How Much Traffic Do You Need To Make $100,000 With Google AdSense?

Is it really possible to make $100,000 a year from Google AdSense (or by selling ads on your website/blog)? If so, how much traffic do you really need to make big bucks with Google AdSense?

Let’s say you want to make $100,000 a year from Google AdSense and/or Google AdSense alternatives.

$100,000 divided by 365 = $274 a day.

So, you have to create either: 274 pages which earns $1 a day OR 548 pages which earns 50 cents a day OR 1096 pages which earns 25 cents a day (which sounds reasonable, right?). Let’s say you have 1,096 high quality blogposts and you earn $0.25 per click from AdSense.

From my analysis, I found that the average Page CTR is around 1%. But it really depends upon your niche, web site design and other factors. In fact I have achieved a Page CTR of over 20% in 2007 for a niche website and was making $100+ a day from Google AdSense alone.

Google AdSense Glossary

Page Views

A page view is what Google counts in your reports every time a user views a page displaying Google ads. We will count one page view regardless of the number of ads displayed on that page.

For example, if you have a page displaying three ad units and it is viewed twice, you will generate two page views.

Clicks

For standard content ads, Google count a click when a user clicks on an ad.

For link units, Google count a click when a user clicks on an ad on the page of ads, after selecting a link in the link unit.

Page Click Through Rate (Page CTR)

The Page Click Through Rate (CTR) is the number of ad clicks divided by the number of impressions or page views that you have received.

Page CTR = Clicks / Page Views

For example, if you received 5 Clicks from 100 Page Views, then your Page CTR would be 5%. (5/100*100=5%)

Cost Per Click (CPC)

The Cost Per Click (CPC) is the amount you earn each time a user clicks on your ad. The CPC for any ad is determined by the advertiser; some advertisers may be willing to pay more per click than others, depending on what they’re advertising.

Page Revenue Per Thousand Impressions (Page RPM)

Page Revenue Per Thousand Impressions (RPM) is calculated by dividing your estimated earnings by the number of page views you received, then multiplying by 1000.

Page RPM = (Estimated Earnings / Number of Page Views) * 1,000

For example, if you earned an estimated $0.15 from 25 page views, then your page RPM would equal ($0.15 / 25) * 1000, or $6.00.

Estimated Earnings

Your account balance (or earnings) for the time period selected.

Source: Google AdSense Help

You can increase the Page CTR by using one of those high CTR WordPress Themefor Google AdSense. But I really wouldn’t recommend those WordPress themes as it will impact the user experience very negatively. Instead, you can focus on creating awesome content and driving more traffic so that it increases your Google AdSense earnings (or advertising revenues) naturally.

Now, let’s assume that you have a Page CTR of 1% and your average CPC is $0.25 (I believe it’s a quite achievable target unless your keywords have no advertiser competition – e.g. a recipe blog).

Some of the top paying AdSense niches are Finance, Internet Marketing, Technology, Web Hosting, Internet & Computers, Software, Health etc. and some of the lowest paying AdSense niches are Entertainment, Arts, Movies, Celebrity Gossips, News blog, Jokes, Wallpapers, Quotes, Recipes, Photo blogs etc.

So, You Want To Make $100,000 A Year With Google AdSense, Right?

As mentioned earlier $100,000 a year means you have to earn $274 a day. If your average CPC is $0.25 then you need 100,000/0.25 = 400,000 clicks a year (or approximately 1,000 clicks a day) to earn $100,000 a year from Google AdSense. Assuming that your Page CTR is 1% you need approximately 100,000 page views a day. Now, let’s say your “Bounce Rate” (it is the estimated percentage of visits to your website that consist of a single page view) is 100%. It means that you need 100,000 unique visitors a day itself to generate 100,000 page views a day.

In a nutshell, you need 100,000 visitors a day to make $100,000 a year from Google AdSense alone (with a CTR of 1% and CPC of $0.25).

But you are not using AdSense alone to monetize your website. Right? Let’s say you’re selling banner ads directly and is also selling CPM advertising which is an effective way to monetize your website.

What are CPM ads?

