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brief and there are those who are always around.  there's a balance between self-promotion, credibility and content that will enable you hit it long term.  find it.<br><br>it doesn't matter what you look like or how charismatic you are.  amanda's boobies can drop a foot and if she's played it right she'll have the barbara walters gig.  if not, she'll be a bitter female dave winer shouting \"i invented web video with rocketboom and had a million viewers\" surrounded by cats in the year 2031.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-07_07:20:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "e6cc85b56ada8be933b9593e29652ce0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669683": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Are we going to witness Meltdown Of The Week here from now on?<br><br><a href=\"http://mikecane.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/like-this-shit-is-news/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://mikecane.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/like-t...</a><br><a href=\"http://mikecane.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/such-brilliance/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://mikecane.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/such-b...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_09:54:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "462088a7f1468f209050aeb800035abb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669684": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ted:<br><br>I just posted this over at Duncan's blog too, but think it needs to be reposted here too:<br><br>Duncan has some things wrong.<br><br>1) I am being paid to speak at the PayPerPost conference. I have NOT been told what to say. I have NOT been told to say only positive things. I have NOT been told to say ANYTHING on PayPerPost\u2019s behalf.<br>2) You have not disclosed that you think I am stealing content on my link blog and that we have had violent disagreements in the past.<br>3) You have not given any context. PayPerPost pays people to attack me (seriously, it has). I dislike PayPerPost\u2019s goals a lot and am not changing my opinions of PayPerPost just because they are &lt;strike&gt;paying us a tiny sum of money (far smaller than what Seagate is paying to sponsor my show, and a tiny fraction of what I was paid at Microsoft)&lt;/strike&gt;. UPDATE: We've decided not to accept the honorarium so PayPerPost will only be covering my travel expenses. I also don\u2019t agree with PayPerPost\u2019s disclosure policies.<br>4) I am not going to be speaking out on PayPerPost\u2019s behalf, nor have they asked me to. They simply wanted me to speak on whatever I would like to their audience.<br>5) If you don\u2019t like what a company is doing, are you going to get better results by throwing rocks through its front window or sitting down with them and trying to change its behavior?<br>6) If you feel a \u201clynching\u201d coming on, don\u2019t you have a responsibility to add clarity and calmness to the discussion? It sure looks like you are handing out rope. On the ethical scale corporate shills come above lynchers.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_10:00:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669685": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That's great! I speak for money for many people I don't agree 100% with, as long as I don't think they are evil. I don't think PayPerPost quite qualifies as \"evil\" -- although I do think they suck! You'll add a needed perspective -- kudos to them for inviting you.<br><br>I assume they are not writing your speech? (that's a joke boys and girls!)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_09:54:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "30bea8d3786447442c13e35b56ba8f1c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669686": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "whoknew: I have no financial or friendship arrangement with JotSpot.<br><br>I bought my own MacBookPro, which is what I am switching my entire life over to. I have various review machines at my house on loan which are being sent back.<br><br>And I sign my name to everything I do so you know everything bad and good I do. More later, I don't have good connectivity here in Germany.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_09:43:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669687": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@5 regardless of disclosure, large parts of this blog have become advertorials for various firms with friendships or financial relationships with Scoble. Its like ad placement within TV shows - except in this case, its Seagate, Jotspot, and several others that consistently get mentioned several times per week. Whether it contractual or not isnt the issue - Robert plays both sides here as to his blog being his personal blog and seagate being his sponsor - it just creates the illusion that he has more than a passing interest in some of the companies being so prominently highlighted.<br><br>A Listers paid to do things? Its been obvious that many A Listers have been \"paid to post\" for some time now...they just get to redefine the terms (much like escorts have differentiated their craft from prostitution).  In previous posts, Scoble rationalizes his own shilling as being somehow different from payperpost because his deals are for a lot more than $10. He argues that paying Podtech rather than him directly somehow makes many of these recent character lapses ok...didnt OJ Simpson have a similar excuse regarding payment for his recent failed book deal not going to him?<br><br>Character is something that can only be measured in the face of difficult choices and the absence of oversight. Hard choices provide myriad opportunities to display true character. Some participants in the incestuous upper echelon of blogging have retained their character in the face of the corrupting influences of money.  Shel immediately comes to mind....He\u00b4s made good choices all around with consistent displays of integrity.<br><br>Others like robert seem to really be losing their moral compass in the face of hard choices without any guiding forces.  Examples by Robert include declaring capitalism to be more important than reputuation or integrity as well as redefining gifts of expensive laptops (seemingly used only for video editing and never formally reviewed) as \"loans\" for unspecified time periods.  Were those intel and AMD machines ever returned or are you still \"borrowing\" them for your day to day work? If returned, how long did you have them for?<br><br>Microsoft was good for Robert in that it forced him to operate within a set of unwritten rules that guided his online conduct. Post Microsoft, many of us hoped that Naked Conversations would serve as the guiding principle for corporate blogging.  Unfortunately, those principles are being subtly redefined once again...<br><br>The only oversight or guiding principle now on this blog seems to be either money or pressure from the blogospere...with everything being ok as long as \"too many people do not complain about it\".<br><br>Prior to this lapse in your judgement, I had posted about how this blog was not displaying the principles outlined in Naked Conversations. I was chided for not signing my name.  I thought about that at length...and realized that, as \"nameless guy\", essentially I pay Robert Scoble through my almost daily participation in his blog. Dozens of thousands of us help to pay his salary every day without signing our names as little numbers added up in his blog stats for which he can justify his paycheck.<br><br>Without us, Seagate et al wouldnt give him a dime....and based on signed comments from well respected people, he is losing more and more of us.<br><br>WhoKnew", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_07:31:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "04865ece9bca2eda6e082ab3318ece2a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669688": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "smartest thing you've done in a long time.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_07:20:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "e1ed878e53766db9d0e338e298534dcf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669689": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hopefully you will take the opportunity to try to convince people that more disclosure is good.  Of course, if I know that someone is paid to say good things about a product, I'm more likely to totally ignore what they say, so I don't think that will go very far.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_00:16:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "d30325f3854529569688df2b037167af", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669690": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "jeez,<br><br>while I want you and everyone to mke as much money as you can, this stinks.<br><br><br>To me the whole payperpost reeks for a blogger like you.<br><br>It comprimises the your premise of your book, and your reputation.<br>Thats my opinion only, but one of the things about reading you for years is knowing that you believed in certain things, and posting for pay wasnt one of them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_00:38:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "b5d1eebeb73bb289fc5891a3efac7ae1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669691": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Is this the first incident of a blog Jumping the Shark?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_00:10:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "26493d7270fb206c1e08599674e51e5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669692": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "meant to say \"blogger Jumping the shark\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_00:12:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "26493d7270fb206c1e08599674e51e5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669693": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Shel- are you going to voice your opposition to other forms of paid content creation, or are we treating the internet as the holy grail of communication platforms?<br><br>I remember when this type of thinking first surfaced with the emergence of the world wide web- when posting an advertisement online was widely described as act of unprecedented immorality.<br><br>Well, last time I checked, the internet hadn't prevented a war or ended poverty.  And you may want to turn off your computer now because in surfing the web you're contributing to global warming.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-02_22:24:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "1faf2ea04e1648665a534b00b8a459d5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669694": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well, I do give you credit for disclosing...! As long as you're up front about what you blog about and why, so we know what's shilling and what's genuine.<br><br>I am wondering what Jason Calacanis is going to write when he finds out about this, however...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-02_22:43:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "c1cc9d8512ea9fb293cbc83702a67fa3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669695": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "...this just further confirms what many of us have been saying for a long time.  Robert is simply a paid mouthpiece.  This isn't about conversation, it's about the almighty buck.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-02_23:02:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "3423bdecedb1e74120350de4e40c7acf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669696": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": ":(", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-02_21:50:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "fcede5b5d60cb313cd384634ab355d71", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669697": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "One more thought, Robert.  You taught me the standards for blogging that I adhere to.  It is what you taught me that makes me so passionately oppose Pay per Post, who have shown themselves to be the sidewalk hookers of the blogosphere.  Robert, I really hope you cancel. In the long run, you will be doing PodTech a service.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-02_21:35:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "894e015dd504d5df6cd9a8f0a95100e9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669698": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br>I am personally dosappointed that you have chosen to do this. To me Pay for Post represents everything that the book you and I wrote opposes. I wish you would change your mind.  This will not help your reputation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-02_20:53:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "894e015dd504d5df6cd9a8f0a95100e9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669699": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert never claimed to be on a quest to save the world from capitalism.  His disclaimer about speaking at the PayPerPost conference isn't required and he doesn't owe anyone an explanation.  Most public speakers do not turn down speaking opportunities- paid or unpaid- at a given venue based on objections to ideas held by the host or audience.  Let's be realistic instead of petty and small-minded.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-02_20:58:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "1faf2ea04e1648665a534b00b8a459d5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669700": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How can I parody this shit, man? Will they require you to write \"I HEART PPP\" on your face in magic marker?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-02_21:04:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "a79b0841b7859f54e448beb13d6c1931", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669701": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "well, this activity at least proves the adage, \"birds of a feather flock together....\"<br><br>There is not much difference between you and your audience. Selling out is selling out whether you are an A lister or Z lister.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-02_16:45:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "04865ece9bca2eda6e082ab3318ece2a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669702": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "As long as they don't make you write \"I heart PPP\" on your forehead... :-p", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-02_17:02:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "c0c403fb4afc369ea18717961f46a050", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669703": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So, I'm not a fan of <a href=\"http://PayPerPost.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">PayPerPost.com</a>, though I do think the <a href=\"http://ReviewMe.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">ReviewMe.com</a> model is more acceptable.<br><br>In either case, I would be cautious to describe this model as \"blog advertising\". It's closer to advertorial.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-02_18:11:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "dbarefoot", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669704": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I love payperpost and am a proud postie. I am flabbergasted that someone who is such an outspoken critic of them will agree to accept money from them to come speak. There are thousands of us who aren't A-list bloggers who use PPP to help with the bills. I hope you don't get up there and trash us", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-02_19:03:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "2bf85ddd267e13df2f95fb697733d0c0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669705": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You sure know how to make a splash Robert ;-)<br><br>Feeling the need explain \"I'm a capitalist\" reminds me of Atlas Shrugged -- and scares me about the world we're living in right now. Maybe the conference should be called: Galt's Gulch!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-02_17:04:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "7a65a8a0c1310a7369a3b2db6d58fc67", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669706": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I love anonymous bloggers who question credibility ...<br><a href=\"http://bscoble.blogspot.com/2007/02/anonymous-bloggers.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://bscoble.blogspot.com/2007/02/anonymous-b...</a><br>Just a little article about anonymous Bloggers.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-08_11:37:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "37a2ab74acc1e4939016d8e05e119f4b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669707": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So Ben, your just like your brother - unless you have a blog you can't comment on somebody else's blog?  Before you comment on Scoble's blog you have to give your resume out?<br><br>I may not know how to cook a decent meal but I still know when my food tastes like crap.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-08_17:36:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "86a3f650caba64e04893df88a3bd506e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669708": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@90 \"Everything you say and have said in the past implies a disdain for this company. Why then speak at a conference for a group and a company you disdain? Especially one that \u2019sends people out to attack you\u2019.\"<br><br>I'm assuming this is a rhetorical question. Because the an$swer is obviou$, i$ is not?  For expo$ure.  Scoble is basically an exposure whore.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-04_22:15:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "26493d7270fb206c1e08599674e51e5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669709": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm still laughing at the Galt's Gulf reference.<br><br>So if John Galt were an actual person and not a character, would he write a blog about what ever it is he wanted to and take advertorial money along the way to fund his endeavors?<br><br>or would the money be considered settling in and accepting the system and supporting the stupid bastards of the world?<br><br>He tuned in and dropped out.<br><br>(And would Dagny Taggart think Galt was still over poweringly hot for being a blogger that took ad money?)<br><br>_________________________________<br><br>If as an alternate we look at the fountainhead and Howard Roark the perspective is slightly different.<br><br>He took cllient money all the time, but only when they gave him free reign.  So Roark were a blogger,would he write a sponsored article in any form he liked would and mention a company along the way?  (He did put the names of his clients on the buildings he made, so is that sponsored advertising?  Should Ayn have settled the question of whether or not Howard Roark should have run an ad in the paper saying, I made this building it is mine, but he named them after the wishes of the clients he worked for.<br><br><br>hmmmmm<br><br>idle thought<br><br>interesting character connections<br><br>Ted Murphy - Howard Roark (Building something everyone else says is crap)<br><br>Michael Arrington - Ellsworth Toohey<br><br>Robert Scoble - Gail Wynand<br><br>All the little bloggers - Dominique Francon<br><br>All the Big bloggers - Peter Keating<br><br><br>lol", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-05_23:48:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "97095bc12d02ed428eaf276aa6f14f98", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669710": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt;&gt;meanguy: not overwhelmingly charismatic.<br><br>Hmmm, well, tell me then, why did I get rated #2 at Google's Zeitgeist conference when compared with far more professional speakers and many CEOs of very large billion dollar conferences?<br><br>Same thing last year at LIFT. Only one who beat me was Cory Doctorow.<br><br>There's a reason I get invited to speak at conferences and continue to do so (I just turned down three more invites to keynote speeches, by the way, cause I already had previous plans).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-06_16:23:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669711": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't think you should have endorsed PPP.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-06_15:47:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "ab5d6c18e24050d047fb4ca35565a140", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669712": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Alexander: please name one place I've endorsed PPP. I'm speaking at a blogging conference that's being hosted by PPP. That's far from endorsing PPP itself. At least it is if you are a thinking person and I only want thinking people reading me here. Thanks!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-06_16:14:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669713": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bobby, how is being a Postie any different than what you have been doing for the last several years?  Other than the fact you make more money by blogging than the Posties?  You did it when you worked at the Borg, you're doing it now with Seagate and Intel.   I just find the irony and hypocrasy incredible for you to lambast nickel and dime \"pay for\" posts when you've been doing essentially the same thing with mulit million and billion dollar corporations since you've become a luminary.  I'd go as far to say it's what put you on the map.<br><br>BTW, may want to buy your brother an atlas.  While it might be expensive to travel to Europe, last I loooked Orlando was still in the good ol' USof A.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-04_17:01:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "834c0f08fd85903a2dc52eda1dc59a58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669714": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert.<br><br>Do you realize how many different types of spam there are?  This is just one specific type.<br><br>There are hundreds of types of spam each with potential algorithms which can be used to defeat them.<br><br>Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, etc. spending hundreds of millions (billions?) of dollars a year to defeat spam.  From additional hardware, to wasted engineering time, to mad users, it all adds up.<br><br>We can an are blogging PPP spam from Tailrank but it costs us money.  We spend about 20% of our engineer and hardware resources on blocking spam.  We're a small company and there are *plenty* of things I'd rather spend this cash on like hiring a few more engineers.<br><br>What really scares me about PPP is that now these scum are coming out of their caves and asking VCs to invest millions of dollars and way too many people are willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and play devils advocate just because they have cash.<br><br>Anyway.. I'm done arguing about it.  Half of the reason for me commenting on this was to help protect you from losing a ton of credibility in the tech industry.  The other half is to prevent PPP from getting any more attention.<br><br>I still think they'll implode though.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.feedblog.org/2007/01/and_so_the_bubb.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.feedblog.org/2007/01/and_so_the_bubb...</a><br><br>... is clear evidence :)<br><br>Kevin", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-04_17:14:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "3f322b1d5add87ae016967212a2067ba", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669715": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert...FYI - Here is my post from <a href=\"http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/02/04/072907.php\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/02/04/0729...</a><br><br>There are many ethical, moral and common sense decisions that will have to be made as this paid bloggers issue continues. Wal-Mart and that PR firm were attacted, and rightly so, when they created happy shopping bloggers who were paid because the money changed what they would say about Wal-Mart.<br><br>Why would that not apply for taking money from PayPerPost?<br><br>It is one thing for bloggers to get paid for good work, which is a principal of capitalism that has worked for centuries.<br><br>It is another for one of the most influential bloggers in the world, who already makes very good money and enjoys terrific perks from his day job, to accept payment for a speech without revealing it originally. Anyone paying Robert is paying for influence and credibility, not just a speech.<br><br>The old media has been atwitter all week discussing the same problem with CNBC uber-business reporter Maria Bartiromo and her accepting favors from Todd Thomson, formerly chief of Citigroup's wealth management unit. Thomson was fired by Citigroup for poor judgment, including his dealings with Bartiromo.<br><br>Now...as with Robert, you can say it there is nothing wrong with Bartiromo accepting corporate jet rides from Citigroup...on one level...except for this...no reporter, no matter how famous, can get too close to, or accept favors from the people and companies she covers, without problems. Experience has shown how dangerous that is and there is a reason such controls are in place.<br><br>Yes, so Robert accepts a few dollars for a speech. On one level, so what? But on other levels, it matters deeply. His uber-blogger stature means that whatever companies and products he associates with will benefit from being in his orbit.<br><br>George Washington made every mistake a military man can make at least once...he just never made it twice. I think Robert will display the same wisdom and will be more careful about to whom and to what he lends his hard-earned and well-deserved reputation as the world's number one blogger in the future.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-04_15:34:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "5db068145aabf0eb0960cf2cfe84a265", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669716": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Anyone else notice how these 'controversial' items always pop up on Friday, when news is slight, and items remain longer on Techmeme?<br><br>Anyway, Robert you've been putting comments like the following all over:<br><br>\"And the reverse is also true. PPP has paid people to attack me in the past. It\u2019s a company I don\u2019t agree with (at least I won\u2019t until they require per-item disclosures, just like I did with my disclosure).<br><br>But, I disagree with you that this is an endorsement by me. Anyone who sees it as such really hasn\u2019t done their homework. \"<br><br>Why are you speaking at this conference, then? Doing so does give this conference wider visibility. Are you going to chastise the audience? As another person wrote about, they don't want to attend an event just to be talked down to, or derided.<br><br>Everything you say and have said in the past implies a disdain for this company. Why then speak at a conference for a group and a company you disdain? Especially one that 'sends people out to attack you'.<br><br>(DISCLOSURE: my criticism of Robert Scoble is not sponsored; I do it for free.)<br><br>If I were asked to speak in front of a group I disdain, I would say no. I would in front of a group who disagrees on issues with me, but not one I actually disdain.<br><br>You know who I feel sorry for? The people attending this so-called conference. They're being manipulated.<br><br>Well darn, so are the rest of us.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-04_12:38:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "1dce66e3f7dfc4d7ce134b92b797327f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669717": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I side with Kevin here. Technically, there is a lot of entropy going on, and while it could be possible to blacklist PPP, it would only encourange their competitors.<br><br>PPP should instead force their bloggers to use the rel=nofollow principle which is simple, effective and fair.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-04_09:23:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "8f4b051052d30e7850f497e794bc9cf5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669718": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "PPP changes the fundamental conversation of the web by interjecting subtle commercialism into the conversation of personal blogs.  So, hypothetically, if someone (lets call him \"Rob Scoble\") had a personal blog with subtle commercial messages weaved into otherwise compelling conversation, disclosed as such in a general way (not post by post),  and compensated for such activities, his approach would be using the PPP model, right?<br><br>The best part is that our hypothetical blogger above wouldn't part of any formal organization that could be detected by Google.  At least now I understand why you have no issues with PPP as long as they disclose. Can you say that you are using a different model?<br><br>As for sploggers being more \"evil\" than PPP, they essentially do different things. Sploggers steal intellectual property to make ad revenue. Bad. However, I'm unaware of a corporate entity actively and openly recruiting people to formally be part of such activities.<br><br>The obvious disconnect with your commenters may be drawn from the difference of the underground nature of the splogger (for which people have no \"suspension of disbelief\" - they know that such things will happen when money is involved) and the organized approach of changing conversations under a formal corporate banner (for which many people seemingly want to suspend their disbelief that corporate entities would be involved in such activities)<br><br>Sorry, but I have to comment about the following:<br><br>\"One approach? Keep track of PPP-disclosed Bloggers (all PPP bloggers are forced to disclose due to PPP\u2019s policies) then discount items that appear on more than one of their blogs. It\u2019s not that hard.\"<br><br>Yep - until Paid-For-Posts (PFP), WePayYou (WPY), and Sell-Your-Soul (SYS) open their doors and start doing business.  If this were an interview question, your answer wouldn't scale much beyond the original company.  No Hire.<br><br><br>WhoKnew", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-04_09:28:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "19d50287113fc732c62b62291bcfbdf8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669719": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Kevin: I've been talking about how PayPerPost games Google before anyone else that I remember. <a href=\"http://scobleizer.com/2006/10/02/gaming-google/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://scobleizer.com/2006/10/02/gaming-google/</a><br><br>Every blog that uses PayPerPost is required to do a disclosure on that blog's home page, so it shouldn't be hard to see how something is gaming Google and my friends who are programmers say it isn't hard to tell a PPP post -- if that disclosure isn't being done, then we should shame the bloggers into doing disclosures. You say it's hard, but then Google employees armies of PhD's for a reason.<br><br>One approach? Keep track of PPP-disclosed Bloggers (all PPP bloggers are forced to disclose due to PPP's policies) then discount items that appear on more than one of their blogs. It's not that hard.<br><br>Even if they don't disclose, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out something is being gamed. I read only 500 feeds and I can see gaming going on. All of a sudden a company starts being discussed when it wasn't before. It shouldn't be too hard for us to protect against this kind of gaming, particularly since most of it is being done in public. The sploggers and others who copy content and put Google ads next to it are far more evil and ones I worry about a lot more than PPP.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-04_05:41:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669720": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So I have mixed views - yes there's the whole 'evil-ness' of PPP, so at the very leastyou have to figure that by attending you are, to a certain extent, legitimising their view *no matter what you say or what your view is*. That's a personal cost to you and you have to decide whether that is something you are willing to pay. Make no bones about it, by attending you are endorsing PPP and their view.<br><br>On the other hand, I do see the view that to change views you have to engage - but PPP have already taken on their funding, their business plan is set, I don't see it majorly diverting at all.<br><br>Finally, I'm in agreement with Jason. You (or if you want to split hairs, have PodTech in the middle as a wayman) should have taken the fee and passed it on to charity. You could even have started a conversation here on which charity bloggers would want to support.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-04_04:56:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "de660ae5e8f8c618c2a43faead7f8e69", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669721": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't see what the big deal is about PayPerPost as it does not differ much in what happens in the traditional media space today.<br><br>That also has a place and will sort itself out.<br><br>But Jarvis and the other self appointed moral guardians of the blogosphere should really just piss off as they don't represent anybody except themselves.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_10:50:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "0c94d1c6a103c47240fe6cb43e223987", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669722": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am a payperpost blogger and I will be there. I look forward to seeing you speak because you are a good blogger and I think your insights can make me a better blogger. That being said, the price of conference/flight/hotel for me is not a small sum and I  will be disappointed if I spend that money to sit and hear you badmouth payperpost and the bloggers who have full time jobs and families and are happy to have an opportunity to make some extra money. I personally know that some of us use the money for little extras in our life that otherwise wouldn't be possible.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_23:35:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "2bf85ddd267e13df2f95fb697733d0c0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669723": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Damn typos!  Shilldown = shilldom.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-04_10:24:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "462088a7f1468f209050aeb800035abb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669724": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt;&gt;&gt;Mike: if you think killing someone (which is what lynching is) is more ethical than someone selling something or shilling for something then I simply don\u2019t want you to be a reader of mine. Have a nice day.<br><br>Such a crybaby!  And such a BS retort too!  Who do you think is going to swallow your switch from metaphorical lynching to *literal* lynching?  Point out all the posts here that have advocated a *literal* rope?  You goddammed well can't.<br><br>But I see you for what you are now and can rightfully ignore you.<br><br>Go get an education in shilldown too.  Watch \"Roger &amp; Me.\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-04_10:23:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "462088a7f1468f209050aeb800035abb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669725": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<a href=\"http://scobleizer.com/2007/02/02/payperspeech-disclosure/#comment-289764\" rel=\"nofollow\">Todd: because dialog helps more than it hurts. At least in the world I want to live in.</a><br><br>Exactly.  Having that conversation with those that criticize you helps everyone grow!  Being afraid to talk to those that have a different opinion, or putting yourself on a pedestal unwilling to associate with them is far more damaging than engaging them.<br><br>Closed-mindedness is a shameful thing!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-04_10:50:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "1610be0449db130652c7b97591a29139", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669726": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "is the cashflow so tight at podtech that you have to take crappy gigs like these?<br><br>look dude, you're not overwhelmingly charismatic and your depth of understanding of technology and media is merely good.  there's nothing going on in your interviews that a cuter, dumber person with a bunch of prep couldn't achieve.<br><br>which means the only thing you've got going for yourself is credibility... and it's been a really rough month in that regard.<br><br>if there's a benefit to you or your company to attend something, go.  if they're paying you, accept.  consider the pluses and minuses and either go big or stay home.<br><br>you will not be able to build or salvage credibility based on \"disclosures\".  you've revealed that you're aware of the perception issue yet you still took the gig.  a disclaimer doesn't change anything.<br><br>you're using it like it's some type of get out of jail free card.  it isn't.  some people will freak out about the association, most won't.  either way, the damage is done and it's time to focus on the basics with your career.<br><br>are you the globetrotting cute geek with a video camera?  are you a personality?  are you a technologist?  are you a journalist?<br><br>the land grab and the cash grab is screwing you here.  right now you're none of these things because you're trying to do it all.  pick one, build a brand, build credibility, and get on with business.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-05_19:33:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "e6cc85b56ada8be933b9593e29652ce0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669727": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert.<br><br>You're not an engineer.  While it's easy for YOU to see that a story is about PayPerPost it's NOT that easy for a robot to see if a story is sponsored by a search engine.<br><br>Do you use the string \"Pay Per Post\" or \"PayPerPost\" ?  What if there's a typo?  What if the blogger simply doesn't disclose (this is actually happening all the time right now btw even though disclosure is apparently a requirement).<br><br>Is there a URL of all PPP campaigns?  There are a few listed on the site but I do NOT believe there's a public URL available.<br><br>Also.... do search engines have to write code to walk around every SPAM company?  What about Text Link Ads?  What about all the PPP competitors that are coming out of the shadows?<br><br>While Google does generally do a decent job here the reason these companies are resorting to spam is that it WORKS!  Google isn't perfect and so these guys are trying to take advantage of this opportunity to make a buck - Internet be damned!<br><br>And even if Google WERE perfect there's still Yahoo and MSN that they can spam.<br><br>You haven't done your research here.  This is fine of course because it's not your job.  The point I'm trying to make is that it's probably NOT a good idea to accept an invitation to speak from a company that's highly controversial to say the least without knowing why people are mad at them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-04_04:49:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "3f322b1d5add87ae016967212a2067ba", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669728": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Marcus: I only badmouth those who don't disclose -- just like I have here. I think you don't understand the disagreements I've had with PayPerPost. I want per-item disclosures. I don't have a problem with blog advertising. I've supported other blog advertising approaches like Google ads and Amazon Affiliate links (even have one of those myself on my blog).<br><br>The company in the past has done some smarmy things, though, including paying people to attack me because of my stances.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-04_04:13:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669729": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Seeing Ben Scoble's post reminded me that I'd mistakenly logged in anonymously. I'm Greg Cannon. <a href=\"http://techworking.wordpress.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://techworking.wordpress.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-05_10:59:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "a5c71e2ad8087a3c2af19fedc1ec016a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669730": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Kevin: it's very easy for Google to track PayPerPost advertisers and remove any influence they are putting on Google's relevancy indexes. Why is that? Because PayPerPost is doing its work in the public gaze and everyone can see who is advertising on PayPerPost and because PayPerPost now requires disclosure (at least on the blog level -- I'd still love it if PayPerPost required per-item disclosure for a totally different reason -- cause everything is going toward RSS).<br><br>But, to not understand that fundamental difference makes you look really lame dude. If I were you I'd worry about removing real sploggers from your TailRank service (I still see some there from time to time). PayPerPost isn't even close to being among the most evil here.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-04_04:17:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669731": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br><br>PPP is black hat SEO.  It's like calling a spamming SEO.  You're taking an unethical activity and white washing it by classifying it with a whitehat activity.<br><br>These guys ruin the Internet for the rest of us.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_18:31:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "3f322b1d5add87ae016967212a2067ba", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669732": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "BTW. As an aside...<br><br>You haven't resorted to the Dvorak link bait method have you?<br><br><a href=\"http://youtube.com/watch?v=gOHzHVF-4Mg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://youtube.com/watch?v=gOHzHVF-4Mg</a><br><br>Ug.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_18:32:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "3f322b1d5add87ae016967212a2067ba", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669733": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "props to scoble. taking on a topic and keynote such as this. it's out there.. ppp is doing a top notch job at this type of blogger postings, and he'll bring a great deal of insight to this topic. Congrats Scoble", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_10:40:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "1bbe2b67519c84a4767ad4f70d5804ae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669734": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow, I'm really disappointed in how hostile people are to you about giving a simple keynote.   If Bill Gates keynotes CES does it mean he supports all the violence in GTA and Resident Evil?  Of course not.<br><br>I'm not currently a PPP enthusiast and don't plan to blog for them, and perhaps Shel's even right to call this approach <i>the sidewalk hookers of the blogosphere </i> (clever and catchy!).   However if t disclosures are prominent and clear PPP people can note that they are doing a similar sort of thing that a *paid* journalist does when they review gadgets or movies or Techcrunch does when they review companies.<br><br>I smell a lot of hypocrisy here.  Prominent folks who are directly paid very big money to blog in various forms are insisting that stay at home moms can't pick up a few bucks for reviewing something.  And if Shel is right those evil hookers, blogging between tricks, will be denied the money that could get them off the street!<br><br>The critics worry about credibility and that's good, but it's hypocritical to get paid indirectly by blogging (e.g. TechCrunch, Engaget, O'Reilly, Battelle, Shel, etc, etc, etc) and then suggest without more elaboration that other payment routines are inherently flawed and dishonest.  Are you just protecting your turf?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_22:21:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "d8bb4623895a9ba01a125d3d7800bead", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669735": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br>I won't pretend that you speaking at PPP's event is the end of the world, but your comments strike me as uncharacteristically disingenuous. It doesn't matter if you go to their event and trash them. They will spend the next four months hyping your appearance so much that nothing you say in 45 minutes or so on stage will overcome that. They are trying to bask in your integrity and hope that your association with their conference rubs off on them. It's a savvy marketing move on their part. For you, though, I fear it's something worse. Disclosure is not enough.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-05_10:02:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "a5c71e2ad8087a3c2af19fedc1ec016a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669736": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm really surprised this whole discussion focuses on the payment (which, btw. Robert has declined in the meantime.)<br><br>Gettting paid to speak is normal, that's not the point here.  I think this is more about what conference Robert wants to endorse by becoming a speaker, whether paid or not.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_19:30:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "zolierdos", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669737": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LayZ - Why don't you ever say anything constructive?  It is anonymous guys like you that I am starting to consider as \"Spam\".  I wish all of these \"A\" listers would block posts from anonymous a-holes like you!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-05_09:17:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "37a2ab74acc1e4939016d8e05e119f4b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669738": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt;Are you speaking at the PPP conference in the context of helping to bail them out?<br><br>Nope.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_20:17:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669739": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@54  Again, all very interesting, but again it doesn't really answer the question. It's one thing to speak at some session buried in the conference agenda. I could see Oracle perhaps helping folks understand how to get the most out of running Oracle on a Windows platform. Both MS and Oracle benefit.<br><br>Nice attempt at an example, but we all know the sole reason Gates spoke at MacWorld that year.  Would he be as welcomed today?  Are you speaking at the PPP conference in the context of helping to bail them out?<br><br>Then Ch 9 infomercial examples you cite are hardly comparable to what we are discussing. But, again, nice try!<br><br>So, care to try again to answer my question?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_18:01:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "26493d7270fb206c1e08599674e51e5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669740": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@55.. \"Evidently in some areas of the blogosphere, it\u2019s not so much a conversation as it is dictation. Or dictatorial, judging from these comments.\"<br><br>You mean sorta like when Scoble scolds companies for not blogging, or tells bloggers how to blog or tries to define what a blog is because he wrote a book on it? Or whines and demands that bloggers should link to him when he thinks he has a story? Yea, I can see your point.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_18:06:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "26493d7270fb206c1e08599674e51e5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669741": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "51: \"it was very clear that Seagate, Microsoft, and AMD sponsored the BlogHaus and that PodTech put it on.\"<br><br>That's all very interesting, but that's not what I asked. Did you clear a profit from BlogHaus?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_16:19:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "26493d7270fb206c1e08599674e51e5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669742": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "There's nothing wrong with being paid to speak at a conference. If people stopped paying for conference speakers then conferences would be a long stream of self-publicising ego-maniacs instead of interesting and high profile personalities and experts (who probably wouldn't speak unless they got paid for it).<br><br>Regarding PPP:<br><br>Bloggers have been putting up paid for posts for long before PayPerPost came on the scene. Techcrunch does a 'Thank You' post to it's advertisers every so often. Many other blogs do the same.<br><br>PayPerPosts problem is that they thought that any publicity was good publicity. They courted controversy and revelled in it.<br><br>The problem is that with a lot of bloggers, their popularity is based on the trust of their readers and that trust could be hampered by being associated with PPP. This means PPP are now only working with low traffic, low page-rank bloggers who the advertisers don't want to pay for.<br><br>They now have to quickly rebuild their reputation so that some big bloggers start using their services before they run out of money.<br><br>The trouble is that other services are now available, ReviewMe for example, that don't have the bad rep of PPP, and any blogger that wants to do in-post advertising would probably choose them instead to preserve their reputation. Although it does seem like PPP have brought down this whole fledgling industry.<br><br>What could have been a great (and ethical with disclosure) revenue stream for bloggers is being hampered by controversy and PR mis-management.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_18:13:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "4362eedc05163e8ad004ec637ebf6e9b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669743": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Zoli: &gt;&gt;I think this is more about what conference Robert wants to endorse by becoming a speaker, whether paid or not.<br><br>Endorsement works both ways. PPP knows that I've attacked them in the past and is likely to attack them in the future (unless they ask their members to do full disclosure, like what I've done here). So, maybe they are endorsing that viewpoint too in front of their best members?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_20:16:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669744": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Kevin: &gt;&gt;PPP is black hat SEO.<br><br>I have to call bull#### on this.<br><br>Black hat SEO is secret stuff. Cloaking. Link farms that you can't see. Invisible keywords. Splog farms. Etc.<br><br>Everything that PPP has done has been out front in the full heat of the public gaze. Yeah, they are far from perfect, but they are far far from black hat SEO.<br><br>The fact that you -- a well-regarded developer and studier of SEO techniques -- can't tell the difference scares the #### out of me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_20:14:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669745": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Kevin: I don't see doing SEO (even the worst kind) as being anywhere close to rape. But maybe that's just me.<br><br>Kamal: PayPerPost does not get prior restraint on my speech.<br><br>Mike: if you think killing someone (which is what lynching is) is more ethical than someone selling something or shilling for something then I simply don't want you to be a reader of mine. Have a nice day.<br><br>LayZ: it was very clear that Seagate, Microsoft, and AMD sponsored the BlogHaus and that PodTech put it on.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_16:14:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669746": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@54  Fair enough. It's one thing to have sponsors to help cover costs. Happens at conferences all the time. It's another to imply that BlogHaus was contributing to PodTech's bottom line.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_17:54:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "26493d7270fb206c1e08599674e51e5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669747": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "fair!<br><br>i know this sounds so annoying of me,  but i'm begging you....<br><br>please come my blog, <a href=\"http://emilyishere.wordpress.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">emilyishere.wordpress.com</a>, and comment. if you dont have anything to say, just say hi or i like your blog or this blog is stupid. i'd even be happy if you wrote \"this blog stinks.\"<br><br>it's a blog with tips for preteen girls (girls, we know the feeling...my partner who posts most of the time is my thirteen-year-old sister, so she's an expert) neopets cheats, clubpenguin cheats, and a little homework helper.<br><br>it is dedicated to all those girls out there who need help.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_18:00:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "8b68ab4c8188415d45620b621333d412", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669748": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "LayZ: to tell you the truth, I'm not sure (I don't want to say yes, because I haven't seen the final report yet), but it will definitely be a profitable thing in the future.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_16:23:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669749": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert, what you are doing is consistent with what you say! That's very good.<br><br>Question: Would PayPerPost look at your speech and approve it?<br><br>I know the answer is negative. You are allowed to speak what you want.<br><br>My advise to them: Offer the same deal to ther bloggers for their PayPerPost service. Pay the money to a blogger who wants to write about a product, without getting any approval first.<br><br>There is not much different between you, who will speak to the public via a physical platform vs a payperpost blogger who writes via the blogosphere.<br><br>One question which payperpost will ask? How will they make sure that you do not say things too critical to them?<br><br>Logically speaking, in case you do then other companies would not be dying to invite you in future. Therefore for your own professional good, you have incentive not to be too critical. Similarly payperpost could do the same with their platform. If these bloggers take money from an advertiser and then do not focus on the positive side of the advertiser then other advertisers won't hire the same bloggers in future.<br><br>All payperpost has to do is to maintain an aggregate effectiveness score of bloggers based on the advertisers' feedback.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_16:04:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "ccda189c77625ecbecf9c4fd0481bdb9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669750": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dude..... you've lost some points in my book.<br><br>This isn't about advertising.  This is about spam.<br><br>These guys are spammers!  If they were concerned about advertising they would allow bloggers to use rel=\"nofollow\"....<br><br>This is a bit like doing to a conference hosted by a convicted rapist and then keynoting on the rights of rape victims.<br><br>Either way you legitimize them.<br><br>You've jumped the shark dude.  :-/  Come back from the dark side!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_16:04:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "3f322b1d5add87ae016967212a2067ba", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669751": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So, following you logic Robert, Microsoft should invite  Steve Jobs and Linus Torvalds to speak at TechEd?  IBM should invite Ray Ozzie to speak at Lotusphere now?  Nokia should invite Adrian Nemcek to speak at NokiaWorld?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_14:19:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "26493d7270fb206c1e08599674e51e5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669752": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What is wrong with PPP?  Since when does the bloggospere have to be strictly opinion?  Even PPP makes people disclose they are getting paid.  If you don't want to hear an advertisement, DON'T KEEP READING!!!  As for my Bro taking money for speeches, sink your teeth into this:<br>1.  Traveling to Europe is very expensive.  Yes, its part of his job, but someone is still paying for the travel.<br><br>2.  He is very good at public speaking and he knows his subject as good as anyone.  So, people want him to speak at their functions.<br><br>3.  Even when he takes money for speaking, he is very objective.  More so than most of the people who post to his blog.<br><br>4.  He is so liberal he can't be a capitalist - socialist maybe.<br><br><br>Anyway ... enjoy Europe Bro and keep the speeches real.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_12:17:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "37a2ab74acc1e4939016d8e05e119f4b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669753": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Speaking of advertising and somewhat off topic, I just noticed there's an Amazon ad in the sidebar.  I thought it was against Wordpress polocy to have advertising on wordpress blogs, including pay per post.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_12:38:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "1213a7780fa08ad07095f612a4e8ab0d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669754": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "have them make a donation to charity for your speaking fee... a lot of famous folks like yourself do that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_12:50:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "06c883c931c13cabd6989d8e3520eacd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669755": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Todd: because dialog helps more than it hurts. At least in the world I want to live in.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_12:05:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669756": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br>  Are you contractually obliged to attend this as it is what your company dictates?<br><br>Is Podtech running out of cash? It just seems like you have to go to this and the Intel video fiasco made it seem like you were under personal pressure to get more attention for them.<br><br>I think you should go and take expenses but not take a fee and from the keynote tell them all there what blogging is about, like you and Shel wrote about and explain why the pay per post model is a bad thing.<br><br>You're well respected and loved because you are not a shill. I hope you're not changing.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_12:09:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "93b6060cbb32124ae3a382aab2377dd1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669757": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br><br>I am a religious reader of Scobleizer, but via my RSS reader so I rarely see the post comments.  This time I did and honestly, I'm shocked about all the criticism that you are receiving regarding this PayPerPost appearance.<br><br>You have gone out of your way to disclose the exact terms of the speaking agreement.  I can't remember the last time I've seen such full disclosure.  Furthermore, you are going on behalf of PodTech which , last time I checked, is a business that needs to market itself in order to pay the bills.<br><br>If I found out that you altered your speech to appease the PayPerPost folks I would have lost faith in your mission, but since you have clearly stated that this will not happen, I see no issue.<br><br>By speaking at this event, the only result is that you may influence those in the audience to understand the point of view that you and your readers share.  In my humble opinion, that is better than not speaking and having no influence.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_17:24:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "890bd2dc0852d3dc7b643212745aaee5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669758": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@35  PodTech made money on BlogHaus?????", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_13:47:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "26493d7270fb206c1e08599674e51e5a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669759": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey,  Give Maryam a hug or two.  I just got off her blog and she deserves them.  I would not get in her way after I cuss you out. hehehe", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_14:01:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "37a2ab74acc1e4939016d8e05e119f4b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669760": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't get it.  Why is paying someone to speak at an event or conference such a big deal?  You know those speakers at every college graduation?  Paid. You know every time Bill Clinton speaks? $200,000.<br><br>What's wrong with getting paid to speak? You're providing a service and being compensated for it.  Getting paid to be a mouthpiece for a product or service (this is called endorsement, and it's what athletes do all the time) is different, though also nothing wrong with it as long as it clear your endorsement is paid.  But it looks like PayPerPost was just paying Robert an appearance/speaking fee (which he seems to be no longer accepting).<br><br>I don't see how this is at all something to get concerned about.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_14:20:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "852415496b5a23d781e4ad4c6f9ae1b9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669761": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "#44: Bill Gates spoke at MacWorld one year. I've seen Oracle and other competitors speak at TechEd. At Channel 9 I had Google employees on, even though Google was kicking Microsoft's behind in a whole raft of things.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_16:28:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669762": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow, I see the sanctimonium continues.  It would be wonderful if some of the commenters actually updated their facts before blowing a gasket.<br><br>I am not a spammer.  I do not write positive reviews on demand.  I have never been paid to write something that I didn't believe.  I decline any opportunity where an advertiser will not give me freedom to write as I see fit.<br><br>Robert, props to you for doing something you knew would be unpopular but that you also knew you could do while preserving your integrity.  Others could learn from your example.<br><br>Evidently in some areas of the blogosphere, it's not so much a conversation as it is dictation.  Or dictatorial, judging from these comments.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_17:19:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "2f3b0e0e6b6d3c842d98521c8d7eed63", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669763": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "People who need commentary like PPP.  People who can provide it regularly hate it.  Like McDonalds, you don't have to eat there but I'm sure that people do go there and get what they want.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_20:35:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "23ec5c33392ff9221acec53a6695b0f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669764": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert, that's a possibility, certainly. Or, it could be a PR coup: \"look, we're no longer bad guys, even Scoble spoke at our conference\" ...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_20:41:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "zolierdos", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669765": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If it's the weekend, it's time for us all to get hooked on the latest release of Scoble link bait. Robert, you're awesome at this. Dvorak should pay you for lessons.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_20:48:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "c2ec17b9df58d5843b147cf69deef262", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669766": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert.<br><br>It *is* Blackhat SEO.<br><br>They're *trying* to spam Google.  Any link exchange which would object to using rel=nofollow IS a spammer.<br><br>Spamming == blackhat SEO.<br><br>I mean god.  In the beginning they didn't even want to have disclosure!<br><br>They're also hurting bloggers.  Most of these bloggers aren't going to be aware that their Google juice is going to be damaged when they participate in PPP spam campaigns.  Microsoft has already come out and said that if they catch you selling links they'll blacklist your blog.<br><br>These guys are the Sith lords of the blogosphere!  Don't convert to the dark side!<br><br>For the record.... I'm ALL for advertising but it has to be behind a link firewall which ISN'T search engine spam.<br><br>Kevin", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_21:07:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "3f322b1d5add87ae016967212a2067ba", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669767": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is NO big deal. I see no problem.<br>It's not like Robert is speaking for NAMBLA, the North American Man/Boy Love Association.<br><br>And they should pay him too -- I have ZERO doubt Robert will always speak his mind.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_15:53:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "30bea8d3786447442c13e35b56ba8f1c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669768": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt;&gt;&gt;On the ethical scale corporate shills come above lynchers.<br><br>Wow.  And you really believe that?<br><br>Incredible.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_15:08:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "462088a7f1468f209050aeb800035abb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669769": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If you have serious issues with PayPerPost, I really don't know why you would speak there.  Regardless of what you say or whether they pay you or not, your presence there gets them publicity and adds legitimacy to their event (and thus their company).  By going you are helping them build their company.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_11:59:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "9035d2e771a0c16381fdae5c93f75132", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669770": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Damien: no, I'm not obligated to go, but I gave my word and I intend to keep it.<br><br>Is PodTech running out of cash? No. I just closed a big sponsorship deal with Seagate and we had a hugely successful BlogHaus and other initiatives going.<br><br>I am not taking a fee. See my update up above.<br><br>I will definitely give my side of why I think total, granular, disclosure is a good thing for the \"Google World.\"<br><br>I hope I'm not changing either. But, one thing about being in front of an audience. They love pointing it out if they perceive changes!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_12:13:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9669771": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Ok, the time delay between writing my comments and pressing post was two hours (I forgot!). Good to see some additional info added. Best of luck with the talk. Will you have a video of it? I bet more people watch it than the Intel one!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-02-03_12:14:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "93b6060cbb32124ae3a382aab2377dd1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 4, "reply_position": true, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "18429423", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "125200", "hash": -2817029408063221646}, "thread": {"total_posts": 0, "paginate": false, "per_page": 0, "slug": "8220payperspeech8221_disclosure", "num_pages": 1, "days_alive": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 18429423, "num_posts": 90, "closed": true, "queued": false, "killed": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": false, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "faaf467d0f47abde553c3b8e0e1b3570", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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	this.curPageId = 'dsq-comments';

