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DMOZ Death Exaggerated
You cannot travel the webmaster forums, newsgroups, etc. without hearing complaints about the Open Directory Project (ODP) aka DMOZ. For those website owners struggling to get past the piles and miles of spam sites and included into the directory, it is a frustrating and lengthy process generally; many impatient and unsuccessful DMOZ directory submitters readily claim the death of DMOZ and downplay its importance.
The Death of Social Media Advertising
Rob Crazy Prediction #543336643307a – Internet users are getting more web and computer comfortable everyday; we are also getting more adapted to ignoring advertisements. Like billboards along the interstate, frequent travelers on the information superhighway – created by my friend Al Gore – are rarely attracted to or distracted by the banners passing by them on their journey.
Why YES for a National ID Card
Okay, so many of my closest friends, colleagues et al, reading only that headline would deny it came from me. I can hear David now, ” … there’s no way that Demo-lib-tree-hugging-pacifist Rob Mineo would say ‘Yes’ to a National ID Card!” However, if Hurricane Katrine forever blemished my view of the current presidential administration, it forever swayed my view for the need of a National ID Card.
Monty Python Link Baiting
Wink, wink – nudge, nudge!
Let’s face it, cute is memorable and it even sales.
Marketing Patriotism to Invade Privacy
As headlines scroll across about Google, Viacom, lawsuits, and privacy issues, many neo-conservatives are taking up the opportunity to raise their patriotic facades to plummet deeper into our private lives once again. “If you have nothing to hide … ” is the usual response when someone raises an objection or concern. That is, until a United States Supreme Court Justices movie rental habits were released …
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