Burning Questions feed itself to point to the new blog, so you don't need to update any existing feed (or email) subscriptions. Our first post discusses how you can start managing your feeds from a Google account, rather than from your old feedburner.com account. This is mondo important, as all future feed services, both AdSense-provided and otherwise, will eventually require use of a Google account.

FeedBurner would be just another digging construction guy graphic without your active use of, and involvement in, all aspects of it through the years. As we start tying more closely into other Google products that you may already use, we are eager to give you much more of the get-out-of-the-way, it-just-works joy, simplicity and reliability you deserve from web service like ours with all the benefits that Google's platform provides.

Finally, we must relent and reveal: here is the inspiration for a certain error page. With this last post, you finally have all of our secrets. Good luck, and avoid routines like "20 goto 10." That one required the air brakes.

Now Available: Moving your FeedBurner account to Google using AdSense

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
If you've been following some recent posts at the venerable Burning Questions, you'll be happy to know that we are now starting the next phase of FeedBurner integration into Google, right here in our swanky new digs on the Adsense for feeds blog. AdSense for feeds isn't just about earning revenue for your feeds; it's also the starting point for managing syndication and tracking feed analytics. We hope to give you some tips to how to earn the most revenue from your syndicated content, but we'll also be offering tips to help ensure your feeds remain in tip-top shape.



A few months ago, we announced that we would be moving all FeedBurner accounts to Google accounts and we have been steadily doing just that ever since. However, as many of you know, this has been a manual process and has taken some time to smooth out.


Now, we're happy to announce that if you have a valid AdSense account and a FeedBurner account, you should now be able to initiate this account move directly from within your AdSense account. (Moving accounts starting from within FeedBurner.com and FeedBurner.jp to Google will be available soon. We're grinding away on this feature right now.)


Why move? That's the easy part. Moving to a Google account means:


* We can tie your FeedBurner feeds to other Google products and services easily as you see fit
* You can participate in AdSense for feeds
* You will get access to all the new services and publisher tools for syndication we are developing in the future


We will still be contacting FeedBurner publishers by email, based on previous account information you provided that matches information in Google accounts. But if we are not getting to you fast enough, please use the self-serve form to initiate your account move, even if you requested a move at a prior time. This helps us reach as many of you as possible, as there may have been a typo in your request that prevented us from successfully moving your account previously.


We know there are a lot of questions around this process, so we have created a FeedBurner to Google Account Transfer FAQ. We look forward to helping you earn more money from your syndicated content and streamlining your feeds in the New Year!

Posted by Steve Olechowski - Product Manager, AdSense for feeds

What Do Chest Pains Mean?

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Discomfort experienced in the front of your body between the neck and the upper abdomen is known as chest pain. This pain can be mild as well life-threatening. Much would depend upon the seriousness of the problems. There are many reasons why chest pain occurs. What are they?

Why Chest Pain Occurs?

  • Chest pain can be due to heart attack
  • Angina is chest pain related to the heart
  • Asthma can also cause similar pain. It is accompanied by wheezing, cough and shortness of breath
  • Pneumonia also can cause much discomfort in the chest. The pain becomes worse when you take a deep breath or cough
  • Rapid breathing and anxiety also causes chest pain
  • Inflammation of the tendons and muscles between the ribs and strain are other causes of chest pain
  • Stomach ulcers lead to chest pain
  • Indigestion
  • Gallstones also cause pain in the chest. It get worse after a fatty meal
  • Heartburn
  • Cervical arthritis
  • Gastrointestinal diseases
  • Musculoskeletal diseases

There are several reasons why a chest pain can occur. It is not necessarily that your are suffering from a heart attack. Next time you have a chest pain consult your doctor.

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Is Happiness Good For Health?

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Yes. Happiness keeps a person healthy. A cheerful disposition helps you to recover from many ailments. Blood pressure levels will come down if a person is happy. Headaches disappear in no time. A positive attitude is good to combat health problems. Negativity pulls you down. Even a terminally ill patient should feel happy, even if he is faced with death.

How is Happiness Good For Health?

  • Happiness relaxes the mind and body. One feels refreshed
  • Energy levels go up. One feels less lethargic
  • Performance or rather productivity goes up. Good health means more capacity to perform a particular task
  • One experiences psychological well-being. Depression and anxiety levels come down. In fact one may not suffer from them
  • Recover from illness is faster. A happy mood makes you feel healthy
  • Headaches disappear. A smile relieves you of your tension
  • Blood pressure comes down
  • The brain gets stimulated. Concentration improves. You are more alert
  • Overall health improves. You can be free from disease. Morbidity is not good for health
  • Happiness is a better substitute to pills
  • Alcohol need not be solution to problems as happiness can resolve most of them
  • Your attitude towards life is more positive, which helps you to cope up with health problems better
  • Happiness increases longevity of life
  • Your face will reflect a healthy and radiant look
  • Lower rates of chronic illnesses
  • Lessens the harmful effects of stress

Happiness is good medicine for good health. If one is happy one can get cured of many health problems. If one is suffering, one can cope up better. Happiness prevents diseases, particularly mental health problems or at least mitigates them. Be happy and keep the doctor away.

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