Another Site That is Using Our Stuff
Another Site That is Using Our Stuff
Some of us actually know how to write. We write good. Now and then a Hubber comes along who earned an 'A' in English Composition at an accredited college. A few of us graduated high school.
Then someone comes along and does this to us.
The latest copycat site is called BestHubPages.com. These Internet geniuses have designed a site that scrapes our Humble Hubs, summarizes them, and publishes them in capsule form. Along with our content they serve up Google ads. They turn a profit just like we want to.
I Didn't Give Consent. Did you?
Does anyone recall agreeing to let these 'people' appropriate HubPages content? No one in my office signed off on this.
Who are these people?
HubPages
"tribute" artists come from all over the world. The Internet is a
two-edged sword; it giveth and it taketh away. At least it provides
opportunities for both. The fine upstanding person cocky enough to
associate his name with BestHubPages.com is a 'gentleman' called Motti
Ben David. Supposedly he may be found in Bat-Yam, a city in Israel.
This information is entirely public. His address, including a telephone
number, can be found through a simple domain name registration search
at any number of web sites. I use dnsstuff.com. If you're interested,
try this link:
http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/whois/?tool_id=66&token=&toolhandler_redirect=0&ip=besthubpages.com
Do you want a Backlink this badly?
If you're still enamored with Backlinks, the good news is that this pirate site borrows your work, but links back to your original Hub. They publish a sentence or two from your text, and a thumbnail graphic from your photo list. Is this a Backlink to be happy about?
