SideWiki Blocker Video

This just sounds like a paranoid webmaster. Given the very low view count of this video really shows that only a select few really are this scared of Google's new social media tool. The rant and scare that was witnessed in the Warrior forum after SideWki's release just has not been realized.

Is it better to think about stifling new technology or learning how to use to your advantage? Blocking social media is not only a waste of time, but a fundamental marketing flaw.

in reference to: YouTube - BlockSideWiki.com Truly Block SideWiki Spam With A Real Blocker (view on Google Sidewiki)

MacSpeech is an aggravating mistake.

In Feb09 I purchased MacSpeech for my new iMac and did so on the numerous positive comments from Mac users. If you search these forums however you will uncover the real truth of the lack of service and compatibility MacSpeech has with OSX 10, and now Snow Leopard. I have not, for a single useful moment been able to use this software since then, and am now faced with havng to upgrade in order to get it to work - of course at my cost.

The final response I got from MacSpeech in the spring suggested I try to sell the software myself, since they would not return my money, and now this. Simply, this is a company that does not understand customer service or quality assurance.

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"OMG - NOTHING is easy with this company. The sales process stopped me to say I have not registered my original piece of software, yet I have the original email sent to me saying I did just that. So I press buy anyway and then it shows 2 upgrades in my cart! Of course, I then discover it is not downloadable, so the cost will probably be another $100 for new CDs shipping and taxes here in Canada.
But yet, I canceled the sale because I installed SL and the MacSpeech will not even load, so I am rather concerned it will NOT be able to update at all, even with new CDs in hand.
I spend $1,000s every year on software for my business and even though $200, then another $100 for an upgrade (on software I never got working in the first place) isn't really a lot in the grand scheme of things, I still feel jilted beyond normal anger levels of how little my business mattrs to MacSpeech.
At this point I cannot honestly tell as a willing, paying customer who really, REALLY wants this product to work, if MacSpeech is in need of a customer service manager or quality assurance manager more. It's a toss up.
Stuck in limbo again."
- God help me, but I am actually thinking of giving MacSpeech more money. « MacSpeech Forums and Discussion (view on Google Sidewiki)

Real poker writers in short supply.

Randy I completely agree with this as I have seen the volumes of crap articles on ezinearticles claiming to be valuable poker content. Most of these writers are just hired by 3rd parties and must then do some quick research or rewriting to spin out some rather useless content.

http://www.PLRPoker.com is my site where I sell PLR poker content for this very reason. To fill the gap of lack of quality poker content for sale to other webmasters.

in reference to: Poker Writing Jobs (view on Google Sidewiki)

Great Video from Frank Kern

Thanks Frank Kern. This is great info, especially for IMers just starting out. I like how you do this without using any tools either. The information is really just there, you only need to uncover it in a way that proves its viability. Please keep the videos coming!

in reference to: Mass Control » How To Find Something To Sell (view on Google Sidewiki)

Google Sidewiki: a Virtual “Snipe Sign”?

The problem with this of course is that even though most webmaster/business people will happily agree your statement, it has nothing whatsoever to do with the end-user experience. They will be the ones who decide where such tools live or die.

They also decide what is seen on their browser. If you thought it was tough to swallow Googles tools, think about how the end user will feel in you trying to stop them from choosing their browser and it`s functions.

It is NOT your internet real estate, it is the end-users' browser choice.

There is a suicidal slant to your thinking, in that you like many others in the IM community are choosing to fight what is inevitable, when you really should be re-training yourself in how to take advantage of inevitable changes in the business world.

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"Let’s switch gears for a moment. You own one, two or a hundred websites. Virtual real estate. Over time you’ve worked your butt off to buy domain names and pay for hosting. In addition you’ve spent considerable time and effort, and possibly money, to design, build and upload content to your sites. You have things working well. You’re in control of your property and you’re looking for a return on your investment."
- Google Sidewiki: a Virtual "Snipe Sign"? | elmerhurlstone.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

Google advertising SideWiki print ads in The New Yorker

What a concept! The world`s most dominant internet machine is getting back to basics and running print ads to promote it's new social media browser plug-in SideWiki.

The ad is quite simple, almost 1970's Volkswagen-like, but does the trick. With a couple arrows the graphic points to a website and also shows where your comments can be seen if you have something thoughtfull to add to any web page you come across.

