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Re: 1.75 Billion Websites Removed from Google Search Results

Paul O'Flaherty — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 09:33:54 -0000

888 K websites not 1.75 Billion...

Re: What We Can Learn From the Failure of Blab

Paul O'Flaherty — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 12:31:27 -0000

I've never actually used Blab, it existed only on my periphery and I never heard anything compelling enough to make we want to try it out. Still, it's fair to say that anything that requires an extra conscious action is always going to have a hard time gaining critical mass unless there is some extremely compelling content to draw the average consumer and not just early adopters.

Re: 10 Common SEO Myths That Make Us Cringe [Infographic] « SEOPressor – Best SEO Wordpress Plugin

Paul O'Flaherty — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 07:48:54 -0000

Yeah the one that bugs me the most is when clients think SEO is a one time deal - "can't you just SEO my site?". I guess we just have to educate them :D

Re: Podcasting and Social Proof – A Missed Opportunity

Paul O'Flaherty — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 12:36:35 -0000

Maybe a little peer pressure would bring them in line. If we were all doing it then it would raise a flag that they are not - just a thought :D

Re: Podcasting and Social Proof – A Missed Opportunity

Paul O'Flaherty — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 09:05:09 -0000

Hi Todd, thanks for commenting :D

I find it weird that podcasters would be guarded about this. I have always been proud of the numbers on my podcasts even when I was doing shows that got less than 100 listens and episode.

I wonder if this isn't a problem within the podcasting community - we have to hide or numbers or people will think we're not as good as the big players? Or is it something else? I don't think enough podcasters monetize their podcasts to make that the issue...

Maybe we could reverse that trend by actually starting to report our numbers. Social proof works everywhere else, so with that in mind I'd like to add my name to the list of people who would love to see this functionality in PowerPress :D

Re: No, you are not ‘running late’, you are rude and selfish

Paul O'Flaherty — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:53:25 -0000

This, this, this times 10! I have been ranting about this for years to little effect! Thank you for saying what most people won't!

Re: Response: ‘5 Lies Atheist Tell’

Paul O'Flaherty — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 09:54:12 -0000

Any rational, thinking person will know that how a message is delivered impacts how it is interpreted. That is all that need be said.

Re: Response: ‘5 Lies Atheist Tell’

Paul O'Flaherty — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 16:38:53 -0000

Is your Caps Lock broken? It's very hard to take anything you type seriously when everything is all in caps!

Re: OnePlus One Giveaway – Win the Future of Smartphones!

Paul O'Flaherty — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 22:08:35 -0000

I know I haven't a snowballs chance in hell of winning, but I really, really, really, want this phone.....

Re: Go Home PETA, You’re Drunk

Paul O'Flaherty — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:44:29 -0000

Please tell me you've been duped by an Onion article or something!

Re: 12-Year-Old Canadian Boy Could Face Conviction Of Hacking Charges

Paul O'Flaherty — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:56:51 -0000

You know that there is going to be a movie deal for this kid as soon as the dust settles, right?

Re: 12-year-old computer hacker is youngest ever to face charges

Paul O'Flaherty — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:56:06 -0000

I smell a movie deal brewing for this kid as soon as the dust settles.

Re: PARADOXICAL TRAITS OF CREATIVITE PEOPLE

Paul O'Flaherty — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:23:59 -0000

I'm not surprised about creative people escaping rigid gender role stereotyping, creative people tend to see beyond borders.

Re: Leap Motion Controller Hands-On: Future Technology Not Ready for Daily Use

Paul O'Flaherty — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 23:19:20 -0000

Yeah, based on the videos I remember seeing on their KickStarter, I think you're right that the device is too far from the edge of the desk. I got the impression it was almost supposed to be under your hands looking up.

Re: [Off The Cuff] Movie Trailer Hell

Paul O'Flaherty — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 13:32:45 -0000

You know just as well as I do Steven, that it's all about the $$$ and flooding the place with content so they can keep mindshare. Also, some sites will simply post anything as all they care about are pageviews.

