So, it started out as a normal day on the internet, just like any other. Catch up on emails, check some rankings, see how AdSense is doing… nothing whatsoever to alert me to the fact that that day would be the day that I was destined to run into the Information Age’s version of Norman Bates’ sister.
Michael VanDeMar
Finally, PROOF that Google does, in fact, own Feedburner!
Maybe it was just denial that made me reject the reality of Google buying Feedburner, but as of today I guess I can no longer do this. It was real, it wasn’t a dream, the proof is in the pudding, as they say.
It looks like a large number of people today lost all Feedburner subscribers, in all of their blogs:
Announcing Login LockDown – A New Security Plugin for WordPress
Just a quick note to let people know about Login LockDown, a new plugin I wrote for WordPress and have put out for download on Bad Neighborhood Tools website. Basically what the plugin does is it restricts the number of times someone trying to log in can put in the incorrect password in a short period, preventing someone (or some bot) from continually trying different passwords until it gets the correct one.
More information can be gotten from the Bad Neighborhood Blog
Why Are Digg Employees Stalking Me…?
Of course it could just be general paranoia, but does it seem strange to anyone else that Digg employees would be taking such a special interest in my blog? Especially since the post they seem to be fixated on is 2 months old?
Rand Fishkin & The Troll Defense
A couple of weeks ago, Rand Fishkin of SEOMoz posted a piece entitled, “You’re Not On The List“, designed to educate the public as to “why so many {directories} have little to no value”. This was following their release of a list, available only to SEOMoz Premium Members, of what SEOMoz had tagged as being quality directories. Basically it was designed to convince people that they would benefit from paying to have access to SEOMoz’s list, because the directories not on the list suck so badly.
Did Someone Say LOLCUTTS…?
In the spirit of the lolcats craze, and due in part to a serious lack of sleep, I present to you for your viewing pleasure…
Supplemental Results, Paid Links, and Priorities Slightly Out Of Whack
I was hanging out over at Matt Cutts’ blog today, where the subject at hand was SEO Tip: Avoid Keyword Stuffing. The discussion centered around a site that was blatantly stuffing keywords on its pages, and happened to get banned by Google. The conversation turned, as conversation tend to do, to other penalties sites suffer, and how not all sites that were penalized actually deserved them.
My attention was caught by a comment by Aaron Pratt, of SEO Buzz Box, having to do with the penalty of Supplemental Pages:
Even Google Can’t Believe Someone Could Lose $13 Billion Overnight
So I was checking to see if I still ranked from last Thursdays post about Google losing $13 Billion in after hours trading. It looks like Google (GOOG, Google Inc.) themselves couldn’t believe someone could lose that much overnight.
Bush Scheduled To Get Colonoscopy From Nationally Renowned Neurologist
It was announced today that on Saturday President Bush will undergo a “routine” colonoscopy. It was determined at this time, due to the bizarre events surrounding the president’s desire to axe Big Bird and invade Sesame Street, that perhaps it would be best if this procedure were carried out by a qualified neurologist.
Google Loses $13 Billion Overnight – Bad Check Fees Adding Up?
Hot on the heels of Google AdSense checks reportedly bouncing, and as Google heads to Washington to defend it’s recent Doubleclick acquisition (which as we all know, is part of their attempt to buy the whole Internet), it now looks like Google has managed to lose $13 Billion… overnight. (Thanks to Nathan Weinberg of InsideGoogle for reporting on this.)
