tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604414.post114996410383921583..comments2010-01-01T04:11:55.896-08:00Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10574779960109698980noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604414.post-1150238994690800902006-06-13T15:49:00.000-07:002006-06-13T15:49:00.000-07:00Joe, I used the "Tax" angle in communications with google, ebay, msn, myspace, and a few senators. I asked them to stand up and keep Net Neutrality and prevent the telecos from imposing new "internet taxes". I was particular in my use of the term with my state's Republican senators.<BR/><BR/>I urged the web companies to get involved with TV ads, etc.<BR/><BR/>I think that should be part of our rallying cry: "Don't tax the internet!", "Keep Net Neutrality". While John Q. Public's eyes may glaze over at tech terms like NN, he understands the word "tax", and it carries an impact. It's a powerful word.<BR/><BR/>We should follow Joe's suggestion and identify the telecos desire to impose extra fees as a "tax". It's time for the good guys to use the language, like the bad guys do. For example, they've morphed "inheritance tax" into "death tax". Why can't the Dems morph it (which applies only to million dollar estates) into the "millionaire's tax"?<BR/><BR/>Get your chants ready, everyone. "Don't tax the internet, keep Net Neutrality!"B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604414.post-1150075274732096942006-06-11T18:21:00.000-07:002006-06-11T18:21:00.000-07:00ps:<BR/><BR/>not just kos, but josh marshall, for cryin' out loud. <BR/><BR/>it's called a trojan horse and mccurry is the 'brains' and malice behind this particular incarnation of it. just disgusting. but even worse for josh and kos to lose sight of the larger principle here: <BR/>in order to further the truth, they will undermine their own ability to do so by allowing trojan horse lies to advertise on their sites. for money.<BR/>can't forget that part.<BR/><BR/>my head just exploded.lllnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604414.post-1150075019742145472006-06-11T18:16:00.000-07:002006-06-11T18:16:00.000-07:00joe, this is BRILLIANT!!<BR/><BR/>rawstory thought so and linked to you. <BR/><BR/>JUST BRILLIANT!!lllnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604414.post-1150020555444532102006-06-11T03:09:00.000-07:002006-06-11T03:09:00.000-07:00-Same could be done with the other Search ENGINES -sorryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604414.post-1150020355824931722006-06-11T03:05:00.000-07:002006-06-11T03:05:00.000-07:00Sorry, this may as well be very stupid, but: What if everybody ,one after the other,as they get the message, go to Google, search for "Net Neutrality", select all, copy+paste the complete result - up to 100 -to his/her blogg-page and publish. Would that possibly cause a Tsunamy on the subject? <BR/>A La-o-La-wave that in short time would be impossible to be ignored ?<BR/>2.Same could be done with the other search terms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604414.post-1150013002812429552006-06-11T01:03:00.000-07:002006-06-11T01:03:00.000-07:00Some additional sleuthing has unearthed another, more basic email contact-- webmaster@google.com<BR/><BR/>That info was provided courtesy of this very hard to find page: http://www.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=9109&query=email google&topic=0&type=f<BR/><BR/>It also lists the "whois" info for google, including a dns-admin email contact.<BR/><BR/>So, one of those should work much better. I tried the ones I had unearthed earlier, and "postmaster+contact" didn't work. (I tried changing the + to a - ) I tried the generic "feedback" earlier, and it seeemd to work, but I've also used the webmaster addy just now. Wanted to make sure it got through.<BR/><BR/>So, I recommend the webmaster email first, and you could try the "feedback" one as a CC. <BR/><BR/>Glad I could simplify things. :)B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604414.post-1150005963467190102006-06-10T23:06:00.000-07:002006-06-10T23:06:00.000-07:00Joe, I may have found an email contact for Google. I went to the "about Google" page, used the "search this site" feature, and entered the words google feedback email. Several pages popped up. The first on the list gives the email postmaster+contact@google.com<BR/><BR/>But if you click on the link itself, it's not on that page. The Alerts link gives a contact of alerts-feedback@google.com and the transit link gives transit_feedback@google.com<BR/><BR/>Could there possibly be a simple "feedback@google.com"? I haven't seen that specific email pop up, but that could be worth a try, too. However, I would suggest tryng the postmaster+contact email first, perhaps CC-ing the unadorned feedback addy. If those don't work, what would you suggest, the alerts one?<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, those who have long distance should call the number Joe gave.B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604414.post-1149980551373561802006-06-10T16:02:00.000-07:002006-06-10T16:02:00.000-07:00Man, I love your work.<BR/><BR/>And I think we've got a new Best. Post. Ever.Jennoreply@blogger.com