Windows Live Planet: Microsoft has launched it's new Social Networking Portal in INDIA.

Windows Live Planet (www.windowsliveplanet.com) - Match n Make new Friends!!!

Windows Live Planet platform is designed from Idea where usually we hang around with our friends in evening's at our favorite real world destination. It is an effort to bring your real world hanging and roaming habit of checking out interesting faces and making lots of new friends!

Windowsliveplanet.com is a Microsoft India initiative, the program has been designed to allow you to find people that match you. All you need to do is complete your profile: I am (demographics), I do (habits), I feel (attitudes) & I like (interests), and Windows Live Planet will open up a whole new world! The match-meter automatically suggests friends, and even lets you find friends exactly the way you want! There is no limit to the number of friends that you can make.

You can also find your favorite Windows Live Messenger right within the web page, so you can chat and stay connected with all your new and old friends. What’s more you can ‘Populate Your Planet’ by inviting friends from across networks like Facebook, LinkedIn, Hi5 and MySpace and see how they match up with you.

Windows Live Planet front page look and feel give's and impression that it has been launched mainly focusing on Indian users. Even if you are not based in India you can experience the sheer pleasure of Virtual Planet at www.windowsliveplanet.com

You can find me at Windows Live Planet by searching my name Afzal Khan Give a try by your own and add me!

Cheer's

Afzal Khan

Google New Blog Search tools: Feeds, Hot Queries & Latest Posts

Last week Google was busy launching series of new products almost for it's every verticals. It was the week of cool new products and features made public by Google for online user's.

So here it goes....

1. Google Blog Search - Google added the most requested feature: RSS and Atom feeds to Google blog search. You can now subscribe to articles or news of your interest. It's very simple to subscribe to Topics of your interest, Simply click on the links under "Subscribe" in the left-hand column of the Blog Search front page to subscribe to any topic or story in any feed reader, like Google Reader.

2. Youtube - Google has added YouTube Promoted Videos to promote your videos about business or any other service offerings. Learn more about this new conversion feature of by visiting the recently launched YouTube Biz Blog. To start using Promoted Videos today, visit ads.youtube.com. Also Youtube has increased the video upload size to 2GB.

3. Google Ad Planner - Ad planner has got a new look. You can now find sites and manage your media plans even faster with the redesigned Google Ad Planner interface. Visit www.google.com/adplanner to check out our new look and to find out more information about Google Ad Planner.

There has been more updates from Google. Nathania Johnson has already accumulated all Google updates together in one big post. 8 Google Updates: RSS for Blog Search, Increased Upload Size for YouTube and More

Official Google Blog: New Blog Search tools: Feeds, Hot Queries and Latest Posts

I hope you all will take advantage of new feautures and products made available to all of us by GOOGLE.

Enjoy!

Afzal Khan

Youtube Promoted Videos - Paid Videos to Drive Awareness & Conversion

Now you can use Youtube to promote your videos about business or any other service offerings. Similar to Google Adwords, Google expands scope for Organizations/Businesses help in advertising to YouTube, consider using YouTube Promoted Videos.

All features on YouTube Promoted Videos are similar to traditional Adwords, where you will have full control in your hand. You can decide where you'd like your videos to appear on YouTube, place bids in an automated online auction, and set daily spending budgets etc are some key feautures.

In addition last week Google has also launched "Call-to-Action" a fairly new feature that allows you to add a clickable overlay to your Promoted Videos at Youtube.

Learn more about this new conversion feature of by visiting the recently launched YouTube Biz Blog. To start using Promoted Videos today, visit ads.youtube.com.

Inside AdWords: Use YouTube to drive awareness and conversions

Cheer's

Afzal Khan