	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

if(typeof DsqLocal == 'undefined') {
	DsqLocal = {};
}



/**
 * Dsq.Strings: UI strings
 */
Dsq.Strings = new function() {
	this.ADD_NEW_COMMENT = "Add New Comment";
	this.LOG_INTO_DISQUS = "Log into DISQUS";
	this.USE_MEDIA = "Use Media";
	this.LOGOUT = "Logout";
	this.SHARING_OPTIONS = "Sharing options";
	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
	this.TWEET_THIS_COMMENT = "Tweet this comment";
	this.SHARE_ON_NEWSFEED = "Share on news feed";
	this.SEND_UPDATE_TO_YAHOO = "Send update to Yahoo!";
	this.REBLOG_ON = "Reblog on";
	this.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = "Configure options";
	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
	this.NEWEST_FIRST = "Newest first";
	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
	this.HIGHLIGHTED = "Highlighted";
	this.UNSUBSCRIBE = "Unsubscribe";
	this.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
  this.MODERATE_OPTIONS = "Moderate Options";

  // Thread moderator actions
  this.CLOSE_THREAD = "Close thread";
  this.OPEN_THREAD = "Open thread";
  this.REMOVE_THREAD = "Remove thread";
  this.RESTORE_THREAD = "Restore thread";
  this.ACTIONS = "Actions";
};
// Dsq.Strings

/**
 * Dsq.FmtStrings: functions that return interpolated UI strings
 */
Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
	// Seems we have to use named interpolation for Django to translate. Investigate more.
	this.LOGGED_IN_AS = function(username) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logged in as %(username)s', {username:username});
	};

	this.LOGOUT_FROM = function(disqus) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logout from %(disqus)s', {disqus:disqus});
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL = function(total, num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comment", {num:num, total:total});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comments", {num:num, total:total});
		}
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION = function(num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comment", {num:num});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comments", {num:num});
		}
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s comment'
				: '%(num)s comments'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_LIKES = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s like'
				: '%(num)s likes'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_POINTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s point'
				: '%(num)s points'
			), {num:num});
	};
};
// Dsq.FmtStrings





Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN = 'a2d140c59df8cd4ce27a20e0829cacd8';
Dsq.COMMENTS_RE = /(<li.*?id="?dsq-comment-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/li>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_RE = /(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-header-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/div>)\s*(<div.*?class="?dsq-comment-body"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_BODY_RE = /\s*(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-message-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
// HACK: Safari ends with "-->" while other browsers end with "--&gt;" as expected.
Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE = /&lt;!--\[(.*?)\]--(?:>|&gt;)/gim;



var FragmentPacket = function(reader, writer, writer_url, is_child, receiveCallback) {
	var that = this;
	this.reader = reader;
	this.writer = writer;
	this.writer_url = writer_url;

	this.is_child = is_child || false;
	this.receiveCallback = receiveCallback;

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

	this.READY		= 0x1;
	this.WRITING	= 0x2;
	this.FIN		= 0x4;
	this.ACK		= 0x8;

};

FragmentPacket.prototype.createListener = function() {
	var that = this;
	var listener = function() {
		that.recv();
	};
	return window.setInterval(listener, 10);
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

FragmentPacket.prototype.recv = function() {
	var hash;
	if (/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {

		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

		var hashIndex = this.reader.location.href.indexOf('#');
		if (hashIndex == -1) {
			return;
		}
		hash = this.reader.location.href.substring(hashIndex+1);
	}
	var flags = parseInt(hash.substring(0, 4), 10);
	var seqno = parseInt(hash.substring(4, 24), 10);
	var data  = hash.substring(24);

	if (this._lastHash !== hash) {
		this._lastHash = hash;
		this.log('recv: ' + hash);

		this.log(' flags: ' + flags);
		this.log(' seqno: ' + seqno + ' len: ' + hash.substring(4, 24).length + ' (' + hash.substring(4, 24) + ')');
		this.log(' data: ' + data + ' len: ' + data.length);

