Freelancer Employer Orientation Exam Latest Verified Question & Answers 2014 (updated) +.Docx

1. How much does it cost to register as an employer on freelancer.com?
A: There is no cost to register

2. Multiple freelancer.com accounts are required in order to both bids on jobs as freelancer and hire freelancers as an employer? 

A: False

3. To prevent a project from being listed on the search engines, choose the – option when posting.

A: Private

4. Posting a project private incurs an additional fee of —-

A: $10.00

5. How may required skills can be selected when posting a project?

A: 1 to 5

6. Contact details should always be posted in a project description, so freelancers can discuss the project with employer.

A: False

7. How do I leave a feedback for a user after releasing the payment for a project?

A notice will appear at the top of your dashboard that you need to leave a feedback. Click on theA: Link in the notice.

8. The minimum amount I can post as the budget for a standard (non featured-non full time) project is:

A: $30-$250

9. How much does a premium member pay when selecting a provider for a project?

A: There is no fee for premium members.

10. How can I invite a freelancer to bid on a project I’ve posted?

A: Click on the “invite to bid” button on the freelancer’s profile.

11. My project hasn’t yet closed. Can I extend the closing date?

A: Yes for up to 14 days but a $5 fee will be assessed.

12. What’s the additional cost to post a project with the sealed bids option?

A: There is no such option

13. I’m receiving the same question about my project from several bidders. How can I easily answer the question so all bidders can see it?

A: Post an explanation to the project clarification board.

14. How can I hide bids I’m definitely not interested in?

A: Click the “hide bid” link on those bids.

15. Where can I find links to my projects that have closed?

A: On your account dashboard, in the employer view, click on the “past projects” tab

16. There is a gold icon with a red X beside the amount of a bid placed on my projects. What does this mean?

A: You do not have enough funds in your account to pay this bid in full.

17. What does the milestone request in the freelancers bid mean?

A: It shows the amount of the milestone payment the freelancer has requested if you accept his/her bid offer they start work.

18. How can I cancel milestone payment I’ve created for a freelancer?

A: Milestone payments can only be cancelled by the freelancer. You can send a request to the freelancer or submit a dispute.

19. I paid a freelancer via PayPal for a project, but didn’t received the final deliverables as promised. If I feel a dispute with freelancer.com, how long will the freelancer have to respond?

A: You cannot file a dispute, since the payment was made via a third party.

20. What kind of criteria can I use to search for freelancers to invite to bid on my project?

Any or all of these

21. To ensure maximum exposure for a project, choose the —- option.

A: Featured

22. Which of the following is true about the milestone payment system?

A: It ensures freelancers that funds are available to pay for satisfactory completed tasks and projects

23. Why do some freelancers use the project clarification board to submit their bids?

A: Any of these

24. How much does it cost to post a Priority project?

A: $5

25. How can I submit a PayPal payment to a freelancer from freelancer.com?

A: You can’t. Payment via 3rd party providers must be made from the provider’s site.

26. A freelancer rated me unfairly. What can I do?

A: All of these are valid options.

27. How can I provide a highly detailed description of a project without making my posted description too lengthy?

A: Upload a document with the details.

28. How can i find more about a bidder?

A: Any of these

29. How can I increase a bidder’s confidence?

A: All of these

30. Private projects will only be sent by —

A: Registered users who are logged in

31. What advantage does the milestone payment system offer me as an employer?
A: All of these

32. How much does a basic member pay when selecting a provider for a project?

A: The higher of $3 or 3% of the project amount

33. Can I add the “featured” option to my project after bidding starts?

A: Yes, but the appropriate fee will be deducted from your account.

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Freelancer Orientation Exam Latest Question and Verified answers 2014 (updated)+.Docx*

1.Where Can I Find a list of projects i’m Currently working on?

