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| Can Google Detect an Affiliate Website Posted: 21 Sep 2010 08:29 AM PDT
One of the questions that often comes up is does Google hate affiliate websites, and are they penalized in the algorithm? I’m also quite sure Google has an idea at what point, whether by percentage or by total number of links, that a site becomes an affiliate website … The answer to that is slightly nuanced but, for simplicity’s sake, they don’t hate affiliate websites. Nor have I seen any evidence that shows affiliate sites are penalized. What Google does hate is thin affiliate websites with little or no trust. However, a better question to ask is can Google detect affiliate websites, and can they make it harder for affiliate websites to rank … ? But those are entirely different questions. If you’ve read the leaked quality rater guide from 2009, you’ll see that Google has set up lot of hurdles specifically making it harder for affiliate websites to “pass” the sniff test. One of the quickest and easiest ways that Google can determine an affiliate website is through “naked” links to common affiliate programs like Linkshare, CJ, ShareASale, and others. But, really, how good can Google be at detecting those links? Well, here’s a publicly available free tool put out by Sitonomy that checks what types of programming tools are being used by a website. Now if the folks at Sitonomy can detect that UPDATED: the % is total links scanned not just links on the page, my bad. So what are the takeaways here:
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- "Corruption on Steroids" Bell Officials Arrested, Criminal Charges Filed
- HSBC Commercial Account Manager responds to "Amazing Arrogance, Gall, Chutzpa, and Unmitigated Effrontery from Berkshire Hathaway"
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- What does Petroleum Distillates usage say about the Recovery?
| "Corruption on Steroids" Bell Officials Arrested, Criminal Charges Filed Posted: 21 Sep 2010 10:50 PM PDT I always knew this was a matter of time: Bell officials arrested as prosecutors are set to file criminal charges. At least eight city of Bell officials were arrested Tuesday morning, a source said, as L.A. County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley prepared to announce criminal charges in the municipal salary scandal.Drop in the Bucket of Criminal Arrests that Need to Happen When Monday's news broke, drivers honked horns and even their neighbors cheered the arrests. However, in the grand scheme of things, these arrests are but a drop in the bucket of what needs to happen. Yes, this is indeed corruption on steroids, and unfortunately that is what it takes to get belated action. This went on for years! Nationwide, corruption and vote buying are rampant. Officials in many cities deliberately made fiscally unsound deals with unions to get elected. If we prosecuted kickbacks, fraud, and illegal vote buying, the arrest list would be in the thousands. Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Click Here To Scroll Thru My Recent Post List Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit http://www.sitkapacific.com/account_management.html to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific. 
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| Posted: 21 Sep 2010 05:20 PM PDT I have received a huge numbers of emails in response to Amazing Arrogance, Gall, Chutzpa, and Unmitigated Effrontery from Berkshire Hathaway. Only two people were against the sentiment I expressed, with the vast majority of responders thanking me. More than a handful thought I did not go far enough! Here is a response from a Commercial Account Manager who disagrees with what I wrote. Ryan Skene, Commercial Account Manager, HSBC Bank Canada, writes ... Mish ... How about taking a rational and measured approach to your words rather than slinging mud, feces, and whatever other garbage you can get your hands on.Mud Slinging? Really?! I emailed Janet Tavakoli, author of Dear Mr. Buffett, one of the biggest Berkshire Hathaway supporters of all time, right after I wrote that post. I was curious about what she would have to say. Here is her response. Mish,Janet Tavakoli Responds Inquiring minds are reading Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger: Winning the Class War, Janet Tavakoli's reply to the amazing gall of Charlie Munger. In Third World America: How Our Politicians are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream, Arianna Huffington describes how Wall Street insiders used the financial crisis to bribe, coerce, and manipulate Washington into bailing them out and handing them unprecedented, unconditional windfalls.Those Bailed Out, Whine While I too am tired of people asking for handouts, especially public unions, the gall of Charlie Munger was so intense that even perennial Berkshire Hathaway supporters like Janet Tavakoli have abandoned Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger over those remarks. Skene's statement "I for one like the idea of everyone just sucking it up and grinding through the tough times instead of whining begging someone else to fix their problems" offers more than a hint of irony now that the broker dealers and banks have been bailed out at the expense of everyone else. We should not be surprised to see bankers or commercial account managers, recipients of the bailouts (directly or indirectly), defend those bailouts, while telling everyone else to "suck it in and cope". After all, Skene's livelihood may have depended on it. Those who get handouts always think they deserve them. The very same people never think anyone else does. That is precisely what is wrong with the statements of Charlie Munger, as well as the statements of Ryan Skene and his ilk, in defending them. Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Click Here To Scroll Thru My Recent Post List Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit http://www.sitkapacific.com/account_management.html to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific. 
