Author:Jennifer A. Thieme
The other day I accidentally came across a blog that has two of my most recent articles, but my byline was not given. While clicking around the site, I determined that at least two other articles are from authors at Ezinearticles.com.
These articles were also not given their bylines. In other words, an
unsuspecting reader would probably think that the site owner wrote these
articles himself. In all probability, ommission of the byline was an innocent
mistake. However, if it does not get rectified, it is stealing.I tried
leaving comments at the blog, asking the blogger to either include the byline
with active links, or to remove my articles. Even though the comment boxes
appeared functional, they were not, because after trying to leave comments
three times, they never showed up. There was no indication that the comments
were moderated.
I determined the site owner's name, and searched for him to see where else
he might be posting. This is how I came across the concept of "blog
carnivals."
What is a Blog Carnival?
In case you are new to "blog carnivals," they are where bloggers promote
blog entries from other sites. Here's an example:
http://organicleadership.wordpress.com/tag/blog-carnival
If you clicked the link, you noticed that there were lots of blogs being
promoted, along with active links to specific articles and blogs. The format
is, "So-and-So presents ABCArticle posted at XYZBlog." This format gives the
distinct impression that the person is the author of the article. When you
click the link to the article, it takes you to the blog where it appears. If
that author did not write the article, and did not give credit to the real
author, then the content was stolen.
How to Search for Stolen Content
Go to Google and type in a distinct phrase of any article you want to
locate. You can search webpages, blogs, news sources, and other sources. Put
quotation marks around the phrase. Google will produce results that match your
phrase.
Be Careful About Content on Your Site
Be careful about what you promote on your site or blog. If you promote
other bloggers via a blog carnival, be sure they actually wrote the content
that appears on your site. Otherwise, you may be promoting stolen content
yourself.
About the Author: Jennifer A. Thieme is a Certified QuickBooks
ProAdvisor who loves to help people with QuickBooks and accounting issues. She
brings unique insight, clear instructions, and over ten years of experience to
all of her QuickBooks articles. Owner of Solid Rock Accounting Services,
Jennifer's clients enjoy these same benefits on a personal and regular basis.
You can too - visit
http://www.jenniferthieme.com and contact Jennifer today.
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