Comments on: Report that Microsoft may help News Corp. delist sites is puzzling http://chattahbox.com/us/2009/11/23/report-that-microsoft-may-help-news-corp-delist-sites-is-puzzling/ When There's News, Get Ready For Lots Of Chattah! Thu, 10 May 2012 19:07:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Old Man Dotes http://chattahbox.com/us/2009/11/23/report-that-microsoft-may-help-news-corp-delist-sites-is-puzzling/comment-page-1/#comment-36960 Old Man Dotes Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:12:19 +0000 http://chattahbox.com/?p=10842#comment-36960 Bugger. The comment engine automatically added the http colon slash slash at the front, you don't really want that. Bugger. The comment engine automatically added the http colon slash slash at the front, you don’t really want that.

]]> By: Old Man Dotes http://chattahbox.com/us/2009/11/23/report-that-microsoft-may-help-news-corp-delist-sites-is-puzzling/comment-page-1/#comment-36959 Old Man Dotes Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:29 +0000 http://chattahbox.com/?p=10842#comment-36959 There's an easy way to do this, and I am planning ti deploy it here at our business. Add lines to the Windows HOSTS file like this: 127.0.0.1 www.wsj.com You need one line for each site you want to block; the number at the front tells your PC that this site is located on your own computer, and since it really isn't, your PC will never connect to the site. My blocking of Murdoch's sites was prompted by the Wall Street Journal sending spam to my gmail.com address. If the WSJ is in such dire straits that they have to steal from Google to deliver advertising - and spam *is* theft - then I can't really trust anything they might say anyhow. There’s an easy way to do this, and I am planning ti deploy it here at our business. Add lines to the Windows HOSTS file like this:

127.0.0.1 http://www.wsj.com

You need one line for each site you want to block; the number at the front tells your PC that this site is located on your own computer, and since it really isn’t, your PC will never connect to the site.

My blocking of Murdoch’s sites was prompted by the Wall Street Journal sending spam to my gmail.com address. If the WSJ is in such dire straits that they have to steal from Google to deliver advertising – and spam *is* theft – then I can’t really trust anything they might say anyhow.

]]> By: About web, search, bing, murdoch, content, talks, corp., microsoft | Find me About http://chattahbox.com/us/2009/11/23/report-that-microsoft-may-help-news-corp-delist-sites-is-puzzling/comment-page-1/#comment-36947 About web, search, bing, murdoch, content, talks, corp., microsoft | Find me About Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:14:41 +0000 http://chattahbox.com/?p=10842#comment-36947 [...] (ChattahBox) — I am a bit puzzled by this story. According to the Financial Times, News Corp. has supposedly has been consulting with Microsoft about plans to help the media company “de-index” its Web sites so that their stories could not be detected …Read Original Story: Report that Microsoft may help News Corp. delist sites is puzzling – Chat... [...] [...] (ChattahBox) — I am a bit puzzled by this story. According to the Financial Times, News Corp. has supposedly has been consulting with Microsoft about plans to help the media company “de-index” its Web sites so that their stories could not be detected …Read Original Story: Report that Microsoft may help News Corp. delist sites is puzzling – Chat… [...]

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