tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post693130912522312850..comments2024-03-18T22:15:24.770-05:00Comments on Althouse: How insanely wrong is Mark Penn about all the money there is to be made in blogging?Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63089617845173311502009-04-22T23:36:00.000-05:002009-04-22T23:36:00.000-05:00In seven years, I've made like $109.00 from the Go...In seven years, I've made like $109.00 from the Google ads on my blog. My lawyer has made a little more than that.Mark Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18205344762960756655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71501276278515951822009-04-22T15:14:00.000-05:002009-04-22T15:14:00.000-05:00I fear for our republic.I fear for our republic.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8090745951367829222009-04-22T14:21:00.000-05:002009-04-22T14:21:00.000-05:00What's wrong with this country's priorities, Troop...What's wrong with this country's priorities, Troop?blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10180679270917684752009-04-22T10:58:00.000-05:002009-04-22T10:58:00.000-05:00With all the effort I put into my blog I don't mak...With all the effort I put into my blog I don't make a dime. But NBC called up my wife and offered to pay her a salary to do a fashion blog about plus size issues after they saw our website.<br /><br />I guess nobody cares about celebrity camel toe, gratuitous bathtub photos, large breasted sitcom stars of the sixties and sandwiches.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40844340114875315462009-04-22T10:00:00.000-05:002009-04-22T10:00:00.000-05:00That's fine, AJ. Just thought I'd try to encourage...That's fine, AJ. Just thought I'd try to encourage valid dialogue instead of the oh-so-common spewing of made up facts. Your choice how you want to present yourself. I'll just be sure to ignore your hyperbole from now on.<br /><br />hdhouse, this isn't some debate about politicians and parties, just a request to not make baseless accusations on unverifiable data. AJ said, "They just take a number and make shit up." In fact, he just made numbers up, which showed minimum wage profit rather than his claimed $1800 (or is it $2600, I'm confused). Minimum wage isn't a lot, but some people do live on it. And he didn't bother to provide any corroborating details by which I could examine the accuracy of his statement. You can't complain about spin when you don't bother to get your own facts straight. It's dishonest to try and make a point without providing any verifiable info.<br /><br />But (and I'm being nice here, responding to your tangent), if Cheney was making stuff up, or spinning data, then he ought to be called on it. It's not clear to me how employment stats are figured, so I can't vouch for the implication of Cheney's statement. However, I would think many ebay sales (those not using ebay as full-time employment), are not reported as income, so it may skew national profit levels somewhat, but I don't see it affecting employment figures. Therefore, I'm not really sure what Cheney's point is.Kyloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209978297037782885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50574189612465978952009-04-22T06:28:00.000-05:002009-04-22T06:28:00.000-05:00One foolish thing you do is go halfway in your att...One foolish thing you do is go halfway in your attempt to monetize (sorry about that word) your Atom feed. Your posts always end with two lines that say "blog advertising" and link to blogads.com. They never actually, you know, contain any ads.Luke Blanshardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327161129622017977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77423271364575616192009-04-22T05:53:00.000-05:002009-04-22T05:53:00.000-05:00blake said: 400,000 was the quote and he is right,...blake said: 400,000 was the quote and he is right, not 500,000 and i usually check that before i write. thank you.<br /><br />Edwards retort that if the GOP included bake sales etc., the economy would be rosier is appropos. the implication was that ebay was an income source that doesn't get counted into the jobless or job creation numbers and with that i hold to what Cheney said and impled.hdhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573004614816464571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32929866751902356822009-04-22T05:46:00.000-05:002009-04-22T05:46:00.000-05:00I wonder why HDHouse came in to cast (apparently f...I wonder why HDHouse came in to cast (apparently false) aspersions against the former Vice President?