links for 2008-02-13

The lowdown on whether the WebmasterWorld crew will be continuing to support Google Checkout now that it isn't going to be free anymore. Most seem unimpressed.

Suggests nofollow when linking to your Feedburner feed - "linking out organically to Feedburner not only gives them some of your juice, but could also lead to duplicate content issues". What, search engines don't know Feedburner is a syndication domain?

"Student a: 'But I don't know how to download stuff on the internet'. Me: 'Oh come on, it's easy. Then again, I've been using computers since I was 13'. Student b (in all seriousness): 'Did they have computers then?'

"I saw this headline 'UK government plans to stop file-sharing' and thought 'how wonderful - tightening up security so it stops inadvertently sharing my data with Joe Soap & his identity thieving mates, and maybe it'll stop the DVLA selling my data too'".

"Try not to be negative - it only makes you look worse. I received several mean or rude comments at Blogging Zoom. I've tried to be as civil as can be. Getting into a name calling match is unprofessional". But I made sure to call them out in this post ;-)

"In my experience, clients calling a social media agency like Ignite are trying to figure out how to get more traffic to their site. A laudable goal. Where we talk about incorporating widgets into their strategy, we often get blank stares".

Another great post from Shane, with some good discussion in the comments as well, including one from someone who thinks 'In Rainbows' set a very damaging precedent because "Radiohead have devalued music".

If you are serious about stamping drugs out of your sport, shouldn't you ban people from representing their country full stop after a proven drugs offence? Not select them, then spin to the press that you didn't *really* want to...

"'This is a very big celebrity story, but I don't see any deep meaning except that one should beware of geeks,' said a mainland media source". Damned geeks at it again, always spoiling illicit celebrity sex fun. I look forward to being in Hong Kong...