Comments on: BostonGeek Podcast: Episode 39

By: WiiKey

WiiKey — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:27:23 +0000

Hi, Just thought I’d let you know your website is rendering funny in my K-melleon browser. Looks good from what I can see though.

By: Big Remy

Big Remy — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:13:47 +0000

Russ, go drink the stuff I reviewed today for the roster. Garunteed to kill the taste buds and make anything taste good.

They make BBQ sauce in pre-school now? They didn’t do that when I was there. I’d have those kids brewing up batches of beer.

By: Russtopher

Russtopher — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:03:27 +0000

Thanks for the clarification Carl. Information about Google’s ranking policies has been pretty public for a while now, via articles about other companies getting nabbed for various practices and design elements. Any web designer/firm worth their salt is familiar with Search Engine Optimization and which engines allow what. And unless Kindercare was specifically paying Google for services that weren’t delivered under agreement, I can’t see a case.

Remy – BBQ sounds good to me. My 5 year old recently presented me with some fantastic homemade BBQ sauce she made in pre-school for Father’s Day. So if you have a beer recommendation that immediately dulls your tastebuds and causes you to not be able to taste anything for a good half an hour, come on down.

By: Big Remy

Big Remy — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 13:50:53 +0000

While it sucks for Kinderstart, if they did violate the TOS then I think Google is justified in doing this to them. Google puts out a great search engine, but its not the only one out there people use.

By: Carl

Carl — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:59:37 +0000

Well, Kinderstart isn’t claiming unfair competition _from_ Google. They are claiming that they cannot compete because Google has essentially crippled their online presence.

Which leads back to my questions: Can a private enterprise become so integral to daily life that it must be considered a public trust? If so, do they still have the rights of a private enterprise? Can a business discriminate based on a violation of their TOS, or is even banning the violator a form of discrimination?

By: Big Remy

Big Remy — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:05:55 +0000

Russtopher, if you supply some BBQ I’ll gladly supply some beer.

By: Russtopher

Russtopher — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:51:20 +0000

Wow, quite the, uh, coherent and organized ranting today. Maybe I missed something in the Kinderstart discussions, so if I did I apologize and you can ignore this. But if they’re claiming unfair advantage to competition, I mean, that’s a little apples/oranges isn’t it?

I’ve got a great idea on how to improve the beer rankings for Remy. However, it involves him drinking the beers under review at my place, on his tab, so I don’t think he’ll take my idea under consideration.

And geez Colin, at least Carl has a bunch of pictures for us to marvel at on his MySpace. You’ve just got the one where you look disappointed that you can’t find a hotspot out in beautiful nature. You do get points for the cool music, tho.