You’ve probably heard a lot about Google AdSense (which is actually more
accurately known as Google AdSense V1), but you may not know just what it is.
Well, for one thing, it’s a one of the hottest new ways to make money online without
having to do a whole lot. If you’ve read Robert Kiyosaki’s book, "Rich Dad, Poor
Dad," you know that passive income is the best kind of income to have.
Passive income is income that you get without having to work for it. I know this
may sound like some kind of "pie in the sky" get-rich-quick scheme, but passive
income is for real. In fact, every single billionaire on earth uses the power of
passive income to keep money coming in while he or she jets off to parties and
resorts and such.
The best example of passive income in the physical world is real estate. When you
own an apartment building and hire a property manager and a maintenance crew
to take care of it for you and collect the rents, all you have to do is cash the checks
that roll in.
Of course, passive income doesn’t just happen overnight, or everyone would be
getting it. In the case of the apartment building owner, it took money, time, and
knowledge to set up an S corporation, find a building to buy, put up the cash to buy
it with and get a loan for the rest, renovate it, then screen and hire the property
manager and maintenance crew. But once that was all done, checks began rolling
in with little or no effort.
Well, Google Adsense is the online equivalent of that. You’ll have to invest just a
little bit of time in learning about it, but once you get it set up you can look forward
to seeing those nice checks roll in. Or, if you’re totally online, seeing money flow
into your PayPal account.
1.1 So Just What is Google Adsense?
Google AdSense is a fast and absolutely ridiculously easy way for people with
websites of all types and sizes to put up and display relevant Google ads on the
content pages of their site and earn money.
Because the Google AdSense ads relate to what your visitors came to your site to
read about, or because the ads match up to the interests and characteristics of the
kind of people your content attracts, you now have a way to improve your content
pages AND make some serious bucks off of them.
Google AdSense is also a way for site owners to provide Google search capability to
visitors and to earn even more money by putting Google ads on the search results
pages. Google AdSense gives you the ability to earn advertising revenue from every
single page on your website—with a minimal investment of your time
So what kind of ads do you have to put up? That’s the good part—you don’t have to
decide. Google does it for you. AdSense always delivers relevant ads that are
precisely targeted—on a page-by-page basis—to the content that people find on
your site. For example, if you have a page that tells the story of your pet fish,
Google will send you ads for that site that are for pet stores, fish food, fish bowls,
aquariums…you get the picture.
If you decide you want to add a Google search box to your site, then AdSense will
deliver relevant ads targeted to the Google search results pages that your visitors’
search request generated.
If you’re into upgrades, Google is now offering "AdSense Premium", which is CPC
based and, for the time being, offers less flexibility in terms of ad sizes -- only
banners and skyscrapers are currently available. You can apply using existing
AdWords accounts, or you can request a new account. Applicants are usually
notified within a day as to whether they’ve been accepted for the program.
Here’s the thing you need to know: Google has no strict criteria for acceptance into
the AdSense program, and Ad Sense doesn’t hit you with a minimum traffic
requirement. The only criteria they’re really sticky about is the standard
"acceptable content" requirements, and that’s pretty standard almost anywhere.
Google AdSense says they’re serious about attracting quality content sites, and
because of that they only allow AdSense members to serve one ad per page. This
means you can’t use AdSense for both banners and skyscrapers.(Note: banners are.those horizontal ads that run up top and down bottom. Skyscrapers are the tall ads
that run vertically, on the left and right of your page text.)
Once you’ve been accepted into Google AdSense, you’ll be able to get the AdSense
advertisements on any site you own using the same ad code, provided you obey the
Google guidelines. (And that’s very, very important—more on that later.)
Your reporting doesn’t occur in real time, but is updated regularly throughout the
day. Right now, you can’t view reports based on a domain or site basis if you run
the AdSense on more than one site.
To be Continued, stay monitoring to get Strategy to make money.......
Sunday
Wednesday
Microsoft launches Windows Live Internet search engine
In its latest bid to catch up with rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. is launching a revamped Internet search engine it says will help computer users find information faster, view it more easily and organize it better.
Debuting in test form Wednesday, Windows Live Search is Microsoft's latest move in a major strategy shift that has the world's largest software company focusing more heavily on Internet-based software and services.
The goal of the shift, which includes initiatives dubbed Windows Live and Office Live, is to create online products to complement its main cash cows: the Windows operating system and Office business software.
Windows Live Search will power queries on live.com, Microsoft's Windows Live Web site, beginning Wednesday. Once the technology has been fully tested, Windows Live Search will replace the existing search engine that powers MSN.com. MSN spokesman Adam Sohn said the company has not determined how long it will run Windows Live Search as a test.
A key goal with the new search engine will be to give people more control over how they search for information and how they put it to use once they get it, said Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice president of information services at MSN, the division that's working on Windows Live.
"A lot of people think, 'Hey, ... Didn't Google become the popular search engine? And don't they just do a great job? And there's no room for improvement.'" Mehdi said. Once people get a feel for Windows Live Search, Mehdi said, "They're going to say, 'Holy cow, I had no idea that search could get this much better!'"
The new search engine includes features such as support for tabbed Web browsing, which lets people keep several search panes open in a single window.
Joe Wilcox, an analyst with Jupiter Research, said he's not ready to make any predictions.
"Conceptually it sounds good. Execution will tell all," said Wilcox, who got an early briefing on the new search engine. Microsoft did not give analysts or reporters access to the search engine before its planned launch Wednesday.
Wilcox said Microsoft's best shot at gaining ground on its competitors is if it can make search results more relevant.
"There's something very alien about the whole keyword approach as a means of finding stuff," Wilcox said. "So if Microsoft can move away from that and actually let people ask questions, use more natural language ... that could really boost the usability of search. That's the kind of thing that could put pressure on Google."
Google ended January with a 48.2 percent share of the U.S. search market and Yahoo ranked second with a 22.2 percent share, according to Nielsen/NetRatings Inc. MSN ranked third with 11 percent of the market -- down slightly from a year earlier.
In another release slated for Wednesday, Microsoft said it was rolling out a new Windows Live toolbar that incorporates technology from Onfolio Inc., an Internet research and information management company it recently acquired.
Among other things, the toolbar includes a feature that will detect RSS (or Really Simple Syndication) data feeds, which a growing number of people are using to streamline news and other information they cull from the Internet.
Take it from news.yahoo.com
In its latest bid to catch up with rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. is launching a revamped Internet search engine it says will help computer users find information faster, view it more easily and organize it better.
Debuting in test form Wednesday, Windows Live Search is Microsoft's latest move in a major strategy shift that has the world's largest software company focusing more heavily on Internet-based software and services.
The goal of the shift, which includes initiatives dubbed Windows Live and Office Live, is to create online products to complement its main cash cows: the Windows operating system and Office business software.
Windows Live Search will power queries on live.com, Microsoft's Windows Live Web site, beginning Wednesday. Once the technology has been fully tested, Windows Live Search will replace the existing search engine that powers MSN.com. MSN spokesman Adam Sohn said the company has not determined how long it will run Windows Live Search as a test.
A key goal with the new search engine will be to give people more control over how they search for information and how they put it to use once they get it, said Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice president of information services at MSN, the division that's working on Windows Live.
"A lot of people think, 'Hey, ... Didn't Google become the popular search engine? And don't they just do a great job? And there's no room for improvement.'" Mehdi said. Once people get a feel for Windows Live Search, Mehdi said, "They're going to say, 'Holy cow, I had no idea that search could get this much better!'"
The new search engine includes features such as support for tabbed Web browsing, which lets people keep several search panes open in a single window.
Joe Wilcox, an analyst with Jupiter Research, said he's not ready to make any predictions.
"Conceptually it sounds good. Execution will tell all," said Wilcox, who got an early briefing on the new search engine. Microsoft did not give analysts or reporters access to the search engine before its planned launch Wednesday.
Wilcox said Microsoft's best shot at gaining ground on its competitors is if it can make search results more relevant.
"There's something very alien about the whole keyword approach as a means of finding stuff," Wilcox said. "So if Microsoft can move away from that and actually let people ask questions, use more natural language ... that could really boost the usability of search. That's the kind of thing that could put pressure on Google."
Google ended January with a 48.2 percent share of the U.S. search market and Yahoo ranked second with a 22.2 percent share, according to Nielsen/NetRatings Inc. MSN ranked third with 11 percent of the market -- down slightly from a year earlier.
In another release slated for Wednesday, Microsoft said it was rolling out a new Windows Live toolbar that incorporates technology from Onfolio Inc., an Internet research and information management company it recently acquired.
Among other things, the toolbar includes a feature that will detect RSS (or Really Simple Syndication) data feeds, which a growing number of people are using to streamline news and other information they cull from the Internet.
Take it from news.yahoo.com
Thursday
Google's Growing Online Office
Does anyone remember how, less than a year ago, several commentators suggested Google was compiling a series of products that could emulate an online operating system? At the time, Google steadfastly denied such rumors. Yesterday, Google purchased Upstartle, the maker of a browser-based word processor called Writely.Writely is an online word processor that enables multiple users to access and work on documents from any location. It can be used as a collaborative editing device and offers users online publishing options including the ability to convert Writely documents into "normal-looking web pages" or blog postings.
The acquisition of Upstartle, combined with other current and pending Google services poses a serious challenge to Microsoft's desktop oriented products. Google is clearly building a suite of branded, browser-based applications that contains several daily use products designed to capture users from Microsoft Office.
Earlier today, Slashdot published a story suggesting Google is running a closed beta test of Google Calendar, including a link to a series of screen shots. The project, nicknamed CL2, will be integrated with Gmail in the future. The stakes for both firms are high with Microsoft preparing to release its new Internet focused operating system, Vista before the end of 2006. Until recently, Microsoft was able to bank on the storage space offered by personal computers. Its operating systems run from the hard drive and most digital documents composed by computer users are stored on those users' hard drives. The security of the hard-drive dependent storage system Microsoft enjoyed is about to change radically.
At its Analysts Day, held earlier this month, Google inadvertently announced the development of Gdrive, a virtually infinite, online data storage service. A series of slides offering preliminary details of Gdrive were included in notes for one of the day's PowerPoint presentations but were later removed by Google.
"The notes were deleted from the slides we posted because they were not intended for publication," Google spokeswoman Lynn Fox said in an interview with vnunet.com. While she declined further comment, those notes also included financial projections that stretched into next year, forcing Google to file a statement with the SEC on March 7. Shortly after the presentation, the CEO of Findory.com, Greg Linden, posted comments about them to his Geeking with Greg blog, before Google removed them. The full text of the notes from Google Analyst Day can be found here.
In his review of the deleted notes, Greg found a few interesting sentences. At one point in Slide 19, the text notes how Google is inspired by the idea of "... a world with infinite storage, bandwidth and CPU power." Google, like its competitors, is becoming a second generation web hostïng firm. Another line from Slide 19 says Google wants to be able to "... house all user files including Emails, web history, pictures, bookmarks, etc and make it accessible from anywhere (any device, any platform, etc)."
