Although I agree with your point - that Google would like to get rid of the small sites because the money they bring in is less than the trouble of having to deal with them - the problem is that if Google wanted to do this they should have put restrictions on joining.
And if they want to get rid of the low traffic sites, then shouldn't they just tell people that's the reason, rather than implying click fraud?
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The BBC makes their listings free to use for non-commercial usage - and neither the traffic nor the advertising that RadioListings has makes it anywhere near being commercial. Also I add some value to them by matching up repeat broadcasts, giving episode numbers, etc - and I've had unofficial contact with producers, writers, and performers thanking me for making the information available when the BBC wasn't doing so.
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Although the catalogue is a great source of data it needs interpretation, and that's where sites like mine - http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/ - come in.
I take the data the BBC (and other stations) list, edit it it for readability, and include things like series and episode numbers - things that are essential for any collectors.
I've been using ClustrMaps to show a map of the world highlighting where visitors to my site (RadioListings) are coming from. Easy to use and a simple bit of eye candy.
When the (very) major medical center I work at gets PCs their drives are re-imaged to have the applications and configuration its been decided a PC should have - Dell can put anything they like on them, it'll get wiped as soon as they're in the door.
Like many people I've been booted out of Adsense without Google giving a reason. If they're willing to forgive BMW for a deliberate act will they forgive me for something I didn't do? Of course they won't.
There's been free personal editions of UniData and UniVerse available for years -
"...As of UniVerse 10 and UniData 6, the Personal Edition is available as a free, downloadable, 2-user license with some functional limitations. Personal Edition is available for 32-bit Intel x86 servers with one to two processors running Microsoft Windows or RedHat Linux. There are no maintenance offerings for the Personal Edition. This edition is designed for single-user personal development and training as well as sales demos. It is not for remarketing or use in production environments..."
It's not that the BBC won't do it, it's that they're not allowed to broadcast outside of their terrestrial area, and making the programmes available via the Internet counts. The important thing, at the moment at least, is that you're living in the broadcast area and not whether you have a license.
You pay good money (61p a day isn't it?) for the right to watch TV, not to own it. When you go to the cinema do you expect that you'll own the film afterwards?
If you're outside the UK you're not supposed to be able to see the BBC, regardless of whether you're a UK citizen with a license or not. The BBC has a broadcast area and they're supposed to do their best to stay within it.
So how are they checking that? Can't be SSN [you don't have to have one if you're a citizen, and you can - legally- get one without being a citizen]. Do you have to fax your passport or birth certificate?
I've seen plenty of people take a case, start to leave, then realise it's not theirs. My luggage stands out, so I don't have to worry, but if I had a generic black case I'd be up close looking for it.
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My experience of borrowing text books from libraries is that there simply isn't enough available. The library gets 10 copies for 500 students and it's only the people who reserved it months in advance who can borrow one.
You beat me to it. I've just spent a week battling with a router and a print server - poor manuals, out of date software, support staff who don't know their product, and the equipment itself feels that it'll fall apart the first time someone stares at it.
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Although I agree with your point - that Google would like to get rid of the small sites because the money they bring in is less than the trouble of having to deal with them - the problem is that if Google wanted to do this they should have put restrictions on joining.
And if they want to get rid of the low traffic sites, then shouldn't they just tell people that's the reason, rather than implying click fraud?
The BBC makes their listings free to use for non-commercial usage - and neither the traffic nor the advertising that RadioListings has makes it anywhere near being commercial. Also I add some value to them by matching up repeat broadcasts, giving episode numbers, etc - and I've had unofficial contact with producers, writers, and performers thanking me for making the information available when the BBC wasn't doing so.
Although the catalogue is a great source of data it needs interpretation, and that's where sites like mine - http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/ - come in.
I take the data the BBC (and other stations) list, edit it it for readability, and include things like series and episode numbers - things that are essential for any collectors.
Yes, this is a blatent plug for my site.
If the machines are still working, then reusing them is going to be better than ripping them apart for the gold.
Go to http://www.google.com/, type in "RadioListings", click "I'm Feeling Lucky" - and hey presto, you've found my site!
I'd want a small home(1,500 - 2,000 sq.ft.) In many places that's a large home.
Acid?
Full details at http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/noplate.asp/
I've been using ClustrMaps to show a map of the world highlighting where visitors to my site (RadioListings) are coming from. Easy to use and a simple bit of eye candy.
When the (very) major medical center I work at gets PCs their drives are re-imaged to have the applications and configuration its been decided a PC should have - Dell can put anything they like on them, it'll get wiped as soon as they're in the door.
Like many people I've been booted out of Adsense without Google giving a reason. If they're willing to forgive BMW for a deliberate act will they forgive me for something I didn't do? Of course they won't.
There's been free personal editions of UniData and UniVerse available for years -
"...As of UniVerse 10 and UniData 6, the Personal Edition is available as a free, downloadable, 2-user license with some functional limitations. Personal Edition is available for 32-bit Intel x86 servers with one to two processors running Microsoft Windows or RedHat Linux. There are no maintenance offerings for the Personal Edition. This edition is designed for single-user personal development and training as well as sales demos. It is not for remarketing or use in production environments..."
Much easier than any other database out there.
So Google banning people and accusing them of click fraud is ok if they do it by accident?
Fremont, now part of Seattle, was founded by three men who decided to name it after the place they came from. A slightly confising way to do things.
It's worth noting that Fremont is officially the Center Of The Universe.
It's not that the BBC won't do it, it's that they're not allowed to broadcast outside of their terrestrial area, and making the programmes available via the Internet counts. The important thing, at the moment at least, is that you're living in the broadcast area and not whether you have a license.
You pay good money (61p a day isn't it?) for the right to watch TV, not to own it. When you go to the cinema do you expect that you'll own the film afterwards?
Where possible we should encourage the elderly to have pride in their sexuality, not complaining about errors in their posts.
If you're outside the UK you're not supposed to be able to see the BBC, regardless of whether you're a UK citizen with a license or not. The BBC has a broadcast area and they're supposed to do their best to stay within it.
So how are they checking that? Can't be SSN [you don't have to have one if you're a citizen, and you can - legally- get one without being a citizen]. Do you have to fax your passport or birth certificate?
I've seen plenty of people take a case, start to leave, then realise it's not theirs. My luggage stands out, so I don't have to worry, but if I had a generic black case I'd be up close looking for it.
My experience of borrowing text books from libraries is that there simply isn't enough available. The library gets 10 copies for 500 students and it's only the people who reserved it months in advance who can borrow one.
You get specs? And you're complaining?
We often wonder about those interview segments on the Daily Show - don't they realise what the show is about and what's going to happen to them?
You beat me to it. I've just spent a week battling with a router and a print server - poor manuals, out of date software, support staff who don't know their product, and the equipment itself feels that it'll fall apart the first time someone stares at it.