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Bug Me Not

Rand Fishkin

The author's views are entirely their own (excluding the unlikely event of hypnosis) and may not always reflect the views of Moz.

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Rand Fishkin

Bug Me Not

The author's views are entirely their own (excluding the unlikely event of hypnosis) and may not always reflect the views of Moz.

Bug Me Not

BugMeNot is a nifty tool that acts either as a one-time viewer for content sites or a plug-in that lets you surf through without entering a username or password. It reminds me most of the grocery store checkers who simply swipe the store copy of the "savings card" for you, rather than forcing you to dig in your pocket to get your own.

As much as I like them, I thought that among these very reasonable statements, the one I've bolded is more than a little ignorant:

Why not just register?
  • It's a breach of privacy.
  • Sites don't have a great track record with the whole spam thing.
  • It's contrary to the fundamental spirit of the net. Just ask Google.
  • It's pointless due to the significant percentage of users who enter fake demographic details anyway.
  • It's a waste of time.
  • It's annoying as hell.
  • Imagine if every site required registration to access content.
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