Google's capacity to store and retrieve personal information is already being applied to the corporate world. Google's Desktop 3 includes an option that allows users who work on multiple computers, or multi-user work-groups, to search for items stored on the hard drives of multiple computers. Google keeps copies of files found on computers in the file-sharing network and transfers them from unit to unit as searches take place.
One of the more interesting lines Greg extracted from Slide 19 was the idea that files stored and shared through Gdrive would become the "Golden copy" of those documents. Gdrive, like Writely is designed to facilitate work-group collaboration, much like a central file server in most IT offices does now. The copy kept on the hard-drives of members of a working group will be a cache of the most recent version displayed on that particular computer, but not necessarily the most up-to-date document.
Google Labs is pushing the other major Internet and search firms to work harder and faster. The addition of Writely to Google's stable of membership-based products raises another series of hurdles for Microsoft and might force them to refocus their Vista strategies. Microsoft was hoping to challenge Google's search dominance by integrating search within the desktop and operating system. Google appears ready to flank them by moving applications formerly found on the desktop into its sphere of search-related products. 2006 is shaping up to be a most interesting year.
Take it from SitePro News
Does anyone remember how, less than a year ago, several commentators suggested Google was compiling a series of products that could emulate an online operating system? At the time, Google steadfastly denied such rumors. Yesterday, Google purchased Upstartle, the maker of a browser-based word processor called Writely.Writely is an online word processor that enables multiple users to access and work on documents from any location. It can be used as a collaborative editing device and offers users online publishing options including the ability to convert Writely documents into "normal-looking web pages" or blog postings.
The acquisition of Upstartle, combined with other current and pending Google services poses a serious challenge to Microsoft's desktop oriented products. Google is clearly building a suite of branded, browser-based applications that contains several daily use products designed to capture users from Microsoft Office.
Earlier today, Slashdot published a story suggesting Google is running a closed beta test of Google Calendar, including a link to a series of screen shots. The project, nicknamed CL2, will be integrated with Gmail in the future. The stakes for both firms are high with Microsoft preparing to release its new Internet focused operating system, Vista before the end of 2006. Until recently, Microsoft was able to bank on the storage space offered by personal computers. Its operating systems run from the hard drive and most digital documents composed by computer users are stored on those users' hard drives. The security of the hard-drive dependent storage system Microsoft enjoyed is about to change radically.
At its Analysts Day, held earlier this month, Google inadvertently announced the development of Gdrive, a virtually infinite, online data storage service. A series of slides offering preliminary details of Gdrive were included in notes for one of the day's PowerPoint presentations but were later removed by Google.
"The notes were deleted from the slides we posted because they were not intended for publication," Google spokeswoman Lynn Fox said in an interview with vnunet.com. While she declined further comment, those notes also included financial projections that stretched into next year, forcing Google to file a statement with the SEC on March 7. Shortly after the presentation, the CEO of Findory.com, Greg Linden, posted comments about them to his Geeking with Greg blog, before Google removed them. The full text of the notes from Google Analyst Day can be found here.
In his review of the deleted notes, Greg found a few interesting sentences. At one point in Slide 19, the text notes how Google is inspired by the idea of "... a world with infinite storage, bandwidth and CPU power." Google, like its competitors, is becoming a second generation web hostïng firm. Another line from Slide 19 says Google wants to be able to "... house all user files including Emails, web history, pictures, bookmarks, etc and make it accessible from anywhere (any device, any platform, etc)."
Google's capacity to store and retrieve personal information is already being applied to the corporate world. Google's Desktop 3 includes an option that allows users who work on multiple computers, or multi-user work-groups, to search for items stored on the hard drives of multiple computers. Google keeps copies of files found on computers in the file-sharing network and transfers them from unit to unit as searches take place.
One of the more interesting lines Greg extracted from Slide 19 was the idea that files stored and shared through Gdrive would become the "Golden copy" of those documents. Gdrive, like Writely is designed to facilitate work-group collaboration, much like a central file server in most IT offices does now. The copy kept on the hard-drives of members of a working group will be a cache of the most recent version displayed on that particular computer, but not necessarily the most up-to-date document.
Google Labs is pushing the other major Internet and search firms to work harder and faster. The addition of Writely to Google's stable of membership-based products raises another series of hurdles for Microsoft and might force them to refocus their Vista strategies. Microsoft was hoping to challenge Google's search dominance by integrating search within the desktop and operating system. Google appears ready to flank them by moving applications formerly found on the desktop into its sphere of search-related products. 2006 is shaping up to be a most interesting year.
Take it from SitePro News
Wednesday
Visual 2005 Express Edition
Web Developer 2005 Express Edition
An ideal environment for new Web developers
Enjoy a streamlined development environment that is focused on the needs of hobbyists, enthusiasts, and students.
Use a developer tool that grows with you—by simply upgrading within the Visual Studio product line as your development needs grow.
Visually design your Web applications
Provides everything you need to begin building Web applications out of the box.
Create great looking and easy-to-use Web applications using an intuitive, WYSIWYG, drag-and-drop user interface designer.
Take advantage of more than 60 new reusable controls and hundreds of reusable code snippets to reduce the time needed to create engaging, interactive Web applications.
Use Master Pages to manage a consistent site layout in one place.
Let IntelliSense give you fast access to methods and libraries for use within your applications.
Common Tasks and Smart Tags place commonly accessed Web building functionality one click away
Visually design your databases
Build your first dynamic, data-driven Web site.
Design your databases and queries visually using a drag-and-drop data designer.
Use time-saving Wizards to easily connect to your data.
Connect user interfaces to data using “drag and drop” instead of having to write code.
Create data-enabled applications using SQL Server 2005 Express Edition.
Easily share your Web applications with your friends
Find great hosting offers for applications you build using Visual Web Developer Express.
Use built-in copy-Web functionality to get your Web site live in minutes over FTP.
Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition
Productivity that is ideal for first time or casual Windows programming.
Visually design Windows applications
Easily design great-looking and easy-to-use applications using an intuitive, drag-and-drop interface designer.
Built-in support for Windows XP Themes lets you easily create applications with a Windows XP look and feel.
Over 30 new controls simplify development.
In-place menu editor enables quick and easy creation of main menus and right-click context menus.
Interactive development environment
“My” namespace provides intuitive access to common functions—working with files, accessing the registry, and utilizing applications settings and resources.
Code colorization, syntax checking, and IntelliSense provide an intuitive development experience.
AutoCorrect can suggest and apply fixes for more than 230 common programming errors.
Don’t write that code yourself! Visual Basic Express can write it for you with over 400 built-in IntelliSense code snippets that provide templates for common coding tasks.
Great for data
“Drag and drop” data from your database onto your Windows application to easily create fully-functional data-driven applications.
Create data-enabled applications using SQL Server 2005 Express.
Visually design queries and databases using the built-in database design tools.
Visual C# 2005 Express Edition
A great combination of power and productivity for the Windows developer.
Visually design Windows applications
Easily design great looking and easy-to-use applications using the intuitive, drag-and-drop interface designer.
Built-in support for Windows XP Themes lets you easily create applications with a Windows XP look-and-feel.
Over 30 new controls simplify development.
In-place menu editor enables quick-and-easy creation of main menus and right-click context menus.
Interactive development environment
Code colorization, syntax checking, IntelliSense and more.
Don’t write that code yourself! Let Visual C# Express write it for you with built-in IntelliSense code snippets that provide templates for common coding tasks.
Easily restructure and reorganize your code using refactoring.
Great for data
Create data-enabled applications using the optional fully-functional SQL Server 2005 Express Edition database.
“Drag and drop” data from your database onto your Windows application to create fully functional data-driven applications.
Visually design your queries and database using the built-in database design tools.
Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition
Horsepower with a finer degree of control than other Express Editions.
Simplified development experience
Visual designers enable drag-and-drop creation of user interface code when building .NET Framework applications.
Code colorization, syntax checking, IntelliSense and more help you code quickly and correctly.
Quickly find and eliminate programming errors using an intuitive graphical debugger.
Build Windows native and .NET Framework applications
Create .NET Framework applications with advanced features such as data access, networking, and built-in printing support.
Build 32-bit native code applications designed for Windows using the Windows Platform SDK.
Visual J# 2005 Express Edition
Ideal for those with prior Java-language experience or learning the Java language.
Visually design Windows applications
Easily design great looking and easy-to-use applications using the intuitive, drag-and-drop interface designer.
Built-in support for Windows XP Themes lets you easily create applications with a Windows XP look-and-feel.
In-place menu editor enables quick-and-easy creation of main menus and right-click context menus.
Interactive development environment
Code colorization, syntax checking, IntelliSense and more.
Don't write that code yourself! Let Visual J# Express write it for you with built-in IntelliSense code snippets that provide templates for common coding tasks.
Easily restructure and reorganize your code using refactoring.
Great for data
Create data-enabled applications using the optional fully-functional SQL Server 2005 Express Edition database.
"Drag and drop" data from your database onto your Windows application to create fully functional data-driven applications.
Visually design your queries and database using the built-in database design tools.
Express Quick Facts
Download Size :
35-70 MB per Express Edition
Price :
Visual Studio Express Editions—Free for 1 year
SQL Server Express Editions—Free
Optional components like the MSDN Express Library and SQL Server 2005 Express can increase total download size to approximately 400 MB.
Installation Instructions for Express Editions
The recommended option for installing Express Editions is to use the bootstrapper installer that is available via the "Download Now" link on each Express Edition page.
If the bootstrapper installer fails to install on your computer because of networking problems, or if you want to download a full copy of an Express Edition to burn on CD, then please follow the manual installation instructions listed below.
After following the manual installation instructions, please be sure to register your copy of Express. You'll get a lot of free stuff such as royalty-free images from Corbis, icons from IconBuffet, and e-books from Microsoft Press. Learn more about registration benefits.
File Packaging and Download Paths
Each Express Edition is packaged in its entirety, including all optional components, as an image (img or iso) file. Below are links to the individual image files for each Express Edition.
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition
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Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition
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Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
1.What are the Express Editions?
The Express Editions are an expansion of the Visual Studio and SQL Server product line to include lightweight, easy-to-use, and easy-to-learn tools for hobbyists, students, and novice developers who want to build dynamic Windows applications, Web sites, and Web services. The Express products consist of:
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition, a lightweight tool for building dynamic Web sites and Web services
Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition, Visual C# 2005 Express Edition, Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition, and Visual J# 2005 Express Edition, targeted programming tools for students and hobbyists who wish to learn the fundamentals of Windows programming
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, a database for building data-driven applications
2.What can I do with the Express Editions?
Learn how to program using a streamlined, lightweight development environment with built-in tutorial content.
Create fun and cool applications, such as controlling your house using X10, programming an LCD panel or GPS device, navigating and playing music from your Windows Media Player music library, or learning how to build your first DirectX Game.
Evaluate the .NET Framework for Windows and Web development.
3.Can you give me more information about the registration process?
For more information about the registration process, refer to the Express Benefits of Registration Web page, as well as the Registration FAQ.
4.Can I use Express Editions for commercial use?
Yes, there are no licensing restrictions for applications built using the Express Editions.
5.How are Express Editions different from the rest of the Visual Studio and SQL Server Editions?
