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Marketing On a .EDU Domain

Posted by kdawson on from the even-marketers-think-it's-sleazy dept.

wrttnwrd, an Internet marketer, opens a can of whup-ass on LinkAdage and the Pickering Institute, which have teamed up to rent blog space on a .edu domain for $50 a month. Technically legal maybe but undermining of the trust a .edu engenders.

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  1. Probably should have changed the default wp passwd by jdigital · · Score: 4, Funny

    Woops...

    :)

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  2. Yes they are! by EmbeddedJanitor · · Score: 4, Funny

    They emailed me a diploma!

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  3. Re:Probably should have changed the default wp pas by jdigital · · Score: 4, Funny

    the odd link is a rickroll now.

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  4. Re:About the site by nacturation · · Score: 4, Funny

    Think about it: "pi.edu" that's prime internet real-estate. I don't know... it all seems a bit irrational to me.
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