Comments on: MyBlogLog Not Playing By Its Own Rules — If They Had Any http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/02/23/mybloglog-not-playing-by-its-own-rules-if-they-had-any/ Thoughts on Web 2.0, Social Media, Marketing. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:10:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Cleaning up the MyBlogLog Mess | Latent Semantic Indexing http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/02/23/mybloglog-not-playing-by-its-own-rules-if-they-had-any/comment-page-1/#comment-17930 Cleaning up the MyBlogLog Mess | Latent Semantic Indexing Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:59:53 +0000 http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/02/23/mybloglog-not-playing-by-its-own-rules-if-they-had-any/#comment-17930 [...] Much has been written about the “Shoemoney Affair,” in which the blogger known as Shoemoney wrote about a MyBlogLog hack that allowed unscrupulous types to spoof their identities, and was subsequently banned from the service, despite the fact that — as Tony Hung pointed out at Deep Jive Interests — MyBlogLog didn’t have a terms of service agreement that said anything about banning people (it has since developed one). The banning also happened despite the fact that, as Eric Marcoullier of MBL admits here, someone else had posted something about the same exploit over a month earlier (although it was on a French blog, and therefore might have been missed). [...] [...] Much has been written about the “Shoemoney Affair,” in which the blogger known as Shoemoney wrote about a MyBlogLog hack that allowed unscrupulous types to spoof their identities, and was subsequently banned from the service, despite the fact that — as Tony Hung pointed out at Deep Jive Interests — MyBlogLog didn’t have a terms of service agreement that said anything about banning people (it has since developed one). The banning also happened despite the fact that, as Eric Marcoullier of MBL admits here, someone else had posted something about the same exploit over a month earlier (although it was on a French blog, and therefore might have been missed). [...]

]]> By: Cleaning up the mess over at MyBlogLog » mathewingram.com/work http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/02/23/mybloglog-not-playing-by-its-own-rules-if-they-had-any/comment-page-1/#comment-17865 Cleaning up the mess over at MyBlogLog » mathewingram.com/work Sat, 24 Feb 2007 15:40:34 +0000 http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/02/23/mybloglog-not-playing-by-its-own-rules-if-they-had-any/#comment-17865 [...] Much has been written about the “Shoemoney Affair,” in which the blogger known as Shoemoney wrote about a MyBlogLog hack that allowed unscrupulous types to spoof their identities, and was subsequently banned from the service, despite the fact that — as Tony Hung pointed out at Deep Jive Interests — MyBlogLog didn’t have a terms of service agreement that said anything about banning people (it has since developed one). The banning also happened despite the fact that, as Eric Marcoullier of MBL admits here, someone else had posted something about the same exploit over a month earlier (although it was on a French blog, and therefore might have been missed). [...] [...] Much has been written about the “Shoemoney Affair,” in which the blogger known as Shoemoney wrote about a MyBlogLog hack that allowed unscrupulous types to spoof their identities, and was subsequently banned from the service, despite the fact that — as Tony Hung pointed out at Deep Jive Interests — MyBlogLog didn’t have a terms of service agreement that said anything about banning people (it has since developed one). The banning also happened despite the fact that, as Eric Marcoullier of MBL admits here, someone else had posted something about the same exploit over a month earlier (although it was on a French blog, and therefore might have been missed). [...]

]]> By: Ashish Mohta http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/02/23/mybloglog-not-playing-by-its-own-rules-if-they-had-any/comment-page-1/#comment-17841 Ashish Mohta Sat, 24 Feb 2007 12:22:32 +0000 http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/02/23/mybloglog-not-playing-by-its-own-rules-if-they-had-any/#comment-17841 Bloggers should not make any rules like yeah this is rule1 rule2 and blah blah.They should play by their own rules and yeah getting the readers mood too.Thats the key.Its a free ground...If you can live it Bloggers should not make any rules like yeah this is rule1 rule2 and blah blah.They should play by their own rules and yeah getting the readers mood too.Thats the key.Its a free ground…If you can live it

]]> By: Andy Beard http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/02/23/mybloglog-not-playing-by-its-own-rules-if-they-had-any/comment-page-1/#comment-17811 Andy Beard Sat, 24 Feb 2007 07:27:16 +0000 http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/02/23/mybloglog-not-playing-by-its-own-rules-if-they-had-any/#comment-17811 You could also look on it that people are deliberately searching for bugs and using it as linkbait. You should maybe do some research into reactionary development cycles and the harm it can cause, especially in the games industry. You could also look on it that people are deliberately searching for bugs and using it as linkbait.

You should maybe do some research into reactionary development cycles and the harm it can cause, especially in the games industry.

]]> By: engtech http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/02/23/mybloglog-not-playing-by-its-own-rules-if-they-had-any/comment-page-1/#comment-17726 engtech Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:34:27 +0000 http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/02/23/mybloglog-not-playing-by-its-own-rules-if-they-had-any/#comment-17726 Lately they've been getting a *lot* of bad exploit press. Banning Shoe is a way to tell people to "report a bug" instead of "blog a post". They're in damage control mode right now and not making well thought out decisions. I don't agree with it, but I understand their mindset. Unfortunately, this will only create more bad press. Lately they’ve been getting a *lot* of bad exploit press. Banning Shoe is a way to tell people to “report a bug” instead of “blog a post”. They’re in damage control mode right now and not making well thought out decisions.

I don’t agree with it, but I understand their mindset. Unfortunately, this will only create more bad press.

]]> By: Marshall Kirkpatrick http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/02/23/mybloglog-not-playing-by-its-own-rules-if-they-had-any/comment-page-1/#comment-17707 Marshall Kirkpatrick Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:25:59 +0000 http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/02/23/mybloglog-not-playing-by-its-own-rules-if-they-had-any/#comment-17707 I had a really good time setting up faked arguements between friends on blogs that used MBL avatars in comments for like an hour between the Shoemoney post appearing on Techmeme and the hole getting patched. It was such a simple thing to do! If it had been known for weeks as was alleged above, it sure didn't get fixed until now! And I seriously have been driven nuts by mistaken avatar switches in the past. Plus I think some of the people involved are weasles, so though I honestly admire the heck out of the MBL model, I was happy to have an hour of fun with it. I had a really good time setting up faked arguements between friends on blogs that used MBL avatars in comments for like an hour between the Shoemoney post appearing on Techmeme and the hole getting patched. It was such a simple thing to do! If it had been known for weeks as was alleged above, it sure didn’t get fixed until now! And I seriously have been driven nuts by mistaken avatar switches in the past. Plus I think some of the people involved are weasles, so though I honestly admire the heck out of the MBL model, I was happy to have an hour of fun with it.

]]> By: Maki http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/02/23/mybloglog-not-playing-by-its-own-rules-if-they-had-any/comment-page-1/#comment-17706 Maki Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:22:01 +0000 http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2007/02/23/mybloglog-not-playing-by-its-own-rules-if-they-had-any/#comment-17706 I think it was a heated response by MBL, probably made in a hurry when they were upset. Shoemoney might be wrong, or he might not.. depending on whose side you're on. It's just a very bad PR decision on the part of MBL. I think they should have at least emailed Shoemoney about the whole matter before doing something just drastic as banning him without notice. After all he has a high social profile and I think they should have took note of that. I think it was a heated response by MBL, probably made in a hurry when they were upset. Shoemoney might be wrong, or he might not.. depending on whose side you’re on.

It’s just a very bad PR decision on the part of MBL. I think they should have at least emailed Shoemoney about the whole matter before doing something just drastic as banning him without notice. After all he has a high social profile and I think they should have took note of that.

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