tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71075318732415609652024-02-20T09:41:59.949-08:00Trisha Haas Needs A Nose JobTrisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-49851016656219518542010-03-21T10:19:00.000-07:002010-03-21T10:23:41.811-07:00Wow, I did miss everything!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Class, all class, Alabama style....and how clever (not) posting a little flyer rather than typing in the word c*nt so it's not indexed. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Truly, an example for all mothers and a shining example of motherhood itself:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.momdot.com/madisonmcgraw"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.momdot.com/madisonmcgraw</span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I'm sure the sponsors think that moms who sling around the C word are good for business indeed.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-5224358244430383852010-03-21T07:33:00.000-07:002010-03-21T07:50:13.863-07:00Legal<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">As I explained, I got busy and abandoned the blog for a while. Just checked emails and saw that Trisha apparently had her lawyers write some love letters to some people...the wrong people. That would explain why I never got a nasty-gram.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Let me make two things clear. This blog still stands and the twitter account is still active and targeting the wrong people has now really pissed me off. If there was anything that amounted to any legal action that could be taken both of these would have been deleted.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Anyway, if you are the legal representation feel free to leave a comment with your contact information. I expect that you'll need to write apology letters on behalf of your client to those she had you write as they might have a case for harassment. We can also discuss the legality of the content of this blog and my twitter. I'm a New Yorker, I don't scare easily and I am certainly not afraid of a nasty-gram from a lawyer who has no other recourse in this situation besides scare tactics.</span></span></div>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-10027352106454918422010-03-21T05:48:00.000-07:002010-03-21T05:55:55.820-07:00Sorry I've been away.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I'm sure Trisha would like you to think it's because of her scary lawyers but hadn't heard a peep out of them. Have just been busy busy busy.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Spent some time perusing her blog...begging for votes for her child (sad, lame), mocking 80s throwback fashion (did she just figure out that 80s fashion is making a comeback?), featured post "Little Girls In Thongs".</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Pretty boring laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame stuff. Not surprising.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-50594429999350947242009-12-03T17:24:00.000-08:002009-12-03T17:55:20.850-08:00Why the "People of Wal-Mart" analogy is ridiculous.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I can't believe I'm even forced to address this. How in God's name can you compare PeopleOfWalMart.com to MomDot.com and Trisha Haas' blog?<br /><br />Let's start with the basics shall we? POWM is meant to be a mean spirited and funny blog. They didn't start the blog to set an example, talk about their favorite tuna packets, give quaint anecdotes about what little Joey said to Santa when he was sitting on his lap. They quite simply started the blog as a bit of fun and others found it funny. They aren't out there pitching to sponsors and sponsors (most sponsors anyway) don't look to them to be role models or act as spokespeople for their products. Quite simply it's meant to be the ultimate in snark. However, even as low brow as their version of comedy is, even they have the decency to mask the identities of their targets, especially minors.<br /><br />On the other hand, momdot.com actively pitches sponsors, Trisha holds herself up as a model for the mommy blogging community and sponsors want to work with mommy bloggers for not only what societies preconceived notions of what a mom is (mom knows best and mom will never steer you wrong) and should be but because they also know, moms speak to other moms about what works for them.<br /><br />The problem is, being a mean mommy is pretty much at odds as to what major corporations want in a spokes-mom. That's not to say a mom can't stand up for herself, or fight for what's right, or even lash out after having a bad experience whether it's at the mall or with a bottle of laundry detergent. However, when you delve into picking on children, people who look different than you, or picking on those who look different from what you're used to seeing in your small shitstick town it reeks of at best of jr. high school behavior and at worst intolerance and bigotry. Not really a good example for society at large much less mothers who are tasked with setting an example for their children, and if you have a popular parenting blog, for other moms out there.<br /><br />On top of that, large corporations are interested in protecting their brands and when they have spokespeople that tarnish their brand then they typically jettison them off.<br /><br />I do hope that clears up why the lunacy of this comparison is woefully inaccurate.<br /></span></div>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com78tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-82939657765233013062009-12-02T12:36:00.000-08:002009-12-02T13:00:31.104-08:00From the forum at drama(mom)dot.com<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Blah, blah, blah.</span><br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">I havent eaten in 4 days...maybe some chips and a glass a milk a day at the most. I have lost that pesky 5 pounds but not in a good way. I am fighting w/ my DH because i am so tired and hungry, but cant sleep or eat. He took us out to dinner and within 3 minutes of getting the food i was in the bathroom throwing it up.</span></blockquote><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm guessing you're fighting with your husband because he wants you to post an apology to end all of this. Wow, in the bathroom throwing up. Now you know what it feels like to be on the receiving end of your mean-spirited attacks.</span><br /><br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">im so sick of being judged. I preach and preach about being yourself but im thinking of taking it back. Dont be yourself, be whoever someone wants u to be and we can all be the same boring PR machine.</span></blockquote><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">You're sick of being judged???? I have countless screen-shots of your posts that do nothing but judge others. If you don't friggin like it then don't do it to other people.</span><br /><br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">I cant put up pictures of charlotte, chris, myself or video without it being stolen. I cant put up shoutouts to bloggers w/o them being contacted and told not to talk to me. I am putting all of you at risk.</span></blockquote><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Oh please, no one cares about your family photos, they haven't been posted anywhere. However it's interesting how you're concerned about where photos of your family end up while you showed the families of those strangers you posted zero regard. And I can't even believe I am bothering to address this again but because there are no death threats no one is at risk.</span><br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">i have some PR responsibilities but thats all im going to do. I have no idea if i will ever be the same person again because i only live in fear. I go between hope that the attorney will help and fear that i will have to mortgage my house to protect my blog.</span></blockquote><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The only thing you live in fear of is losing your sponsors. Please. There is no police report and if you had a lawyer I would have received a love note by now from him or her and this blog would have been removed. Also, no person in their right mind when given the choice between apologizing for something you did that was wrong and cruel or mortgaging your home would mortgage your home. Please.</span><br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">I have already lost my christmas because all the money we had for it is now gone and then some. Charlottes only getting something because i have sams cards saved from that. And our families because of prizes i have won or reviews i have done.</span></blockquote><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">See prior paragraph and substitute mortgaging home for paying for Christmas.</span><br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">People are writing about me saying that its wrong that i have a subscription on my blog blah blah. I have it on there to keep people out and i thought it would be a great plugin to use. I am so sick of being judged, told what i can and cannot do w/ my own website, the "blogosphere" thinks it owns an interest in what you do online because they see your space, but they DONT.<br /><br /></span></blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">See paragraph above that addresses being judged.</span><br /><br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">They dont know me, most have never met me, and most know nothing about me. But they have zero problems writing up a 2 page blog on why i am insincere and a terrible person because i blocked out my posts.<br /></span></blockquote><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">No, I have a 2 page blog not because you blocked your posts but because you wrote mean and horrible posts about underage teen girls complete with photos, orthodox jews, strangers in whirlpools, and the list goes on. Guess what, you've been cyber-bullying people for so long that it's finally caught up with you. I don't know you at all, I just know I've been the victim of people like you and decided to stand up. And when I stood up the others you've bullied in the past stood up, and others like me who wanted that anonymous 15 year old to have a voice stood up.