Miscellaneous news for 7th May 2008

Neko punch graphicYou may remember the Neko-punch Google-slap I got for running Text Link Ads that I reported on last year. Having seen my income die horribly in AdSense then slowly wither through Text Link Ads, I finally decided to ditch TLA, then use Google’s Webmaster Tools to beg for my PageRank back. I did this on Sunday, and checking today I noticed I’d got my two lost ranks back. I’ll watch to see if this has any significant effect on my AdSense, although talking to another who was in the same boat I don’t hold out much hope.

I would say thanks to Bloomberg, but I don’t think they deserve it. I posted on Sunday about Shane’s tale of the poison gas recipe, and I see they’ve now updated their story to remove the unnecessarily-detailed information of how to make the gas.

Oh, and the animated neko punch (cat punch) gif above is doing the rounds of Japanese mobiles. I’ve set it up as the backdrop for all the various mail exchange actions on my phone too, so please feel free to steal it off me!

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  • 3 Comments »

    1. xorsyst said,

      May 7, 2008 @ 23:11

      Congrats on getting your PR back Ken. I have seen more and more cases where TLA was not worth the trouble it caused.

    2. Shane said,

      May 8, 2008 @ 07:59

      Love the Neko punch! Too bad I am inept with my phone otherwise I would definitely download it!

    3. Searching for Answers or Following a Trend? « A typical Life said,

      May 13, 2008 @ 06:19

      […] Suicide Gas Recipe” where I, with some help from my friend Nick and fellow blogger Ken at What Japan Thinks, brought to light what we all agreed was irresponsible and sensational journalism by  Bloomberg […]

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