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

		if (flags & this.WRITING) {
			this._accumMsg += data;
			this.sendFlag(this.ACK, seqno);
			if (flags & this.FIN) {
				this.log('recv finished: ' + decodeURIComponent(this._accumMsg));
				this.receiveCallback(decodeURIComponent(this._accumMsg));

				this._accumMsg = '';

				this.sendFlag(this.READY | this.ACK, this._lastSeqno);
			}
		}
	}

	return {
		flags: flags,
		seqno: seqno,
		data: data
	};
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.sendRawPacket = function(packet) {
	if (/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
		this.writer.name = packet;
	} else {

		this.writer.location.href = this.writer_url + '#' + packet;
	}

};

FragmentPacket.prototype.sendFlag = function(flag, seqno) {
	this.sendRawPacket(this._zerofill(flag, 4) + this._zerofill(seqno, 20));
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {
	this._send(0, encodeURIComponent(msg));
};

FragmentPacket.prototype._send = function(packetNum, msg) {
	var that = this;
	var recvBuf = this.recv();

	if (packetNum === 0) {

		if (!(recvBuf.flags & this.READY)) {
			this.log('client is not ready, waiting...');
			window.setTimeout(function() { that._send(packetNum, msg); }, this.WAIT_TIME);
			return;
		}
	} else {

		if (!( (recvBuf.flags & this.ACK) && (recvBuf.seqno === this._lastSeqno) )) {
			this.log('waiting for ack from client...');
			window.setTimeout(function() { that._send(packetNum, msg); }, this.WAIT_TIME);
			return;
		} else {
			this.log('received ack: ' + this._lastSeqno + ' ' + recvBuf.seqno);
		}
	}

	var flags = this.WRITING;
	var num_packets = Math.ceil(msg.length / this.MAX_DATA_LEN);
	this.log('num_packets: ' + num_packets);

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

		this.log('message successfully sent!');
		this.sendFlag(this.READY | this.ACK, this._lastSeqno);
		return true;
	}

	this._lastSeqno++;

	if (packetNum == num_packets-1) {
		flags |= this.FIN;
	}

	var data = msg.substring(packetNum * this.MAX_DATA_LEN, (packetNum+1) * this.MAX_DATA_LEN);
	var packet = this._zerofill(flags, 4) + this._zerofill(this._lastSeqno, 20) + data;

	this.log('sending raw packet: ' + packet);
	this.sendRawPacket(packet);

	return this._send(packetNum + 1, msg);
};

FragmentPacket.prototype._zerofill = function(num, width) {
	var retval = num.toString();
	var retval_len = retval.length;
	for (var i = 0; i < width - retval_len; i++) {
		retval = '0' + retval;
	}
	return retval;
};

var PostMessagePacket = function(receiver, receiveCallback, id, receiverId) {
	var that = this;
	this.receiver = receiver;
	this.receiveCallback = receiveCallback;
	this.id = id;


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

PostMessagePacket.prototype.createListener = function() {
	var that = this;

	var listener = function(e) {

		if (!that.id) {
			that.id = e.data;
			return;
		}


		var id = e.data.split(';')[0];
		if (id !== that.id) {
			return;
		}
		var data = e.data.substring(e.data.indexOf(';') + 1);

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

	if (typeof window.attachEvent == 'function') {
		window.attachEvent('onmessage', listener);
	} else if (typeof window.addEventListener == 'function') {
		window.addEventListener('message', listener, false);
	} else {
		throw new Error('No method found to create event listener for PostMessagePacket.');
	}
};

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



	var needs_reget = false;
	try {
		if (typeof this.receiver.id == 'undefined' || typeof this.receiver.postMessage == 'undefined') {
			needs_reget = true;
		}
	} catch(e) {


	}
	if (needs_reget && typeof this.receiverId != 'undefined') {
		this.receiver = document.getElementById(this.receiverId).contentWindow;
	}

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

		packet = this.id;
	} else {
		packet = this.id + ';' + msg;
	}
	this.receiver.postMessage(packet, '*');
};

PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id = null;
PostMessagePacket._get_unique_id = function() {
	var id = (new Date()).getTime();
	if (id == PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id) {
		id++;
	}
	PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id = id;
	return id.toString();
};

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

	this.objectToJSON = function(obj) {
		var json = '';
		var results = [];

		if (obj === undefined || obj === null) {
			return 'null';
		}

		switch (obj.constructor) {
			case Object:
				for (var property in obj) {
					if (obj.hasOwnProperty(property)) {
						results.push(this.objectToJSON(property) + ': ' + this.objectToJSON(obj[property]));
					}
				}
				json = '{' + results.join(', ') + '}';
				break;
			case Array:
				for (var i = 0; i < obj.length; i++) {
					results.push(this.objectToJSON(obj[i]));
				}
				json = '[' + results.join(', ') + ']';
				break;
			case Number:
			case Boolean:
				json = obj.toString();
				break;
			case String:

				var specialChars = {'\b': '\\b', '\t': '\\t', '\n': '\\n', '\f': '\\f', '\r': '\\r', '\\': '\\\\'};

				json = obj.replace(/[\x00-\x1f\\]/g, function(match) {
					var ch = specialChars[match];
					return ch ? ch : '\\u00' + match.charCodeAt().toPaddedString(2, 16);
				});

				json = '"' + json.replace(/"/g, '\\"') + '"';
				break;
			default:

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

	this.createHandler = function(send_func, registered_funcs) {
		var that = this;
		var handler = function(message) {

			try {
				var rpc = eval('(' + message + ')');
			} catch(e) {
				alert('bad JSON: ' + message);
				return;
			}
			if (rpc.method) {

				if (!registered_funcs[rpc.method]) {
					return;
				}

				var retval = registered_funcs[rpc.method].apply(null, rpc.params);
				if (rpc.id) {
					var response = {
						result: retval,
						error: null,	// TODO
						id: rpc.id
					};
					send_func(that.objectToJSON(response));
				}
			} else if(rpc.result) {

				if (!that.ids[rpc.id]) {
					return;
				}

				that.ids[rpc.id](rpc.result);
				delete that.ids[rpc.id];
			}
		};
		return handler;
	};

	this.execute = function(send_func, method, params, response_callback) {
		response_callback = response_callback || null;
		var id = (response_callback) ? (new Date()).getTime() : null;

		var request = {
			method: method,
			params: params,
			id: id
		};

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

		if (id) {
			this.ids[id] = response_callback;
		}
	};
};
JsonRpc = new JsonRpc();

var ParentMessenger = function(childUrl, receiverUrl, container, receiveCallback) {


	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Safari') >= 0 && parseInt(navigator.userAgent.substring(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Version/') + 8), 10) == 3) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	} else if (window.opera) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	}



	if (!receiverUrl &&
		navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Gecko') >= 0 &&
		parseFloat(navigator.userAgent.slice(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('rv:') + 3, navigator.userAgent.indexOf('rv:') + 6)) < 1.9) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	}


	if (/msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) {


		if (document.domain == window.location.hostname) {
			receiverUrl = '';
		}
	}

	var that = this;
	this.childUrl = childUrl;
	this.receiverUrl = receiverUrl;
	this.container = container || document.body;

	this.packetHandler = null;


	this._ready = false;
	this._error = false;


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

		that.receiver = document.createElement('iframe');
		that.receiver.src = receiverUrl;
		that.receiver.id = 'receiver_' + (new Date()).getTime();
		that.receiver.name = that.receiver.id;

		that.receiver.frameBorder = '0';
		that.receiver.frameSpacing = '0';
		that.receiver.style.borderStyle = 'none';

		var receiver_onload = function() {
			var receiver = document.getElementById(that.receiver.id).contentWindow;

			try {
				receiver.document.body.innerHTML = '';
			} catch(e) {

				that._error = true;
			}
			receiver.document.body.style.padding = '0px';
			receiver.document.body.style.margin = '0px';

			var child = receiver.document.createElement('iframe');
			child.id = 'child';
			child.name = 'child';
			child.src = that.childUrl;

			child.frameBorder = '0';
			child.frameSpacing = '0';
			child.style.borderStyle = 'none';
			child.style.width = '100%';
			child.style.height = '100%';
			receiver.document.body.appendChild(child);

			that.child = receiver.document.getElementById('child').contentWindow;
			that.receiver = receiver;

			that.packetHandler = new FragmentPacket(that.receiver, that.child, that.childUrl, false, receiveCallback);

			that._listener = that.packetHandler.createListener();

			that.packetHandler.sendFlag(that.packetHandler.READY, 0);

			that._ready = true;
		};

		that.receiver.onreadystatechange = function() {
			if (this.readyState == 'complete') {
				receiver_onload();
			}
		};

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







		if (Dsq.Utils.ie) {
			if (that.container.clientWidth === 0) {

				var _waitForWidth = function() {
					if (that.container.clientWidth > 0) {
						Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(that.container.id);
					} else {
						window.setTimeout(_waitForWidth, 100);
					}
				};
				_waitForWidth();

				that._once = false;
				that.receiver.onresize = function() {
					if (!that._once) {
						Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(that.container.id);
					}
					that._once = true;
				};
			}
		}

		that.container.appendChild(that.receiver);
	};


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

			that.packetHandler.send();
			that._ready = true;
		};

		var id = PostMessagePacket._get_unique_id();
		var receiverId = 'child_' + id;


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

		that.container.innerHTML += '<iframe ' +
			'src="' + childUrl + '" ' +
			'id="' + receiverId + '" ' +
			'name="' + receiverId + '" ' +
			'onload="ParentMessenger._receiver_onload_' + receiverId +'();" ' +
			'></iframe>';

		that.receiver = document.getElementById(receiverId).contentWindow;
		that.packetHandler = new PostMessagePacket(that.receiver, receiveCallback, id, receiverId);
		that._listener = that.packetHandler.createListener();
	};

	if (typeof window.postMessage == 'function') {
		_createReceiverForPostMessage();
	} else {
		_createReceiverForFragmentPacket();
	}

};

ParentMessenger.prototype.sendMessage = function(message) {
	var that = this;
	if (!this._ready) {

		window.setTimeout(function() { that.sendMessage(message); }, 10);
		return;
	}
	this.packetHandler.send(message);
	return true;
};

Dsq.NewFrames = function(url) {
	this.url = url;
};

Dsq.NewFrames.prototype.init = function(onFailure) {
	var that = this;

	try {
		this.messenger = new ParentMessenger(this.url, Dsq.jsonData.integration.receiver_url, this.container, this.receive_callback);
	} catch(e) {
		if (typeof onFailure == 'function') {
			onFailure();
		}
	}

	if (typeof onFailure == 'function') {
		var iId = window.setInterval(function() {
			if (typeof that.messenger == 'undefined') {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
				return;
			}
			if (that.messenger._ready) {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
			} else if (that.messenger._error) {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
				onFailure();
			}
		}, 10);
	}
};

Dsq.NewFrames.prototype._execute = function(method, args, callback) {
	var that = this;
	if (typeof that.messenger == 'undefined') {
		return false;
	}
	JsonRpc.execute(
		function(msg) { that.messenger.sendMessage(msg); },
		method,
		args || [],
		callback);
	return true;
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame = function(container, parent_post_id) {
	var that = this;
	this.container = container;
	this.parent_post_id = parent_post_id;

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

		Dsq.Debug.log('Dsq.ReplyFrame.sendFunc');
		that.messenger.sendMessage(msg);
	};


	var postComment_onSuccess = function(response) {
		Dsq.jsonData.posts[response.message.id] = response.message.post_meta;
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[response.message.post_meta.user_key]) {
			Dsq.jsonData.users[response.message.post_meta.user_key] = response.message.user_meta;
		}


		var reply_position = (typeof(disqus_insert_wrt_sort) == 'undefined' 
			? (Dsq.jsonData.forum.reply_position ? -1 : null) 
			: (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 2 ? null : -1));
		
		if (response.message.post_meta.approved) {
			Dsq.Post.insert(response.message.post_meta.parent_post_id || reply_position, response.message.id, response.message.post_meta.message);
		}

		Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess(response, parent_post_id, response.message.id);
	};

	var postComment_onFailure = function(response) {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(response.message, 'Error');
		Dsq.Templates.postComment_onFailure(response, parent_post_id, response.message.id);
	};

	var editComment_onSuccess = function(response) {
		var post_id = parent_post_id;
		var message = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + post_id);
		
		message.innerHTML = response.message;
		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};
	
	var editComment_onFailure = function(response) {
		var post_id = parent_post_id;
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('Sorry, there was an error editing this comment.', 'Edit Error');
		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	var getUserByEmail_onSuccess = function(response) {
		var msg = response.message;
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(parent_post_id);

		if (msg.username) {

			Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(parent_post_id, 'login', {
				'username': msg.username,
				'display_name': msg.display_name,
				'avatar_url': msg.avatar_url,
				'verified': msg.verified,
				'email': fields.email.value
			});
		} else {

			Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(parent_post_id, 'register');
		}
	};

	var validateAuth_onSuccess = function(response, auth_choice) {
		Dsq.Templates.postComment(parent_post_id, null, true, auth_choice);
	};

	var validateAuth_onFailure = function(response, auth_choice) {
		var pid = parent_post_id ? '-' + parent_post_id : '';
		var msg = response.message;

		if (auth_choice == 'register') {
			var fields = ['email', 'username', 'password'];

			for (var i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
				var field = fields[i];
				var errorDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-' + field + '-errors' + pid);

				if (msg[field]) {
					errorDiv.innerHTML = msg[field];
				} else {
					errorDiv.innerHTML = '';
				}
			}
		} else if (auth_choice == 'login') {
			Dsq.$('dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid).innerHTML = '<p>We couldn\'t log you in. Please verify your login.</p>';
		}
		
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	this.receive_callback = JsonRpc.createHandler(sendFunc, {
		'postComment.onSuccess': postComment_onSuccess,
		'postComment.onFailure': postComment_onFailure,
		'editComment.onSuccess': editComment_onSuccess,
		'editComment.onFailure': editComment_onFailure,		
		'getUserByEmail.onSuccess': getUserByEmail_onSuccess,
		'validateAuth.onSuccess': validateAuth_onSuccess,
		'validateAuth.onFailure': validateAuth_onFailure,
		'reload': function() { window.location.reload(); }
	});

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=scobleizer' +
		'&t=8220payperspeech8221_disclosure' +
		'&ff=' + Dsq.Thread.ff +
		'&default_text=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_default_text) +
		'&ifrs=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css);
	if (this.parent_post_id) {
		this.url += '&parent_post=' + this.parent_post_id;
	}
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype = new Dsq.NewFrames(Dsq.ReplyFrame.url);

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.post = function(author_name, author_email, author_url, authenticate, sharing_services, subscribe) {
	this._execute('postComment', [author_name, author_email, author_url, authenticate, sharing_services, subscribe]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.edit = function(post_id, message) {
	this._execute('editComment', [post_id, message]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.setState = function(parent_post_id, depth) {
	this._execute('setState', [parent_post_id, depth]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.getUserByEmail = function(email) {
	this._execute('getUserByEmail', [email]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.validateAuth = function(auth_choice, email, username, password) {
	this._execute('validateAuth', [auth_choice, email, username, password]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.authenticateFacebook = function(session, forum_url) {
	this._execute('authenticateFacebook', [session, forum_url]);
};

	Dsq.Facebook = function() {
	var that = this;

	var handleSessionData = function(session) {

		var forum_url = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;




		if (typeof disqus_facebook_forum != 'undefined') {
			forum_url = disqus_facebook_forum;
		}
		Dsq.frames.reply_0.authenticateFacebook(session, forum_url);
	};

	var onLogin = function() {
		FB.Connect.getSignedPublicSessionData(handleSessionData);
	};

	this.login = function() {
		FB.Connect.requireSession(onLogin, true);
	};
};
Dsq.Facebook = new Dsq.Facebook();


	






Dsq.Themes = {};

Dsq.Themes.narcissus = new function() {
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-form-area';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-textarea-wrapper';



	
	this.header = function() {
		var comments_count, total_posts, num_posts;
		var html = '';
		var missing_perm_tmpl;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.missing_perm) {
			missing_perm_tmpl = Dsq.Templates.missingPermissions();
			if (missing_perm_tmpl) {
				html += '<div class="dsq-missing-permissions">' + missing_perm_tmpl + '</div>';
			}
		}

		total_posts = Dsq.jsonData.thread.total_posts;
		num_posts = Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_posts;

		if (total_posts) {
			comments_count = Dsq.FmtStrings.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL(total_posts, num_posts);
		} else {
			comments_count = Dsq.FmtStrings.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION(num_posts);
		}

		html += ' \
		<div id="dsq-comments-title"> \
			<h3>' + comments_count + '</h3> \
		</div> \
		';

		html += ' \
		<div class="dsq-options"> \
			<span class="dsq-item-sort">'
				+ Dsq.Strings.SORT_BY + ' \
				<select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);"> \
					<option value="hot" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 4 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.POPULAR_NOW + '</option> \
					<option value="best" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 3 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.BEST_RATING + '</option> \
					<option value="newest" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 2 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.NEWEST_FIRST + '</option> \
					<option value="oldest" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 1 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.OLDEST_FIRST + '</option> \
				</select> \
				&nbsp; \
			</span> \
			<span class="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
				<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle"> \
				<span id="dsq-subscribe">'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.subscribed
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.UNSUBSCRIBE + '</a>'
						: '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL + '</a>')
				+ '</span> \
			</span> \
			<span class="dsq-subscribe-rss" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle"> \
				<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png" alt="" /> \
				<a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/8220payperspeech8221_disclosure/latest.rss">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS + '</a> \
			</span> \
		</div> \
		';

		
		

		return html;

	};
	
	this.footer = function() {
		var html = '';

		html += Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		
		
			html += Dsq.Templates.realtime();
			html += Dsq.Templates.showThreadSettings();
			html += Dsq.Templates.postBox();

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		


		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) {
 			html += ' \
				<div class="dsq-global-moderator-extras">'
					+ '<strong>shortname:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url
					+ '<strong>thread id:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.id
					+ '<strong>thread slug:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.slug
				+ '</div> \
			';
		}

		return html;
	};
	
	this.realtime = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			html += '<div id="dsq-realtime-options" class="dsq-options">'
					 + Dsq.Strings.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS + ' <strong id="dsq-realtime-status" style="text-transform: lowercase">' + Dsq.Strings.ENABLED + '</strong>. \
					 <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-toggle" style="text-transform: capitalize"></a> \
					</div>';
		}

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
			html += ' \
				<div style="display: none" id="dsq-realtime-alert" class="dsq-realtime-alert"><span id="dsq-realtime-queued"></span> <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-show"></a></div> \
			';
		}
		
		return html;
	};

	this.showThreadSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '<div id="dsq-thread-settings" class="dsq-thread-settings">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATOR_OPTIONS;
		html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.showSettings(); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.SETTINGS + '</a>';
		html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.showModeratorActions(); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATE + '</a>';
		if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled && Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.reportMissingReactions(); return false;">'
						+ Dsq.Strings.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS
						+ '</a>';
		}
		html +='</div>';

		return html;
	};

	this.postBox = function(post_id, use_fallback_iframe) {


		var html;
		var display_sharing_options = Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated;

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post) {
			return '';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.hasOwnProperty(Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain)) {
				display_sharing_options = false;
			}
		}
		
		if (post_id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];				
		}
		
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		var _requestUserInfo = function() {
			var html;



			var user_has_email = false;

			html = '<div class="dsq-request-user-info"> <!-- // If authenticated --> \
				<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT + '?ctkn=' + Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN + '" class="dsq-request-user-logout">' + Dsq.Strings.LOGOUT + '</a> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td rowspan="2">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '')
								+ '<img src="' + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR + '" width="48" height="48" class="dsq-request-user-avatar">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-name">'
								+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
									 ? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '">' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '</span>'
									 : (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_verified
											? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span>'
											: '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span>'))
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '') 
								+ Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username 
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
							+  (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && user_has_email ? ' <small>(<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.remoteAccountSettings(); return false;">change settings</a>)</small>' : '')
							+  (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <small>(<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/info/" target="_blank">change name</a> or <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/avatar/" target="_blank">picture</a>)</small>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-stats"> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count == 1 ? 'comment' : 'comments') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count == 1 ? 'like' : 'likes') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.points + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.points == 1 ? 'point' : 'points') + '</span> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		var _loginOptions = function() {
			var html;
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-authenticate"> \
				<p class="dsq-autheneticate-copy">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
					? Dsq.Strings.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A + ' <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. ' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.LOGIN_BELOW + '.'
					: Dsq.Strings.REQUIRED + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT + '.')
				+ '</p> \
				<ul class="dsq-login-buttons">'
					+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-disqus.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Facebook.login(); return false;"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-facebook.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-twitter.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL(); return false" ><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-openid.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_yahoo ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Yahoo.startYahooConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-yahoo.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
				+ '</ul> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {



				return '<div id="dsq-form-area" style="display:none"><div id="dsq-textarea-wrapper"></div></div>' + _loginOptions();
			} else {
				return '';
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<div id="' + (post_id 
			? 'dsq-reply-post-' + post_id
			: 'dsq-new-post')
		 	+ '" class="dsq-post-area"> \
			<div class="dsq-dc-logo"> \
				<a href="http://disqus.com/comments" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/disqus-logo.png"></a> \
			</div>'
			+ (post_id 
				? '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.REPLYING_TO + ' ' + userData.display_name + '</h3>'
				: '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT + '</h3>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated 
				? _requestUserInfo()
				: _loginOptions() )
			+ '<div id="dsq-form-area' + pid + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-textarea"> \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper" id="dsq-textarea-wrapper' + pid + '"></div> \
			</div>'
			+ (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated
			? ' \
			<div class="dsq-post-fields"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-name' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_name ? disqus_def_name : (Dsq.jsonData.session.name ? Dsq.jsonData.session.name : Dsq.Strings.NAME + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-website' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (Dsq.jsonData.session.url ? Dsq.jsonData.session.url : Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')" class="dsq-placeholder') + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" /></div></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-email' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_email ? disqus_def_email : (Dsq.jsonData.session.email ? Dsq.jsonData.session.email : Dsq.Strings.EMAIL + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"> \
							<div class="dsq-subscribe"> \
								<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.chooseSubscribe(' + post_id + '); return false" class="dsq-subscribe-menu"><span id="dsq-subscribe-select' + pid + '">' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post ? Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL : Dsq.Strings.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS) + '</span> <small>&#9660;</small></a> \
								<ul class="dsq-panel" id="dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid + '"> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(2, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL + '</a></li> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(0, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS + '</a></li> \
								</ul> \
								<input id="dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid + '" type="hidden" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post + '" /> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div>'
			: '')
			+ '<div class="dsq-post-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-sharing-options" ' + (!display_sharing_options ? 'style="display:none;"' : '') + '> \
					<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onfocus="document.getElementById(\'dsq-post-button' + pid + '\').focus();"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.SHARING_OPTIONS + ' <small>&#9660;</small></span></button> \
					<div class="dsq-panel"> '
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '"'
								  + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Twitter</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook
								&& (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.enabled === true ||
										(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'facebook'))
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Facebook</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Yahoo!</label> \
								</div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Tumblr</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Wordpress</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Movable Type</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
								  <label for="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' TypePad</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ '<div><a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/connections/" target="_blank" class="dsq-configure-options">' + Dsq.Strings.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS + '</a></div>'
					+ '</div> \
				</div>'
				+ '<button type="button" class="dsq-button" id="dsq-post-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, false)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.POST_AS + ' '
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					? Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					: Dsq.Strings.GUEST)
				+ '</span></button>'
				+ (post_id
					? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button" id="dsq-cancel-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.CANCEL + '</span></button>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
			+ '</div>' // end dsq-form-area
		+ '</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};




	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-append-post-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		html = ' \
		<table> \
			<tr> \
				<td id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-avatar" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
					<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
					? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
					: '')
				+ '</a> \
				</td> \
				<td class="dsq-comment-header-meta"> \
		';

		
		return html;
	};
	
	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var html;
		var parent_display_name = '';
		
		if(_meta.parent_post_id) {

			var _parent_meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[_meta.parent_post_id];

			if (_parent_meta) {
				var parentUserData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_parent_meta.user_key];
				parent_display_name = parentUserData.display_name;
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/moderator.png" class="dsq-moderator-star" title="Moderator" /> \
		<span class="dsq-comment-header-time"><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')" title="Permalink">' + (_meta.is_realtime ? Dsq.Strings.JUST_NOW : _meta.date) + '</a></span> '
		+ (_meta.parent_post_id && parent_display_name
			? '<a href="#comment-' + _meta.parent_post_id + '" title="Jump to comment">in reply to ' + parent_display_name + '</a>'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		<td id="dsq-like-pts-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-comment-header-likes">'
		+ (_meta.points
			? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this.'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		</tr> \
		</table> \
		';
		return html;
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		var html = '';
		return html;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed || !_meta.approved) { return ''; }
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
					? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.moderateOptions(' + post_id+ '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATE + '</a>'
					: '')
				+ '<a href="#" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG + '</a> \
			</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right">'
				+ (_meta.votable 
					? '<span id="dsq-like-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-like">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1)" >Like</button>'
						: 'You liked this.&nbsp;&nbsp;')
					+ '</span>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-post-edit" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + ')" >' + Dsq.Strings.EDIT + '</button>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<span class="dsq-comment-footer-reply" id="dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-comment-footer-reply-tab">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button><span></span> \
					</span>'
					: '')
			+ '</div> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};



