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The South African Government has deported 97 Nigerians as at Monday night, February 27th which consisted 95 males and two females. The deported, who allegedly committed various criminal offences, landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos in a chartered aircraft with the registration number GBB710 from Johannesburg.


All the deported were profiled by officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) while those deported for drug related offences were handed over to the Police for further investigation. while those accused of committing civil offences were allowed to go home.

Simi, a Nigerian alternative musician  paid a visit to the BBNaija housemates on Monday, after her sterling performance at the eviction show on Sunday. She received a grand welcome presentationby the housemates with a dance routine they earlier rehearsed from one of her song titled, "Pardonmypun".




The house mates took turns to share their dreams and aspirations at the end of their stay in the house with the siimi. However each and everyone of the contestant in the house also took turns for a selfie with the singer.
Moreover, ThinTallTony (TTT) has emerged Head of the House (HOH) for this week and won't be needing viewer’s vote this week to stay in the house due to the winners immunity.

I dont know about you,  buy twitter has totally changed the way i watch television. I'm a big sports fan and a loyal Arsenal supporter.  I go most home games at the emirates stadium but when they play away I'll read whats been said on Twitter and join in by tweeting and retweeting.  When you cant be together to watch the game,  Twitter offers the chance to be together even when you are on your own.  I'm a great believer that social media and television are extremely complementary.
Like me,  more and more viewers are turning to social media to interact and participate in live conversation about TV. Understanding this social media buzz is extremely important to the TV  broadcast industry.
Thats why some groups have a global partnership with Twitter. They have an agreement to collaborate on new research products in the area of advertising effectiveness,  consumer satisfaction and media measurement.  They call it DATA OF NOW and they are confident it will allow them to to make real time predictive research a reality  for clients across a range of services and Copycart Integrated hopes to partner as well very soon.
They have also extended this exclusive global partnership with Twitter for provision of social TV ratings and Analytics. Towards the end of 2014 they unveiled the first official twitter metric for measuring Twitter TV audience engagement in the UK and Spain,  and since 2015 the agreement has continued to extend to include the Nordics,  Russia, as well as oart of Africa and South East Asia eventually covering up to 60+ markets. The new tool,  the partner groups Twitter TV ratings, uses geofiltered Twitter data to allow broadcasters,  media agencies and advertisers to track exactly how Twitter amplifies the power of television.
Some groups Twitter TV ratings makes available new metrics.  These include Unique Authors people tweeting and thier affinity to brands,  channels and programs ;
Unique Audiences using data only available to the partner group,  they are able to measure the number of users who viewed tweets related to individual broadcast;
Impressions similar to Unique Audience  except this shows the total number of actual views that tweets about a particular program have received. The new tool alo features existing metrics like the number of tweets and retweets about a program,  before, during and after transmission ; the average number of tweets per minute ascribed to that broadcast.
This is all assessed by the dashboard which includes a live,  real time leaderboard,  giving users a snapshot of the top tweeted program as they happen,  with the ability to focus in on the actual content of tweets in real-time too.
Twitter not only has the power to boost TV viewing during broadcast but that smaller channels and shows can boost their share of voice #digitization by employing effective twitter strategies.
The Twitter TV Ratings are already an amazing resource for broadcasters,  agencies and advertisers who are making use of offical new metric. They are able to assess programs and services,  planned program promotions more effectively and assist media buyers and sellers to integrate insights from social data more comprehensively into TV component of thier midia mix.
Partners have commenced wooon launching the twitter TV ratings across the world. They believe they will offer unparalleled insights into social TV audiences.  As we know Twitter can indeed amplify the power of TV so now its time to turn up the volume.
We know from our study 'A year in the UK released in October 2014, that Twitter not only has the power to boost TV viewing during broadcast but that smaller channels and shows can boost thier share of voice by employing effective Twitter strategies.
Based on the detailed examination of a years worth of exclusive data from both Twitter and BARB,  excluding news and live sports programs,  its key findings include that TV Tweets level broadly correlate with TV channels shares and programs or series viewing figures across a broad time period,  although some channels over-perform on Twitter relative to audience share. Also, that Twitter activity has a direct,  positive influence on viewing figures during broadcast for 11% of programs, boosting audiences by an estimated  2% during those shows.