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Seriously Trisha, have an Oprah moment would you? Learn from your mistakes. As opposed to crying about being the victim why not consider the feelings of all of the people you've victimized and apologize to them and explain to your readers why it's wrong to cyber-bully countless strangers. Why not seriously reflect upon your actions and how they affect others? If you really take the time to do that then you'll understand why the rest of us want a public apology, and if that apology comes this blog gets deleted. It's really that simple.</span><br /></div>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-38776188856142308282009-11-30T17:07:00.000-08:002009-11-30T18:19:25.139-08:00How very peculiar.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Why is it that someone who's hired her own crack team of lawyers (and met with them on a Sunday over a holiday weekend no less) would need to post a request on a source list for reporters today looking for lawyers specializing in cyber-bullying? </span><br /></div><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />46)<a name="1254633a767548c5_21024" target="_blank"></a>Summary: CyberStalking Victoms/Advocates Needed<br /><br />Name: Trisha Haas<br /><br />Category: Technology<br /><br />Email: <a onclick="parent.mailclient.util.HelperUtil.executeClientFunction('openNewMail','trisha@momdot.com');" href="http://www.gmx.com/callgate-4.31.1.0/rms/4.31.1.0/mail/getBody?folderId=1&messageId=3m1yIWdzzmCixzb%2BuiYl7WNqamdhZIS9&purpose=display&bodyType=html#">xxxxxx@momdot.com<br /><br /></a> Title:<br /><br />Media Outlet: blogger<br /><br />Specific Geographic Region: N<br /><br />Region:<br /><br />Deadline: 05:12pm EASTERN - 01 December<br /><br />Query:</span><p><span style="font-size:130%;">We are looking for victims (they can be anonymous) of cyberstalking to tell<br />their stories of being attacked by one or more people. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Did you receive help</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> with the law? Did you hire a lawyer? Did it end or is it ongoing?</span> How did it make you feel and <span style="font-weight: bold;">how do you feel about the laws on</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> cyberstalking?</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">For advocates against it, <span style="font-weight: bold;">we are looking to interview</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> groups or lawyers about cyber harassment/stalking laws</span> and ways to help out<br />victims online. <span style="font-weight: bold;">We are especially interested in how it relates to bloggers</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> that may come under fire for posts. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">We are writing several articles.<br />Over the phone interviews also welcome.</span></p></blockquote><p></p> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Now a woman who is an advocate and specialist in cyber-bullying reached out to momdot to talk about it and she said she never got a response.<br /><br />Now, if you hired a team of lawyers why wouldn't you interview your own attorneys? Oh, by the way, still waiting on that love note from that team of lawyers.</span>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-56438550963128355472009-11-30T16:57:00.000-08:002009-12-01T12:36:52.173-08:00Bloggers supporting that unpleasant post.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Another mommy blogger was kind enough to go through the responses left on the "(fat)AirportPeople" blog and pull out those who are publicly supporting this post. For you mommy bloggers and sweepstakes folks here's a good list of blogs to avoid. Please post in the comments if you have additions or if you have reason that your blog should be removed.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />The Morris Bunch<br />Mommy Goggles<br /><a href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3psinapod.com" target="_blank">www.3psinapod.com</a><br />3 Kids and Us<br /><a href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fmommysquiettime.com" target="_blank">http://mommysquiettime.com</a><br /><a href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.prettypinkchandelier.com" target="_blank">www.prettypinkchandelier.com</a><br />Southern Bellas Way to Save<br /><a href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.princesshairstyles.com" target="_blank">www.princesshairstyles.com</a><br />Riding with Jessica<br /><a href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fnotsoaveragemama.com" target="_blank">http://notsoaveragemama.com</a><br />Simply Being Mommy<br />www.mamamichie.com<br />Is it Monday Already?<br />My Silly Monkeys<br />Moody Mama Says<br />The Not so Blog<br />TheGreerfive.com</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Kindred Spirits Thoughts<br /><a href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mswonka.com%2F" target="_blank">http://www.mswonka.com/</a></span>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-70860675402385236012009-11-29T17:57:00.001-08:002009-11-29T20:49:25.899-08:00Open Thread<div style="text-align: justify;">Apparently the very awesome thread about this matter was taken down at Online Sweepstakes so feel free to post here.<br /><br />Opening permissions so you dont have to have a blogger account to comment but I'm sure that means all of the lemmings and sycophants will be visiting too.</div>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com193tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-63063261055099225562009-11-29T15:20:00.000-08:002009-11-29T17:25:44.467-08:00New post from Momdot.com<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm only going to respond to some excerpts from Trisha's post:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">For 16 months now I have been a victim of cyber-stalking by two online strangers. I know I have yet to talk about it, but after some lengthy discussions with some (amazing) blog and community leaders, they believe that I should advocating against it and supporting others that go through it. I think thats a fabulous idea.<br /><br /></span></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Again, as I have said over and over again. I have nothing to do with any of the people you keep bringing up and I expect you to issue a very public apology to them if you bring on the legal team you threaten.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">I would also never continuously use any form of media to continuously attack the same person. For one, its illegal, and for two, I think it would make me look pathetic.<br /><br /></span></blockquote></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">No she'd never do that, she'd just use one form of media to attack multiple strangers. Apparently she needs a new team of attorneys. It's not illegal, it's called free speech.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><blockquote>The current rumors going around are also advocated by these same people. I am a victim over and over and over again. Same story, same people. Look it up. You will find over a years worth of the same content, regurgitated monthly about me.</blockquote></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">What rumors? You posted a mean blog with unedited photos of a teenage girl. That's not a rumor, that's a fact.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">First lets start with some education..</span></p></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Cyber-bullying</strong> is a term that is often misused online. Cyber-bullies are actually only between minors. Both parties have to be under the age of 18 and include multiple incidents of technology in attempt to cause someone physical or emotional harm. Its just like at school bullying, but online. Basically, you will know it if you see it.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p></blockquote></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Again, you need new attorneys. Cyber-bullying does not require both parties to be under the age of 18, just one. Google: Lori Drew.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Cyber-stalking</strong> includes these things:</span></p> <ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiredsafety.org%2F%23malice" target="_blank">Malice</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiredsafety.org%2F%23premeditation" target="_blank">Premeditation</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiredsafety.org%2F%23repetition" target="_blank">Repetition</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiredsafety.org%2F%23distress" target="_blank">Distress</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiredsafety.org%2F%23obsession" target="_blank">Obsession</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiredsafety.org%2F%23vendetta" target="_blank">Vendetta</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiredsafety.org%2F%23purpose" target="_blank">No Legitimate Purpose</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiredsafety.org%2F%23directed" target="_blank">Personally Directed</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiredsafety.org%2F%23stop" target="_blank">Disregarded Warnings to Stop</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiredsafety.org%2F%23harassment" target="_blank">Harassment</a></span></li></ul></blockquote></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> The criteria for meeting cyberstalking claims are as follows (from the same wiki article Trisha quoted but did not source):<br /><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A number of key factors have been identified:</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>False accusations</b>. Many cyberstalkers try to damage the reputation of their victim and turn other people against them. They post false information about them on websites. They may set up their own websites, blogs or user pages for this purpose. They post allegations about the victim to newsgroups, chat rooms or other sites that allow public contributions, such as Wikipedia or Amazon.com.