Hidden marketing in Wordpress plugins – Wordpress should clean up their act
I am getting increasingly annoyed by Wordpress plugins that pretend to be free, but that in reality are commercial. Is Wordpress really going to permit that kind of hidden marketing on their sites and via their blogs? Do they get paid for it? Are they unable to distinguish between free plugins and commercial products?
In many countries around the world, for instance in the Scandinavian countries, one of which I come from, some of the types of marketing used here are actually illegal. Does Wordpress want to permit marketing that is illegal in some of the markets they apply to, and which are very borderline even in the US and the UK?
Look for instance at “All in one SEO” and “WP Ajax Edit Comments” plugins. One pushes you to look at their offerings every time you upgrade, the other one forces you to register on their site and promotes a “professional version” there.
In my opinion these and similar plugins should be banned from marketing via the Wordpress channels, or at the very least be marked clearly as “for pay” or “commercial products” or something of this kind. I am strongly against marketing where things are presented as free which when they are not!
Please nuke the owner of spe.atdmt.com
I don’t quite know what “spe.atdmt.com” is. I think it is an adserver of some sort. I don’t know who owns it (if you are the owner or works in the company or a company running it – please report to me), but I intend to find out.
This adserver is completely mucking up my internet use. Time after time I see my machine not moving on to the next site I have clicked because it is waiting for “spe.atdmt.com”.
And recently I was completely unable to go back to the previous page while surfing on amazon.com. I read about a particular book and wanted to go back. Several times I was unable to do it, and had to first reload the page I was on and the quickly press back, and then it worked. But then, in the end, even this little trick stopped working, and I had to leave amazon entirely.
So nuke the bastards that slow down my browsing and probabaly that of millions of other people. I hope Amazon, Google and other corporations do something about this – this can’t be in their interest either.
spe.atdmt.com – you suck! Big time!
PS: There are hundreds of people complaining about spe.atdmt.com on the net. robtex.com has a little info about it:
Summary
spe.atdmt.com.edgesuite.net has two IP numbers. They are on the same IP network. spe.atdmt.com cnames to this hostname. This hostname cnames to a1521.x.akamai.net. fr.bebo.com, blogs.abc.es, www.bebo.com, www.esri.com, rmd.atdmt.com and at least 100 other hosts point to the same IP. spe.atdmt.com.edgesuite.net is hosted on two servers in United States.
The Art of SEO (Theory in Practice), by Eric Enge, Stephan Spencer, Rand Fishkin, Jessie Stricchiola
This is a newly published book about Search Engine Optimization (SEO) which brings you state-of-the-art knowledge and
The Art of SEO (Theory in Practice) is written by four of the most noted experts in the field of search engine optimization (SEO). Here they provide you with proven guidelines and cutting-edge techniques for planning and executing a comprehensive SEO strategy.
There are many misconceptions and misunderstanding about SEO, and the authors know and tell a lot about those too, along with the fundamentals of good SEO. The book actually more or less gives you an education in SEO. It also addresses effectively working SEO tactics and provides you with a complete reference to SEO best practices. Some topics addressed in The Art of SEO are:
- Explore the underlying theory behind SEO and how search engines work
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- Understand the intricacies involved in managing complex SEO projects
- Learn what’s necessary to build a competent SEO team with defined roles
- Glimpse the future of search and what lies ahead for the SEO industry
Here is the chapter by chapter content of the book:
Ch 1: The Search Engines: Reflecting Consciousness and Connecting Commerce
Ch 2: Search Engine Basics
Ch 3: Determining Your SEO Objectives and Defining Your Site’s Audience
Ch 4: First Stages of SEO
Ch 5: Keyword Research
Ch 6: Developing an SEO-Friendly Website
Ch 7: Creating Link-Worthy Content and Link Marketing
Ch 8: Optimizing for Vertical Search
Ch 9: Tracking Results and Measuring Success
Ch 10: Domain Changes, Post-SEO Redesigns, and Troubleshooting
Ch 11: Honing the Craft: SEO Research and Study
Ch 12: Build an In-House SEO Team, Outsource It, or Both?
Ch 13: An Evolving Art Form: The Future of SEO
If you want to learn more about SEO, this is one of the best books for it. No major topic has been left out. SEO has so many components, and this book helps you see how they come together in bringing traffic to your site. A great investment!
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Nordic bookblog- The Devil’s Star, by Jo Nesbo
- Postcard Killers, by James Patterson and Liza Marklund
- Lisbeth Salander – The Dragon Tattoo Girl – Coming soon to a theater near you!
- The Stonecutter, by Camilla Läckberg
- Henning Mankell, Kurt Wallander and Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo
- Yrsa Sigurdardottir – about My Soul To Take
- Stieg Larsson hot on the bestseller lists in the US
- Coming attractions – new crime fiction authors from Sweden
- Bestselling authors in Europe, 2009
- Who wrote the Millennium trilogy?