Comments for Sweet! http://notronwest.wordpress.com The socially inept reporting on the socially skilled Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:45:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 Comment on Add-Ons for IE vs. Extensions/Themes/Add-Ons for Firefox by FritzBlake9 http://notronwest.wordpress.com/2006/10/10/add-ons-for-ie-vs-extensionsthemesadd-ons-for-firefox/#comment-15525 FritzBlake9 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:00:54 +0000 http://notronwest.wordpress.com/2006/10/10/add-ons-for-ie-vs-extensionsthemesadd-ons-for-firefox/#comment-15525 cool links, thanks!, cool links, thanks!,

]]> Comment on Blogging - opening the door to sales by notronwest http://notronwest.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/blogging-opening-the-door-to-sales/#comment-15517 notronwest Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:50:58 +0000 http://notronwest.wordpress.com/?p=204#comment-15517 Rich, Welcome! Funny you should say this - there has been some talk as of late about the value of cross linking between blogs. I think that your comment may have been true a few years ago but now with the advent of Twitter and FriendFeed (and others) this may not be as valuable as it was in the past. Here is a good post from someone that is in touch with new Media: http://www.louisgray.com/live/2008/07/importance-of-blog-linking-seems-to-be.html Any reader that comes to my site is welcome to yours - I will even add a link on my blogroll for you. Rich,

Welcome! Funny you should say this - there has been some talk as of late about the value of cross linking between blogs. I think that your comment may have been true a few years ago but now with the advent of Twitter and FriendFeed (and others) this may not be as valuable as it was in the past.

Here is a good post from someone that is in touch with new Media:

http://www.louisgray.com/live/2008/07/importance-of-blog-linking-seems-to-be.html

Any reader that comes to my site is welcome to yours - I will even add a link on my blogroll for you.

]]> Comment on Blogging - opening the door to sales by Rich http://notronwest.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/blogging-opening-the-door-to-sales/#comment-15516 Rich Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:23:34 +0000 http://notronwest.wordpress.com/?p=204#comment-15516 Besides blog trolling, I think comment padding is another method of “exploitation.” If I'm trying to grow the readership to my blog or Web site, posting "profound" comments that link back to my site (usually through a hotlink in the byline of the comment) allows me to ride the coattails of someone else’s labor. In most if not all instances that link doesn’t do a bit of good from an SEO perspective (b/c of no follow), but if I can interest a few of your readers to visit my site b/c of a post I made, I get an opportunity for free exposure thanks to your hard work. Now the disclaimer: I’m not commenting on your blog in hopes of gaining visitors to my site, Ron. LOL! Besides blog trolling, I think comment padding is another method of “exploitation.” If I’m trying to grow the readership to my blog or Web site, posting “profound” comments that link back to my site (usually through a hotlink in the byline of the comment) allows me to ride the coattails of someone else’s labor. In most if not all instances that link doesn’t do a bit of good from an SEO perspective (b/c of no follow), but if I can interest a few of your readers to visit my site b/c of a post I made, I get an opportunity for free exposure thanks to your hard work. Now the disclaimer: I’m not commenting on your blog in hopes of gaining visitors to my site, Ron. LOL!

]]> Comment on Twitter: @locksmith:springield:ma by John Barker http://notronwest.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/twitter-locksmithspringieldma/#comment-15515 John Barker Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:06:54 +0000 http://notronwest.wordpress.com/?p=210#comment-15515 Or a) you could've had an iPhone and used the google maps feature to locate the nearest locksmith and called them or b) used google txt to search for the closest locksmith. Or a) you could’ve had an iPhone and used the google maps feature to locate the nearest locksmith and called them or b) used google txt to search for the closest locksmith.

]]> Comment on When technology changes rip out your bottom line by Litotes http://notronwest.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/when-technology-changes-rip-out-your-bottom-line/#comment-15512 Litotes Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:54:18 +0000 http://notronwest.wordpress.com/?p=208#comment-15512 Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation :) Anyway ... nice blog to visit. cheers, Litotes. Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation :) Anyway … nice blog to visit.

cheers, Litotes.

]]> Comment on How long will your old marketing prowess last? by socio gaga http://notronwest.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/how-long-will-your-old-marketing-prowess-last/#comment-15510 socio gaga Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:20:38 +0000 http://notronwest.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/how-long-will-your-old-marketing-prowess-last/#comment-15510 Graduated 1995? Hell, anything older than 5 minutes ago is out of date. Therefore, it is equally questionable how long our old educational prowess will last? Graduated 1995? Hell, anything older than 5 minutes ago is out of date. Therefore, it is equally questionable how long our old educational prowess will last?

