March 9th class topic

On Friday, March 9th we discussed business blogging tips. One story in which I found very interesting was the one of Thomas Mahon of English Cut Tailors. It is hard to believe that a person's small business, especially one as unrelated to computers as suit making can create such a buzz simply by blogging. I just checked, and they still have enough Google juice to come up first on the search for "Savile Row Tailors."

Blocked in China

I was browsing my classmates posts, and stumbled upon a post by Sean Cullen on his blog "Cullenscopy." I found his post very interesting, for he claims that his blog is blocked by Chinese firewalls, yet everyone's favorite Barbaro related site is not. I followed the link to see if my blog is blocked also.

After entering my address, I have determined that Nate Denver's Blog can not be seen in China either. Thank god we're in America.

Google knew what they were getting into

I have recently read the article "Yahoo and YouTube" on the John Battelle's Search blog and he was basically commenting on this blog. The author of this article has an interesting theory on the Google/YouTube lawsuit. He believes that Google knew that the law suites would come before purchasing YouTube. Google wanted to own all rights to online videos, and knew that YouTube is the powerhouse. They also knew that a YouTube legal battle would take place any minute and YouTube did not have the lawyers to win. Google on the other hand does, and now that the deal has been made, not only will YouTube prosper, Google will reap the advertising benefits.

The author states "Letting YouTube fight this battle alone with their own lawyers might have resulted in a very public and unnecessary loss that would have crippled Google’s video ambitions and possibly caused collateral damage to a bunch of related industries (especially search)."

This is an interesting theory and makes a lot of sense.

Google Vanity Search

I recently did a Google Search for "Nate Denver" and this blog came up as the 28th item. I will continue to post, and hopefully by the end of the semester it will be closer to #1.

Viacom/Youtube legal feud

Viacom, one of the largest mass media conglomerates in the US, is suing Youtube for 1 billion dollars on the terms of copy right infringement. Viacom recently requested Youtube to remove 100,000 clips. Youtube complied and removed the clips, but have added 60,000 clips that Viacom claims to own the copy writes to since then. Ultimately, Viacom would like a portion of the ad revenue that Youtube receives, but Youtube refuses to share. Youtube made a public rebuttal the suite by claiming "We are confident that YouTube has respected the legal rights of copyright holders and believe the courts will agree....We will certainly not let this suit become a distraction to the continuing growth and strong performance of YouTube and its ability to attract more users, more traffic and build a stronger community."

The article was found on the Clickz Internet Marketing Solutions for Marketers at http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3625232

Google blog search subscription

I have recently subscribed to the Google blog search of the the Philadelphia Eagles. I am a big Eagles fan and this search is great because it gives me updates on the Eagles' off season activity. Subscribing to the search was easier than I had anticipated, it only took me one try.

Wikipedia Post #2

For my second Wikipedia article edit, I chose to change the details on the article about "The Roots," one of my favorite bands. The Roots are a live hip hop band from Philadelphia, PA backed by the drummer ?uestlove and fronted by the MC Black Thought. They have been nominated for many grammys and won best hip hop single in 1999 for "You Got Me" featuring Erika Badu. On top of consistently good albums, The Roots are famous for their live shows.

The Wikipedia article on the Roots is very well written, but I noticed that it does not credit a guest appearance by Musiq Soulchild on the single "Break You Off". I edited his name in, hopefully it won't be immediately deleted like my last edit.

Wikipedia posting is rediculous

This post is to follow up my Wikipedia post on my home town, Lewes, De. My previous edit was deleted only two minutes after I posted it due on the basis of "Removed unsourced statement that didn't enhance article" by a poster named "Articnomad." After doing research on the articnomad by clicking on his profile, I have found that he is from Washington, DC. I have jumped to the conclusion that he is a seasonal visitor. People like him are probably the reason that the Lewes, De article is so uninformative and its features include its closeness to the Rehoboth outlet malls rather than proud cultural monuments.