Apr
15
Friday I learned that a local business here in Nevada was ready to cut me a small check to host a link to their new website on one of my blogs. The business is a web design firm here in Northern Nevada. The owner is a friend of mine and he’s now ready to do [...]
Apr
14
Google has claimed to be fighting spam for years, but thanks to a link coming in to my recent post about Digg Widgets, I’ve seen evidence that could point to the contrary.
The spam post uses data from the summary found at Digg.com. But instead of just posting the summary text, the spam blog adds completely [...]
Apr
12
This is a great video that explains the dangers posed by search giant Google and several other online companies who support net regulation.
The video was created and provided by NetCompetition.org.
-Eric Odom
Apr
10
Yes, Digg traffic sucks for revenue compared to visits from Google. I know, I know… this is common knowledge for most. But, it’s still interesting none the less.
Chitika’s blog has a great post up about a stat finding hunt they recently went on related to the Digg traffic vs. Google traffic debate.
Apr
08
Is Google Anti-Christian?
Once again, Google has refused to mention Easter in its holiday logo tradition
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter Holiday! Mine was terrific! I didn’t go to a church, but I did get to enjoy a perfectly cooked Sirloin Steak, heaping pile of mash potatoes, and some of the best corn on the [...]
Mar
06
I very rarely EVER click on Google ads, but today an ad on Digg.com caught my eye. The title of the ad reads “Cligg - Clone of Digg”. The description of the ad reads “Use Our Quality Pligg Template & Grow ur Site Like Digg.com. Try Demo”.
I run a Pligg powered site so this interested [...]
Mar
05
As a campaign consultant and internet activist I can attest to the direction political campaigns are heading and a LOT of it is shifting to the Internet. Political campaigns such as John McCain’s (by the way I met with his blogger, Patrick Hynes, in DC last week and he admitted that the McCain website was [...]