Express Edition products are designed for hobbyists, students, and novice developers. As such, they lack the full breadth of features found in higher-end Visual Studio and SQL Server Editions. They are designed specifically for scenarios common to the hobbyist, student, and novice developer. Each Express Edition includes targeted documentation that will help the beginning programmer quickly learn the concepts required to build more advanced applications. The user interfaces are significantly streamlined to ensure that extraneous features do not interfere with the learning process. If you later decide that you do need additional features available in the higher-end editions of Visual Studio and SQL Server, you can seamlessly upgrade your code and skills.
6.Where can I go for more information about the Express Editions?
We have created a Web site with content and drill-down information on the product line at http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/. You can also get the latest information using product-specific RSS feeds.
Visual Basic 2005 Express RSS Feed
Visual C# 2005 Express RSS Feed
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express RSS Feed
Visual C++ 2005 Express RSS Feed
Visual J# 2005 Express RSS Feed
SQL Server 2005 Express RSS Feed
7.Are the Express Edition products supported?
SQL Server Express is covered under standard Microsoft support policies and will receive no-charge basic install and set up support. For assistance with other questions, please use the following support options:
We have created Express Edition Forums where you can get help from other people using the Express Editions, including Microsoft product team members.
You can access paid professional support over phone or e-mail.
If your organization has Premier support contracts, you can use those for assistance with VS express products.
8.Where can I report bugs or make a product suggestion?
Please report bugs or suggestions to the MSDN Product Feedback Center.
9.Where can I get more Starter Kits?
We're working with many different partners and people in the community to produce additional Starter Kits. We believe that there will eventually be a large community of people producing and using these kits. Refer to the list of Microsoft Starter Kits.
Pricing
10.How much will these products cost?
We are announcing a pricing promotion for Visual Studio Express – for the first year after the products launch on November 7th, 2005, customers will be able to visit MSDN to download their copy of Visual Studio Express for free!**
Our customers are very excited about the release of these products, so this limited-time download is our gift to the hobbyist, student, and novice community – we’re excited to see the amazing applications they’ll build!
Note that SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is also a free download. The free pricing for SQL Server Express is not limited to the same one-year promotional period as Visual Studio Express.
[**We plan to launch the non-English versions of the Express products sometime within 2-3 months after the English version launches on November 7th. The same pricing promotion will apply to these products, and will remain in effect for one full year after their respective availabilities.]
11.You said “free for one year” — what does that mean, exactly? Will you be charging for this later?
We originally announced pricing of Visual Studio Express at US$49. We are now offering Visual Studio Express for free, as a limited-in-time promotional offer, until November 6, 2006. Note that we are also offering SQL Server 2005 Express Edition as a free download, and that this offer is not limited to the same promotional pricing period as Visual Studio Express.
12.Do customers who acquire the Visual Studio Express products during the free promotional pricing period have to pay after the first year if they want to continue to use them?
No, as long as you download Visual Studio Express on or before November 7th 2006, you will not have to pay for it.
Express Compatibility and Versioning
13.Can I develop applications using the Visual Studio Express Editions to target the .NET Framework 1.1?
No, each release of Visual Studio is tied to a specific version of the .NET Framework. The Express Editions can only be used to create applications that run on the .NET Framework 2.0.
14.Do applications built for Visual Studio 2005 Express Beta 2 work in the officially released version?
Generally speaking, yes. Please note that there have been some API changes between the betas and the official release, so you may have to make some updates to your code accordingly.
15.Will the Visual Studio Express Editions install side-by-side with other versions of Visual Studio?
Yes, side-by-side compatibility with other versions of Visual Studio has been tested.
16.What operating systems are supported?
You can find a full list of system requirements in the Visual Studio Express Editions Readme.
17.Will programs I build with Visual Studio Express Editions work with other versions of Visual Studio 2005, like the Professional Edition?
Absolutely. Express is a great entry point to professional software development, and Microsoft is committed to helping you "graduate" to higher-end products should you need them. Projects you create with an Express Edition will easily migrate to higher-end Visual Studio 2005 projects.
18.Where can I find a list of any backwards breaking changes between the .NET Framework 1.1 and the .NET Framework 2.0?
You can find a list of backwards breaking changes from .NET Framework 1.1 to .NET Framework 2.0 available
19.I'm having problems installing Express Editions using the automated installer. Is there another option for installation?
If the automated installer doesn't work for you, or if you want to download an Express Edition to burn to a CD for installation on another machine, see Manual Installation Instructions.
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express
20.What is Visual Web Developer 2005 Express?
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express is a stand-alone, lightweight, easy-to-use Web-focused tool for building ASP.NET 2.0 applications. It includes everything you need to begin building Web applications, including fully functional Starter Kit applications and a built-in development/test Web server.
21.For whom is Visual Web Developer Express 2005 intended?
Visual Web Developer Express is intended for non-professional, hobbyist, and beginning Web developers who want to evaluate or learn how to build ASP.NET 2.0 Web applications.
22.What types of applications can I build with Visual Web Developer 2005 Express?
You can build Web applications and Web services using Visual Web Developer Express.
23.Where can I get help and support for Visual Web Developer Express?
For questions on ASP.NET 2.0, please visit the ASP.NET Forum. For questions about Visual Web Developer Express, visit the Express Editions Forums.
24.Is Visual Web Developer 2005 Express anything like Visual InterDev?
Visual Web Developer Express and Visual InterDev are unrelated products, but address similar markets. Visual Web Developer Express is a member of the Visual Studio 2005 family and is designed exclusively for building Web applications and Web services. Previous users of Visual InterDev should find the streamlined interface of Visual Web Developer Express appealing.
25.How does ASP.NET Web Matrix relate to Visual Web Developer 2005 Express?
ASP.NET Web Matrix is an unsupported tool released to help ASP.NET evaluators, hobbyists, and enthusiasts get started building Web applications. Visual Web Developer 2005 Express, on the other hand, is a member of the Visual Studio 2005 family. Most of the lessons learned, feedback, and top features from Web Matrix were integrated into Visual Web Developer 2005 Express during development, including many additional levels of features and functionality. If you liked ASP.NET Web Matrix, then we think you’ll love Visual Web Developer Express!
26.Does Visual Web Developer 2005 Express support ASP.NET 1.1?
No. Visual Web Developer 2005 Express, like Visual Studio 2005, is designed to target the 2.0 version of the .NET Framework and ASP.NET. Version 2.0 includes lots of great new functionality to make it easier to build dynamic Web sites.
27.Can I have Web sites using ASP.NET 1.1 and ASP.NET 2.0 on the same machine?
Yes. ASP.NET 1.1 and ASP.NET 2.0 can be run side-by-side on the same machine. You can easily control which applications and virtual roots target a certain version of the framework.
28.What programming languages are supported by Visual Web Developer 2005 Express?
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express supports development with Visual Basic and C#. Visual Web Developer Express also includes rich editors for HTML and XML.
29.Do I need IIS to build applications with Visual Web Developer 2005 Express?
No. Visual Web Developer 2005 Express comes with a built-in Web development server that enables you to build and test applications without a dependency on IIS. The server only accepts local requests and is only for build and test. Web applications built with Visual Web Developer can easily be deployed to IIS or your favorite hoster using the built-in copy Web tool.
30.What hosting companies support ASP.NET 2.0?
Visit http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=55699&clcid=0x409 to sign up for your free 30-day, no obligation, ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005 web hosting account from Microsoft. For more great hosting offers please visit http://www.asp.net/hosters/v2/.
31.Can I use Visual Web Developer 2005 Express to edit Web projects I created with Visual Studio .NET 2003?
When you open a Visual Studio .NET 2003 Web project in Visual Web Developer 2005 Express, the project is converted to the new, simpler project layout used with Visual Studio 2005. The conversion process also converts existing .aspx pages, .ascx files and other files into a new format. For example, .aspx pages are converted to use the new code-behind model. You can therefore work with existing projects using Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition, but the conversion process is one-way and you will not be able to continue to work with them in Visual Studio .NET 2003. Note that the conversion process creates a backup of your project before the conversion begins.
32.If I create a Web site with Visual Web Developer 2005 Express, will I be able to continue editing the project if I upgrade to Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition?
Absolutely. The Web site layout and file formats are 100 percent compatible between Visual Web Developer 2005 Express and Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition.
Visual Basic 2005 Express
33.For whom is Visual Basic 2005 Express intended?
Visual Basic 2005 Express is designed for hobbyists, first-time developers, and students looking for a fun and easy way to build Windows applications.
34.What types of applications can I build with Visual Basic 2005 Express?
Visual Basic 2005 Express can be used to build Windows applications, consoles (sometimes referred to as "command line applications") and reusable components. If you want to create interactive Web sites, you should use Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition which fully supports the Visual Basic language.
35.Will code from Visual Basic 6.0 work in Visual Basic Express?
Visual Basic Express includes a migration wizard that will help import existing Visual Basic 6.0 projects. You may need to make some manual adjustments to the code you port over, but the migration wizard is a good first step towards moving your code forward.
36.Where can I get help and support for Visual Basic Express?
The Express products are not officially supported. But you may find help by posting your question in the Express Edition Forums.
Visual C# 2005 Express
37.For whom is Visual C# 2005 Express intended?
Visual C# 2005 Express is intended for hobbyists, students, and novices developing Windows applications.
38.What types of applications can I build with Visual C# 2005 Express?
Visual C# 2005 Express can be used to build Windows applications, consoles (sometimes referred to as "command line applications"), and reusable components. If you want to create interactive Web sites, you should use Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition which fully supports the Visual C# language.
39.Where can I get help and support for Visual C# Express?
The Express products are not officially supported. But you may find help by posting your question in the Express Edition Forums.
Visual C++ 2005 Express
40.Does Visual C++ 2005 Express include the "optimizing compiler"?
Yes, Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition includes the same core optimizing compiler that will be included with all other Visual Studio 2005 editions. Some new expanded optimization features, including Profile Guided Optimizations, will be available only in the Professional and above editions of Visual Studio 2005.
41.What types of applications can I build with Visual C++ 2005 Express?
With Visual C++ 2005 Express you can build both native and managed applications. Using the .NET Framework you can easily create Windows Forms, console, and class library applications. By downloading the Windows Platform SDK (freely available) you can build applications that take full advantage of the Win32 API. Web developers should use Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition.
42.Does Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition include MFC and ATL?
No, MFC and ATL are not included with Visual C++ 2005 Express. MFC and ATL will be included in all other Visual Studio 2005 Editions.
43.I noticed that some of the other Express Editions have "Starter Kits." Where are the Starter Kits for Visual C++ 2005 Express?
There currently aren't any full-fledged Starter Kits for Visual C++ 2005 Express. However, Visual C++ Express can be used to build many existing C++ projects. Additionally, sample code and documentation are included with Visual C++ Express.
Visual J# 2005 Express
44.What types of applications can I build with Visual J# 2005 Express?
Visual J# 2005 Express Edition can be used to build Windows applications, consoles (sometimes referred to as "command line applications"), and reusable components.
45.For whom is Visual J# 2005 Express intended?