BY EMMANUEL OGUNSOLA

This week, we have curated tech events that are mainly for developers, tech enthusiasts, startup founders and entrepreneurs running or individuals developing businesses that make use of technology.

Here is a list of tech events happening this week (Monday, 20th February – Monday, 27th February, 2017).

Google HashCode 2017

Google HashCode 2017 is a global competition for tech developers to solve real life engineering problem with the help of Google. To compete in Hash Code, you will need to form a team of two to four people. Teams are formed in the Judge System, but first everyone in your team must fill the registration form individually.

Within 48 hours of submitting the form, you will be able to log into the Judge System to register your team. If your team plans to participate from a hub for the Online Qualification Round, you will need to log into the Judge System to select the hub.

Registration closes on 20th February at 18:00 CET. To sign up for this event, click here.

Date: Thursday, 23rd February, 2017.

Time: 6:30pm

Venue: Olotu Square, 1 Khana Street, Dline, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

Lagos Geeks and Techpreneur Meetup

This event is the rallying point for developers, tech enthusiasts, startup founders and entrepreneurs running or developing businesses that make use of technology. Discussions will be centered on programming tools as a front-end/backend developer, kickstarting a programming career

The theme of the meetup is “How to Run a Successful Tech Venture”. This is a free event but pre-registeration is required and only 100 slots are available.

To sign up for this event, click here.

Date: Friday, 24th February 2017

Time: 4pm-7pm

Venue: Cedar Centre, Jibowu Street, Lagos, Nigeria.

Social Media Week 2017

Social Media Week 2017 is closer than you think. The extensive impacts of technologies on communication and the consequent transformative effects on African communities in recent years will be the major focus of this year’s Social Media Week Lagos.

Social Media Week is a week-long annual event that provide platforms for the exploration and exchange of ideas and insights on how social media and technology impact business, society, and culture.

Date: Monday, 27th February to Friday, March 3, 2017.

Venue: Landmark Centre, Water Corporation Road, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

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Editor’s note: Are you organising a tech event? Tell us about it by filling this form

Valentine celebration is almost upon us
and the endless circle of robotic moves
will soon start. Robotic moves because
almost everyone recycles typical gifts.
Flowers, wristwatches, dresses etc. the
usual. I reckon that every celebration of
love should come with some titillating
and spicy angle to it. So why do we have
almost the same kind of love sharing
experiences over and over?
In the spirit of love, we’ll share some
simple and creative valentine celebration
ideas with you. These, you can adopt to
add an exciting new twist to your
celebration this valentine. Come along as

we explore the options:

Surprise Get-Away After Work Hours
Unlike the last, this year’s valentine falls
on a workday, so it may be quite tricky to
plan something romantic. Considering the
stress of work and all, your bae may be
exhausted and tired.
Now, that is the opportunity. Bae is tired,
yes. So, what better valentine gift than a
surprise get-away? A place where both
of you will relax and enjoy an evening of
cool. No rushing to the kitchen to prepare
dinner or queuing for tickets at the
cinema. How would you fancy it if bae
surprises you with this?

Home-Made Dinner Amidst Candle-Lit
Atmosphere

It is not every time that you have the
chance to eat romantic dinners in a
perfumed atmosphere with bae. At least,
the bustling demands of working in Lagos
sees to it that it is not always possible to
have that.
So, giving bae his/her most craved
delicacy in a romantic home atmosphere
will be more than satisfying. You only
need to pre-make your props the night
before. Get home early enough to put
finishing touches to everything. Then, you
have fantasy land in your home for the
two of you.

Dress Up and Stay In

You might think this is absurd, but I bet
you it isn’t. Don’t forget the 14th is a
Tuesday. That means the week is still
fresh and workload at the office may still
be intense.
This option ensures you and boo don’t
miss out of all the hype and jazz of the
moment. Take a great bath together, put
on your outing dresses and sit in to have
a romantic chit chat. A private moment
like this helps you reminisce on how it all
started and project on achieving your
dreams and aspirations. You should try
this option out. You’ll love the relaxed
atmosphere.

