Wednesday, March 24, 2010

EASY TO REGISTER

Maybe Google is some multi-universe conspiracy. They have gmail, which a lot of people use, and I do also (to forward my email). They have all kinds of programs AND they own BLOGGER which I use to create these Blog Posts.

Some people are reluctant to register to "comment" on something I write. I am reluctant to register for ANYTHING (I get tired of filling out crap web forms, so I seldom do now), but sometimes I do.

However this time I would seriously appreciate it if regular (??) or regular-irregular readers would register. Some do and land no comments. Others want to comment, without registering, and so they email me. I can handle that but things have a way of getting lost in the shuffle.

Besides the fact that I am involved in a lot of projects, commenting shares YOUR thoughts with others who read this blog. If you don't want to comment, I'm cool with that. But I would like you to register IF ONLY to be indexed, or better indexed, by Google among the zillions of Blog Posts available. I have 20 registered, which is not a lot, but I know a lot more people read this Blogster than are registered because, they write me about something they saw on here. From overseas too.

There are tons of chess Bloggonies out there and many are full of baloney (besides me). They really offer nothing new and just swipe stuff from other sites. That's not the way I operate. My experiences, including today, tend to be chess relevant. I hear directly from informed people. And I've always enjoyed passing info along, even business info I should keep to myself.

I think this Blog would eventually be good, as I say "ultimately," to get some sponsors to help pay for the time, research, and culling of my personal chess data. And to expand. Let me give you an example.

You wouldn't believe how many times I hear from chess folks who want to know when Lasker & His Contemporaries No. 6 will be issued? As a matter of fact, today I ran across a SLEW of pages I have had set aside to produce #6. They were typeset almost 20 years ago and never used. I would have to re-enter all that material again because the only copy I have has been typeset in a non-editable form! If I had "ad" sponsors, I could take a time out, redo the stuff, and publish.

My guess is that this Blog Post doesn't accept advertising, though it's OK for Google to ask me if I would like to. So the first order of business would be to set up my own Blogsville and doubtlessly that wouldn't be too hard as there are so many templates out there--still, it takes time.

As much as I like G&L CHESS, my retail arm, the $$$ for me is in my publishing experiences and the type of goods I put out--that is, Thinkers' Press. What's interesting to me is that though many people have access to software, and are nuts about chess, very, very few of them form chess publishing companies! The main reasons for this are many and maybe I will discuss this sometime in the future.

In the meantime, please register. If we bump these numbers up, then advertisers get interested because they know they will be noticed. Advertisers LOVE to be noticed!

bob@thinkerspressinc.com

3 comments:

  1. Hi Bob,
    Delurking at your suggestion!
    Julian

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  2. do you happen to have one of these lying around?


    Roman's Labs: Vol 84
    Rybka's Quest to Replace the Ruy Lopez Chess DVD

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    i ran across this and it seems interesting. i got bored with the Ruy Lopez years ago [yes, i know that 'beauty is in the eyes of the beholder' and 'one an win - or lose ' with any opening] But i've never actually had a 1.e4 opening since

    Rybka's Quest to Replace the Ruy Lopez Chess

    On this important DVD Roman introduces new ideas in the Giuoco Piano, plus a new way to play with the 3.Bb3 Sicilian.
    Roman and Rybka completely overturn a well established move in the Giuoco Piano, a variation over 100 year old.
    This is truly one of the most revolutionary discoveries in modern chess theory.
    As a bonus Roman also introduces a relatively new way to play with the 3.Bb5 Sicilian.
    White mixes the Rossolimo and Grand Prix variations with powerful suggestions from Rybka.
    On this important DVD Roman introduces new ideas in the Giuoco Piano, plus a new way to play with the 3.Bb3 Sicilian. Watch Roman and Rybka completely overturn a well established move in the Giuoco Piano, a variation over 100 year old and one never before questioned. In fact, we now have a new line in which White claims a sizable advantage. It's truly amazing to see how a harmless move that 4 different GM's (including Karpov) would not take seriously, but after 20 or 30 minutes they all gave up for Black's position completely, admitting White's superiority. This is truly one of the most revolutionary discoveries in modern chess theory. As a bonus Roman also introduces a relatively new way to play with the 3.Bb5 Sicilian. White mixes the Rossolimo and Grand Prix variations with powerful suggestions from Rybka. Catch Black napping with this improved sideline. Video Running Time: 100 min.
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    Former two time U.S. Champion & Russian Champion

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  3. See my comment on the 25th. I posted it to the wrong blog message. It pertains to "Easy to Register" --laz

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