I got an email saying I received a trackback to an entry of mine for a while ago. I have no clue what a trackback is, but I decided that I would see what was listed on the trackback page. Well lets backtrack, here is a definition of trackbacks:
TrackBack is a feature of Movable Type (and Typepad) that allows you to let other sites know that you have linked to them, and lets you know when other sites have linked to you.
Learningmoveabletype.com claims that trackbacks are cool because it shows you what people liked your work and wanted to tag it. now... if we all go to the trackback section and see what was trackbacked you'd be creeped out. My entry on an advertisement was tagged for a Ritalin and the effects on the brain... maybe they are inferring that kids playing video games need Ritalin? What?
Luis' course description post has a trackback for xanex for sale. what does that have to do with xanex at all.
Continue looking... penis enlargement on a couple, xanex, hydrocodone. Now our simple posts are tagged on drug websites as well as penis enlargement. Im not sure how comfortable this makes me, and I don't think we would essentially want to be trackbacked to those websites. I leraned something new today...
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Ron Mexico says: I'm disappointed in a way for not getting "trackback-ed" because I know that I totally want to sell out into the corporate machine and even have my school work be turned into an advertisement. While this site is most likely not flagged as being "academic" advertisements and the seedy underbelly of the internet has still managed to penetrate all reaches of the cyber world. Male enhancement, illegal prescription drugs. Facebook and myspace slowly putting more control over it's users. God bless us all.
Posted by Ron Mexico | December 10, 2007 5:16 PM
Posted on December 10, 2007 17:16