Visual J# Express has been built with the student and hobbyist in mind. Visual J# Express includes many of the same features found in the Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition, but is simplified to make it easier to get started with application development. Some ways you might use Visual J# 2005 Express include:
Learn Java-language application development. Visual J# enables users to use the Java language while also gaining full access to the Microsoft .NET Framework class libraries.
Study for the Advanced Placement Computer Science (APCS) exam. Visual J# Express meets 100 percent of the requirements for the AP CS curriculum.
Build cool and fun projects. Visual J# Express allows you to create fully functional Windows-based applications, and includes the Visual Forms Designer that has made Visual Studio popular for years. Just drag-and-drop forms elements into place and double-click to write code!
46.Where can I get help and support for Visual J# Express?
The Express products are not officially supported. But you may find help by posting your question in the Express Edition Forums.
SQL Server 2005 Express
47.What is SQL Server 2005 Express?
SQL Server 2005 Express is a easy-to-use and free-to-download version of SQL Server 2005 that is designed for building simple, data-driven applications.
48.Why did Microsoft build SQL Server Express?
Based on positive feedback from customers and partners surrounding the Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE), Microsoft made the decision to provide similar capabilities for SQL Server 2005. Microsoft is committed to enabling developers to build robust and reliable data-driven applications.
49.How much does SQL Server Express cost?
SQL Server Express is free to download. For ISVs, SQL Server Express is also free to redistribute (registration required).
50.What features are included in SQL Server Express?
SQL Server Express is a lightweight version of SQL Server 2005 that includes all of the functionality of the SQL Server database engine plus a free and easy-to-use management tool, SQL Server Management Studio Express Edition. More details about features are at the main SQL Server 2005 Express online Web page.
51.How is SQL Server Express different from other editions of SQL Server 2005?
SQL Server Express is designed to meet the needs of simple applications. It is limited to using 1 CPU and up to 1GB RAM, with a 4GB maximum database size. SQL Server Express does not include any of the advanced components of SQL Server including Analysis Services, Reporting Services, Data Transformation Services, and Notification Services.
52.How is SQL Server Express different from MSDE?
SQL Server Express is an evolution of MSDE that continues to make the features and functionality of SQL Server technology widely available. SQL Server Express includes enhancements to setup and manageability to make it easier to use than MSDE. SQL Server Express also utilizes simpler and more scalable performance limits as compared with MSDE which managed throughput with a workload governor.
53.What happens to MSDE?
SQL Server 2005 Express will replace MSDE.
54.If SQL Server Express is the next version of MSDE, why are you changing the name?
The name MSDE was confusing to customers and partners because many did not realize that it was associated with SQL Server. By changing the name from MSDE to SQL Server Express there will be less confusion among customers and partners.
55.Can I upgrade an MSDE database to SQL Server Express?
Yes, existing MSDE databases can be upgraded to SQL Server Express.
56.Where can I download sample databases like Northwind and AdventureWorks?
You can download Northwind and AdventureWorks sample databases.
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Web Developer 2005 Express Edition
An ideal environment for new Web developers
Enjoy a streamlined development environment that is focused on the needs of hobbyists, enthusiasts, and students.
Use a developer tool that grows with you—by simply upgrading within the Visual Studio product line as your development needs grow.
Visually design your Web applications
Provides everything you need to begin building Web applications out of the box.
Create great looking and easy-to-use Web applications using an intuitive, WYSIWYG, drag-and-drop user interface designer.
Take advantage of more than 60 new reusable controls and hundreds of reusable code snippets to reduce the time needed to create engaging, interactive Web applications.
Use Master Pages to manage a consistent site layout in one place.
Let IntelliSense give you fast access to methods and libraries for use within your applications.
Common Tasks and Smart Tags place commonly accessed Web building functionality one click away
Visually design your databases
Build your first dynamic, data-driven Web site.
Design your databases and queries visually using a drag-and-drop data designer.
Use time-saving Wizards to easily connect to your data.
Connect user interfaces to data using “drag and drop” instead of having to write code.
Create data-enabled applications using SQL Server 2005 Express Edition.
Easily share your Web applications with your friends
Find great hosting offers for applications you build using Visual Web Developer Express.
Use built-in copy-Web functionality to get your Web site live in minutes over FTP.
Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition
Productivity that is ideal for first time or casual Windows programming.
Visually design Windows applications
Easily design great-looking and easy-to-use applications using an intuitive, drag-and-drop interface designer.
Built-in support for Windows XP Themes lets you easily create applications with a Windows XP look and feel.
Over 30 new controls simplify development.
In-place menu editor enables quick and easy creation of main menus and right-click context menus.
Interactive development environment
“My” namespace provides intuitive access to common functions—working with files, accessing the registry, and utilizing applications settings and resources.
Code colorization, syntax checking, and IntelliSense provide an intuitive development experience.
AutoCorrect can suggest and apply fixes for more than 230 common programming errors.
Don’t write that code yourself! Visual Basic Express can write it for you with over 400 built-in IntelliSense code snippets that provide templates for common coding tasks.
Great for data
“Drag and drop” data from your database onto your Windows application to easily create fully-functional data-driven applications.
Create data-enabled applications using SQL Server 2005 Express.
Visually design queries and databases using the built-in database design tools.
Visual C# 2005 Express Edition
A great combination of power and productivity for the Windows developer.
Visually design Windows applications
Easily design great looking and easy-to-use applications using the intuitive, drag-and-drop interface designer.
Built-in support for Windows XP Themes lets you easily create applications with a Windows XP look-and-feel.
Over 30 new controls simplify development.
In-place menu editor enables quick-and-easy creation of main menus and right-click context menus.
Interactive development environment
Code colorization, syntax checking, IntelliSense and more.
Don’t write that code yourself! Let Visual C# Express write it for you with built-in IntelliSense code snippets that provide templates for common coding tasks.
Easily restructure and reorganize your code using refactoring.
Great for data
Create data-enabled applications using the optional fully-functional SQL Server 2005 Express Edition database.
“Drag and drop” data from your database onto your Windows application to create fully functional data-driven applications.
Visually design your queries and database using the built-in database design tools.
Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition
Horsepower with a finer degree of control than other Express Editions.
Simplified development experience
Visual designers enable drag-and-drop creation of user interface code when building .NET Framework applications.
Code colorization, syntax checking, IntelliSense and more help you code quickly and correctly.
Quickly find and eliminate programming errors using an intuitive graphical debugger.
Build Windows native and .NET Framework applications
Create .NET Framework applications with advanced features such as data access, networking, and built-in printing support.
Build 32-bit native code applications designed for Windows using the Windows Platform SDK.
Visual J# 2005 Express Edition
Ideal for those with prior Java-language experience or learning the Java language.
Visually design Windows applications
Easily design great looking and easy-to-use applications using the intuitive, drag-and-drop interface designer.
Built-in support for Windows XP Themes lets you easily create applications with a Windows XP look-and-feel.
In-place menu editor enables quick-and-easy creation of main menus and right-click context menus.
Interactive development environment
Code colorization, syntax checking, IntelliSense and more.
Don't write that code yourself! Let Visual J# Express write it for you with built-in IntelliSense code snippets that provide templates for common coding tasks.
Easily restructure and reorganize your code using refactoring.
Great for data
Create data-enabled applications using the optional fully-functional SQL Server 2005 Express Edition database.
"Drag and drop" data from your database onto your Windows application to create fully functional data-driven applications.
Visually design your queries and database using the built-in database design tools.
Express Quick Facts
Download Size :
35-70 MB per Express Edition
Price :
Visual Studio Express Editions—Free for 1 year
SQL Server Express Editions—Free
Optional components like the MSDN Express Library and SQL Server 2005 Express can increase total download size to approximately 400 MB.
Installation Instructions for Express Editions
The recommended option for installing Express Editions is to use the bootstrapper installer that is available via the "Download Now" link on each Express Edition page.
If the bootstrapper installer fails to install on your computer because of networking problems, or if you want to download a full copy of an Express Edition to burn on CD, then please follow the manual installation instructions listed below.
After following the manual installation instructions, please be sure to register your copy of Express. You'll get a lot of free stuff such as royalty-free images from Corbis, icons from IconBuffet, and e-books from Microsoft Press. Learn more about registration benefits.
File Packaging and Download Paths
Each Express Edition is packaged in its entirety, including all optional components, as an image (img or iso) file. Below are links to the individual image files for each Express Edition.
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition
449,848 KB .IMG File .ISO File CRC Number F972C10F
Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition
445,282 KB .IMG File .ISO File CRC Number BAC91B78
Visual C# 2005 Express Edition
445,282 KB .IMG File .ISO File CRC Number 55884F2C
Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition
474,686 KB .IMG File .ISO File CRC Number 3DE23D4A
Visual J# 2005 Express Edition
448,702 KB .IMG File .ISO File CRC Number 91B03EA5
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Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
1.What are the Express Editions?
The Express Editions are an expansion of the Visual Studio and SQL Server product line to include lightweight, easy-to-use, and easy-to-learn tools for hobbyists, students, and novice developers who want to build dynamic Windows applications, Web sites, and Web services. The Express products consist of:
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition, a lightweight tool for building dynamic Web sites and Web services
Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition, Visual C# 2005 Express Edition, Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition, and Visual J# 2005 Express Edition, targeted programming tools for students and hobbyists who wish to learn the fundamentals of Windows programming
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, a database for building data-driven applications
2.What can I do with the Express Editions?
Learn how to program using a streamlined, lightweight development environment with built-in tutorial content.
Create fun and cool applications, such as controlling your house using X10, programming an LCD panel or GPS device, navigating and playing music from your Windows Media Player music library, or learning how to build your first DirectX Game.
Evaluate the .NET Framework for Windows and Web development.
3.Can you give me more information about the registration process?
For more information about the registration process, refer to the Express Benefits of Registration Web page, as well as the Registration FAQ.
4.Can I use Express Editions for commercial use?
Yes, there are no licensing restrictions for applications built using the Express Editions.
5.How are Express Editions different from the rest of the Visual Studio and SQL Server Editions?
Express Edition products are designed for hobbyists, students, and novice developers. As such, they lack the full breadth of features found in higher-end Visual Studio and SQL Server Editions. They are designed specifically for scenarios common to the hobbyist, student, and novice developer. Each Express Edition includes targeted documentation that will help the beginning programmer quickly learn the concepts required to build more advanced applications. The user interfaces are significantly streamlined to ensure that extraneous features do not interfere with the learning process. If you later decide that you do need additional features available in the higher-end editions of Visual Studio and SQL Server, you can seamlessly upgrade your code and skills.
6.Where can I go for more information about the Express Editions?
We have created a Web site with content and drill-down information on the product line at http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/. You can also get the latest information using product-specific RSS feeds.
Visual Basic 2005 Express RSS Feed
Visual C# 2005 Express RSS Feed
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express RSS Feed
Visual C++ 2005 Express RSS Feed
Visual J# 2005 Express RSS Feed
SQL Server 2005 Express RSS Feed
7.Are the Express Edition products supported?
SQL Server Express is covered under standard Microsoft support policies and will receive no-charge basic install and set up support. For assistance with other questions, please use the following support options:
We have created Express Edition Forums where you can get help from other people using the Express Editions, including Microsoft product team members.
You can access paid professional support over phone or e-mail.
