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Linked In and Techpitch.com are Evil

Nerd — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:08:21 +0000

Facebook is ok because I can publish content my pals will see and it saves me a few phone calls. It is worth it to me to publish selected personal information to it and think about what google will pick up. Remember, everything on the internet is forever.

Linked in and Techpitch are evil so far. I know 0 tech people who have gotten a job through either Linked in or the new Techpitch beta. Nobody I know has made contacts that resulted in getting a job through linked in. Is it a society for people who want a warm fuzzy when they don’t have a job? I don’t get it. If somebody asked me to look at their linked in profile instead of a resume with some references I’ll stop looking at them. Everyone sending in a resume in a standard traditional form leaves an even playing field. How long till you have to pay to get certain levels of consideration through a 3rd party?

Now techpitch’s ceo is bugging me on Facebook? Ugh. Yeah I want to put content on your site so that you get money from my creativity instead of me. Brilliant!

So far what I have dredged up about Techpitch:

Techpitch.com is a unique website that serves as a technology showcase, a multimedia content hub and a modern interactive platform built just for the global business technology community. (www.slideshare.net/Techpitch)

I have a website that could be a technology showcase and content hub. But I don’t need one. Don’t have time. So go away Techpitch. If you don’t plan on building multimedia content and haven’t done so before, why give one more website all your personal information? One more database out there to get cracked and ruin your life.

Moral of the story- Don’t post anything you are not prepared to have on the internet forever and in somebody else’s database.

Technorati Favorite exchange

Nerd — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:25:48 +0000

Well I guess there is a BS way to increase your technorati rating. Mine is 0. I’m adding a page for a technorati favorite exchange. I saw this idea on HERE at blueskeltonproductions. For a link to my LINK EXCHANGE, click on that.

Google Page rank 9 or 10 tricks. Easy fast ways to the top of google

Nerd — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:24:09 +0000

Ok the first one is to write really great content that people want to read. Then google will put you at rank 9 or 10. This is the real way to do it. If you write worthwhile quality content, people will come to your site. If not go read “he’s just not that into you” and replace the “man” reference to “the web.” Then replace “you” with “your web site” If you aren’t ranked high, well your page isn’t that interesting or just sucks.

Second is to cheat and list yourself with every stupid blog directory you can find. Also google “google jacking” and try everything you can.

Third, you know a LOT about one thing probably. Post in every forum you can about that one thing you know a lot about. Think of something you can create. Like I create solutions to Windows problems that nobody has solved yet.

Thats it. I win! I write for myself and to share with just a few people in my niche. That is the real reason to post things, not because you think you can make a ton of money. If you are here to make money and don’t know some quality we scripting languages you will lose. There are 10s of thousands of better coders who can leach content that you can’t. Sorry.

Leave a comment if you know better ways. I’m always looking for that elusive 11.