Comments on: New Pubsub daily 1000 list needs heart transplant ASAP

By: Make You Go Hmm: » “Massive layoffs at PubSub … shutdown is imminent” says TechCrunch

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 21:07:24 +0000

[…] I have some history with PubSub, namely due to an ill-advised comment placed by one of their employees and reviewing their linkstats service and finding it broken and unreliable. PubSub CEO, Bob Wyman thought my commentary was “abusive” and refused to respond, and then tried to raise the discussion as to what types of criticism companies should respond. Common sense suggests that a response to all bugs in a system should be addressed, regardless of the source. […]

By: Make You Go Hmm: » So blog vain, you probably think this new Ask search is about you

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 19:04:12 +0000

[…] For whatever bizarre reason, blog and RSS search has proven to be difficult for traditional and even third party search companies to do well. IceRocket showed promise, but hasn’t really caught on, Feedster and Yahoo are merely ok, Pubsub has accuracy problems, Technorati when working is the best but can be spam/splog-ridden and Google Blog search which one would expect to be the best has been lackluster. […]

By: Make You Go Hmm: » Technorati recent links not always recent

Make You Go Hmm: » Technorati recent links not always recent — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 18:10:52 +0000

[…] Spammers and sploggers eating up their index? Momentary glitch? Thing is I’ve seen this happen several times before. I wrote about how abysmal Pubsub’s stats were here. Don’t get me wrong I think Technorati is atop the pile for what they do but this is simply more evidence that you can’t put too much stock in the numbers they — or any other third party tracking service — provide. And I certainly wouldn’t base any strong opinions or doom prophecies based upon them. They do provide a somewhat useful service and can be helpful sometimes, but their accuracy is seriously in question. I feel for them trying to police against the sploggers and spammers and it’s that a main reason nobody has bought their company yet. […]

By: Make You Go Hmm: » Debating what is/isn’t spam in comments sections

Make You Go Hmm: » Debating what is/isn’t spam in comments sections — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 19:35:34 +0000

[…] - a comment that only contains a link, unless the link is to a blog entry that expands specifically on the thread and the article/blog entry links back to Hmm. This is probably best done with a trackback. - comments that say: hey check this out, or some variation, and include a link. Yes, there are exceptions where these posts can be approved as noted above. When they are from somebody who represents a competing company, such as the case that happened here, and then received the response here. - one way trackbacks. Trackbacks that come from third party sites which write about the topic generally but do not link back to Hmm. In very rare instances when we feel the content is outstanding we will approve these trackbacks, but otherwise these are deleted. - comments containing known spam keywords. There are a half-dozen or so keywords which are blacklisted from the comments area. They are keywords very common to comment spam and extremely uncommon to legitimate comments. Yes, we do realize some false positives may result here. If you left a legitimate comment and it didn’t show up as being approved, then please email that comment to tdavid at gmail dot com and we’ll add it for you manually. We aren’t trying to stop legitimate, relevant comments. Yes, even those that strongly oppose or disagree with something published at Hmm. - comments which bring nothing of value to the discussion. Yeah, this is very subjective. If you want to ANONymously tell me how much of an asshat you think I am or how stupid this blog is then use your own blog and then trackback in. We’ll be much more likely to let that type of commentary passthru then a snappy ANON one liner. Still, there are exceptions and we do let some of these type comments through. Particularly if they made us laugh. We’re suckers for good humor and biting satire. […]

By: Make You Go Hmm: » PubSub CEO snubs Hmm over “abuse and insulting” review

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 03:30:37 +0000

[…] Earlier in the comments section of Scoble’s blog (which he affectionately calls the “mudpit”), Pubsub CEO Bob Wyman, informed me that he didn’t respond to the numerous issues with their PubSub features outlined here because he found it to be: “abuse” and “insulting.” […]

By: darkmoon

darkmoon — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:09:32 +0000

You’re a geek like the rest of us. We all know that you Photoshop’d that suit on.

By: TDavid

TDavid — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:02:51 +0000

hehe, maybe Paul hasn’t seen my picture. I’m probably one of the few bloggers that still wears a suit and tie to the office.

By: darkmoon

darkmoon — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:42:39 +0000

Don’t lie now, T. Every blogger at some point has posted in their underwear. It’s fate.

By: TDavid

TDavid — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:37:42 +0000

So, Paul, you are saying you like spam, I take it? I gave specific, detailed issues that were wrong, maybe you find could find value in there if you looked. But honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever posted in my underwear! LOL

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:22:39 +0000

Long, rambling manifesto full of angst and anger. Over what?? You need to get some sunlight. Quit sitting around in your underwear in the dark eating pizza and go outside. You’ll feel better.