Google consumes between 50-60% of the bandwidth every month on our Absolute Michigan site*.
Their spider visits hundreds of times each day despite the fact that our site is only updated a day**. Interesting (at least to me) is how poorly our massive "All Michigan, All the Time" site does on the general search for "Michigan" on Google. Way, way after a totally defunct Michigan alternative news site. I assume that most database generated sites experience the same thing.
*Google is also the largest referrer, so it's not as if they are all bad!
**Yes, I am aware of the "changefreq" variable in Robots.txt and Google sitemaps. Most people certainly are not and even aware of these options, let alone using them.
It appears obvious that throwing a pile of laymen at these problems will only injure the 3 or 4 people with a chance to solve the problems. Still, I find it interesting to imagine the 11 year old closet math geek who becomes enamored of the problems on the Wiki and solves them all in a day or so (and tosses the math community into several years of utter turmoil.
As I was totally ignorant to what the "Millenium Problems" actually are, thinking this post was going to be about creating a Wiki where the global citizenry could collectively work to solve our world's problems of hunger, war and lack of a universal code of human rights. My bad.
My Y2K Ending Matrix requires a score of 23 or greater on the following items:
GMT + 12:00:01 (SCORE: 3)
10 AM PST (SCORE: 3.5)
Airing of one billionth "Sale of the Millennium" commercial on AM radio (SCORE: 7)
Successful dropping of Times Square Ball (SCORE: 2)
The first book of 2000 is delivered from Amazon.com (SCORE:.002476)
Unknown sysadmin in LA drains the first cup of java brewed entirely in the year 2000 (SCORE: 9)
Someone new goes down on Bill Clinton (SCORE: 69)
NOTE: I am currently applying for a patent on the Y2K Ending Matrix. If granted, I will immediately initiate legal proceedings against Priceline (and William Shatner), Amazon.com, Peter Jennings and anyone who has read this message. Sorry, but I must protect my business model...
It seems to me that the real villan of this story is not Anderson Consulting but rather the reporter who gulped the story down like Gerber Sugarplum baby food and spit it up all over an unsuspecting public.
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Google consumes between 50-60% of the bandwidth every month on our Absolute Michigan site*.
Their spider visits hundreds of times each day despite the fact that our site is only updated a day**. Interesting (at least to me) is how poorly our massive "All Michigan, All the Time" site does on the general search for "Michigan" on Google. Way, way after a totally defunct Michigan alternative news site. I assume that most database generated sites experience the same thing.
*Google is also the largest referrer, so it's not as if they are all bad!
**Yes, I am aware of the "changefreq" variable in Robots.txt and Google sitemaps. Most people certainly are not and even aware of these options, let alone using them.
You mean it's not enough to just wave your hands and say "open source 2.0"? There goes the business plan...
Good point that there's plenty of "new" economic and social organization material just waiting to be run through modern filters.
I'm liking the pirate democracy idea, Chris. Are there krakens in that model?
...is apparently now writing for Business Week.
It appears obvious that throwing a pile of laymen at these problems will only injure the 3 or 4 people with a chance to solve the problems. Still, I find it interesting to imagine the 11 year old closet math geek who becomes enamored of the problems on the Wiki and solves them all in a day or so (and tosses the math community into several years of utter turmoil.
As I was totally ignorant to what the "Millenium Problems" actually are, thinking this post was going to be about creating a Wiki where the global citizenry could collectively work to solve our world's problems of hunger, war and lack of a universal code of human rights. My bad.
Offtopic and a chisler to boot.
Of course, it is our divine right to free content from everywhere. Slashdot should be happy just to get our valuable attention.
Freakily enough, I am:
1. Wearing My Mountain Sun T-shirt today
and
2. Brewed and roomed with the brewer who likely brought java beer to Mountain Sun
My Y2K Ending Matrix requires a score of 23 or greater on the following items:
GMT + 12:00:01 (SCORE: 3)
10 AM PST (SCORE: 3.5)
Airing of one billionth "Sale of the Millennium" commercial on AM radio (SCORE: 7)
Successful dropping of Times Square Ball (SCORE: 2)
The first book of 2000 is delivered from Amazon.com (SCORE: .002476)
Unknown sysadmin in LA drains the first cup of java brewed entirely in the year 2000 (SCORE: 9)
Someone new goes down on Bill Clinton (SCORE: 69)
NOTE: I am currently applying for a patent on the Y2K Ending Matrix. If granted, I will immediately initiate legal proceedings against Priceline (and William Shatner), Amazon.com, Peter Jennings and anyone who has read this message. Sorry, but I must protect my business model...
It seems to me that the real villan of this story is not Anderson Consulting but rather the reporter who gulped the story down like Gerber Sugarplum baby food and spit it up all over an unsuspecting public.
...and they call it news...