http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Thu, 12 May 2005 20:01:53 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/ Phillip WinnSunday, August 26, 2007, marks the switch of all Blogcritics.org article feeds from full-content to short-content. This is the result of several converging factors, and is unfortunately a permanent decision (as permanent as any decision can be on the web, that is). We are aware of all of the reasons that this is a Bad Idea, and we are aware that some of you will be quite upset about having to click on something to read the free content, and we're sorry. Unfortunately, despite great effort, full-content feeds are not currently economically viable. Two other factors are involved: full-content feeds have resulted in an unprecedented level of content theft, with BC content appearing on many websites, usually spam sites, without attribution or permission. This duplicate content causes a cascading set of problems, not the least of which is that search engines generally aren't favorable to duplicate content, and don't always guess correctly. Finally, our RSS advertising partner is strongly in favor of short-content feeds. We hope that you'll continue to subscribe to BC via RSS, and when an article grabs your eye, it's only a click away, still free on the BC website. Thank you for your understanding. Administration0@blogcritics.org Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:00:00 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/05/12/200153.php Aaron DonleyI picked up a copy of Dale Carnegie's 352 pg bestseller, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, and immediately feared I could never finish it. Now, two years later, my fears appear justified. It sits on my top shelf next to War and Peace, (and the cliff notes to War and Peace), taunting me. Telling me I am a failure. 352 pages. What a fool I am. Ha! Yes, I'm afraid my story is one of a phoenix who rose too high. Score one for you Mr. Carnegie. You'll find me cowered in the basement, where I've been for the past two years, your book's crumpled dust cover in my sweaty hands. Books29428@blogcritics.org Thu, 12 May 2005 20:01:53 EDT