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Re: Should I get an iPhone or an Android?

Alan Skorkin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:57:04 -0000

Chances are the google phone is not going to get it right the first time, so it is doubtful the first version of their phone is going to be worth getting (although i could very well be wrong, stranger things have happened :)). Having said that, I for one don't like the culture that apple are fostering around everything (elitist, super-secret and proprietary) they do including the iphone. So for the moment i am sitting on the fence, i can always get an iphone any time i want i have no pressing need for it (my current phone works fine) and who knows maybe google will create something special.

Re: So this one time, at Bandcamp…

Alan Skorkin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:01:42 -0000

I didn't know about any of the companies you mentioned, but it is good to hear that this kind of stuff is happening. I've been saying for a while that the music distribution model has to evolve and change rather then trying to hold on to CD's with both hands. This is certainly a step in the right direction.

Re: Digg and Reddit: It’s Not Wrong to Create and Submit Your Own Content. In Fact, it’s Necessary.

Alan Skorkin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:20:51 -0000

Digg banned my domain for submitting my own content.

At least thats the only reason i can think of since they didn't actually say, but simply stated that "some users" reported my blog as spam and so digg decided to ban my blog.

My blog had only been alive for about 4 weeks before this, I had only written 12 posts or so. The posts certainly were not spam, as each one took me several hours to write and contained either my opinion on an issue or a list that i thought others would either find helpful or fun.

I had no ads on my blog so I wasn't making any money from any of my posts (except for amazon affiliate links that I had in my lists of books).

At the very least I would have liked to know the reasons why my domain was banned without warning if for no other reason than to actually find out if i was doing something wrong without knowing it. I am aware that ignorance is no excuse, but the "if you don't know than we won't tell you" attitude is completely unhelpful.

Re: One Uber StumbleUpon List for Creatives & Geeks

Alan Skorkin — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:12:13 -0000

http://askorkin.stumbleupon.com/
I am a software developer and more recently a blogger which got me interested in SEO, social media and obviously blogging :). Been using stumbleupon for a while now, heaps of fun.

Re: The Power of the Absurd

Alan Skorkin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:03:13 -0000

From the screenshots it looks like you're using WordPress.com Stats. I believe that takes it's time from the Wordpress installation itself. So if you go to the Settings->General section of your wordpress install and set your Timezone, your Stats will kick over to a new day at midnight (i.e. midnight where you are) like it is meant to. If you don't do this, wordpress might use the same time as the server it is hosted on (not 100% sure about this though), which is probably different timezone to where you are.

Sorry to comment off topic, just trying to be helpful :), especially considering many people have already mentioned what I was thinking in their comments.

Re: Digg and Reddit: It’s Not Wrong to Create and Submit Your Own Content. In Fact, it’s Necessary.

Alan Skorkin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:20:51 -0000

Digg banned my domain for submitting my own content.

At least thats the only reason i can think of since they didn't actually say, but simply stated that "some users" reported my blog as spam and so digg decided to ban my blog.

I had no ads on my blog so I wasn't making any money from any of my posts (except for amazon affiliate links that I had in my lists of books).

Re: 5 Income Streams Behind Blogging

Alan Skorkin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:56:22 -0000

It was good to find out about sponsored reviews, and the sites where you can sign you for these, will definitely take it under consideration.