"Definitely share me. Have it show up in FriendFeed. Get some conversation happening.
I don't read a lot of stuff from Digg, but I do read direct recommendations from my "friends," so I'm sure they do the same. I may still get dugg in the process, and probably by more people :)" - Rahsheen Porter
"The difference is, those guys are actually funny.
Everyone keeps complaining about how this moron is being censored. He's not being censored. He can go peddle his crap anywhere he wants. Verizon just wanted no parts of the guy. You can't blame them. It's strictly business.
This is one company, with one service, who decides they don't want to carry the guy being called racist by a lot of folks." - Rahsheen Porter
Rahsheen - get yslow for firebug, that will give you a LOT of great tips. Also, install WP-super cache instead of WP-cache. - J. Phil
I looked at trying to use those last night, but they started talking about making symbolic links and using mod_rewrite. My host sucks and is on 'doze. I also have semi-pretty permalinks, which is another stumbling block. I had to go through hell just to get *that* to work. Couldn't find any resources saying whether these things work in my case. I'll have to do further research. I may need to just move somewhere else. - Rahsheen Porter
Definitely great tips. I'm gonna run with what you guys gave me so far, see where I can get before I dump ix. I do have the option to switch to a Linux host, but I'll have to start from scratch on all my domains *shudder* - Rahsheen Porter
Anyone heard of PHP Speedy? Is it pretty much worthless? - Rahsheen Porter
"I actually feel what you are saying, but it could be my ignorance about the particulars of Verizon and exactly what their "deal" was with 1939 Media that still makes me disagree.
I have never had Verizon, so I have never experienced the beauty that is VCast. My point is that Verizon is a business, which means it's about money. Part of the fact that people give them money is their reputation. If they become associated with some guy that a large number of people feel is an ass...well, that's not good for business.
This was all over the radio this morning. Everybody and their grandma was calling in saying they would cancel their accounts. We're talking about businesses cancelling, not just individuals. It's unfortunate that this video is old, but somebody dug it up and now this dude's moment of stupidity on the internet could cast a shadow on an entire corporation." - Rahsheen Porter
"This guy should have the right to distribute his crap...uh...content wherever he wants. This is America, for God's sake. He can post it any place he pleases. The point is, nobody else has to.
I don't understand how it would be a big deal if Verizon sends him along his merry way. It's not like they are preventing him from distributing his racist...uh...radical ideas elsewhere.
They have not pulled his books of the shelves or removed his CD from the record stores. If there is a huge protest against Verizon carrying his content, why would they want it anyway?
If you're music is crap and there is no demand for it, are they forced to carry it in a record store? Does a movie theater absolutely have to play your bad movie that nobody really wants to see?" - Rahsheen Porter
well, i'm not sure if one could constitute that video or this person's intentions as a hate crime, but this person is clearly harboring racist sentiment with tasteless humor as its guise. to cast it off as a parody is insulting to people's intelligence. holding a press conference may quell a bit of this person's need to do something like this in the short run, but things being the way they are, i fear it could only serve to bring him more notoriety among others who share his views. it's pretty messed up. - Cee Bee
I was taking it to the next level with the "hate" comment, but I have seen things a little worse than this that would turn out totally different if roles were reversed. I guess I won't be getting a phone with Verizon after-all... - Rahsheen Porter
i don't foresee a company like verizon wanting to associate in any way with this kind of message though. i'm confident once it's brought to their attention in a serious manner, they'll want no part of this business deal. at least i really, really hope so. - Cee Bee
Let's hope so. I would definitely like to see a big company take a stand on something like this. - Rahsheen Porter
The video is totally racist -- no debate there. Hate crime? I wouldn't want to see the guy being jailed for doing something stupid like this but I think a lot of people will have lost respect for him, including his sponsors (they should anyway).. - Shey
I always wonder if I should bother actually blogging about stuff like this. A lot of people in the social media community say that social media should be used to spark positive change. Is this really one of those times? - Rahsheen Porter
i don't think it can hurt to perhaps make others aware of some of the messages being portrayed by certain people and the possibility that some corporations may be in bed with them - Cee Bee
The only time I've seen Loren Feldman's name brought up was because he was offending someone. I hope I don't get to be known that way. - Yolanda
As you said, Cee Bee, it could serve to bring him more publicity among those who share his views. I guess it's a delicate balancing act between making people aware and promoting a racist moron. - Rahsheen Porter
"I think it all boils down to the reason for the connection. Having a common interest is probably the most important reason I can think of for being friends with someone, period. Age usually has no affect on whether you can communicate and discuss with someone on a specific topic.
For instance, I have a cousin who is about 10yrs younger than me. We do music, as do a lot of his friends, so I am also cool with his friends...who are all his age or younger. My dad also is into music and has a lot of connections in the industry, so I am friends with some of his friends...and some of his friends are friends with my cousins friends.
Was that confusing enough? Huge age differences, but the common interest overrides them." - Rahsheen Porter
