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Opt-in Accelerator Warning – Security Risk – Read This First!

andybeard.eu-Andy Beard — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:16:59 +0000

Optin Accelerator is a massive security risk for your customers – rather than fix the security problems, the new version just adds fluff without addressing core issues.

Anyone can make a mistake, release a product without considering all the possible ramifications, but to release Opt-in Accelerator again without major changes is irresponsible…

Blogging Insurance & Quoting the Associated Press

andybeard.eu-Andy Beard — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:16:59 +0000

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Paydirt: Blogcatalog Interviewed on Technorati Blog Advertising

andybeard.eu-Andy Beard — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:16:59 +0000

Technorati have now officially announced their new blog advertising platform surprisingly called Technorati Media.

It is a significant step, though not as many seem to think unusual.

Afterall, Google started as a search engine, then monetized search, and finally introduced their own publisher program Adsense…

WordPress.com Bugged XML Sitemaps

andybeard.eu-Andy Beard — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:16:59 +0000

WordPress.com has added XML sitemaps so I thought I would take a glance at their implementation.

My immediate though was to take a look at Lorelle’s sitemap.xml

Homepage daily priority
Every other page updated on a weekly basis?

That seems like a good way to tell the spiders to index your site less often than they currently do…

Eperks On Mahalo

andybeard.eu-Andy Beard — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:16:59 +0000

Here is a little olive branch for the guys at ePerks, an unbiased resource that could be used to present 2 sides of the current Vlad vs ePerks legal kerfuffle…

Paid Content – A Dying Business Model?

andybeard.eu-Andy Beard — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:16:59 +0000

Michael Arrington in his boycott of Associated Press seemed to suggest that paid content is a dying business model.

I must admit I am not a huge fan of linking to articles from Associated Press, simply because it is extremely difficult to determine the original source when these stories “go over the wire”…

How To Build Profitable Minisites

andybeard.eu-Andy Beard — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:16:59 +0000

I tend to leave newbie internet marketing tutorials to experts, but often I say that a little tongue in cheek – the people writing the newbie tutorials are often writing them because they couldn’t do advanced stuff…

Fake Alex Goad & Craig Beckta

andybeard.eu-Andy Beard — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:16:59 +0000

Fake Steve Jobs is an internet phenomenen and now we have fake Jerry Yang which I am sure will be a huge success, and add valuable perspective to the internet tech news scene…

Never Underestimate The Power Of The Dark Side of Search

andybeard.eu-Andy Beard — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:16:59 +0000

That title might have inspired thoughs of Jedi Knights, those with ADD might have instantly warped their thought trains to Pink Floyd and “The Dark Side of The Moon”.

Both might be correct in their connections…

ePerks – I Am Not A Minion Mr Cook

andybeard.eu-Andy Beard — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:16:59 +0000

In what seems to be an impartial report on the ePerks vs Vlad lawsuit, Mr Ron Cook, the lawyer representing Brabus Ventures, owners of ePerks, made the following highly controversial statements.

Clearly, his minions out there are rallying behind him [...] They are trying to live off the company and raise their blog ranking. It’s really disgusting…