Comments on: Mahalo : Like It or Not, It’s a Good Service for Web Users http://www.searchenginejournal.com/mahalo-like-it-or-not-its-a-good-service-for-web-users/6438/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:19:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: David Eaves http://www.searchenginejournal.com/mahalo-like-it-or-not-its-a-good-service-for-web-users/6438/comment-page-1/#comment-984302 David Eaves Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:32:54 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/mahalo-like-it-or-not-its-a-good-service-for-web-users/6438/#comment-984302 Someone has submitted one of my posts to the social media category, if it gets approved I may begin to like it. Someone has submitted one of my posts to the social media category, if it gets approved I may begin to like it.

]]> By: David http://www.searchenginejournal.com/mahalo-like-it-or-not-its-a-good-service-for-web-users/6438/comment-page-1/#comment-983770 David Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:30:43 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/mahalo-like-it-or-not-its-a-good-service-for-web-users/6438/#comment-983770 Mahalo as a stand alone social search engine is basically useless. Between Google's universal search and Yahoo, one can find what they are looking for. It is true that the idea of Mahalo is not useless and for that Mahalo is worth keeping an I on. Mahalo as a stand alone social search engine is basically useless. Between Google’s universal search and Yahoo, one can find what they are looking for. It is true that the idea of Mahalo is not useless and for that Mahalo is worth keeping an I on.

]]> By: Gerard http://www.searchenginejournal.com/mahalo-like-it-or-not-its-a-good-service-for-web-users/6438/comment-page-1/#comment-981920 Gerard Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:40:25 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/mahalo-like-it-or-not-its-a-good-service-for-web-users/6438/#comment-981920 I've gotta agree with Hawaii SEO here (interesting to see you've got nofollow switched on for comments again, BTW). Mahalo seems to go out of its way to target lucrative search terms, especially around recent news and pop culture topics. And that's the only place that I've found Mahalo topics - in search results for recent news. And some of the topic titles I've seen aren't particularly human friendly, but very much geared to what someone will type into a search engine. The best bit is, most of the results come straight from the most popular results in Google, effectively taking up a SERP to tell us what we already know. No, despite insulting the crap out of the SEO industry (and playing a lot of idiots for linkbait), Jason has gone out and created a website based on expoiting key search terms and using some very tight SEO techniques. Did he build a business out of hypocrisy? That's not for me to decide. Personally, I think he's a deadly shrewd marketer, but Mahalo seems to me to be a glorified link directory based on wiki technology but without the usefulness of Wikipedia. I’ve gotta agree with Hawaii SEO here (interesting to see you’ve got nofollow switched on for comments again, BTW).

Mahalo seems to go out of its way to target lucrative search terms, especially around recent news and pop culture topics. And that’s the only place that I’ve found Mahalo topics – in search results for recent news. And some of the topic titles I’ve seen aren’t particularly human friendly, but very much geared to what someone will type into a search engine.

The best bit is, most of the results come straight from the most popular results in Google, effectively taking up a SERP to tell us what we already know.

No, despite insulting the crap out of the SEO industry (and playing a lot of idiots for linkbait), Jason has gone out and created a website based on expoiting key search terms and using some very tight SEO techniques. Did he build a business out of hypocrisy? That’s not for me to decide.

Personally, I think he’s a deadly shrewd marketer, but Mahalo seems to me to be a glorified link directory based on wiki technology but without the usefulness of Wikipedia.

]]> By: Hawaii SEO http://www.searchenginejournal.com/mahalo-like-it-or-not-its-a-good-service-for-web-users/6438/comment-page-1/#comment-981910 Hawaii SEO Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:31:06 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/mahalo-like-it-or-not-its-a-good-service-for-web-users/6438/#comment-981910 Jason is not Hawaiian. The Mahalo website has absolutely nothing to do with Hawaii or Hawaiian culture but for some weird reason Jason is exploiting the Hawaiian culture for his branding images. (Nice guy) Hey Jason! - If you are going to start a website and call it “Mahalo” (One of the most sacred words in the Hawaiian language) you should at least learn the true meaning of the words. # A stands for AKAHAI, meaning kindness, to be expressed with tenderness. # L stands for LOKAHI, meaning unity, to be expressed with harmony. # O stands for OLU`OLU, meaning agreeable, to be expressed with pleasantness. # H stands for HA`AHA`A, meaning humility, to be expressed with modesty. # A stands for AHONUI, meaning patience, to be expressed with perseverance." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha http://www.livealoha.org/ http://www.geocities.com/~olelo/shelties/mahalo-aloha.html Aloha: 1. Aloha, love, affection, compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity, kindness, sentiment, grace, charity; greeting, salutation, regards; sweetheart, lover, lover, loved one; beloved, loving, kind, compassionate, charitable, lovable; to love, be fond of; to show kindness, mercy, pity, charity, affection; to venerate; to remember with affection; to greet, to hail. Greetings! Hello! Good-by! Farewell! Alas! Mahalo: 1. Thanks, gratitude; to thank. 2. 2. Admiration, praise, esteem, regards, respects; to admire, praise, appreciate. I just don’t see these qualities in Jason. Live Aloha, Dace. Jason is not Hawaiian. The Mahalo website has absolutely nothing to do with Hawaii or Hawaiian culture but for some weird reason Jason is exploiting the Hawaiian culture for his branding images. (Nice guy)

Hey Jason! – If you are going to start a website and call it “Mahalo” (One of the most sacred words in the Hawaiian language) you should at least learn the true meaning of the words.

