Micheal’s rantings, ravings, and general banter

In the previous two installments, I’ve shown questionable search engine techniques to raise one’s standing, and ties from supposedly legitimate companies to very questionable companies, employing SPAM text, JavaScript encoding, and other eyebrow-raising techniques.

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In my previous post in this series, I started on outlining connecting several pay-for and for-free webhosts and showing that they are actually the same company. In the second part, I will continue that, and show how they are trying to trick Google and other search engines.

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This is an ode to Tom Liston. A while ago, I did some research in to Bluehost and uncovered some questionable relationships and assets they hold, or held at the time.

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In Florida, apparently, there’s a new that allows employees to carry a firearm on to the company property. Disney World is saying employees are exempt because of a loophole in the law that forbids businesses dealing in explosives from having firearms on the property. Well, the heated debate that ensues is interesting and underscores the reason people need to understand their rights and responsibilities.

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As someone who has some education and experience with the Criminal Justice system, I find it annoying when people don’t understand certain things and try to use them to their advantage. Entrapment is one of them.

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First let me say that I’m not a financial analyst, nor do I play one on TV, but I did stay at my home last night. So let’s get started.

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As I’ve noted before, grammar and spelling are two things that really bother me. Aside from the fact that some schools are now letting students use txt spk on papers which is absolutely ridiculous, there are some things that adults themselves should know.

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I’m a huge fan of getting rid of SSN’s for use as identifiers. I’ve talked about problems I’ve had before with SSN’s, but this latest round bothers me. Again.

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I’m sure you have at one point or another seen an email containing text that says something along the lines of “The contents of this email may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking action based upon the information contained herein is strictly prohibited.” But do these really work?

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The “iGeneration” (I think that’s the latest ridiculous name) and even those from my generation tend to overshare. Facebook, MySpace, and others tend to be breeding grounds for poor decisions. “Let me get Facebooked” or “Let me MySpace you” are common verbs nowadays. But why am I talking about oversharing and social networking when the title is cellphones? Keep reading.

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