]]> Comment on Managing the unmanaged links by mikull http://notronwest.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/managing-the-unmanaged-links/#comment-15508 mikull Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:39:07 +0000 http://notronwest.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/managing-the-unmanaged-links/#comment-15508 Overall, CommonSpot has a better interface for managing internal and / or frequently used, registered external links, especially because changing links result in fewer 404's. I don't see much of an argument. I like WordPress a lot, and there's nothing terribly wrong with the GUI -- it's just that CS has enhanced the user experience by properly utilizing the nature of database driven content. Overall, CommonSpot has a better interface for managing internal and / or frequently used, registered external links, especially because changing links result in fewer 404’s. I don’t see much of an argument. I like WordPress a lot, and there’s nothing terribly wrong with the GUI — it’s just that CS has enhanced the user experience by properly utilizing the nature of database driven content.

]]> Comment on Views on Nationalism by mikull http://notronwest.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/views-on-nationalism/#comment-15506 mikull Thu, 29 May 2008 01:37:53 +0000 http://notronwest.wordpress.com/?p=205#comment-15506 Not at all - I was appealing the cynical audience. Everyone has the right to love it or hate it - our freedoms are the best things we have as a nation. Now, some people might think the problems we have justify an act of defying the pledge - and perhaps hypocritically, they can follow this train of though; but overall I am in firm belief that we should respect every freedom we have and the people who made and make it so !! Not at all - I was appealing the cynical audience. Everyone has the right to love it or hate it - our freedoms are the best things we have as a nation.

Now, some people might think the problems we have justify an act of defying the pledge - and perhaps hypocritically, they can follow this train of though; but overall I am in firm belief that we should respect every freedom we have and the people who made and make it so !!

]]> Comment on When technology changes rip out your bottom line by mikull http://notronwest.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/when-technology-changes-rip-out-your-bottom-line/#comment-15505 mikull Thu, 29 May 2008 01:27:02 +0000 http://notronwest.wordpress.com/?p=208#comment-15505 Ah, yes - but people don't know they're in jeopardy... and without broader acceptance and subsequent migration, you're not going to see the disappearance of services that continue to generate significant revenue. Sure, most people would do better with skype than some verizon landline- and over time this trend will continue, but without laws or focused marketing, it's going to take a significant amount of time. The deeper into technology I get, the more I simultaneously underestimate and overestimate the digital consciousness of the people around me. Ah, yes - but people don’t know they’re in jeopardy… and without broader acceptance and subsequent migration, you’re not going to see the disappearance of services that continue to generate significant revenue.

Sure, most people would do better with skype than some verizon landline- and over time this trend will continue, but without laws or focused marketing, it’s going to take a significant amount of time.

The deeper into technology I get, the more I simultaneously underestimate and overestimate the digital consciousness of the people around me.

]]> Comment on Twitter: @locksmith:springield:ma by notronwest http://notronwest.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/twitter-locksmithspringieldma/#comment-15504 notronwest Wed, 28 May 2008 03:34:51 +0000 http://notronwest.wordpress.com/?p=210#comment-15504 Ah - the perfect answer. Clearly, you have been snagged before (or you have the best 20/20 foresight vision known to mankind). So when you go to the store to by milk do you buy an extra half gallon in case the one you intend to use falls out of your hands and breaks on your patio on the way to your front door? Or do you tie an extra spare tire on the top of your car in case you get a flat, use your real spare tire and get a flat on one of your other tires on the way to the garage? I could go on and on my friend.... You may not see it - but I do - in the sea of people (mostly teenagers) I saw a "telephone" line connected to everyone's cell phone, smartphone, pda. It lead me right to my answer and beyond. I see us as a truly connected society in 15 years - tops. Super-hyper-mega connected - like it or not. As sure as Rock and Roll was hated by the adults in the 1950's - you too will grow to loathe the ultra connected crowds of the 2020's and beyond. Sorry man. Ah - the perfect answer. Clearly, you have been snagged before (or you have the best 20/20 foresight vision known to mankind). So when you go to the store to by milk do you buy an extra half gallon in case the one you intend to use falls out of your hands and breaks on your patio on the way to your front door? Or do you tie an extra spare tire on the top of your car in case you get a flat, use your real spare tire and get a flat on one of your other tires on the way to the garage? I could go on and on my friend….

You may not see it - but I do - in the sea of people (mostly teenagers) I saw a “telephone” line connected to everyone’s cell phone, smartphone, pda. It lead me right to my answer and beyond. I see us as a truly connected society in 15 years - tops.

Super-hyper-mega connected - like it or not. As sure as Rock and Roll was hated by the adults in the 1950’s - you too will grow to loathe the ultra connected crowds of the 2020’s and beyond. Sorry man.

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