CPM (Cost Per Mille) stands for Cost Per 1,000 Impressions. CPM networks pays for every 1,000 impressions you generate. If a CPM ad network is paying you $1 CPM then it means that they’re paying you $1 for every 1,000 page views you generate.

CPM Network earnings total depend upon your traffic quality but you can expect anywhere between $1 – $3 per 1,000 impressions. So, if you generate 100,000 page views a day then you can make $100 – $300 a day from CPM Networks. Again, you can earn $100 – $300 (or maybe even more) a day by selling banner ads directly to advertisers.

Now, you can split the traffic into three as you’re earning $300 each from 3 advertising networks. It means that you need 100,000/3=33,333 unique visitors a day (with a bounce rate of 100%) to make approximately $274/day.

Again, if you have an authority blog then your bounce rate will never be 100%. In that case you can expect an average page view of 1.5 per user. It means that 50% of your visitors exits from the landing page and others visit more than one page from your website.

All in all, you need approximately 20,000 visitors a day to generate 30,000+ page views and it can earn $274 a day which translates to $100,000 a year in advertising revenues.

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Microsoft organises IT workshop for Ghanaian students

Global ICT giant Microsoft has organised an information technology workshop for Ghanaian students to motivate and help them develop applications that can be used to solve real life problems in Ghana and in African.

The initiative was aimed to expose students to Microsoft technologies such as Bing Search, Windows Phone 8, Windows 8, Windows Azure, Visual Studio and open source technology.

Addressing students at Ghana Technology University College in Accra, Mr Shina Oyetoso, Developer Platform Evangelist of Microsoft said Microsoft had initiatives such as Dream Spark, imagine cup, students to business, build your business programme and employability portals to equip students and start-ups.

According to him, the dream spark initiative gives students free access to Microsoft designer and developer tools helping to advance key technical skills.

With the initiative, he said, students can develop their own applications using Microsoft’s designer and developer tools.

“We are just exposing them [the students] to what Microsoft technologies are and what they do so they will be able develop applications using our technologies, so they can sell to make money for themselves”, Mr Oyetoso added.

He said Microsoft had a training programme designed to support aspiring and emerging entrepreneurs, adding that the initiative would provide the students with start-ups and skills to grow into becoming competitors in the industry.

On the students to business programme, he said the initiative would seek to match them with jobs or internships in the technology industry.

Mr Oyetoso tasked students to develop software and applications that could be adopted as powerful tools to boost economic growth and reduce poverty.

He expressed Microsoft’s commitment to use its technologies to help solve problems for sustainable growth on the African continent.

Bill Gates is once again the world’s richest person.

The 57-year-old co-founder of Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) recaptured the title from Mexican investor Carlos Slim yesterday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as the software maker hit a five-year high. It is the first time Gates has held the mantle since 2007. His fortune is valued at $72.7 billion, up 16 percent year-to-date.

Slim’s America Movil (AMXL) SAB, the largest mobile-phone operator in the Americas, has dropped 14 percent this year after Mexico’s Congress passed a bill that could quash the billionaire’s market dominance. That’s helped erase more than $3 billion from the 73-year-old tycoon’s net worth.

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Trade Ministry launches "Innovation Ghana"

The Ministry of Trade and Industry with support from Google,has launched an “Innovation Ghana”, an initiative to get Ghanaians to appreciate the use of the internet and its impact on the Ghanaian economy.

Innovation Ghana is aimed at strengthening and encouraging local products and services created by Ghanaians for Ghanaians. The launching was also used to recognize six outstanding Ghanaian innovators, “Innovation Heroes”, who have used the internet to positively contribute to the economy by developing and infusing creative ideas into products and services.

Innovation Ghana was born from a study conducted by Dalberg and commissioned by Googlewhich revealed the socio-economic impact and potential of the internet in Ghana and how small and medium scale enterprise (SME) owners expected that the internet would help them grow their businesses.

One of the key findings of the study identified that internet enabled services were having a positive effect on the public and private sectors in the fields of agriculture, health, finance, education, energy, transport and commerce due to improved information and supply management, more effective communications as well as extended service delivery.

The study also established that without sufficient investment in infrastructure, policy makers faced limitations in their ability to drive socio-economic impact from internet use by citizens.