<br /><br />I wonder why he didn't use <A HREF="http://hotair.com/archives/2009/02/04/pelosi-500-million-jobs-lost-every-month/" REL="nofollow">a more egregious</A> and stupid comment from a person who currently sits in a position of power?EnigmatiCorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00596092527748619763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1423747547654305382009-04-22T02:15:00.000-05:002009-04-22T02:15:00.000-05:00Not quite, HD, at least not according this USA Tod...Not quite, HD, at least not according this USA Today quote:<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-09-09-cheney-war_x.htm" REL="nofollow">"[EBay]'s a source that didn't even exist 10 years ago," he said. "Four hundred thousand people make some money trading on eBay."</A>The actual number, according to AC Nielsen is actually in the 600K. Whether or not that's significant income is a separate issue--but it doesn't appear to be what Cheney said.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77960177075922037512009-04-22T00:05:00.000-05:002009-04-22T00:05:00.000-05:00Just two observations:
1. He said "primary sourc...Just two observations:<br /><br />1. He said "primary source of income" not HOW MUCH. <br />2. remember Mr, Cheney suggested that 500,000+ use e-bay as a primary occupation (yes he really said that).<br /><br />numbers, like thin air, abound(s).hdhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573004614816464571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26085515282292305282009-04-21T23:48:00.000-05:002009-04-21T23:48:00.000-05:00I was about to comment on how off Penn was, but th...<EM>I was about to comment on how off Penn was, but then what about product bloggers? There are a whole lot of those. There are also spam-ish blogs that do nothing but redirect to buying products. What if you add those in?</EM>Well you know, you're right Freeman. But I would bet a zillion dollars (that I made off my blog in 2008!) that good old Mark Penn most certainly did not have any of them in mind.Zachary Sirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144425123351503110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88110996987927706032009-04-21T23:37:00.000-05:002009-04-21T23:37:00.000-05:00He probably makes money because he uses Comic Sans...He probably makes money because he uses Comic Sans.SteveRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12864387606863466980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90906686222777766392009-04-21T23:22:00.000-05:002009-04-21T23:22:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Maxine Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164122931399241972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85008572262782840112009-04-21T23:13:00.000-05:002009-04-21T23:13:00.000-05:00wow
that was quite an insultingly
pollysyllabic en...wow<br />that was quite an insultingly<br />pollysyllabic endorsement of m l m<br />if i ve ever seen one<br />makes me want to go right out and sign up<br />to sell those formic acid based cleaners<br />some ants want to get you to do<br />i think they have a company called antway<br />but don t get me wrong<br />i m sure every insect who sells their stuff<br />gets rich from itblogging cockroachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00899638590257384302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18387298074298186102009-04-21T23:00:00.000-05:002009-04-21T23:00:00.000-05:00Got it.. I had to leave the comment section.Got it.. I had to leave the comment section.Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74063885868094703572009-04-21T22:49:00.000-05:002009-04-21T22:49:00.000-05:00Monique you may need to use Tiny URL.
Otherwise t...Monique you may need to use <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/" REL="nofollow">Tiny URL</A>.<br /><br />Otherwise the link is broken.Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75929238185121083532009-04-21T22:48:00.000-05:002009-04-21T22:48:00.000-05:00Kylos:
I actually don't give a frig what you thin...Kylos:<br /><br />I actually don't give a frig what you think.I'm Full of Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241724007440718575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49131065967596172172009-04-21T22:44:00.000-05:002009-04-21T22:44:00.000-05:00Here is a current picture of Maxine Weiss:
http:/...Here is a current picture of Maxine Weiss:<br /><br />http://inyourface.freedomblogging.com/files/2008/11/gretchenagain.jpgMonique Fontainelle-Druckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04945106659160742713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29879443739998819022009-04-21T22:40:00.000-05:002009-04-21T22:40:00.000-05:00There is definitely something about Maxine.There is definitely <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zamqe602AU4" REL="nofollow">something about Maxine</A>.Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70923740210424646742009-04-21T22:36:00.001-05:002009-04-21T22:36:00.001-05:00Oh my, blogging cockroach and Maxine Weiss, togeth...Oh my, blogging cockroach and Maxine Weiss, <A HREF="http://trooperyork.blogspot.com/2009/04/another-blog-romance.html" REL="nofollow">together again.