	
	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions" class="dsq-show-more-reactions"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</button></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		var item = '<li class="dsq-comment dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-header"> \
			<table> \
			<tr> \
			<td class="dsq-header-avatar"> \
			';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'" class="dsq-avatar">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {

			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar92.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== ''
				? '</a>'
				: '')
			+ '</td>'
			+ '<td><cite class="dsq-comment-cite">' + reaction.author_name + '</cite> <span class="dsq-comment-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</span></td>'
			+ '<td class="dsq-comment-header-likes"></td>'
			+ '</tr></table></div>' // end dsq-comment-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header" \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-reaction-header-left">'
							+ '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png" />'
							+ ' From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
							+ 'via <a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? 'BackType' : 'UberVU') + '</a>'
						+ '</td>'
						+ '<td class="dsq-reaction-header-right">';

			if(reaction.retweets) {
				var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
				if (num_retweets > 0) {
					if (num_retweets == 1) {
						item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
					} else {
						item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');
						item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
						var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 3) ? 3 : num_retweets;
						item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);
						if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
							item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
								+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
						}
					}
				}
			}	
			item += '</td></tr> \
			</table> \
			</div>' // end dsq-reaction-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-body"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left"> \
				</div>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator 
					? ' \
					<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right"> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-hide-reaction" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + ')">Hide</button> \
					</div>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions" class="dsq-show-more-reactions"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</button></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 id="dsq-reactions-title" class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-container"> \
			<table> \
				<tbody> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-tl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-tr"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-body"> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
								<div class="dsq-popup-title"> \
									<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" style="float:right" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)">Close</button>'
									+ content['header'] 
								+ '</div>'
								+ content['body']
							+ '</div> \
							<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
						</td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-bl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-br"></td> \
					</tr> \
				</tbody> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
	};



	
	this.chooseSubscribe = function(post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		menu.style.display = menu.style.display == 'block' ? 'none' : 'block';
		
	};
	
	this.setSubscribe = function(value, el, post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var input = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid);
		var select = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-select' + pid);
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		select.innerHTML = el.innerHTML;
		input.value = value;
		this.chooseSubscribe(post_id);
	};
	
	this.getFormFields = function(post_id) {

		var fields = {};
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var name = Dsq.$('dsq-field-name' + pid);
		var email = Dsq.$('dsq-field-email' + pid);
		var website = Dsq.$('dsq-field-website' + pid);
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid);
		var password = Dsq.$('dsq-field-password' + pid);

		fields = {
			'name': name,
			'email': email,
			'website': website,
			'username': username,
			'password': password
		}
		
		return fields;
	}
	
	this.validateFields = function(post_id) {
		
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) { return true; }
		
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		
		var nameField = fields.name;
		var websiteField = fields.website;
		var emailField = fields.email;
		
		websiteField.value = (websiteField.value == Dsq.Templates.placeholder['website']) ? '' : websiteField.value;
		
		var v = [{

			validator: Dsq.Validators.name,
			value: nameField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.email,
			value: emailField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.url,
			value: websiteField.value
		}];
		
		return Dsq.Validators.validate(v, function(e) { Dsq.Popup.popModal(e, 'Oops...') } );
	};
	
	this.checkExistingUser = function(post_id) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);		
		Dsq.Popup.loading(post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		}
	};

	this.validateAuth = function(el_clicked, post_id, auth_choice) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		var email = fields.email ? fields.email.value : '';
		var username = fields.username ? fields.username.value : '';
		var password = fields.password ? fields.password.value : '';
		
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		}
	};

	this.lightboxUpdateEmail = function(post_id, new_email) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		fields.email.value = new_email;
	};

	this.lightboxAuthenticate = function(post_id, auth_choice, auth_data) {
		var title, body;
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		if(typeof(auth_data) == 'undefined') {
			var auth_data = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		}

		d = auth_data;

		switch(auth_choice) {
			case 'register':
				var suggestedUsername = d.name.value.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/g,'').toLowerCase();
			
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Register a <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';

				body = ' \
				<ul class="dsq-lightbox-register-reasons"> \
				<li>Verify your comments</li> \
				<li>Edit and delete comments</li> \
				<li>Manage comments and replies</li> \
				</ul> \
				';

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Email</td> \
							<td><input type="text" value="' + d.email.value + '" onchange="Dsq.Templates.lightboxUpdateEmail(' + post_id + ', this.value)" /><div id="dsq-email-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + suggestedUsername + '"/><div id="dsq-username-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /><div id="dsq-password-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'login\'); return false">Login instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button type="button" class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Register and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			case 'login':
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Login to your <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';
				body = '';
				
				if(d.avatar_url) {
					body += '<div class="dsq-lightbox-recognized"><table><tr>';
					body += '<td><img src="' + d.avatar_url + '" alt="" /></td>';
					body += '<td><span class="dsq-badge ' + (d.verified ? 'dsq-badge-verified' : 'dsq-badge-registered') + '">' + (d.verified ? 'Verified' : 'Registered') + '</span></td>';
					body += '<td>Hey <strong>' + d.display_name + '</strong>, is that you? Login below to claim this comment.';
					body += '</tr></table></div>';
				}

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username or Email</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (d.avatar_url ? d.username : '') + '" /></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password <a href="http://disqus.com/forgot" target="_blank">(cannot log in?)</a></td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'register\'); return false">Register instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button type="button" class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Login and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
		Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid).focus();
	};
	
	this.buttonsToRestore = [];
	this.setLoadingButton = function(btn, post_id) {
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		if (btn) {

			var loadingBtn = document.createElement('button');
			loadingBtn.id = btn.id + '-loading';
			loadingBtn.innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-lite.gif" alt="" /> ' + Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
			loadingBtn.className = btn.className + ' dsq-post-loading';
			btn.parentNode.appendChild(loadingBtn);
			btn.style.display = 'none';
			var cancelBtn = Dsq.$('dsq-cancel-button' + pid);
			if(cancelBtn) { cancelBtn.style.display = 'none'; this.buttonsToRestore.push(cancelBtn); }
			this.buttonsToRestore.push(btn);
		} else {

			var buttons = this.buttonsToRestore;
			for(var i = 0; i < buttons.length; i++) {
				buttons[i].style.display = 'inline';
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$(buttons[i].id + '-loading'));
			}
		}
		
	};

	this.postComment = function(post_id, el_clicked, force, auth_choice) {
		var append_id = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);

		if (Dsq.Templates.validateFields(post_id)) {

			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && !force &&
				((!Dsq.Utils.readCookie('skipped_auth') && !disqus_skip_auth && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled) || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post)) {
				Dsq.Templates.checkExistingUser(post_id);
				return false;
			}
			var params = [];
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
				params.push(fields.name.value,
					fields.email.value,
					fields.website.value);

				if (auth_choice == 'login' || auth_choice == 'register') {
					params.push({
						auth_choice: auth_choice,
						username: fields.username.value,
						password: fields.password.value,
						email: fields.email.value
					});
				} else {
					params.push(null);
				}

				params.push(null /* sharing options */, Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + append_id).value);
			} else {
				var service_checked = function(name) {
					var el = Dsq.$('dsq-sharing-' + name + append_id);
					return (el !== null && el.checked === true) ? '1' : '0';
				};
				params.push(null, null, null, null, {
					tw: service_checked('twitter'),
					fb: service_checked('facebook'),
					tr: service_checked('tumblr'),
					wp: service_checked('wordpress'),
					mt: service_checked('movabletype'),
					tp: service_checked('typepad'),
					yh: service_checked('yahoo')
				});
			}

			var frame = Dsq.frames['reply_' + (post_id ? post_id : 0)];
			frame.post.apply(frame, params);

			if (el_clicked) {
				Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
			}
			
			if (force) {
				Dsq.Utils.createCookie('skipped_auth', true);	
			}
			
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	};

	this.editComment = function(el_clicked, post_id) {
		var edited_message = Dsq.$('dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id).value;

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].edit(post_id, edited_message);
	};

	this.toggleEdit = function(post_id) {
		var body = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-body-' + post_id);
		var message = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + post_id);

		if (!Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id]) {


			message.style.display = 'none';
			if (Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {

				var edit_area = document.createElement('div');
				edit_area.id = 'dsq-edit-' + post_id;
				edit_area.className = 'dsq-edit dsq-textarea';
				edit_area.innerHTML = ' \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper"> \
					<textarea class="dsq-edit-textarea" id="dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id + '">' + message.innerHTML + '</textarea> \
				</div> \
				<div class="dsq-save-edit"> \
					<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.editComment(this, ' + post_id + ')" class="dsq-button-small">Save Edit</button> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id + '" style="display: none"></div> \
				';

				body.appendChild(edit_area);

				if (!Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id), post_id);
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].init();
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
		} else {

			message.style.display = 'block';
			Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id] = !Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id];
	};
	
	this.edit = function(el, post_id) {

		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(post_id, button) {
		
		if(!this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

			if (Dsq.$('dsq-reply-post-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id);
				var container = Dsq.$('dsq-textarea-wrapper-' + post_id);
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] && container) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(container, post_id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].init(function() {

						Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id, true);
						Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id).innerHTML = '';

						var theme = (typeof disqus_frame_theme == 'undefined') ? 'default' : disqus_frame_theme;
						Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id), post_id, {theme: theme});

					});
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-append-post';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply-active';
			
		} else {

			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = '';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply';
		}
		
		this.stateReplyToggled[post_id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[post_id];

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie && this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

		}

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: post_id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]
		});
	};
	
	this.moderateOptions = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		if(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) { return false; }

		var html;
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-moderate-options"> \
		<table>'
		+ (_meta.email ? '<tr><td>Email</td><td>' + _meta.email + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ (_meta.ip ? '<tr><td>IP address</td><td>' + _meta.ip + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ '<tr> \
			<td>Actions</td> \
			<td><ul>'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
				? '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
				: '')
			+ '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Delete Comment</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li> \
			</ul></td> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		html += '<p>Go to the full <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/moderate/" target="_blank">moderate panel</a> for more options.</p>';
		
		return Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Moderate Options', post_id);
	};
	
	this.placeholder = {
		'class': 'dsq-placeholder',
		'name': Dsq.Strings.NAME,
		'email': Dsq.Strings.EMAIL,
		'website': Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')'
	};
	
	this.handlePlaceholder = function(evt, el, key) {
		var placeholder = Dsq.Templates.placeholder[key];
		var className = Dsq.Templates.placeholder['class'];
		
		switch(evt.type) {
			case 'focus':
				if(el.value == placeholder) {
					el.value = '';
					el.className = '';
				}
				break;

			case 'blur':
				if(el.value == '') {
					el.value = placeholder;
					el.className = className;
				}
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
	};
	
	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked) {

		var extra_params = '';

		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked);
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ '8220payperspeech8221_disclosure'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};
	
	
	this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {


		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-like-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
			}
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/vote.js'
				+ '?post_id='    + id
				+ '&vote='        + vote);
		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login('To rate, please log in');
		}
	};

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {

		Dsq.$('dsq-like-pts-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this.';

		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-like-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.&nbsp;&nbsp;';
		}
	};




	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(response, parent_post_id, post_id) {
		var approved = response.message.post_meta.approved;

		if (parent_post_id) {
			Dsq.Post.toggleReply(parent_post_id);
		}

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
		
		if (approved) {
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		} else {			
			var unapproved_msg = 'Thanks for posting!\
	 Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.\
			';
			Dsq.Popup.popModal(unapproved_msg, 'Comment awaiting approval', post_id);
		}

		var sharing_results = response.message.sharing_results;
		var sharing_errors = '';
		for (var service in sharing_results) {
			if (sharing_results.hasOwnProperty(service) === true) {
				if (sharing_results[service].error === true) {
					sharing_errors += service + ', ';
				}
			}
		}

		if (sharing_results.facebook && sharing_results.facebook.callback) {
			FB.ensureInit(function() {
				FB.Connect.streamPublish('', sharing_results.facebook.attachment);
			});
		}

		if (sharing_errors !== '') {
			var message = 'Your comment was posted, but there were errors sharing with the following connections: ';
			message += sharing_errors.replace(/,\s$/, '');
			message += '<p><a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/connections" target="_blank">Configure your connections here</a></p>'
			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sharing options');
		}

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	this.postComment_onFailure = function(response, parent_post_id, post_id) {

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};
};




// TODO: It might be faster to use string methods to find all <li (...) </li> blocks and pass to Dsq.PostHandler manually.
Dsq.CommentsHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_post = Dsq.Templates.prependPost(post_id);
	var append_post = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(post_id);

	content = content.replace(Dsq.POST_RE, Dsq.PostHandler);
	Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter++;
	head = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContainer(post_id, head);
	return prepend_post + head + content + tail + append_post;
};

Dsq.PostHandler = function(str, h_head, post_id, h_content, h_tail, b_head, b_content, b_tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_header = Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader(post_id);
	var append_header = Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader(post_id);
	var prepend_body = Dsq.Templates.preBody(post_id);
	var append_body = Dsq.Templates.postBody(post_id);
	var append_footer = Dsq.Templates.postFooter(post_id);

	b_content = b_content.replace(Dsq.POST_BODY_RE, Dsq.PostBodyHandler);
	return h_head + prepend_header + h_content + append_header + h_tail + b_head + prepend_body + b_content + append_body + b_tail + append_footer;
};

Dsq.PostBodyHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	content = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContent(post_id, content);
	return head + content + tail;
};

Dsq.MediaPostHandler = function(str, args, offset, s) {
	args = args.split(' ');
	if(args[0] == 'seesmic') {
		return '<br />' + Dsq.Templates.mediaSeesmic(args[1], args[2]);
	}
	return '';
};


/**
 * Shorcuts
 */
Dsq.$ = function(element) { return document.getElementById(element); };
Dsq.$b = document.body || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];


/**
 * Dsq.Debug: Logging functions.
 */

Dsq.Debug = new function() {this.log=function(s){};this.profile=function(f){if(typeof f == 'function')return f();else return eval(f);};};


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://scobleizer.disqus.com/8220payperspeech8221_disclosure/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

/**
 * Dsq.Validators: Validation for form fields
 */
Dsq.Validators = new function() {
	this.VALID_EMAIL_RE = /^[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*\@(([a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*)+\.[a-z]{2,}|([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+)$/i;
	this.name = function(name) {
		var error = false;

		if(typeof Dsq.Templates.placeholder !== 'undefined' &&
		   name == Dsq.Templates.placeholder.name) {
			error = true;
		}
		if(name.length <= 1) {
			error = true;
		}

		if(error) {
			return "Please enter a name to comment.";
		} else {
			return true;
		}
	};
	this.email = function(addr) {
		if(Dsq.Validators.VALID_EMAIL_RE.test(addr)) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please enter a valid email to comment.";
		}
	};
	this.url = function(addr) {
		if(!addr || addr.indexOf('.') != -1) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please check your website URL (this field is optional).";
		}
	};

	this.validate = function(bulk_validation, failure_callback) {
		failure_callback = failure_callback || function(e){ alert(e); };

		for(var i = 0; i < bulk_validation.length; i++) {
			v = bulk_validation[i];
			ret = v.validator(v.value);
			if(ret !== true) {
				failure_callback(ret);
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	};
};

/**
 * Dsq.Utils: Generic utility functions.
 */
Dsq.Utils = new function() {
	this.ie = /msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
	this.ie7 = (document.all && !window.opera && window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true : false;
	this.ie6 = (!window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true: false;
	this.webkit = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('AppleWebKit/') >= 0;
	this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = {};
	this._styleSheet = null;

	this.gebiFromElement = function(el, id, tag) {
		// This only method only helps IE.
		if(!this.ie) {
			return Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var cacheKey = el.id + '-' + tag;
			tag = tag || 'div';
			if(typeof this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] != 'undefined') {
				collection = this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey];
			} else {
				collection = el.getElementsByTagName(tag);
				this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] = collection;
			}

			for(var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
				if(collection[i].id == id) {
					return collection[i];
				}
			}
			return null;
		}
	};

	this.execOnReady = function(func) {
		var node = document.createElement('document:ready');
		try {
			node.doScroll('left');
			func();
			node = null;
		} catch(err) {
			setTimeout(function() { Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(func); }, 10);
		}
	};


	// Courtesy of http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
	this.createCookie = function(name,value,days) {
		if (days) {
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
			var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
		}
		else var expires = "";
		document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	};

	this.readCookie = function(name) {
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.eraseCookie = function(name) {
		Dsq.Utils.createCookie(name,"",-1);
	};

	this.deleteNode = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			this.deleteChildren(node);
			if(typeof node.outerHTML != 'undefined') { node.outerHTML = ''; }
			else if(node.parentNode) { node.parentNode.removeChild(node); }
			delete node;
		}
	};

	this.deleteChildren = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			for(var x = node.childNodes.length-1; x >= 0; x--) {
				var childNode = node.childNodes[x];
				if(childNode.hasChildNodes()) { this.deleteChildren(childNode); }
				if(typeof childNode.outerHTML != 'undefined') { childNode.outerHTML = ''; }
				else node.removeChild(childNode);
				delete childNode;
			}
		}
	};

	this.findPos = function(obj) {
		var curleft = 0;
		var curtop = 0;
		if (obj.offsetParent) {
			do {
				curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
				curtop += obj.offsetTop;
			} while (obj = obj.offsetParent);
		}
		return [curleft,curtop];
	};

	this.getWindowSize = function() {
		var windowWidth = -1;
		var windowHeight = -1;

		if(typeof(window.innerWidth) == 'number') { //Non-IE
			windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
			windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
		} else if(document.documentElement) { // IE 6+ in 'standards compliant mode'
			windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth;
			windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight;
		}

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

	this.getScrollPos = function() {
		var scrollWidth, scrollTop;

		if(document.documentElement && (document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.documentElement.scrollWidth)) {
			scrollWidth = document.documentElement.scrollWidth;
			// IE is weird here.  If no doctype is provided, document.body.scrollTop is 0,
			// otherwise document.documentElement.scrollTop is 0.
			scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop;
		} else if(document.body.scrollTop && document.body.scrollWidth) {
			scrollWidth = document.body.scrollWidth;
			scrollTop = document.body.scrollTop;
		}

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

	this.addEventListener = function(instance, eventName, listener) {
		var listenerFn = listener;
		if (instance.addEventListener) {
			instance.addEventListener(eventName, listenerFn, false);
		} else if (instance.attachEvent) {
			listenerFn = function() {
				listener(window.event);
			};
			instance.attachEvent("on" + eventName, listenerFn);
		} else {
			throw new Error("Event registration not supported");
		}
		return {
			instance: instance,
			name: eventName,
			listener: listenerFn
		};
	};

	this.removeEventListener = function(event) {
		var instance = event.instance;
		if (instance.removeEventListener) {
			instance.removeEventListener(event.name, event.listener, false);
		} else if (instance.detachEvent) {
			instance.detachEvent("on" + event.name, event.listener);
		}
	};

	this.fixIframesIE = function(id) {
		var disqusThread = Dsq.$(disqus_container_id);
		var iframes = disqusThread.getElementsByTagName('iframe');

		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-content');
		}

		for(i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) {
			if (container) {
				iframes[i].style.width = container.offsetWidth;
			}
		}
	};

	this.getElementsByClassName = function(oElm, strTagName, strClassName) {
	/* Credit: Jonathan Snook [http://www.snook.ca/jonathan], Robert Nyman [http://www.robertnyman.com] */
		var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName);
		var arrReturnElements = new Array();
		strClassName = strClassName.replace(/\-/g, "\\-");
		var oRegExp = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + strClassName + "(\\s|$)");
		var oElement;
		for(var i = 0; i < arrElements.length; i++) {
			oElement = arrElements[i];
			if(oRegExp.test(oElement.className)) {
				arrReturnElements.push(oElement);
			}
		}
		return (arrReturnElements);
	};

	this.postToUrl = function(url, post_data, opt_redirect) {
		var form = document.createElement('form');
		var iframe_container = document.createElement('div');
		var id = 'dsq-temp-iframe-' + (new Date()).getTime();

		form.method = 'POST';
		form.action = url;
		if (!opt_redirect) {
			form.target = id;
		}
		iframe_container.innerHTML = '<iframe style="display:none" name="' + id + '" id="' + id + '"></iframe>';

		for(var key in post_data) {
			if(post_data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var input = document.createElement('input');
				input.name = key;
				input.type = 'hidden';
				input.value = post_data[key];

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

		Dsq.$b.appendChild(iframe_container);
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(form);
		form.submit();
	};

	// Strips integer id from id of element in the form ('some-id-###')
	this.extractId = function(e) {
		var chunks = e.id.split('-');
		if(chunks.length <= 1) {
			return 0;
		} else {
			var retval = parseInt(chunks[chunks.length-1]);
			return !isNaN(retval) ? retval : null;
		}
	};

	this.getStyle = function(el, styleProp) {
		if(el.currentStyle) {
			var y = el.currentStyle[styleProp];
		} else if(window.getComputedStyle) {
			var y = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(el, null).getPropertyValue(styleProp);
		}

		if(y == 'transparent' || y == '') {
			this.getStyle(el.parentNode, styleProp);
		} else {
			return y;
		}
	};

	this.execScript = function(url, append_qs, container) {
		var script = document.createElement('script');
		append_qs = typeof append_qs == 'undefined' ? true : append_qs;
		container = container || Dsq.container;

		if(append_qs) {
			var j = (url.indexOf('?') >= 0) ? '&' : '?';
			url += j + (new Date()).getTime();
		}
		script.type = 'text/javascript';
		script.charset = 'UTF-8';
		script.src = url;
		container.appendChild(script);
		return script;
	};

	this.pluralize = function(num, singular, plural) {
		return (num != 1) ? plural || 's' : singular || '';
	};

	this.getRequestParams = function(queryString /* optional */) {
		var pairs, tuple;
		var params = {};

		queryString = queryString || window.location.search.substring(1);
		pairs = queryString.split('&');

		for (var i = 0, pair; pair = pairs[i]; i++) {
			tuple = pair.split('=');
			params[tuple[0]] = (tuple[1] || true);
		}

		return params;
	};

	this.addCssRule = function(selector, styleText, index) {
		var stylesheet;
		index = index || 0;

		if(!this._styleSheet) {
			var styleEl = document.createElement('style');
			document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleEl);
			this._styleSheet = styleEl.sheet;
			if(!this._styleSheet) {
				// IE does not like our newly created stylesheet.
				this._styleSheet = document.styleSheets[document.styleSheets.length-1];
			}
		}
		stylesheet = this._styleSheet;

		if(stylesheet.insertRule) {
			var ruleText = selector + ' { ' + styleText + ' }';
			if(index == -1) {
				index = stylesheet.cssRules.length;
			}
			stylesheet.insertRule(ruleText, index);
		} else if(stylesheet.addRule) {
			stylesheet.addRule(selector, styleText, index);
		}
	};

	this.forEachIn = function(obj, callback) {
		for(var key in obj) {
			if(obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				callback(key, obj[key]);
			}
		}
	};

	this._interpolateGlobalContext = {
		// values that get used a lot and are global to the request
		'profile_url': Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE,

		'disqus_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url,
		'media_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url,
		'request_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.username,
		'request_display_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username,
		'forum_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name
	};

	this.renderFromContextStack = function(key, contexts) {
		// Returns the first instance of `key` in the array of objects `contexts` or else ''
		for (var i=0; i<contexts.length; i++) {
			if (contexts[i][key] !== undefined) {
				return String(contexts[i][key]);
			}
		}
		throw new Error('key ' + key + ' not found in context');
	};

	var that = this;
	this.interpolate = function(fmt, opt_localContext) {
		// Interpolate `fmt` named-format string with an assumed global context.
		// Based on `interpolate` in django.views.i18n
		var contextStack = [opt_localContext || {}, that._interpolateGlobalContext];
		return fmt.replace(/%\(\w+\)s/g, function(match){
			return that.renderFromContextStack(match.slice(2,-2), contextStack);
		});
	};

	this.stripTags = function(s) {
		// Removes HTML tags from `s`
		return s.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/g,"");

	};

	this.assert = function(b) {
		if (!b) {
			throw new Error('Assertion error.');
		}
	};

};
// Dsq.Utils

/**
 * Dsq.Popup: Popup helper functions.
 */
Dsq.Popup = new function() {
	this.timeHide = new Array();
	this.timeShow = new Array();
	this.activePopup = {};
	this.profileCache = {};
	this.statusCache = {};

	this.showTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the hide timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeHide[post_id]);