Rent-A-Romance

Yes, that is exactly what I meant, rent
yourselves a romance. How do you do
this? You can either have it indoor or
outdoor.
For the outdoor options, you can rent a
power bike and have a jolly and fun-filled
ride around the estate with bae. Not in
your regular vehicles, no. it should be in a
vehicle that will evoke romance, fun and
that you can feel bonded in.
Ok, you and bea can’t pull off a power
bike ride, well I believe you can do so on
a bicycle. So, consider the idea of “being
my valentine on a bike!”
For outdoor option, you can get an old
movie and watch with some popcorn and
drinks. Make yourselves happy and comfy
right there in your home.

Get A matching Tattoo

This is for the weirdos and the daring
couples. What could be more funky and
romantic as getting a matching tattoo
with bae? I believe nothing can beat this.
You can opt for a ‘not-so-conspicuous’
part to be tatted on. The whole idea is
that you get a matching tattoo that both
of you can relate with. It will serve as the
bonding relic of a valentines day well
spent. While getting the tattoo, you can
book your favorite booze from the local
winery, bar or even a club! Or better still,
try out something new, a little whisky or
cognac. Just get your freak out! You can
bet there is no forgetting that experience.


Fulfil A Fantasy

You’ve known bae for a while now, and
you know what they’ve always craved
and desired. That thing that has always
been a desired fantasy.
Fulfilling this will not only blow your
bae’s heart but will also make them
know you value and have them at heart.
So folks, go all out and choose your
most preferred valentine celebration
option. All that matter is that you do
something out of the usual and
something memorable. Have a blissful
celebration in a bit.

It is not uncommon that we all want to be a rave on the social media, everyone wants to be reckoned with but most of all you want to speak and other people listrn.  Well here are and a few Strategies to Help You

Online influencers command massive audiences. So what sets them apart—and how can businesses apply those lessons?

You ever wonder how your competitors may be recognized as online influencers while your wealth of knowledge and experience goes unnoticed? It can be frustrating, especially if you’ve been dedicating time to creating valuable content and initiating conversations on social media.
If you feel that your online presence sounds like an echo chamber, here are some tips and techniques that insiders have used to earn the coveted title of “industry influencer.” 
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Building Your Platform

Trite but true, it can start with defining your top three business goals. 
Hint: Those goals don’t include amassing tens of thousands of followers. While boosting followers may be an outcome of a solid strategy, your goals should ideally reflect where you want to take your business, including the types of customers you want to attract.
Building a platform can come down to defining and owning what your business stands for and how that serves your customers. For example, an organic food store’s platform could be focused on healthy choices from local farmers to promote wellness and stimulate the local economy.

Defining Your Audience

Who exactly are you talking to? The obvious answer is customers, but more specifically, it’s usually the 20 percent of your customers who are driving your business through repeat sales and referrals. If you haven’t already, consider investing some time in defining your audience and writing personas of your future, ideal customers.
With a solid understanding of your target audience, you can create content that’s focused on their interests and needs. The content that’s most effective in reaching and engaging customers will feature bursts of relevant information that’s fresh, helpful and able to invoke an emotion such as laughter, inspiration or gratitude.
Let’s take this a step further with three more ways that may help you engage your audience. First, follow news and trends and write an opinion about them as it relates to your expertise and the needs of your customers. Second, show the human side of your business and your personality. Finally, if someone you follow has great advice, share that with your audience and give a hat tip to the original source.
When you freely share your expertise to help or inform your audience, you may strengthen your credibility and reputation as a trusted resource and build your online following. When that happens, be sure to follow them back and personalize your messages (no automated replies) to those who read and recommend your content.

Shaping Share-worthy Content

When it comes to creating content, it’s one thing to attract customers and quite another to inspire them to share it. And when it comes to distributing content, it can be easy to get distracted by what’s popular today. Should you create memes? Run a blog? Stream video? Post exclusively on Facebook? However, the medium may be secondary to the content. People can be more likely to share content that expresses their identity, reflects their values and earn validation from others.
For example, being in the know, supporting a worthy cause, presenting a personal story and showing a sense of humor can be the stuff of share-worthy content. Applying this to the organic food store example from above, their content might include a blog highlighting recent health news about the benefits of eating organic and featuring interviews from health professionals and customers, or a video that shows how buying locally benefits the community.