In a speech read on his behalf, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Haruna Iddrisu acknowledged the role micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) were playing in the socio-economic development of the country and the challenges they were facing.

He noted that it was against this backdrop that the government with assistance from the World Bank, launched an online portal for the MSMEs to raise awareness of services being provided to Ghanaian SMEs.

Commenting on the Dalberg report, Mr Haruna Iddrisu noted that government would continue to support greater access to the internt by continuing to increase infrastructure and access in order to provide stable and high quality last mile internet access to all.

“Developing infrastructure will increase access to information and allow new products and services to be built. These are the foundations for an innovative ecosystem”, he added.

Mr Haruna Iddrisu also promised government’s support to entrepreneurs in getting the needed funding, while creating access to markets and the ability to connect with markets, and providing them with a fair and transparent regulatory environment for them to operate.

The Innovation Heroes awards were presented to FaashionistaGh, an online source of information on the Ghanaian fashion industry; Let Games, the first game development studio in Ghana and second in Sub-Saharan Africa and Dream Oval, an internet and mobile applications developer that allows online payments and distribution of information via SMS.

The rest were Ghana Decides, a non-partisan project aimed at fostering a better-informed electorate for a free, fair and safe 2012 election using online social media tools; Roots by Naa, a company dedicated to creating handmade fashion accessories out of Ghanaian textiles and Ghana Trade; a national web based products gallery that features locally manufactured products and services.

Country Manager for Google Ghana, Estelle Akofio-Sowah congratulated the award winners for being creative and presenting solutions to the Ghanaian populace, adding that, “the innovation awards reaffirm the findings of the Dalberg report that the internet is a tremendous, undisputed force for economic growth and social change. Their stories will inspire the next generation of innovators to dream big, to dream now and solve the problems of today using technology and the Internet.”

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Android device owners can now navigate Ghana with Google Maps

Users of android devices in Ghana can now move or drive about freely and easily to locations following Google’s introduction and upgrade of maps application in the country, which now has voice prompt upgrade. Google Ghana introduced Google Maps Navigation recently to enable owners of android devices such as smart phones and iphones have comprehensive, accurate and easy-to-go maps with built in local search, voice guided turn-by-turn navigation to all kinds of places. Mrs Estelle Akofio-Sowah, Country Manager, Google Ghana said on Wednesday that for a while now users of Google Maps in Ghana had been able to get direction whether sitting in their cars or whether walking in Ghana but receiving the information in text form while driving or walking using their phones. But she said: “Now what we have done now is to improve the safety of that, because you will not be driving and using your phone at the same time anymore. You now have a voice that tells you in five meters take a right turn and if you miss that turning it will redirect you. It is now giving you a voice prompt turn-by-turn navigation to get to your destinations”. She said this during an experiential session with the media, IT experts, representatives from the Fidelity Bank and the Ghana Tourism Authority; and students from the Valley View University and Ghana Telecom University, who shared their experiences on the use of Google Maps. Mrs Akofio-Sowah said in terms of content, Google Ghana had improved tremendously in enriching the information on maps with the support of users. In Ghana, she said, the maps project started four years ago and that it was important for people to get more and more interested to make life easy for them. “There is pretty much information on every street name in Ghana that is known now on Google Maps. The efforts we driving now is really to showcase that people can use Google Maps to tell the world where they are. It is really simple,” she added. Jacqueline Rajuai, Programme Manager, Google Maps, underscored the need to ensure constant updating of information on the maps with the changing times in order to keep them fresh always for users. “Maps are now simple to use and easy to understand by every single person… Maps bring data to life,” she said and noted that last year in 2012 globally about one billion Google Maps applications were downloaded. Again, Rajuai said, Over 800,000 websites last year had Google Maps embedded in them. The Greater Accra Regional Minister Julius Debrah expressed happiness with the development and introduction of Google Maps Navigation in Ghana and noted that hitherto people carried all kinds of devices with navigation and vehicles with navigation screens yet they were not functional and did not have an idea what benefit they were. But, he added, today with the effort of Google Ghana, we have solutions to almost all our needs just on a mobile device. Users of Google Maps can now discover great places in Ghana to eat, drink, shop and play. They can search to find addresses, places and businesses around the country and get voice guided, turn-by-turn driving directions, and find their ways by train, bus, subway or walking directions.

