I have reached new heights of geekiness. Why? Because I am now on the first page of Google when you search for Amelie. :D Yay! I'd been stuck in 11th place (top of the second page) for ages but now I am 10th (including repeated results - I think I'm 7th without). Note that this is on Google.com - I'm still 11th on Google.co.uk. I'm on the first page for most other Google TLDs though. Wonder why Google UK is being so slow to update? Hmph.
Oh yes, excuse the mess - I'm in the middle of having my account moved over to another server. WP has been bouncing up and down all morning and then for some reason all sites on the server were showing up as a client's. Errr, right.
In other highly interesting news, CG was hacked yesterday. This marks the third site in 5 days that I've seen hacked. A couple of the CG staff have been having their sites repeatedly attacked and I have to wonder what on earth they have done to deserve this. Hackers (or "script kiddies" as these people normally tend to be) and spammers earn zero in terms of respect from me. Especially those who lie about stuff they've found in order to make themselves look good and others look bad (thanks for ruining my reputation, kthxihateyoubye). Wow so you've found your way into something that isn't yours. What are you going to do, tell the site owner? No, of course not. You're going to delete all their files, replace them with stupid crap like "H4X0Rr3D bY 1337 kR0o 2 ThOuzAnd SiXxX : mC HaX / HakKa 2k / PeAc3 2 ALL n0 waR", then take some screenshots and plug yourself on Zone H. That's really mature of you. *Rolls eyes*
Anyway. I was going to say that I think WP is a problem and that hackers are finding their way in through there somehow. I'm not sure how, but as soon as I've finished my custom blog script, I am getting rid of WP and replacing it. Hmph.
This post had better not disappear as soon as I've posted it... Bah to nameserver propagation and all that >:(
Edit: Hmph. Since writing this post, Google's decided I'm back to 11th on Google.com and 12th on Google.co.uk. Wah :( Or not! Google is odd.
Sasha
21/08/2006 at 13:20
Heheh! I am as big a geek as you - my blog is result number 2 when you search Google for "sasha". Am still striving for the day I am number 1. ;)
And yea - the hacking thing is weird, isn't it?? Everything is quiet for months, and suddenly everyone is getting hacked at the same time. :/ I've seen attempts at my personal site as well, but luckily hackers haven't found a way in *knock on wood*. Expression Engine seems to be pretty secure, thank god, but it's weird so many WP blogs seem to get hacked - it's meant to be secure too, right? :/
Amelie
21/08/2006 at 13:32
Yes it is... I'm wondering if there are yet more holes in it :( It's really weird. And I have a long way to go before I can be number 1 on Google... Stupid namesake film...
Sasha
21/08/2006 at 13:39
Haha yes true - pesky, those films! ;)
Jamie
24/08/2006 at 5:17
WP scares me but I don't have enough time to customize another blogging script so maybe I will attempt to write my own.
At least that way, no one can download the script and go through it piece by piece to find a hole like WP.
Amelie
24/08/2006 at 9:16
Maybe I can let you use mine when I've finished it ;)
DeeDee
24/08/2006 at 15:29
Hey hun!
Just an fyi, i sent you *another* vox invite because your crazygirl.uk email address was "broken". Let me know if you get it! :)
Twentylove @ livejournal
Shannon
24/08/2006 at 21:00
Ha. I tried 'shannon' and I can't find my site no matter what. How sad. But then again, Shannon's a very common name.
Darn films!
Carolynne
25/08/2006 at 17:14
Ah, I can't believe that CG was hacked. Stupid people. Why don't they find something else to do! Lol, on google.ca, I am second from the top when you search Carolynne :D Mwahaha but my name spelt that way is VERY uncommon :) But it makes me feel special.