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Re: Cooper's piece

Author:Nick Sweeney
Posted:7/14/2000; 9:25:02 AM
Topic:Cooper's piece
Msg #:18622 (In response to 18610)
Prev/Next:18621 / 18623

It's a sad fact that ZDNet throws up these articles every couple of weeks to help increase their banner ad hits. The pattern's more or less the same each time: Find a high-volume website. Post a derogatory article aimed at the website's audience. Wait for the website to link to the article. Roll in the hits.

I can back that one up. It's usually an anti-Linux troll, though, in the hope of provoking the Slashdot effect. But people are wising up, and browsing with a banner-blocking proxy such as Junkbuster. Sadly, it doesn't yet have the capability to filter out cheap journalism...

Consider it a backhanded compliment, if you can, that ZDNet considers you a big enough target to bring the hits in.

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