Answer: On the freelancer View of my Dashboard

2. How Much Does it Cost To Register as a Freelancer On Freelancer.com

Answer:  There is No Cost To Register

3. How can a freelancer increase his/her chances of winning bids?

Answer: All of these

4. Multiple Freelancer.com accounts are required in order to both bid on jobs as a freelancer and hire freelancer as an employer

Answer: False

5. How can A Freelancer stay up to date on new projects

Answer: BY any of these Methods

6. What is the Mountly Bid limit for a Premium member?

Answer: 500 Bids Limit

7. How can a Freelancer Increase his/her Chances of Winning bids?

Answer: All Of These

8. Which of the following is the Correct way for a freelancer to use the project Clairification Board?

ANSWER: TO Ask Questions about a project after Bidding

9. how can A freelancer Avoid being Cheated on a project

Answer: All of these

10. Where can a Freelancer see how many bid He/she has Left?

Answer: in the Welcome Section of the Dashboard

11. What Would pervient a freelancer from bidding on a project?

Answer: Any of these

12. How can a freelancer contact an employer before being setected for a project?

Answer: Send a private message to the employer’s inbox

13. How much does it cost to bid on a project?

Answer: It Depends on the project budget

14. What advantages does standard membershio offer a freelancer?

Answer: All of these are correct.

15. Which of the Following methods is Recommended for a freelancer to draw extra Attention to his/her Bid on a project?

Answer : Choose the Highlight my bid opton.

16. Can a freelancer bid on a project that’s posted as private?

Answer: Yes,but there is a $3.00 fee to bid

17. What the Mountly bid limit for a basic member?

Answer: 50

18. How many job types can a premium member have selected the qualification section of his/her profile?

Answer: 100

19. What Should a freelancer do if he/she suspects an employer of fraud after bidding a project

Answer: Report the activity to freelancer.com Support

20. What Would prevent a freelancer from bidding on a project?

Answer: Any of these

21. Besides doing employer projects, how else can a freelancer make money on freelancer.com?

Answer: Any of these

22. I have Submitted feedback for an employer.But it doesn’t show on the employer’s profile ,why not?

The employer doesn’t allow feedback

23. What advantage does the Milestone Payment system Offer freelancers over other payment method?

Answer:All of these are correct

24. If a freelancer prefers not to start a project until a Milestone Payment has been created, how can he/she let prospective employers know that when placing a bid?

Answer: Enter an amount in the "Initial milestone percentage required (0-100%)?" box on the bid form.

24.I was awarded a project several days ago, but the Milestone Payment I requested hasn't been created. What should I do?

Answer:Contact the employer with a polite reminder or issue a milestone payment request.

25. I've noticed a project that violates Freelancer.com's policies. What should I do?

Answer:Submit a ticket to the "Report Violations" department of Online Support.

26. What action should a freelancer take if an employer cancels a Milestone Payment before the project deadline?

Answer:Launch a dispute as soon as possible

27.What advantage does the Milestone Payment system offer freelancers over other payment methods?

Answer: All of these are correct

28.How can Freelancers earn back their bids?

Answer:By accepting a project that has been awarded to them.

29.Besides doing employer projects, how else can a freelancer make money on Freelancer.com

Answer:Freelancer Affiliate Program

30. I've completed a project, but the employer hasn't made the PayPal payment promised. What should I do?

Answer:There is no recourse available on Freelancer.com for projects paid outside the Milestone Payment system

31. When does a freelancer pay a commission on a fixed-price project?

Answer:When the freelancer accepts the project

32. I was awarded a project several days ago, but the Milestone Payment I requested hasn't been created. What should I do?

Answer:Contact the employer with a polite reminder or issue a milestone payment request

33. What should a freelancer do if an employer asks for his/her contact information before awarding him/her a project?

Answer:Send his/her email address

34. Which of the following is NOT a good way for a freelancer to ensure good feedback for a project?

Answer:Offer a lower price in exchange for good feedback

35. Where can a freelancer see how many bids he/she has left?

Answer:In the "Welcome" section of the Dashboard

36. Which of the following can be posted in a private message immediately after bidding on a project?

Answer:work samples

37. How can a freelancer increase his/her chances of winning bids?

Answer:All of these

38. What is the monthly bid limit for a Premium member?

Answer:500

39. How much does it cost to register as a freelancer on Freelancer.com?

Answer:There is no cost to register.

40. What advantage does the Milestone Payment system offer freelancers over other payment methods?

Answer:All of these are correct

41. How can a freelancer contact an employer before being selected for a project?

Answer:There is no way to contact an employer

42. How can a freelancer contact an employer before being selected for a project?

Answer:Send a private message to the employer's Inbox.