If your organization has Premier support contracts, you can use those for assistance with VS express products.
8.Where can I report bugs or make a product suggestion?
Please report bugs or suggestions to the MSDN Product Feedback Center.
9.Where can I get more Starter Kits?
We're working with many different partners and people in the community to produce additional Starter Kits. We believe that there will eventually be a large community of people producing and using these kits. Refer to the list of Microsoft Starter Kits.
Pricing
10.How much will these products cost?
We are announcing a pricing promotion for Visual Studio Express – for the first year after the products launch on November 7th, 2005, customers will be able to visit MSDN to download their copy of Visual Studio Express for free!**
Our customers are very excited about the release of these products, so this limited-time download is our gift to the hobbyist, student, and novice community – we’re excited to see the amazing applications they’ll build!
Note that SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is also a free download. The free pricing for SQL Server Express is not limited to the same one-year promotional period as Visual Studio Express.
[**We plan to launch the non-English versions of the Express products sometime within 2-3 months after the English version launches on November 7th. The same pricing promotion will apply to these products, and will remain in effect for one full year after their respective availabilities.]
11.You said “free for one year” — what does that mean, exactly? Will you be charging for this later?
We originally announced pricing of Visual Studio Express at US$49. We are now offering Visual Studio Express for free, as a limited-in-time promotional offer, until November 6, 2006. Note that we are also offering SQL Server 2005 Express Edition as a free download, and that this offer is not limited to the same promotional pricing period as Visual Studio Express.
12.Do customers who acquire the Visual Studio Express products during the free promotional pricing period have to pay after the first year if they want to continue to use them?
No, as long as you download Visual Studio Express on or before November 7th 2006, you will not have to pay for it.
Express Compatibility and Versioning
13.Can I develop applications using the Visual Studio Express Editions to target the .NET Framework 1.1?
No, each release of Visual Studio is tied to a specific version of the .NET Framework. The Express Editions can only be used to create applications that run on the .NET Framework 2.0.
14.Do applications built for Visual Studio 2005 Express Beta 2 work in the officially released version?
Generally speaking, yes. Please note that there have been some API changes between the betas and the official release, so you may have to make some updates to your code accordingly.
15.Will the Visual Studio Express Editions install side-by-side with other versions of Visual Studio?
Yes, side-by-side compatibility with other versions of Visual Studio has been tested.
16.What operating systems are supported?
You can find a full list of system requirements in the Visual Studio Express Editions Readme.
17.Will programs I build with Visual Studio Express Editions work with other versions of Visual Studio 2005, like the Professional Edition?
Absolutely. Express is a great entry point to professional software development, and Microsoft is committed to helping you "graduate" to higher-end products should you need them. Projects you create with an Express Edition will easily migrate to higher-end Visual Studio 2005 projects.
18.Where can I find a list of any backwards breaking changes between the .NET Framework 1.1 and the .NET Framework 2.0?
You can find a list of backwards breaking changes from .NET Framework 1.1 to .NET Framework 2.0 available
19.I'm having problems installing Express Editions using the automated installer. Is there another option for installation?
If the automated installer doesn't work for you, or if you want to download an Express Edition to burn to a CD for installation on another machine, see Manual Installation Instructions.
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express
20.What is Visual Web Developer 2005 Express?
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express is a stand-alone, lightweight, easy-to-use Web-focused tool for building ASP.NET 2.0 applications. It includes everything you need to begin building Web applications, including fully functional Starter Kit applications and a built-in development/test Web server.
21.For whom is Visual Web Developer Express 2005 intended?
Visual Web Developer Express is intended for non-professional, hobbyist, and beginning Web developers who want to evaluate or learn how to build ASP.NET 2.0 Web applications.
22.What types of applications can I build with Visual Web Developer 2005 Express?
You can build Web applications and Web services using Visual Web Developer Express.
23.Where can I get help and support for Visual Web Developer Express?
For questions on ASP.NET 2.0, please visit the ASP.NET Forum. For questions about Visual Web Developer Express, visit the Express Editions Forums.
24.Is Visual Web Developer 2005 Express anything like Visual InterDev?
Visual Web Developer Express and Visual InterDev are unrelated products, but address similar markets. Visual Web Developer Express is a member of the Visual Studio 2005 family and is designed exclusively for building Web applications and Web services. Previous users of Visual InterDev should find the streamlined interface of Visual Web Developer Express appealing.
25.How does ASP.NET Web Matrix relate to Visual Web Developer 2005 Express?
ASP.NET Web Matrix is an unsupported tool released to help ASP.NET evaluators, hobbyists, and enthusiasts get started building Web applications. Visual Web Developer 2005 Express, on the other hand, is a member of the Visual Studio 2005 family. Most of the lessons learned, feedback, and top features from Web Matrix were integrated into Visual Web Developer 2005 Express during development, including many additional levels of features and functionality. If you liked ASP.NET Web Matrix, then we think you’ll love Visual Web Developer Express!
26.Does Visual Web Developer 2005 Express support ASP.NET 1.1?
No. Visual Web Developer 2005 Express, like Visual Studio 2005, is designed to target the 2.0 version of the .NET Framework and ASP.NET. Version 2.0 includes lots of great new functionality to make it easier to build dynamic Web sites.
27.Can I have Web sites using ASP.NET 1.1 and ASP.NET 2.0 on the same machine?
Yes. ASP.NET 1.1 and ASP.NET 2.0 can be run side-by-side on the same machine. You can easily control which applications and virtual roots target a certain version of the framework.
28.What programming languages are supported by Visual Web Developer 2005 Express?
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express supports development with Visual Basic and C#. Visual Web Developer Express also includes rich editors for HTML and XML.
29.Do I need IIS to build applications with Visual Web Developer 2005 Express?
No. Visual Web Developer 2005 Express comes with a built-in Web development server that enables you to build and test applications without a dependency on IIS. The server only accepts local requests and is only for build and test. Web applications built with Visual Web Developer can easily be deployed to IIS or your favorite hoster using the built-in copy Web tool.
30.What hosting companies support ASP.NET 2.0?
Visit http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=55699&clcid=0x409 to sign up for your free 30-day, no obligation, ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server 2005 web hosting account from Microsoft. For more great hosting offers please visit http://www.asp.net/hosters/v2/.
31.Can I use Visual Web Developer 2005 Express to edit Web projects I created with Visual Studio .NET 2003?
When you open a Visual Studio .NET 2003 Web project in Visual Web Developer 2005 Express, the project is converted to the new, simpler project layout used with Visual Studio 2005. The conversion process also converts existing .aspx pages, .ascx files and other files into a new format. For example, .aspx pages are converted to use the new code-behind model. You can therefore work with existing projects using Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition, but the conversion process is one-way and you will not be able to continue to work with them in Visual Studio .NET 2003. Note that the conversion process creates a backup of your project before the conversion begins.
32.If I create a Web site with Visual Web Developer 2005 Express, will I be able to continue editing the project if I upgrade to Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition?
Absolutely. The Web site layout and file formats are 100 percent compatible between Visual Web Developer 2005 Express and Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition.
Visual Basic 2005 Express
33.For whom is Visual Basic 2005 Express intended?
Visual Basic 2005 Express is designed for hobbyists, first-time developers, and students looking for a fun and easy way to build Windows applications.
34.What types of applications can I build with Visual Basic 2005 Express?
Visual Basic 2005 Express can be used to build Windows applications, consoles (sometimes referred to as "command line applications") and reusable components. If you want to create interactive Web sites, you should use Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition which fully supports the Visual Basic language.
35.Will code from Visual Basic 6.0 work in Visual Basic Express?
Visual Basic Express includes a migration wizard that will help import existing Visual Basic 6.0 projects. You may need to make some manual adjustments to the code you port over, but the migration wizard is a good first step towards moving your code forward.
36.Where can I get help and support for Visual Basic Express?
The Express products are not officially supported. But you may find help by posting your question in the Express Edition Forums.
Visual C# 2005 Express
37.For whom is Visual C# 2005 Express intended?
Visual C# 2005 Express is intended for hobbyists, students, and novices developing Windows applications.
38.What types of applications can I build with Visual C# 2005 Express?
Visual C# 2005 Express can be used to build Windows applications, consoles (sometimes referred to as "command line applications"), and reusable components. If you want to create interactive Web sites, you should use Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition which fully supports the Visual C# language.
39.Where can I get help and support for Visual C# Express?
The Express products are not officially supported. But you may find help by posting your question in the Express Edition Forums.
Visual C++ 2005 Express
40.Does Visual C++ 2005 Express include the "optimizing compiler"?
Yes, Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition includes the same core optimizing compiler that will be included with all other Visual Studio 2005 editions. Some new expanded optimization features, including Profile Guided Optimizations, will be available only in the Professional and above editions of Visual Studio 2005.
41.What types of applications can I build with Visual C++ 2005 Express?
With Visual C++ 2005 Express you can build both native and managed applications. Using the .NET Framework you can easily create Windows Forms, console, and class library applications. By downloading the Windows Platform SDK (freely available) you can build applications that take full advantage of the Win32 API. Web developers should use Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition.
42.Does Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition include MFC and ATL?
No, MFC and ATL are not included with Visual C++ 2005 Express. MFC and ATL will be included in all other Visual Studio 2005 Editions.
43.I noticed that some of the other Express Editions have "Starter Kits." Where are the Starter Kits for Visual C++ 2005 Express?
There currently aren't any full-fledged Starter Kits for Visual C++ 2005 Express. However, Visual C++ Express can be used to build many existing C++ projects. Additionally, sample code and documentation are included with Visual C++ Express.
Visual J# 2005 Express
44.What types of applications can I build with Visual J# 2005 Express?
Visual J# 2005 Express Edition can be used to build Windows applications, consoles (sometimes referred to as "command line applications"), and reusable components.
45.For whom is Visual J# 2005 Express intended?
Visual J# Express has been built with the student and hobbyist in mind. Visual J# Express includes many of the same features found in the Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition, but is simplified to make it easier to get started with application development. Some ways you might use Visual J# 2005 Express include:
Learn Java-language application development. Visual J# enables users to use the Java language while also gaining full access to the Microsoft .NET Framework class libraries.
Study for the Advanced Placement Computer Science (APCS) exam. Visual J# Express meets 100 percent of the requirements for the AP CS curriculum.
Build cool and fun projects. Visual J# Express allows you to create fully functional Windows-based applications, and includes the Visual Forms Designer that has made Visual Studio popular for years. Just drag-and-drop forms elements into place and double-click to write code!
46.Where can I get help and support for Visual J# Express?
The Express products are not officially supported. But you may find help by posting your question in the Express Edition Forums.
SQL Server 2005 Express
47.What is SQL Server 2005 Express?
SQL Server 2005 Express is a easy-to-use and free-to-download version of SQL Server 2005 that is designed for building simple, data-driven applications.
48.Why did Microsoft build SQL Server Express?
Based on positive feedback from customers and partners surrounding the Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE), Microsoft made the decision to provide similar capabilities for SQL Server 2005. Microsoft is committed to enabling developers to build robust and reliable data-driven applications.
49.How much does SQL Server Express cost?
