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[perkiset]

You'll be amazed, EF, as you spend more time here and get to know the guys, at how many different versions of that very thing have been done here.

Hell, I know one guy that is putting a microphone and Dragon naturally speaking against a talk radio station, then markoving it just a bit to get new, original content. Frickin' genius if you ask me.

Glad you're enjoying yourself.

[easternfade]

I don't doubt that. Thanks for confirming it's not a new thing - means it's worth doing
Correct me if I'm wrong - there isn't a decent, customisable tool available for doing this already?

Hahah I love that idea!! That is pure genius.

Cheers.. 

[perkiset]

@ decent, customizable tool... yeah, it's called PHP LOL.

Anyone that's spent the time is unlikely to sell it to you until it's run its course and is just this side of useless mate. There are exceptions, but not many. Best for you to create your own juice and method, then you won't be in the same bucket as Teggie@Syndk8 ... don't want your techneeks blown out by over use any too soon.

[easternfade]

Thanks - good advice!

[rcjordan]

>markov

Frankly, markov & friends have never appealed to me. I know that it can get the job done if you want to get into the serps but I have quite a few old, established sites (now white) that need a finely-tuned blog and/or newsfeed to flesh them out.  Yeah, I could hire a local blogger at $3-per-post like some have done but that runs counter to my "no employees" mantra.  All-in-all, I'd rather have a bot blogger with the caveat that it's producing worthwhile, human-readable content.

>Best for you to create your own juice and method

If you farm out the whole job you'll see it sold on digitalpoint a few weeks later for $150, hhh.


There's an old joke in journalism that if you copy one source it's plagiarism but if you copy three sources it's research.  Think about it.

[rcjordan]

>discussions around semantics at the mashup next month will be great. I'm looking forward to how you lads are doing it as well

I just plan to copy yours, perk.  Seriously, ok that WAS seriously....

>next month

yeah, looking forward to it.