43. Can a freelancer change a bid placed on a project?

Answer:Yes, if the project is still open for bidding.

44. I've noticed a project that violates Freelancer.com's policies. What should I do?

Answer:Submit a ticket to the "Report Violations" department of Online Support.

45. I have submitted feedback for an employer, but it doesn't show on the employer's profile. Why not?

Answer:The employer hasn't yet submitted feedback for you.

46. How can a freelancer stay up to date on new projects?

Answer:By any of these methods

47. What action should a freelancer take if an employer cancels a Milestone Payment before the project deadline?

Answer:Launch a dispute as soon as possible.

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oDesk Microsoft Excel 2010 Skill Test Answers.

Recently i was published in this site All about of oDesk test answer 2013. This time i will share with you oDesk Microsoft Excel 2010 Skill Test Answers. Everyday read our test answer and go your better Profile.

Qu: If you want to create a citation and fill in the source information later, you should:

a.  insert a caption.
b.  add a placeholder.
c.  add a new source.
d.  insert a cross-reference.

Answer:  a

 

Qu: To select vertical blocks of text, you would hold down which key while dragging the mouse?
a.  Alt
b.  Ctrl
c. Shift
Answer : b

Qu: If I do not want the contents of one of my fields to automatically update, I would have to do which of the following?
 
a. Lock the field.
b. Protect the field.
c. Make the field hidden.
d. Turn field shading off.
 
Answer : c

Qu: Sarah receives a company turnover summary in the form of an embedded Excel chart (as shown in the above image) in a Microsoft Word 2010 document from her boss. Her boss wants the chart to be sent over to the Public Relations department with a line in the chart showing the variations in the company's turnover, as well as a prediction for the next 2 years. The turnover values for each year also need to be sent separately in an Excel file. What should Linda do to achieve this in the shortest possible time?

a.  Take a screenshot of the chart and ask a designer to draw a line showing the trends. She can then type the data manually into an excel sheet.
b.  Import the chart into an Excel sheet and change the formatting of the chart to a line chart. She can then copy the corresponding fields into a separate Excel file and send it over.
c.  Change chart type to a line chart and type all the values into an Excel file.
d.  Use the Trendline feature to create a line showing the trends and copy the data from the Excel sheet field which opens up on clicking Edit Data.
 
Answer: c

Qu: You want to add an image as the first character in your paragraph. Which type of text wrapping treats your graphic as if it were a character?

a. Through
b. Square
c. In Font of Text
d. In Line with Text
 
Answer: b

Qu: Roger was editing a Word document, when his mobile phone rang. By mistake, some button got clicked on the Word 2010 Ribbon area, so that the document's appearance changed from Image A to Image B. Which of the following options could be the cause?

a. Margins were activated on the document.
b. Tables with maximum number of rows and columns was added to the document.
c. Gridlines were enabled from the Page Layout Tab.
d. A preset Watermark was inserted.
 
Answer : b

Qu: A particular chart layout can be applied to a chart only if:
 
a. it has been saved as a template in the Charts Template folder.
b. it has been set as the default chart.
c. it is a 2D chart.
d. it is a 3D chart.
 
Answer : c

Qu: Choose the INCORRECT statement:
 
a. Only high-risk documents from an uncertain location are opened in Read-Only view.
b. All documents that contain macros open in Read-Only view.
 
Answer : a

Qu: Microsoft Word 2010 has enabled ligatures for which of the following fonts?
 
a. Open Type fonts
b. True Type fonts
 
Ans: a

Qu: With which chart type(s) is the "Depth Gridlines" option available?
 
a. Bubble chart
b. Line chart
c. True 3D chart
d. All of the above

Answer : b

Qu: Which of the following is NOT an option under File > Print > Microsoft Document Image Writer?
a. PDF
b. TIFF
c. MDI
Answer : c

Qu: I want to use the AutoCaption feature for several elements in my document. What type of file format is NOT available in the AutoCaption dialog box?
 
a. BMP
b. PDF
c. XLS
d. JPG
 
Answer : c

Qu: What view must be used when inserting a subdocument?
a. Print Layout
b. Web Layout
c. Outline
d. Full Screen Reading
Answer : b

Qu: Josh is creating a collage for his college project. He has an image - Image A - which he wants to show in different color themes so as to represent different moods in the collage (Images B, C and D). How can Josh achieve this in Microsoft Word 2010?

a. By using Format Painter.
b. By altering the Line Color.
c. By using the Recolor option under Format Picture.
d. This can't be achieved in Microsoft Word 2010. 