SQL Server Express is free to download. For ISVs, SQL Server Express is also free to redistribute (registration required).
50.What features are included in SQL Server Express?
SQL Server Express is a lightweight version of SQL Server 2005 that includes all of the functionality of the SQL Server database engine plus a free and easy-to-use management tool, SQL Server Management Studio Express Edition. More details about features are at the main SQL Server 2005 Express online Web page.
51.How is SQL Server Express different from other editions of SQL Server 2005?
SQL Server Express is designed to meet the needs of simple applications. It is limited to using 1 CPU and up to 1GB RAM, with a 4GB maximum database size. SQL Server Express does not include any of the advanced components of SQL Server including Analysis Services, Reporting Services, Data Transformation Services, and Notification Services.
52.How is SQL Server Express different from MSDE?
SQL Server Express is an evolution of MSDE that continues to make the features and functionality of SQL Server technology widely available. SQL Server Express includes enhancements to setup and manageability to make it easier to use than MSDE. SQL Server Express also utilizes simpler and more scalable performance limits as compared with MSDE which managed throughput with a workload governor.
53.What happens to MSDE?
SQL Server 2005 Express will replace MSDE.
54.If SQL Server Express is the next version of MSDE, why are you changing the name?
The name MSDE was confusing to customers and partners because many did not realize that it was associated with SQL Server. By changing the name from MSDE to SQL Server Express there will be less confusion among customers and partners.
55.Can I upgrade an MSDE database to SQL Server Express?
Yes, existing MSDE databases can be upgraded to SQL Server Express.
56.Where can I download sample databases like Northwind and AdventureWorks?
You can download Northwind and AdventureWorks sample databases.
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Adsense Tips for Bloggers 1
How do you make money from the Google Adsense Program?
I have been asked this question so many times in the past few weeks that I thought I should write something on the topic. It seems increasingly bloggers want to try to cover their hosting and ISP costs with some revenue from their blog - and perhaps even make a few dollars on the side. Many are turning to Google’s Adsense program.
Covering costs of my Living Room and Digital Photography Blog is why I originally signed up with Google Adsense - blogging can get expensive when you have high levels of traffic and a lot of pages.
Whilst the agreement you sign with Google stresses that you are not allowed to give specific information about your earnings from the program I can say that I’m glad I’ve signed up because its well and truly covered my costs - and then some. In fact I think its quite feasible to expect that Adsense coupled with other strategies for making money from Blogging could quite easily generate a decent living. It takes time and hard work, but I think its very doable. (Update: Since writing this series I’ve revealed that I am now looking at making over a six figure income this year in 2005 from blogging).
So how do I make money from Google Adsense?
This will be the first in a series of posts on this topic. Let me say up front I’m no expert - there are a lot of people out there making a lot more money than I am using Adsense - however most of them are not telling their secrets - well not for free anyway. I’ve got no secrets to hide and am willing to share what I’ve learnt since I signed up for the program 8 months ago. If you want a REAL expert’s opinion on Adsense I’d recommend buying Joel Comm’s What Google Never Told You About Making Money with Adsense E-Book. Joel earns $15,000 per month from Adsense and has some good things to share.
I know some bloggers are put off or offended by the idea of making money from blogging so I’ll try not to let these posts dominate my blog - however if you are not interested in the topic, simply skip over these posts.
I am going to assume a few things in this series to cut down the amount of introductory comments I have to make. Here is what I am assuming:
You have a blog. Whilst most of the following tips will apply to other types of websites I run Adsense on blogs and will speak from that experience.
You have (or will) read a basic overview of Adsense and have some understanding of what it is.
You have(or will) read the program policies as outlined by Google. These give details of site eligibility, ad placements and other requirements for using the system.
Take it from www.problogger.net
How do you make money from the Google Adsense Program?
I have been asked this question so many times in the past few weeks that I thought I should write something on the topic. It seems increasingly bloggers want to try to cover their hosting and ISP costs with some revenue from their blog - and perhaps even make a few dollars on the side. Many are turning to Google’s Adsense program.
Covering costs of my Living Room and Digital Photography Blog is why I originally signed up with Google Adsense - blogging can get expensive when you have high levels of traffic and a lot of pages.
Whilst the agreement you sign with Google stresses that you are not allowed to give specific information about your earnings from the program I can say that I’m glad I’ve signed up because its well and truly covered my costs - and then some. In fact I think its quite feasible to expect that Adsense coupled with other strategies for making money from Blogging could quite easily generate a decent living. It takes time and hard work, but I think its very doable. (Update: Since writing this series I’ve revealed that I am now looking at making over a six figure income this year in 2005 from blogging).
So how do I make money from Google Adsense?
This will be the first in a series of posts on this topic. Let me say up front I’m no expert - there are a lot of people out there making a lot more money than I am using Adsense - however most of them are not telling their secrets - well not for free anyway. I’ve got no secrets to hide and am willing to share what I’ve learnt since I signed up for the program 8 months ago. If you want a REAL expert’s opinion on Adsense I’d recommend buying Joel Comm’s What Google Never Told You About Making Money with Adsense E-Book. Joel earns $15,000 per month from Adsense and has some good things to share.
I know some bloggers are put off or offended by the idea of making money from blogging so I’ll try not to let these posts dominate my blog - however if you are not interested in the topic, simply skip over these posts.
I am going to assume a few things in this series to cut down the amount of introductory comments I have to make. Here is what I am assuming:
You have a blog. Whilst most of the following tips will apply to other types of websites I run Adsense on blogs and will speak from that experience.
You have (or will) read a basic overview of Adsense and have some understanding of what it is.
You have(or will) read the program policies as outlined by Google. These give details of site eligibility, ad placements and other requirements for using the system.
Take it from www.problogger.net
How Bloggers Make Money from Blogs
I’ve done a bit of an update on this post so am putting it back on the front page as there are quite a few first time readers on the blog today as a result of the Australian Blog Awards (welcome if that’s you).
I’ve been reflecting this week about the amazing diversity of opportunities that are opening up for bloggers to earn an income from or through their blogging.
I’ve long advised that bloggers seeking to earn an income from blogging spread their interests across multiple revenue streams so as not to put all their eggs in one basket.
The wonderful thing is that this is becoming easier and easier to do 2005 has seen many options opening up. I thought I’d take a look at some of the ways that bloggers are currently making money through blogs.
Income Streams for Bloggers
Advertising Programs - Perhaps the most obvious changes in the past few months have been with the addition of a variety of viable advertising options for bloggers. No longer are bloggers only presented with the Adsense and/or BlogAds choice - instead they now have a massive array to choose from. Getting the most publicity recently have been Chitika’s eMiniMalls of course but there are just so many other options now that also include:
Adgenta, CrispAds, Text Link Ads, Intelli Txt, Peak Click, DoubleClickTribal Fusion, Adbrite,Clicksor, Industry Brains, AdHearUs, Kanoodle, AVN, Pheedo, Adknowledge, YesAdvertising, RevenuePilotTextAds, SearchFeed, Target Point, Bidvertiser, Fastclick Value Click and OneMonkey (to name just some of the options - I’m sure I’ve forgotten some) and there is a smorgasbord of options. Of course there is more to come with MSN Adcenter and YPN both in beta testing and with a variety of other advertising system currently in development (so I hear).
RSS Advertising - The past 12 months have seen some advances in RSS Advertising also. I’m yet to hear of any bloggers making big dollars through it to this point - but as improvements are made to the ad programs exploring this I’m sure we’ll start to see examples of it being profitable.
Sponsorship - In addition to the array of advertising programs that are available to join there is a growing awareness in the business of the value and opportunity that exists for them to advertise directly on blogs. I’m hearing more and more examples of this and have been fortunately to have a couple of ad campaigns of my own in the past month - one with Adobe a couple of weeks ago and another just completed with Ricoh for a new digicam over at my Digital Camera Blog. These are not isolated cases - as I say I know of many blogs exploring sponsorship with advertisers at present and suspect we’ll see more of it in the year ahead. Sponsorship is also happening on a post by post basis with some bloggers being paid to write on certain topics by companies - either in one off or a regular fashion.
Affiliate Programs - There are larger affiliate programs like Amazon, Linkshare, Clickbank and Commission Junction but also literally thousands of others from the large to the very small.
Digital Assets - Increasing numbers of bloggers have been developing other digital assets to support and add revenue streams to their blogs. By this I mean that I’m increasingly seeing e-books, courses and tele-seminars being run by bloggers. My recent foray into this with the first series of the six figure blogging course that Andy and I ran a few weeks ago and have just released the study version of. This type of activity will only increase in future - in fact this week I’ve seen numerous examples of bloggers running courses.
Blog Network Opportunities - with the rise in popularity of Blog Networks - bloggers are also being presented with more places to earn an income from their blogging - by writing for and with others. While it might be difficult to get a writing gig with one of the bigger networks - there are plenty who are always asking for new bloggers to join and who are willing to pay bloggers using a variety of payment models. While there are distinct advantages of blogging for yourself - blogging for an established network who will handle a lot of the set up/promotion/admin/SEO etc has it’s advantages also. More and more bloggers are combining writing for themselves on their own blogs with taking on blog network blogs as additional income streams.
Business Blog Writing Opportunities - as blogging has risen in it’s profile as a medium more and more businesses are starting blogs. Many of these companies have internal staff take on blogging duties - but an increasing number of them are hiring specialist bloggers to come on and run their blogs. I know of a number of bloggers who in the past month or two have been approached for such paid work. Check out Bloggers for Hire if you’re looking for this type of work.
Non Blogging Writing Opportunities - Also becoming more common are bloggers being hired to write in non blogging mediums. Manolo’s recent coup of a column in the Washington Post is just one example of this as bloggers are increasingly being approached to write for newspapers, magazines and other non blog websites. Along side this is the rise of bloggers as published book authors - this is to the extent that one blogger I spoke with this week complained to me that they were one of the few bloggers than they knew who didn’t have a book deal!
Donations - Tip Jars and donation buttons have been a part of blogging for years now but this last year saw a number of bloggers go full time after fundraising drives. Perhaps the most high profile of these was Jason Kottke of kottke.org who through the generosity of his readership was able to quit his job and become a full time blogger.
Flipping Blogs - Also more common in 2005 was the practice of ‘Blog Flipping’ - or selling of blogs. This has happened both on an individual blog level (I can think of about 20 blogs that sold this year) but also on a network level (the most obvious of these being the 8 figure sale of Weblogs Inc to AOL).
Merchandising - My recent attempt to sell ProBlogger.net T-shirts wasn’t a raging success, but it is an example of how an increasing number of bloggers are attempting to make a few extra dollars from their blogs by selling branded products through programs like Cafepress (although I have to say they’ve lost one of my own orders and are being quite unresponsive to my requests to follow it up at present). While I didn’t have a lot of success with merchandising - quite a few larger blogs are seeing significant sales - especially blogs with a cult following. I’m not at liberty to discuss details - but I know of one largish blog which will see sales over $20,000 in merchandise for the calendar year of 2005.