</A>Jason (the commenter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16045360562791361484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36564718057043752009-04-21T22:36:00.000-05:002009-04-21T22:36:00.000-05:00The amazing Mark Penn, who sounds like he knows mo...The amazing Mark Penn, who sounds like he knows more about everything than anyone else, has been outed as the Bernie Madoff of advisors for investing your life in made-up new winning schemes. Reality therapy would kill off most of today's believers upon these special stars of the insider advice game. They are the culprits who blow up the Bubbles that always crash.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28934784670639112552009-04-21T22:33:00.001-05:002009-04-21T22:33:00.001-05:00But you see AJ, imprecise commenting can be just a...But you see AJ, imprecise commenting can be just as bad as you make various organizations out to be. You perpetrate stereotypes by using statistics and numbers to show how some corporations are evil, but the numbers don't hold up to scrutiny. You've just enhanced a perception while not actually providing any reliable facts. <br /><br />And then you pointed to Amway as the culprit. Now you've gone from making generic claims to actually tainting the reputation of a company with no factual basis. You may not feel that it matters much if you damage the reputation of some faceless corporation, but you actually do damage to the individuals and distributors who work for Amway.<br /><br />Indeed, if Amway is actually the company concerning which these bogus stats are made, then you've missed a likely explanation in your vague aspersion. Amway makes many of its sales through in-home distributors. This type of distributorship is typically supplementary income, not intended as a full-time job.<br /><br />I don't represent a big corporation, so you don't have to fear me suing you; I just want to point out the problem with spreading claims that are meant to teach a moral if in fact there is no data to support it. You've developed a sort of straw man; I can't examine your facts to determine if there are other circumstances or factors to explain numbers that you didn't even bother to verify, and yet, you've managed to feed a perception of the evil corporation with bad data that actually points to a rate closer to minimum wage.Kyloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209978297037782885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79190974810925730872009-04-21T22:33:00.000-05:002009-04-21T22:33:00.000-05:00how bout a sex blog where you sell
sex toys on the...<I>how bout a sex blog where you sell<br />sex toys on the side</I>There would be almost no profit margin. With the internet customers can go right to the source.<br /><br />You need to be able to add value to the product you sell. Many internet-comic sites sell t-shirts or signed prints. And lots of bloggers have published books, but most of them are anthologies and more collectibles than books.<br /><br />Althouse has threatened to sell stuff, but I don't see her doing it. How weird it must be, to know people will buy stuff from you just because YOU touched it. I can see why someone might NOT want to make money off the internet if it meant doing something like that.Jason (the commenter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16045360562791361484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19314938314625365662009-04-21T22:29:00.000-05:002009-04-21T22:29:00.000-05:00NOTICE: If you Friended me on Facebook, and I fa...NOTICE: If you Friended me on Facebook, and I failed to respond, it's either because:<br /><br />1. I don't know who you are.<br />2. You haven't proved yourself, socially.<br /><br />AVICE: Become one of my "Followers" on Twitter, and let me get to know your personality, and then I might reconsider adding you as a 'Friend' on Facebook.<br /><br />That's how it works: Twitter first, then Facebook, possibly.<br /><br />www.twitter.com/maxinesplace<br /><br />Love,<br />MaxineMaxine Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164122931399241972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72937029748913686682009-04-21T22:24:00.000-05:002009-04-21T22:24:00.000-05:00Positively swamped with Friend-Requests on Faceboo...Positively swamped with Friend-Requests on Facebook.....(now that I added a tasteful picture to my own Profile).<br /><br />I have no idea who these people are though.<br /><br />And, unlike Althouse, I won't accept people just because they happen to walk through the door.<br /><br />At this stage of the game, I figure I can afford to be choosy, bide my time, and carefully consider all options before making my selections.<br /><br />Love,<br />MaxineMaxine Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164122931399241972noreply@blogger.com