Comments on: Techrigy: Big Brother for Blogs http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/08/07/techrigy-big-brother-for-blogs/ Thinking about Business Development Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: teresa http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/08/07/techrigy-big-brother-for-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-29066 teresa Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:50:53 +0000 http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/08/07/techrigy-big-brother-for-blogs/#comment-29066 fwiw, the techrigy bot doesn't obey robots.txt. Webmasters will ban it for that alone. Probably not enough people will ban it to keep the servuce from being useful. It makes me leery of the whole company though. fwiw, the techrigy bot doesn’t obey robots.txt. Webmasters will ban it for that alone. Probably not enough people will ban it to keep the servuce from being useful. It makes me leery of the whole company though.

]]> By: Eric Olson http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/08/07/techrigy-big-brother-for-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-20280 Eric Olson Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:50:28 +0000 http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/08/07/techrigy-big-brother-for-blogs/#comment-20280 I haven't since I am not a corporation with a budget that can afford the monthly fee. However, the information on how the service works and what the service does is on the company's website. I haven’t since I am not a corporation with a budget that can afford the monthly fee. However, the information on how the service works and what the service does is on the company’s website.

]]> By: cglace http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/08/07/techrigy-big-brother-for-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-20277 cglace Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:16:10 +0000 http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/08/07/techrigy-big-brother-for-blogs/#comment-20277 Have you even tried this service? Have you even tried this service?

]]> By: Eric Olson http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/08/07/techrigy-big-brother-for-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-20238 Eric Olson Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:44:22 +0000 http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/08/07/techrigy-big-brother-for-blogs/#comment-20238 @ Jennifer I am not sure if they can detect blogs that are written under false names. I suppose if they ran a WhoIs check on the domain they may be able to figure it out but if you are using a hosted service like TypePad or Blogger set up under a fake name you may be OK. @ Jennifer

I am not sure if they can detect blogs that are written under false names. I suppose if they ran a WhoIs check on the domain they may be able to figure it out but if you are using a hosted service like TypePad or Blogger set up under a fake name you may be OK.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/08/07/techrigy-big-brother-for-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-20234 Jennifer Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:26:16 +0000 http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/08/07/techrigy-big-brother-for-blogs/#comment-20234 Do you have to blog under your actual name to be tracked by this service? I have some libertarian Egyptian friends who blog anonymously because it's unsafe to do so otherwise. Bloggers are routinely thrown in jail in Egypt(and abused by the police; sometimes horrifically). This is also a place where coworkers, neighbors, and even family and friends sometimes, have no problem ratting you out if they think you are "unpatriotic". This service, bad enough as a tool for employers, is downright terrifying to those living under the boot of the all-powerful state. Do you have to blog under your actual name to be tracked by this service?

I have some libertarian Egyptian friends who blog anonymously because it’s unsafe to do so otherwise. Bloggers are routinely thrown in jail in Egypt(and abused by the police; sometimes horrifically).

This is also a place where coworkers, neighbors, and even family and friends sometimes, have no problem ratting you out if they think you are “unpatriotic”. This service, bad enough as a tool for employers, is downright terrifying to those living under the boot of the all-powerful state.

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