سردبير: خودم

I think because of comments like Farrokh's something needs to be clarified here. There is a difference between a harsh and sleezy comment or obsenity and a critic of something Hossein or anyone on a weblog may write. For example, I have criticized Hoder in the past for some of the things he writes but when necessary I have defended him, especially on some English-language Blogs (example: the Bush supporters blog page where they were trying to paint him as a spy of some kind). To make a clear distinction, I think Hossein Derakhshan is providing an invaluable job and pours out his raw emotions and passion into this Blog. And that is sometimes his main problem because he wants to be considered and treated like a journalist but many times he doesn't engage his gears upstairs for a few minutes before pressing the Submit button. If you write like a 15-year-old high school blogger, you get fedback and comments in that range. But if you polish and round out your material then people will treat you like a journalist. Of course, I know the medium (Weblog) is different and new and still evolving, so my criticism may be unfair in the first place. In short, I commend Hoder for his good work and condemn most of the childish B.S. that is put here as feedback. Keep up the good work Hossein! .

يک سوال: گوگل پول رو چطور و با چه فاصله زمانی پرداخت ميکنه؟ داشتن کرديت کارت برای دريافت پول لازمه؟ چون اگر اينطوری باشه که باز مشکل اصلی برای ايرانيها باقی ميمونه.

What is it with some people who seem to find their sense of accomplishment and satisfaction only in bashing and negating and criticizing others and their ideas? Especially when they dumb selves can’t offer a better solution or alternative. Why do they feel the urge to stifle the voices of those who simply want to help and better things due to their inherent goodness and charity of soul? I wish I knew. I used to think that that sort of character deficiency was particularly an Iranian trait because I saw so much of it during the part of my life that I spent in Iran. But I have come to realize that that sickness is commonplace also here in America! Any way, I as one appreciate and commend all the good work that you do and have been doing Hoder. The services that you have been generously providing free of charge are invaluable. Keep up the good work and don’t let the naysayers and the cyber-parasites get you down.

Regards.

ببينم، بلاگ انگليسي خودتون اينقدر بازديد کننده داره!؟

در عرض يک هفته ۱۰۰ هزار بازديد کننده؟ ما را گرفتي حسين؟

What do you mean by "Bakhil nistim Why do you always talk in a manner that YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT KNOWS EVERYTHING!!!

limited online purchasing power and little access to credit transactions. Finally, do you think that with all the rich content in English sites such Slate, WSJ, etc.. etc. the average American, Canadian or Brit gives his 20 minutes of online reading up for a Cappuccino article!??

حسین باز از اون کارها کردی ها.... First of all your instructions are "tozihe vazehat". Anybody who has been on the web for more than a year (especially in a position of authoring and maintaining sites) knows that there is a bizillion ways to set yourself up to make money through banner ads and click throughs. You haven't made any kind of discovery my friend. No matter how good your intensions are, you are insulting the Cappuccino editors and web master(s) by even presenting these instructions! This is the kind of stuff you put in an email to the webmaster if you're really trying to help them, otherwise what you are doing is like grabbing a Tehran taxi driver and saying اگه سر چهارراه فلانجا بری و جار بزنی آی مسافرا بیاین که من دارم میرم توپخونه you will have so many passengers! But chances are that Tehran taxi driver who has been driving in the same city if not longer but the same amount of time as you will laugh at you!!!

Secondly, your plan sounds quite rosey and simple. It is pretty well known and standard but in reality I don't think advertisers (including Google ads) will pay for click throughs by Iranian viewers. They know that surfers based in Iran (and other countries with closed economic systems that are detached from the rest of the world) have very, very limited online purchasing power with little access to credit transactions! And be realistic, with all the rich online content in the Western sites (Slate, WSJ, etc. etc.) that are in fact struggling to make money using the same technique you are recommending to an Iranian site, how many Canadians, Americans or Brits do you think will give Cappuccino a chance and actually find something worth their 10 minutes of time online?!!