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Did Google kill the long tail?

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Re: Did Google kill the long tail?

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bad_user wrote: post #16
asd344335345 wrote: post #12

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Being knowledgable in internet marketing, the first thing I spotted was that the context of this article is to be an advertisement at hackernews et al. I am tired of "marketers" posting content here, and I suggest that we should downvote the post and upload the image at an imagehost.

So you're tired of "marketers", yet you think the image has some value, so you want to rip it off the origin website to remove the attribution? I'm guessing you're also vehemently against copyright laws. Also, with a new account you're talking about advertisement at hackernews and being tired of marketers posting content here ? I'm just fascinated by how 80% of all complaints about the degrading quality of HN come fr…

That infographic is taken from seobook.com which in itself might be stolen from somewhere else...

Re: Did Google kill the long tail?

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Post by asd344335345 »

redthrowaway wrote: post #17
bad_user wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So you're tired of "marketers", yet you think the image has some value, so you want to rip it off the origin website to remove the attribution? I'm guessing you're also vehemently against copyright laws. Also, with a new account you're talking about advertisement at hackernews and being tired of marketers posting content here ? I'm just fascinated by how 80% of all complaints about the degrading quality of HN come fr…

Their username looks like random keyboard mashing, so it's likely a regular who doesn't want the comment associated with their usual profile.

Make it a habit to periodically refresh the username with a login from http://openid.anonymity.com/;

Re: Did Google kill the long tail?

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Post by bad_user »

batista wrote: post #20
bad_user wrote: post #18

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Or maybe a username that got (hell) banned. And while I get the need for anonymity, people really need to grow some balls and stand-up by their beliefs.

After you, bad_user.

My personal website, which gives away my name, my email and links to my detailed LinkedIn account (amongst others), is given in my profile and that link is there for quite some time. I'm not posting under anonymity.

Re: Did Google kill the long tail?

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Post by bad_user »

asd344335345 wrote: post #21
bad_user wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So you're tired of "marketers", yet you think the image has some value, so you want to rip it off the origin website to remove the attribution? I'm guessing you're also vehemently against copyright laws. Also, with a new account you're talking about advertisement at hackernews and being tired of marketers posting content here ? I'm just fascinated by how 80% of all complaints about the degrading quality of HN come fr…

That infographic is taken from seobook.com which in itself might be stolen from somewhere else...

I wasn't paying attention ... then a direct link to seobook.com would be better.

I actually hate it when people don't submit the original source.

Re: Did Google kill the long tail?

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Post by resnamen »

asd344335345 wrote: post #22
redthrowaway wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Their username looks like random keyboard mashing, so it's likely a regular who doesn't want the comment associated with their usual profile.

Make it a habit to periodically refresh the username with a login from http://openid.anonymity.com/ ;

AWESOME!
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