		// start the timer
		if(!Dsq.Popup.profileIsOn && !Dsq.Thread.adminIsOn) {
			this.timeShow[post_id] = setTimeout("Dsq.Popup.popProfile(\"" + post_id + "\")", 400);
		}
	};

	this.hideTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the show timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeShow[post_id]);
	};

	this.updateProfile = function(username) {
		// Callback from /embed/profile.js
		if (this.statusCache[username]) {
			var statusEl = Dsq.$('dsq-profile-status-' + username);
			statusEl.innerHTML = this.statusCache[username];
			statusEl.style.display = 'block';
		}

		if (this.profileCache[username]) {
			var _cache = this.profileCache[username];

			var _genhtml = function(text) { return '<span><big>' + text + '</big></span>'; };
			var _no_comments = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS(_cache.comments_count));
			var _no_likes = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_LIKES(_cache.likes_count));
			var _no_points = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_POINTS(_cache.points));

			var statsEl = Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + username);
			statsEl.innerHTML = '';

			if (Dsq.jsonData.users[username].registered) {
				statsEl.innerHTML = _no_comments + _no_likes;
			}
			statsEl.innerHTML += _no_points;

			var activeSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.active_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.active_sites[i];
				activeSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (activeSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = activeSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = 'This site.';
			}

			var moderatedSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.moderated_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.moderated_sites[i];
				moderatedSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (moderatedSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + username).innerHTML = moderatedSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + username).innerHTML = '';
			}
		}

		// Reposition popup after full HTML is rendered
		if(Dsq.Popup.activePopup && Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el) {
			Dsq.Popup.initPopup(Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.type);
		}

	};

	this.showCookieMsgs = function() {
		var title = '';
		var message = '';
		var numAlerts = 0;

		Dsq.Utils.forEachIn(Dsq.jsonData.cookie_messages, function(k, v) {
			if (!v) return;

			switch(k) {
				// Cookie: Twitter
				case 'post_twitter':
					if (v === 'error') {
						title = 'Twitter Error!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-error">Oops, we couldn\'t tweet this comment. Please check your <a href="http://disqus.com/account/services">account settings</a>.</li>';
					} else {
						var _msg = v.split(':');
						title = 'Tweeted!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-success">Your comment was successfully tweeted. <a href="http://twitter.com/' + _msg[0] + '/status/' + _msg[1] + '">Click here to view the tweet</a>.</li>';
					}
					break;
				// Cookie: Unapproved Post
				case 'post_not_approved':
					title = 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-not-approved">Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.</li>';
					break;
				// Cookie: Profile Found
				case 'post_has_profile':
					title = 'Use your existing commenter profile';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-has-profile">You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a></li>';
					break;
				case 'user_created':
					var _data = v.split(':');
					title = 'Profile created!';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-user-created">You have just created a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, the best way to claim, manage, and track your comments all over the web. \
					<br /><br />A confirmation is being sent to <strong>' + _data[1] + '</strong>. Please check for this email in order to verify your profile. \
					<ul class="dsq-list-tick"> \
						<li>Your username is <strong>' + _data[0] +'</strong>. <a href="http://disqus.com/people/' + _data[0] + '/" target="_blank">Click here to view your public profile</a>.</li> \
						<li>Be sure to set your profile picture, as well as connect your <span class="dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> and <span class="dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> accounts. <a href="http://disqus.com/account/" target="_blank">Click here for account settings</a>.</li> \
					</ul> \
					</li>'
					break;
				default:
					break;
			}
			numAlerts++;
		});

		if(numAlerts > 1) {
			message = '<ul class="dsq-list-bluebullet">' + message;
			message += '</ul>';
			title = 'Thanks for posting!';
		}
		if(numAlerts > 0) {
			if(typeof(disqus_cookie_msgs) == 'function') {
				disqus_cookie_msgs(message, title);
			} else {
				Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
			}
		}
	};

	this.helpBadges = function(post_id) {
		var html = ' \
			<ul class="dsq-popup-help"> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile with a confirmed email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, but has not yet confirmed his or her email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span> is not logged in with any account and has not claimed his or her comments.</li> \
				<li class="dsq-help-otheraccts">Other accounts</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> is using his or her Facebook profile via Facebook Connect.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> is using his or her Twitter profile via Twitter Sign-in.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-openid">OpenID</span> is using his or her OpenID.</li> \
			</ul> \
		';

		this.popModal(html, 'Help: Types of Commenters', post_id);
		return;
	};

	this.permalink = function(post_id) {
		var header = 'Link to this comment';
		var body = '<strong>You are anchored to</strong>:<br />' + document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host + document.location.pathname + document.location.search + '#comment-' + post_id;

		this.popModal(body, header, post_id);
	};

	this.login = function(header, body) {
		var h = header || 'Login or Register';
		var b = body || '';
		b += Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: 'dsq-popup-login'});
		b += '</iframe>'; // HACK: Sometimes there is something funky with the IFRAME SRC that causes no end tag
		this.popModal(b, h, null, true, 'dsq-popup-login');
	};

	this.blacklist = function(id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		var title = 'Add to Blacklist';
		var message = ' \
		Adding this person to the blacklist will block him or her from commenting on this site. Check the following types that you would like to add to the blacklist:'
		+ (userData['registered'] ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-username" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-username"><strong>Username</strong>: ' + userData['username'] + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ (_meta.email ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-email" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-email"><strong>Email address</strong>: ' + _meta.email + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ '<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
			<input id="dsq-blacklist-ip" type="checkbox" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-blacklist-ip-warning\').style.display=\'block\'"> \
			<label for="dsq-blacklist-ip"><strong>IP address</strong>: ' + _meta.ip + '</label> \
		</div> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p id="dsq-blacklist-ip-warning" style="display:none">	\
				Note: Blocking this person\'s IP address may also unintentionally prevent others, who share his/her IP address, from commenting on this site. \
				This may include people who are sharing the same computer, living in the same house, or using the same Internet provider. Only block an IP address as a last resort. \
			</p> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p style="text-align:center"><button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Post.blockUser(' + id + '); this.disabled=true; this.innerHTML=\'Just one moment...\'">Add to Blacklist</button></p> \
		';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
	};

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/_auth/embed/remote_settings/';
		var attributes = {id: 'dsq-popup-account-settings'};
		if (typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}

		body = Dsq.Templates._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
		this.popModal(body, 'Account Settings', null, true, 'dsq-popup-account-settings');
	};

	this.popModal = function(message, title, post_id, use_listener, extra_classes) {
		var container = document.createElement('div');
		var header, body;

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

		if(typeof(title) == 'undefined') { title = ''; }
		if(typeof(use_listener) == 'undefined') { use_listener = true; }

		if(post_id) {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message-' + post_id;
		} else {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message';
		}

		header = title;
		body = message;

		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupModal(header, body);
		Dsq.Popup.initPopup(container, post_id, 'message', extra_classes);
		if(use_listener) {
			Dsq.Popup.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', Dsq.Popup._closePopup);
		}
	};

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

	this.loading = function(post_id) {
		var title = Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
		var body = '<div style="text-align:center; padding: 5px 0 10px 0"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif" alt="" /></div>'
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
	};

	this.lightbox = function(message, title, post_id) {
		// Wraps Dsq.Popup.popModal

		var overlay = document.createElement('div');
		overlay.id = 'dsq-overlay';
		overlay.className = 'dsq-overlay';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(overlay);
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, post_id, false, 'dsq-lightbox');
	};

	this.popProfile = function(post_id, userKey) {
		var post = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id];
		if (post && post.has_been_anonymized) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('This message was anonymized by its previous owner.', 'Anonymized', post_id);
			return;
		}

		if(post_id) {
			userKey = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id].user_key;	
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][userKey];
		var elId = 'dsq-popup-profile-' + userKey;
		var container = document.createElement('div');

		if(this.activePopup.el) {
			this._closePopup(null, true);
			if(this.activePopup.linkClicked) {
				this.activePopup.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		container.id = elId;
		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupProfile(userKey);

		this.initPopup(container, post_id, 'profile');
		this.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._closePopup);

		if(!this.profileCache[userKey]) {
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/embed/profile.js'
				+ '?username=' + userKey
				+ '&anon=' + (userData['registered'] ? 0 : 1)
				+ '&f=' + Dsq.jsonData['request'].forum);
		} else {
			this.updateProfile(userKey);
		}
	};

	this._closePopup = function(e, force) {
		var activePopup = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el;
		var id = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id;
		var link = 'dsq-avatar-' + id; // HACK: Specific to profile toggle target

		// HACK: This event should be gone if there is no active popup.
		if(!activePopup) {
			return;
		}
		if(force || !Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, activePopup.id)) {
			// TODO: This is breaking iE?
			if(Dsq.Popup.popupListener) {
				Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Popup.popupListener);
			}
			
			// Kill overlay
			var overlay = Dsq.$('dsq-overlay');
			if(overlay) { Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(overlay); }
			
			try {
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(activePopup);
			} catch(e) {
				// HACK: IE6 throws an error when using deleteNode() with a node containing a <table> in the html.
				activePopup.parentNode.removeChild(activePopup);
			}
			Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {};
		}

		if(!force && Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Popup.activePopup.linkClicked = true;
		}

	};

	this.initPopup = function(popup, post_id, type, extra_classes) {
		popup.className = 'dsq-popup dsq-popup-' + type + ' ' + (extra_classes ? extra_classes : '');
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6 || Dsq.Utils.ie7) {
			// HACK: We can't modify the body before it's ready, so we need
			//       to use an IE-safe "DOMReady" workaround before loading
			//       our popup.
			Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(function() {Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup); });
		} else {
			Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup);
		}

		popup.style.display = 'block';

		var xPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[0] - popup.offsetWidth) / 2;
		var yPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[1] - popup.offsetHeight) / 2;

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
			yPos += Dsq.Utils.getScrollPos()[1];
		}

		popup.style.left = xPos + 'px';
		popup.style.top = yPos + 'px';

		Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {
			'el' : popup,
			'id' : post_id,
			'type': type,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};
	};

	this.isClicked = function(e, id) {
		var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
		while(t && t.parentNode) {
			if(t.id == id) {
				return true;
			}

			t = t.parentNode;
		}
		return false;
	};
};
// Dsq.Popup

/**
 * Dsq.Templates
 */
Dsq.Templates = new function() {
	/*
	 * Counter keeping track of the number of posts iterated over.
	 */
	this.postLoopCounter = 0;
	this.filters = {};
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-post-add';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-post-add';

	this.registerTemplate = function(name, func) {
		this['$$_' + name] = func;

		if(typeof DsqLocal.Filters != 'undefined'
		&& typeof DsqLocal.Filters[name] == 'function') {
			// Push filters to this.filters to unify code.
			this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
			this.filters[name].push(DsqLocal.Filters[name]);
		}

		this[name] = function() {
			var ret;

			if(typeof DsqLocal.Templates != 'undefined'
			&& typeof DsqLocal.Templates[name] == 'function') {
				ret = DsqLocal.Templates[name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(ret === undefined) {
				ret = this['$$_' + name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(this.filters[name]) {
				var args = [ret];

				args.push.apply(args, arguments);
				for(var i = 0; i < this.filters[name].length; i++) {
					ret = this.filters[name][i].apply(this, args);
				}
			}

			return ret;
		};
	};

	this.registerFilter = function(name, func) {
		this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
		this.filters[name].push(func);
	};

	/**
	 * Dsq.Templates.Filters
	 */
	this.Filters = new function() {
		this.commentContainer = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var classes = [];
			if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page > 1) {
				classes.push('dsq-append');
			}

			//
			// Extra classes used for custom themes
			//

			if(_meta.depth) {
				classes.push('dsq-comment-child', 'dsq-depth-' + _meta.depth, 'dsq-parent-is-' + _meta.parent_post_id);
			}


			//

			if(_meta.author_is_creator) {
				// TODO: We need to deprecate the "special" class since it is not properly prefixed.
				classes.push('special', 'dsq-special');
			}
			if(_meta.author_is_moderator) {
				classes.push('dsq-moderator');
			}
			classes.push(['dsq-odd', 'dsq-even'][Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter % 2]);

			s = s.substring(0, s.lastIndexOf('>'));
			return s + ' class="dsq-comment ' + classes.join(' ') + '" style="margin-left:' + _meta.depth*30 + 'px">';
		};

		this.commentContent = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			if (_meta.killed) {
				return '<em>Comment removed.</em>';
			} else if (!_meta.approved) {
				return '<em>This comment was flagged for review.</em>';
			}

			s = s.replace(Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE, Dsq.MediaPostHandler);
			return s;
		};
	};

	//
	// Thread
	//
	// TODO: These need to be stripped of all Django template tags.

	this.authPost = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			return '';
		}
		var result = [];
		result = result.concat([
				'<div id="dsq-auth"',
						Dsq.jsonData.integration.reply_position ? 'class="dsq-auth-bottom"' : '',
						'>',
					'<div class="dsq-by">',
						'<a href="http://disqus.com" target="_blank">',
							(Dsq.jsonData.integration.disqus_logo ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/by-disqus.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">') :
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/dsq-button-120x19.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">')
							),
						'</a>',
					'</div>',
					'<div class="dsq-auth-header">',
						'<h3 id="dsq-add-new-comment" class="dsq-h3-addcomment">',
								Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT,
						'</h3>',
						'<div id="dsq-login">',
						(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
								? '<p class="dsq-login-message" id="dsq-login-message">You are commenting as a <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. You may select one to log into:</p>'
								: '')
		]);
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			result = result.concat([
							Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
								'<a id="dsq-login-toggle" href="%(disqus_url)s%(login_url)s?next=article:%(thread_id)s" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsq-profile-btn.png" title="%(log_into)s" alt="%(log_into)s"/></a>',
								{login_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGIN, thread_id: Dsq.jsonData.thread.id, log_into: Dsq.Strings.LOG_INTO_DISQUS}
								),
							'&nbsp; ',
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ?
								'<div id="dsq-fbc-login" onlogin="DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin()" size="medium" background="light" length="short" style="display:inline; margin-right:7px"></div>' :
								''
							),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-twitter-login" class="dsq-twitter-login" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect();" style="display:inline; cursor: pointer"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/twitter-signin-short.png" style="margin-right:7px" /></div>', {}) : ''),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-openid-login" class="dsq-openid-login" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL();" style="display:inline; cursor:pointer;"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/openid-login-button.png"/></div>', {}
								) : '')
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
						'</div>', // dsq-login
					'</div>', // dsq-auth-header
					'<div id="dsq-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated" ',
						Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated ? 'style="display:block"' : '',
						'>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-pic">',
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">' +
																			'<img class="dsq-post-avatar" src="%(avatar_url)s" alt="" /></a>',
																			{avatar_url: Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR,
																			url: (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
																					 ? Dsq.jsonData.request.url
																					 : Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE) }),
						'</div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>', {url:Dsq.jsonData.request.url})
										  )
										: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(profile_url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>')
											)
									),
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">',
									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsqicon12.png" alt="%(logged_in_as)s"/>&nbsp',
											{logged_in_as: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username)})
										: ''),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="%(logout_from_disqus)s">',
											{logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN, logout_from_disqus: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('DISQUS')})
										: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'twitter')
												? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using Twitter (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
												 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
												: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'openid')
													 ? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using OpenID (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
													 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
													 : ''
													)
											)
									),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote ? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('<span class="logo-disqus">DISQUS</span>') : ''),
									'</a>',
								'</li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
		]);
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect) {
			result = result.concat([
					'<div id="dsq-fbc-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated">',
						'<div id="dsq-fbc-profilepic" class="dsq-authenticated-pic" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.ProfilePic" size="square" facebook-logo="true"></div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									'Logged in as <span id="dsq-fbc-name" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.Name" linked="true" useyou="false"></span>',
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">using Facebook Connect <a href="#" onclick="javascript:DisqusFbcParentController.logout();return false;">(Logout)</a></li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
				'</div>', // dsq-auth
				'<div id="dsq-toolbar-items">',
				'</div>'
		]);
		result = result.concat([
					//
					//
					//
				((!Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) ?
					// Needs to be translated:
					('<p id="dsq-no-anon-msg">Required: Please log into <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> ' +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? 'or connect with Facebook ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? 'or sign in with Twitter ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? 'or sign in using OpenID ' : '') +
					Dsq.Utils.interpolate('to comment on <strong>%(forum_name)s</strong>.</p>')) :
					''
				),
				'<div id="dsq-post-add"></div>',
				'<div style="margin:10px 0">',
				((Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media) ?
						'<a href="#" id="dsq-media-link" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, false, \'media\'); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.USE_MEDIA + ' <small>&#9660;</small></a>' :
						''),
				'</div>'
		]);
		return result.join('');
	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">90</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/8220payperspeech8221_disclosure/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/8220payperspeech8221_disclosure/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 <p>Comments for this page are closed.</p>\
	 </div>\
		';

		

		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-alert-message dsq-upgrade-message"> \
				<strong>Disqus upgrade available.</strong> Hi ' + Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username + ', this message is being displayed to you because you are a moderator of this site. <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-upgrade-message\').style.display=\'block\';this.style.display=\'none\';return false">Click here for details.</a> \
				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
					A new theme is available with added features. <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/settings/' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url + '/?p=customize">To change your theme, click here</a> and choose the theme Narcissus. \
					If you do not upgrade, you are missing out on features such as: real-time commenting, new sign-in integrations, and an upgrade interface. \
					<strong>This message will automatically go away in one week.</strong> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			' + html; 
		}
		return html;
	};

	this.footer = function() {
		var html = Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.authPost();
		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		

		return html;
	};

	this.pagination = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.thread.paginate) { return ''; }

		//
		// TODO: num_paginator still uses the template tag for pagination, 
		// 		while append_paginator does it all in JavaScript.
		//		This should all be in JavaScript.
		//

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages > 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.page < Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages) {
			html = ' \<a class="dsq-paginate-append-text" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this); return false">Show more comments...</a>\
	 <button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-paginate-append-button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this);">Load more comments</button>\
			';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = html;
			return '';
		} else {
			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
		}
	};

	this.trackbacks = function() {
		var html = '';

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://scobleizer.disqus.com/8220payperspeech8221_disclosure/trackback/';
		}

		html += '<div class="dsq-item-trackback">Trackback URL&nbsp;&nbsp;<input class="dsq-trackback-url" onclick="this.select()" readonly="true" value="' + trackback_url + '"></div>';

		if(trackbacks.length) {
			html += '<ul id="dsq-references">'
			for(var i = 0; i < trackbacks.length; i++) {
				var trackback = trackbacks[i];
				html += '<li><cite><a href="' + trackback.author_url + '" rel="nofollow">' + trackback.author_name + '</a></cite> \
						<p class="dsq-meta">' + trackback.date + '</p> \
						<p class="dsq-content">' + trackback.excerpt + '</p></li>';
			}
			html += '</ul>';
			html = '<h3 class="dsq-h3-trackbacks">Trackbacks</h3>' + html;
		}

		return html;
	}

	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		/* Reaction HTML begins */
		var item = '<li class="dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-header-avatar">';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'">';
		} else {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="#" onclick="return false;">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {
			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar32.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png"/>'
			+ '</a></div>'
			+ '<cite><span>' + reaction.author_name + '</span></cite>'
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"><a class="dsq-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</a></span>'
			+ '</div><div class="dsq-reaction-body">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
			+ 'via <a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? 'BackType' : 'UberVU') + '</a>'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator ? '&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<a class="dsq-hide-reaction" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + '); return false;">Hide</a>' : '') + '</div></div>';

		if(reaction.retweets) {
			var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
			if (num_retweets > 0) {
				item += '<div class="dsq-reaction-retweets">';
				if (num_retweets == 1) {
					item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
				} else {
					item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');

					item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
					var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 15) ? 15 : num_retweets;
					item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);

					if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
							+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
					}
				}
				item += '</div>';
			}
		}

		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '	<p>Comments for this page are closed.</p>\n';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

	this.prependPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="comment-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-comment-reply-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
				<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
			+ '</div> \
		';
	};

	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];

		return ''
			+ (_meta.author_is_moderator
				? '<img class="dsq-mod-star" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/bullet-star.png" title="Moderator" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
				<a id="dsq-time-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-' + post_id + '" title="Permalink">' + _meta.date + '</a> \
			</span>';
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		return '';
	}

	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Deprecate flagging conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
				: '')
			;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Use media should be conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
								 	<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You are commenting as a Guest. You may choose to log into an existing DISQUS Profile, your Facebook, Twitter or OpenID account to comment on Scobleizer" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Optional:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:18429423" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
									&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img class="fb_login_image" src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/images/fbconnect/login-buttons/connect_light_small_short.gif" alt="Facebook Connect"/> \
									<a href="#" onclick="FB.Connect.requireSession(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin); return false;">Connect</a> \
								 \
								&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/twitter-signin-icon.png" alt="" /> \
									<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false">Sign-in</a> \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		result = result.join('');
		return result;
	};

	this._frameGeneric = function(base_url, params, attributes) {
		if(typeof(disqus_callback_params) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'scobleizer',
			't'				: '8220payperspeech8221_disclosure',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

		base_url += '?' + (new Date()).getTime();
		// Add params to default_params.
		if(params) {
			for(var key in params) {
				if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					default_params[key] = encodeURIComponent(params[key]);
				}
			}
		}
		// Build querystring.
		for(var key in default_params) {
			if(default_params[key] && default_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				base_url += '&' + key + '=' + default_params[key];
			}
		}

		return [
			'<iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0"',
			(' allowtransparency="true" src="' + base_url + '"'),
			this._makeAttributes(attributes),
			'</iframe>'].join('');
	};

	this.frameLogin = function(opt_attributes) {
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/login.html';
		var attributes = opt_attributes || {};
		attributes['class'] = 'dsq-post-login';

		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameReply = function(post_id, extra_params, attributes) {
		// Returns the HTML for a reply iframe. Called by Dsq.Iframes.setReplyIframeToContainer
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY;
		var params = {
			'def_email'		: disqus_def_email,
			'def_name'		: disqus_def_name
		};
		if(extra_params) {
			for(var key in extra_params) {
				if(extra_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					params[key] = extra_params[key];
				}
			}
		}
		if(_meta) {
			params['parent_post'] = post_id;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			params['per_page'] = disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			attributes['class'] += '-authenticated';
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameEdit = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/edit.html';
		var params = {
			'p' : post_id
		};
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, {'class': 'dsq-post-edit', 'name': 'dsq-edit_' + post_id + '-frame'});
	};

	//
	// Menus
	//

	this.menuMore = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: "Remove post" button should hide menu.
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')">Link</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Profile</a></li>'
	+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
		? '	<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>' + (_meta.email ? '<li class="dsq-admin-email">' + _meta.email + '</li>' : '')
		+ '	<li class="dsq-admin-ip">' + _meta.ip + '</li> \
			<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>'
		+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
			? ' <li class="dsq-admin-edit"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
			: '')
		+ ' <li class="dsq-remove"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Remove Comment</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-report-spam"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-block-user"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li>'
		: '');
	};

	this.menuMedia = function(post_id) {
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(this, ' + post_id + ', \'seesmic\'); return false;">Record video</a></li> \
		';
	};

	this.dropProfile = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};


		var menu = '<li class="dsq-drop-showlnk"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Expand &#8663;</a></li>';
		var pointsMessage = '';
		if (userData['registered']) {
			pointsMessage = 'with ' + userData['points'] + ' points (more points are better).';
		}

		if (userData['is_remote']) {
			var domain = userData['remote_domain_name'];
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' is a ' + domain + ' user ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
			menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-' + domain.toLowerCase() + '">' + domain + '</span></li>';
		} else if (userData['registered']) {
			if (userData['verified']) {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a verified commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span></li>';
			} else {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a registered, but unverified, commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span></li>';
			}
		} else {
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has not claimed this commenter profile." onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()"><span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span></li>';
		}

		menu += _includeServices();
		return menu;
	};

