Comments on: Advertising On Your Body and Soul http://revellian.com/2008/03/30/advertising-on-your-body-and-soul/ Psycho-linguistical Dialectology: From The Edge Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:22:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Anastasia http://revellian.com/2008/03/30/advertising-on-your-body-and-soul/#comment-6250 Anastasia Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:09:44 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=664#comment-6250 Ultimately I like promoting things that I like or find novel or interesting. There is much debate about blog advertising, but writers in print media (newspapers and magazines) are paid via advertisers and have more corporate pressure. Example, if you write for Rupert Murdoch's publications and offend one of his uber advertisers you can have your piece cut or edited to the point where there is no point. There is advertising out there that doesn't pressure bloggers on a moral level, and at the same time there is nothing bad about being paid for providing content. It is only when a person's morals are easily changed that it becomes a concern. I think Technorati is a waste of time as it doesn't really provide any great traffic, and the quality control isn't that fantastic. I have the technorati widget on my page only because it enables me to check who has linked to something, and I have had some weird linkbacks, so it enables me to check for plagiarism (and to deal with that), but apart from that, I don't even care about the rank. I think that Technorati will be obsolete in a few years because of all the junk on that site. It is tiresome to go through content in Technorati. It is much easier to search google for blog posts and references if one wants to read something. Alexa is another thing I don't get either, and there (amazingly so) people who place a high value on it when really, Alexa gathers its data based on the Alexa Toolbar, and not everyone in the world has installed it, so a blog can receive countless visitors, but two thirds may not have the Alexa toolbar on their computers for that traffic to be counted, which is why I think it incredulous that such a high value is placed on Alexa rank. <em>Anastasia's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/WlOA/~3/266737600/cell.html' rel="nofollow">Cell</a></em> Ultimately I like promoting things that I like or find novel or interesting. There is much debate about blog advertising, but writers in print media (newspapers and magazines) are paid via advertisers and have more corporate pressure. Example, if you write for Rupert Murdoch’s publications and offend one of his uber advertisers you can have your piece cut or edited to the point where there is no point. There is advertising out there that doesn’t pressure bloggers on a moral level, and at the same time there is nothing bad about being paid for providing content. It is only when a person’s morals are easily changed that it becomes a concern.

I think Technorati is a waste of time as it doesn’t really provide any great traffic, and the quality control isn’t that fantastic. I have the technorati widget on my page only because it enables me to check who has linked to something, and I have had some weird linkbacks, so it enables me to check for plagiarism (and to deal with that), but apart from that, I don’t even care about the rank. I think that Technorati will be obsolete in a few years because of all the junk on that site. It is tiresome to go through content in Technorati. It is much easier to search google for blog posts and references if one wants to read something. Alexa is another thing I don’t get either, and there (amazingly so) people who place a high value on it when really, Alexa gathers its data based on the Alexa Toolbar, and not everyone in the world has installed it, so a blog can receive countless visitors, but two thirds may not have the Alexa toolbar on their computers for that traffic to be counted, which is why I think it incredulous that such a high value is placed on Alexa rank.

Anastasia’s last blog post..Cell

]]> By: Eric "Speedcat Hollydale" http://revellian.com/2008/03/30/advertising-on-your-body-and-soul/#comment-6251 Eric "Speedcat Hollydale" Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:48:21 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=664#comment-6251 Good one! I have a Technorati bumper sticker on my blog, more as a check point for myself. Funny thing about ranks and links etc .... they are not important to me, but they are somewhat like a fun game of chess in my case. It's a side bit, or an extra thing in blogging that holds my interest. Do they matter in any real way? Nope. No tattoos on my forhead, but I would consider a "Kwik Trip" corn dog banner on my chest - I LOVE DEM THINGS!!!!!!!!!! Ha haaaaa :shock: You gotta try one! <em>Eric "Speedcat Hollydale"'s last blog post..<a href='http://speedcathollydale.blogspot.com/2008/04/longing-for-home.html' rel="nofollow">Longing for Home</a></em> Good one! I have a Technorati bumper sticker on my blog, more as a check point for myself. Funny thing about ranks and links etc …. they are not important to me, but they are somewhat like a fun game of chess in my case. It’s a side bit, or an extra thing in blogging that holds my interest. Do they matter in any real way? Nope.
No tattoos on my forhead, but I would consider a “Kwik Trip” corn dog banner on my chest - I LOVE DEM THINGS!!!!!!!!!! Ha haaaaa :shock:
You gotta try one!