The black-and-white print advertisement runs somewhat bigger than a classified placement and is targeting potential social media users to get involved by adding stimulating thoughts.

Here is a copy of the ad placed by New Yor resident Ted Herman:
http://twitpic.com/kml4q

Google would love to share SideWiki!

You are forgetting about the fact that Google has already opened up the API for SideWiki to allow 3rd party programs to participate outside of the Google tool bar. Kutano is the first one to take advantage of this which in effect mixes Kutano, Twitter and SideWiki together in sharing a distribution of comments.

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"Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it accessible – not take it over and centralize it."
- Sidewiki: What Google should do « BuzzMachine (view on Google Sidewiki)

Your strategy video is here

Here is a good strategy to use for testimonials you may be receiving like the one below.Set up a blogger page with links and related content to your main sales page or website. Whenever somebody sends you a testimonial just copy it to a notepad, go to the site or product they were talking about and paste it as a SideWiki under your name, but use quotes and the writer's information. Yes, you will posting your own SideWiki on your own site, but a CUSTOMER wrote it.

Before you publish, click on the blogger blog you want it published to, and then go file away the original emailed testimonial. Now you have fresh new content on your blogger blog, you have a new complimentary SideWiki, and you have immediate (or at least very fast) indexing by Google for both entries.

Add as many testimonials as you want, so that you really lay claim to your SideWiki real estate for your own website, i a very positive way.



Hi Marty,

I'm really enjoying your video series. Right now you're sending them out every other day - every day would be nice.

How to win at low buy in tournaments is exactly what I'm training for. I like to play as a hobby but it would also be nice to bring in some extra money each month. I don't intend to become a 'professional' but having a hobby that supports itself sure would be nice!

I've finished the book by Harrington, viewing your video series, and purchased Tournament Indicator. I'm really looking forward to seeing your games and how you approach the different parts of the tournaments.

Thanks so much for doing this and best of luck at the tables.
Michael
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Knuckleheads will find this hard to understand.

I have been in many discussions with other webmasters about this very "state of mind". Most in the webmaster community are actually preparing themselves to be "walled in" as you put it, rather than looking at what is coming their way - whether they like it or not. They have no idea that SideWiki is only the beginning of what they will find as "uncomfortable" changes to their internet businesses.

Some will even foolishly argue SideWiki is not social media in the same way as Facebook or Twitter, but again have no idea or plan to engage the end user. It's entirely fascinating actually, to see internet-age business people acting like they were back in the 1970's and mocking at people who are actually thinking of buying a small, fuel efficient car.

in reference to: 4 Ways Social Media is Changing Business (view on Google Sidewiki)

The only SPAM examples have evidence of sabotage.

In my response here to a forum member I point out that even while actively searching for SPAM in SideWiki, I just have't found it. I even asked (challenged) other forum members to send me the examples so that I could monitor the deletion/abuse situation. Amongst all those more-than-just-angry forum members, nobody came up with a single example.

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Well I suppose that may not be the whole story, but even for myself in keeping an open mind about this thing, I fully expected to see SPAM-like messages on SideWiki. I too, am worried about how Google will handle that aspect.

As it is so far however, the only truly distasteful SideWiki entries (2 or 3) I have seen have been posted by webmasters (in the style of your response) on their own (or friend's) sites for the purpose of testing and setting an example of what could happen. (Presumably because of the lack of real-life examples.)

Nothing wrong with preparing for the worst I suppose, and it may very well still get ugly, but you would think SPAMMERS would already be on this thing, and yet - they clearly are not. So enticing someone to join a cause on this basis alone, seems rather ill conceived and wasteful in nature.

If this petition was refined to the point of it's goal being SideWiki offer webmasters the CHOICE to opt-out I would actually be for it, (even though I feel that too would be a mistake,) it is much more fair than having the website owner seek and install blocking programs with every new SideWiki-like service. (Yes, more are coming!)

Refine this thing, and you may get some more support.

30 Videos!! Yikes.

That is just way to inexpensive to pass up on. I bought it and will be reviewing this weekend. TYVM.

in reference to: Make Money Doing Nothing (view on Google Sidewiki)