Tapping the Power of SEO

Our conversation about sharing wouldn’t be complete without acknowledging the power of SEO. Some business owners still keep a list of SEO terms handy when they write content, not realizing that the rules of getting discovered have changed. Today, keyword-stuffing can land your content lower in search results, while quality content that’s easy to read and widely shared by your target audience may be ranked higher. While some might argue that quality content is in the eye of the beholder, search engines have their own way to determine it. These can include how much time people spend consuming your content, what they do with it and its readability factor, meaning search engines can prioritize short words and short sentences.
You can get ahead of it by regularly checking your email and social media performance. Look at who opens your messages, when they open them, which content was most popular and so on. That way, you can do more of what has worked.

Being Consistent

Finally, be consistent with your efforts. This doesn’t necessarily require you to maintain a ubiquitous online presence. In fact, when you write fewer, higher-quality pieces of content, your audience may look forward to hearing from you.
Also, you don’t have to be everywhere online. Consider finding the one or two places where and when your target audience is most active and invest your time there. In terms of finding time to engage your audience, set aside 15-minute blocks a few days a week. And if a great idea strikes you at an odd hour, go for it and then set your email or social media post to go live when the majority of your audience is most likely to see it.
In the online world, just as in real life, there may be no such thing as an overnight sensation. But with a strategic approach and a concerted effort to engaging your target audience, you can possibly reach the elevated status of online influencer.



Relationship Blogger, Joro Olumofin has taken time to share this to ladies, as he lists the qualities men look out for in today’s women.

See list:

Most men today are looking for the following:
1️. A Lady with an above decent paying Job ( at least 200 -250k)
2️. A lady with a foreign passport ( Born in the US or UK )
3️. A lady who has MBA or Msc. Bsc almost doesn’t count anymore
4️. A lady who has a car, some guys don’t want to pay for taxi fair anymore
5️. A lady who has her own place and doesn’t cramp his own personal space
6️. A lady whose parents have strong connections in Politics or Corporate world
7️. A lady who contributes money to every date, outing, bills payment etc .

Abraham Maslow, a renowned Psychologist in his hierarchy of needs theory stated that without Physiology we can not reach the love and belonging stage. I.e without ( food, water, basic needs) we can’t love appropriately. Has Maslow’s theory affected us as Nigerians as a result of the bad economy.
A lot of Nigerian men today are gradually moving towards ladies who have something to bring to the table. You hear things like. “Omo that babe dey drive benz she be wife material o”, “when I combine my income with the oil & gas babes own my empire go complete” .

This being said, the economy is always going to be a strong factor in our lives but let’s try find love amidst these hardships. You can be rich today and be poor tomorrow I.e the economy is a variable but when Love is built on a strong foundation it will be constant.

It is really sad that income, area you life, family connects, colour of your passport now takes front row seats over Personality attributes and traits.


The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Suleiman Kazaure, has admonished corps members to stop seeking relocation from the North to other states, saying the region is no longer volatile.

According to him, more than 50 per cent of corps members sent to the North usually seek relocation to other parts of the country.

Kazure claimed that the recent development has not encouraged unity in diversity which the scheme preaches and stands for.

Addressing the 2016 Batch B Stream 2 corps members at the Niger State Permanent Orientation Camp in Paiko on Friday, Kazaure urged the corps members to keep an open mind and give the North a chance.

Kazaure, who was represented by the Director of Information and Communications Technology, Mrs. Christy Uba, said, “Do not dwell on the negative things you have heard about the North; do not seek relocation.

“I want to assure you that the people of the North are peaceful and friendly. Keep an open mind and give it a chance and a trial. Your being posted here was not by mistake; stay here and make some impact on the people of the state.”

The DG then encouraged the corps members to share their challenges with state and local government coordinators and desist from taking their grievances to the social media.”

In her address, the Niger State NYSC Coordinator, Mrs. Theresa Arokoyo, lamented the security challenges being faced at the camp, while calling on the state government to give corps members a permanent orientation camp that will be more secure.
Source: PUNCH

Kenya’s Abraham Kiptom has emerged the winner of the 2107 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon and will be going home with the cash prize of $50,000.

