Comments on: Google responds on Blogspot – and Icerocket.com continues to grow http://blogmaverick.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/ the mark cuban weblog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:44:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mark http://blogmaverick.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11389 Mark Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:57 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11389 One poster attacked Mark about not knowing enough. First I use blogspot, and I was never told that they had a spam block on blogs or post. the CAPTCHA feature was originally only on COMMENTS not BLOGS. To equate the two is stupid. Second the CAPTCHA is causing grief for anyone who disagrees with Google's editorial policy, not necessarily actual spam. Third, there is already ways to get around the CAPTCHA. Even worse some of the CAPTCHA images are impossible to figure out. If you are blind, forget it. Google is hardly "doing no harm" and the SPAM has not stopped. They have pissed off many many people. One poster attacked Mark about not knowing enough. First I use blogspot, and I was never told that they had a spam block on blogs or post. the CAPTCHA feature was originally only on COMMENTS not BLOGS. To equate the two is stupid.

Second the CAPTCHA is causing grief for anyone who disagrees with Google’s editorial policy, not necessarily actual spam.

Third, there is already ways to get around the CAPTCHA.

Even worse some of the CAPTCHA images are impossible to figure out.

If you are blind, forget it.

Google is hardly “doing no harm” and the SPAM has not stopped. They have pissed off many many people.

]]> By: StockMaverick http://blogmaverick.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11390 StockMaverick Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:57 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11390 Hi Mark, I use icerocket.com to track current info and relevant discussion pertaining to domain names I own. After you popularized/coined? the term 'splog' (spam blog) in a recent blog post, I decided to purchase the domain name splogosphere.com . Similarly, I purchased microbialforensics.com after reading an article about bioterrorism and the latest technologies used to combat terror. (Obviously, I purchased these domain names with the idea that they might have a higher re-sell value in the future.) Getting back to my point....I use icerocket.com on a regular basis to track the latest buzz (or lack thereof) on emerging topics. I like the fact that I can always find the most recent news and blog discussion related to keywords that are important to me...i.e. 'splogosphere'...'microbial forensics'...etc. Using icerocket.com as a tracking search, I am able to monitor the discussion on various topics and watch to see if the buzz grows or fades. As an aside, I noticed that 'splog' (with a credit to you) is now listed in Wikipedia. Here is a link.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splog OT...Good luck to you and the Mavs this season... Jim Parham Yuba City, CA Hi Mark,

I use icerocket.com to track current info and relevant discussion pertaining to domain names I own. After you popularized/coined? the term ’splog’ (spam blog) in a recent blog post, I decided to purchase the domain name splogosphere.com . Similarly, I purchased microbialforensics.com after reading an article about bioterrorism and the latest technologies used to combat terror. (Obviously, I purchased these domain names with the idea that they might have a higher re-sell value in the future.)

Getting back to my point….I use icerocket.com on a regular basis to track the latest buzz (or lack thereof) on emerging topics. I like the fact that I can always find the most recent news and blog discussion related to keywords that are important to me…i.e. ’splogosphere’…’microbial forensics’…etc. Using icerocket.com as a tracking search, I am able to monitor the discussion on various topics and watch to see if the buzz grows or fades.

As an aside, I noticed that ’splog’ (with a credit to you) is now listed in Wikipedia. Here is a link….

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splog

OT…Good luck to you and the Mavs this season…

Jim Parham
Yuba City, CA

]]> By: DJ http://blogmaverick.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11391 DJ Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:57 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11391 Here is a comparison for you. My boss decided he wanted to foray into the blogosphere and I was the guy to do it. I know nothing, or didnt know anything at the time, about all this hubub. Long story short after receiving a Feedster account I went through the process of following their information to add the coding to my new blog. After four hours I emailed them for some help. Come to find out hey had sent me some very outdated information in their response email so I was following old directions. OK Im over peing pissed off but the contrary to this little spill is that when I went to Ice Rocket I received the account got the coding, added it and everything was done and working in minutes. This isnt just an issue of time wasting by feedster, it is an issue of inexperienced people like myself who become convinced they are two stupid and unworthy to even own a computer when something like this goes on. I mean surely the company has it right, so I in my ignorance must be unable to comprehend. I say this all "tongue in cheek" but ultimately applaud IceRocket for the simple fact, that it was so easy to implement even inexperienced individuals should find some confidence in using it. Here is a comparison for you. My boss decided he wanted to foray into the blogosphere and I was the guy to do it. I know nothing, or didnt know anything at the time, about all this hubub. Long story short after receiving a Feedster account I went through the process of following their information to add the coding to my new blog. After four hours I emailed them for some help. Come to find out hey had sent me some very outdated information in their response email so I was following old directions. OK Im over peing pissed off but the contrary to this little spill is that when I went to Ice Rocket I received the account got the coding, added it and everything was done and working in minutes. This isnt just an issue of time wasting by feedster, it is an issue of inexperienced people like myself who become convinced they are two stupid and unworthy to even own a computer when something like this goes on. I mean surely the company has it right, so I in my ignorance must be unable to comprehend. I say this all “tongue in cheek” but ultimately applaud IceRocket for the simple fact, that it was so easy to implement even inexperienced individuals should find some confidence in using it.

