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Comment Adobe asks us to drink the Kool Aid (Score 1) 383

by JehCt (#26949625) Attached to: Is Flash Really On 99% of Net Devices?
I have a Blackberry and use it to browse the net. It doesn't have Flash. Something like >14 million people have Blackberries, and >8 million people have iPhones. Those devices don't support Flash yet,though a player is in development for the iPhone. Additionally some of the most savvy web users don't run scripts, including Flash, for security reasons. This story sounds like Adobe-flavored Kool Aid.
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Submission + - USPTO Approves Servicemark for Generic Term "S (searchenginejournal.com)

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JehCt
JehCt writes: "USPTO has approved for publication an application for the servicemark "SEO" (Search Engine Optimization), filed by Jason Gambert on May 2, 2007. Gambert said, "My goal in owning the trademark for the word SEO is not to try to force people to change their SEO process, but rather, prevent companies from selling "SEO" as a service under false pretenses." The SEO community naturally objected to having the name of their profession trademarked. Gambert was then caught using sock puppet accounts to support his plans for SEO domination. USPTO seems to have missed the fact that SEO has been used as a generic term for many years."
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Journal Journal: Yahoo Site Explorer

Journal by JehCt
Yahoo Site Explorer (beta) goes a long way toward providing some search engine transparancy. With this tool you can see which web pages are indexed for a particular site. More significantly, you can also get a complete and accurate list inbound links to any site. The list seems to be sorted, with strongest links first. Google's "link to:www.domain.com" search has been notoriously unreliable: Google provides a sample of inbound link sources,

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