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Cheat with CSS

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Check out the CSS Cheat Sheet over on Leslie Franke's blog. What's so great about it? It prints out on one sheet of paper and as the words "Cheat Sheet" imply, the page contains CSS hints and syntax. I'm not a CSS expert and I don't mess around with CSS enough to have the syntax, property, and values memorized. I usually have to hunt around the web to find what I'm looking for. With the cheat sheet, I have the CSS information tacked on my wall. No more searching. OK, that's probably an over-statement, but you know what I'm saying.

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Feedvertising vs phpAdsNew Ad Server

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TLA rolled out their new Feedvertising service today. Feedvertising enables publishers to run text link ads in their RSS feed. Feedvertising can display ads from TLA, publishers' in-house ads, or affiliate links. They even have a WordPress 2.0 plugin to make setup relatively easy. An extra bonus is that TLA can even sell RSS text link ads for you. Which is great because Google RSS ads are still in beta (the last I heard) and Yahoo RSS ads don't seem to work with WordPress/FeedBurner-powered sites.

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phAdsNew Ad Server Review

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Yesterday, I installed phpAdsNew, which is an open-source ad server. The ad server is free and is easy to install. OK, it was easy to install for me because my web hosting provider uses Fantastico, which makes installation of various programs easy. Installation is as simple as clicking on a link.

The ads on the right and the ads in the left column are served by phpAdsNew. The server randomly displays ads from Google and Yahoo in the left column and Amazon ads to the right of the content. Like Adsense and YPN, all you have to do is copy and paste a few lines of code. However, if all you want to do is rotate Google and Yahoo ads, then phpAdsNew is over-kill. You can get by with a simple Javascript/php script or a simple ad rotator plugin. However, phpAdsNew does more than just rotate ads, it's a full blown ad server with a bunch of bells and whistles. With phpAdsNew, you have the option of serving ads that you sell yourself.

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