links for 2009-02-26
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Mapping the inaccessible web
I turned 34. True story.
As you may have heard from such places as my Facebook wall, today is my birthday. Seeing as how it is my 34th birthday, I realize it’s my duty to remind you all of the internet rule #34 which states that “If it exists, there is porn of it. No exceptions.”
This is an important bit of information to keep in mind. Next time you start to think “I wonder if..” stop yourself right there because the answer is already yes. That has nothing to do with my birthday, but it’s just something good to keep in mind. Anytime you think something is fucked up, there is definitely something much worse which should be reassuring. Should be.
Anyway, in regards to my birthday, I’ve also already decided that the year spanning 34-35 will be even more epic than 33-34 was. And 33-34 was damn epic. I’m not yet sure if it will be win or fail, but I’m dedicated to making it epic in either situation. Won’t you join me in this righteous quest?
links for 2009-02-23
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"My personal interpretation is that being happy and being content are two different things. Being content fulfills basic human needs of being able to eat and have shelter. Being happy is going a step further and fulfilling the need to live ones passion."
Unsolicited e-mail OTD: AskItOnline.com
Seriously. I just got this:
subject: Your Twitter Survey
Hello Sean,
I came across your survey today which was created with SurveyMonkey:
http://seanbonner.com/2009/02/23/twitter-survey-results/My name is Kaitlyn McLachlan and I am the Founder and President of www.AskItOnline.com. Our service offers an extremely intuitive drag ‘n drop survey builder interface, allowing you to create powerful surveys with ease in minutes! Very recently, we have migrated all of our servers to Canada. As you are probably well aware, the Patriot Act has created a barrier for easy, efficient online research and data collection while maintaining privacy over such data. Because our servers are located in Canada, this eliminates all of the problems posed by the Patriot Act.
I hope you will consider our service as an alternative. You can read more (and signup!) at our website:
http://www.AskItOnline.comI would be happy to address any questions or concerns you may have, so please do not hesitate to contact me!
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Kaitlyn McLachlan
Founder & President, AskItOnline.com
www.AskItOnline.com
Email: kaitlyn@askitonline.com
Tel: (647) 299-2197
I don’t know which is better, the complete disregard for content of my survey, why you follow or unfollow someone on twitter isn’t something that generally runs into issues with the Patriot Act. The complete disregard for my choice of survey software, I mean, the fact that I wasn’t using their stuff could only be a mistake. Or the totally canned e-mail, nothing personal about it except the link to my site. The fact that the founder and prsident of this company uses this method to drum up new users is reason enough for me to keep using Survey Monkey.