Source: GNA

NITA to collaborate with Microsoft

The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) is collaborating with Microsoft to develop the capacity of the government to use ICT in delivering services to citizens. This was disclosed to the Ghana News Agency by Mr William Tevie, Director General of NITA after holding discussions with Mr Ali Famwawi, Vice President of Microsoft in Accra. “I am very happy that Microsoft is collaborating with NITA,” Mr Tevie said. He said NITA is adopting an open software policy for government network in addition to procurement of volume product licenses for government agencies from Microsoft to reduce cost of ICT at the Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) . He said provision would also be made for the MDAs which are using other open source software on the network. “NITA is on course to expanding the network to cover the whole country by 2015,” Mr Tevie added. According to him, the second phase of the expansion of the government network is currently ongoing to bring on board 60 new base stations to add to the 30 existing ones. “A national data centre in Accra and a secondary data centre in Kumasi are also due to be completed by the end of year.” Mr Famwawi, who was in the country for the launch of the Hope City Project in Accra said Microsoft is going to collaborate with NITA to train government officials, build the technical capacity of NITA to support government ICT and to help Parliament with ICT solutions and training. He said Microsoft is working on delivering unique identifiers and assist NITA to deploy MS SharePoint collaboration tools to enhance productivity within the MDAs. Other areas being considered are skilled support for government business. NITA is the government IT agency responsible for ensuring MDAs use ICT in government business and at costs that are minimal. NITA has rolled out a government fibre optic network around the Ministries enclave in Accra and a WiMAX Wireless network across the 10 Regional capitals. It is servicing the network by buying bulk bandwidth at a cheaper price and is sharing it to government agencies.

Source: GNA

YouTube Launches Subscription Fees

YouTube has launched a trial scheme for paid channels on its website. Under the pilot programme, a small number of content makers will offer the channels for subscriptions starting at $0.99 (£0.64) a month. Each channel will offer a free 14-day trial and many will have discounted annual rates. Although the initial 53-channel line-up is fairly niche, one expert suggested the move might ultimately squeeze some smaller rivals out of the market. YouTube, which is owned by Google, said the launch was part of an effort to enable "content creators to earn revenue for their creativity". For example, the children's television favourite, Sesame Street will offer full episodes on its pay channel when it launches. Subscribers can pay using either their credit cards or through Google's own Wallet service. The paid channels involved in the pilot are diverse. They include National Geographic Kids, Acorn - which provides episodes from several British TV series -and Fix My Hog Premium, which is aimed at Harley Davidson motorcycle enthusiasts. "This is just the beginning", YouTube said on its blog. "We'll be rolling paid channels out more broadly in the coming weeks as a self-service feature for qualifying partners. "And as new channels appear, we'll be making sure you can discover them." Traditional TV turn-off? The advent of paid channels on YouTube means Google joins Netflix, Hulu and Amazon in offering subscription-based alternatives to traditional pay-TV. "The wider picture here is that the internet and TV worlds are colliding," Ian Maude, an online media expert at consultants Enders Analysis told the BBC. "The YouTube move will make it much harder for smaller standalone online subscription-based platforms because Google has the infrastructure to make it easy for content to be hosted, delivered and billed for. "But it was always inevitable that Google was going to do this." One billion viewers Google bought YouTube in 2006 for $1.65bn. The service is believed to generate a small amount of revenue from advertising, but the vast majority of its content has been free-to-watch. To make itself more attractive to potential advertisers, YouTube has gradually added professional content, such as full-length films and TV shows, to its vast library of amateur videos. YouTube says a billion people around the world use the service every month. "If YouTube were a country, we'd be the third largest in the world after China and India," the company said in March.

Source: BBC

Top 10 Ghanaian Websites in 2012

Following are the top 10 Ghanaian owned websites based on Alexa Ranking as at June 12, 2012.

Alexa provides information about websites including top sites, Internet traffic stats and metrics, related links, online ranking, online pedigree etc.