Answer : c

Qu: Which of the following in NOT a type of Section Break?
 
a. Next Page
b. Linked
c. EvenPage
d. Continuous

Answer : d

 Qu: Samantha is given an article to proofread. The article runs into hundreds of pages. She is asked to use hyphens to allow words in the article to break between two lines. There is an option in Microsoft Word 2010 which can be used to achieve this result with a single click. Please identify it.

a. Breaks
b. Indentation
c. Orientation
d. Hyphenation
 
Answer : c

Qu: Which of the following options allows you to arrange drawings in your document so they may be moved, kept together, aligned, or formatted more easily?

a. Insert Clip Art
b. Insert Flowchart
c. Insert SmartArt
d. Insert Quick Parts
e. Insert Drawing Canvas
 
Answer: b

Qu:When you apply a theme to a Microsoft Word 2010 document, all the tables, charts, SmartArt graphics, shapes, and other objects are updated to complement one another.

a. True
b. False

Answer : b

Qu: My table heading row is not repeating on subsequent pages though I have properly set the header row to repeat. What is one problem that might be causing this behavior?
 
a. "Allow row to break across pages" is unchecked.
b. My top and bottom margins are too small.
c. There are hard page breaks in my table

Answer: a

 

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oDesk WordPress 2.8 Test Answer

This oDesk WordPress 2.8 Test Answer for word press website designer and developer. oDesk WordPress 2.8 Test Answer could be helpful for word press website designer and developer. Thank you..

Question: A possible way to collect real-time statistics about traffic to a WordPress site is to
a) use a built-in tool
b) use a plug-in
c) use a widget
d) None of the above

Answer : b

Question: In order to to display a widget, the user must _____
a) Set he “Show Property” of the desired widget to “true”
b) Drag the desired widget of the side bar
c) Add the Desired widget to the post
d) Change the source code

Answer : b

Question: Image size can be set __________
a) Directly in the post’s
b) in the wp-imageresize plug-in
c) in the admin settings
d) a and b

Answer : c

Question: Which of the following blog site can be imported into wordpress?
a) Joomla
B) Yahoo Blog
c) Drupal
d) Blogspot
e) All of the above

Answer : a

Question: Which of the following methods can be used to display the time in every post?
A) Changing the config file
B) Setting the feature in the admin settings
C) Changing the index.php file
D) Updating the database

Answer : c

Question : Which of the following methods can be used to make permalinksSEO friendly?
A) Updating the database
B) Changing the source code
C) Configuring the features in the config file
D) Configuring the features in the admin settings

Answer : d

Question: Where can Google Adsense be integrated into a WordPress blog?
A) Only in the sidebar
B) Only in the header
C) Anywhere
d) Only in the content

Answer : a

Question: Which of the following are true about Template Tags?
A) The template tag comprises of the three tag (PHP code tag, WordPress function, optional Parameters)
B) A template tag is code that instruct WordPress to do or get somethings
C) There are only two types of parameters that are supported by wordpress template tag (String, Boolean)
D) All of the above

Answer : b

Question: Which of the following files are mandatory for a WordPress theme?
A) Index.php
B) Style.css
C) functions.php
D) page.php

Answer : a

Question: Contributor may change the timestamp on a post?
A) True
B) False

Answer : b

Question: “Shortcodes” can be defined in WordPress.
A) True
B) False

Answer : a

Question: Which of the following statements are true regarding widgets and plug-in in WordPress?
A) Plug-in is a software used to add function to blog
B) Widget is an object derived from a plug-in and can be added to the sidebar
C) Widgets are alwasy plugins
D) All of the above

Answer : d

Question: A plug-in must be used in order to allow users to post flast or multimedia files.
A) True
B) Flase

Answer : a

Question: The “function_exist()” function can be used to check whether a plug-in activated or not?
A) True
B) False

Answer : a

Question: To manually make the sidebar widget ready, the user must___
A) modify the sidebar.php file (Or this)
B) Enable it in the admin settings
C) Change the index.php

