Geoholics

Jason Beaird at 11:41 AM on Monday, Oct 24, 2005

I deem the previous comment to be 98.5% SPAM! I would delete it, but I'm leaving it here to make a point. I was actually considering the purchase of an Otterbox iPod Shuffle case...but I think I've just changed my mind. It's obvious that you were trolling for blog entries by keyword that you could insert your advertising into. Shame on you Otterbox... Just for that, I'm also removing the link from your name, Ms. Pribble...It's all well and good that Otterbox has entered the blogosphere, but comment forms on other people's websites are not the most respectable place to aim your marketing efforts.

Jason Beaird at 6:09 PM on Tuesday, Oct 25, 2005

I'm fine with (and I actually enjoy it when) visitors are able to contribute helpful info to other visitors through a blog post of mine. That's actually been going on in some of my do-it-yourself posts. ...and really, that's what forums and comments on blogs are for. However, comment fields are not meant to be free ad space or search engine optimization tools. That's why I said that it's not a respectable place to aim your efforts. If you've read about my battle with comment spam, then you understand this full well. Therefore, I accept your apology and apologize myself for responding as harshly as I did. But...I still see your first comment as an advertisement, especially coming from a Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator.

If you're looking to produce some "helpful info" in a grass roots marketing kind of way (which is what I assume you were trying to do), try sending some of your products out to people who have blogged about geocaching, or their ipod in exchange for adspace or even better, positive reviews.