This ranking considers only Ghanaian-owned websites, and not foreign websites like Facebook,Google.com.gh, Google.com, Yahoo.com and youtube.com.

Screenshot of myjoyonline.com, which is the top website in Ghana.

1. Myjoyonline: Myjoyonline is Ghana’s top website. It is a major resource site for Ghanaians home and abroad. It streams radio programmes from about six radio sations, namely Joy FM, Adom FM, Hitz FM, Nykira FM, Asempa FM, and Luv FM.

People visit the site more than any other Ghanaian-owned sites in the country. It ranks 6 in Ghana behind Facebook, Google.com.gh, Google.com, Yahoo.com and youtube.com, which are all foreign sites. Myjoyonline overtook Ghanaweb to occupy this position after improving content and making it more timely. It also redesigned its website and invested in human resource.

2. Ghanaweb: Ghanaweb used to be the undisputed top news website in Ghana, but times have changed. The site has been overtaken by myjoyonline. The lack of radio streaming is one factor that has accounted for this, but more importantly, Ghanaweb’s inability to provide timely content has been its undoing.

Nonetheless, It is still the second most visited Ghanaian website at number 8 behind twitter, Facebook, Google.com.gh, Google.com, Yahoo.com and youtube.com.

3. Peacefmonline.com: Peacefmonline is a major resource site for Ghanaians home and abroad. The site streams programmes from at least three radio stations – Peace FM, Okay FM and Hello FM. It is the 3rd most visited Ghanaian website, and ranks 12 in the country.

4. Citifmonline: Citifmonline, a major resource site, is the 4th most visited Ghanaian site.

5. Ghananewslink: This site, a news portal, is the 5th most visited Ghanaian site.

6. SpyGhana: Spyghana, a major site for all news about Ghana as well as international news, ranks 8 in the country. It is currently the fastest growing site in Ghana.

7. BusinessGhana.com: is the 7th most visited Ghanaian site.

8. Web4Africa.net: This site offers professional web design, web applications development, web hosting, domain name registration, and other E-Commerce solutions, to clients worldwide. It’s registered in Ghana, and is the 6th most visited Ghanaian site.

9. Multitvworld.com: This is corporate website for Multi TV, a satellite TV provider in Ghana. It also offers daily news about Ghana. It ranks 10 in Ghana.

10. Ghanaleak.net: This site thrives mainly on pornographic content, especially leaked pictures and sex tapes of individuals and sometimes celebrities. It ranks 9 in the country.

All set for Mobile Web West Africa

All is set for the third edition of West Africa’s leading mobile focused conference dubbed Mobile Web West Africa (MWWA) 2013. 

The conference is slated for May 7th through 10th at the Four Points by Sheraton in Lagos, Nigeria. 

Ghanaian startups from Meltwater Entreprenuerial School of Technology (MEST), including Saya Chat, Nandi Mobile, MPawa, Leti Games, and Adsbrook would be representing Ghana at the conference.

Organizers of the conference, All Amber said in a statement copied to Adom Business it is a little just one week to the conference and participation is almost fully booked already. 

“Only a handful of places now remain for the popular industry get-together - this will be the third year in a row that the event completely sells out,” Event Director Matthew Dawes said in the statement.

Dawes was enthusiastic that this year’s edition of MWWA has booked up faster than either of the previous conferences and this is an indication of the level of progress in the industry. 

He said MWWA2013 would feature the best speaker line-up yet and the industry support this year is above and beyond anything the conference has experienced before.

“My hope is that the presentations, discussions and networking on offer will enable and facilitate growth, as that is my main objective,” Dawes said. 

Speakers for the conference comprise of the very best local and international experts from organizations including Qualcomm, Etisalat, MXit, VConnect, biNu, Thomson Reuters, iROKING, Jumia Nigeria, M-Net Africa, Spinlet, L5Lab, Eskimi, Guinness Nigeria and Airtel. 

Main One, Dimension Data, Carat MP and MIH Internet are just a few of the many companies sending representatives to the event.

Dawes said the 2013 edition features the first ever Mobile Marketing West Africa Focus Day, slated for Tuesday May 7th, 2013. 

