An article written by David Coursey, PC World, April 29, 2009 : No matter how hard it tries, Facebook will never be a better Twitter than Twitter. While the two are both social networks, they are very different in what they are used for. One is for news, the other is for sharing, it's just that simple.

By trying to turn itself into a Twitter-like information stream, Facebook risks losing its focus on friends sharing information with friends. That is what I and millions of others love about Facebook and is a big part of why users don't like the ongoing user interface changes we’ve had to endure.

As a comparison, Twitter is like a newswire service, while Facebook is like friends gathering down at Starbucks to chat about what interests them. Put another way, Facebook is conversational, while Twitter is a public address system. Each has its place, but trying to combine them is risky.

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Easy AdSenser, this WordPress plugin provides a very easy way to insert Google Adsense code into your existing blog posts. It also displays a Google Search box.

All4wordpress.com wrote that :

Putting ads in your WordPress blog will now be an easy matter with the Easy AdSenser. Having discovered that many AdSense plugins have drawbacks that make them difficult to use, WordPress has introduced this new Easy AdSenser plugin.

With Easy AdSenser, you will no longer need to tackle with the drawbacks like trying to handle too many ad providers. Not just this, you will also get rid of complicated and inflexible layout options. Moreover, there won’t be any revenue sharing and complex coding.

All you need is to have a Google AdSense Account, to use Easy AdSenser. It provides the simplest configuration and makes blogging on WordPress fun. You just need to have a tiny link as a plug in your blog and follow the instructions in case you want to remove it.

So, go ahead on an easy way to earn revenue from your WordPress blog using Easy AdSenser.

More references and how to use this plug-in  in here >>, and in here >>, also in here >>

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Personas are free, easy-to-install “skins” for Firefox that make changing the look of the browser as easy as changing your shirt. With Personas, you can individualize your browser with hundreds of artist-created designs or create your own design to share with a worldwide audience of millions.

Personas are free, easy-to-install “skins” for Firefox that make changing the look of the browser as easy as changing your shirt. With Personas, you can individualize your browser with hundreds of artist-created designs or create your own design to share with a worldwide audience of millions.

With the support and creativity of the Mozilla community, the project continues to evolve and is focused on three key concepts:
1. It Shouldn’t be Hard to Make Your Browser a Little More Fun and Personal
2. You Should be able to Personalize Your Entire Web Experience with Lots of Great Designs
3. The Artist in You Should Be Able to Treat the Browser as Your Canvas

Go get it from here >> and cheer up your Firefox browser.

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Last time we compiled our must-have Firefox extensions, it was two years (and one browser version) ago. Our new list keeps some, tosses others, and remains our go-to, Grandmaster list of the best Firefox add-ons.

All four of the editors you see posting here daily were asked to name the extensions they think have the most day-to-day value while also adding something new and unique to the open-source browser. It was reassuring to see that more than half of the extensions we featured last time 'round are still on the list, as they obviously kept their value. But four newcomers cropped up in the two years since then, and were innovative enough, or showed enough potential, to make it on our new compendium.

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When you think of Facebook, it’s not likely you consider it a productivity tool. But the truth is that there are a variety of ways to use Facebook for both learning productivity, and a number of apps that can help you do so. Read on, and you’ll find some wonderful Facebook apps for productivity and learning.

Social Connections

Make connections with others who can help you through these apps.

1. FriendFeed: Use FriendFeed as a convenient and time saving way to keep up with all of your friends’ online activities.
2. Professional Profile: Use Professional Profile for business networking on Facebook.
3. SocialCalendar: Get your social life together and share it with your friends using this calendar.
4. CampusBuddy Courses: With CampusBuddy, you can connect with other students on your campus.

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How many Facebook users does it take to make a profit? Based on the advertising rates Facebook proffers, the number would hard to overstate.

As a social network, Facebook.com has been a remarkable success. The site is gearing up to announce its 200 million milestone, roughly two-thirds of who come from outside the U.S. Its fastest-growing segment is not across younger demographics, as one might expect, but women 55 years and older.

Operating at such a large scale isn't cheap. The social network has 11 offices worldwide and more than 800 employees. Outsiders have suggested that Facebook's burn rate is north of $200 million a year, a point that Facebook executives won't comment on. If the company's burn rate is even half that--say a mere $100 million a year--then it would make sense that it's seeking additional funding. A company spokesman tells Forbes that it is not actively seeking venture capital. But additional money could come from other sources.

In the meantime, here are some ways Facebook could raise $100 million:

--Show 34,100 ads to each U.S. woman on Facebook aged 35 and up, or convince all U.S. men aged 35 and up to click on 28 ads each.

--Show every U.S. high-schooler on Facebook 93,300 ads each, or get every U.S. college student on Facebook to click on 25 ads.

--Display 421,000 ads to each Facebook user living in Germany, or get all users living in China to click on 1,362 ads a piece.

Extreme as they seem, those numbers are derived using a public tool Facebook provides advertisers to estimate how many ad impressions or clicks their budget will get them.

Facebook launched its ad system in 2007 as a way for businesses to target advertising to the exact audiences they want to reach. But the way the economics play out can encourage exactly the opposite.

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Another related articles from Forbes.com :

1. Facebook's Information Push
2. Will Social Networks on the Web Ever Make Money ?

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