FAQ
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What is Laughing Squid? #
See the blog post on “What is Laughing Squid?” for a full breakdown.
Please note the correct name is “Laughing Squid”. There is no preceding “The” or “.com” at the end. Also, it is two words, not one.
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Where can I find your web hosting information? #
Everything related to our web hosting operations can be found at Laughing Squid Web Hosting. If you have any sales or support questions, please enter a support ticket through our Help Desk.
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How do I contact Laughing Squid? #
Our contact info is listed on, well you guessed it, our contact page.
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Where is your main blog located? #
The front of Laughing Squid is our main blog.
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Where is your link blog located? #
Our link blog is located at http://lslinks.laughingsquid.com. We use it for all the random links we find, as well as links from our the main blog. The links are also posted on Twitter.
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Where can I find more information on The Squid List? #
Please see The Squid List FAQ.
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What are the RSS feeds for the Laughing Squid blog? #
Here’s the main RSS feed for Laughing Squid
Here’s the RSS feed for Laughing Squid comments
Here’s the RSS feed for Laughing Squid Links
We have also setup an option to send Laughing Squid RSS updates via email using FeedBurner:
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What is the RSS feed for The Squid List? #
Here’s the RSS feed for The Squid List
We have also setup a subscription service where you can receive RSS updates via email.
For more information on The Squid List, please see The Squid List FAQ
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How do I follow Laughing Squid on Twitter? #
We have several Twitter accounts for Laughing Squid:
- Laughing Squid Links (all of the links that we send out)
Speaking of Twitter, please do not use Direct Messages to contact us, email is always the best way. Our friend Robert Scoble has a great blog post on why Twitter Direct Messages suck. We agree with him 100% on this.
The same is true if you are asking us a specific question via @reply, email is better in that situation as well.
If your question is related to a link that was posted, check that first. The answer to you question might be there.
Oh and no we will not promote your product or service on Twitter, this includes requests to re-Tweet things (yes, people actually ask us to do that).
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What other social networks does Laughing Squid use? #
Our contact page has a list of some of the social networks that we use.
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How can I advertise on Laughing Squid? #
You can purchase ads on Laughing Squid through Federated Media Publishing and AdSense.
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How can I advertise on The Squid List? #
You can purchase ads on The Squid List through AdSense.
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Do you do link exchanges or paid text links? #
No we do not accept link exchanges or accept paid text links.
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Do you provide any traffic statistics and blog metrics for Laughing Squid? #
Yes, here are some traffic and blog metrics for Laughing Squid from various live reporting sources.
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Where can I buy a Laughing Squid t-shirt? #
You can purchase our t-shirts through Noonaco.
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Where can I buy a Laughing Squid coffee mug? #
You can purchase our coffee mugs through Noonaco.
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How can I get some of the Laughing Squid vinyl stickers? #
Please see our Laughing Squid sticker page for more info.
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Do you take suggestions for your blog? #
Please use our Laughing Squid Blog Suggestion form for any suggestions for the blog.
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Do you accept items to review? #
No, we do not do reviews on the blog or accept items to be reviewed. Please do not send us products to review. This includes books, music, artwork, electronic devices, camera & video equipment and so on.
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Can we send you information or get feedback on a product or service? #
Companies and PR firms can send us information about a products and services or an invite to try out a new web service, but we do not do any kind of reviews or give feedback and we will not be able to respond to your inquiry whether we are interested or not in your product or service.
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The CEO/founder of XXXX is in town, do you want to meet them for coffee or lunch? #
PR companies ask this this all of the time. I’m not sure why, but we wouldn’t have any reason to meet with a CEO or founder of a company. Talk to our friend Robert Scoble, he does that kind of thing all of the time, maybe he will even make a video about it.
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How do we send you information on doing business together as a partnership? #
Sorry, we do not get involved with any partnerships.
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Will you sponsor our event? #
Sorry, we do not do monetary sponsorships. We occasionally do media sponsorships, but that’s typically with organizations that we work closely with.
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Are your photos available for using in a print publication? #
It may be possible for you to use our photos in a print publication, but when contacting us, please make sure you include the answers to the following questions:
1) What is the url for the photo(s) you are interested in (please provide a link to our photo(s) on Flickr, not an attached photo, this will make it easier to locate the photo).
2) What is the name and url of the publication?
3) How much does your publication pay for each photo? This is required if you are requesting a hi-res image. If you are looking to use the photo for free, then your only option would be the version of the photo that has been uploaded to Flickr.
Also please note that we do not run a stock photography service, so we do not have pricing for our photos. You would need to let us know how much you pay photographers to print their photos in your publication.
4) Will you be be able to provide attribution for the photo (ie. photo credit)? This is required in order to use any of our photos.
5) Will the photos be used in print, online or both?
If we come to an agreement regarding the use of the photos, you will need to provide a written agreement confirming the amount paid for each photo, the attribution that will be used (both in print and online) and confirmation that the photo(s) will only be used for that single use only. Permission to use photos will not be provided until we have received the agreement from you.
Please note if you are asking for a hi-res version of a photos, then you will need to make payment arrangements. If you are unable to pay, then you would need to contact us regarding using the version of the photo that has been uploaded to Flickr.
Also when contacting us, please avoid using terms like ASAP. It was your decision to wait until the last minute to contact us.
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If a photo is used in a blog post or arrangements made to use a photo in print, how should the photo attribution be provided? #
Please list the photo credit as "Scott Beale / Laughing Squid" and link the credit to laughingsquid.com.
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Why did you post something on the blog that I already saw somewhere else X days/weeks/months/years ago? #
It’s pretty simple really. If we come across something that we haven’t seen before and think it’s interesting enough to post on the blog, chances are that there are other people who missed it the first time around as well and would like to see it.
Our suggestion, just skip to the next post.
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Do you maintain a list of products & services used by Laughing Squid? #
Yes, here’s a list of Laughing Squid Vendors.
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Sometimes you post videos that are not accessible outside the US. Do you have any suggestions on how to view them? #
Yes, check out TechCrunch’s write-up on how to access audio and video outside the US using Hotspot Shield.
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Where can I find The Tentacle Sessions archives? #
Check out the The Tentacle Sessions website for the archives of Laughing Squid’s artist series which ran from February 21, 1999 through December 15, 2002.
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