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Do webl0gs need Terms and Conditions?

Do webl0gs need Terms and Conditions? 03/06/2004 01:55 AM

So here's a thought - albeit a short and unconvincing one that hasn't really got much of my heart behind it - about the problem of weblog comment spammers. For those of you who are unaware of the phenomenon, basically it's pretty simple: if your site is linked to by a well linked-to site, then Google ranks you higher in search results. Therefore if you're someone with a desperate need to exploit the unhappy, unconfident or socially awkward by selling them Viagra or weight-loss drugs or 'the banned CD', the apparent best way to claw that little bit further up the greasy pole is to start posting specious comments on people's weblogs filled with links to your commercial sites.

Or at least that's the theory of the soulless evil self-interested wankers who undertake such activities. God knows if it works or not - certainly Google's algorithms aren't public. Moreover, there was a suggestion a while back that only links in which the link-text reflected something on the linked-to page would count for their weighting. So it might not work at all. Nonetheless, it continues and as it does so, each and every time, another weblog owner starts to feel more and more disillusioned with the web in which they operate and about the unscrupulousness of their fellow man. The perpetrators of this kind of spamming aren't committing crimes against humanity, but they're still basically scum. They're people who would spit in your face if you couldn't stop them and they could make a few cents out it.

There are a variety of 'solutions' to this kind of problem of course, with some being instituted in Typepad as we speak while others (like MT-Blacklist ) have been developed by third-party developers.

One possibility that occurs to me that's less technical in scope is a "Terms and Conditions"-style tick-box that you have to click when you post a comment. In the Terms and Conditions could be a statement that posting a comment constitutes an agreement that you will not link to any commercial sites whatsoever and that anyone who does so has basically entered into a tacit agreement to pay for whatever the length of time that link remains on the site at the rate of $100 a day (rounded up to the nearest day). You could then bill the sites concerned via their addresses in whois and take them to the small claims court if they didn't pay-up. I'm fairly sure this wouldn't work on the whole but it might put the wind up a few people and make them think twice about it. Has anyone got any other suggestions?

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Victory: Google Updates Terms and
Conditions

Victory: Google Updates Terms and
Conditions 10/28/2003 11:08 PM
Google has updated their Terms and Conditions, removing the sentence that required no public statements be made about AdSense. However, they do add that people using Google trademarks should follow their Permission Guidelines, which seem a bit excessive. (All the other changes are pretty minor.) Thanks, Google!...

Changed terms and conditions for Google
AdSense

Changed terms and conditions for Google
AdSense 10/28/2003 11:07 PM
In response to some pressure from their customers and potential customers, Google has changed the terms and conditions for their AdSense program. I only took...

Terms And Conditions Of Radiolinja Origo
Oy's 3g Licence Have Been Amended

Terms And Conditions Of Radiolinja Origo
Oy's 3g Licence Have Been Amended 04/15/2004 10:19 AM
HUGIN Online Apr 15 2004 2:15PM GMT

Why you should read Terms of Services
and Privacy Policies

Why you should read Terms of Services
and Privacy Policies 02/10/2004 02:51 AM
Like many others, I’ve gotten an Orkut invitation. Which makes me wonder: Don’t presumably sane people read the Terms of...

New MSN Direct Services Coming to a
Watch Near You Soon

New MSN Direct Services Coming to a
Watch Near You Soon 04/09/2004 03:56 PM
MSN is working to add horoscopes, lottery results, movie times and more to the service that powers the SPOT watches.

More SPOT Watch Services in the Wings

More SPOT Watch Services in the Wings 09/01/2004 09:31 AM
Microsoft is continuing to expand its stable of MSN Direct services that it provides to SPOT watch customers.

Microsoft Readies More New SPOT Watch
Services

Microsoft Readies More New SPOT Watch
Services 08/31/2004 05:00 PM
eWeek Aug 31 2004 9:31PM GMT

the quintissential photobl0gging image

the quintissential photobl0gging image 05/02/2004 11:54 PM
if only bruce sterling's bathroom were somehow on the highline

Google moving into photobl0gging?

