I could have let the issue go then - after all, I didn’t expect to receive any more SPAM comments on the topic. Damn! I was wrong. Just this morning, I found another comment - no, I found the same comment in my inbox.
Again, expletives are flying through my mind, but I’ll try to avoid them. Instead, I’m just going to pick apart your comment. [more…]
DBS posted this entry at 9:36 AM on Monday, the 1st of October 2007. He may have also posted related entries in the following categories: rants; this beautiful country.
A few days ago, I received two comments on my post on the Blog @ Soul launch at Mrs. Fields. Normally, I wouldn’t mind - comments are good. Heck, comments are great.
The thing is, these so called comments had nothing to do with the post. They had no connection at all with The Blog and Soul Movement, Mrs. Fields, or even anything I’ve written about.
I shared my irritation with Rico over email, and he pretty much articulated all my thoughts on the matter over at the BBN.
I don’t think I would be as diplomatic as Rico was, so once again, I’m letting somebody else do the talking for me.
DBS posted this entry at 10:11 PM on Sunday, the 2nd of September 2007. He may have also posted related entries in the following categories: rants; blogging; technology.
A series of gigs entitled KEEP YOUR PROMISES will be launched on Saturday May 19. These are small gatherings of young voters (disenfranchised voters included) to have their voices heard. That we demand the fulfillment of promises made by candidates during the elections.
Now that we’ve done our part and voted our preferred candidates into office, it’s time for the step up and deliver on their campaign promises.
I love the whole idea and the idealism behind the event. You see, it’s too easy to lose hope in this country, but seeing people care enough to organize events like this gives me hope. Reading what other bloggers have to say gives me hope. Knowing how you care about this country gives me hope.
The thing is, like I mentioned before, I’m still a cynic. Yes, I kept bloggingabouttheelections, but I always felt like it was too little. Yes, blogging gave me a reach beyond my immediate circle of friends, but it still wasn’t enough.
I wonder why our own political ads couldn’t be more like this. I admit - it doesn’t really present any tangible solutions to Argentina’s ills, but it’s still so much better than any crappy jingle Philippine politicians use.
Silver - Cannes Lions 2006.
Category: Public Awareness Messages
Title: TRUTH
Advertiser: RECREAR
Product or Service: POLITICAL MESSAGE
Entrant Company, City: SAVAGLIO\TBWA, Buenos Aires
Country: ARGENTINA
Creative Director: Ernesto Savaglio
Copywriter: Ernesto Savaglio - Alexis Alvarez
Art Director: Pablo Carrera
Agency Producer: Eduardo Suárez
Production Company, City: AWARDS CINE, Buenos Aires
Country: ARGENTINA
Director: Jojó/Bosco
Producer: Fernando Rambo Damiano
Editor: Awards Cine
Music: Fernando Sorín
Account Supervisor: Ricardo Martino/Diego Campos Galante
DBS posted this entry at 6:38 AM on Thursday, the 3rd of May 2007. He may have also posted related entries in the following categories: rants; media; raves; this beautiful country.
Rico asked recently where +639212559221 got his number. I can’t answer his question, but I can definitely come up with other questionable numbers.
Migs (+639273946353) would like to know if you want to take out a loan:
Hi. Ds s Migs. We ofer fast & easy Personal Loan 15K- 1Million@ 1.49% No Collateral/ No Co-Maker. If interested simply reply with your name and fax no. Thanks
Brian Angeles of Phil. Com. Center (+639052699972) wants to give you an Altis:
CONGRATULATIONS!!!Your cellphone # WON TOYOTA ALTIS plus 300 thou as HOMEPARTNER last Feb. 2, 2007.For details,pls call now Brian Angeles of Phil. Co. Center.
I’m sure I’ve received other messages like this from other nmbers, but these are the only ones I’ve got saved on my phone now.
DBS posted this entry at 10:52 PM on Thursday, the 19th of April 2007. He may have also posted related entries in the following categories: rants; technology; this beautiful country.
DBS posted this entry at 8:51 AM on Friday, the 13th of April 2007. He may have also posted related entries in the following categories: rants; blogging; technology.
update 04.13.2007 0858h: Less than 24 hours after my rant, my posts are now being indexed again. I’m not entirely happy though - at least not yet. Read more about it here. I just noticed earlier that according to Technorati, my latest post is 26 days old. Contrast that with another statistic they keep track of - they say my blog was last updated 15 minutes before I checked it.
Strange, isn’t it?
Irritating is more like it.
Not counting this one, I’ve posted 23 entries in the since that last post indexed by Technorati. I don’t know how many links those posts included, but I’m guessing Technorati isn’t indexing my outbound links either.
Pinging Technorati doesn’t help either. No new posts show u and everything pretty much stays the same.
I noticed threads tagged “ping” and “problems” discussing similar problems, but I didn’t bother going through them anymore. None of the posts had replies from Technorati staff - how could I expect anything better from the other threads?
DBS posted this entry at 12:55 PM on Thursday, the 12th of April 2007. He may have also posted related entries in the following categories: rants; blogging; technology.
I’ve taken this post down for security reasons, but this is the gist - some stupid idiots, please excuse the profanity, fucked up big time. I’ll repeat some of the stuff I said earlier, what the fuck were they thinking?!? Were they thinking at all?!? Do they even have brains?!?
DBS posted this entry at 7:34 PM on Thursday, the 15th of March 2007. He may have also posted related entries in the following categories: rants; technology; this beautiful country.
