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YouTube Monetization disabled and re-enabled!

L ike many small time YouTube creators, I also got an email in January 2018 about changes to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP)  regarding changes new threshold of 4,000 hours of watchtime within the past 12 months and 1,000 subscribers. The revenue wasn't much but it was good to get some revenue from the little effort made in creating some videos. Unfortunately, my channel did not meet the subscriber threshold though watch time was alright. So, as per the new rules, monetization was set to be disabled. Read more »

How to shorten long Google Drive file share links?

Saving files to Google Drive and sharing links to others?  You must have noticed that the link from Google drive file sharing is a bit long. Links can be shared via messaging or emails which they can open directly. But if in case, people need to type the links to open documents, it could be tedious and people could make mistakes too. Why not shorten the links so that it is easy to read or type? Here is how. Read more »

How to install Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) game on PC?

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds game is attracting a lot of attention becoming one of the most popular games being played. You can install PUBG on Android, directly from Play Store. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a good game. PUBG for PC is already available on Steam, but it is not free and you need to pay around 15 – 20 USD. The experience of playing PUBG on mobile is good, the controls are awesome. But if you don't want to pay for the PC version and still want to play on a bigger screen on PC, then follow the instructions below how to install PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) on PC. This example is relevant for Windows computer. Read more »

Google Adsense Auto Ads not working on Blogger blogs

Google recently introduced Auto Ads to allow Google to automatically publish ads on websites. The advantage for website owner is the ease of Google Adsense implementation, ad optimization as Auto ads will identify any available ad space and place new ads there, potentially increasing your revenue. But, Google Adsense Auto Ads does not work with Blogger Blogs, another Google Product. (as on 2 June 2018). Read more »

How to add cookie consent notification and cookie policy page to WordPress website ?

European Union (EU) laws require websites to give EU visitors information about cookies used on website. In many cases, these laws also require websites to obtain consent from the visitor. Read more »

How to add a cookie consent notification to Blogger? Cookie Consent Code Generator and Cookie Policy Page Generator

European Union (EU) laws require websites to give EU visitors information about cookies used on website. In many cases, these laws also require websites to obtain consent from the visitor. Blogger is a blogging platform from Google and as such the platform is managed by Google. As a blogger, we are only using the system to post content. The management of the Blogger system is not in our control. Thankfully, Google have we have added a notice on Blogger to help meet these regulations. The notice lets visitors know about Google's use of certain Blogger and Google cookies on the Blogger blog, including Google Analytics and AdSense cookies. To check the default cookie consent notification implemented by Blogger, refer to our previous blog post here - How To check Cookies notification in Blogger for European Union countries outside EU ?  In case, if you are not satisfied with the default notification and you want to apply your own cookie notification, you can do so following the bel...