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| Alliance to Roll Back Taxes Charges Ahead Posted: 21 Sep 2010 12:41 PM PDT Everyone should have their eyes on a Massachusetts ballot question this year as to whether or not the state should reduce sales taxes from 6.25 percent to 3 percent. Politicians and unions have aligned in opposition, advising people to reject the proposal. Fortunately, voters are fed up and have other ideas. 54 Percent Favor Cutting Taxes The Patriot Ledger reports Sales tax rollback wins support of 54 percent in poll By a 10-point margin, Massachusetts voters favor slicing the state sales tax from 6.25 percent to 3 percent, according to a State House News Service poll – a ballot referendum that would chop roughly $2.4 billion from Beacon Hill coffers and has drawn opposition from all four gubernatorial candidates.Measure Sponsored by the Alliance to Roll Back Taxes Inquiring minds are reading About the Alliance to Roll Back Taxes We're the Alliance to Roll Back Taxes, a non-partisan, grassroots campaign committee formed to put Question 3, the 2010 Massachusetts ballot initiative to Roll Back the Sales Tax to 3%, on the ballot and to give you a way to vote yourself a tax cut this November 2nd.Support the Alliance I do not live in Massachusetts but I am sending in a donation anyway. Please Join the Alliance to Roll Back Taxes! and do the same. It is very important to support such organizations. They are massively underfunded compared to the opposition. About all you need to know about Question 3 (the proposition to reduce state sales tax from 6.25 percent to 3 percent) is that it is opposed by a coalition of major unions including the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the National Education Association and the Service Employees International Union, and all of the politicians who want more of your tax dollars to waste. Public Unions and Politicians Conspire to Raise Your Taxes Whenever unions and politicians conspire to raise your taxes, you know the taxpayer is going to get the short end of the stick. This happens because politician are willing to buy the votes of union members who vote in big blocks. Chris Christie Leads the Way Sadly, none of those running for Governor of Massachusetts is of the caliber of recently elected New Jersey governor Chris Christie. The wimps in Massachusetts refuse to do what needs to be done. In contrast please consider Governor Chris Christie on Who's to Blame for Teacher Layoffs Undoubtedly, the teachers' union and the police and fire unions will start a campaign "this will hurt the kids and services". No it won't. Any cutbacks that come from lowering taxes will be the direct responsibility of the unions who do not understand economic realities that the average taxpayer cannot afford what the unions want. Goal of Unions is to Raise Your Taxes for Their Benefit The goal of unions is always to raise your taxes so they get more benefits than you do. Instead of raising taxes, it's time to cut benefits of the politicians and the public unions. Unfortunately, the political wimps in Massachusetts don't have the courage to do what's right. However, the gubernatorial candidates in Massachusetts have pledged to honor the will of the voters. Voters can and should force this issue. Send a Message! Vote Yes on 3! It's time to send an unmistakable message to the politicians and public unions that enough is enough. If you live in Massachusetts, please vote YES on question 3. Everyone, everywhere should support these initiatives with donations. Please send a donation to the Alliance to Roll Back Taxes. Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Click Here To Scroll Thru My Recent Post List Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit http://www.sitkapacific.com/account_management.html to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific. 
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| What does Petroleum Distillates usage say about the Recovery? Posted: 21 Sep 2010 07:59 AM PDT Reader Tim Wallace sent me an interesting series of charts on petroleum usage, GDP, and Housing. This post is on petroleum distillates. Tim writes ... Hello MishThanks Tim. Here are two more charts to consider. Historic Growth Levels  2010 Week by Week vs. Peak Usage  Not Your Typical Recession or Recovery Please consider the following chart courtesy of Dave Rosenberg's September 16, 2010, Breakfast with Dave.  In the typical recovery, GDP, new home sales, corporate earnings, retail sales, shipments, and orders are all making new highs after 33 months. Instead, none of those items are. Add oil distillates usage to the list. Mike "Mish" Shedlock http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com Click Here To Scroll Thru My Recent Post List Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit http://www.sitkapacific.com/account_management.html to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific. 
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