This is so stupid. Apparently there’s a bunch of Wikipedia users that are trying to have blog related entries removed. This is their criteria for a non-notable blog from the War on Blogs page:

1. Is it an article about a blog?
2. Is the article title the blog title?
3. Is the blog’s first hit on google when searching for the said blog title?
4. Can most of the “about” info be gathered from clicking “about” link on the blog?
5. Is the rest of the shit inane garbage blatantly promoting the said blog?

I came across this via Bloggers Blog, who points to the Matt Cutts page on Wikipedia, now marked as being considered for deletion. Other pages that are on the War on Blogs user’s death list include pages about FeedBurner and Podcasting by traditional broadcasters. I don’t agree with any of the two.

Now, of course there are pages on Wikipedia submitted by bloggers in hope of getting free coverage and links, I’m not saying there isn’t. However, this crusade is ridiculous and should be dealt with accordingly.

Originally posted on January 10, 2007 @ 6:00 am

Prince Campbell, more known as Chartreuse, had a rocket career in the blogosphere. His blog was word and image play, with a touch of video, and it was good. Then he shut it down to start to charge for content at Chartreuse2, which failed miserably as far as I can see.

Campbell vanishes and rumors go around about all kinds of things. Now, from nowhere, he’s back and posting on his original blog saying more or less nothing.

So I hop online just to check my email and see that folks are writing bad things about me.
Not nice.
Here’s the deal.
Howard and I had a 5k accounting difference. I’m right, his people were wrong. I had proof. End of story. Not worth public discourse.

Comments are closed on the post in question. Perhaps that is for the best.

Originally posted on January 5, 2007 @ 4:42 am

Lost Remote have a post up on a blogger, called Spocko, who criticized a Disney owned radio station for “its ultra-right-wing commentery”. The radio station, KSFO, have branded themselves with The News And Views You Won’t Hear Anywhere Else, which the following quote from Lost Remote sure proves (more over at Spocko’s Brain):

(For example, the hosts demanded that callers mock Islam, called for public hangings of New York Times editor Bill Keller and suggested that a Sears’ Diehard battery be attached to an African-American’s testicles.)

Spocko recorded and published sound clips from the radio show in question, which got the Disney lawyers fired up and landed Spocko host Blogger with cease-and-desist orders. The blog is still up though.

Sure, Spocko is probably breaking the law by putting up audio clips to prove his point, but Disney is making a huge mistake pulling out like this. The negative impact it has on the company for giving room to the radio show hosts’ political incorrect opinions is one thing, but then standing up for them by taking their side is a PR nightmare to say the least. I’m not impressed, but then again Disney hasn’t been giving me good vibes in a long, long time.

Originally posted on January 7, 2007 @ 4:26 am

I’ve been a Google Calendar user for quite some time, being too annoyed with Outlook overall that I switched to an online solution. And I won’t be going back, it’s a great application that Google continues to improve.

TechCrunch have compared Google Calendar to its main competition applications from Yahoo and MSN, and it would seem that Google will be in the lead in the not so distant future. Yahoo is still the biggest one though.

Head over to the TechCrunch post for graphs ‘n stuff.

Originally posted on January 4, 2007 @ 5:59 am

Most Wikipedia users have a very strong objection to advertisement on the site, arguing:

1. Advertising is profane.
2. Advertising would compromise Wikipedia’s neutrality.

Mike Linksvayer makes the contrarian case, in favor of advertising on Wikipedia.

A common response to the first is that those who don’t like ads can run an ad blocker.

The second is completely unrealistic. How would third party text ads, e.g., via AdSense, compromise neutrality?

Read more.

Originally posted on January 4, 2007 @ 9:55 pm