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberstalking#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Attempts to gather information about the victim</b>. Cyberstalkers may approach their victim's friends, family and work colleagues to obtain personal information. They may advertise for information on the Internet, or hire a private detective. They often will monitor the victim's online activities and attempt to trace their IP address in an effort to gather more information about their victims. <sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberstalking#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Encouraging others to harass the victim</b>. Many cyberstalkers try to involve third parties in the harassment. They may claim the victim has harmed the stalker or his/her family in some way, or may post the victim's name and telephone number in order to encourage others to join the pursuit.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>False victimization</b>. The cyberstalker will claim that the victim is harassing him/her. Bocij writes that this phenomenon has been noted in a number of well-known cases.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Attacks on data and equipment</b>. They may try to damage the victim's computer by sending viruses.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Ordering goods and services</b>. They order items or subscribe to magazines in the victim's name. These often involve subscriptions to pornography or ordering sex toys then having them delivered to the victim's workplace.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Arranging to meet</b>. Young people face a particularly high risk of having cyberstalkers try to set up meetings between them.<sup id="cite_ref-Bocij12-13_5-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberstalking#cite_note-Bocij12-13-5"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><sup id="cite_ref-Bocij12-13_5-0" class="reference"><span><br /></span></sup></span></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Unfortunately for Trisha, none of my posts meet that criteria. And if she did even in fact meet with lawyers they would have told her that.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">When I looked into an attorney a few months ago, most attorneys I was talking to really didn’t know what to do. Internet law is few and far in between. But this week I decided I was going about it the wrong way and I needed to embrace the community around me and see what info they could pass on to me. In doing so, I was able to be recommended right to media and blog attorneys that fellow large bloggers use on the net and had an appointment with them today.<br /><br /></span></blockquote></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Really? You had an appointment with a prominent media and blog attorney, on a Sunday over a holiday weekend, in Nowhere, Alabama?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Its to the point where its illegal. You are not allowed to contact someones work, family, friends, or business associates w/ slander and I am finally through with being a victim.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p></blockquote></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Slander? Are you kidding? I'm posting my opinion on your posts. Let's talk about slander shall we? To start howling about slander my posts need to be false. Unfortunately, none of what I stated is false. I wish it was. We could talk about that Alexa traffic post but of course my attorney would subpoena mr.webvisitsnow, those ebay records, and your hosting receords. Here you go if you need it, standards for <a href="http://www.eff.org/issues/bloggers/legal/liability/defamation">online slander</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">We have also documented all IPs from every account created or used to input my email address into false places. If you would like a copy of these IPs to block from your blog so you don’t become a victim, let me know I will supply it.<br /><br /><br /></span></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">She is opening herself up to a world of lawsuits, because she doesn't have a privacy policy or terms of service on momdot.com that indicates she may share IP addresses or other personally identifiable information with other web sites what she is doing is illegal. Furthermore, even if one was posted and she forced everyone currently on the site to accept the TOS and privacy policy it still wouldn't cover former visitors to the site. But your crack legal team told you that too huh?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">We should be allowed to, in our own writing styles, talk about social commentary, political views, controversial topics, snark, or any other form of how we want without being subjected to fake accounts, attacks, harassment, and more. That is NOT freedom of speech. That is illegal.<br /><br /><br /></span></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Sorry, I posted a blog yesterday about freedom of speech, you're free to attack 15 year olds and hairy people in hot tubs and the rest of us are allowed to attack you for posting photos of them with cruel comments. It's not illegal, it's the 1st amendment.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">How many of the “outraged” can tell me my daughters name? Tell me where I went to college? Tell me the past 5 posts I have put up about my family? Tell me what I like to do on the weekends? Whats my favorite book? My favorite band? Can anyone outside of regular readers answer those questions without looking them up?<br /><br /></span></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Who cares, all I need to know is you are cyber-bullying teens. Do you think finding out what your favorite book is will make everyone say "Oh wow, she likes Chicken Soup for the Soul! That cyber-bullying post is A-OK by me!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I am taking a stand for you. For all of us. For everyone in the blogosphere that wants to write about their mother in law, their job, their neighbor, their kids, their husband, their sex life, their disease, their college years, their handicap, their true thoughts without fear of online assault. For everyone that wants to join groups they want to, be a part of what they want, to go to their site without someone telling them what they can and cannot do.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Sure you are. Just like you took a stand for that 15 year old, that orthodox jew, Mr. Mohawk dude, and that couple in the hot tub.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I will update as I can, but much of what I am doing legally will most likely be held back from any discussion I have online.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p></blockquote></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Yeah, that was predicted in a post I wrote this morning.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">For the record, as a blogger, if I have offended someone to the point I feel like I need to remove content, then I will choose to do that. I don’t owe the “Internet” an apology for people coming to this spot. My opinions are not widely known as light and airy. But as it was, I did remove the offending material and there is nothing more I can do to set things “right”. I did what was asked and that should be the end. Anyone continuing after the posts were removed is merely advocating hate, not an issue.</span></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />No, you don't owe the "internet" an apology, you owe that girl an apology and until you publicly apologize and acknowledge why what you posted was wrong or your lawyers stop me I'm not going away. And for the record, if you have good attorneys they'll tell you it's cheaper and a lot easier to do just that.<br /><br />Have your attorney send me a love note and they should send it to Google too, Google won't remove this blog without a court order and neither will I. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bring it on</span>. I have no problem with it.</span></div>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-54864391824911804942009-11-29T07:00:00.000-08:002009-11-29T07:21:04.014-08:00My crystal ball says...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGEZKDRzys4BavTwtSCX1OzNss_izmflRkWLLD6zS4Z4PQYibsiiTGXEyeTGi-wzytMUgaMN3RKINsr7fquw_wHIhnA-EYQa761QWy2TyCtDesOCJRWUjSjC5uuYHHjUZ09W1w4IM7bA/s1600/crystal-ball.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGEZKDRzys4BavTwtSCX1OzNss_izmflRkWLLD6zS4Z4PQYibsiiTGXEyeTGi-wzytMUgaMN3RKINsr7fquw_wHIhnA-EYQa761QWy2TyCtDesOCJRWUjSjC5uuYHHjUZ09W1w4IM7bA/s400/crystal-ball.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409542222078982242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">So, this is how tomorrow is going to roll out. One momdot is going to claim she has gone to the police and filed a report, she'll then claim something along the lines of "The authorities have advised me not to discuss this matter in the public realm any further for my own safety." She may or may not password protect the original death threats post but a report or a report number won't be provided under the guise of "The authorities have advised..." blah blah blah.