Ads and domain
So, I’ve finally succumbed to letting in ads on my blog via Google AdSense. I sent in my application today, will probably receive information in a couple of days, and after that I’ll have to redesign things to fit in the ads.
There are quite a lot of rules about what you can and cannot do with the ads. But they all make sense, since they’re about preventing people creating bogus sites or scripts that automatically click the ads.
There’s one that I found a bit annoying though and it’s that in order to get Google AdSense, you have to agree not to click on the ads on your own pages. And since Google AdSense puts up ads for things that relate to what I write on my site, I’ll probably see a lot of ads that are of interest to me! Oh well, I’ll just have to copy and paste the link address… The pain of manual labour!
The other thing I’ve been pondering is to register a .com/.se/.net/.org address for my blog. I made a search for Mind Matters on Google and discovered that there are many organisations using that name! Blast! I wish for my blog to be easily found, which means I’ll be considering changing the name of it. Do you have any good suggestions?
I’m wishing for my blog to turn into a place for tips of how to use your mind and body and also to dwelve into the depths of modern mind and body sciences. I want the blog name to relate to that, and at the same time be used as a domain. Here are some random brainstorm spawns:
- Grey Area
- Grey Mind
- Lightbulb
- Bulb Fiction
- Neocortex matters
- Mind & Body
- Innerspace
- BoMi matters
- MiBo space
Technorati Tags: Blog, Google AdSense, Domain
Caroline wrote,
Well…this might not really relate to the mind part…and it might not be in the language you had in mind…but since Edward is a lazy blogger I say you should steal this from him: http://msig.info/web2v2/%28reflect%29Snygg+nakenBETA.png
September 7th 2006 at 15:56 (3:56 pm) — Using
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Edward Aschan wrote,
Actually I’ve also considered using adsense on my site but since I haven’t gotten around to tweaking it yet it is not a high priority. And yeah, I am a lazy blogger. I have actually written a post but the editor keeps screwing up my information so it looks like crap and has therefore not been posted yet. Any ideas how to get the editor not toeradicate whitespace inside prte-tags?
Huh, was the “Snygg Naken” just a logo? I thought you gave me a compliment.
September 8th 2006 at 09:33 (9:33 am) — Using
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Caroline wrote,
Nope, the editor has a few bad habits, but I think the wysiwyg stuff can be turned off? Maybe that would help.
Oh, and about the so called compliment: how would I know?
September 8th 2006 at 18:13 (6:13 pm) — Using
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Caroline wrote,
On a more serious note I like Mind & Body but it sounds a little too much like a company to me. I think Innerspace is the best one.
September 8th 2006 at 23:50 (11:50 pm) — Using
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Mika Perälä wrote,
Or as an alternative, to solving Edwards problem, there are other WYSIWYG editors you can install in your blog
Hmm. Innerspace has more hits on Google than Mindmatters. Do’h! Ah, well, I’ll keep tryin to come up with something real clever that doesnt give so many hits on Google
September 9th 2006 at 01:12 (1:12 am) — Using
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Caroline wrote,
The word Aikimind only gets 27 hits on Google.
September 9th 2006 at 14:36 (2:36 pm) — Using
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Edward Aschan wrote,
Caroline: Maybe you run around with a pair of binoculars or have x-ray vision. You could be one of those crazy stalker people.
Going to look into this alternative editor stuff some time (soon?).
September 11th 2006 at 07:59 (7:59 am) — Using
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Caroline wrote,
Can I be a crazy stalker AND have x-ray vision? Oh, and throw in the binoculars as well while you’re at it, it all sounds like fun.
September 11th 2006 at 20:24 (8:24 pm) — Using
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Mika Perälä wrote,
But Aikimind doesn’t cover my body&mind approach…
But it’s nice that it only has 27 hits 
Of course you can! Iaidowoman, she stalks the neighbourhood in search for non-nude people!
September 12th 2006 at 04:07 (4:07 am) — Using
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Edward Aschan wrote,
Actually the Snygg Naken approach isn’t half bad - it’s beats being the Ugly Naked Dude.
I grant a pair of binoculars with heavy leaded crystal glass would probably a necessity to stop your x-ray vison. Or a similarly equipped raybans.
OT¹: I think your current name is far better than the suggested alternatives. I say stick with it and make a name for yourself. Make sure that you’ll be the first 5 hits on google and that all those other organisations/companies/people are forgotten.
¹ Meaning “On Topic” this time.
September 12th 2006 at 08:00 (8:00 am) — Using
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Caroline wrote,
Oh, oh, I just came up with another one! Mikado!
September 12th 2006 at 16:11 (4:11 pm) — Using
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Mika Perälä wrote,
Edward: I agree! SN is better than UND! Oh, and thanks, I kinda like the name too. I think I’m gonna stick with it, and perhaps register http://www.mindmatters.se, or .eu. .org is registered by tiscali, those name-thieves!
Haha! Mikado - The way of Mika. It only gets 4,950,000 hits on google
September 12th 2006 at 16:20 (4:20 pm) — Using
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Caroline wrote,
Oh well, noone will remember those puny little sticks when you rule the world.
September 13th 2006 at 14:33 (2:33 pm) — Using
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Martin wrote,
How about “Mind Body and Kickass Moves”?…or was that one taken already?
September 14th 2006 at 14:19 (2:19 pm) — Using
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Caroline wrote,
Mind, Body & Kickass Blogs?
September 14th 2006 at 18:59 (6:59 pm) — Using
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tiina wrote,
what about Mika matters?
September 15th 2006 at 11:12 (11:12 am) — Using
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Caroline wrote,
Touché! :pom:
September 15th 2006 at 15:58 (3:58 pm) — Using
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Mika Perälä wrote,
Hehe! I like Mika matters!
But I would also like to connect it to a business in the future, and it sounds kinda egoistic to be a business 
I think I will stick to Mind matters.
Mind, Body & Kickass Moves is very taken, as you well know
September 16th 2006 at 13:34 (1:34 pm) — Using
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tiina wrote,
bah!
September 16th 2006 at 21:49 (9:49 pm) — Using
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