Google moving into photobl0gging? 07/14/2004 06:45 AM
Google Acquires Picasa

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Photobl0gging London's Tube strike

Photobl0gging London's Tube strike 06/29/2004 03:40 PM
The bloggers at London.Metblogs.com have been doing an admirable job of covering the subway strike in London. Link (Thanks, Sean)

Photobl0gging 24 hours of music around
the globe

Photobl0gging 24 hours of music around
the globe 06/24/2004 02:51 PM
Boing Boing pal Jean-Luc says,

For this year's "Music Day" (June 21, 2004), the French "Fete de la Musique" organization created a worldwide beautiful photoblog about what happens in music during this day on five continents. There are pics from Afghanistan, Zambia, Sudan, Bolivia and all around the world."

Link to "June 21: Like We Were There."

Photobl0gging Election 2004: Democratic
Convention

Photobl0gging Election 2004: Democratic
Convention 07/22/2004 08:22 PM
special free site for bloggers covering the political conventions .. Photoblogging Election 2004 .. ElectionPhotos04

electionphotos04.com
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Setting the conditions

Setting the conditions 05/10/2004 05:33 PM

Getting better working conditions

Getting better working conditions 12/02/2002 01:17 PM

Wireless Watch 2004: UbiButton Watch
Super Clapper

Wireless Watch 2004: UbiButton Watch
Super Clapper 07/22/2004 08:11 AM

WIRELESS WATCH 2004 is going on in Japan until Friday, and there are plenty of new product demonstrations as well as those currently in development on display. This year's hot sheet includes NTT DoCoMo's "UbiButton," a device similar in form factor to a wristwatch. By detecting the shock waves in the arm created by a simple snapping of the fingers, a switch is flipped that can, for example, turn a light on and off. In other words, DoCoMo has glorified The Clapper to now be called The Snapper. Actually, I know a couple people that can't snap their fingers...what the hell are they supposed to do? [Uhm, clap? - ed] Other highlights from the convention included a working model of a Bluetooth pen, and DDI Pocket's "Jacketphone," a SD card sized PHS module. TechJapan has full Day 1 coverage, with pretty pictures.
Read - WIRELESS JAPAN 2004, Day 1 [TechJapan]

Related
Nokia's Bluetooth digital pen [Gizmodo]

"Race conditions in security UI"

"Race conditions in security UI" 07/05/2004 03:02 AM

Crazy TokyoFlash watch: the Pimp Watch

Crazy TokyoFlash watch: the Pimp Watch 10/31/2003 09:37 PM
New on the killer TokyoFlash watch site, the Pimp Watch -- at $129, it's a little rich for my blood, but boy, that's some sweet watch action. Link

"Yahoo! Maps now display traffic
conditions"

"Yahoo! Maps now display traffic
conditions" 12/22/2004 01:31 AM

Hacker dies under mysterious conditions
in prison

Hacker dies under mysterious conditions
in prison 01/03/2004 08:21 AM

China Places Conditions on Britney Tour
(AP)

China Places Conditions on Britney Tour
(AP) 06/01/2004 10:39 AM
AP - China to Britney: Come perform but leave the revealing outfits at home.

Swedish operators fail to meet 3G
conditions

Swedish operators fail to meet 3G
conditions 05/18/2004 04:44 PM
DMeurope.com May 18 2004 8:21PM GMT

China places conditions on Britney tour

China places conditions on Britney tour 06/01/2004 12:22 PM

"NATO Sees No Iraq Role Unless Many
Conditions Met"

"NATO Sees No Iraq Role Unless Many
Conditions Met" 04/28/2004 08:46 AM

You cannot have credible elections if
the security conditions continue as they
are now

You cannot have credible elections if
the security conditions continue as they
are now 09/17/2004 12:58 AM
LINK TO INTERVIEW TEXT .. dragged out of him

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3661640.stm
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Yahoo maps offer live U.S. traffic
conditions

Yahoo maps offer live U.S. traffic
conditions 12/19/2004 03:37 PM

Apple's new DRM reneges on your purchase
conditions, picks your pocket

Apple's new DRM reneges on your purchase
conditions, picks your pocket 04/30/2004 03:37 AM
The new iTunes has stricter DRM than the last version, limiting the number of times you can burn your playlists to seven (it used to be ten), and detecting and blocking similar playlists. Jason Schultz has some good ranty analysis about what this means:

So after one year and 70 million songs, $0.99 now buys you less rather than more -- seven hard burns instead of ten soft ones. What will Apple "allow" us to do with the music we "buy" next year? three burns? one? zero?