<br /><br />Then we'll either get something along the lines of "But rest assured the authorities are working on it" or "The authorities have said it's probably nothing but better to be safe than sorry.". And of course the authorities will suggest she "keep her posts password protected". You heard it here first. </span><br /></div>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-72794015624817636422009-11-28T18:48:00.000-08:002009-11-29T07:39:09.875-08:00What are you, a rookie? Part 2<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Part 1 of this post is the next entry down</span></span><br /><br />A second comment left by Trisha at the DigitalMommy blog:<br /><br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">And to add to this (Sorry I hit send too soon!), I dont believe the threats are serious, but that doesn't mean I have to subject my content to copyright thieves right now or leave any more blog fodder for people who wont leave me alone. And at the same time, who's to say they are *not* serious, so I am taking baby steps.<br /><br />Its a temporary solution that will allow me to formulate a long term plan that will not include leaving my blog or terminating my writing and keep my personal family photos and stories out of the limelight until I have made those decisions.<br /><br />While an entertaining solution, its also quite obnoxious to have to individually approve people I have discussions with daily.<br /><br />And hey, if people buy along the way, its total win/win.<br /><br />~Trisha</span></blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I'm about to lay a two-fer down to illustrate exactly why this post reeks of rookie blogger, focusing on this statement:<br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />that doesn't mean I have to subject my content to copyright thieves right now</span></blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />First, please google "Fair Use" and get back to me about your copyright. Next visit the Wiki entry for "Streisand Effect" and get back to me about the countless views of that imageshack link of your mean spirited post about the scary "airport people" has already received.<br /><br />So first the excuse is you have to password protect these posts because of death threats, now it's a copyright issue. The truth of the matter is you don't want sponsors to see those posts. This is now your 2nd excuse for password protecting these posts. I have news for you, I have a mailbox FULL of screen shots of mean spirited posts that have been sent to me from almost a dozen bloggers. Guess what? You've got moles with passwords too.<br /><br />No one has taken your personal family photos and stories and posted them anywhere, actually they are the few posts in your blog in which you might seem like you have a slight glimmer of a soul. The issue is taken with your very mean spirited posts of strangers complete with unauthorized photos. However, I am curious. Suddenly YOUR family photos are off limits while you posting photos of other people's families is not? Tsk, Tsk.<br /><br />An "entertaining" solution? To death threats? Really? So wait, I'm confused. Do you need to buy a security system for all of those threats that you yourself claim:<br /><br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">I dont believe the threats are serious</span></blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />They are were serious enough for you to write a post about all the ones you claim to be getting, lock down your site, and ramble on about buying a security system but not serious enough that they could wait to be reported to authorities on Monday? Or wait, is it your copyright that you are worried about? Man, I can't keep it all straight!<br /><br />Let me know when you have that report number.</span><br /></div></blockquote></div>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-1454737060461450112009-11-28T18:10:00.000-08:002009-11-28T19:11:02.135-08:00What are you, a rookie? Part 1<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">DigitalMommy posted earlier this evening about Momdot.com's move to a subscription based model (in the wake of claims of death threats) applauding the move, you can find that post here:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.thedigitalmommy.com/2009/11/momdots-genius-idea.html?showComment=1259453830805_AIe9_BH-2-5XfsouKqBDHcp1rvHRD1aFV7qPca83sZxleys8vcWIj69z9uRae6RGen_0ObS3AmbYlm6gfY1niIkJR1zz9EENKNggXDGTP9di9Z3pnm_aRJosFpd_kXl4XZN3hS3j_pfyij7b6Pe1mQCP-wLjdonB-yZaxYhtZsvBHO8pGVRrU8nMX5fKUZT5y8oVKNfbTcmqcAgV41ISaeMdTuidfSN_VEI9lH6Izeh79PrTlufPAMQ#c5368892632848726174">Digital Mommy</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I have to disagree with her assessment that it's a clever scheme but that's not really the point of this post. I wanted to respond to the two comments from the Momdot.com founder left on that blog:</span><br /><br /></div><dl style="text-align: justify;" class="avatar-comment-indent" id="comments-block"><dt class="comment-author " id="c2873672430852802008"><div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr" style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.momdot.com/" rel="nofollow" onclick=""> </a></span></div> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></dt><blockquote><dt class="comment-author " id="c2873672430852802008"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.momdot.com/" rel="nofollow">trisha</a> said... </span></dt><dd class="comment-body"> <p><span style="font-size:130%;">First, thanks for the traffic. Second, I wont shut my blog down over people that have been sending me threat emails this week. I have gone through worse w/ the PR blackout.<br /><br />Instead, I put it on private and will be going to the police on monday. I have been blogging for over a year and a half, am a speaker at a past conference and an upcoming one, and my blog is monetized, meaning I make enough money from it that its income based.<br /><br />Shutting it down would be like quitting your job. Its not going to happen, but i took steps to protect my personal posts until I have done taken the legal steps to protect myself. I have been on the web for 5 years and my information isnt going anywhere online, even if the blog did. I am instead faced to change how I do business in the temporary fashion.<br /><br />For the record, I thought it was smart to put it on a pay system.<br /><br />Trisha</span></p></dd></blockquote><dd class="comment-body"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></dd></dl><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">So first off, no one asked you to shut down your blog. I don't really care what you do with your blog provided you don't cyberbully any more underage teen girls. No one ever made this about shutting down your blog, it's about not being such a mean person. I have no kids, so I have no interest in reading an electronic hamster review. Ultimately, I really couldn't care less if you wrote about electric hamsters and your entire blog ultimately ended up devoted to it. Specialty blogging, nice niche.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Threat emails? Interesting. You do know it would be ridiculously easy to track down who was sending the threats? Very easy to get the IP addresses on emails and another thing, you do realize the first thing the police will do is pull those IPs and pull your ISP records...Just food for thought if maybe you fabricated them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">You claim you got death threats but it can wait until Monday? You posted a whole blog about your death threats and buying a new security system but notifying the police can wait until Monday? Yeah, maybe you can do that on the way to Winn Dixie if it doesn't take up too much of your time.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Monetized does not mean you make enough money that is income based, monetized simply means your blog is set up to make money via advertising and other sources. Whoopie. There is a tab at the top of this blog in the editor that says "monetize" I could monetize this blog but it doesnt mean I'd make enough to mean squat.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">And of course </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >you</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> thought it was </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >smart</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> to put it on a pay system, not really surprising at all.</span></div>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-74605885697009122532009-11-28T10:42:00.000-08:002009-11-28T11:39:50.090-08:00On the first amendement and freedom of speech.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I noticed in MomDot.com's "poor me I am password protecting everything" blog she goes on about the First Amendment, she even posted a cheesy bumper sticker that reads "I [heart] the First Amendment". Every time someone like her, or someone equally as brainy like Carrie Prejean, rambles on about their First Amendment rights I am in tears laughing. First off let's post it here:<br /><br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.<br /><br /></span></blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm a bit behind in the news but I don't recall hearing about Congress proposing a Trisha Haas can't speak freely law. Yes, under the First Amendment she has the right to post photos with cruel captions, and under the First Amendment I have the right to talk about what a mean and nasty blog it is. Others also have the right to talk about what a mean and nasty blog it is, that's how the First Amendment works...we ALL have the right to speak.<br /><br />Trisha is not being attacked for exercising her right to free speech, she is being attacked because the content she has posted (and not limited to that post alone) reeks of Junior High School bullying.<br /><br />So does she have the right to continue posting and producing "mean" content? She does, so does the Klan for that matter. Is she within the bounds of the laws of the State of Alabama? Yes, but just to provide a reference point, it's also legal to marry your sister in Alabama (<span style="font-style: italic;">Code of Alabama Section 30-1-3</span>). Is she within the bounds of plain human decency and compassion<span style="font-style: italic;">?</span> No. Not by a long shot.<br /></span></div>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-71928089909356796012009-11-28T07:31:00.000-08:002009-12-01T11:23:54.913-08:00Throwing down the gauntlet.