Consulting and Speaking - While it has been popular for established consultants to add blogs to their businesses we’re also starting to see bloggers with no consulting background earning money by charging readers for their time in consulting scenarios BECAUSE of the profile that their blogs have built them. Blogging has the ability to establish people as experts on niche topics and we all know the value of being perceived as an expert. I spoke to one blogger last month who charges himself out at over $200 an hour for speaking and consulting work - his area of expertise was something that he knew little about 18 months ago - but through his blog he’s become a leader in his field and a minor celebrity in his industry.
As time rolls on there are more and more blog earning opportunities opening up.
Take it from www.problogger.net
I’ve done a bit of an update on this post so am putting it back on the front page as there are quite a few first time readers on the blog today as a result of the Australian Blog Awards (welcome if that’s you).
I’ve been reflecting this week about the amazing diversity of opportunities that are opening up for bloggers to earn an income from or through their blogging.
I’ve long advised that bloggers seeking to earn an income from blogging spread their interests across multiple revenue streams so as not to put all their eggs in one basket.
The wonderful thing is that this is becoming easier and easier to do 2005 has seen many options opening up. I thought I’d take a look at some of the ways that bloggers are currently making money through blogs.
Income Streams for Bloggers
Advertising Programs - Perhaps the most obvious changes in the past few months have been with the addition of a variety of viable advertising options for bloggers. No longer are bloggers only presented with the Adsense and/or BlogAds choice - instead they now have a massive array to choose from. Getting the most publicity recently have been Chitika’s eMiniMalls of course but there are just so many other options now that also include:
Adgenta, CrispAds, Text Link Ads, Intelli Txt, Peak Click, DoubleClickTribal Fusion, Adbrite,Clicksor, Industry Brains, AdHearUs, Kanoodle, AVN, Pheedo, Adknowledge, YesAdvertising, RevenuePilotTextAds, SearchFeed, Target Point, Bidvertiser, Fastclick Value Click and OneMonkey (to name just some of the options - I’m sure I’ve forgotten some) and there is a smorgasbord of options. Of course there is more to come with MSN Adcenter and YPN both in beta testing and with a variety of other advertising system currently in development (so I hear).
RSS Advertising - The past 12 months have seen some advances in RSS Advertising also. I’m yet to hear of any bloggers making big dollars through it to this point - but as improvements are made to the ad programs exploring this I’m sure we’ll start to see examples of it being profitable.
Sponsorship - In addition to the array of advertising programs that are available to join there is a growing awareness in the business of the value and opportunity that exists for them to advertise directly on blogs. I’m hearing more and more examples of this and have been fortunately to have a couple of ad campaigns of my own in the past month - one with Adobe a couple of weeks ago and another just completed with Ricoh for a new digicam over at my Digital Camera Blog. These are not isolated cases - as I say I know of many blogs exploring sponsorship with advertisers at present and suspect we’ll see more of it in the year ahead. Sponsorship is also happening on a post by post basis with some bloggers being paid to write on certain topics by companies - either in one off or a regular fashion.
Affiliate Programs - There are larger affiliate programs like Amazon, Linkshare, Clickbank and Commission Junction but also literally thousands of others from the large to the very small.
Digital Assets - Increasing numbers of bloggers have been developing other digital assets to support and add revenue streams to their blogs. By this I mean that I’m increasingly seeing e-books, courses and tele-seminars being run by bloggers. My recent foray into this with the first series of the six figure blogging course that Andy and I ran a few weeks ago and have just released the study version of. This type of activity will only increase in future - in fact this week I’ve seen numerous examples of bloggers running courses.
Blog Network Opportunities - with the rise in popularity of Blog Networks - bloggers are also being presented with more places to earn an income from their blogging - by writing for and with others. While it might be difficult to get a writing gig with one of the bigger networks - there are plenty who are always asking for new bloggers to join and who are willing to pay bloggers using a variety of payment models. While there are distinct advantages of blogging for yourself - blogging for an established network who will handle a lot of the set up/promotion/admin/SEO etc has it’s advantages also. More and more bloggers are combining writing for themselves on their own blogs with taking on blog network blogs as additional income streams.
Business Blog Writing Opportunities - as blogging has risen in it’s profile as a medium more and more businesses are starting blogs. Many of these companies have internal staff take on blogging duties - but an increasing number of them are hiring specialist bloggers to come on and run their blogs. I know of a number of bloggers who in the past month or two have been approached for such paid work. Check out Bloggers for Hire if you’re looking for this type of work.
Non Blogging Writing Opportunities - Also becoming more common are bloggers being hired to write in non blogging mediums. Manolo’s recent coup of a column in the Washington Post is just one example of this as bloggers are increasingly being approached to write for newspapers, magazines and other non blog websites. Along side this is the rise of bloggers as published book authors - this is to the extent that one blogger I spoke with this week complained to me that they were one of the few bloggers than they knew who didn’t have a book deal!
Donations - Tip Jars and donation buttons have been a part of blogging for years now but this last year saw a number of bloggers go full time after fundraising drives. Perhaps the most high profile of these was Jason Kottke of kottke.org who through the generosity of his readership was able to quit his job and become a full time blogger.
Flipping Blogs - Also more common in 2005 was the practice of ‘Blog Flipping’ - or selling of blogs. This has happened both on an individual blog level (I can think of about 20 blogs that sold this year) but also on a network level (the most obvious of these being the 8 figure sale of Weblogs Inc to AOL).
Merchandising - My recent attempt to sell ProBlogger.net T-shirts wasn’t a raging success, but it is an example of how an increasing number of bloggers are attempting to make a few extra dollars from their blogs by selling branded products through programs like Cafepress (although I have to say they’ve lost one of my own orders and are being quite unresponsive to my requests to follow it up at present). While I didn’t have a lot of success with merchandising - quite a few larger blogs are seeing significant sales - especially blogs with a cult following. I’m not at liberty to discuss details - but I know of one largish blog which will see sales over $20,000 in merchandise for the calendar year of 2005.
Consulting and Speaking - While it has been popular for established consultants to add blogs to their businesses we’re also starting to see bloggers with no consulting background earning money by charging readers for their time in consulting scenarios BECAUSE of the profile that their blogs have built them. Blogging has the ability to establish people as experts on niche topics and we all know the value of being perceived as an expert. I spoke to one blogger last month who charges himself out at over $200 an hour for speaking and consulting work - his area of expertise was something that he knew little about 18 months ago - but through his blog he’s become a leader in his field and a minor celebrity in his industry.
As time rolls on there are more and more blog earning opportunities opening up.
Take it from www.problogger.net
Tuesday
Digital media 'empowering users'
Cameraphones allow citizens to report the world around themA different mantra is replacing "content is king" as the new slogan of the media industry, delegates at a London conference on new media have been told.
As more media become increasingly available in digital formats, and traditional models of media packaging and distribution start to unravel, "the customer is king" is fast becoming the industry's new catchphrase.
During a session at the Financial Times Digital Media Conference on what media consumption in the UK might look like in 2012, several speakers predicted a big rise in the sharing of information among online communities with common interests.
Consumers are exercising more control, said Microsoft's Neil Holloway, Already in the US, 70% of personal video recorder users are skipping adverts, he noted.
"People want to connect to information and connect to their friends," he said. "The focus will be on highly personalised experiences."
Suggesting that advertisers might be missing a trick, he added: ""Today only about 5% of global advertising is online, yet 20% of media is consumed online. This is an amazing opportunity for advertisers."
Stronger together
"Collaborative usage of the internet is rising," said Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, a free online encyclopaedia written by thousands of users.
The scope will exist for far greater personalisation of all forms of content, and end users will be empowered and have greater influence, controlling how, where and at what price they consume content
Ed Shedd, Deloitte"This is a social innovation, and not just a technological innovation," he said. Collaborative editing of music and video content were the next likely trends, although this depended on free licensing and the availability of easy-to-use software, he added.
Lorraine Twohill, director of Google's European marketing programmes, said consumers of news from the media were transforming themselves into providers of information.
The pioneering South Korean "citizen journalism" website Ohmynews now had some 33,000 citizen reporters, though it still used professional editors too, she noted.
Ms Twohill cited a recent quote from News Corporation boss Rupert Murdoch - "We tell you less, you tell us more." - to illustrate how some of the global media were engaging with the potential power of citizen journalism.
She added that the mainstream media should also start responding to another blogging-related trend, micropublishing, which allowed authors not only to control the editorial and publication process but also to determine the fees they charged for access to their work.
Show me the money
"The trick for media companies is how to embrace multiple content in a profitable way," Ed Shedd of the UK consultancy firm Deloitte told the FT Conference.
Traditional media like newspapers are being forced to changeBy 2012, in the developed markets of North America and Europe, "content will be delivered anywhere to a growing range of devices," he forecast.
"The scope will exist for far greater personalisation of all forms of content, and end users will be empowered and have greater influence, controlling how, where and at what price they consume content."
In what was a very US/Europe focused gathering, some speakers acknowledged that Western media markets have much to learn from more hi-tech advanced counterparts in Asia.
In Japan and South Korea, mobile TV services have been reasonably successful, with significant numbers of customers already paying for services, while China has been one of the first countries to develop a mainstream market for online games.
In the new era in which the consumer will supposedly be "king", the feeling among many delegates at the London conference was that traditional media players, including public service broadcasters like the BBC, still have a future, as long as they could reinvent themselves.
The growing trend towards on-demand viewing, although still representing a small minority of all TV viewing, was starting to exert the pressures of the internet on the world of commercial television.
One day, schedulers might even find themselves redundant, warned David Moody of BBC Worldwide, the BBC's commercial division.
For Rod Henwood of the UK's Channel 4, the key to ratings success for TV channels still lay in content. He told the audience passionately: "Take risks. Creativity differentiates."
Take it from news.bbc.co.uk
Cameraphones allow citizens to report the world around themA different mantra is replacing "content is king" as the new slogan of the media industry, delegates at a London conference on new media have been told.
As more media become increasingly available in digital formats, and traditional models of media packaging and distribution start to unravel, "the customer is king" is fast becoming the industry's new catchphrase.
During a session at the Financial Times Digital Media Conference on what media consumption in the UK might look like in 2012, several speakers predicted a big rise in the sharing of information among online communities with common interests.
Consumers are exercising more control, said Microsoft's Neil Holloway, Already in the US, 70% of personal video recorder users are skipping adverts, he noted.
"People want to connect to information and connect to their friends," he said. "The focus will be on highly personalised experiences."
Suggesting that advertisers might be missing a trick, he added: ""Today only about 5% of global advertising is online, yet 20% of media is consumed online. This is an amazing opportunity for advertisers."
Stronger together
"Collaborative usage of the internet is rising," said Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, a free online encyclopaedia written by thousands of users.
The scope will exist for far greater personalisation of all forms of content, and end users will be empowered and have greater influence, controlling how, where and at what price they consume content
Ed Shedd, Deloitte"This is a social innovation, and not just a technological innovation," he said. Collaborative editing of music and video content were the next likely trends, although this depended on free licensing and the availability of easy-to-use software, he added.
Lorraine Twohill, director of Google's European marketing programmes, said consumers of news from the media were transforming themselves into providers of information.
The pioneering South Korean "citizen journalism" website Ohmynews now had some 33,000 citizen reporters, though it still used professional editors too, she noted.
