Ramblings
iiWanna share a couple of websites with you from the mind and heart of a paranoid musician...
The first is a site that allows you be removed from the lists of companies that collect cookies
(yea, that's right, they take yo' cookies).
They get the cookies from the websites you visit and and purchase from.
These companies proceed to hit you with direct advertising tailored to you, in your computer (for now), using this information.
...It's a little creepy to me...iiLike the freedom to choose without being labeled or categorized.
Some gonna love it, some gonna loathe it, but it's always good to have a choice. Here's the link:
http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/optout_results.asp
iiWas surprised to see how many there were and how many already had my cookies...
The second is a site called Spokeo. Spokeo is your phone book on drugs...or steroids, one.
It collects information, likely from sites like the ones listed above and your facebook, your myspace, your google and puts it all into one nice little database directory for anyone to see or purchase.
Here is the link: http://www.spokeo.com
Go ahead and look yourself up. There may even be a good picture of your private residence....
To be removed from their database:
1) Type your name into the database search engine.
2) Copy the URL of your listing.
3) Go back to the Spokeo home page.
4) Scroll to the bottom and click 'Privacy'.
5) Follow the instructions (paste URL, enter email, enter spam code).
6) They will send you an email to confirm that you want to be removed and that it may take up to one business day.
iiHope this is helpful
-nef
The World's #1 Acoustic Gangsterism Artist