We are developing a free Web-browser plug-in called “BOZO BLOCKER,” with the ability to filter ANY Web page, preventing user-specified unwanted content from being displayed. Unlike mere “porn” filters and the like, BOZO BLOCKER will allow you to create and save “blocklists” of any names (for example, any instant celebrities you never heard of or heard too much about already, and don’t want to hear about ever again) and banish them to permanent obscurity.

Also under development is a service which will allow users of the plug-in to connect to our BOZO BLOCKER server in Rachel, Nevada, and query our free “Stupid” or “Clueless” name-lists, or the paid/premium “Clue-Repellent” master name-list which puts the kybosh on the usual objectionable celebrities, plus Web instant-wealth gurus, famous political wingnuts, SEO Magic Oil vendors, and many more. This is similar to the anti-spam email “blocklists” offered free and commercially by wonderful companies such as SPAMHAUS.ORG.

BOZO BLOCKER will follow in the tradition of many other Web-content blockers that filter out annoying pop-up windows, porn, blinking banners, and so on.

The programmer who conceived this project has asked to remain anonymous, claiming that his trailer was repeatedly vandalized “by men with black sunglasses” when he released a free advertising-blocker a few years ago. See also “Browser makers warned against ad-blocking.“

For those of us who have been frenzied,(well ok challenged is bit more sedate) at the daunting task of staying on top of the many blogs and social networks that are of interest, I have glimpsed a solution.  I just had the  most amazing demo of a new program/web app from eCairn today from the CEO Dominique Lahaix   As I look through the verbiage on their site, it really doesn’t do justice to what they are all about.  They are currently in, if not stealth, then beta mode, and are completing modules and build-outs at a rapid clip, so the marketing copy is not keeping up.  

Their application falls into 2 camps

“Conversation” application – Makes it easy for an individual or group to identify, track, learn and engage communities.  The user driven menu allows for easy blog search, blog monitoring and clipping capabilities to build a bloglist for any purpose – or multiple purposes, from personal to Marketing/Enterprise driven objectives.  It would be take time but the user could easily compile a list of several hundred blogs using this program.  Ecairn will also provide back end solutions to compile a blog list in the thousands of blogs.  The list is organized so that recent posts, filtering, linking to the blog for a comment, and then coming back to eCairm to annotate the action.  Reporting capabilities are (or will be) available to note what actions were taken where and when.  The abiltiy to link to social networks along with the blogs, and seemlessly shift between the two without losing track of the process if fantastic.  A starred list can be used to monitor the most favorite or trafficked blogs.

 The second application is for advertising in the blogosphere and Social networks.  A similar list can be compiled of blogs, feeds and SN’s that accept advertising – with the ability to view rankings, rates and make comparisons.  I’m not sure if you can place ads from within the application, but it seemed like you could do everything else.

 I’m excited as a media agency owner helping our clients map out Web 2.0 strategies, and as a Web 2.0 junkie.  There’s hope! 

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