	//
	// Popups
	//

	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-top"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-body" class="clearfix"> \
				<div class="dsq-popup-body-padding"> \
					<div class="dsq-popup-header"> \
						<a class="dsq-close-link" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/modal-close.png" alt="" /></a>'
						+ content['header']
					+ '</div>'
					+ content['body']
					+ '<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
				</div> <!-- padding --> \
			</div> <!-- body --> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-bottom"></div> \
		</div> \
		';
	};

	this.popupProfile = function(user_key) {
		var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(user_key, null);
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var html = '';
			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == 0
					? '<h4>Connections</h4><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li> \
					<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" title="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" /> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>'
				+ (i+1 == userServices.length ? '</ul>' : '');
			}
			return html;
		};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<table> \
				<tr> \
					<td> \
						<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><img class="dsq-popup-profile-avatar" src="' + userData['avatar'] + '" alt="" /></a> \
					</td> \
					<td> \
						<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user"> \
							<h3>' + userData['display_name'] + '</h3> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats" id="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + user_key + '">Loading...</div> \
						</div> \
					</td> \
				</tr> \
			</table> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-state"> \
				This is a&nbsp;<span class="'
					+ (userData['registered']
						? (userData['verified']
							? ' dsq-badge-verified'
							: (userData['is_remote']
								? ' dsq-badge-' + userData['remote_domain_name'].toLowerCase()
								: ' dsq-badge-registered')
							)
							: ' dsq-badge-guest') + '">'
			+ (userData['registered']
				? (userData['verified']
					? 'Verified'
					: (userData['is_remote']
						 ? userData['remote_domain_name']
						 : 'Registered')
					)
				: 'Guest')
			+ '</span>&nbsp;commenter profile.'
			+ '&nbsp;<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><strong>View more comments </strong></a>'
			+ (!userData['points']
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice">If this is you, <a href="http://disqus.com/profile" target="_blank">claim it now</a> to manage your comments.</p>'
				: '')
			+ ((userData['registered'] && !userData['verified'] && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username == userData['username'])) && !userData['is_remote'])
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice"><strong>Alert</strong>: You have not verified this account. <a href="http://disqus.com/verify">Verify it now.</a></p>'
				: '')
			+ '</div> \
			<div id="dsq-profile-status-' + user_key + '" class="dsq-popup-profile-status" style="display:none"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-snapshot"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td> \
							<div id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Most active sites</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
						<td>'
							+ _includeServices()
							+ '<div id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Moderator of</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupReblog = function() {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<cite><span>Reblog this comment</span></cite> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div id="dsq-reblog-form" class="dsq-reblog-form"> \
			</div> \
		';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupModal = function(title, message) {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<h3>' + title + '</h3> \
		';

		bodyHtml = message;

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.alertContent = function(name, post_id) {
		var alert = {
			'post_not_approved': {
				'title': 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator',
				'message': 'Thanks for posting. Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.'
			},
			'post_has_profile': {
				'title': 'Use your existing commenter profile',
				'message': 'You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> commenter profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a>'
			}
		};
		return alert[name] || false;
	};

	//
	// Actions
	//

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {
		// Update number of points
		Dsq.$('dsq-points-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.';

		// Update link text
		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.';
		}
	};

	this.subscribed = function(status) {
		var title, message;

		if(status) {
			title = 'Subscribed!';
			message = 'You have subscribed to this comment thread. New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox, where you may read and respond by email.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">Unsubscribe</a> \
			';
		} else {
			title = 'Unsubscribed';
			message = 'You have unsubscribed to this comment thread. New comments will no longer be sent to your email inbox.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a> \
			';
		}

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

	};
	
	this.highlighted = function() {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('This comment has been highlighted.', 'Highlighted comment');
	};

	//
	// Media
	//

	this.mediaSeesmic = function(id, thumb) {
		return ' \
			<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_preview" class="dsq-seesmic-preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/' + id + '" target="_blank" class="see_link">&nbsp;</a> \
				<div style="display:block;width:160px; height:120px; border:none; background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/' + thumb + ')"> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_hide" class="seePlayOverlay" style="display:none;"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',false)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/stopOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_show" class="seePlayOverlay"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',true)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/playOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; border:none; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			<div id="' + id + '_content" style="display:block; width:100%; padding-top:5px"></div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(parent_post_id) {
		// Increment post count
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');
		
		if (num_posts) { 
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) { 
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
	};
};
// Dsq.Templates


/**
 * Dsq.Post
 */
Dsq.Post = new function() {
	this.openedMenu = {};
	this.menuEventListener = null;
	this.stateReplyToggled = {};
	this.stateEditToggled = {};
	this.stateRecordLink = {};

	/**
	 * Inserts a new post into the document.
	 *
	 * @param after_id {Number}	Insert a post before specified id.  If after_id
	 *							evaluates to false, then post in the front.  If
	 *							after_id is -1, post at the end.
	 */
	this.insert = function(after_id, id, message, author) {
		// Skeleton template from thread_posts.html.
		var skeleton = ' \
			<li id="dsq-comment-%(id)s"> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-header-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-header"> \
					<cite id="dsq-cite-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-cite"> \
						<a id="dsq-author-user-%(id)s" href="%(author_url)s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">%(author_name)s</a> \
					</cite> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-body-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-body"> \
					<div id="dsq-comment-message-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-message">%(message)s</div> \
				</div> \
			</li> \
		';
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var _user_meta = Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key];
		var markup = Dsq.Utils.interpolate(skeleton, {
			id: id,
			message: message,
			author_url: _user_meta.blog,
			author_name: _user_meta.display_name
		});
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		markup = markup.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
		div.innerHTML = markup;

		if (after_id === -1) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').appendChild(div);
		} else if (!after_id) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').insertBefore(div, Dsq.$('dsq-comments').firstChild);
		} else if (Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + after_id)) {
			// Get next node after "after_id", so we can insert before it.
			// If "after_id" is the last comment, the target node is the
			// last node.
			
			// var append_post_id = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(after_id).replace('<div id="','').replace('"></div>', '');
			var append_post_id = 'dsq-append-post-' + after_id;
			var node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			while (node = node.nextSibling) {
				if (!node || node.nodeType == 1) { // 1 == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
					break;
				}
			}
			if (!node) {
				node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			}
			node.parentNode.insertBefore(div, node);
		}
	};

	this.incrementPostCount = function() {
		
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');

		if (num_posts) {
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) {
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
	}
	
	this.outlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className += ' dsq-comment-outline';
		setTimeout("(function () { Dsq.Post.clearOutlineComment(" + post_id + ") })()", 3000);
	};
	
	this.clearOutlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className.replace('dsq-comment-outline', '');
	};

	this.showMenu = function(el, id, name) {
		var anchorPos = Dsq.Utils.findPos(el);
		var menu = document.createElement('ul');

		if(this.openedMenu) {
			if(this.openedMenu.linkClicked) {
				this.openedMenu.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		switch(name) {
			case 'more':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMore(id);
				break;
			case 'media':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMedia(id);
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		// Add menu to document body
		menu.id = 'dsq-menu-' + id;
		menu.className = 'dsq-menu';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(menu);

		// Position and show
		anchorPos[1] += 15;
		menu.style.left = anchorPos[0] + 'px';
		menu.style.top = anchorPos[1] + 'px';
		menu.style.display = 'block';

		// Set global reference
		this.openedMenu = {
			'el' : menu,
			'id' : id,
			'name' : name,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};

		// Set listener
		this.menuEventListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._hideMenu);
	};

	this._hideMenu = function(e) {
		var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
		var openedMenu = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el;
		var id = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.id;

		if(!id) {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link';
		} else {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link-' + id;
		}

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

		if(!Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, openedMenu.id)) {
			openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Post.menuEventListener);
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(openedMenu);

		} else {
			// Hide the menu if a link was clicked inside the menu.  We can't
			// completely remove the menu until the onclick event on the link
			// fires, but the menuEventListener will prevent multiple menus
			// from polluting the DOM.
			if(el && typeof el.href != 'undefined') {
				openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el = null;
			}
		}

		if(Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Post.openedMenu.linkClicked = true;
		}
	};


	this.getUserServices = function(user_key, id) {
		if(!user_key && id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
			user_key = _meta.user_key;
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var userServices = [];

		// Keep a full list of supported services. This is the order they will display in the drop-profile.
		// Each service must have a corresponding case in _buildServiceUrl()
		var supportedServices = ['blog', 'twitter', 'facebook', 'tumblr'];

		function _buildServiceUrl(serviceName) {
			var data = userData[serviceName];
			var services = {
				blog:		function(d) { return d; },
				twitter:	function(d) { return d; },
				facebook:	function(d) { return d; },
				tumblr:		function(d) { return 'http://' + d + '.tumblr.com'; }
			};
			return services[serviceName](data);
		}

		for(var i = 0; i < supportedServices.length; i++) {
			if(userData[supportedServices[i]]) {
				var serviceUrl = _buildServiceUrl(supportedServices[i]);
				userServices.push({'name' : supportedServices[i], 'url' : serviceUrl});
			}
		}
		return userServices;
	}

	this.dropProfile = function(id) {
		var dp = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-profile-' + id);

		// IE6 needs JS to display/hide. All other browsers use CSS.
		if(dp) {
			if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) dp.style.display = (dp.style.display == 'inline') ? 'none' : 'inline';
			return false;
		} else {
			dp = document.createElement('ul');
		}

		dp.id = 'dsq-drop-profile-' + id;
		dp.className = 'dsq-drop-profile';

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) { dp.style.display = 'inline'; }

		var container = Dsq.$('dsq-header-avatar-' + id);
		dp.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.dropProfile(id);
		container.appendChild(dp);
	};

	this.dropProfileMore = function(el, id) {
		var hiddenItems = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-hidden-' + id);

		hiddenItems.style.display = 'inline';
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
	};

	this._updateReplyLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "reply / cancel" links based on state.
		var displayDict = {};

		if(id) {
			if(this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				el.innerHTML = 'Cancel';
				displayDict['media'] = 'inline';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'none';
			} else {
				el.innerHTML = 'Reply';
				displayDict['media'] = 'none';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'inline';
			}
		}

		for(var key in displayDict) {
			if(displayDict.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var	linkEl = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-el-' + id),
					spacer = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-spacer-' + id);

				if(linkEl) {
					linkEl.style.display = displayDict[key];
					if(spacer) spacer.style.display = displayDict[key];
				}
			}
		}
	};

	this._updateMediaLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "use media / cancel" links based on state.
		var appendId = (id) ? ('-' + id) : '';
		var link = Dsq.$('dsq-media-link' + appendId);

		if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			link.innerHTML = 'Cancel Media';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(link, id); return false; };
		} else {
			link.innerHTML = 'Use Media <small>&#9660;</small>';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.showMenu(link, id, 'media'); return false; };
		}
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(el, id) {
		// Create reply IFrame
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			if (!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				// Create IFrame if it doesn't exist.
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-frame-' + id), id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].init();
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].setState(id, _meta.depth);
				}
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
			}
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			if(!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				// Reply toolbar
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id), id);
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Iframes.hideAllInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id));
				if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
					// HACK: Cancel media before canceling self.
					this.toggleMediaReply(Dsq.$('dsq-media-link-' + id), id);
				}
			}
		}

		this.stateReplyToggled[id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[id];
		this._updateReplyLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-reply-' + id); }

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[id]
		});
	};

	this.toggleMediaReply = function(el, id, xtype) {
		id = id || 0;
		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(!this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id, {xtype:xtype}, 'dsq-post-video');
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id);
		}
		this.stateRecordLink[id] = !this.stateRecordLink[id];
		this._updateMediaLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};

	this.edit = function(el, id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.frameEdit(id);
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-comment-message-' + id); }
	};

    this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
                Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
            }

            Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/vote.js'
                + '?post_id='    + id
                + '&vote='        + vote);

		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login(Dsq.Strings.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN);
		}
    };

	this.report = function(id, confirmed) {
		if(confirmed) {
			Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/8220payperspeech8221_disclosure/post_report/', {'post_id': id});
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Thank you. This comment has been flagged for moderator attention.', 'Successfully flagged');
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$('dsq-post-report-' + id));
		} else {
			var title = Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT;
			var message = Dsq.Strings.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR + '? \
			<br /><br /> \
			<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.NO + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.NEVER_MIND + '</button>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + id + ', true);"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.YES + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT + '</button><br /><br />'
			+ Dsq.Strings.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION + '. \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, id);
		}
	};



	this.showAlert = function(id, msg) {
		var msgEl = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id);
		var alert = '<div class="dsq-comment-alert">' + msg + '</div>';

		msgEl.innerHTML = alert + msgEl.innerHTML;
	};

};
// Dsq.Post


/**
 * Dsq.Thread
 */
Dsq.Thread = new function() {
	this.fc = null;
	this.ff = null;
	this.ac = null;

	
	this.adminIsOn = false;

	
	
	

	this.hlComment = null;
	this.hlCommentClass = null;

	this.getNextComment = function(el) {
		var start_id = el.id;
		while(el = el.nextSibling) {
			if(el.id && el.id.indexOf('dsq-comment-') != -1 && el.id != start_id) {
				return el;
			}
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.getActiveCommentId = function() {
		if (document.URL.indexOf('#comment-') >= 0) {
			var anchor = document.URL.slice(document.URL.indexOf('#') + 1);
			return anchor.replace('comment-', '');
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.highlightAnchor = function() {
		var i = this.getActiveCommentId();
		if (i == null) return false;
		var id = 'dsq-comment-' + i;
		var hash = window.location.hash;

		// Toggle the hash incase the comment isn't available when the page loads
		// for WebKit-based browsers.
		if (Dsq.Utils.webkit) {
			window.location.hash = '';
			window.location.hash = hash;
		}

		this.hlComment = Dsq.$(id);
		// Adding this conditional guard pending #289
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlCommentClass = this.hlComment.className;
		this.hlComment.className += ' dsq-hl-anchor';

		setTimeout("Dsq.Thread.highlightClear()", 3000);
	};

	this.highlightClear = function() {
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlComment.className = this.hlCommentClass;
	};

	this.login = function(toggle) {
		// toggle id is #dsq-reply-login-[id]
		var postId;
		if(toggle.id.indexOf('dsq-reply-login') != -1) {
			postId = toggle.id.slice(16);
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + postId);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(toggle) {
			if(toggle.className == 'dsq-login-active') {
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(container, postId);
				toggle.className = '';
			} else {
				Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
				toggle.className = 'dsq-login-active';
			}
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
		}

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};


	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked, per_page) {
		// Use extra_params to pass any override parameters that we need to persist.
		var extra_params = '';

		// "Per page" can either be overriden by providing it as an argument
		// (per-call) or setting the disqus_per_page override variable (global).
		if(typeof per_page == 'undefined') {
			per_page = null;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined' && per_page === null) {
			per_page = disqus_per_page;
		}

		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}
		if(per_page !== null) {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + per_page;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			el_clicked.style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ '8220payperspeech8221_disclosure'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};

	this.sortBy = function(sort) {
		var disqus_script = document.createElement('script');
		var disqus_date = new Date();

		if (location.hash != '') {
			location.hash = '#disqus_thread';
		}

		if(typeof(disqus_url) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_url = disqus_href;
		}
		disqus_script.type = 'text/javascript';
		disqus_script.src = 'http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ '8220payperspeech8221_disclosure'
			+ '&sort='	+ sort
			+ '&title='
			+ '&'		+ disqus_date.getTime();

		Dsq.$('dsq-comments').innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif">';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(disqus_script);
	};

	this.subscribe = function(status, email) {
		// `status` is an int -- 1 to subscribe, 0 to unsubscribe
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || email) {
			// If authenticated user OR anonymous email provided

			if(email) {
				Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
			}

			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ '8220payperspeech8221_disclosure'
				+ '&email=' 	+ encodeURIComponent(email));

		} else if(!email) {
			// If anonymous user and no email has been provided yet, prompt for email

			var title = 'Subscribe to this comment thread';
			var message = ' \
				New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox! \
				<div class="dsq-subscribe-submit"> \
					<p><strong>Enter your email address below.</strong></p> \
					<input type="text" id="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
					<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1, Dsq.$(\'dsq-subscribe-email\').value)">Subscribe</button> \
				</div> \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
		}
	};

	this.showSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return;
		}

		/* The form has to be re-designed when more options will come out. */
		var html = 'Automatically close comments after <input size="3" id="dsq-thread-days-alive" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.days_alive + '" type="text" /> days. Existing comments will still be displayed.<br /><br />(Using 0 days will disable this feature)<br /><br />'
								 + '<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.updateDaysAlive();" class="dsq-button-small"><span>Save</span></button>'
								 + '<span id="dsq-thread-settings-status" class="dsq-options-status"></span>';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Settings');
	};

  this.showModeratorActions = function() {
      if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
          return;
      }

      var html = '<div class="dsq-moderate-options"><table><tr>' +
                 '<td>' + Dsq.Strings.ACTIONS + '</td><td><ul>';
      html += '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.toggleClosed(); return false;">' +
              (Dsq.jsonData.thread.closed ? Dsq.Strings.OPEN_THREAD : Dsq.Strings.CLOSE_THREAD) +
              '</a></li>';
      html += '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.toggleKilled(); return false;">' +
              (Dsq.jsonData.thread.killed ? Dsq.Strings.RESTORE_THREAD : Dsq.Strings.REMOVE_THREAD) +
              '</a></li>';
      html += '</ul></td></tr></table></div>' +
              '<p>Go to the full <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/moderate-threads/" target="_blank">moderate panel</a> for more options.</p>';
      Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, Dsq.Strings.MODERATE_OPTIONS);
  };

	this.updateDaysAlive = function() {
		  var days = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-days-alive').value;
		  var status = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-settings-status');
		  Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/update_days_alive.js', {days:days,thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
		  status.innerHTML = 'Saved!';
		  window.setTimeout(function() { status.innerHTML = ''; }, 1000);
	};

  this.toggleClosed = function() {
      Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/toggle_thread_closed.js', {thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
      window.setTimeout(function() { window.location.reload(); }, 500);
  };

  this.toggleKilled = function() {
      Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/toggle_thread_killed.js', {thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
      window.setTimeout(function() { window.location.reload(); }, 500);
  };
};
// Dsq.Thread

Dsq.Events = function() {
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var handlers = {};
	var getHandlers = function(event) {
		if (handlers[event] === undefined) {
			handlers[event] = [];
		}
		return handlers[event];
	};

	// Public
	// Value keys : postId, node, xtype
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED = 1;
	// Value keys : postId, opened
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED = 2;
	obj.fire = function(event, opt_value) {
		if (!event) {
			throw new Error('Unknown event');
		}
		var value = opt_value || {};
		for (var i=0; i<getHandlers(event).length; i++) {
			getHandlers(event)[i](value);
		}
	};
	obj.addHandler = function(event, callback) {
		getHandlers(event).push(callback);
	};

	return obj;
}();

/**
 * Dsq.Realtime
 */
Dsq.Realtime = new function() {
	var initialized = false;
	var interval = null;
	var last_checked = Dsq.jsonData.request.timestamp;
	var new_posts = [];
	var ongoing_request = false;
	var prev_script = null;

	function updateNewPostCount() {
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-alert').style.display = new_posts.length ? 'block' : 'none';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-queued').innerHTML = new_posts.length
		+ ' new '
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, 'comment', 'comments')
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, ' was', ' were')
		+ ' just posted.';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.SHOW + ')';
	}

	function insertNewPosts() {
		var post_id = null;
		var after_id = Dsq.$('dsq-sort-select').value === 'oldest' ? -1 : null;

		for (var i=0; i<new_posts.length; i++) {
			post_id = new_posts[i];
			Dsq.Post.insert(after_id, post_id, Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id].message);
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		}
		new_posts = [];
	}

	this.enableInterval = function() {
		interval = setInterval(Dsq.Realtime.check, Dsq.jsonData.context.realtime_speed);
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.ENABLED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.PAUSE + ')';
	}

	this.disableInterval = function() {
		if (interval) {
			clearInterval(interval);
			interval = null;
		}
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.PAUSED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.RESUME + ')';
	}

	this.toggleInterval = function() {
		if (!interval) {
			Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
		} else {
			Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
		}
		return false;
	}

	this.initialize = function() {
		if (!initialized) {
			initialized = true;
			Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').onclick = this.toggleInterval;
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').onclick = this.show;
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
			if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.realtime_paused) {
				Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
			} else {
				Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
			}
		}
	}

	this.show = function() {
		insertNewPosts();
		updateNewPostCount();
		return false;
	}

	this.check = function() {
		if (!ongoing_request && Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			if (prev_script) {
				prev_script.parentNode.removeChild(prev_script);
			}
			ongoing_request = true;
			prev_script = Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/18429423/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

	this.update = function(timestamp, posts, users) {
		ongoing_request = false;
		last_checked = timestamp;

		if (users) {
			for (var user_id in users) {
				if (users.hasOwnProperty(user_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id] = users[user_id];
					}
				}
			}
		}

		if (posts) {
			for (var post_id in posts) {
				if (posts.hasOwnProperty(post_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] = posts[post_id];
						new_posts.push(post_id);
					}
				}
			}

			if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				insertNewPosts();
			} else {
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
		}
	};

}();

// DEPRECATED
Dsq.Iframes = function() {
	// Different style of object from the above. Hoping to switch to this for some reason.
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var showIframeInContainer = function(container, id, markup) {
		// Look through container for iframes, hiding them, except show one that matches id
		// If none of them matched id, create a new iframe using markup and insert it.
		// Returns the iframe node if and only if it was newly created.
		var found = false;
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				if (child.id == id) {
					child.style.display = 'block';
					found = true;
				} else {
					child.style.display = 'none';
				}
			}
		}
		if (found) {
			return;
		}
		// The iframe wasn't found, so construct it and add it to the container.
		// Don't use innerHTML because it might reload iframes
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		div.innerHTML = markup;
		var iframe = div.childNodes[0];
		div.removeChild(iframe);
		container.appendChild(iframe);
		return iframe;
	};

	// Public
	obj.makeReplyIframeId = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var id = 'dsq-post-add-iframe';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			id += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			id += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return id;
	};
	obj.makeLoginIframeId = function(opt_postId) {
		if (!opt_postId) {
			return 'dsq-login-iframe';
		}
		return 'dsq-login-iframe-' + opt_postId;
	};
	obj.makeReplyIframeName = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var name = 'dsq-reply-frame';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			name += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			name += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return name;
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId, opt_extraParams, opt_className) {
		// Construct the id so we can check if it's already present.
		// Hide any other iframes we find, and show this one if it's found.
		var params = opt_extraParams || {};
		// use xtype in the id and name so we can distinguish media replies from text replies:
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var name = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var attributes = {
			'id': id,
			'name': name,
			'class': opt_className || 'dsq-post-reply'
			};
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameReply(opt_postId, opt_extraParams, attributes);
		var iframe = showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
		// It was newly created
		if (iframe) {
			Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, {
				postId: opt_postId,
				node: iframe,
				xtype: params.xtype
			});
		}
	};
	obj.showLoginIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId) {
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeLoginIframeId(opt_postId);
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: id});
		showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed = function(container, opt_postId) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			obj.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, opt_postId);
		} else {
			obj.hideAllInContainer(container);
		}
	};
	obj.hideAllInContainer = function(container) {
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				child.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	return obj;
}();

Dsq.Twitter = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startTwitterConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._twitterWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/twitter/begin/', 'twitterWindow', popupParams);
		that._twitterInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeTwitterConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeTwitterConnect = function() {
		if (that._twitterWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._twitterInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Yahoo = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startYahooConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._yahooWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/yahoo/begin/', 'yahooWindow', popupParams);
		that._yahooInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeYahooConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeYahooConnect = function() {
		if (that._yahooWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._yahooInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.OpenID = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.requestURL = function() {
		var message = '<table class="dsq-openid-form"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2"><img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url + '/images/openid-icon-100x100.png" /></td>';
		message += '<td><label for="dsq-openid-url">OpenID URL:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-url" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td><label for="dsq-openid-username">Display name:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-username" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td class="dsq-openid-submit" colspan="3"><input type="button" value="Sign in" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.startConnect();" /></td></tr>';
		message += "</table>";

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sign in using OpenID');
	};

	this.startConnect = function() {
		var isblank = function(str) {
			return /^\s*$/.test(str);
		};

		var openid_url = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-url').value;
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-username').value;

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=500';
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/openid/begin/' + '?url=' + encodeURIComponent(openid_url) + '&username=' + encodeURIComponent(username);
		that._openidWindow = window.open(url, 'openidWindow', popupParams);
		that._openidInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeConnect = function() {
		if (that._openidWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._openidInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Reaction = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.hide = function(id) {
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/hidereaction.js?' + 'reaction_id=' + id);
	};

	this.reportMissingReactions = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled) {
			return;
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.queued) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Your report has been received. The system will automatically search for new reactions; if any are found, they will be displayed on this comment thread.<br/><br/>Thank&nbsp;you.',
												 'Reported missing reactions');
			return;
		}

		Dsq.Utils.execScript(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/forums/scobleizer/queueurl.js');
	};
};

Dsq.CNN = function() {
	var obj = {};

	obj.authenticate = function() {
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + "/saml/cnn/try/";
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl(url, {'target': document.location}, true);
	};

	return obj;
}();


if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
	(function() {
		DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE = /<div class="dsq-header-avatar"(.*?)>/gim;
		Dsq.Templates.registerFilter('postPrependHeader', function(html, post_id) {
			// Add "onmouseout" for dsq-header-avatar for dropProfile
			// functionality since IE6 cannot use :hover.
			function _headerAvatarReplace(content, inner, _unused, html) {
				return '<div class="dsq-header-avatar" '
					+ inner
					+ ' onmouseout="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')">';
			}
			html = html.replace(DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE, _headerAvatarReplace);
			return html;
		});
	})();
}





