Just want to echo parent's comments - it's a losing battle... and if you publish 'em, they will come.
I have the web analysis program (Analog) generate privately with the referrers, but anything I put out does NOT show that. For those interested, I have a a page about referrer log spamming.
Impressive (or perhaps sad?) that 3 of the top 10 "brands"
in US and Canada are people - The Donald, Martha, and Oprah.
Too bad my favorite Big Green Guy didn't make the list!;-)
Forbes web site is one big commercial
on
The Dot Com Super Bowl
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· Score: 3, Insightful
Maybe it's just me, but I felt like when I went to the Forbes site
I felt like it was one big commercial. The first link has about
a dozen ads, and the second link is doing
constant updates - seemed to be worse in IE than Firefox.
While most of the slashdotters laughed at my
christmas lights/webcam hoax, there
were a handful (probably fueled by the insinuations in the press reporting)
that claimed I cleaned up on my Google Adsense Ads. Nothing could be further from the
truth (I'm not quiting my day job!) which I
document in my media updates
and I was operated totally by the rules of the program as documented in my
two cents on Google Adsense.
So while YES, there is a lot of fraud in this area, be careful about saying everyone running Google Adsense is "bad"
My personal web site has been Slashdotted 5 times since 2002... so if you are interested at seeing some of that data (and from other sites), take a look at my Slashdot Analysis Page which might help answer your question about how the Slashdot Effect has varied over time, but it's hard to compare data.
In a nutshell, user's computers/internet connections are getting faster, and images/videos are getting larger and more prelevent... but then again, servers are getting faster with better connections... so it's basically an arm's race!;-)
Boy, some sour grapes on Slashdot over the weekend - Ben is doing the Internet community a service by collating this data and making it available. And for those folks that say it's soooo easy, I look forward to see your work!
The spyware guys are like cockroaches - they scurry into corners when lights are shined on 'em, and Ben is doing a darn fine job of that - ummmmm... I may have insulted cockroaches with that last sentance!;-)
I wouldn't be surprised to see 'em buy a Level 3
on
Google's Dark Fibre Plans?
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· Score: 3, Interesting
Seems like buying a Level 3 (or similar sized network provider) would be an easier route, as these guys got hammered in valuations due to over-capacity and a lot cheaper to buy existing capacity rather than building your own.
Yea... except ironically, when I clicked on that LA Times link in the article, Firefox said it blocked 2 popups. Another example is the New York Times where I counted no less than 7 cookies being sent - wonder what they are tracking and why?
The whole "turn a spankin' brand new PC" onto the Internet and it's infected with tons of crap in a few weeks/months IS a real industry problem. There was a great/. article on spyware yesterday - more pressure needs to be brought to bear to the people feeding this industry. And while it's one thing to have banner ads that just "sit there", it seems that the mainstream folks could get by with less popups and cookie setting IMHO - the later especially can be used for nefarious tracking purposes.
Ummmmm... now I wonder who the heck could do something like that... and if they did (and bazillions of people were turning those lights on and off), do you think anyone walking by the building (including reporters) would wonder why the lights never change?!?;-)
I forgot to add to my post above that GPS encoding as part of the JPEG EXIF header had been a standard for some time and a handful of high-end DLSR's have this capability today - this will become more prevelent - heck, as part of E911, your cell phone camera already has GPS info, but I don't know first hand if those add the tags to the EXIF header, but would be trivial to do.
I agree with the parent that a lot of "news is junk"... but I personally feel the WSJ does a very good job in their writing and is quite accurate... heads-n-shoulders above others.
While this looks pretty cool, I'm confused by the examples provided
in the writeup - "Imagine taking a photo of a street corner to find
out where you are, or the photo of a city building to see its history"
since GPS technology would probably be a better enabler for those specific applications.
Ahhhh... someone who actually read down to the bottom of the overly lengthy page... but yea, this really DID become an issue as stated and glad you enjoyed the writeup on it.
And you better believe I turned on the "Airplane Invasion" option (along with a few other "tricks") and while I turned it off for the night, expect it back on in the morning.
Read near the bottom my hoax page... I talk EXACTLY about this situation - good for you to "check it out"... you'd put 99% of the Press to shame!
