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Posted: January 31st, 2010, 6:29pm CST by QuadsZilla

Tags: SEO [edit]

Have you seen this?

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Interesting stuff.
Jobs: “Don’t be Evil Mantra is Bullshit”

Posted: January 31st, 2010, 5:39am CST by QuadsZilla

Tags: SEO [edit]

From wired:

On Google: We did not enter the search business, Jobs said. They entered the phone business. Make no mistake they want to kill the iPhone. We won’t let them, he says. Someone else asks something on a different topic, but there’s no getting Jobs off this rant. I want to go back to that other question first and say one more thing, he says. This don’t be evil mantra: “It’s bullshit.” Audience roars

Fake Steve Jobs had a great writeup too, a few weeks ago in a similar vein:

I’m like, Dude, do you not remember all that stuff you told me about not making a phone, back when you were still not recusing yourself from iPhone discussions during board meetings? You swore, and I mean you looked me in the eye and swore, that you would never make a phone. He says, We’re not making a phone. HTC is making it.

I was talking to Phil Schiller about this and he pointed out that even Microsoft never was brazen enough to pull something like this. Even Microsoft had some tiny bit of shame. Google is a different beast altogether. They’re like nothing anyone has ever seen in our business. Not only are they not ashamed — they think they’re the good guys!

It boggles the mind. They’re pure sociopaths.

All this stuff about not being evil? And being open, and transparent? All this crap about how they think everyone should just share all the information in the world? Yeah. Except you don’t see them sharing their search algorithms, do you? You don’t see them sharing the stuff they’ve done to Linux in their data center.

They’re pure sociopaths. So well put!

The other day i needed to upgrade my flash plugin (so I could watch porn, obviously). What did I see when I went to install? A fucking PRE CHECKED Google Chrome Spyware kit. Why is Adobe pushing it? Well it probably has something to do with the $2++ spiff they get for each install.

Why the fuck would I want Chrome if I’m updating a flash plugin? That makes 0 sense. Chrome is the ultimate in spyware. It’s fucking evil to the core.

Any other company does half the spying or is half as intrusive as chrome is would get WAY more heat that Google’s taken on it. But Google just gets a pass. Imagine if Microsoft tried to pull that shit. They’re be public fucking hearings about it!

I think this is the year the worm turns. This is the year that both FSJ and the real SJ told the world that: The fact of the mater is, Google is full of shit – and I think the world just might listen.
Starcraft 2: This Year Could Be Huge

Posted: January 18th, 2010, 8:24am CST by QuadsZilla

Tags: SEO [edit]

Starcraft, the original, is such an incredible game. It came out 13 years ago, and even today has one of the biggest fan bases of any game.

How big? Check this out:

15,000 people packed in that arena. Starcraft is so huge in Korea, that even girls play it. I’m not talking like a few girls here and there. It’s like more than 50% of the girls over there play.

The bar could not be higher for Starcraft 2. But this is Blizzard and they execute. If they execute on this, there will be huge affiliate marketing and fan site potential for Starcraft 2.

If you’re looking for a niche, that’s one that has HUGE potential this year.
Dammit Gmail!

Posted: January 11th, 2010, 5:12pm CST by QuadsZilla

Tags: SEO [edit]

How many times do I have to mark a sender “not spam” before EVERY message with a .exe extension in it gets sent to the spam folder with:

“Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information. Learn more.”

I’m tired of telling my partners and developers that I never got their email when I’ve already marked the sender as safe multiple times.
Twurder in New York!

Posted: January 11th, 2010, 2:01pm CST by QuadsZilla

Tags: SEO [edit]

Twurder

Pronunciation: ˈtwər-dər

Function: noun

Etymology: Combining the English term Murder with the with the word for sending a message a message on twitter (Tweet), the term The word twurder was created after an argument between two men on twitter lead to murder.

Date: Jan 2010

1. A twitter argument that leads to murder. Most commonly, this occurs because of a Grammar Nazi calling someone out over the improper use of an indefinite article, chose vs. choose, or to vs. too.
Welcome to Two New Sponsors

Posted: January 8th, 2010, 2:54pm CST by QuadsZilla

Tags: Affiliate Marketing [edit]

Just saw that 2 ads were submitted today to my sponsor module.

The two savvy investors are The Green PPC and Sick Profile maker.

Welcome!
New Rule #2 for 2010 Onward: No More using the Phrase XXXX-Killer

Posted: January 4th, 2010, 11:25pm CST by QuadsZilla

Tags: SEO [edit]

It’s so fucking tired. People with their posts like “Is iSlate the Real Kindle Killer?”, “Is Facebook Status the Twitter Killer?” “Is Wibblewit the next Farfugnugen Killer?”

Who fucking gives a shit?

There’s only one way anyone’s gonna know if product X or strategy Y is the Z-Killer; and that’s 10 years from now looking back at Z. No one cares if you called it a little early.

And it’s not like even one of these damn predictions have come true yet: out of the 120931204820 that have been posted over the last 5 years.

Enough already!

Who’s with me?
New Rule For 2010 Onward: Mention 9/11 Only on 1 Day Per Year

Posted: January 4th, 2010, 11:17pm CST by QuadsZilla

Tags: SEO [edit]

It’s time to put this dog down.

Anyone who brings up 9/11 on any day other than September 11th going forward, is officially a fucktard.

I don’t care if what your political philosophy is: right, left, conservative, liberal, anarchist, Marxist . . . whatever! If you use the phrase 9/11 from this day onward (except on 9/11) you’re a fucktard.

Who’s with me?
Google Suggest: The Potential for Power, Coruption, and Liability

Posted: January 2nd, 2010, 11:18am CST by QuadsZilla

Tags: Google [edit]

How long before Google’s suggestions actually cause measurable harm to a person or company?

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We’ve already seen the tendency for Google to suggest the rather inappropriate.

So what would happen if someone who owned a enough boxes sent out enough Google queries on seemingly legitimate accounts? Could this type of activity damage a competitor’s brand?

Could it go far enough toward ruining someone’s life that Google would be held responsible in court?

Google suggest is a useful feature and perhaps we’re still just in the beta format (isn’t everything there considered beta for years?).

Regardless of what they do with this tool, they’re gonna take some heat. If they suggest sponsors – well if they do that, I’d love to sign up! But I’m sure people will bitch and moan about it.

If they clearly augment the suggestions by human review, then it’s going to be increasingly difficult for them to retain the image of being agnostic about the results. Google won’t be able to hide behind “oh, well that’s just what the big machine behind the curtain spits out”.

This type of suggestion is very powerful. The potential for abuse (whatever that means) is enormous. This is Orwell’s Ministry of Truth incarnate: only stronger. That 1984 vision only had the power to change the answer.

Google takes that one step further: they have the power to change the very question.

I, for one, am certainly happy that this power rests in the hands of a company that “don’t be evil.”

Aren’t you?.