Mobile marketing experts from Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa are expected to share best practice insights and case studies on mobile advertising, data & analytics, mobile social networks and location based services at the May 7 event. 

Presenters for the Focus Day event include Google, Konga, Wild Fusion, 2go, Twinpine and Ghana’s AdsBrook. 

MWWA2013 will also bring together the top minds in mobile app development and feature the usual App Developer Competition will on the App Developer Day slated for May 10, 2013. 

The day will showcase creations from five of the region’s best app developers, and prizes would include BlackBerry handsets and an iPad mini. 

Meanwhile, the App Developer Day will also be used to provide detailed training for developers seeking to optimize and monetize their mobile apps.

All Amber was founded in 2009 by Matthew Dawes to produce interactive, discussion-based events specifically aimed at high-level strategists in mobile technology across Africa. To date, All Amber events are industry-leading and highly acclaimed

Thousands Of Apache Servers Attacked!

Another cyber attack has been uncovered! Eset, security firm has found out about a malicious cyber campaign, which reportedly uses a backdoor exploit in Apache Web servers. It then directs users to websites that carry Blackhole exploit packs. The firm has shared that the attack has already victimised thousands of websites. 

In a V3 exclusive, Righard Zwienenberg, Eset senior researcher said, “The backdoor, codenamed Linux/Cdorked.A, is one of the most advanced attacks to target the Apache platform, boasting advanced detection dodging powers. The configuration of Linux/Cdorked.A is pushed to the system using obfuscated HTTP requests not apparent in Apache's log. This hides the fact that the web server is compromised. Linux/Cdorked.A can also receive commands with HTTP-POST.”

Zwienenberg further added that the real problem here is that Linux/Cdorked.A is known to leave no evidence of the hosts that have been compromised on the hard drive. It just leaves a modified httpd binary, which complicates the entire process of forensics analysis, making it difficult to assess the danger levels. 

"With so many Web servers running Apache, potentially hundreds of thousands of sites are vulnerable to this hard-to-detect threat. Other than modifying the existing httpd daemon service, all other traces are only in memory. Traffic to the website may be directed to other sites, where some of the redirects are to sites that carry the notorious Blackhole Exploit Kit," added Zwienenberg.

"Businesses must make sure they are always are up to date in applying all security patches. The days when patch management was a luxury are long gone. These must be completed so every employee is safe, and complemented with appropriate prevention measurements, such as anti-malware security suites,” he suggested. 

(Book)Programming Android: Java Programming for the New Generation of Mobile Devices ($28.40 & FREE Shipping)

In this book, unlike other books on Android, you will not only learn how to program for Android but you will gain a thorough understanding of its architecture. Indeed, this book covers much more ground than other books on the subject and each topic is supported by source code examples that you can "fork" on GitHub and use for your own projects. This is what makes it an invaluable reference book for any programmer coming to Android from Java, C++ or other mobile platforms such as the iPhone.

This book is divided into four distinct parts:

"Part 1: Tools and Basics" where you learn to familiarize yourself with the various development tools that make up the ecosystem of Android including a quick introduction to Java.

"Part 2: About Android Framework" where you will learn the necessary foundation to build robust Android applications.

"Part 3: A Skeleton Application for Android" will teach you Android Programming in more depth. You will learn to build a GUI that can run both on a tablet or on a smaller screen, the foundation for you to connect to web services using REST and more.

Finally, "Part 4: Advanced Topics" introduces you to more advanced concepts such as the search interface, geolocation & maps, multimedia, sensors, NFC, gestures, contacts and media-social and how to use the NDK to build Android applications in C++.

I own both the first and the second editions. I've compared the contents of two editions and I can stated that the book has been completely revised by the authors to clarify the text in several places and to update the examples to Android 4. For example, Chapter 6 of the first edition (Effective Java for Android) was merged into Chapter 3 and topics such as callbacks and overrides have been added.

Here is a non-exhaustive list of the improvements between the second and the first editions:

- A section called "Alternative Distribution" has been added to Chapter 4 (Getting your application into User's Hands), which describes how to publish your application on other distribution networks than Google Market (namely Amazon and Verizon).