And what about the songs you've already bought? Don't we get to keep the rights we had before the change?

Well, Apple has conveniently reserved its rights to make changes -- unilaterially -- to its DRM and your ability to make fair use via its Terms of Service and Terms of Sale pretty much anytime it pleases, without even having to give you notice.

Link

Improved Inlet Flow Conditions For Your
Pumping System

Improved Inlet Flow Conditions For Your
Pumping System 06/01/2004 02:26 AM
The patented “J’ Model Inlet Stabilizer was designed specifically for the inlet side of all pumps and drastically improves inlet flow conditions, insuring adequate flow into the pump and extending the service life of all inlet system components. [PRWEB Jun 1, 2004]

Iraq's Sadr Drops Conditions for Talks
with U.S. (Reuters)

Iraq's Sadr Drops Conditions for Talks
with U.S. (Reuters) 04/14/2004 10:26 AM
Reuters - Iraq's radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has dropped his conditions for entering into negotiations with U.S. authorities who have vowed to kill or capture him, his spokesman said Wednesday.

Oasis Semi withdraws IPO, cites market
conditions

Oasis Semi withdraws IPO, cites market
conditions 12/19/2004 03:03 PM
SiliconValley.com Dec 18 2004 1:00AM GMT

CAFOD report: dire working conditions in
computer production

CAFOD report: dire working conditions in
computer production 01/27/2004 10:23 AM
No Sweat Jan 27 2004 2:28PM GMT

Conditions in Ohio Point to Kerry, but
Bush Runs Strong

Conditions in Ohio Point to Kerry, but
Bush Runs Strong 09/12/2004 09:05 AM
Everything seemed to be in place for a powerful run by John Kerry in Ohio after Labor Day. Yet polls suggest that Mr. Kerry has actually lost ground.

RX250305 - OpenMosixView : Multiple Race
conditions - advisory and exploit

RX250305 - OpenMosixView : Multiple Race
conditions - advisory and exploit 03/25/2005 03:00 PM
rexolab (Mar 24 2005)

After a long hybernation, computer
storage looks to be awake and ready to
move in 2004. Business conditions se

After a long hybernation, computer
storage looks to be awake and ready to
move in 2004. Business conditions se 01/02/2004 02:27 PM
Zacks.com Jan 2 2004 1:28PM ET

ViagenX Introduces VANGUARD Tissue
Collection Kits for Sampling Under Field
and Laboratory Conditions

ViagenX Introduces VANGUARD Tissue
Collection Kits for Sampling Under Field
and Laboratory Conditions 08/14/2004 02:36 AM
Use VANGUARD to help overcome the challenges of sampling under field conditions or in a laboratory environment. VANGUARD is designed to collect tissues samples, and preserve the RNA contained within the tissue for downstream analyses. [PRWEB Aug 14, 2004]

Terms of Use

Terms of Use 12/25/2003 08:07 AM
terms of use

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Dvd Terms To Know

Dvd Terms To Know 12/04/2003 09:38 AM
SiliconValley.com Dec 4 2003 8:44AM ET

AIM Terms of Service

AIM Terms of Service 03/14/2005 04:47 PM

AIM Terms of Service: "Although you or the owner of the Content retain ownership of all right, title and interest in Content that you post to any AIM Product, AOL owns all right, title and interest in any compilation, collective work or other derivative work created by AOL using or incorporating this Content. In addition, by posting Content on an AIM Product, you grant AOL, its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns, agents and licensees the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to reproduce, display, perform, distribute, adapt and promote this Content in any medium. You waive any right to privacy. You waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the Content or to be compensated for any such uses. "

So, basically, don't say anything on AIM that you would not like to see displayed on the jumbotron or (perhaps, someday) re-enacted on Time Warner's new AIM-dialog based reality TV show.

"terms of service"

"terms of service" 03/14/2005 05:53 PM

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