Trackback Flaks Are in the Potty Around Here

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I junked a trackback (definition) this morning that came — I’d bet money on it — from a flak who thinks he/she found a brilliant new way to reach bloggers. They tracked back from a very old post on my blog to a blog post — that I will not link to — about new toilet seats and toilet toys.
Jeez, if you want to tell me something, send me a short email pitch. Don’t try to trick me into looking at your post. I might have written about it if you hadn’t done it this way. Poo Poo to you.

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1. Jim Turner says:

   February 7, 2006 at 3:26 pm

   Send me that link BL my kids love to play in the toilet these days.

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2. B.L. says:

   February 7, 2006 at 3:55 pm

   NEVER! lol

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3. Phil Gomes says:

   February 7, 2006 at 4:06 pm

   Jeez, if you want to tell me something, send me a short email pitch.
   …said the spider to the fly. *8-)
   The second the errant flack in question did that, you’d more than likely cut-and-paste the pitch into a post and hang the kid from the virtual yard arm.

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4. B.L. says:

   February 7, 2006 at 4:29 pm

   That’s true, Phil, I would, if it was a clueless pitch. :>)
   But as many a flak can tell you, I get a lot of leads from PR people who come to me before they tell everyone and her dog about the story, and who act like humans and say something like:
   – “would you be interested in …”,
   – “want to see a press preview of…?”
   – “possible item for What’s Next Blog?”
   – “interested in a briefing about ….?”
   What all of these have in common is an honest approach.

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5. Christine from the CRBiz Group says:

   November 13, 2009 at 1:09 pm

   I get these trackbacks daily! My blog is still starting out, but sheesh! Some of the trackbacks I get are quite amusing, but I never accept them if they’re junk, which is rare they are not.
   Hopefully they’ll give up one day, but I know… don’t hold my breath!
   Christine
   CRBiz Group

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