Re: 001 Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Apps, New Stitcher Stats, Growing Your Audience in Summer Time

Paul O'Flaherty — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 23:21:41 -0000

Thanks for the mention. Enjoying "The Feed" and looking forward to future episodes :D

Re: On rape - false accusations vs. no accusation at all

Paul O'Flaherty — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:50:33 -0000

Thanks for quoting me in your post John.

I fear sometimes that we get lost in statistics and miss the simple premise that everybody is entitled to their day in court.

If it was you, or I that was being accused of a heinous crime such as rape, then we would most certainly want our day in court. Unfortunately, we both know that the court of public opinion is a cruel judge, and one that does not easily forget, or forgive despite whatever legal ruling may come for an actual court where actual evidence has been presented.

Statistics allow us to justify many things without thinking about the implications, and supporting the accusation of people, without legal proceedings, on public forums is supporting a form of vigilantism.

There's a reason we have a legal system, and law enforcement officers, and as far as I am aware, vigilantism offline is illegal - I don't see that it's any different online.

This is not just for the protection of the accused, but also for the protection of the accuser.

Re: Facebook Phone: History Tells Us it Will Be a Flop

Paul O'Flaherty — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:33:25 -0000

It's Microsofts Kin all over again!

Re: Get Your Doctor Who NickNacks Right Here!

Paul O'Flaherty — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:01:13 -0000

Dude I love the boxed set! Must have!

Re: Why I think Marissa Mayer should buy Automattic

Paul O'Flaherty — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:42:14 -0000

While this may sound great for Yahoo, I would fear that such an acquisition would spell the demise of WordPress (.com) as a usable service. While things would plod along initially, Yahoo has a bad habit of letting things rot... although this is a new Yahoo under Mayer...

Re: How to Redirect Google Images Search Traffic to Your Website or WordPress Blog

Paul O'Flaherty — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 14:25:05 -0000

I didn't say anything about SEO, I was walking about frames such as the one used by Stumbleupon...

Re: This Is Our Planet – Time-Lapse

Paul O'Flaherty — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:27:27 -0000

According to the video description it's "The XX - Intro" - that's all I've got I'm afraid.

Re: Judgmental Atheist

Paul O'Flaherty — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:31:53 -0000

Thanks James for so graphically proving my point, except this time you do so by attacking me rather than someone from outside our community. Once presented with someone who doesn't give the answer you wanted (or expected) to your question - and you did ask a question - you resort to name calling and personal attacks instead of reasoned argument. Well done, I could not have asked for a better display of exactly what is wrong with certain elements of our community.

Also, here's a tip for you... If you don't want to have your ideas questioned, don't leave a comment on my site. It's a concept so simple even a moron like me understands it. :)

Re: Judgmental Atheist

Paul O'Flaherty — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:41:06 -0000

It can be a difficult line to walk, but at least you're trying to walk it... Some people don't even try. And you're right, it is very frustrating, maybe the community can help us find an answer :)

Re: Judgmental Atheist

Paul O'Flaherty — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:07:40 -0000

It can be when that person acts like a complete ass and bashes people personally for their beliefs. Also, your very statement is flawed as many of those who have a religious beliefs are not being deliberately deceitful yet get treated by many in our community as if they are idiots and lying sacks....

There are some in our community who act with the intolerance seen in the worst of religious fundamentalists and attack people personally rather than challenging their beliefs through education or humor and immediately resort to the "your just a stupid fucking *insert religion here* go read a fucking book you idiot, I hope you never reproduce" argument.

While we may be against religion and it's negative effects, does that give us a right to treat believers as automatically being stupid simply for believing? I think we forget that many (most?) of us believed before we became atheists. Others need to be given that opportunity and personally attacking them, instead of challenging their beliefs, may be doing our cause more harm than good....