It Starts ... Google+ Members Banned From All Google Services

Hmm... You have made me think. It makes my brain hurt, but I appreciate it anyway.


While I have never been the victim of having blog post deleted, nor have I been banned from any of their services, I am absolutely certain that their blanket-like attacks have hurt some innocent people... But then, if I was running an operation so massive as Google, I'm certainly not sure how I would protect my business with perfect precision, either?


That being said, I do resent being punished for things I didn't do. For example, I just got a new apartment here in downtown Houston, and they wanted me to pay for a "credit check" ...Now, my credit is absolutely impeccable, and I resent the idea that I should pay because other people do not have perfect credit. So I skipped two apartments and settled with the one that actually costs $500 more per month with 300 sq feet less (a BIG difference... Yes, this is Texas, but it is also downtown Houston, which is the 4th largest city in the USA) ...all because this apartment was willing to waive the fee and not punish me for something I didn't do.


So, I can absolutely empathize with those of you who have been unfairly punished by Google.


Now, as far as their profit, I agree that they are doing great... With the environment they have created and the people they have attracted, it would actually be difficult for them to do poorly at this point in time.


Still, it seems to me that preventive measures are important. They have sunk a ton of money and effort into Google+, and I'm sure its current state is just the tip of the iceberg... I'm told that it is actually a 20-year plan, and so they have obvious incentive to protect it from the fate of MySpam and Spambook and Spitter.


Mass marketing is a brilliant strategy... Unfortunately, it is far too often abused by amateurs. My father made his first millions back in the early 1980's through telemarketing, and I still believe that telemarketing is a perfectly legitimate business model for those who pursue it properly. But everyone who has had a conversation with a friend or family member has, at some point, heard complaints about the bad ones, and the massive amount of it in general.


Now I'm no SEO expert, either, but it also seems that businesses like EZA, hubpages, and squidoo are also suffering from the saturation and abuse? You could tell me if I'm wrong there, like I said, I don't know SEO and I'm just a consumer when it comes to the search engines.


You are absolutely right, censorship is absolutely NOT the answer. But, an answer to this problem has to be found and at least they are trying.


Did you know that the #1 reason why the USA is a super-power is because of the Atlantic Cod fish? (alcohol being a close 2nd, of course). Atlantic cod were so plentiful that they said you could just drop your bucket into the water and pull it up full of fish!


They were resilient to disease, bred very quickly, grew large, were easy to catch, rich in protein, and lay eggs by the millions, and for decades their was a debate over whether or not they would ever run low...


Now, they do not migrate as they used to, are disease-prone, and I just came from the store where what was once the cheapest meat in the world is $27.90 per pound. Unsustainable mass-fishing methods by non-professional fishermen who only wanted short-term profit.


Also, whereas they used to be about 6 feet long and weigh several hundred pounds, they are now often less than 2 feet long and 40 pounds.


I hope you have enjoyed this Internet Marketing analogy. Please understand that I write it at 1:AM with about 3 hours of sleep in the last two days, haha.