Answer : b

Question: A theme’s source code must be changed manually in order to customize the admin login page
A) True
B) False

Answer : b

Question: Which of the following tasks must be performed to add a favicon icon to your site?
A) Upload a favicon icon to your side
B) Add a favicon link to the theme’s header file or update the exising favicon icon link to the new one
C) Change the favicon icon in admin settings
D) The favicon icon can not be changed

Answer : b

Question: How can a WordPress blog theme be used to display content in two coloumns?
A) By changing the theme options to two columns in admin settings
B) By changing the layout in the config file
C) WordPress theme cannot be customized to display posts in two columns
D) By using two-columns theme

Answer : b

Question: Which of the following method helps you put HTML code into a post, and get it to format the way you expect?
A) Replacing special characters with corresponding html codes or character codes
B) Using the <codegt; <pre=”” c)=”” tag=”” the=”” using=””>tag
D) None of the above : WordPres auto-replaces special character with substituted characters

Answer : d

Question: Which of the following options are true regarding Plug-ins in WorpPress?
A) Plug-ins can be used to eliminate spam
B) Plug-ins can be used to integrate a WordPress blog with a forum
C) Plug-ins can be used to integrate Twitter with a WordPress blog
D) Plug-ins can be used to embed javascript in a WordPress blog
E) All of the above

Answer : b & c

Question: How can a logo be placed on a WordPress header?
A) Manually add the logo to the source code
B) Upload a new logo in admin settings
C) Update the logo path in the config file

Answer : a

Question: Which of the following is a good reason to delete the admin account?
A) Because other users know this admin name
B) Because it is not necessary
C) To enhance performance
D) TO enhance security

Answer : a & d

Question: Which of the following keywords can be defined as “Those useful ‘one-click‘ buttons that insert code for you?
A) Quicktags
B) Shotcodes
C) Permalinks
D) Excerpts

Answer : a

Question: Which of the following methods can be used to add Pagination to a WordPress site?
A) Using a widget
B) Setting the feature in the admin settings
C) Using a plug-in
D) Pagination cannot be added to WordPress site

Answer : c

Question: Which of the following methods can be used to enable posting via e-mail?
A) Installing the wp-emailpost plug-in
B) Configuring the feature in admin settings
C) Using a widget
D) This feature is not available in WordPress

Answer : b

Question: Which of the following are true regarding Pages in WordPress?
A) Pages are listed in reverse chronological order
B) Pages can be static
C) Pages can be found in Categories
D) Page are not associated with a date/time like post

Answer : c

Question: State whether True or False
Wordpress supports all the following:
1. Create new posts
2. Edit Posts
3. Schedule post for future publishing

A) True
B) False

Answer : a

Question: Which of the following role level has the highest privilege?
A) Level_0
B) Level_10
C) Depends on your settings
D) Every role has the same privilege

Answer : b

Question: A possible way to add additional information to a wordpress blog post is to ____
A) Use the wp-addinfor plug-in
B) Use custom fields
C) Use a widget

Answer : c

Question: Which of the following actions performed before upgrading WordPress?
A) Back up the site
B) Disable plugins
C) Enable FTP on the site
D) All of the above

Answer : a & b

Question: Which of the following methods can be used to eliminate spam?
A) Using the “wp-captcha-free” plug-in
B) Using the “askimet” plug-in
C) Using a widget
D) None of the above

Answer : b

Question: Which of the following needs to be edited in order to creat the function for the shortcode?
A) Index.php
B) functions.php
C) post.php
D) page.php

Answer : b

Question: Which of the following arguments are accepted in shortcodes handler function while using shortcode API?
A) $atts
B) $Content
C) $code
D) All of the above

Answer : d

Question:A plug-in must be used in order to allow users to post flash of multimedia files.
a)True
b)False

Answer : a

Question: You want to schedule a backup of your site database but do not have enough permission to access your host. of the following choices can help you perform this task?
a)se phpMyAdmin
b)Install “wp database backup” plug-in
c)Use cron job to schedule.
d)Cannot schedule

Answer : b

Question: Using ——— is a good way to ensure that a WordPress site is indexed by search engines.
a)a sitemap
b)robot.txt
c)a widge

Answer : a

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5 Ways To Download Torrents Anonymously

With anti-piracy outfits and dubious law-firms policing BitTorrent swarms at an increasing rate, many Bittorrent users are looking for ways to hide their identities from the outside world. To accommodate this demand we'll give an overview of 5 widely used privacy services.

