Epic Guide

EpicGuide.com named “Top 100 Site!” What an accomplishment! We are trying to make the best blog we can, and we did it in 2 weeks. Now, you should know, I’m an expert in Google, but I can’t say that about blog ratings. We still need help. Please comment and forward our site on to others.

But, sometimes it helps when you get in on the bottom floor. I found a site, called Top 100 blogs, but there are only 30 blogs on it, so that make us a “Top 100 Blog”. Click on the link and see if we can move up the list.

We’ve been working on EpicGuide.com using WordPress, which after months of testing other platforms is absolutely the best. So when looking at hosting plans, it’s great that we can go to Yahoo and get the best blogging platform on the planet.

Well today we’re very excited to announce we’re adding a new host to the page with a familiar name - Yahoo! We’ve been working with the Yahoo Small Business team to create a solution that gives professional bloggers exactly what they want from their hosting providers. - Wordpress

Well, in old news (2003), but hitting the news today, a French group, Reporters Without Boarders decided to tell on an American group, Yahoo. Apperently, Yahoo gave the Chinese government information on a man who broke the law.

“It said it had discovered that Yahoo! customer and cyberdissident Li Zhi had been given his eight-year prison sentence in December 2003 based on electronic records provided by Yahoo.” RWB

There’s two things I’d like to point out to the French.

First, China, whether people like it our not, is a country with its own laws. Yahoo, who is doing business in China, complyed and followed the Chinese laws. What is wrong with that? I don’t think France likes any other contries laws: see America, Iraq, Vietnam, England, ect. All France ever does is critize other countrys, they only talk, they never DO ANYTHING. Examples: Iraq, Vietnam, WWI, WWII and even being stupid enough to reprint the “Muhammad Cartoons“, while just getting over weeks of riots in France.

Second, something the French know nothing about, “Fighting the Good Fight.” Don’t those idiots know that it take a few dissidents, like Li Zhi, to break the back of Communism? Yahoo, just like Google, is taking on China, and is part of the solution, not the problem. Information, meaning the internet, will be the sword that will slay the dragon. Reporters Without Boarders would rather point out a law abiding company like Yahoo as a “Big Meanie”, rather than point out the heroic actions of a man leading the “Charge to Freedom.” Sounds like the remarks from a county that can’t fight its own wars and thinks capitalism is greed. I have to tell France, that there will be more Li Zhi’s going to jail, there be more fighting, and some day soon, Red China will not have a problem with the internet, they will fall. Atleast, the French will write about it, that’s all Li Zhi wanted anyway.

I think the move today from the L.A. District Attorney to sue Rock Star Games over their controversial Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for hidden pornography should be cheered. To often in our society, people overlook the most outrageous and offensive content that gets in front of children. I think the company should pay for the deception, simply to protect our kids from future acts like this.

Businesses have an obligation to truthfully disclose the content of their products - whether in the food we eat or the entertainment we consume,” Delgadillo told the Associated Press.

Google takes on China Communist China is a police state that controls their citizens subjects. But lets not turn on Google so fast. I’ve read a bunch about how “evil” Google’s decision to let the Chinese government censor it’s content, and how Google has let down the Chinese people, and I’m tired of it. I believe Google is the most powerful leading edge company of the 21st century, led by young, savvy and smart people. They have a big fish to fry, and its China. Yes, Google will make money now, but just wait and see how much money they make when they help bring down Communism. Remember it was money and technology that brought down the iron curtain. It will happen again, Google’s entrance into China is a victory for freedom and liberty. The vast amounts of knowledge available to the Chinese people now, even if its censored, is a time bomb for the communist party.

Every one know Google motto is “Do No Evil”, so I find it amusing when I see lines like this.

Perhaps in the 21st century, Google now believes the Wall Street film villain Gordon Gekko was right and “greed is good.” It is hard to come up with any other explanation given Google’s flexible definition of “evil.” - Editor and Publisher

The first glimmer of hope for China, found in the open markets of Google AdWords. I went to the Chinese Google and typed in “Chinese blogs” and found this. You should give it a try, it isn’t often you get to see the start of a revolution,

Free Blogs
No Censorship just freedom of press
Write whatever you want freely www.go2mojo.com

We need to note the big Walt Disney Co. news, acquiring Pixar Animation Studios for some $7.4 billion dollars. This is a much bigger deal than just two media giants merging, this actually effects the fabric of life in America, and here’s why:

Steve Jobs, the genius behind Apple, the CEO of Pixar is now the largest single shareholder in Disney. He will bring his expertise in technology to the media giant. This will affect both the movies that Disney makes and its ABC Network, bring more rich media to all aspects of the company and to America. Soon you may wirelessly see a Pixar movie on your iPod, while getting your box scores on ESPN.

“Steve Jobs could be the 21st century Walt Disney, helping the media giant Disney founded to regain its lost lead in animated films.” Hinduston Times

Here’s the corporate merger press release about the merger if your curious about the facts.