Comments on: Google Image Search Now Indexing Blogger

By: Van Sale

Van Sale — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:54:12 +0000

very helpful information. Can’t wait to try some of it out on my own blog

By: henriksen butler

henriksen butler — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:56:11 +0000

Yes, it's helpful but it can also cause bad by the means of spammer.

By: JB

JB — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:30:19 +0000

RS: I don’t know if it is so much a matter of the cop being the criminal as it is the cop being the target. Though I’m no fan of Google, by all accounts, Google indexing Blogspot images is a good thing and long overdue. It just also opens up a new door for spammers and I doubt there is much that Google could have done under these conditions.

An analogy would be if a bank decided to accept wire transfers from a strange country. On one hand, legitimate users in that country could now send and receive money. On the other, scammers could use the bank to do illegal things.

So it’s a combination of being aware that you can now send money to that country and being cautious of any requests from there. The same as always.

It remains to be seen how much this changes the game.

By: JB

JB — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:30:19 +0000

RS: I don't know if it is so much a matter of the cop being the criminal as it is the cop being the target. Though I'm no fan of Google, by all accounts, Google indexing Blogspot images is a good thing and long overdue. It just also opens up a new door for spammers and I doubt there is much that Google could have done under these conditions.

An analogy would be if a bank decided to accept wire transfers from a strange country. On one hand, legitimate users in that country could now send and receive money. On the other, scammers could use the bank to do illegal things.

So it's a combination of being aware that you can now send money to that country and being cautious of any requests from there. The same as always.

It remains to be seen how much this changes the game.

By: Recording Studio

Recording Studio — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:47:44 +0000

So, the cop is the criminal! What is the point of providing such a service if you can not protect IP for your own selfish motives. Not a great way to build a reputation.

Do I get the sense that we are all helpless to do anything about this?

By: Recording Studio

Recording Studio — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:47:44 +0000

So, the cop is the criminal! What is the point of providing such a service if you can not protect IP for your own selfish motives. Not a great way to build a reputation.

Do I get the sense that we are all helpless to do anything about this?

By: JB

JB — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:21:23 +0000

Recliners: That’s the nature of search engines. They are the tools we use to detect content theft and the target of spam operations. They’re double-edged swords.

Used Vans Girl: Unlikely. Blogger has attempted to in the past but Google’s reliability in the spam blog fight is dubious at best. Since they profit from the spam blogs on their own service, since they usually run their Adsense program, their motivation and response has been less than awe-inspiring.

By: JB

JB — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:21:23 +0000

Recliners: That’s the nature of search engines. They are the tools we use to detect content theft and the target of spam operations. They’re double-edged swords.

By: used vans girl

used vans girl — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:57:22 +0000

Surely if this becomes a problem then the makers of the blogs will just introduce a filter to cut down on the spam problem.

By: used vans girl

used vans girl — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:57:22 +0000

Surely if this becomes a problem then the makers of the blogs will just introduce a filter to cut down on the spam problem.