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Trisha is about as predictable as a clock. I figured her pride and ego would not allow her to remove the offensive post and apologize. I also knew that there were enough offensive other posts that could be potentially damaging if seen by her sponsors. Knowing that there is a campaign contacting her sponsors, I was trying to figure out how she would remove the offensive posts while still saving face. However, I have to admit I didn't figure she was so over the top that she'd claim a fake death threat to do it. From MomDot.com:<br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />MomDot has always been a blog that helps bloggers, companies, and each other. We are also known for controversial subjects. Up until recently, the community has been able to withstand critics. All things considered, the majority of our visitors are quite mature, whether they agree or not.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">But this week I have personally received death threats and some of the forum members are receiving threats of assault and more for just belonging to this group.</span><br /><br />Its a big world.<br /><br />We are not out there forcing our opinions on anyone. You have to either show up or subscribe to read, which of course is an optional decision. This is one blog in a sea of millions that create content that others don’t agree with and also one of the smaller blogs on the net regarding controversy. Let me remind you that the opinion that we are “mean” over “controversial” depends on which side you are on. If you are on the side that agrees with the material, its controversial. If you play defense, its “mean”. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Either way its our right to run this blog how we see fit and produce “mean” content.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">For now, in an effort to protect my family from being killed, or threatened to be killed, over freedom of speech, my family posts and videos will be private from this point on. </span>Which is actually kinda awesome because there have been many subjects I haven’t touched before and now I will feel more comfortable branching out.<br /><br />General readers will still have access to a good majority of free content, but if you are an avid reader/commenter and would like a FREE upgrade to Member Status or you advertise momdot on your blog (like in a banner), please check this page to find out if you qualify to view our private posts. We want you to continue reading and will work with you if you have been a part of us.<br /><br />Make sure you register for a FREE membership before filling out the upgrade info.<br /><br />All other visitors will need to upgrade by a paid subscription. <span style="font-weight: bold;">If you are going to harass us, you can now pay for my house security system.</span><br /><br />~Trisha<br /><br />P.S. Suck it.</span></blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />So, I am throwing down the gauntlet on this. Death threats are VERY serious. If I, or my family were threatened, the first thing I would do is not write a blog but call the police. But again, I am 99.9% certain that her claims of death threats are just an excuse to hide posts that would be offensive to sponsors without losing face. <span style="font-weight: bold;">So I offer Trisha a challenge, if she provides a police report or a report number showing that she has in fact reported these threats to the authorities, I will reveal my identity. </span>That simple. However, I'd like to make a couple of points:<br /><br />1. Filing a false police report in Alabama is illegal, you can reference Alabama title 13A-10-9 <i>False Reporting to Law Enforcement Authorities. </i><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span>Under 13A-10-9 the penalty is up to a year in jail. So Trisha, if you file a false report and don't have the emails or phone records to back it up you could go to jail.<br /><br />2. She could also make up a police report and/or report number but I could (and plan to so that I can verify) order a copy of the report. Would be very simple to prove it a fake report.<br /><br />3. I might also consider a receipt for you getting your security system installed as proof but again, I am almost 100% certain you aren't getting one. Haven't you claimed you've gotten death threats in the past? So why didn't you have a security system prior to this? Or were those not really death threats, just calls from telemarketers?<br /><br />So Trisha, it's pretty much win/win for me. I'm not a blogger so I have nothing to lose. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">PS: Suck it.</span><br /></div><br /><blockquote><br /><br /></blockquote>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-29760749975627037082009-11-27T12:48:00.000-08:002009-11-27T13:12:19.736-08:00Check out the Online-Sweepstakes members!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I was directed to this thread by one of the "white hat" bloggers on the right side of this issue and there is a pretty amazing thread from the sweeping community who all seem appalled by Trisha Haas' Momdot.com blog.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The whole thread can be found here:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://forums.online-sweepstakes.com/showthread.php?t=858920">Online-Sweepstakes</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">However, two comments really stood out:</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div> </div><blockquote><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Originally Posted by <strong>lonestargoodies</strong> </span> </div> <div style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Would you move on or would you continue talking about it for days? I don't like to dwell on negative things. If something really has a negative effect on me then I move on.</span></div> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Response from </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >sunshine3331 </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I think everybody is just trying to stop momdot from having a negative effect on humanity.</span></div></blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Ok, the response is brilliant!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">But this one really hit a nerve:</span><br /></div><br /><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">Originally Posted by </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >lizdehart</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><b>Trisha Hass won $10,000 for charity. <a href="http://www.momdot.com/momdotwinsirobot" target="_blank">Why?</a></b><br /><br />By caring what kids think about themselves.<br /><br /></span><div style="margin: 5px 20px 20px;"> <div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom: 2px;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Quote:</span></div> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="alt1" style="border: 1px inset ;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> Health Esteem, Self-esteem Program – iNGENIOUS LeadHer: Trisha Haas, MomDot; contributor, Stefanie- Bloggymommy3 <a href="http://mommysquiettime.com/" target="_blank">http://mommysquiettime.com/</a>. Our visitors strongly believe that their children are lacking major self esteems issues. Not only in their personal households, but in life in general. </span></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div><span style="font-size:130%;">Because making kids feel good about themselves by berating them is the right thing to do.<br /><br /></span><div style="margin: 5px 20px 20px;"> <div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom: 2px;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Quote:</span></div> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="alt1" style="border: 1px inset ;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> Self esteem and Health Esteem comes from three major sources: 1) Family 2) Friend and Educational Influences <b> 3) Media (tv, internet, magazines)<br /></b></span> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div><span style="font-size:130%;">A blog is media. Hmmmm......<br /><br /></span><div style="margin: 5px 20px 20px;"> <div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom: 2px;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Quote:</span></div> <table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="alt1" style="border: 1px inset ;"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><b>The site would also have positive articles about extracurricular activities, eating right, and problem solving for kids from every age.</b> There would also be a panel of children, to rotate out every quarter, that helped speak with children directly about situations they had in their lives, much like a virtual big sister and big brother program. As part of the site, we would like to see some positive education aimed at parents as well so they can raise more positive children. </span></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div><span style="font-size:130%;">Unlike Trisha's own website: "This girl needs to lay of the ho-ho's before she ends up one someones blog..... Oh. Too late."<br /><br /><br /></span></blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">iRobot, I am sure you have a social media coordinator and I'll bet you have a google alert set up for iRobot so I am guessing at some point you'll see this blog. How is it possible you let a woman who has now posted 3 different photos of minors mocking and criticizing them win a LeadHer contest for promoting self-esteem in children while at the same time posting trash like this:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/3134/airportpeoplemomdot.jpg">Screen shot of momdot.com's post mocking a 15 yr old</a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">iRobot, you'll be getting an email from me soon.</span></div>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-38038782378528554462009-11-27T12:30:00.000-08:002009-11-27T12:47:19.314-08:00Screenshot of Momdot.com blog that started it all.