Kiptom won the 42.1km race for the second time after he won the maiden edition in a time of 2 hours, 16 minutes, 21 seconds.
While Rodah Tanuyi from Kenya is the first lady to cross the finish line.


Ilya Pam Nwanta is the first Nigerian to finish the race and was the second Nigerian last year, he will be going home with N1million, Nwanta crossed the finish line before Philip Sharabutu who was the second Nigerian to finish the race. Sharabutu had finished as the first Nigerian in the Lagos city marathon maiden edition last year.
Lagos city marathon winners -
1st Abraham Kiptum (Kenya),
2nd place Ronny Ronny Kipkoech (Kenya),
3rd place Regasa Bejiga (Ethiopia).
Kiptum will be going home with $50000 while Kipkoech and Bejiga will go home with $40000 and $30000 respectively.


The Nigerian Army has reached out to the victim who was assaulted by Corporal Bature Samuel  and Corporal Abdulazeez Usman.

Chijioke Raphael Uraku, the cripple who was tortured by two soldiers on Tuesday in Onitsha, Anambra State, was appealed to on Friday 10th of February 2017 where he met with the military authorities at the 302 Artillery Regiment/14 Field Engineer Regiment, Onitsha. 

However, both have been sentenced to reduction in rank; from Corporal to Private Soldiers and 21 days Imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL) respectively,  which includes forfeiture of 21 days pay from the Federal Government of Nigeria.


Most Of The Newbie Bloggers Don't know how to Get Themselves A Google 
Adsense account and Most Of them are Not aware That They can Generate 
Little Income from their blogs. What Is Google Adsense? Google adsense 
is one of the best and most popular contextual ad network. 
Many bloggers and webmasters are using Google adsense to Generate A 
Token Balance from their websites or Blogs. If you have A Blog or 
website, then you can make money from Google adsense. All You Have To 
Do Is To place their ads on your blog but before You Can Do This, Then 
You Need To Sign Up For A Google adsense account. I Will Discuss With 
you step by step Process on how to Sign Up For Google adsense account. 
How To Create A Google Adsense Account? 1. Google adsense team has 
become more strict Than Before When It Comes To Approving adsense 
account. Now make sure that You Strictly Adhere To Adsense Policies 
before Having It In Mind To Sign Up For the adsense account. I Will 
Encourage You To go And Read Their Policies So that you Will know The 
Requirement For Google adsense account approval. 2. After Reading 
Google Adsense Terms And Conditions and You Find your websites To Have 
meet their requirements, You have to submit your Website or Blog for 
approval. Before proceeding, make sure you have following things: i. A 
Google Account ii. Website or Blog iii. Postal Address 3. Go to Google 
adsense signup page www.adsense.google.com/sta rt and click on Yes. 
It Will Redirect You to Google adsense sign in Page 4. Enter your blog 
URL. Make Sure It Starts with http:// and select the language of your 
website. Click The Continue Button at The bottom. 5. A Page Will 
Showing Asking You To Fill The Following: Your Country, Payee name and 
complete address with other Neccesary Informations Then click on 
"Submit Button" at The Bottom. 6. Make sure You entered The correct 
Payee name That Is Registered With your bank account name Because they 
are going to make payment for that account holder and you won't be 
Chanced to change your payee name later. So make sure You Recheck All 
Other Information Spelling. 6. Tick all the Boxes which means that you 
agree with the adsense program policies, Then Click on Submit. 7. You 
have successfully applied for A google adsense account. You Will Have 
To Wait For Few Hours To Let adsense team review your application. You 
will Be notified via Your provided email address whether your 
application Was accepted or rejected.


People Love To Get Backlinks from High Ranking Sites like Google +,
E.T.C For Increase In The Visibity rate Of Their Blog/Website on
Google.
To Get A Single Backlinks from Social Media Is Not Something You Can
Get Easily as they Have tagged all their Links To Be "Nofollow".
Can Social Network Get Me A Backlink To My Site? The Answer Is Simply
Yes. Social Media Provides A Dofollow Backlink but Most Of The
Bloggers/Website Owner lack The technical Application Of The
Backlinking.

