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that sucks mark, hope you feel better....

AP, the NYT and MSM picked it up too...its compelling only in the fact that this has spread so far...agreed with what you're saying though

same here - this is why i removed ads. if you were a site on botany or something more general and were coming up in google for a hot term in front of the teeming masses, you will sell more because you are in front of a less tech savvy audience that clicks stuff and then buys.

Great tips Jason, as usual.

Yes and no...the one thing is with your blog, there is the feeling of individuality - Twitter feels more to me like the water cooler of the internet.

Good on you Mark, I support it. Your readers won't leave. We like you.

I actually read blogs for pleasure, including this one. Yes I know I am a geek. Thanks.

Can't do it...my handwriting looks like a 4 year olds =)

I haven't written using pen and paper since I was in 4th or 5th grade - our school required laptops early on in life. I was smart enough to realize how much quicker I could nail essay tests and while all the other kids would write, I would sit there with my laptop, be able to organize and rearrange my thoughts quicker and more neatly than pen and paper.

I disgaree with you here, I type everything and could run circles around anyone with a pen and paper.

Good to know about windows 3.1x...will my 486 still work? ;)

Tina (Stupid Blogger) is awesome...I feel like I know so much about her just by following her on FriendFeed

I've noticed this on my blog before...its hard to delete because sometimes there is a thin line...but you can tell quickly if they are legit or not by looking at the links back. IE - if their URL is some blatantly spammy e-commerce site, you know it's spam and can delete it.

How'd I miss this? Thanks! =)

you certainly are a character, mark !

skywalker ftw ;)

blogging is alive and well...who are these people, really?

nice post, you've nailed it here. my post tomorrow is definition linking to this as it totally ties in with what you're saying

i see - they did that right btw, never *ask* someone to blog about it (that is how i always do promotions when we give bloggers swag ;)

hey jason - did they ask for your address beforehand? did you know this was coming in the mail? i'm curious how they did this...

hah, clever clever

twitter has spawned a whole slew of phrases - they're kinda silly, i mean i'd never type "i feel twitteriffic"...

Agreed 100%...if anything, this book (and some of our conversations) have been a good kick in the right direction I needed.

Thanks Eric.

congrats jim! btw, your kids picture cracks me up...you trying to make them internet famous? =)

I remembered you had told me to link to the Talbot Hotel in my post praising them, so it makes sense for you *not* to link to someone if they weren't satisfactory. Same deal, just reversed ;)

Yeah that's really annoying - there's no reason they shouldn't have made good with you, it's not like your some irresponsible person who racks up huge amounts of debt. You were definitely correct in posting this (and canceling with them).

Make sure to add a no-follow to the chase link in your post if you didn't, they don't deserve the free link.

Agreed with this - I actually wrote about the part you mentioned re: using Gmail vs. AOL...I was a bit harsher than you ;)

http://thefuturebuzz.com/2008/09/15/look-smart-...

you still linked to them jim ;)