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Now that Trish Haas' post mocking a 15 year old (www.momdot.com/airportpeople) has been put under password protection I have a screenshot here of it available to anyone who needs it. <span style="font-weight: bold;">I advise in your letters to PR companies that you please include the link to the actual photo and not this blog</span> (and please tell them they will need to click on the photo so it enlarges to full size). The link is an imageshack link but feel free to repost it as needed.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/3134/airportpeoplemomdot.jpg">Imageshack Airport People Post - Momdot.com</a><br /><br /><br />Enjoy!<br /></span>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-81516451359265943242009-11-27T08:42:00.000-08:002009-11-27T20:02:46.956-08:00On standing up and ethical blogging.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I know some of you have issue with my methods, and that's understandable, I've been struggling with it myself after I released my anger in my first few posts. The biggest issue I have with Momdot.com and Trisha Haas is again, this is not a one time mistake. Searching through her blog I found countless examples of her mocking people she deemed inferior to her. What I have a larger issue with is her including photos of these people in her posts. These people all have family, friends, and most importantly feelings. Does it seem that far fetched that any of these people, or their families, or friends might come across these posts? Is it likely they'll feel humiliated or embarrassed? Has it occurred to her that I might be one of the people in her posts, or maybe it's one of my family members or friends?<br /><br />Trisha seems to have bullying down to a science. Target a person, prey on their insecurities and vulnerabilities, then get their clique to all chime in validating their initial observations and perpetuating the cycle. The cycle can be broken only when people stand up and say "This is not OK". The thing that Trisha fails to recognize is that we are all imperfect, we all have insecurities and vulnerabilities, and that includes her. If she doesn't want others to exploit her weaknesses and vulnerabilities then why do the same to others? It's cruel and the hallmark of someone woefully insecure and spiteful.<br /><br />So is ethical blogging simply being FTC compliant? It's not, although full disclosure should be mandatory in the instance of product reviews, ethical blogging should be more than that. Many of you bloggers from all walks of specialty have the responsibility to set an example. When you behave in a manner that you wouldn't want to be treated in you send a message that it's OK and "fun" to be cruel to people and that's just not right. It has nothing to do with being PC and everything to do with being a decent human being. More importantly for you mommy bloggers, aside from setting an example for your followers, you should be conscious of setting a good example for your children. Just remember, all of the banks and brokerage houses are FTC & FDIC compliant but they bankrupted the economy, jacked up rates to force people into foreclosure and bankruptcy, and ruined many people's lives. Are they compliant based on the laws and regulations? Yes. Are these actions ethical? No.<br /><br />That being said, I want to point readers to blogs that I have a great deal of respect for in handling this topic. Although I might continue to fight fire with fire, they are handling it in a manner that should be the standard for blogging and I applaud them for being brave enough to stand up and say enough to this sort of unethical blogging:<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.shesmorethananumber.blogspot.com/">She's More Than A Number</a><br /><br />Autie at More Than a Number has started a petition to speak out against Trish's cyberbullying of a teenager and urge sponsors to drop their support of Momdot.com. <span style="font-weight: bold;">I urge you all to please sign the petition and include the signature link when you email sponsors and PR companies. The petition can be found here:</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.petitiononline.com/102102/petition.html">Momdot Petition</a><br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://networkingwitches.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/surely-not-judgmental/">NetworkingWitches</a><br /><br />One of the first bloggers to tackle this issue and stand up, amazing!<br /><br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.monkey-mayhem.net/2009/11/call-me-fatnot-teenager.html">MonkeyMayhem</a><br /><br />A beautiful girl with a beautiful blog!<br /><br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.delthedad.com/?p=552">DelTheDad</a><br /><br />He knew and dealt with the mean-spiritedness of Trisha and the whole momdot.com crew long before Trisha's "airport people" post.<br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.myloonyverse.com/2009/11/mean-spirited-bloggersblogging-makes-me.html">MyLooneyVerse</a><br /><br />Another blogger to stand up early against Trisha's cyberbullying.<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br />If I have missed your blog please feel free to post it in the comments and I will add it to this list.<br /></span> </div>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-64415198437778104092009-11-26T17:41:00.000-08:002009-11-26T20:43:01.283-08:00Hit 'em where it hurts...<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Courtesy of mommygoggles.com I've come across an amazing list of PR companies that are the backbone of the mommy blogger swag machine. The only way to really make bloggers accountable is to cut off their supplies. If you have issue with Trisha's and MomDot.com's attack on a 15 year old girl please click through the links below and start writing PR companies who work for the corporations to find the bloggers to support their client's goods and services...<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://www.hillandknowlton.com/">Hill & Knowlton</a><br /><a href="http://www.bhimpact.com/">BHImpact</a><br /><a href="http://www.golinharris.com/">GolinHarris</a><br /><a href="http://www.freemanpr.com/">Freeman PR</a><br /><a href="http://www.litzkypr.com/">Litzky PR</a><br /><a href="http://www.fleishman.com/">Felishman-Hiller</a><br /><a href="http://www.newmediastrategies.net/">New Media Strategies</a><br /><a href="http://www.polliwalks.com/">Polliwalks</a><br /><a href="http://www.mww.com/">MWW Group</a><br /><a href="http://www.rocketxl.com/">Rocket XL</a><br /><a href="http://www.trainercomm.com/">Trainer Comm</a><br /><a href="http://www.zazzle.com/">Zazzle</a><br /><a href="http://www.clickcommunications.com/">Click Communications</a><br /><a href="http://www.edelman.com/">Edelman</a><br /><a href="http://www.kidstuffpr.com/">Kid Stuff PR</a><br /><a href="http://www.fleishman.com/">Fleishman</a><br /><a href="http://www.eurorscg.com/">EuroRSCG</a><br /><a href="http://www.omalleyhansen.com/">Malley Hansen Communications</a><br /><a href="http://www.webershandwick.com/">Weber Shandwick</a><br /><a href="http://www.zocalogroup.com/">Zoloco Group</a><br /><a href="http://www.cohnwolfe.com/">Cohn & Wolfe</a><br /><a href="http://www.rogerspr.com/">The Rogers Group</a><br /><a href="http://www.allisonpr.com/">Allison PR</a><br /><a href="http://www.momcentral.com/">Mom Central</a><br /><a href="http://www.getpeek.com/">Peek Inc.</a><br /><a href="http://www.ketchum.com/">Ketchum</a><br /><a href="http://www.vistaprint.com/">Vistaprint</a><br /><a href="http://www.walt.com/">Walt</a><br /><a href="http://www.fleishman.com/">Fleishman</a> for <a href="http://www.hallmark.com/">Hallmark</a><br /><a href="http://www.eurorscg.com/">EuroRSCG</a> for <a href="http://www.sears.com/">Sears</a><br /><a href="http://www.omalleyhansen.com/">Malley Hansen Communications</a> for <a href="http://www.saralee.com/">Sara Lee</a><br /><a href="http://www.coynepr.com/">Coyne Public Relations</a> for <a href="http://www.generalmills.com/">General Mills</a><br /><a href="http://www.webershandwick.com/">Weber Shandwick</a> & <a href="http://www.rocketxl.com/">Rocket XL</a> for <a href="http://www.wisk.com/">Wisk</a><br /><a href="http://www.zocalogroup.com/">Zoloco Group</a> for <a href="http://www.fritolay.com/">Frito Lay</a><br /><a href="http://www.cohnwolfe.com/">Cohn & Wolfe</a> for <a href="http://www.smuckers.com/">Smucker’s</a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Also to note, from Trisha's own blog:<br /><br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">Maria Bailey at MomSelect <br />MomCentral<br />MomTV (Steph)<br />Victoria from RocketXL</span></blockquote>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-64548192520696726222009-11-26T09:24:00.000-08:002009-11-26T18:09:22.015-08:00Just for clarification.<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Apparently the ever so cliquey group of lemmings from the conclave of Momdot.com followers seem to have a few issues/misconceptions about me and my purpose for starting this blog.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">First and foremost, I am not a blogger. I have nothing to do with mommy blogs, blogging, etc. I am a member of a few message boards but seeing as how I'm not a mother or a blogger (or a father for that matter) sorry, I have nothing to do with your world. What's really astonishing to me though is that you vapid twits can't grasp that people who have a soul and a conscious have issue with the post that inspired this blog. It is wrong to post a photo of a minor and mock her in the way Trisha did, period. So for you idiots not to grasp why people outside of your microcosm of "mommy blogging" have issue with this it shows how completely clique-ish and out of touch with parenting you and your pals are. By the way, I really don't like cliques either.