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It is NOT legal Marty but what are we to do about the problem. Splogging IS copyright infringement but it happens so often you can drive yourself crazy and spend hours each day trying to chase after the bastards.
I think a group of smart kids like us should be able to figure out how to fight them without the endless searches, and reporting we have to do now. I know we have allies at the engines who want to help but they appear to have no idea exactly how to deal with the problem either. As I said, we're a group of pretty smart kids so...
Hope to see you in Vegas. I'd love to talk about this together and rant about it publically.
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jim
I am so glad the charity event is going to happen after all. I'm there.
Danny did absolutely nothing wrong chasing what was obviously a story worth writing. Ferreting out stuff like this is one of the roles the media plays and being the media is a very big part of Danny's job. I think Danny's method actually gave the link-broker several opportunities to rephrase himself or to learn more about Google's guidelines. The link-broker chose not to and pressed forward, even in the face of the increasingly technical resposes from Danny. Towards the end of the exchange, Danny pretty much says exactly who he is and the dumb-assed link-broker STILL persisted. Come to think of it... perhaps Danny was a bit too fair. Most of us would have let the dumb-ass hang himself by the second email string. (I would probably have poked at the body on the gallows trying to make it fart but I am very immature)
The bottom line has two folds and one crinkle.
1)If you want to buy and sell links, go ahead and do it. Your code is your property. Just don't expect Google to honour you for your efforts if they perceive the purchase or sale.
2) Don't lie to prospective clients about anything, ever. That Google publishes its guidelines openly makes the truism about truth even truer.
3) This is the Internet. EVERYONE is a potential journalist. Danny just happens to actually be one.
Rob, you did great! Could see you were a bit nervous while reading your testimony but you did very well. Me, I'd have blown it by comparing the Internet to a series of tubes but that's why they don't let foreign smart-asses testify before congressional committees. Well done bro!
I take slight issue with this post as I don't think it is entirely correct. Lots of things happen in the background without public acknowledgement.
In my experience and observation, the high-tech world has given billions to charities around the world. From the small scale donations made by individuals to corporate events aimed at raising cash for charitable organizations and non-profits, technology firms and the folks who work at them have gone far beyond other sectors in our economy to do good works in their communities. Many of the fortunate ones who benefitted from extraordinary wealth-making stock options have gone on to dedicate their lives to non-profit work.
Charity, they say, begins at home...
Here in the tiny techno-outport of Victoria BC, there is a charity event almost every week sponsored or organized by someone in our tech-community. For example, Metamend and Enquisite organize a series of annual hockey tournaments, the procedes from which raised over $30K for the local food bank in 2007. We're only one of dozens of firms donating our time and energies to such endevours. (note: We're Canadian and would play hockey all day and night if we could but that's not the point) We also take part in virtually every other high-tech charitable event held on the southern part of our island.
It also happens around the world...
I am fairly certain our experience on Vancouver Island is NOT unique. As a matter of fact, I know of a number of search marketing organizations such as the Internet Marketers of New York and Best of the Web who organize charitable events at major conferences and gatherings in the search community.
Lastly, I would like to point out organizations such as the Google Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, both of which sprang from the high-tech world. While they might not (or might, I haven't researched), have specific divisions dedicated to chartiable works, HP, Dell, eBay, Yahoo!, and even tiny Ask.com all give monies to chartiable organizations through-out the year. I'm certain others do as well.
I do applaud Greg for thinking about non-profits and charitable works, especially when many of us are blessed with abundence from our amazing careers and higher than average incomes. I also don't want to see the efforts of tens of thousands (perhaps hundreds of thousands) of community minded colleagues go unrecognized or unnoticed.
"Viewstate is a pain, those things can get huge." - no doubt. Interesting post Ray.
I can't believe it has taken me this long to start reading the Fake Steve Jobs Blog. It's one of the funniest reads each morning.
Amazing story Danny. Thanks for the great read and best to you next year.
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