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[Nick]

Presenting my new gaming blog, Gamefeed.
Current Version: 4.0

*drools while admiring the homepage design*


As you all know, I have made plenty of websites in the past. But with my families financial situation in the sewer, I decided to start up a new website.. but this time, a blog. I don't plan on making a huge some of money with Gamefeed, but I will be happy with anything this new venture of mine, brings in.

The concept of Gamefeed is pretty simple. Live streaming video game news, articles, & special deals. Updated every 5 hours. I'm still adding in categories, and will continue to do so.

Getting this beautiful sucker online wasn't easy. It's made up of:

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994 Files, 117 Folders
Size: 21.2 MB (22,312,503 bytes)

After multiple tries with different hosts, I finally found a great hosting service. Any ads you see on the site, are mine. I'm also working on adding in some small Google Adsense ads. But nothing annoying. No big banners or popups.  

I hope you enjoy reading my blog daily, and be sure to comment. You can even register as well.

3 ways to find Gamefeed:
Gamefeed.tk
Gamefeed.co.nr
Gamefeed.iBlogger.org

So after days of work, and hours of frustration, Gamefeed is now online.
Comments and suggestions are welcome!  

(P.S Check out the "Friends" section. I've added in links to AR, and A Penny for the Ferryman)

[Nick]

Well, just got an email from Google. My Adsense account has been approved. So feel free to visit every once and awhile, and click one of the Google ads.

[Frodo]

*clicks on Google ads*  

Impressive site, Nick.  And I like that bit at the top with all the colours.  

And thanks for linking to The Ferryman.  

[Nick]

Thanks

And no problem on linking to your site.

I've actually made a few dollars on the site already.. a little unexpected, but every welcome.
Plus everything is running smoothly.

Now maybe I should add a shoutbox.

[Nick]

Gamefeed now has a shoutbox! Log on and chat away.

[Nick]

Updates:
-Removed comment restrictions. Anyone can comment.
-Unregistered commenters will now have a colorful "character" as an avatar. This character will be different for each poster.
-Fixed shoutbox size.
-Added in a link to this thread.
-Removed the calendar widget.
-Redesigned layout of sidebar.

Here is what the new commenter characters look like. Notice that instead of plain grey figures, we now have individual and random characters.



Comments and suggestions welcome.

[Nick]

Found some interesting and geeky stats about Gamefeed.

204 Posts
6,050 Comments
9 Categories
458 Tags

Webspace: 5632 MB
Disk space used: 14 MB
Disk Free: 5612 MB
Inodes Used: 4%

MySQL space used: 6 MB
MySQL space Free: 44 MB

Bandwidth: 204800 MB
Bandwidth used: 53 MB
Bandwidth remaining: 204747 MB

[Frodo]

Kaspersky blocked all Google ads when it went beserk couple of days ago, and I don't remember how to unblock them.  

  

[Nick]

Frodo, found a few solutions for you.

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Open Kaspersky at the task bar and click on settings. Click on anti-spy. Un-check enable pop up blocker. Un-check block banners.

More Information:
http://forum.kaspers...m...t&p=1279241

Hope this helps.

[Frodo]

Ahh, thankyou Nick.  There was also an 'anti-banner' thing hidden in there, which I hadn't noticed.  

*clicks on Gamefeed ads*  

[Nick]

Glad I helped.

And thanks for the clicks.

[Nick]

My current AdSense status:

AdSense for Content
Page impressions: 202
Clicks: 28
Page eCPM: $30.87

AdSense for Search
Queries: 3
Clicks: 0
Page eCPM: 0

Total Estimated Earnings: $6.24

Not bad. My first attempt at using AdSense on one of my websites has been a success. I'd recommend it to anyone. Very simple stuff.

[Frodo]

*clicks ads*

[Nick]

Alright, it's time Gamefeed actually had a version number. And since Gamefeed is going through it's first major update, the current version is: 2.1 beta.

I've decided to do a complete overhaul of the website. I found the old theme a bit slow, and cluttered. Take a look at the brand new theme, and the brand new features. Feel free to explore it.



You may also notice the shoutbox is missing. I'm in the process of building a new one. The old shoutbox was a little ugly.

Hope you enjoy the changes, and feel free to comment! I love suggestions!

List of Changes:
-Links will now open in a new window, instead of the same window.
-Number of comments being streamed will now randomize themselves. Instead of each post having set 5, 50, or such comments, the number will be either more, or less.
-Clickbank integration.
-Improved posting system, with updated keywords.
-Apple "iOS" games added into blog. (Yes, we now have a Apple category!)
-"PC Games" added into blog. (Yes, we now have a PC category!)
-Fixed common keyword bugs.
-"Nintendo 3DS" added.
-"Xbox 360" added.
-Gamefeed now has a Feedburner account: http://feeds.feedbur...om/GamefeedBlog
-Google AdSense in Feedburner feed.
-My Account section added.
-"About" page updated.
-Sidebar updated.
-Other assorted theme changes.
-Shoutbox removed, while it's being remodeled.

[Frodo]

Love the new black theme \ white font.  
But you seem to have forgotten the dragon section.