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Number 2: There are quite a few calls for me to reveal my identity...why? Revealing my identity would mean zero to you. You wouldn't recognize my name, you wouldn't find my blog because I don't have one but googling my name you'd find my myspace, my facebook, and that's pretty much it. Both my myspace and facebook are private so you wouldn't get very far with that. I have zero vested interest in the blogging community so I don't care if I piss off the momdot.com clique. You ask me to reveal my identity but I ask you why the hell would you put </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >so much</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> of your own personal information online? That's either just plain stupid or narcissistic or a little bit of both. The way some of you people blog it's like you're trying out for a reality tv show while at the same time doing your own commercials.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Number 3: Apparently, based on twitter, you guys think I'm either DelTheDad or aordinarylife. I can't really say anything to that other than no I'm not. I've never heard the names/blogs DelTheDad or aordinarylife until yesterday however, I am getting a pretty fast crash course in the world of mommy blogging and what I am seeing from a prominent minority of you is a bitter, nasty, unethical bunch who are more interested in circling the wagons and protecting their own (and their freebies) rather than accepting that one of their fellow bloggers made a huge mistake by posting a photo of a 15 year old and mocking her. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Number 4: Trisha's post mocking the people in the airport was shitty, but after I cruised her blog I found countless examples of that sort of shittyness. Had I found a blogger that simply made a mistake, a one time event, I wouldn't have created this blog. Instead I found a pattern of mean spirited posts from her and her sycophantic crew, I then chose to speak out as I saw so many post actually defending this high school trash. Defending her posts as obesity awareness? So what grand and noble cause were the other 3 photos raising awareness for?<br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Number 5: I also see a pattern of you momdotters going on and on about how I and others are jealous. Jealous of what? What a joke. Jealous of your free diapers? Jealous of having to pimp my family out online to get free ham and potatoes at a Sam's Club tasting?</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Jealous of being a slave to a blog and sharing every single minutia of my life with a bunch of strangers? There is nothing to be jealous of, I can assure you I have a much more interesting and fulfilling life than the whole lot of you. If I wanted to post mean-spirited photos of 15 year olds then buy 100K visits on ebay from webvisitsnow.com to fluff up some blog stats to get free canned Hormel luncheon meat I would, as astonishing as it may seem to those of you relishing in that sort of life, I have no interest in it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And finally, this blog will go on, nitpicking Trisha Haas and the clique of momdot.com bloggers until either I get bored (however after looking at her and other momdot.com blogs it looks like I have tons of material to work with) or Trisha removes the offensive post, publicly apologizes, and sets an example for her minions by admitting her mistake AND acknowledging why it is wrong to post uncensored photos of minors (it would also be nice if she just stopped mocking anyone that doesnt look like they're from Shitstick, Alabama). By the way, besides not liking cliques I don't like mean cliques even more.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Sorry momdot.com bloggers, the bottom line is I don't blog, I don't write reviews, I don't get free diapers from companies in exchange for reviews so I don't give a shit about pissing any of you shallow cliquey twits off.</span></span><br /></div>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-20532310732080911602009-11-25T17:55:00.000-08:002009-11-26T18:09:34.145-08:00The sordid underbelly of mommy bloggers.<span style="font-size:130%;">Required reading with a shout out to Del The Dad:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.delthedad.com/?p=552">The Sordid Underbelly of Momdot.com</a><br /><br /><br />Juicy stuff, happy reading!</span>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-41746671963622393422009-11-25T17:17:00.000-08:002009-11-26T18:09:49.838-08:00Trisha Haas shows up & lets her Alabama hang out.<div style="text-align: justify;">Trisha Haas sure is spending a lot of time defending her web-stats which leads me to believe, especially after finding out she bought a traffic service for MomDot.com that she doth protest too much:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRm9GNC4bywdDahDcZhBrdA6794VctDkOuw5NnKy4svKAvEhFtgsG4vkgKfG_b91UucqUUyxsJZBe0_5sOHnpruZPj56lQCqPZVMw9LiO-VQFPC1p1KNiGthAxHPQbZu_DZVYzzo9qR1g/s1600/TrishaisClass.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRm9GNC4bywdDahDcZhBrdA6794VctDkOuw5NnKy4svKAvEhFtgsG4vkgKfG_b91UucqUUyxsJZBe0_5sOHnpruZPj56lQCqPZVMw9LiO-VQFPC1p1KNiGthAxHPQbZu_DZVYzzo9qR1g/s400/TrishaisClass.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408216176409451234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dumbass huh? What do you think Compete.com is? A shittier version of Alexa with a toolbar.<br /><br />Here's a link to the compete.com toolbar (moron)<br /><br /><a href="http://tools.compete.com/">http://tools.compete.com/</a><br /><br />Here's a link to how compete.com gathers their data (moron)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.compete.com/resources/methodology/">http://www.compete.com/resources/methodology/</a><br /><br />Here's some details on compete.com's methodology (moron)<br /><br /></div><h5 style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;" id="description"><blockquote>Compete manages the largest panel of its kind in the industry, combining the online behaviors and attitudes from 2 million consumers across the United States. Our online panel is comprised of a statistically representative cross-section of consumers who have given permission to have their internet clickstream behaviors and opt-in survey responses analyzed anonymously as a new source of marketing research. The Compete panel is several times larger than traditional panels, which means that we help clients measure and benefit from more insights. </blockquote></h5><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Here's a damn FLOWCHART showing how compete.com gathers their data (moron):<br /></div><h5 style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;" id="description"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24G9UOwPv34frZJz54oWiX_pXE041XSof6DG51WWpk23Vnm2m_ViC9NW7rk17baF1mwmRqiymPlnif1NK0hJvA9XbzFYdRSgZXk3P19Uo9eG8U8k3CUw1gIEUfgDiIx3eg8X5RO5KEXc/s1600/compete.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 121px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24G9UOwPv34frZJz54oWiX_pXE041XSof6DG51WWpk23Vnm2m_ViC9NW7rk17baF1mwmRqiymPlnif1NK0hJvA9XbzFYdRSgZXk3P19Uo9eG8U8k3CUw1gIEUfgDiIx3eg8X5RO5KEXc/s400/compete.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408218233050254018" border="0" /></a></h5><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />And finally, from the Alexa site here's how their data is gathered: (moron)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.alexa.com/help/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=17&sid=3cbe7ea4fc4bf7b2a3d0b12bdb8d4632">Alexa Traffic Rankings</a><br /><br /></div><blockquote>Alexa's traffic rankings are based on the usage patterns of Alexa Toolbar users <span style="font-weight: bold;">and data collected from other, diverse sources</span> over a rolling 3 month period. A site's ranking is based on a combined measure of reach and pageviews. Reach is determined by the number of unique Alexa users who visit a site on a given day. Pageviews are the total number of Alexa user URL requests for a site. However, multiple requests for the same URL on the same day by the same user are counted as a single pageview. The site with the highest combination of users and pageviews is ranked #1.</blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br />As for the rest of the rant, I will post all I want about you...you seem to think it's just fine to post whatever trash you like about people. And you wont defend my posts any more because you can't, your actions are indefensible.<br /><br />You would be a pro at haters as your Momdot.com is nothing but hate and whoring yourselves for free cruises and diapers.<br /></div>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-15204264628021661042009-11-25T14:07:00.000-08:002009-12-01T10:36:34.112-08:00More proof of Trisha Haas' February /March Traffic<div style="text-align: justify;">Man, you can post your own shiny graph on your website but Alexa is the gold standard of web traffic analysis.<br /><br />Based on Alexa's report from early 2009, at the beginning of the year her traffic ranking plummeted to ranked of over #90,000. Boom, February comes along (when she bought 100,000 hits from webvisitsnow.com) and presto, within a month she jumps up to #20,000...by the end of March her rank is just north of #20,000 then a month later (presumably when her 100K views are up) she drops to below #40,000 before she starts climbing again.<br /><br />She can post whatever little graphs she wants but Alexa doesnt lie...This is completely different than the graph she posted in her blog.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGd_1adfl_bjPOatqLKIVowLnE-pDLSPlPeLLn7omEvpZpZd-JhWg4JWGBX486FvPGgzF0PwFQPESJDiHRQduMG__k_IctTcqXDGi4i4oWlpqMZFJUAea0wuJVTYcevdj8-n_SLivITVE/s1600/Alexa2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 447px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGd_1adfl_bjPOatqLKIVowLnE-pDLSPlPeLLn7omEvpZpZd-JhWg4JWGBX486FvPGgzF0PwFQPESJDiHRQduMG__k_IctTcqXDGi4i4oWlpqMZFJUAea0wuJVTYcevdj8-n_SLivITVE/s320/Alexa2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408168306706881762" border="0" /></a>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-24311171961107779752009-11-25T13:05:00.000-08:002009-12-01T10:49:05.567-08:00Momdot post debunked<div style="text-align: justify;">Momdot claims the following here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.momdot.com/ooh-a-hate-site-dedicated-to-little-old-me">Momdot post re: website traffic</a><br /><br />She claims:<br /><br /><blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;">Yes, in Feb 2009 I did purchase traffic. But <span style="text-decoration: underline;">not</span> for momdot.