- Chapter 6 (Building a View) was also largely revamped with the addition of sections on multi-touch and debugging & optimizing views.

- Addition of Chapter 11 (Building a User Interface) represents the addition of over 20 pages of new material that deals with the design of graphical user interface and takes into account the tablets. Chapter 7 (Fragments and multiplatform support) has also been extended to cover tablets.

- Chapter 14 (Search) was also added. It deals with Android's search interface and how to use it in your own applications.

- A section on StreetView was added in Chapter 15 (Location and Mapping).

- In chapter 17 (Sensors, NFC, Speech, Gestures, and Accessibility), the "P2P Mode" has been revised to cover the notion of "beaming".

- A section in Chapter 19 (The Android Native Development Kit) was added to describes how to edit C++ source code in Eclipse.

In all, close to 60 pages of new material have been added for this edition!

The code examples have also been revised and updated to Android 4 and their organization was also changed. Thus, in the GitHub repository, examples are now organized by subject rather than by chapter number to facilitate the search for a particular example by the reader.

In conclusion, Android Programming 2nd Edition, is still THE book to put in the hands of programmers who want to learn not only how to program Android, but also how to make well designed and robust Android applications.

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Bill Gates (Up Close)

Bill Gates, a young computer addict, was driven to the point that he would fall asleep over his computer. He was unkempt looking, but it didn't matter to him. The only thing that mattered was computer programming. Perhaps in the back of his head he could hear his grandmother Adelle (Gam) saying, "think smart, think smart!" He was indeed, an extremely competitive young man. He could also be "an extremely annoying person." He later was known to be so obnoxious he would scream and berate his employees. Was this behavior somehow linked to his phenomenal success? What made him turn his life around and become a philanthropist?

When Bill was a teenager, the scenery was a bit different. The elite in the computer field actually welcomed young people into their fold. Dick Gruen indicated that "a young enthusiast was welcomed, not treated as a gofer." Bill, a troubled `tween and teen, later met up with his partner Paul Allen at Lakeside, a private school, where they were progressive enough to have a terminal linked to a computer. Perhaps many of you know part of Bill's story or may think you know a lot about him, but Marc Aronson's main objective in this book is to tell you how he did it. You are in for a rare treat in this fabulous book! You'll even see a couple of pictures of him as a teenage computer guru.

This book is actually a study in how young people can succeed, but the only problem is (perhaps it is possible) that this special individual must have not just a few of the opportunities and qualities Bill Gates had, but must possess ALL of them in order to empower him/herself to the height and success he achieved. I was not particularly familiar with Bill Gates's business life, nor did I have a feel for his individuality, but after this reading this book I feel I know a lot about him and have a good sense as to whom he is. Did you know there was one man who "was not granted a share in the company he had help to create?" You'll have to read the book to find out about him. Whoa!

By D. Fowler

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Android TV Stick To Turn Your TV Into A Smart Device.

Time to turn your regular TV into a smart TV! W2Comp has launched MK809 III Android TV stick, a small device that can be plugged into you TV to run Android apps on the television screen. 

Those interested can start pre-ordering for MK809 III at a price of $89. The Android TV stick comes pre-loaded with Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and has a powerful Quad core processor to power the device. It is bundled with 2 GB RAM and ARM Mali-400 graphics. The stick comes with an 8 GB internal storage, which is expandable via MicroSD card. This space can be used to store and view pictures, videos and other files on your TV. The device supports full 1080p HDMI videos as well.

According to W2Comp, "MK809 III is a tiny computer that fits in the palm of your hands. It looks like a slightly bulky USB flash drive, but it actually has a processor, RAM, storage, and I/O ports, which make it a Mini PC. Another nifty thing which you can do with the MK809 III is control it from your phone, tablet or computer. By installing Splashtop Remote Streamer (available from the Google Play Store) on the device you can control the functioning of the device by using any other Splashtop enabled device!"

The device supports Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi connectivity. It connects with the HDMI port on the TV and enables the user to surf the Internet, read news, watch videos by using a wireless mouse and keyboard. Wireless mouse and keyboard are also up for order on W2Comp website. 