With an increasing number of BitTorrent users seeking solutions to hide their identities from the outside world, privacy services have seen a spike in customers recently. Below we’ve listed some of the most-used services that allow BitTorrent users to hide their IP-addresses from the public.
The services discussed in this post range from totally free to costing several dollars a month. The general rule is that free services are generally slower or have other restrictions, while paid ones can get you the same speeds as your regular connection would.

VPN

Hundreds and thousands of BitTorrent users have already discovered that a VPN is a good way to ensure privacy while using BitTorrent. For a few dollars a month VPNs route all your traffic through their servers, hiding your IP address from the public. Some VPNs also offer a free plan, but these are significantly slower and not really suited for more demanding BitTorrent users.
Unlike the other services listed in this article, VPNs are not limited to just BitTorrent traffic, they will also conceal the source of all the other traffic on your connection too. BTGuard, Torguard and PrivateInternetAccess are popular among BitTorrent users, but a Google search should find dozens more. It is recommended to ask beforehand if BitTorrent traffic is permitted on the service of your choice.

BTGuard

BTGuard is a proxy service that hides the IP-addresses of its users from the public. The service works on Windows, Mac, Linux and as the name already suggests, it is set up specifically with BitTorrent users in mind. Besides using the pre-configured client, users can also set up their own client to work with BTGuard. It works with all clients that support “Socks V5″ proxies including uTorrent and Vuze. In addition, BTGuard also includes encryption tunnel software for the real security purists.
After these words of praise we’re obligated to disclose that BTGuard is operated by friends of TorrentFreak, but we think that should be interpreted as a recommendation.

TorrentPrivacy

Torrentprivacy is another proxy service for BitTorrent users, very similar to that of BTGuard. It offers a modified uTorrent client that has all the necessary settings pre-configured. The downside to this approach is that it is limited to users on Windows platforms. TorrentPrivacy is operated by the TorrentReactor.net team and has been in business for more than two years.

Anomos

“Anomos is a pseudonymous, encrypted multi-peer-to-peer file distribution protocol. It is based on the peer/tracker concept of BitTorrent in combination with an onion routing anonymization layer, with the added benefit of end-to-end encryption,” is how the Anomos team describes its project.
Anomos is one of the few free multi-platform solutions for BitTorrent users to hide their IP-addresses. The downside is that it’s not fully compatible with regular torrent files as Anomos uses its own atorrent format. Another drawback is that the download speeds are generally lower than regular BitTorrent transfers.
On the uTorrent Idea Bank, more than 1,600 people have asked for the Anomos protocol to be built in to a future uTorrent build, making it the second most-popular suggestion overall.

Seedbox

A seedbox is BitTorrent jargon for a dedicated high-speed server, used exclusively for torrent transfers. With a seedbox users generally get very high download speeds while their IP-addresses are not shared with the public. Once a download is finished users can download the files to their PC through a fast http connection. FileShareFreak periodically reviews several good seedbox providers.

Shhht

And then there’s Usenet.
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Feel free to drop us a comment if you think we left something out, or if you have experiences or recommendations you want to share.

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Adobe Says Piracy is Down, But Photoshop Still Rules Pirate Bay

Last year Adobe announced a shift away from boxed products in favor of a cloud-based subscription model. Now the U.S.-based company says that not only does it have more than 2.3 million cloud subscribers, but it has also seen a drop in piracy. Exactly how much is "hard to measure" but Adobe products still lead the way with pirates.