Here Are The Steps To Follow:
1. Have A Registered Account on Google plus. If You Dont Have, Sign Up For It.
2. Visit plus.google.comthen click on The Profile Icon.
3. Click The About Button At the top right side.
4. Click Edit To Fill The Brief Description About Yourself.
5. Add Your Website Link To The Introduction box Provided Or Click on
link at the tip of introduction then Input your Website url and text
to display.
6. Finally, Visit your profile As anonymous and Click on your link to
Verify if the link works.
7. Wait for Google Bots to crawl your website And you have Finally
Gotten yourself A Backlink from Google Plus
Note: To know if you have Gotten A Successful Backlink,you Can Use
backlinks checker Like ranksignals.comor majestic.com.

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Google Adsense is Revenue earning program from Google that Provides 
contextual ads For blogs And website. Earnings Are Made If Your Blog 
Visitor's click The ads On Your Blog. But Most of The new bloggers 
Complaim That they see very low CPC and CTR which Means Low Earnings 
On Their Adsense Account. 
This Is Because You Have Done Big mistakes which Resulted In The Low 
Increase Of your Adsense earnings. Increase Your Earnings On Adsense 


Here As You Kindly Follow These Ways: 



  • Keyword: Keyword is The first thing to consider If You Want Your Adsense Earnings To increase. This Maybe the reason Why you see low CPC. You Can Increase your CPC income By Using Google Adwords to find high paying keywords. To Do This, Locate CPC column which Will show up in Google Adword when you search for any keyword. Choose the keywords That Are related To your blog post and There You Go To have maximum CPC.
  • Google Search Box: Many bloggers dont know how to put Adsense for search. This can help to Increase your Adsense income. For Example, You Have Hundreds Of Post On Your Blog whenever Your Blog visitors wants to Search For A Post, then They can use Adsense for search for Looking Up related blog post. This Will Show Google ads before showing The search results. 
  • Use Text and Image Ads: Though There have been Lots Of Questions On The Best Ads To Use Whether Text Or Image ads And Also The one With better CTR and CPC. Adsense Team suggests Publisher To Use Both Text and Image ads to increase Their adsense income
  • Block Irrelevant Ads: Irrelevant Ads On your blog post Will greatly impact your adsense earnings. For Example, If Your blog topic is about "How to Cook Stew" But Google Ads is serving "How to Sew", Then You Can See Its completely Opposite to Your Blog Post. Therefore To Stop This, You Need To Block certain Ads from displaying on your blog or website. To Do This, Allow and Block Ads In Your adsense Settings.
  • Revenue Optimization: This Will make sure that all your Blog pages Which Shows Ads are accessible by Search Engine Crawlers. Regularly check If There Is An Error notification with exclamation mark. If you see any error, Fix it Immediately. 
  • Ads Placements: Place ads above fold which Will Help To Increase the chances of Having more clicks. Best place to put Your Google ads is i. Below blog post title ii. After blog post iii. Between content/In-line Content. Note: You can only put maximum of 3 ads unit blocks on one page. 
  • Ads Sizes: Choose high Ads units on your blog. It will increase your adsense income. Adsense Team recommends Publishers to display ads of size 336×280 (Large Rectangle), 300×250 (Medium Rectangle), 160×600 (Wide Skyscraper) and 728×90 (LeaderBoard). 
  • Blend Ads- Blend Your Ads with Your Blog. I.E If Your Blog Background and Link color Are Brown, Also Make your adsense links To Be Brown. Ofcourse, Your Blog viewers will Think they are part of your content, Therefore you Will get more clicks and CTR. 
  • Google Analytics: Google Analytics Is Used to check your Blog statistics. You can use Google analytics to increase your Adsense earnings. To Do This, Login To your Google analytics account To see which Of Your Blog posts is getting more traffic and check If the ads are optimized and placed in The best visible position. This will Help To Increase your CTR and your Earnings as well. 
  • Increase Traffic: Focus on increasing the traffic to your blog because if you have more traffic On Your Blog, You will have more clicks and more revenue from Adsense. 
  • Testing: To increase Adsense earnings, Always test and see For Yourself if The position doesn't work then you can move your ads to other position. Note: All blogs and websites Have Different designs and layout. Some position might work well for some Other blogs but its not necessary that it will work for you Too so keep on testing with Your Adsense placements.