 EFYTIMES News Network 

Don't blame Windows 8 for slumping PC sales

PC sales are slumping and the technological prophets of doom are quick to point the finger at Microsoft and its Windows 8 operating system.

Last week IDC Vice President Bob O'Donnell not only expressed disappointment that Windows 8 wasn't able to reverse the trend, but asserted that Windows 8 was the reason for the slowing market.

But the PC sales problem doesn't begin or end with Windows 8. Even if Windows 8 were the most well-received and critically acclaimed operating system ever, PC sales would probably still slump.

Why? Tablets.

Even if they won't render the PC obsolete, the rise of tablets and smartphones have certainly made them less necessary in our day-to-day lives. They are no longer just an accessory to the PC. In many cases, they're a functional alternative.

The tablet market has grown rapidly since 2010, with the latest reports signaling the space is on its way to becoming a $64 billion industry, with 150 million units expected to ship this year, according to ABI Research.

When you compare the rapid growth of tablets to the general decline of PCs, it's evident people are opting for a tablet to supplement -- and sometimes even replace -- their aging computers at home. By 2015, Gartner expects tablet sales to exceed PC sales for the first time.

Although PCs are still very much the best tool for work and other productivity-related tasks, tablets (and in many cases, phones) can now handle the vast majority of activities we need them for: Web browsing, email, messaging, music, video, social networking, etc. They're slimmer, lighter and more versatile.

It's not unlike the move from tower PCs to laptops in the early 2000s, when the portable computers started to offer an experience on par with their stationary counterparts. The only major difference this time around is that a whole different set of players are leading the tablet space -- from the hardware to the software makers.

Another factor dooming the PC: Most computers purchased within the last five years can still perform admirably today.

New computers are noticeably better, but for the large swath of consumers who are turning to phones and tablets for all their casual computing, the necessity of regularly buying a new computer has become less pronounced. For those who sit in front of a home PC just a handful of times a week, they are probably fine extending the life of a slightly creaky machine.

So it's not so much that Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) has scared everyone away. It's just that everyone was already drifting towards the latest evolution of the PC -- something new, exciting, and at times, better.

Trying to protect the top dog status of the PC now is like trying to preserve the status of the vinyl record over CDs. They're superior in certain aspects, sure, but they're also significantly less convenient.

And that was really Microsoft's main mission in creating Windows 8 -- not to save PCs, but to guide the company through a transition when the capabilities of tablets and PCs are merging. Microsoft wants Windows to run on both. The strategy understands the importance of keeping the PC around, but Microsoft ultimately realizes that most people will eventually opt for a tablet as their main "computer."

Microsoft investors aren't necessarily convinced, however. The stock is down about 4% since the first quarter PC sales numbers came out. On Thursday, Microsoft will give shareholders a glimpse of the first full quarter of Windows 8 sales. They probably won't be pretty, but investors would likely be well served to take a long-term view.

cnn.com

Joy Market: Ghana's fastest growing platform

With over 700+ registered businesses and thousands of daily active buyers in such a short time, Joy Market is turning into Ghana's fastest growing online platform. Myjoyonline and UFRICA (http://www.ufrica.com/) are proud to present their partnership in Ghana’s first free interactive online marketplace: JoyMarket (http://www.myjoymarket.com). 

For those of you that haven't heard of Joy Market yet, this is why Ghanaians are making it into a success:

JoyMarket is an easy, one-stop shop where users can reach a Ghana-wide audience with just a few clicks. This online platform simply makes shopping and selling time-efficient. We've introduced innovative navigational features and possibilities to help users quickly and easily complete business interactions.

JoyMarket connects diverse and passionate Ghanaian individuals, communities and businesses with each other through an interactive marketplace experience, where practically anyone can buy & sell or offer practically anything online.

JoyMarket offers users easy-to-use search tools, engaging content and time saving navigation hand-in-hand with user-generated content through MyJoy’s passionately engaged community.

The marketplace experience is further enhanced with various social features, including the possibility to allow for unique user interactions, unique profile pages for both consumers and businesses, ands many supportive features such as instant price negotiation capabilities with the click of a button.

Whether you’re looking to buy, have something to sell, or want to promote your business online, check out http://www.myjoymarket.comtoday!