Fight the scrapers

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   sunforgedposted 8 years ago

   Ever since the docstoc event, Ive been implementing a small piece of text into all my hubs.
   
   JoshuaSunforged ©2009 http//hubpages.com/hub/How-to-use-SheToldMe-com-Earn-from-your-backlinks (the url is of course changed for each hub)..i took out the ":" so it wouldnt be a live link in the forum
   
   
   It wont stop anybody from stealing content, but lots of time this process is automated, a software "scrapes" all the text off the page...now, I can search for the unique term "JoshuaSunforged ©2009" and see if it posp up anywhere it shouldnt, the inclusion of the URL, is for teh really lazy thiefs, who may not even notice either giving me a back link or just making my anti-theft reactions that much easier.
   
   You can make a copyright symbol yourself - by either copying and pasting it or using the keyboard combo of:
   
   Alt+0169
   
   ©
   
   in html documents the code is
   
   & # 169   (take out the spaces)
   
   hope you never get scraped, but a little unique trackable code can be helpful

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      cosetteposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      i'm going to this on every hub now. i like it better than what i have been doing. it is unobtrusive and therefore, thieves won't spot it and we can find our hubs if they are copied. excellent idea! (and great hub too)

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   readytoescapeposted 8 years ago

   Good suggestion, I think I will apply that fancy bit of knowledge thanks

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   lynnechandlerposted 8 years ago

   Thanks Sunforged!

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   Jeffrey Nealposted 8 years ago

   I've been lazy about it, but I really need to do this.  Not that anyone would want to steal any of my content...
   
   Thanks, sunforged!

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   PJ_Deneenposted 8 years ago

   This is great.  Thank you.  I only had two articles stolen from that sob at docstoc but would like to prevent this as much as I can for the future.

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   Janettaposted 8 years ago

   Excellent suggestion! And I always wondered how to make that little symbol...

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   Jane@CMposted 8 years ago

   Thanks, never could find that symbol. I've been writing copyright by Jane@CM on my hubs.

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