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Old Media Whines About Blogs on Google

While offline media filters always favored the rich, Google’s search algorithms don’t care how much money a website publisher makes. Faced with this newly level playing field, old media execs whine that well-linked blogs are killing them in Google SERPs. Now they’re asking Google to artificially raise their search positions, simply because they’re Big Media.

Steve Rubel points out three huge flaws in old media’s arguments: Click here to continue reading “Old Media Whines About Blogs on Google”…

March 28, 2009 · 8 Comments (with 4 Conversations)

Danny Choo Confirmed for Alodia Fans Day

First he blogged her, then he got her an endorsement deal. Now he’ll visit her. Top otaku culture blogger Danny Choo has confirmed attendance for Alodia Fans Day via Facebook. Alodia Fans Day, of course, is an event dedicated to Filipina gamer-blogger-cosplayer idol Alodia Gosiengfiao.

Let that sink in for a second. The otaku king of the blogosphere is flying all the way from Japan to meet the otaku queen of the Philippines. This is international otaku history in the making.

Update: Just saw this tweet from Danny: “Would love to go but can’t.” Too bad. 🙁

March 24, 2009 · 21 Comments (with 4 Conversations)