	// TODO: Move Seesmic code outside of the main script.  Don't let this script clobber the global namespace.
	if(typeof seesmic == 'undefined') { var seesmic = {}; }
	seesmic.widget = new function () {
		this.callback = function (data) {
			playerVersion = data.disqusplayer;
		};
	};

	
	var scriptEl = document.createElement('script');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('src', 'http://seesmic.com/version.js?callback=seesmic.widget.callback');
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(scriptEl);

	
	var scriptEl = document.createElement('script');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('src', 'http://media.disqus.com/javascript/library/swfobject.js');
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(scriptEl);

	function see_play_video(_videoUri, _add) {
		var swf = !!playerVersion ? playerVersion : 'http://seesmic.com/embeds/StandalonePlayer.swf';

		flashcontentDiv = Dsq.$(_videoUri + '_content');
		previewDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_preview');
		hideDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_hide');
		showDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_show');
		if(_add) {
			// push flash widget
			var so = new SWFObject(swf, 'sotester', '300', '270', '9', '#000000');
			so.addVariable('video', _videoUri);
			so.addParam('allowFullScreen', 'true');
			so.addParam('allowScriptAccess','always');
			so.useExpressInstall('swfobject/expressinstall.swf');
			so.write(_videoUri + '_content');

			previewDiv.style.display = 'none';
			hideDiv.style.display = 'block';
			showDiv.style.display = 'none';
		}
		else {
			flashcontentDiv.innerHTML = '';
			previewDiv.style.display = 'block';
			hideDiv.style.display = 'none';
			showDiv.style.display = 'block';
		}
	};