There can be little doubt that Adobe products are a crowd pleaser among digital creatives. Designers love

them, photographers and videographers do too, and Adobe’s Photoshop, Flash and Acrobat brands are recognized worldwide.
But while millions of people use Adobe’s premium products, not everyone pays for that privilege. Unauthorized Photoshop releases have been appearing on computers worldwide for 25 years and other Adobe products are regularly pirated close to their launch. Over time this has led Adobe to invest substantial sums of money on anti-piracy measures including DRM and even legal action. But there are other ways to deal with the problem.
In May last year and much to the disappoint of Adobe’s millions of pirate ‘customers’, the company announcemend that it would be changing the way it does business. Boxed products, a hangover from the last decade and earlier, would be phased out and replaced with a cloud-based subscription model.
On the one hand, many pirates heard the word “cloud” and associated that with a lack of local machine control, something that can cause issues when trying to run unlicensed software. Adobe, on the other hand, appeared to be looking at product development and the piracy problem from a different angle.
While attempts at hacking its cloud service would present another technical barrier to piracy, with its new offering the tech giant also looked towards making its product more affordable. A few dollars a month rather than $700 in one go was aimed at providing an economic reason for even the most budget-restricted not to pirate. But has the strategy worked?
According to new comments from Fabio Sambugaro, VP of Enterprise Latin America at Adobe, unauthorized use of the company’s products is definitely down since the cloud switch.
“Piracy has fallen,” Sambugaro says. “It’s hard to measure, but we’ve seen many companies seeking partnerships that in the past wouldn’t have done so.”
According to information released to investors last month, Adobe exited quarter two this year with 2,308,000 subscribers of its Creative Cloud service, an increase of 464,000 over the first quarter of 2014. The company attributed 53% of the company’s quarter two revenue to “recurring sources” such as its Creative and Marketing Cloud services.
So have the pirates given up on Adobe? In a word, no.
One only has to scour the indexes of the world’s most popular torrent sites to see that Photoshop, Photoshop Lightroom, Illustrator, Premiere, Indesign, After Effects and Acrobat Pro all take prominent places in the charts of most-popular torrents. No surprise then that on The Pirate Bay, Photoshop CS6 – the last version of Photoshop before the cloud switch – is king of the software downloads by a long way.
Also, and contrary to fears aired by pirates alongside Adobe’s original strategy change announcement, the cloud has not made it impossible to run unauthorized versions of Photoshop CC 2014, for example. Expected functional restrictions aside, torrent sites have plenty of working copies of Creative Cloud releases, but is this necessarily a bad thing?
There are those who believe that some level of piracy is useful as a try-before-you-buy option on a traditionally expensive product such as Photoshop. But what makes this notion even more interesting today is that Adobe’s switch to the cloud – and its much lower price point for entry – may see people investing a few dollars a month for increased functionality and a simple life, instead of one spent jumping through hoops with an inferior and oftentimes awkward product.
And Adobe knows it.
“I do not think people who pirate our software do it because they are bad people, or because they like to steal things. I just think that they decided that they can not afford it,” said Adobe’s David Wadhwani previously.
“And now, with the switch to subscriptions and with the ability to offer software at a cheaper price, we see that the situation is beginning to change and we’re excited.”
Richard Atkinson, Corporate Director of Worldwide Anti-Piracy, admitted last year that the company would move away from “enforcement-led anti piracy” to a “business-focused pirate-to-pay conversion program.”
If the company is to be believed, that is now paying off.

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Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2014

Continuing a long-standing New Year’s tradition, today we present an up-to-date list of the world’s most-visited BitTorrent sites. At the start of 2014 The Pirate Bay continues to pull in the most visitors, followed by KickassTorrents and Torrentz. Household name isoHunt.com disappears after settling with the MPAA, but its replacement isoHunt.to is one of this year's newcomers.
With 2013 now behind us, which torrent sites are pulling in the most visitors at the start of 2014?

Traditionally, BitTorrent users are very loyal, which is reflected in the top 10 where most sites have had a consistent listing for more than half a decade. But in common with every year, 2014 sees a few movers and shakers, as well as several newcomers.
The top three slots remain intact compared to last year, with The Pirate Bay in the lead despite several domain name changes.

The most notable absentee this year is isoHunt. The site has been featured in the top 10 since 2006, but went offline in 2013 after it settled its legal dispute with the MPAA for $110 million.
Last year’s newcomer H33t also fell out of the top 10 after it lost its domain name. The site relaunched after two months downtime at H33t.to but has lost most of its traffic.

The first newcomer in the top 10 this year is YIFY-Torrents, which is also one of the youngest torrent sites after being founded in 2011. The site has grown tremendously over recent months, and by focusing on popular movie releases YIFY has evolved into Hollywood’s new nemesis.
Isohunt clone/replacement isoHunt.to is the second newcomer, which is quite an achievement since the site only launched two months ago. RARBG is the last ‘new’ name, the site has been around for many years but is listed in the top 10 for the first time.