Eric “Speedcat Hollydale”’s last blog post..Longing for Home

]]> By: gloria, writer reading http://revellian.com/2008/03/30/advertising-on-your-body-and-soul/#comment-6238 gloria, writer reading Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:02:46 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=664#comment-6238 I just meant regarding those involved in Square's dilemma. <em>gloria, writer reading's last blog post..<a href='http://ritereading.blogspot.com/2008/04/mfa-degrees-as-medieval-art-guilds.html' rel="nofollow">MFA Degrees as Medieval Artist Guilds</a></em> I just meant regarding those involved in Square’s dilemma.

gloria, writer reading’s last blog post..MFA Degrees as Medieval Artist Guilds

]]> By: Wiz http://revellian.com/2008/03/30/advertising-on-your-body-and-soul/#comment-6247 Wiz Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:51:13 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=664#comment-6247 Heh, pictures are really good(as is the post for that matter)... made me laugh a bit but can say it's also sad at the same time somehow. Anyway wearing or wanting anything just because of brand name is silly... but then again so is refusing something you like or you can use only because it's branded(I'm not saying I'd save to buy rolex for 2 years, I'd go for car first :razz: ) <em>Wiz's last blog post..<a href='http://www.webdesignfacts.com/blog/promote-your-business-by-working-smart-with-your-web-design-company/' rel="nofollow">Promote Your Business by Working Smart with Your Web Design Company</a></em> Heh, pictures are really good(as is the post for that matter)… made me laugh a bit but can say it’s also sad at the same time somehow. Anyway wearing or wanting anything just because of brand name is silly… but then again so is refusing something you like or you can use only because it’s branded(I’m not saying I’d save to buy rolex for 2 years, I’d go for car first :razz: )

Wiz’s last blog post..Promote Your Business by Working Smart with Your Web Design Company

]]> By: yasmine http://revellian.com/2008/03/30/advertising-on-your-body-and-soul/#comment-6246 yasmine Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:32:57 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=664#comment-6246 Wow,I really don't have any grammar skills :mad: I write too fast and don't read it over. :cry: Well I am glad you were able to comprehend what my motive was in the comment. YOu are awesome Mr. Bobby :wink: p.s. I hope there is no grammar mistake now... <em>yasmine's last blog post..<a href='http://yazymuslimah.blogspot.com/2008/04/save-yourself-first.html' rel="nofollow">"Save" yourself first!</a></em> Wow,I really don’t have any grammar skills :mad: I write too fast and don’t read it over. :cry: Well I am glad you were able to comprehend what my motive was in the comment. YOu are awesome Mr. Bobby :wink:
p.s. I hope there is no grammar mistake now…

yasmine’s last blog post..“Save” yourself first!

]]> By: Bush Mackel http://revellian.com/2008/03/30/advertising-on-your-body-and-soul/#comment-6249 Bush Mackel Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:38:44 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=664#comment-6249 You seriously need to CafePress the shirt man! <em>Bush Mackel's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BushMackel/~3/262721141/' rel="nofollow">Videogame Round Up 4-2-08</a></em> You seriously need to CafePress the shirt man!

Bush Mackel’s last blog post..Videogame Round Up 4-2-08

]]> By: margolawson http://revellian.com/2008/03/30/advertising-on-your-body-and-soul/#comment-6248 margolawson Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:30:05 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=664#comment-6248 The tombstone is my favorite one! Good comment on a life and its "value." Thanks! The tombstone is my favorite one! Good comment on a life and its “value.” Thanks!

]]> By: Revellian http://revellian.com/2008/03/30/advertising-on-your-body-and-soul/#comment-6245 Revellian Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:06:06 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=664#comment-6245 I guess he did it for free huh? I want a McDonald's tattoo on my face...hehe :mrgreen: I guess he did it for free huh? I want a McDonald’s tattoo on my face…hehe :mrgreen:

]]> By: Revellian http://revellian.com/2008/03/30/advertising-on-your-body-and-soul/#comment-6244 Revellian Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:03:09 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=664#comment-6244 Silly girl...I need much more proof...hahaha! Thanks for the love :grin: Silly girl…I need much more proof…hahaha! Thanks for the love :grin:

]]> By: Yasmine http://revellian.com/2008/03/30/advertising-on-your-body-and-soul/#comment-6243 Yasmine Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:52:21 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=664#comment-6243 this is too hilarious. :lol: This is exactly what I think about these stupid greedy corporation. A guy at my school got a tattoo of the brand volcom on his back. lol. I don't he was advertising for them for like stupidity. :lol: <em>Yasmine's last blog post..<a href='http://yazymuslimah.blogspot.com/2008/04/save-yourself-first.html' rel="nofollow">"Save" yourself first!</a></em> this is too hilarious. :lol: This is exactly what I think about these stupid greedy corporation. A guy at my school got a tattoo of the brand volcom on his back. lol. I don’t he was advertising for them for like stupidity. :lol:
Yasmine’s last blog post..“Save” yourself first!

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