Netbooks: Genuine Portable Web Access

In the early years the PC was primarily a plaything for science enthusiasts and technology geeks. To bring computers to the masses, something was needed that would engage the user and be of genuine use to them, something that we now know has revolutionised the way people live their everyday lives. And that, of course, was the internet. Enabling people to tap into the global community 24-hours a day, the internet has changed the way people communicate; helping to bridge time and distance barriers.

But there has been a tremendous change in the way people use and access the wealth of information that’s available in cyberspace. What was once a handful of networked computers found in libraries and shared amongst many users, is now affordable and technologically advanced enough to be in the majority of homes across the UK.

Moreover, one of the main changes is that the internet has been transported out of universities, libraries and homes and is now ubiquitous almost everywhere we go - airports, trains, coffee shops and even in our pockets. In fact, mobile phone technology and PDAs have advanced to the point where we can surf the internet at any time and at any place.

But whilst internet access on pocket devices does have its uses, much of the true value of the web is having large screens with a broadband network connection. And this is where laptops help to bridge the gap between home and office-based desktop machines and pocket-sized mobile devices. However, many laptops aren’t as portable as they otherwise could be and may still be too big to carry around for long periods of time. This is where netbooks come in, as they are gradually starting to fulfil their potential as being the next logical step towards enabling genuine portable internet.

Netbooks were originally designed for emerging markets as an affordable, small, network-enabled computer. But over the past few years, they have gradually begun to win over a sizeable market share from laptops. Given that the main advantage of buying a netbook over a laptop is that it offers wireless internet access for web browsing and emailing on a device with a screen size as little as five inches, it’s hardly surprising that they are starting to gain popularity with business professionals too.

Acer netbooks have proven to be a particularly popular choice on the market. However, with a growing demand for fast internet access on the move, it’s likely that many more of the computing industry’s leading brands will be fighting for a market share in the months and years ahead.

And this will be another chapter in the remarkable transformation of the humble PC of only a few decades ago to the slick portable models that are available today.
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Victoria Cochrane writes for a digital marketing agency. This article has been commissioned by a client of said agency. This article is not designed to promote, but should be considered professional content.

A beginner’s guide to using adsense

Edgar Boutaric is an experienced blogger and is noted for his effective strategies for a successful blogsite. Here's what he's got to say about how to make your own site to the top!

I have always been impressed by those that could earn thousands of dollars through adsense. To be honest time and again I have struggled to increase my adsense earnings but to no avail. I have adopted all kind of strategies in order to increase traffic to my site but my earnings seem to remain low. Then I figured out that traffic was only one part of the equation. Your adsense placements also matters a lot in your earnings.


There is a common misconception that adsense earnings are related solely to the amount of traffic that you get. But this is not the truth. You can have a lot of traffic without anyone clicking on your ads because they are placed in some awkward position. What I want to say is that the placement of the ads on the website also matters a lot just as the amount of traffic that you get. Good ads placements will ultimately lead to a higher click-through rate (CTR) thus improve your adsense earnings. Now you might be asking how to do this? Hereafter you will find three tips that can help you to improve your earnings


First of all you will have to choose the best ad placement on your site. For instance some people prefer to put their ads just above the main content and below the top navigation bar. This means that your ads will be approximately in the centre of the page. This is also the placement that is advised by Google. Other people prefer to place their ads just below the main content. In this way it will appear as if the ads are an extension of the main article.


Google adsense provide a wide variety of ads and it is up to you to choose the one that suits your site. For instance a Skyscraper can do well in the right sidebar of your blogs and can significantly improve your CTR. Skyscraper can do well in the right sidebar of your blogs and can significantly improve your CTR. You should not be afraid to test and implement new things in order to find out what work best for your site.


It is also important that you implement a proper tracking system on your site. This will indeed help to find out the most efficient ads placements on your site. Adsense provide a powerful tracking system in the form of channels that can be really helpful if you want to improve your earnings. Each time you make a change on the ads placements try to keep a record to find out if it makes any difference on your CTR.


Adsense is indeed a great way to earn money on the Internet. I for one can say that all the adsense gurus are right. There is real money in it. But you should not rely only on traffic to increase your earnings. It is also important that you work on your ads placements in order to increase your CTR.



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