It’s an interesting idea to consider turning “authoriy” on its head – the problem is, we look at “authority” based on stuff like inbound links instead of the quality of content. Is there any way to make that work? Scoble points out that most efforts, while good at first, end up getting corrupted my user misuse, monetization efforts, etc.

So what is the answer? I don’t know either, but I agree with you that it would be interesting if the playing field were leveled and content alone were evaluated… what would that landscape look like?

It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a suprise. This is because we have not met before but I am inspired to sending you this email by the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual benefit to the two of us.However, I am mr Eze Kenneth the personel to the late Engr.Charles Anthony a national of Isle of Man in UK, who used to work with Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) in Nigeria.On the 11st of April 2007, my client,his wife And their three children were involved in a plain crash accident on the way going to abuja.

Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the Accident, Since then I have made several enquiries to several Embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you.

I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left behind by my client,I can easily convince the bank with my legal practice that you are the only surviving relation of my client.
Otherwise the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this
huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $25 million U.S dollars(twenty Five million .America dollars).Conseqently,The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over several years now.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased,so that the proceeds of this account valued at $25 million U.S dollars can be paid to your account and then you and me can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.please, if you are intrested kindly forward the following underlisted to me through your reply.

1) Your full name
2) Your contact Address
3) Your private phone,mobile and fax numbers for easy communicating.
4) Age

My Regards
Eze Kenneth

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i also found people hijacking my feeds, i found sites publishing my feeds without the origional linking intact cutting me out of the picture

because of this i have turned into a blogger more inclined to the linking game with the techno slant for the simple reason that it works and puts some much needed cash in my pocket

my content and site perhaps suffer but its like in life and society where people like will get persecuted for not playing by the rules even if the system is corrupt which it is by deffiniton