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">In fact, here is momdots traffic for Feb. You can tell it didn’t go up till this summer right about the blackout and we got like insane advertising throughout the country. In fact, it appears to have gone DOWN in feb.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.momdot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/feb.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-18594 aligncenter" title="feb" src="http://www.momdot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/feb-300x69.jpg" alt="feb" height="69" width="300" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">I am an owner of a boutique and right after Christmas it got super slow last year and I bought some web traffic to go towards my boutique. Simply put, people don’t purchase from like Jan-Feb and it was my sole income.</p></blockquote></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Yet Alexa shows a completely different story and shows her momdot.com traffic spike of over 50% shortly after purchasing WebVisitorsNow (pull the yearly stats):<br /><br /><a href="http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/momdot.com">Alexa analysis of Momdot.com</a><br /><br />While the traffic to www.bambinaballerina.com remained completely stagnant.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bambinaballerina.com">Alexa analysis of BambinaBallerina.com</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWr-j8BdYEMzjfRR85NuvFLtaeZwDkRA6mc40AHZDpfml2ub5-QmD9hkmAMrAiIQpJyB19UCm7eF50D4j7eribBgfi1S_NeMcHdNzJnkMjTo-FDsMldjIVP_49C32NquWLyvGyClHwj8/s1600/AlexaTrisha.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 451px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWr-j8BdYEMzjfRR85NuvFLtaeZwDkRA6mc40AHZDpfml2ub5-QmD9hkmAMrAiIQpJyB19UCm7eF50D4j7eribBgfi1S_NeMcHdNzJnkMjTo-FDsMldjIVP_49C32NquWLyvGyClHwj8/s400/AlexaTrisha.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408156646557612290" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-47571706611875738762009-11-25T10:36:00.000-08:002009-11-26T18:10:31.131-08:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Inspired? Perhaps...</span></span><br /><br /><blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;">THIS ONE gets to me. This woman is approximately 31.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">She could in fact be older.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">She has a false yellowed tooth, yellowed teeth, blah blah, but she has nasty teeth and gums. Why are adults letting their teeth get THIS nasty? It’s not like she can't buy toothpaste.<br /></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">WTF is the excuse for this?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">If someone responds and tells me she has a genetic problem, Im going to hurl on myself.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">This girl needs to lay off the ho-ho’s before she ends up on someones blog…</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">oh…</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">too late.</p></blockquote></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;">From a 1-800 dentist.com contest in which Trisha is a contestant:<br /><br />Link here with quotes below:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.1800dentist.com/my-smile-bites/trisha-h-theodore-al-dentist-fall09">Trisha Haas' 1800Dentist.com entry</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9o6TV3gCCoqFDQ-EZdwrJIgRJ-H1Z_ILntsY5adhH4KrSuLjUuFkky9UaYlJM3lYStUvy3evDIEuse4XdcsavdCTC-UCSI6RcStTyGk9nyVuFRMhaCMV5F6i2ZHCwgxJZ0PQtCzcIXho/s1600/TrishaDentist1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9o6TV3gCCoqFDQ-EZdwrJIgRJ-H1Z_ILntsY5adhH4KrSuLjUuFkky9UaYlJM3lYStUvy3evDIEuse4XdcsavdCTC-UCSI6RcStTyGk9nyVuFRMhaCMV5F6i2ZHCwgxJZ0PQtCzcIXho/s400/TrishaDentist1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408116574192183026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="TitleBlue">Trisha H - Theodore, Alabama</p><strong></strong><blockquote><strong>How does your smile make you feel now?</strong><br /><br />While I am blessed to have most of my teeth in my mouth, I can't say that it will be like that forever unless I get real help. I don't want to be someone that has dentures or has to put implants in. I want to develop and fix the problems, once and for all, and be able to stop covering up who I am. <span style="font-style: italic;">I want the outside to match the inside - a happy person.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJKHj-_Tp8R1n3lWmnRssUQ_HgbUnVnkKOCm1whCMirTD6lQh_en3Dfgqeknjku2f2wluADahfyzEyt6G8Zqg8Xf8OFMp5RwkmvSsrHwgRMhJ_CVEhy8oeAG4u-OfUc93wk58HIhEDN4/s1600/TrishaDentist2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJKHj-_Tp8R1n3lWmnRssUQ_HgbUnVnkKOCm1whCMirTD6lQh_en3Dfgqeknjku2f2wluADahfyzEyt6G8Zqg8Xf8OFMp5RwkmvSsrHwgRMhJ_CVEhy8oeAG4u-OfUc93wk58HIhEDN4/s400/TrishaDentist2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408118885471169394" border="0" /></a><br /></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;" class="TitleBlue">Sweetie, the outside DOES match the inside. Ugly posts about children you deem fat and others you feel it's appropriate to mock. What's your excuse? How did you let your teeth get so damn nasty? Can you not afford toothpaste? Do you brush your teeth with your finger? You blame braces for your receding gums and stains? If you had brushed your teeth you wouldn't have infected gums or brown teeth. Braces don't cause your nasty, infected, receding gums, lack of care does. And you mock other people when your teeth are so foul? I'd be stunned if your husband still kisses you with an open mouth? Three filings in your front teeth alone??? Yeah, that's not genetic...that's just foul hygene.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="TitleBlue"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="TitleBlue"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjt4gAM1mazZF9o9mnaCk0xgsg4jgi5hXDubT6GLsIC-9pyIa_C-AZr52r-ZEdMmNvDW_Z42yInecTYFpTYx8LxXG8RqFxjZpuujdB443tlahN6GT9-sEGfay7ioCqGT65cXpNue3bC0/s1600/TrishaDentist3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjt4gAM1mazZF9o9mnaCk0xgsg4jgi5hXDubT6GLsIC-9pyIa_C-AZr52r-ZEdMmNvDW_Z42yInecTYFpTYx8LxXG8RqFxjZpuujdB443tlahN6GT9-sEGfay7ioCqGT65cXpNue3bC0/s400/TrishaDentist3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408118585307600418" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="TitleBlue"><strong></strong></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><strong><br /><br />What is the first thing you plan to do once you have your beautiful smile?</strong><br />Buy red lipstick!! I can't wear it because it accentuates the yellow in my teeth even MORE! Get family photos with my daughter and husband - both whom have perfect teeth.</blockquote></div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="TitleBlue"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="TitleBlue">Honey, the first thing you should do is buy some new clothes. Really, dressed like Madonna circa 1986 to enter a 1800Dentist.com contest? You're a good 20 years out of style.<br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <strong></strong></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong></strong><br /></div><br /></blockquote></div><p class="content"></p>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107531873241560965.post-90916473446104042502009-11-25T09:29:00.000-08:002009-11-26T18:10:43.222-08:00Post #2<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Is MomDot padding their web traffic?</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">In trying to seek out more information on momdot and Trisha Haas I came across her Bambina Ballerina ebay listings. I noticed feedback left for her as a buyer from a company called webvisitiorsnow.com back in February of this year. What does webvisitorsnow.com do you ask?</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Quite simply,</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> based on what their ebay listings are for a mere $42.00 they guarantee 100,000 visits to your web site. Now, considering how courted bloggers are by big corporations why would you need/want to fluff your numbers by paying for fake traffic? </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Quite simply you want free stuff and you want to generate money from ad traffic. Corporations want to see traffic through your blog before they start doling out their free goods and if you are only getting a few hundred or few thousand visits per month what a simple way to pad your traffic and guarantee you end up on the top bloggers lists.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now the evidenc</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">e is circumstantial but seems pretty clear to me that if you're buying from webvisitorsnow.co</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">m you are desperate for internet traffic. Interesting turn of events considering ModDot's so called ethical blogger policy.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Links below:</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><a href="http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=gdsmaryia&ftab=FeedbackAsBuyer">Bambina Ballerina Feedback as an Ebay buyer</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://shop.ebay.com/dearlj2/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686">webvisitorsnow.com ebay listings</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></div>Trisha Haas Needs A Nose Jobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05709559986363608030noreply@blogger.com3