P.S. I really DO have two kids and yes, please do not come knocking on my door - you were quite cool about the whole thing... and I really DO mean that... if you believe me!;-)
BOY - you'd wonder if anyone reads the FAQ - good for you. First, Google Adsense hasn't been around for 3 years... and I just added this to my hoax explanation
Several media folks are slamming me for running Google Adsense and saying I cleaned up on it. That is simply not true... but unfortunately, I can not comment on this due to Google's Program Policies... but let me just say that the Google Adsense Revenue for the month will just about pay for my wife's 40th birthday party and I would have made a LOT more if I had taken that Radio Station's $10,000 offer. I invite the media to contact Google for the actual numbers and they have my permission to release 'em.
Slashdot Mirror
Are there actually any spelling checks of the quoted submissions by the /. editors?
And should they start off doing that?
I have the web analysis program (Analog) generate privately with the referrers, but anything I put out does NOT show that. For those interested, I have a a page about referrer log spamming.
Mark Cuban's Blog - owner of the Dallas Mavericks ...
The submissions mentioned Russ's Slashdot Page, but a lot more info about him can be found at his home page and/or his company Crynwr.
Must be a slow news day ...
Too bad my favorite Big Green Guy didn't make the list! ;-)
Maybe it's just me, but I felt like when I went to the Forbes site I felt like it was one big commercial. The first link has about a dozen ads, and the second link is doing constant updates - seemed to be worse in IE than Firefox.
http://3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716 9399375105820974944592.com/ which is the longest you can do in DNS currently ...
Gotta love Anonymous Coward's who express such strong opinions with such big words ... ;-)
So while YES, there is a lot of fraud in this area, be careful about saying everyone running Google Adsense is "bad"
In a nutshell, user's computers/internet connections are getting faster, and images/videos are getting larger and more prelevent ... but then again, servers are getting faster with better connections ... so it's basically an arm's race! ;-)
The spyware guys are like cockroaches - they scurry into corners when lights are shined on 'em, and Ben is doing a darn fine job of that - ummmmm ... I may have insulted cockroaches with that last sentance! ;-)
Ben's analysis/comments on 180solutions is now posted - good reading!
BTW, the Light Reading guys were the ones who "broke" this story back on January 6th
Or will Google/Slashdot/online be the primary/only means of news in 2020?!?
The whole "turn a spankin' brand new PC" onto the Internet and it's infected with tons of crap in a few weeks/months IS a real industry problem. There was a great /. article on spyware yesterday - more pressure needs to be brought to bear to the people feeding this industry. And while it's one thing to have banner ads that just "sit there", it seems that the mainstream folks could get by with less popups and cookie setting IMHO - the later especially can be used for nefarious tracking purposes.
Ummmmm ... now I wonder who the heck could do something like that ... and if they did (and bazillions of people were turning those lights on and off), do you think anyone walking by the building (including reporters) would wonder why the lights never change?!? ;-)
alek
Disclaimer: I've been a 20+ year WSJ subscriber and had some recent dealings with them plus a bunch of other media and the difference was night-n-day.
While this looks pretty cool, I'm confused by the examples provided in the writeup - "Imagine taking a photo of a street corner to find out where you are, or the photo of a city building to see its history" since GPS technology would probably be a better enabler for those specific applications.
Interestingly enough, the FARK guys linked my Hoax page which includes a pointer to the WSJ article and those FARK guys wrote some HILARIOUS comments - so I wonder how many comments above were biased by the original press report?
And you better believe I turned on the "Airplane Invasion" option (along with a few other "tricks") and while I turned it off for the night, expect it back on in the morning.
BTW, I thought the /. crowd would have more of a sense of humor -
the FARK guys are hilareous! ;-)
P.S. I really DO have two kids and yes, please do not come knocking on my door - you were quite cool about the whole thing ... and I really DO mean that ... if you believe me! ;-)
Several media folks are slamming me for running Google Adsense and saying I cleaned up on it. That is simply not true ... but unfortunately, I can not comment on this due to Google's Program Policies ... but let me just say that the Google Adsense Revenue for the month will just about pay for my wife's 40th birthday party and I would have made a LOT more if I had taken that Radio Station's $10,000 offer. I invite the media to contact Google for the actual numbers and they have my permission to release 'em.
Allright guys, be pissed at me, but whatever you do, don't sick the spammers on me! ;-)
Hey /.'ers ... it was all fun ... I'm SLAMMED ... will say more later ... but be SURE to read MY story of the events and also what Wall Street Journal guy wrote ... and then if you want, go to that Channel-7 site and cast your vote if I was naughty or nice!