]]> By: Dan http://blogmaverick.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11392 Dan Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:57 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11392 Mark, many of us are surprised that you haven't commented on REFCO with a blog posting. What gives? Mark, many of us are surprised that you haven’t commented on REFCO with a blog posting. What gives?

]]> By: Davis Freeberg http://blogmaverick.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11393 Davis Freeberg Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:57 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11393 Mark, I love IceRocket and think that it has a lot of potential to be a powerful tool in tracking the gazillion pieces of information that is out there, but have been consistently disappointed with the amount of blogspam that still shows up there. Why not introduce an advanced search technique where you can limit your search to only blogs that contain X number of linked articles. I think that this would help improve relevence although it would make it harder for new bloggers to be found. The second improvement that I might suggest is an easy link where your readers can report blog entries as spam. If you receive a certain number of complaints about the offending site, then you blacklist it or remove the post from search results. Mark,

I love IceRocket and think that it has a lot of potential to be a powerful tool in tracking the gazillion pieces of information that is out there, but have been consistently disappointed with the amount of blogspam that still shows up there. Why not introduce an advanced search technique where you can limit your search to only blogs that contain X number of linked articles. I think that this would help improve relevence although it would make it harder for new bloggers to be found. The second improvement that I might suggest is an easy link where your readers can report blog entries as spam. If you receive a certain number of complaints about the offending site, then you blacklist it or remove the post from search results.

]]> By: Davis Freeberg http://blogmaverick.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11394 Davis Freeberg Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:57 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11394 Mark, I love IceRocket and think that it has a lot of potential to be a powerful tool in tracking the gazillion pieces of information that is out there, but have been consistently disappointed with the amount of blogspam that still shows up there. Why not introduce an advanced search technique where you can limit your search to only blogs that contain X number of linked articles. I think that this would help improve relevence although it would make it harder for new bloggers to be found. The second improvement that I might suggest is an easy link where your readers can report blog entries as spam. If you receive a certain number of complaints about the offending site, then you blacklist it or remove the post from search results. Mark,

I love IceRocket and think that it has a lot of potential to be a powerful tool in tracking the gazillion pieces of information that is out there, but have been consistently disappointed with the amount of blogspam that still shows up there. Why not introduce an advanced search technique where you can limit your search to only blogs that contain X number of linked articles. I think that this would help improve relevence although it would make it harder for new bloggers to be found. The second improvement that I might suggest is an easy link where your readers can report blog entries as spam. If you receive a certain number of complaints about the offending site, then you blacklist it or remove the post from search results.

]]> By: cholo http://blogmaverick.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11395 cholo Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:57 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11395 thanks for the link Mark... thanks for the link Mark…

]]> By: RawAlex http://blogmaverick.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11396 RawAlex Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:57 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11396 Human testing is a good start, but it fails the stink test here for one simple reason: The splogs are coming from countries where you can hire people for a few dollars a day to sit and type human response words. I don't think anyone is really considering the scale here. Let's say you outsource the hole idea to, hmmm, Elbonia (Dilbert will love me for this). Let's say that the daily wage there is $20 per day, which makes it an expensive place. Each person sits in front of a computer, takes pre-configured splog pages, and makes new blogs out of them, manually entering the nice little "human test" words. Each person can probably turn out 30 pages an hour. You can still pretty much spam as much as you like. Go one step further. Only have the human type the words. The rest is automated. That one person can probably handle a couple of hundred requests an hour. The current change has only made it harder for the dumbest sloggers to work. The rest are laughing and splogging away. Human testing is a good start, but it fails the stink test here for one simple reason:

The splogs are coming from countries where you can hire people for a few dollars a day to sit and type human response words.

I don’t think anyone is really considering the scale here. Let’s say you outsource the hole idea to, hmmm, Elbonia (Dilbert will love me for this). Let’s say that the daily wage there is $20 per day, which makes it an expensive place. Each person sits in front of a computer, takes pre-configured splog pages, and makes new blogs out of them, manually entering the nice little “human test” words. Each person can probably turn out 30 pages an hour.

You can still pretty much spam as much as you like.

Go one step further. Only have the human type the words. The rest is automated. That one person can probably handle a couple of hundred requests an hour.

The current change has only made it harder for the dumbest sloggers to work. The rest are laughing and splogging away.

]]> By: Ashley Bowers http://blogmaverick.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11397 Ashley Bowers Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:57 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11397 That would be a great idea mark. I would like to see a feature like that added to the MT blogs. That would be a great idea mark. I would like to see a feature like that added to the MT blogs.

]]> By: 11nong http://blogmaverick.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11398 11nong Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:03:57 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/10/21/google-responds-on-blogspot-and-icerocket-com-continues-to/#comment-11398 very good!! very good!!

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