Ms Twohill cited a recent quote from News Corporation boss Rupert Murdoch - "We tell you less, you tell us more." - to illustrate how some of the global media were engaging with the potential power of citizen journalism.
She added that the mainstream media should also start responding to another blogging-related trend, micropublishing, which allowed authors not only to control the editorial and publication process but also to determine the fees they charged for access to their work.
Show me the money
"The trick for media companies is how to embrace multiple content in a profitable way," Ed Shedd of the UK consultancy firm Deloitte told the FT Conference.
Traditional media like newspapers are being forced to changeBy 2012, in the developed markets of North America and Europe, "content will be delivered anywhere to a growing range of devices," he forecast.
"The scope will exist for far greater personalisation of all forms of content, and end users will be empowered and have greater influence, controlling how, where and at what price they consume content."
In what was a very US/Europe focused gathering, some speakers acknowledged that Western media markets have much to learn from more hi-tech advanced counterparts in Asia.
In Japan and South Korea, mobile TV services have been reasonably successful, with significant numbers of customers already paying for services, while China has been one of the first countries to develop a mainstream market for online games.
In the new era in which the consumer will supposedly be "king", the feeling among many delegates at the London conference was that traditional media players, including public service broadcasters like the BBC, still have a future, as long as they could reinvent themselves.
The growing trend towards on-demand viewing, although still representing a small minority of all TV viewing, was starting to exert the pressures of the internet on the world of commercial television.
One day, schedulers might even find themselves redundant, warned David Moody of BBC Worldwide, the BBC's commercial division.
For Rod Henwood of the UK's Channel 4, the key to ratings success for TV channels still lay in content. He told the audience passionately: "Take risks. Creativity differentiates."
Take it from news.bbc.co.uk
Tougher hacking laws get support
The hacking measures enjoy some cross-party supportBoth the Tories and Lib Dems have backed government measures to increase penalties for UK computer hackers.
Anyone hacking a computer could be punished with 10 years' imprisonment under new laws.
The move follows campaigning from Labour MP Tom Harris, whose ideas are now being adopted in the Police and Justice Bill.
There will be a clearer outlawing of offences like denial-of-service attacks in which systems are debilitated.
Typically, this is done by massively overloading the system and thereby exhausting its computing power.
'Perfectly sensible'
The bill - which was being debated for the first time in the House of Commons on Monday - would also boost the penalty for using hacking tools.
Home Secretary Charles Clarke said: "We need to recognise that in our increasingly interdependent world, work with international partners to tackle terrorism and serious organised crime will be increasingly important.
"One of the growing new threats that can only be tackled through extensive international cooperation is the continued threat posed by computing hacking and denial-of-service attacks."
During the first debate on the legislation, Nick Herbert, for the Tories, criticised much of the rest of the bill, but said measures to tackle hacking were "perfectly sensible" and would enjoy support from across the Commons.
For the Liberal Democrats, Lynne Featherstone also said there was support for measures on computer hacking, while dismissing the bill as a whole as pernicious.
The bill passed on to its second reading without a vote
Take it from news.bbc.co.uk
The hacking measures enjoy some cross-party supportBoth the Tories and Lib Dems have backed government measures to increase penalties for UK computer hackers.
Anyone hacking a computer could be punished with 10 years' imprisonment under new laws.
The move follows campaigning from Labour MP Tom Harris, whose ideas are now being adopted in the Police and Justice Bill.
There will be a clearer outlawing of offences like denial-of-service attacks in which systems are debilitated.
Typically, this is done by massively overloading the system and thereby exhausting its computing power.
'Perfectly sensible'
The bill - which was being debated for the first time in the House of Commons on Monday - would also boost the penalty for using hacking tools.
Home Secretary Charles Clarke said: "We need to recognise that in our increasingly interdependent world, work with international partners to tackle terrorism and serious organised crime will be increasingly important.
"One of the growing new threats that can only be tackled through extensive international cooperation is the continued threat posed by computing hacking and denial-of-service attacks."
During the first debate on the legislation, Nick Herbert, for the Tories, criticised much of the rest of the bill, but said measures to tackle hacking were "perfectly sensible" and would enjoy support from across the Commons.
For the Liberal Democrats, Lynne Featherstone also said there was support for measures on computer hacking, while dismissing the bill as a whole as pernicious.
The bill passed on to its second reading without a vote
Take it from news.bbc.co.uk
Blogging book competition hots up
Russell Davies celebrates the traditional British cafe in his blogThe first short-list for a literary prize that rewards bloggers turned bookwriters has been announced.
Dubbed the Blooker Prize, the contest is for those bloggers who have turned their episodic journals into something more substantial.
British entries on the Blooker short-list include the intimate diary of a prostitute and a guide to the UK's best "greasy spoon" cafes.
The first winner of the Blooker Prize will be announced on 3 April.
Cafe culture
The Blooker Prize was first suggested in October 2005 and was the creation of Bob Young, founder of self-publishing site Lulu which sponsors the prize.
In the last few years, regularly updated web logs - or blogs - have become a major feature on the internet and now there are believed to be more than 60 million of them in existence.
There are blogs on any and every subject and many of the writers behind blogs have found their passions for a particular subject and writing style has won them a regular and appreciative audience.
There's definitely a romance to cafes. Once there you can easily get yourself into the frame of mind that you are about to start a novel
Russell DaviesSome blogs or their authors have become so popular that they have turned to traditional print to collect their thoughts or explore their interest at greater length.
Books from blogs, or "blooks", were becoming hugely popular, said Mr Young.
Any blook published in English anywhere in the world before the deadline of 30 January 2006 was eligible for entry.
A total of 89 entries made it to the Lulu Blooker's long-list and this has been whittled down to just 16 that will compete for the prize money.
The entries are arranged into three categories - fiction, non-fiction and comics - and the winners of two of these sections get a cash prize of £550 ($1,000). The winner of the grand prize gets a cash prize of £1,100 ($2,000).
The short-list is dominated by US entries but the UK has two strong contenders in the running. One is notorious Belle De Jour, who blogs about life as a prostitute.
The other contender is Russell Davies, who turned his affection for "greasy spoon" cafes into a blog called eggbaconchipsandbeans and a book detailing the 50 best cafes in the UK.
"I was looking for something to blog about that was not a picture of a cat," Mr Davies told the BBC News website, explaining his choice of subject matter.
"I'm drawn to a full English," he said, referring to the colloquial term for a fried breakfast.
"There's definitely a romance to cafes. Once there, you can easily get yourself into the frame of mind that you are about to start a novel."
Co-judging the event are writer and activist Cory Doctorow, Robin Miller, editor-in-chief of online publisher OSTG and Paul Jones, director of Ibiblio.
Take it from news.bbc.co.uk
Russell Davies celebrates the traditional British cafe in his blogThe first short-list for a literary prize that rewards bloggers turned bookwriters has been announced.
Dubbed the Blooker Prize, the contest is for those bloggers who have turned their episodic journals into something more substantial.
British entries on the Blooker short-list include the intimate diary of a prostitute and a guide to the UK's best "greasy spoon" cafes.
The first winner of the Blooker Prize will be announced on 3 April.
Cafe culture
The Blooker Prize was first suggested in October 2005 and was the creation of Bob Young, founder of self-publishing site Lulu which sponsors the prize.
In the last few years, regularly updated web logs - or blogs - have become a major feature on the internet and now there are believed to be more than 60 million of them in existence.
There are blogs on any and every subject and many of the writers behind blogs have found their passions for a particular subject and writing style has won them a regular and appreciative audience.
There's definitely a romance to cafes. Once there you can easily get yourself into the frame of mind that you are about to start a novel
Russell DaviesSome blogs or their authors have become so popular that they have turned to traditional print to collect their thoughts or explore their interest at greater length.
Books from blogs, or "blooks", were becoming hugely popular, said Mr Young.
Any blook published in English anywhere in the world before the deadline of 30 January 2006 was eligible for entry.
A total of 89 entries made it to the Lulu Blooker's long-list and this has been whittled down to just 16 that will compete for the prize money.
The entries are arranged into three categories - fiction, non-fiction and comics - and the winners of two of these sections get a cash prize of £550 ($1,000). The winner of the grand prize gets a cash prize of £1,100 ($2,000).
The short-list is dominated by US entries but the UK has two strong contenders in the running. One is notorious Belle De Jour, who blogs about life as a prostitute.
The other contender is Russell Davies, who turned his affection for "greasy spoon" cafes into a blog called eggbaconchipsandbeans and a book detailing the 50 best cafes in the UK.
"I was looking for something to blog about that was not a picture of a cat," Mr Davies told the BBC News website, explaining his choice of subject matter.
"I'm drawn to a full English," he said, referring to the colloquial term for a fried breakfast.
"There's definitely a romance to cafes. Once there, you can easily get yourself into the frame of mind that you are about to start a novel."
Co-judging the event are writer and activist Cory Doctorow, Robin Miller, editor-in-chief of online publisher OSTG and Paul Jones, director of Ibiblio.
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Google Planning Total Storage
Web giant Google is planning a massive online storage facility to encompass all users' files, it is reported.
The plans were allegedly revealed accidentally after a blogger spotted notes in a slideshow presentation wrongly published on Google's site.
The GDrive, previously the subject of chatroom rumour, would offer a mirror of users' hard drives, Reuters said.
Google declined to comment on the reports but said the slide notes had now been deleted.
In the notes, chief executive Eric Schmidt reportedly said Google's aim was to "store 100%" of users' information.
The notes said: "With infinite storage, we can house all user files, including e-mails, web history, pictures, bookmarks, etc; and make it accessible from anywhere (any device, any platform, etc)."
No announcement
"We deleted the slide notes because they were not intended for publication," Google spokeswoman Lynn Fox said.
"We are constantly working on new ways to enhance our products and services for users, but have nothing to announce at this time."
Under the alleged scheme, if users suffered a crash and lost files, Google's own computers would have kept a back-up.
The plan for total online storage could meet difficulties with bandwidth constraints for some users.
The search giant recently decided to offer an optional facility that stores a copy of the text-based sections of each user's data on Google's own computers.
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Web giant Google is planning a massive online storage facility to encompass all users' files, it is reported.
The plans were allegedly revealed accidentally after a blogger spotted notes in a slideshow presentation wrongly published on Google's site.
The GDrive, previously the subject of chatroom rumour, would offer a mirror of users' hard drives, Reuters said.
Google declined to comment on the reports but said the slide notes had now been deleted.
In the notes, chief executive Eric Schmidt reportedly said Google's aim was to "store 100%" of users' information.
The notes said: "With infinite storage, we can house all user files, including e-mails, web history, pictures, bookmarks, etc; and make it accessible from anywhere (any device, any platform, etc)."
No announcement
"We deleted the slide notes because they were not intended for publication," Google spokeswoman Lynn Fox said.
"We are constantly working on new ways to enhance our products and services for users, but have nothing to announce at this time."
Under the alleged scheme, if users suffered a crash and lost files, Google's own computers would have kept a back-up.
The plan for total online storage could meet difficulties with bandwidth constraints for some users.
The search giant recently decided to offer an optional facility that stores a copy of the text-based sections of each user's data on Google's own computers.
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