(function() {
	//
	// Load theme.  This overrides the base templates with template functions
	// from the respective themes.
	//
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669701">whoknew</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669701" class="dsq-comment-message">well, this activity at least proves the adage, "birds of a feather flock together...."<br><br>There is not much difference between you and your audience. Selling out is selling out whether you are an A lister or Z lister.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669702" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669702" href="http://www.terapad.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Stephan Tual</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669702" class="dsq-comment-message">As long as they don\'t make you write "I heart PPP" on your forehead... :-p</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669705" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669705" href="http://www.floridaventureblog.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">VC Dan</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669705" class="dsq-comment-message">You sure know how to make a splash Robert ;-)<br><br>Feeling the need explain "I\'m a capitalist" reminds me of Atlas Shrugged -- and scares me about the world we\'re living in right now. Maybe the conference should be called: Galt\'s Gulch!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669703" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669703" href="http://www.darrenbarefoot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">dbarefoot</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669703" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669703" class="dsq-comment-message">So, I\'m not a fan of <a href="http://PayPerPost.com" rel="nofollow">PayPerPost.com</a>, though I do think the <a href="http://ReviewMe.com" rel="nofollow">ReviewMe.com</a> model is more acceptable.<br><br>In either case, I would be cautious to describe this model as "blog advertising". It\'s closer to advertorial.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669704" href="http://willifordblog.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">marcus</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669704" class="dsq-comment-message">I love payperpost and am a proud postie. I am flabbergasted that someone who is such an outspoken critic of them will agree to accept money from them to come speak. There are thousands of us who aren\'t A-list bloggers who use PPP to help with the bills. I hope you don\'t get up there and trash us</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669698" href="http://nakedconversations.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">shel israel</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669698" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br>I am personally dosappointed that you have chosen to do this. To me Pay for Post represents everything that the book you and I wrote opposes. I wish you would change your mind.  This will not help your reputation.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669699">Jon</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669699" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert never claimed to be on a quest to save the world from capitalism.  His disclaimer about speaking at the PayPerPost conference isn\'t required and he doesn\'t owe anyone an explanation.  Most public speakers do not turn down speaking opportunities- paid or unpaid- at a given venue based on objections to ideas held by the host or audience.  Let\'s be realistic instead of petty and small-minded.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669700" href="http://scoobietron.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">scoobietron</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669700" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669700" class="dsq-comment-message">How can I parody this shit, man? Will they require you to write "I HEART PPP" on your face in magic marker?</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669697" href="http://nakedconversations.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">shel israel</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669697" class="dsq-comment-message">One more thought, Robert.  You taught me the standards for blogging that I adhere to.  It is what you taught me that makes me so passionately oppose Pay per Post, who have shown themselves to be the sidewalk hookers of the blogosphere.  Robert, I really hope you cancel. In the long run, you will be doing PodTech a service.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669696" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669696" href="http://web-strategist.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jeremiah Owyang</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669696" class="dsq-comment-message">:(</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669693">Jon</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669693" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669693" class="dsq-comment-message">Shel- are you going to voice your opposition to other forms of paid content creation, or are we treating the internet as the holy grail of communication platforms?<br><br>I remember when this type of thinking first surfaced with the emergence of the world wide web- when posting an advertisement online was widely described as act of unprecedented immorality.<br><br>Well, last time I checked, the internet hadn\'t prevented a war or ended poverty.  And you may want to turn off your computer now because in surfing the web you\'re contributing to global warming.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669694" href="http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Webomatica</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669694" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, I do give you credit for disclosing...! As long as you\'re up front about what you blog about and why, so we know what\'s shilling and what\'s genuine.<br><br>I am wondering what Jason Calacanis is going to write when he finds out about this, however...</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669695">Mujibur</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669695" class="dsq-comment-message">...this just further confirms what many of us have been saying for a long time.  Robert is simply a paid mouthpiece.  This isn\'t about conversation, it\'s about the almighty buck.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669691">LayZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669691" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669691" class="dsq-comment-message">Is this the first incident of a blog Jumping the Shark?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669692">LayZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669692" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669692" class="dsq-comment-message">meant to say "blogger Jumping the shark"</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669689" href="http://www.bandkbroom.com/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Brian</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669689" class="dsq-comment-message">Hopefully you will take the opportunity to try to convince people that more disclosure is good.  Of course, if I know that someone is paid to say good things about a product, I\'m more likely to totally ignore what they say, so I don\'t think that will go very far.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669690">james</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669690" class="dsq-comment-message">jeez,<br><br>while I want you and everyone to mke as much money as you can, this stinks.<br><br><br>To me the whole payperpost reeks for a blogger like you.<br><br>It comprimises the your premise of your book, and your reputation.<br>Thats my opinion only, but one of the things about reading you for years is knowing that you believed in certain things, and posting for pay wasnt one of them.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669688" href="http://allied.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">jeneane</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669688" class="dsq-comment-message">smartest thing you\'ve done in a long time.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669687">whoknew</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669687" class="dsq-comment-message">@5 regardless of disclosure, large parts of this blog have become advertorials for various firms with friendships or financial relationships with Scoble. Its like ad placement within TV shows - except in this case, its Seagate, Jotspot, and several others that consistently get mentioned several times per week. Whether it contractual or not isnt the issue - Robert plays both sides here as to his blog being his personal blog and seagate being his sponsor - it just creates the illusion that he has more than a passing interest in some of the companies being so prominently highlighted.<br><br>A Listers paid to do things? Its been obvious that many A Listers have been "paid to post" for some time now...they just get to redefine the terms (much like escorts have differentiated their craft from prostitution).  In previous posts, Scoble rationalizes his own shilling as being somehow different from payperpost because his deals are for a lot more than $10. He argues that paying Podtech rather than him directly somehow makes many of these recent character lapses ok...didnt OJ Simpson have a similar excuse regarding payment for his recent failed book deal not going to him?<br><br>Character is something that can only be measured in the face of difficult choices and the absence of oversight. Hard choices provide myriad opportunities to display true character. Some participants in the incestuous upper echelon of blogging have retained their character in the face of the corrupting influences of money.  Shel immediately comes to mind....He´s made good choices all around with consistent displays of integrity.<br><br>Others like robert seem to really be losing their moral compass in the face of hard choices without any guiding forces.  Examples by Robert include declaring capitalism to be more important than reputuation or integrity as well as redefining gifts of expensive laptops (seemingly used only for video editing and never formally reviewed) as "loans" for unspecified time periods.  Were those intel and AMD machines ever returned or are you still "borrowing" them for your day to day work? If returned, how long did you have them for?<br><br>Microsoft was good for Robert in that it forced him to operate within a set of unwritten rules that guided his online conduct. Post Microsoft, many of us hoped that Naked Conversations would serve as the guiding principle for corporate blogging.  Unfortunately, those principles are being subtly redefined once again...<br><br>The only oversight or guiding principle now on this blog seems to be either money or pressure from the blogospere...with everything being ok as long as "too many people do not complain about it".<br><br>Prior to this lapse in your judgement, I had posted about how this blog was not displaying the principles outlined in Naked Conversations. I was chided for not signing my name.  I thought about that at length...and realized that, as "nameless guy", essentially I pay Robert Scoble through my almost daily participation in his blog. Dozens of thousands of us help to pay his salary every day without signing our names as little numbers added up in his blog stats for which he can justify his paycheck.<br><br>Without us, Seagate et al wouldnt give him a dime....and based on signed comments from well respected people, he is losing more and more of us.<br><br>WhoKnew</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669686" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669686" class="dsq-comment-message">whoknew: I have no financial or friendship arrangement with JotSpot.<br><br>I bought my own MacBookPro, which is what I am switching my entire life over to. I have various review machines at my house on loan which are being sent back.<br><br>And I sign my name to everything I do so you know everything bad and good I do. More later, I don\'t have good connectivity here in Germany.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669685" href="http://bloggingforbusinessbook.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ted demopoulos</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669685" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s great! I speak for money for many people I don\'t agree 100% with, as long as I don\'t think they are evil. I don\'t think PayPerPost quite qualifies as "evil" -- although I do think they suck! You\'ll add a needed perspective -- kudos to them for inviting you.<br><br>I assume they are not writing your speech? (that\'s a joke boys and girls!)</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669683" href="http://mikecane.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">mikecane</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669683" class="dsq-comment-message">Are we going to witness Meltdown Of The Week here from now on?<br><br><a href="http://mikecane.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/like-this-shit-is-news/" rel="nofollow">http://mikecane.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/like-t...</a><br><a href="http://mikecane.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/such-brilliance/" rel="nofollow">http://mikecane.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/such-b...</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669684" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669684" class="dsq-comment-message">Ted:<br><br>I just posted this over at Duncan\'s blog too, but think it needs to be reposted here too:<br><br>Duncan has some things wrong.<br><br>1) I am being paid to speak at the PayPerPost conference. I have NOT been told what to say. I have NOT been told to say only positive things. I have NOT been told to say ANYTHING on PayPerPost’s behalf.<br>2) You have not disclosed that you think I am stealing content on my link blog and that we have had violent disagreements in the past.<br>3) You have not given any context. PayPerPost pays people to attack me (seriously, it has). I dislike PayPerPost’s goals a lot and am not changing my opinions of PayPerPost just because they are &lt;strike&gt;paying us a tiny sum of money (far smaller than what Seagate is paying to sponsor my show, and a tiny fraction of what I was paid at Microsoft)&lt;/strike&gt;. UPDATE: We\'ve decided not to accept the honorarium so PayPerPost will only be covering my travel expenses. I also don’t agree with PayPerPost’s disclosure policies.<br>4) I am not going to be speaking out on PayPerPost’s behalf, nor have they asked me to. They simply wanted me to speak on whatever I would like to their audience.<br>5) If you don’t like what a company is doing, are you going to get better results by throwing rocks through its front window or sitting down with them and trying to change its behavior?<br>6) If you feel a “lynching” coming on, don’t you have a responsibility to add clarity and calmness to the discussion? It sure looks like you are handing out rope. On the ethical scale corporate shills come above lynchers.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669733" href="http://www.dxrules.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">david a</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669733" class="dsq-comment-message">props to scoble. taking on a topic and keynote such as this. it\'s out there.. ppp is doing a top notch job at this type of blogger postings, and he\'ll bring a great deal of insight to this topic. Congrats Scoble</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669721">Garth</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669721" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t see what the big deal is about PayPerPost as it does not differ much in what happens in the traditional media space today.<br><br>That also has a place and will sort itself out.<br><br>But Jarvis and the other self appointed moral guardians of the blogosphere should really just piss off as they don\'t represent anybody except themselves.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669769" href="http://www.bivingsreport.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Todd Zeigler</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669769" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669769" class="dsq-comment-message">If you have serious issues with PayPerPost, I really don\'t know why you would speak there.  Regardless of what you say or whether they pay you or not, your presence there gets them publicity and adds legitimacy to their event (and thus their company).  By going you are helping them build their company.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669755" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669755" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669755" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669755" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669755" class="dsq-comment-message">Todd: because dialog helps more than it hurts. At least in the world I want to live in.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669756" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669756" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669756" href="http://mulley.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Damien Mulley</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669756" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669756" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br>  Are you contractually obliged to attend this as it is what your company dictates?<br><br>Is Podtech running out of cash? It just seems like you have to go to this and the Intel video fiasco made it seem like you were under personal pressure to get more attention for them.<br><br>I think you should go and take expenses but not take a fee and from the keynote tell them all there what blogging is about, like you and Shel wrote about and explain why the pay per post model is a bad thing.<br><br>You\'re well respected and loved because you are not a shill. I hope you\'re not changing.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669770" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669770" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669770" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669770" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669770" class="dsq-comment-message">Damien: no, I\'m not obligated to go, but I gave my word and I intend to keep it.<br><br>Is PodTech running out of cash? No. I just closed a big sponsorship deal with Seagate and we had a hugely successful BlogHaus and other initiatives going.<br><br>I am not taking a fee. See my update up above.<br><br>I will definitely give my side of why I think total, granular, disclosure is a good thing for the "Google World."<br><br>I hope I\'m not changing either. But, one thing about being in front of an audience. They love pointing it out if they perceive changes!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669771" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669771" href="http://mulley.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Damien Mulley</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669771" class="dsq-comment-message">Ok, the time delay between writing my comments and pressing post was two hours (I forgot!). Good to see some additional info added. Best of luck with the talk. Will you have a video of it? I bet more people watch it than the Intel one!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669752" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669752" href="http://www.bscoble.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ben Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669752" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669752" class="dsq-comment-message">What is wrong with PPP?  Since when does the bloggospere have to be strictly opinion?  Even PPP makes people disclose they are getting paid.  If you don\'t want to hear an advertisement, DON\'T KEEP READING!!!  As for my Bro taking money for speeches, sink your teeth into this:<br>1.  Traveling to Europe is very expensive.  Yes, its part of his job, but someone is still paying for the travel.<br><br>2.  He is very good at public speaking and he knows his subject as good as anyone.  So, people want him to speak at their functions.<br><br>3.  Even when he takes money for speaking, he is very objective.  More so than most of the people who post to his blog.<br><br>4.  He is so liberal he can\'t be a capitalist - socialist maybe.<br><br><br>Anyway ... enjoy Europe Bro and keep the speeches real.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669753" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669753" href="http://www.lameazoid.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Josh Miller</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669753" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669753" class="dsq-comment-message">Speaking of advertising and somewhat off topic, I just noticed there\'s an Amazon ad in the sidebar.  I thought it was against Wordpress polocy to have advertising on wordpress blogs, including pay per post.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669754" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669754" href="http://www.calacanis.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jason</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669754" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669754" class="dsq-comment-message">have them make a donation to charity for your speaking fee... a lot of famous folks like yourself do that.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669758">LayZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669758" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669758" class="dsq-comment-message">@35  PodTech made money on BlogHaus?????</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669759" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669759" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669759" href="http://www.bscoble.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ben Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669759" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669759" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey,  Give Maryam a hug or two.  I just got off her blog and she deserves them.  I would not get in her way after I cuss you out. hehehe</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669751" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669751">LayZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669751" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669751" class="dsq-comment-message">So, following you logic Robert, Microsoft should invite  Steve Jobs and Linus Torvalds to speak at TechEd?  IBM should invite Ray Ozzie to speak at Lotusphere now?  Nokia should invite Adrian Nemcek to speak at NokiaWorld?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669760" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669760" href="http://www.mockriot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Josh</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669760" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669760" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t get it.  Why is paying someone to speak at an event or conference such a big deal?  You know those speakers at every college graduation?  Paid. You know every time Bill Clinton speaks? $200,000.<br><br>What\'s wrong with getting paid to speak? You\'re providing a service and being compensated for it.  Getting paid to be a mouthpiece for a product or service (this is called endorsement, and it\'s what athletes do all the time) is different, though also nothing wrong with it as long as it clear your endorsement is paid.  But it looks like PayPerPost was just paying Robert an appearance/speaking fee (which he seems to be no longer accepting).<br><br>I don\'t see how this is at all something to get concerned about.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669768" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669768" href="http://mikecane.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mike Cane</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669768" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669768" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt;&gt;&gt;On the ethical scale corporate shills come above lynchers.<br><br>Wow.  And you really believe that?<br><br>Incredible.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669767" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669767" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669767" href="http://bloggingforbusinessbook.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ted demopoulos</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669767" class="dsq-comment-message">This is NO big deal. I see no problem.<br>It\'s not like Robert is speaking for NAMBLA, the North American Man/Boy Love Association.<br><br>And they should pay him too -- I have ZERO doubt Robert will always speak his mind.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669749" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669749">Kamal Jain</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669749" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert, what you are doing is consistent with what you say! That\'s very good.<br><br>Question: Would PayPerPost look at your speech and approve it?<br><br>I know the answer is negative. You are allowed to speak what you want.<br><br>My advise to them: Offer the same deal to ther bloggers for their PayPerPost service. Pay the money to a blogger who wants to write about a product, without getting any approval first.<br><br>There is not much different between you, who will speak to the public via a physical platform vs a payperpost blogger who writes via the blogosphere.<br><br>One question which payperpost will ask? How will they make sure that you do not say things too critical to them?<br><br>Logically speaking, in case you do then other companies would not be dying to invite you in future. Therefore for your own professional good, you have incentive not to be too critical. Similarly payperpost could do the same with their platform. If these bloggers take money from an advertiser and then do not focus on the positive side of the advertiser then other advertisers won\'t hire the same bloggers in future.<br><br>All payperpost has to do is to maintain an aggregate effectiveness score of bloggers based on the advertisers\' feedback.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669750" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669750" href="http://tailrank.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kevin Burton</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669750" class="dsq-comment-message">Dude..... you\'ve lost some points in my book.<br><br>This isn\'t about advertising.  This is about spam.<br><br>These guys are spammers!  If they were concerned about advertising they would allow bloggers to use rel="nofollow"....<br><br>This is a bit like doing to a conference hosted by a convicted rapist and then keynoting on the rights of rape victims.<br><br>Either way you legitimize them.<br><br>You\'ve jumped the shark dude.  :-/  Come back from the dark side!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669745" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669745" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669745" class="dsq-comment-message">Kevin: I don\'t see doing SEO (even the worst kind) as being anywhere close to rape. But maybe that\'s just me.<br><br>Kamal: PayPerPost does not get prior restraint on my speech.<br><br>Mike: if you think killing someone (which is what lynching is) is more ethical than someone selling something or shilling for something then I simply don\'t want you to be a reader of mine. Have a nice day.<br><br>LayZ: it was very clear that Seagate, Microsoft, and AMD sponsored the BlogHaus and that PodTech put it on.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669741" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669741">LayZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669741" class="dsq-comment-message">51: "it was very clear that Seagate, Microsoft, and AMD sponsored the BlogHaus and that PodTech put it on."<br><br>That\'s all very interesting, but that\'s not what I asked. Did you clear a profit from BlogHaus?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669748" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669748" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669748" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669748" class="dsq-comment-message">LayZ: to tell you the truth, I\'m not sure (I don\'t want to say yes, because I haven\'t seen the final report yet), but it will definitely be a profitable thing in the future.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669761" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669761" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669761" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669761" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669761" class="dsq-comment-message">#44: Bill Gates spoke at MacWorld one year. I\'ve seen Oracle and other competitors speak at TechEd. At Channel 9 I had Google employees on, even though Google was kicking Microsoft\'s behind in a whole raft of things.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669762" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669762" href="http://drumsnwhistles.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Karoli</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669762" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669762" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow, I see the sanctimonium continues.  It would be wonderful if some of the commenters actually updated their facts before blowing a gasket.<br><br>I am not a spammer.  I do not write positive reviews on demand.  I have never been paid to write something that I didn\'t believe.  I decline any opportunity where an advertiser will not give me freedom to write as I see fit.<br><br>Robert, props to you for doing something you knew would be unpopular but that you also knew you could do while preserving your integrity.  Others could learn from your example.<br><br>Evidently in some areas of the blogosphere, it\'s not so much a conversation as it is dictation.  Or dictatorial, judging from these comments.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669757" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669757" href="http://www.itsrishi.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rishi Khaitan</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669757" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br><br>I am a religious reader of Scobleizer, but via my RSS reader so I rarely see the post comments.  This time I did and honestly, I\'m shocked about all the criticism that you are receiving regarding this PayPerPost appearance.<br><br>You have gone out of your way to disclose the exact terms of the speaking agreement.  I can\'t remember the last time I\'ve seen such full disclosure.  Furthermore, you are going on behalf of PodTech which , last time I checked, is a business that needs to market itself in order to pay the bills.<br><br>If I found out that you altered your speech to appease the PayPerPost folks I would have lost faith in your mission, but since you have clearly stated that this will not happen, I see no issue.<br><br>By speaking at this event, the only result is that you may influence those in the audience to understand the point of view that you and your readers share.  In my humble opinion, that is better than not speaking and having no influence.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669746" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669746">LayZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669746" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669746" class="dsq-comment-message">@54  Fair enough. It\'s one thing to have sponsors to help cover costs. Happens at conferences all the time. It\'s another to imply that BlogHaus was contributing to PodTech\'s bottom line.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669747" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669747" href="http://emilyishere.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">emilyishere</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669747" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669747" class="dsq-comment-message">fair!<br><br>i know this sounds so annoying of me,  but i\'m begging you....<br><br>please come my blog, <a href="http://emilyishere.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">emilyishere.wordpress.com</a>, and comment. if you dont have anything to say, just say hi or i like your blog or this blog is stupid. i\'d even be happy if you wrote "this blog stinks."<br><br>it\'s a blog with tips for preteen girls (girls, we know the feeling...my partner who posts most of the time is my thirteen-year-old sister, so she\'s an expert) neopets cheats, clubpenguin cheats, and a little homework helper.<br><br>it is dedicated to all those girls out there who need help.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669739" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669739">LayZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669739" class="dsq-comment-message">@54  Again, all very interesting, but again it doesn\'t really answer the question. It\'s one thing to speak at some session buried in the conference agenda. I could see Oracle perhaps helping folks understand how to get the most out of running Oracle on a Windows platform. Both MS and Oracle benefit.<br><br>Nice attempt at an example, but we all know the sole reason Gates spoke at MacWorld that year.  Would he be as welcomed today?  Are you speaking at the PPP conference in the context of helping to bail them out?<br><br>Then Ch 9 infomercial examples you cite are hardly comparable to what we are discussing. But, again, nice try!<br><br>So, care to try again to answer my question?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669740">LayZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669740" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669740" class="dsq-comment-message">@55.. "Evidently in some areas of the blogosphere, it’s not so much a conversation as it is dictation. Or dictatorial, judging from these comments."<br><br>You mean sorta like when Scoble scolds companies for not blogging, or tells bloggers how to blog or tries to define what a blog is because he wrote a book on it? Or whines and demands that bloggers should link to him when he thinks he has a story? Yea, I can see your point.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669742" href="http://www.newmediamedicine.com/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Chris Paton</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669742" class="dsq-comment-message">There\'s nothing wrong with being paid to speak at a conference. If people stopped paying for conference speakers then conferences would be a long stream of self-publicising ego-maniacs instead of interesting and high profile personalities and experts (who probably wouldn\'t speak unless they got paid for it).<br><br>Regarding PPP:<br><br>Bloggers have been putting up paid for posts for long before PayPerPost came on the scene. Techcrunch does a \'Thank You\' post to it\'s advertisers every so often. Many other blogs do the same.<br><br>PayPerPosts problem is that they thought that any publicity was good publicity. They courted controversy and revelled in it.<br><br>The problem is that with a lot of bloggers, their popularity is based on the trust of their readers and that trust could be hampered by being associated with PPP. This means PPP are now only working with low traffic, low page-rank bloggers who the advertisers don\'t want to pay for.<br><br>They now have to quickly rebuild their reputation so that some big bloggers start using their services before they run out of money.<br><br>The trouble is that other services are now available, ReviewMe for example, that don\'t have the bad rep of PPP, and any blogger that wants to do in-post advertising would probably choose them instead to preserve their reputation. Although it does seem like PPP have brought down this whole fledgling industry.<br><br>What could have been a great (and ethical with disclosure) revenue stream for bloggers is being hampered by controversy and PR mis-management.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669731" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669731" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669731" href="http://tailrank.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kevin Burton</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669731" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br><br>PPP is black hat SEO.  It\'s like calling a spamming SEO.  You\'re taking an unethical activity and white washing it by classifying it with a whitehat activity.<br><br>These guys ruin the Internet for the rest of us.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669732" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669732" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669732" href="http://tailrank.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kevin Burton</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669732" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669732" class="dsq-comment-message">BTW. As an aside...<br><br>You haven\'t resorted to the Dvorak link bait method have you?<br><br><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=gOHzHVF-4Mg" rel="nofollow">http://youtube.com/watch?v=gOHzHVF-4Mg</a><br><br>Ug.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669736" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669736" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669736" href="http://www.zoliblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Zoli Erdos</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669736" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669736" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m really surprised this whole discussion focuses on the payment (which, btw. Robert has declined in the meantime.)<br><br>Gettting paid to speak is normal, that\'s not the point here.  I think this is more about what conference Robert wants to endorse by becoming a speaker, whether paid or not.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669744" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669744" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669744" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669744" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669744" class="dsq-comment-message">Kevin: &gt;&gt;PPP is black hat SEO.<br><br>I have to call bull#### on this.<br><br>Black hat SEO is secret stuff. Cloaking. Link farms that you can\'t see. Invisible keywords. Splog farms. Etc.<br><br>Everything that PPP has done has been out front in the full heat of the public gaze. Yeah, they are far from perfect, but they are far far from black hat SEO.<br><br>The fact that you -- a well-regarded developer and studier of SEO techniques -- can\'t tell the difference scares the #### out of me.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669743" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669743" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669743" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669743" class="dsq-comment-message">Zoli: &gt;&gt;I think this is more about what conference Robert wants to endorse by becoming a speaker, whether paid or not.<br><br>Endorsement works both ways. PPP knows that I\'ve attacked them in the past and is likely to attack them in the future (unless they ask their members to do full disclosure, like what I\'ve done here). So, maybe they are endorsing that viewpoint too in front of their best members?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669738" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669738" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669738" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669738" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt;Are you speaking at the PPP conference in the context of helping to bail them out?<br><br>Nope.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669763" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669763" href="http://www.imitrust.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dominic</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669763" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669763" class="dsq-comment-message">People who need commentary like PPP.  People who can provide it regularly hate it.  Like McDonalds, you don\'t have to eat there but I\'m sure that people do go there and get what they want.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669764" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669764" href="http://www.zoliblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Zoli Erdos</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669764" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert, that\'s a possibility, certainly. Or, it could be a PR coup: "look, we\'re no longer bad guys, even Scoble spoke at our conference" ...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669765" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669765" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669765" href="http://mickeleh.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Michael Markman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669765" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669765" class="dsq-comment-message">If it\'s the weekend, it\'s time for us all to get hooked on the latest release of Scoble link bait. Robert, you\'re awesome at this. Dvorak should pay you for lessons.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669766" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669766" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669766" href="http://tailrank.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kevin Burton</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669766" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert.<br><br>It *is* Blackhat SEO.<br><br>They\'re *trying* to spam Google.  Any link exchange which would object to using rel=nofollow IS a spammer.<br><br>Spamming == blackhat SEO.<br><br>I mean god.  In the beginning they didn\'t even want to have disclosure!<br><br>They\'re also hurting bloggers.  Most of these bloggers aren\'t going to be aware that their Google juice is going to be damaged when they participate in PPP spam campaigns.  Microsoft has already come out and said that if they catch you selling links they\'ll blacklist your blog.<br><br>These guys are the Sith lords of the blogosphere!  Don\'t convert to the dark side!<br><br>For the record.... I\'m ALL for advertising but it has to be behind a link firewall which ISN\'T search engine spam.<br><br>Kevin</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669734" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669734" href="http://joeduck.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">JoeDuck</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669734" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow, I\'m really disappointed in how hostile people are to you about giving a simple keynote.   If Bill Gates keynotes CES does it mean he supports all the violence in GTA and Resident Evil?  Of course not.<br><br>I\'m not currently a PPP enthusiast and don\'t plan to blog for them, and perhaps Shel\'s even right to call this approach <i>the sidewalk hookers of the blogosphere </i> (clever and catchy!).   However if t disclosures are prominent and clear PPP people can note that they are doing a similar sort of thing that a *paid* journalist does when they review gadgets or movies or Techcrunch does when they review companies.<br><br>I smell a lot of hypocrisy here.  Prominent folks who are directly paid very big money to blog in various forms are insisting that stay at home moms can\'t pick up a few bucks for reviewing something.  And if Shel is right those evil hookers, blogging between tricks, will be denied the money that could get them off the street!<br><br>The critics worry about credibility and that\'s good, but it\'s hypocritical to get paid indirectly by blogging (e.g. TechCrunch, Engaget, O\'Reilly, Battelle, Shel, etc, etc, etc) and then suggest without more elaboration that other payment routines are inherently flawed and dishonest.  Are you just protecting your turf?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669722" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669722" href="http://willifordblog.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">marcus</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669722" class="dsq-comment-message">I am a payperpost blogger and I will be there. I look forward to seeing you speak because you are a good blogger and I think your insights can make me a better blogger. That being said, the price of conference/flight/hotel for me is not a small sum and I  will be disappointed if I spend that money to sit and hear you badmouth payperpost and the bloggers who have full time jobs and families and are happy to have an opportunity to make some extra money. I personally know that some of us use the money for little extras in our life that otherwise wouldn\'t be possible.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669728" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669728" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669728" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669728" class="dsq-comment-message">Marcus: I only badmouth those who don\'t disclose -- just like I have here. I think you don\'t understand the disagreements I\'ve had with PayPerPost. I want per-item disclosures. I don\'t have a problem with blog advertising. I\'ve supported other blog advertising approaches like Google ads and Amazon Affiliate links (even have one of those myself on my blog).<br><br>The company in the past has done some smarmy things, though, including paying people to attack me because of my stances.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669730" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669730" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669730" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669730" class="dsq-comment-message">Kevin: it\'s very easy for Google to track PayPerPost advertisers and remove any influence they are putting on Google\'s relevancy indexes. Why is that? Because PayPerPost is doing its work in the public gaze and everyone can see who is advertising on PayPerPost and because PayPerPost now requires disclosure (at least on the blog level -- I\'d still love it if PayPerPost required per-item disclosure for a totally different reason -- cause everything is going toward RSS).<br><br>But, to not understand that fundamental difference makes you look really lame dude. If I were you I\'d worry about removing real sploggers from your TailRank service (I still see some there from time to time). PayPerPost isn\'t even close to being among the most evil here.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669727" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669727" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669727" href="http://tailrank.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kevin Burton</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669727" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert.<br><br>You\'re not an engineer.  While it\'s easy for YOU to see that a story is about PayPerPost it\'s NOT that easy for a robot to see if a story is sponsored by a search engine.<br><br>Do you use the string "Pay Per Post" or "PayPerPost" ?  What if there\'s a typo?  What if the blogger simply doesn\'t disclose (this is actually happening all the time right now btw even though disclosure is apparently a requirement).<br><br>Is there a URL of all PPP campaigns?  There are a few listed on the site but I do NOT believe there\'s a public URL available.<br><br>Also.... do search engines have to write code to walk around every SPAM company?  What about Text Link Ads?  What about all the PPP competitors that are coming out of the shadows?<br><br>While Google does generally do a decent job here the reason these companies are resorting to spam is that it WORKS!  Google isn\'t perfect and so these guys are trying to take advantage of this opportunity to make a buck - Internet be damned!<br><br>And even if Google WERE perfect there\'s still Yahoo and MSN that they can spam.<br><br>You haven\'t done your research here.  This is fine of course because it\'s not your job.  The point I\'m trying to make is that it\'s probably NOT a good idea to accept an invitation to speak from a company that\'s highly controversial to say the least without knowing why people are mad at them.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669720" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669720" href="http://www.ewanspence.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ewan Spence</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669720" class="dsq-comment-message">So I have mixed views - yes there\'s the whole \'evil-ness\' of PPP, so at the very leastyou have to figure that by attending you are, to a certain extent, legitimising their view *no matter what you say or what your view is*. That\'s a personal cost to you and you have to decide whether that is something you are willing to pay. Make no bones about it, by attending you are endorsing PPP and their view.<br><br>On the other hand, I do see the view that to change views you have to engage - but PPP have already taken on their funding, their business plan is set, I don\'t see it majorly diverting at all.<br><br>Finally, I\'m in agreement with Jason. You (or if you want to split hairs, have PodTech in the middle as a wayman) should have taken the fee and passed it on to charity. You could even have started a conversation here on which charity bloggers would want to support.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669719" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669719" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669719" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669719" class="dsq-comment-message">Kevin: I\'ve been talking about how PayPerPost games Google before anyone else that I remember. <a href="http://scobleizer.com/2006/10/02/gaming-google/" rel="nofollow">http://scobleizer.com/2006/10/02/gaming-google/</a><br><br>Every blog that uses PayPerPost is required to do a disclosure on that blog\'s home page, so it shouldn\'t be hard to see how something is gaming Google and my friends who are programmers say it isn\'t hard to tell a PPP post -- if that disclosure isn\'t being done, then we should shame the bloggers into doing disclosures. You say it\'s hard, but then Google employees armies of PhD\'s for a reason.<br><br>One approach? Keep track of PPP-disclosed Bloggers (all PPP bloggers are forced to disclose due to PPP\'s policies) then discount items that appear on more than one of their blogs. It\'s not that hard.<br><br>Even if they don\'t disclose, it shouldn\'t be too hard to figure out something is being gamed. I read only 500 feeds and I can see gaming going on. All of a sudden a company starts being discussed when it wasn\'t before. It shouldn\'t be too hard for us to protect against this kind of gaming, particularly since most of it is being done in public. The sploggers and others who copy content and put Google ads next to it are far more evil and ones I worry about a lot more than PPP.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669717" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669717">Stephane Rodriguez</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669717" class="dsq-comment-message">I side with Kevin here. Technically, there is a lot of entropy going on, and while it could be possible to blacklist PPP, it would only encourange their competitors.<br><br>PPP should instead force their bloggers to use the rel=nofollow principle which is simple, effective and fair.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669718" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669718">Who Knew</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669718" class="dsq-comment-message">PPP changes the fundamental conversation of the web by interjecting subtle commercialism into the conversation of personal blogs.  So, hypothetically, if someone (lets call him "Rob Scoble") had a personal blog with subtle commercial messages weaved into otherwise compelling conversation, disclosed as such in a general way (not post by post),  and compensated for such activities, his approach would be using the PPP model, right?<br><br>The best part is that our hypothetical blogger above wouldn\'t part of any formal organization that could be detected by Google.  At least now I understand why you have no issues with PPP as long as they disclose. Can you say that you are using a different model?<br><br>As for sploggers being more "evil" than PPP, they essentially do different things. Sploggers steal intellectual property to make ad revenue. Bad. However, I\'m unaware of a corporate entity actively and openly recruiting people to formally be part of such activities.<br><br>The obvious disconnect with your commenters may be drawn from the difference of the underground nature of the splogger (for which people have no "suspension of disbelief" - they know that such things will happen when money is involved) and the organized approach of changing conversations under a formal corporate banner (for which many people seemingly want to suspend their disbelief that corporate entities would be involved in such activities)<br><br>Sorry, but I have to comment about the following:<br><br>"One approach? Keep track of PPP-disclosed Bloggers (all PPP bloggers are forced to disclose due to PPP’s policies) then discount items that appear on more than one of their blogs. It’s not that hard."<br><br>Yep - until Paid-For-Posts (PFP), WePayYou (WPY), and Sell-Your-Soul (SYS) open their doors and start doing business.  If this were an interview question, your answer wouldn\'t scale much beyond the original company.  No Hire.<br><br><br>WhoKnew</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669724" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669724" href="http://mikecane.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">mikecane</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669724" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt;&gt;&gt;Mike: if you think killing someone (which is what lynching is) is more ethical than someone selling something or shilling for something then I simply don’t want you to be a reader of mine. Have a nice day.<br><br>Such a crybaby!  And such a BS retort too!  Who do you think is going to swallow your switch from metaphorical lynching to *literal* lynching?  Point out all the posts here that have advocated a *literal* rope?  You goddammed well can\'t.<br><br>But I see you for what you are now and can rightfully ignore you.<br><br>Go get an education in shilldown too.  Watch "Roger &amp; Me."</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669723" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669723" href="http://mikecane.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">mikecane</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669723" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669723" class="dsq-comment-message">Damn typos!  Shilldown = shilldom.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669725" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669725" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669725" href="http://andtothink.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sindy</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669725" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669725" class="dsq-comment-message"><a href="http://scobleizer.com/2007/02/02/payperspeech-disclosure/#comment-289764" rel="nofollow">Todd: because dialog helps more than it hurts. At least in the world I want to live in.</a><br><br>Exactly.  Having that conversation with those that criticize you helps everyone grow!  Being afraid to talk to those that have a different opinion, or putting yourself on a pedestal unwilling to associate with them is far more damaging than engaging them.<br><br>Closed-mindedness is a shameful thing!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669716" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669716" href="http://just.shelleypowers.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Shelley</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669716" class="dsq-comment-message">Anyone else notice how these \'controversial\' items always pop up on Friday, when news is slight, and items remain longer on Techmeme?<br><br>Anyway, Robert you\'ve been putting comments like the following all over:<br><br>"And the reverse is also true. PPP has paid people to attack me in the past. It’s a company I don’t agree with (at least I won’t until they require per-item disclosures, just like I did with my disclosure).<br><br>But, I disagree with you that this is an endorsement by me. Anyone who sees it as such really hasn’t done their homework. "<br><br>Why are you speaking at this conference, then? Doing so does give this conference wider visibility. Are you going to chastise the audience? As another person wrote about, they don\'t want to attend an event just to be talked down to, or derided.<br><br>Everything you say and have said in the past implies a disdain for this company. Why then speak at a conference for a group and a company you disdain? Especially one that \'sends people out to attack you\'.<br><br>(DISCLOSURE: my criticism of Robert Scoble is not sponsored; I do it for free.)<br><br>If I were asked to speak in front of a group I disdain, I would say no. I would in front of a group who disagrees on issues with me, but not one I actually disdain.<br><br>You know who I feel sorry for? The people attending this so-called conference. They\'re being manipulated.<br><br>Well darn, so are the rest of us.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669715" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669715" href="http://poetslife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Poetslife</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669715" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert...FYI - Here is my post from <a href="http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/02/04/072907.php" rel="nofollow">http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/02/04/0729...</a><br><br>There are many ethical, moral and common sense decisions that will have to be made as this paid bloggers issue continues. Wal-Mart and that PR firm were attacted, and rightly so, when they created happy shopping bloggers who were paid because the money changed what they would say about Wal-Mart.<br><br>Why would that not apply for taking money from PayPerPost?<br><br>It is one thing for bloggers to get paid for good work, which is a principal of capitalism that has worked for centuries.<br><br>It is another for one of the most influential bloggers in the world, who already makes very good money and enjoys terrific perks from his day job, to accept payment for a speech without revealing it originally. Anyone paying Robert is paying for influence and credibility, not just a speech.<br><br>The old media has been atwitter all week discussing the same problem with CNBC uber-business reporter Maria Bartiromo and her accepting favors from Todd Thomson, formerly chief of Citigroup\'s wealth management unit. Thomson was fired by Citigroup for poor judgment, including his dealings with Bartiromo.<br><br>Now...as with Robert, you can say it there is nothing wrong with Bartiromo accepting corporate jet rides from Citigroup...on one level...except for this...no reporter, no matter how famous, can get too close to, or accept favors from the people and companies she covers, without problems. Experience has shown how dangerous that is and there is a reason such controls are in place.<br><br>Yes, so Robert accepts a few dollars for a speech. On one level, so what? But on other levels, it matters deeply. His uber-blogger stature means that whatever companies and products he associates with will benefit from being in his orbit.<br><br>George Washington made every mistake a military man can make at least once...he just never made it twice. I think Robert will display the same wisdom and will be more careful about to whom and to what he lends his hard-earned and well-deserved reputation as the world\'s number one blogger in the future.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669713">Bubba</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669713" class="dsq-comment-message">Bobby, how is being a Postie any different than what you have been doing for the last several years?  Other than the fact you make more money by blogging than the Posties?  You did it when you worked at the Borg, you\'re doing it now with Seagate and Intel.   I just find the irony and hypocrasy incredible for you to lambast nickel and dime "pay for" posts when you\'ve been doing essentially the same thing with mulit million and billion dollar corporations since you\'ve become a luminary.  I\'d go as far to say it\'s what put you on the map.<br><br>BTW, may want to buy your brother an atlas.  While it might be expensive to travel to Europe, last I loooked Orlando was still in the good ol\' USof A.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669714" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669714" href="http://tailrank.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kevin Burton</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669714" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert.<br><br>Do you realize how many different types of spam there are?  This is just one specific type.<br><br>There are hundreds of types of spam each with potential algorithms which can be used to defeat them.<br><br>Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, etc. spending hundreds of millions (billions?) of dollars a year to defeat spam.  From additional hardware, to wasted engineering time, to mad users, it all adds up.<br><br>We can an are blogging PPP spam from Tailrank but it costs us money.  We spend about 20% of our engineer and hardware resources on blocking spam.  We\'re a small company and there are *plenty* of things I\'d rather spend this cash on like hiring a few more engineers.<br><br>What really scares me about PPP is that now these scum are coming out of their caves and asking VCs to invest millions of dollars and way too many people are willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and play devils advocate just because they have cash.<br><br>Anyway.. I\'m done arguing about it.  Half of the reason for me commenting on this was to help protect you from losing a ton of credibility in the tech industry.  The other half is to prevent PPP from getting any more attention.<br><br>I still think they\'ll implode though.<br><br><a href="http://www.feedblog.org/2007/01/and_so_the_bubb.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.feedblog.org/2007/01/and_so_the_bubb...</a><br><br>... is clear evidence :)<br><br>Kevin</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669708" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669708" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669708">LayZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669708" class="dsq-comment-message">@90 "Everything you say and have said in the past implies a disdain for this company. Why then speak at a conference for a group and a company you disdain? Especially one that ’sends people out to attack you’."<br><br>I\'m assuming this is a rhetorical question. Because the an$swer is obviou$, i$ is not?  For expo$ure.  Scoble is basically an exposure whore.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669737" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669737" href="http://www.bscoble.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ben Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669737" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669737" class="dsq-comment-message">LayZ - Why don\'t you ever say anything constructive?  It is anonymous guys like you that I am starting to consider as "Spam".  I wish all of these "A" listers would block posts from anonymous a-holes like you!!!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9669735">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669735" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669735" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669735" href="http://consensusblog.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">consensusblog</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669735" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669735" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br>I won\'t pretend that you speaking at PPP\'s event is the end of the world, but your comments strike me as uncharacteristically disingenuous. It doesn\'t matter if you go to their event and trash them. They will spend the next four months hyping your appearance so much that nothing you say in 45 minutes or so on stage will overcome that. They are trying to bask in your integrity and hope that your association with their conference rubs off on them. It\'s a savvy marketing move on their part. For you, though, I fear it\'s something worse. Disclosure is not enough.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9669729">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669729" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669729" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669729" href="http://consensusblog.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">consensusblog</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669729" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669729" class="dsq-comment-message">Seeing Ben Scoble\'s post reminded me that I\'d mistakenly logged in anonymously. I\'m Greg Cannon. <a href="http://techworking.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://techworking.wordpress.com</a></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9669726">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669726" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669726" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669726">meanguy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669726" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669726" class="dsq-comment-message">is the cashflow so tight at podtech that you have to take crappy gigs like these?<br><br>look dude, you\'re not overwhelmingly charismatic and your depth of understanding of technology and media is merely good.  there\'s nothing going on in your interviews that a cuter, dumber person with a bunch of prep couldn\'t achieve.<br><br>which means the only thing you\'ve got going for yourself is credibility... and it\'s been a really rough month in that regard.<br><br>if there\'s a benefit to you or your company to attend something, go.  if they\'re paying you, accept.  consider the pluses and minuses and either go big or stay home.<br><br>you will not be able to build or salvage credibility based on "disclosures".  you\'ve revealed that you\'re aware of the perception issue yet you still took the gig.  a disclaimer doesn\'t change anything.<br><br>you\'re using it like it\'s some type of get out of jail free card.  it isn\'t.  some people will freak out about the association, most won\'t.  either way, the damage is done and it\'s time to focus on the basics with your career.<br><br>are you the globetrotting cute geek with a video camera?  are you a personality?  are you a technologist?  are you a journalist?<br><br>the land grab and the cash grab is screwing you here.  right now you\'re none of these things because you\'re trying to do it all.  pick one, build a brand, build credibility, and get on with business.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669709" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669709" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669709" href="http://www.softduit.com/mavenmappersinformation/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">brettbum</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669709" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669709" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m still laughing at the Galt\'s Gulf reference.<br><br>So if John Galt were an actual person and not a character, would he write a blog about what ever it is he wanted to and take advertorial money along the way to fund his endeavors?<br><br>or would the money be considered settling in and accepting the system and supporting the stupid bastards of the world?<br><br>He tuned in and dropped out.<br><br>(And would Dagny Taggart think Galt was still over poweringly hot for being a blogger that took ad money?)<br><br>_________________________________<br><br>If as an alternate we look at the fountainhead and Howard Roark the perspective is slightly different.<br><br>He took cllient money all the time, but only when they gave him free reign.  So Roark were a blogger,would he write a sponsored article in any form he liked would and mention a company along the way?  (He did put the names of his clients on the buildings he made, so is that sponsored advertising?  Should Ayn have settled the question of whether or not Howard Roark should have run an ad in the paper saying, I made this building it is mine, but he named them after the wishes of the clients he worked for.<br><br><br>hmmmmm<br><br>idle thought<br><br>interesting character connections<br><br>Ted Murphy - Howard Roark (Building something everyone else says is crap)<br><br>Michael Arrington - Ellsworth Toohey<br><br>Robert Scoble - Gail Wynand<br><br>All the little bloggers - Dominique Francon<br><br>All the Big bloggers - Peter Keating<br><br><br>lol</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9669711">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669711" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669711" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669711" href="http://www.trackyourtruck.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Alexander</a>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669711" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669711" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t think you should have endorsed PPP.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9669712">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669712" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669712" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669712" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669712" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669712" class="dsq-comment-message">Alexander: please name one place I\'ve endorsed PPP. I\'m speaking at a blogging conference that\'s being hosted by PPP. That\'s far from endorsing PPP itself. At least it is if you are a thinking person and I only want thinking people reading me here. Thanks!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669710" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669710" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669710" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669710" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669710" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt;&gt;meanguy: not overwhelmingly charismatic.<br><br>Hmmm, well, tell me then, why did I get rated #2 at Google\'s Zeitgeist conference when compared with far more professional speakers and many CEOs of very large billion dollar conferences?<br><br>Same thing last year at LIFT. Only one who beat me was Cory Doctorow.<br><br>There\'s a reason I get invited to speak at conferences and continue to do so (I just turned down three more invites to keynote speeches, by the way, cause I already had previous plans).</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669682" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669682" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669682">meanguy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669682" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669682" class="dsq-comment-message">you get invited to conferences based on your credibility, not your charisma.<br><br>this is the human form of "it\'s the content, stupid."<br><br>funny you mention Cory: he\'s perhaps one of the few people on the web who\'s shedding credibility more rapidly than you are lately.<br><br>there are people who burn bright and brief and there are those who are always around.  there\'s a balance between self-promotion, credibility and content that will enable you hit it long term.  find it.<br><br>it doesn\'t matter what you look like or how charismatic you are.  amanda\'s boobies can drop a foot and if she\'s played it right she\'ll have the barbara walters gig.  if not, she\'ll be a bitter female dave winer shouting "i invented web video with rocketboom and had a million viewers" surrounded by cats in the year 2031.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9669706">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669706" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669706" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9669706" href="http://www.bscoble.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ben Scoble</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669706" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669706" class="dsq-comment-message">I love anonymous bloggers who question credibility ...<br><a href="http://bscoble.blogspot.com/2007/02/anonymous-bloggers.html" rel="nofollow">http://bscoble.blogspot.com/2007/02/anonymous-b...</a><br>Just a little article about anonymous Bloggers.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9669707">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9669707" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9669707" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9669707">Dips</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9669707" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9669707" class="dsq-comment-message">So Ben, your just like your brother - unless you have a blog you can\'t comment on somebody else\'s blog?  Before you comment on Scoble\'s blog you have to give your resume out?<br><br>I may not know how to cook a decent meal but I still know when my food tastes like crap.</div>\
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	// We don't care about any errors in third-party code
	try {
		disqus_callback(callback_params);
	} catch (x) {
		if (typeof(console) != 'undefined' && typeof(console.log) == 'function') {
			// But it would be nice to let developers know about them
			console.log(x);
		}
		// pass
	}

	// HACK: We don't know if the callback wraps our container, which may
	// possibly result in a new DOM element.
	Dsq.container = document.getElementById('dsq-content');
}

// Global event handler for narcissus.
if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
	var g = Dsq.Utils.ie ? document : window;
	Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(g, 'keydown', function(event) {
		// Handle "enter" key on input for post box.
		if ((event.keyCode || event.which) == 13) {
			var target = Dsq.Utils.ie ? event.srcElement : event.target;
			// For Safari bug, detect text node.
			if (target.nodeType == 3) {
				target = target.parentNode;
			}

			if (target.nodeName == 'INPUT' &&
				target.parentNode.className == 'dsq-input-wrapper') {
				var postId = Dsq.Utils.extractId(target);
				Dsq.Templates.postComment(postId, this, false);
			}
		}
	});
}

})();




