Shoemoney and DMOZ? Linkbait?

[bitsdawg]

I didn't see this posted, and sorry if it is old news:

Shoemoney posted that he was extorted for $5k, or else his link would be pulled from DMOZ. I'm not sure if this is linkbait or not, because elsewhere it seems like people indicate they do pay to have sites listed.

I am shocked. OK not shocked. But surprised.

 

[PublisherZilla]

Has he gotten anyone from DMOZ on his radio show yet? I wanna listen to that.

 

[Mike]

Yawn! Who cares?

 

[smaxor]

shoe's a showboating media whore. If you're looking for celeb to follow and whorship at least pick a good one.

 

[jared]

Maybe so but I think DMOZ is terrible. Most of their editors just do whatever the fuck they want, so when Shoe wrote that post I was not surprised in the least.

Google needs to either buy them out or stop sucking them off because they are just wretched.

 

[bitsdawg]

shoe's a showboating media whore. If you're looking for celeb to follow and whorship at least pick a good one.

Well actually Smaxor, I worship you, but I was to shy to admit it. :bowdown:

Nah, actually if it is true that he had paid for DMOZ links previously, I wasn't sure if I should feel bad because I never thought of that or good that I hadn't had to stoop so low.

 

[Shawn Collins]

I used to be a DMOZ editor and added his site to the affiliate blog section.

It was removed and a note was added by another editor to never relist it again.

 

[bitsdawg]

I used to be a DMOZ editor and added his site to the affiliate blog section.

It was removed and a note was added by another editor to never relist it again.

Drama? Why?

 

[$5 Submissions]

DMOZ' editing system is more corrupt than most Third World bureaucracies.

 

[Shawn Collins]

Drama? Why?

This message was posted when I listed it:

They claimed he couldn't be in there, because he offered a bribe to an editor to get listed.

 

[RuDeDoGg]

DMOZ Submission Reward - $1K (View Single Post)

 

[buRnt]

DMOZ seems pretty fu*ked up to me.

 

[bitsdawg]

It looks like Shoemoney may have asked for it. Oh well, who knows? Enough drama.

 

[cylai]

wtf?

I do not see why people wanna get in DMOZ these days.
Heck, case in point, I have two sites.
#1: PR4, listed in DMOZ, tons of quality contents, generate less than 100 visitors/day

#2: PR2, not listed in DMOZ, 500/ day and is growing.

Grow up and do some link bait.

 

[Xrproto]

This message was posted when I listed it:

They claimed he couldn't be in there, because he offered a bribe to an editor to get listed.

Haha! He did...

htt p://forums.digitalpoint.com/showpost.php?p=150377&postcount=41 - DMOZ Submission Reward - $1K (View Single Post)

So how can it be extortion if he offered to pay?

 

[productionhead]

so shoemoney is a lier

 

[Mike]

so shoemoney is a lier

 

[Mike]

Ole' Shoe is something else. He even closed comments on that post. Fuckin' pussy. If you can't take the heat, don't fucking post! I used to have a modicum of respect for the guy, but every time his name comes up, the respect level drops. What a douche.

Dmoz Editors - Come Out Come Out - ShoeMoney™

 

[MyOwnDemon]

I've said it before and I'll say it again: FUCK DMOZ. There's tons of other decent directories out there.

 

[arz]

so shoemoney is a lier

I wouldn't say he's a liar. He just happens to sometimes present only half the truth. That can tend to completely skew the story, though.

BTW, the best discussion on this topic is at DMOZ Extortion - Google Blogoscoped Forum