Below is the full list of the top 10 most-visited torrent sites at the start of the new year. Only public and English language content sites are included. The list is based on various traffic reports and we display the Alexa and U.S. Compete rank for each. In addition, we include last year’s ranking for each of the 10 sites.
Did we miss anything? Feel free to join the discussion below. People who want to increase their privacy may wants to use a proxy or VPN service.

1. The Pirate Bay

To many people The Pirate Bay is synonymous with BitTorrent. The site was founded more than a decade ago and is still expanding, despite various legal troubles, domain hops and ISP blockades. The Pirate Bay currently has well over a billion page views a month.

Alexa Rank: 79 (est) / Compete Rank: NA / Last year #1

2. KickassTorrents

KickassTorrents was founded in 2009 and has quickly moved up in our top 10, settling into 2nd position this year. Responding to a looming domain seizure the site moved from its kat.ph domain to Kickass.to last August. Despite domain troubles and blockades by Internet providers in the UK and Italy, the site continues to grow.

Alexa Rank: 103 / Compete Rank: 452 / Last year #2

3. Torrentz

Torrentz has been the leading BitTorrent meta-search engine for many years. Unlike the other sites featured in the list Torrentz does not host any torrent files, it merely redirects visitors to other places on the web. The site uses several domain names with .eu being the most popular.

Alexa Rank: 153 / Compete Rank: 1.377 / Last year #3

4. ExtraTorrent

ExtraTorrent continues to gain more traffic and has moved up again in the top 10, now placed as the 4th most-visited torrent site. This success didn’t go unnoticed by rightsholders groups such as the MPAA who recently called out ExtraTorrent as one of the top pirate sites. The site was forced to trade in its .com domain for .cc this year, after it was suspended by its domain registrar.

Alexa Rank: 363 / Compete Rank: 2,286 / Last year #5

5. YIFY-Torrents

Roughly three years ago nobody had ever heard of YIFY but today the movie release group is one of the most recognizable movie piracy brands on the Internet. This reputation resulted in a court-ordered ISP blockade in the UK last year.

Alexa Rank: 809 / Compete Rank: 6,245 / Last year #NA

6. EZTV

Unlike the other sites in the top 10, TV-torrent distribution group EZTV is a niche site specializing in TV content only. Because of its focus, EZTV’s traffic varies in line with the TV seasons.

Alexa Rank: 1,050 / Compete Rank: 10,790 / Last year #7

7. 1337x

1337x focuses more on the community aspect than some competitors. The site’s owners say they launched 1337x to “fill an apparent void where it seemed there was a lack of quality conscience ad free torrent sites with public trackers.” In common with most other sites in the top 10, 1337x.org is currently blocked by the larger UK Internet providers.

Alexa Rank: 1,382 / Compete Rank: 11,445 / Last year #6

8. isoHunt.to

Isohunt.to was launched last October, less than two weeks after isoHunt.com shut down. The site is not affiliated with the old isoHunt crew but copied the site’s design. This has not been without success, as the site now has millions of pageviews a day.

Alexa Rank: 1,550 / Compete Rank: NA / Last year #NA

9. BitSnoop

BitSnoop is one of the largest BitTorrent indexes, claiming to index a massive 21,437,061 torrent files at the time of writing. The site’s torrents list continues to grow steadily, as do the number of DMCA notices that it receives.

Alexa Rank: 1,714 / Compete Rank: 5,633 / Last year #8

10. RARBG

RARBG, which started out as a Bulgarian tracker several years ago, is the third newcomer in the top 10. Together with isoHunt.to it is the only website in the list that hasn’t been blocked in the UK, which may in part explain its popularity.

Alexa Rank: 1,867 / Compete Rank: 13,238 / Last year #NA

Disclaimer: Yes, we know that Alexa isn’t perfect and that Compete has plenty of flaws, but combined both do a pretty good job at comparing sites that operate in a similar niche. The Alexa rank for The Pirate Bay is estimated based on the ranking of the .sx domain and isoHunt’s Alexa ranking is based on the past month only.

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