Quote of the Day: I Guess I Should Hang It Up

(((We're back from breaking, but maybe not for long, since this is fucking depressing; spam-detection software; Blogger decides I'm a spam-blog-bot)))

Blogger's spam-prevention robots have detected that your blog has characteristics of a spam blog.

I logged in to do a QOTD on that insulting and depressing FreeCreditReport.com ad about taking your dream girl [sic] to their site before committing to nuptials (coming tomorrow), and noticed a word verification/captcha for posting the post. I clicked the little question mark and got the message above, together with an "oh we're so sorry, since you seem to be real, but someone will have to look at your blog to see if you're really real."

Blogger's summary of a "splog" and indications thereof:

[S]pam blogs [. . .] can be recognized by their irrelevant, repetitive, or nonsensical text, along with a large number of links, usually all pointing to a single site.

Well, um. I link to more than one site. I guess, though, that spouting calls for communism (irrelevant) over and over again (repetitive) is pretty nonsensical (um, nonsensical).

Bourgeois pigs. And their little dog, Toto, too. (Nonsensical?)

[word verification for this post: wsppf]

Blogging 101: Attention Conservation Notices Conserve Attention

(((Attention conservation notice: Cory Doctorow, blogging, RSS feeds, drawing and keeping readers, writing headlines/post subjects, writing ledes.)))

Actually a good little interview with Cory Doctorow, which the summary provided at the link above, while essentially true, doesn't do justice to. I was particularly happy that he mentions Bruce Sterling's "Attention conservation notices" that he's used pretty much forever in the Viridian emails and in his Nettime posts. They're a good idea and I never wanted to use it, because it felt like ripping him off. Which I kind of do, above, but that's schtick. OTOH, it's pretty helpful, isn't it?

tags technorati : blogging cory doctorow bruce sterling