Elliott C. Back: Internet & Technology

Dota Allstars 6.37, 6.35, 6.34, 6.33b, 6.33, 6.32b, 6.32, 6.31, 6.30b, 6.30, 6.29b, 6.29, 6.28, 6.27b, 6.34 AI, 6.33 AI, 6.29 AI, 6.27b AI, and 6.25 AI Download

You might have heard of the Warcraft III custom map DOTA, otherwise known as Defense of the Ancients. A particular flavour, Dota Allstars, is incredibly popular on Blizzard’s WC3 bNet servers, but getting the latest maps can be a problem because the popular distribution sites are always down. So, if you want to download the latest DOTA, this is the place to find it!

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Spore Trailer Media

Posted in Google Video, Video, Video Game, YouTube by Elliott Back on May 10th, 2006.

I’ve stuck the official spore trailer video on youtube where you can go download it or whatever. It’s pre-rendered game footage and looks a little boring, but what you see there is really what it will look like when it comes around.

Adsense Placement Optimization Example

Posted in Adsense, Google, Interface, Optimization, SEO, Search, Spam, UI, YPN by Elliott Back on April 21st, 2006.

I found a random spammy tech blog the other day that does have a very nicely placed wide-format top adsense strip. They stuck right under a header that fades to white, so it’s very prominent and aesthetically pleasing. To improve on the idea one would want to integrate the ad a little more with the header, rather than under it, and also increase the brilliance of its text colors. But, here’s a picture:

adsense-top-placement.jpg

I’m looking to increase my CTR in the next round of blog design, while at the time making the ads more a natural part of the layout. Something along these lines seems like the perfect place to start. It’s also, if you’ve looked at the heatmaps that Google gives out, apparently an officially good place to put ads.

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