by macewan on February 28, 2008
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Well, I’ve signed up posties.us with PayPerPost to test them as an advertising platform and after a couple of posties took our money we were censored once again. So… let’s get this straight.
- They censor their “community forum”
- They censor the forum for posties by posties by not allowing they to advertise on the network.
They do not want critics in any form. Hrm, so how do they hope to improve?
A single survey will be used to help move this organization forward? Overwhelmingly they miss all chances to embrace the posties of the world. How is a company that “generates buzz” going to appear to new posties or advertisers if they try to silence buzz about them? Curiously pathetic. I expected more.
My guess? They’ll delete the old forums in favor of a brand new one! Look at the pretty colors. Izea, you can’t succeed as a company if you fear feedback. Ignoring calls for help, valid complaints of zero opportunities by all the posties who you helped lose their blog’s page rank and then either locking threads or flat out altering the text of posts sure shows your ability to generate buzz. At every point along the way you slap posties around telling them things will be better soon enough.
Then when the posties leave your forum to create a forum for posties by posties you freak on us. The forum for posties by posties isn’t even used to slam PayPerPost or Izea. That forum simply allows people to talk freely without fear of having the conversation censored. Guess what happened as a result? You joined and thanked us for good suggestions only then telling us that we, the posties, are not welcomed on your advertising network. What sort of Interetarded thinking is that?
Posties gave posties something they wanted desperately from the PayPerPost network - opportunity. Shame on you for taking money out of their pockets. Izea took the Google Page Rank of blogs and then turns around to take money out of their pockets again by not allowing posties.us to advertise. Does anyone else feel like you’re taking part of a filmed episode of Fucked Company?
by macewan on February 25, 2008
by macewan on February 23, 2008
Time and again I get asked how it’s possible for me to continuously add new domains and where dear child do I get the inspiration for these creations. I use Go Daddy Bulk Domain Registration
as for the thought bulb… well, that’s a totally different story.
Let’s take http://www.rankspank.us for example. After watching Izea joking at RankSpank.com of Google yanking page ranks from posties something snapped. Don’t get me wrong I love PayPerPost, but bloggers earn their Google Page Rank and seeing it evaporate into thin air is far from funny. Joking about it is a tad insulting.
Now THAT is funny. Took about 15 minutes from start to finish after the domain was active. The folks that find this funny are the ones that earned Google PR through hard work. As for spam blogs, pft, who cares - right? Throw up another blog and in 30 days you can cash in on your business card wisdom or travel expertise.
by macewan on February 22, 2008
Many of the folks signing on with the posties.us forum say their afraid to use their real names. They worry about retaliation from the Izea mods on the other boards. I can tell you that the day the site went live traffic to the Izea boards sank as the posties.us traffic jumped. Following the board with twitter.
macewan posties.us is an alternative forum for PayPerPost Posties to address issues with opportunities available at Izea. www.posties.us 10:06 AM February 08, 2008 from web 
macewan posties.us alexa at 540,248 02:55 PM February 18, 2008 from web
macewan posties.us alexa at 434,220 less than 20 seconds ago from web
Censorship
Their mods have now begun removing links from within postings to scrub the mention of posties.us. They directly insult me saying the board is mine. A tool meant to bash PayPerPost or Izea. Yet at any given time I see more folks on the posties board talking openly than on the “official” PayPerPost system. There is no Izea bashing. There are no thread locks by mods to silence people. What you will find is a board for posties by posties. A break in the closed community discussions controlled by the whims of rouge mods.
People join for that very reason. Let your voice be heard - join posties.us
by macewan on February 21, 2008
Automobile owners know — even a “little” fender bender can cost big money. Often one of the expenses incurred is a quick trip to the emergency room for a series of neck x-rays. Whiplash takes months from which to recover and it can be quite expensive. I know my neighbor had chiropractic visits at least twice a week for over six weeks. His neck is finally improved. Thank goodness he had excellent accident compensation representation. The costs incurred by missing work, chiropractor bills, and the mental cost of evenings spent with a slight migraine headache should be recovered. Many times, insurance companies do not offer enough money to cover all the costs.
Not everyone will need an attorney post-accident, but if and when you do, it pays to get some good advice. In apersonal injury claim, make sure you deal with a good law firm.
by macewan on February 20, 2008
Shortly after the discussion on TechCrunch and my mini Newsclipper review an invite for Hulu.com arrived in my inbox. My first impressions will follow shortly. First impression was an instant liking of the smart design. Clean crisp and well thought out. Absent was the forever loading advertisement iframe everone hates. So far two thumbs up.
Before I jump head first into how wonderful their streaming video is you must know it only streams in the U.S. Testing was done on an Ubuntu Linux system with the latest Flash 9 (non beta). The computer is coming in at 1.8 Mhz with a gig of ram. During my review I had multiple workspaces each with on average 5 applications. Keeping this in mind I’m happy to say the video was flawless.
Hulu’s ambitious and never-ending mission is to help you find and enjoy the world’s premium content when, where and how you want it.
They lack overwhelming levels of content for a startup this caliber. What surprised me was the length of the clips films they offered. No off brand dust collecting out of date choices either. From the Family Guy to the Simpsons and Tonight Show. Why haven’t you seen Hulu’s offerings in an advertisement? *cough
Let’s throw up a few more of the shows to whet that appetite!
- Family Guy: Back to the Woods Season 6 : Episode 9(21:53)
- The Tonight Show: Fri, Feb 15, 2008 Season 52 : Episode 3499(43:52)
- The Simpsons: Love, Springfieldian Style Season 19 : Episode 12(21:49)
- Barney Miller: Bus Stop Season 3 : Episode 4(25:05)
- Knight Rider: “Knight Rider” Movie Season 1 : Episode 1(1:20:52)
- Saturday Night Live: SNL Digital Short: Natalie Raps Excerpt(02:26)
Count me as a fan. No software to download. No needing Windows XVistaP with SPwhatever with the built-in Norton Antivirus kungfoo grip. Accessibility to a wide range of ‘net devices seals the deal for me. Want more? Love unzipping files? Enjoy the inside scoop? Check out their logos, screenshots and press kit.
by macewan on February 20, 2008
Just came across an article on Techcrunch on the Newsclipper.org video site. Now I wasn’t heading over there to read through his usual material - no the purpose of the visit was much different indeed. I eyes-n-ears however are oh so happy for the deviation none-the-less.
We’re working on a breakdown of the site as I speak. Stay tuned. *get it? tuned =)
Deleo asked whether the news section of Truveo compares. Equals? In the shot below you see that I’m being referred to CNN page to play the video whereas with the Newsclipper.org site the video plays without problem - immediately.
With Newsclipper there might be problems with the embedding of clips (think CNN) due to copyright issues in doing so. Turns out PLAY VIDEO just below Obama’s lower lip is there for a reason.
