Blackhat Marketing

So Blackhat marketing in my eyes was i thought something that was highly frowned upon in the world of search engine optimization however I learned by speaking with some of the world most successful internet marketers that they either have used blackhat tactics before or are currently still using blackhat tactics. This came to a big surprise that these professionals and very RICH and successful people in this realm admitted to that. So I started thinking hey, Why not jump into the black hat realm.

For those of you who are not familiar with what blackhat is, it's in simpler terms "hacking", and in the case to SEO, its hacking your way to the highest rankings for google which in this case means, more sales, more traffic, more money for advertisement. So sometime when you think one thing maybe get a second opinion about it because it could be the difference between make a few bucks to a few million.

Facebook

In class we discuss how bad Facebook is and that its just a site where people invade on your privacy. There are people that just go on Facebook and look into everybody else s business. For example: look at pictures, wall posts, etc. I really don't associate with people like that. I don't see a point in having over 1000 friends when in reality you'll only probably speak to 30 of them. I only accept friend requests where i know I'll talk to that person every now and then.

Also I use Facebook for music i like. I love listening to Trance music. All of the DJ's use Facebook to post updates on tracks there working on and to connect with there fans. I'm not even gonna lie that's probably all I use Facebook for. If i need to speak with any of my friends I'm not going to message them on Facebook, I'm going to either call them or txt them. Whenever i go into the library at school i always see people on Facebook. Its like the first thing they do. Some people i would go as far to say are obsessed with it. I would love to for them just one day to shutdown Facebook and see what peoples reactions are. I've seen some cases with kids that when you take away there video games they go crazy. Some go as far as suicide. I wouldn't want anyone doing that but if they shutdown Facebook, there would definitely be some cases.

How Hard is Hardworking?

I recently attended a job fair here at Stony Brook University. I am approaching my senior year so I feel it is time for a change; maybe an internship would get me out of those “student debt statistics”. I am majoring in computer science and I was in luck. Many, actually most, employers were going for people to write software and for people who are in the technology field. I fit the description…well kind of. The problem is that I only recently declared my major which means less experience. Many people I talked to wanted higher skills or a bigger knowledge base of programs which I don’t currently possess. I did however realize that I was not alone. Many people at the fair were being turned away because they did not have the experience as well which left me one question. “How are we going to get out of this debt?”

My view of student debt is simple; the world is changing and people are not. The business world has changed from wanting volunteering, recommendations, etc… to wanting real world workplace experience. The first comment I got at the fair was “Oh, I can see you have experience from your job.” This is fine however it creates an ironic dilemma. Most people my age don’t have work experience in their field so how are you going to get experience if you don’t have it? Same goes for credit cards in the sense that companies want to see history but if you can’t get approved, how are you ever going to build history? As a result, graduates are getting turned away for jobs, students are getting frustrated, and student debt has risen to the trillions.

I can only foresee this problem getting worse in the future. The only way to solve it is to start early and I don’t see it happening anytime soon. We need to build up a history of experience in the field by any means possible. This may mean going out to a fancy art gallery and talking it up to get in with the rich or even just continuing applying until you get that internship. Opportunity is out there but it is hard to reach. We must continue reaching and solve the issue of student debt on our own.

Saxophone man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaoLU6zKaws&feature=player_embedded#at=24

That video above is a man just playing a saxophone to a song from George Michaels. It is hilarious to do things out of the ordinary and to see the people who are "above the law" and simply just mall securities. I have no idea why people are freaking out so much on this guy. I don't see him with a gun chasing anyone, hurting anyone, or even annoying anyone. The only thing you see is people laughing and cheering him on.

From this video you see how people who hold "authority roles" finally feel they can control a situation. It's things like this that piss me off. How can you think this is the worst thing in the world. I love how they use this is "private property".

I love people like this who step into authority and pretty much sh*t on them to say, "hey I can still do this and all you can tell me is to please leave". It's people like this and similar to the Jackass crew who step out of the ordinary and just do what they want. It is out of pure fun and seeing this make believe authority figures get mad pretty much makes me mad.

What means the world to me?

My 22nd birthday just recently passed and as usual I didn't request any gifts from anyone. Each year I seem to anger all those who care about me because I never want anything. They feel I'm being difficult and stubborn and harass me with suggestions for possible gifts. While this scenario is like annual clockwork for me, I always find it interesting because I observe things on a level unknown to my friends and family. Each year my request for no gifts aids in gauging what means the world to me.

What I've learned is that the people who genuinely care are the ones who completely go against my wishes and use their own brain power to get me something. What's even more touching is how they go about surprising me what they got. I've come to learn realize that the gift I receive is the effort made by the individual to make me happy. Any physical gift is something that can be duplicated but it serves for sentimental value. We often hear the phrase "its the thought that counts" and while there's some truth to it I find that a thought can also be duplicated in the sense that we all have thoughts but not many of us follow through with them. It is the following through and effort to do so that is precious to me and plays a large part in how I feel about an individual.

A genuine effort made to do something for someone else a is truly unique gift that can never be duplicated. If someone asked "what means the world to me?" it would be the love of those who mean the most to me and the one of a kind things they do for me in order to assure my happiness.

Teen Pregnancy

A couple of years ago i admit it, when i saw a pregnant teenage girl walking through the hall of my high school i had a stereotype of how she ended up in that situation. "she's a slut, she doesn't know how to use a condom, her life is over" those were some of the things that raced through mt head. Truly I regret even thinking some of those things because i was being an ignorant youth who did not know much. Last year an acquittance of mine found out she was pregnant. i've know her for my whole life really and I was shocked. she never was the dumb girl or the slut of the school she was as normal as they come really. she had been in a long stable relationship for years since i knew her to call her out of her name because she was pregnant was totally wrong so I changed my ways. now that her son is bout 9 months old she is more then happy to be a mom with a beautiful, healthy, happy little boy.

The MTV shows '16 and pregnant' and 'Teen mom' are often looked upon as the real deal when it comes to raising a baby at a young age. after conversing with my friend about being a teen mother she tells me otherwise. I respect teenage moms who give up their childhood to raise their own children. It takes a lot to raise a kid when you are still a kid yourself. though it would not be my choice to have a child at the age of 18 or 19, my friend tells me that her choice to keep her baby was not a selfish act but a selfless one. why should she deny her child the opportunity of life when her child has done nothing wrong.

I am a firm believer that a woman should have the right to choose if she wishes to carry their pregnancy to full term. it's a delicate dilemma in which i hope to never find myself caught. it'd be hard to give up all that i have worked for in highschool and college for a child but on he other hand as my friend told me it's a selfless act of love. My mother often will shake her head when she sees pregnant teenagers, i often remind her that she is not familiar with their situations and be happy for the expectant mother. it kills me when people say just because a girl has a child at a young age it will make her a bad mother, it's not an age thing that makes a bad mother it's a personal thing.

Kinect + Garry's Mod = ...

Recently I've stumbled upon this video where someone had somehow rigged his Xbox Kinect with Garry's Mod.
Being familiar with "Gmod", I was in awe at such an idea and upon viewing the clip in its entirety I was rendered speechless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBjOIjc5qn0


Interesting, no?