# A stands for AKAHAI, meaning kindness, to be expressed with tenderness.
# L stands for LOKAHI, meaning unity, to be expressed with harmony.
# O stands for OLU`OLU, meaning agreeable, to be expressed with pleasantness.
# H stands for HA`AHA`A, meaning humility, to be expressed with modesty.
# A stands for AHONUI, meaning patience, to be expressed with perseverance.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha
http://www.livealoha.org/
http://www.geocities.com/~olelo/shelties/mahalo-aloha.html

Aloha:
1. Aloha, love, affection, compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity, kindness, sentiment, grace, charity; greeting, salutation, regards; sweetheart, lover, lover, loved one; beloved, loving, kind, compassionate, charitable, lovable; to love, be fond of; to show kindness, mercy, pity, charity, affection; to venerate; to remember with affection; to greet, to hail. Greetings! Hello! Good-by! Farewell! Alas!

Mahalo:
1. Thanks, gratitude; to thank.
2. 2. Admiration, praise, esteem, regards, respects; to admire, praise, appreciate.

I just don’t see these qualities in Jason.

Live Aloha,
Dace.

]]> By: Dave http://www.searchenginejournal.com/mahalo-like-it-or-not-its-a-good-service-for-web-users/6438/comment-page-1/#comment-981900 Dave Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:21:43 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/mahalo-like-it-or-not-its-a-good-service-for-web-users/6438/#comment-981900 I for one have been watching them for awhile as well as other 'so-called' social search engines. If it is a quieter (passive) algorithmic approach (user performance metrics) or a more active user engagement, I believe there is something that can be guaged beyond PageRank. There is some hope for social search, what that is, I am unsure... I for one have been watching them for awhile as well as other ‘so-called’ social search engines. If it is a quieter (passive) algorithmic approach (user performance metrics) or a more active user engagement, I believe there is something that can be guaged beyond PageRank. There is some hope for social search, what that is, I am unsure…

]]> By: Hawaii SEO http://www.searchenginejournal.com/mahalo-like-it-or-not-its-a-good-service-for-web-users/6438/comment-page-1/#comment-981864 Hawaii SEO Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:13:26 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/mahalo-like-it-or-not-its-a-good-service-for-web-users/6438/#comment-981864 Jason has my pity. I guess one of the problems that people who suffer from a Narcissistic personality disorder is they lack the ability to recognize they have the problem and don’t seek the professional help they so desperately need. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism#Typical_traits_of_a_narcissist Jason has my pity. I guess one of the problems that people who suffer from a Narcissistic personality disorder is they lack the ability to recognize they have the problem and don’t seek the professional help they so desperately need.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism#Typical_traits_of_a_narcissist

]]> By: Hawaii SEO http://www.searchenginejournal.com/mahalo-like-it-or-not-its-a-good-service-for-web-users/6438/comment-page-1/#comment-981838 Hawaii SEO Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:32:38 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/mahalo-like-it-or-not-its-a-good-service-for-web-users/6438/#comment-981838 Mahalo seems to be nothing more than a Made For AdSense website. It’s a decent Made For AdSense website but so what? I just have a problem with that Jason Calacanis guy. First he says SEO is Bull**** but SEO & targeting popular queries seems to be the business model his directory is built upon. Then just the other day at the Affiliate Summit, he calls affiliate marketing a Bull**** Ponzi Scheme even though his directory is monetized primarily through his affiliate relationship with Google AdSens. Then… He calls Shoemoney pathetic for holding up a check. “How does Mahalo make money … When it makes money I’ll let you know…” I’ll bet he does let us know. If that website ever does make money, I’ll bet he won’t shut up about it. We’ll never hear the end of his bragging. In my opinion… Jason seems to think that his S#&% doesn’t stink. Mahalo, Dave. Mahalo seems to be nothing more than a Made For AdSense website. It’s a decent Made For AdSense website but so what?

I just have a problem with that Jason Calacanis guy.

First he says SEO is Bull**** but SEO & targeting popular queries seems to be the business model his directory is built upon.

Then just the other day at the Affiliate Summit, he calls affiliate marketing a Bull**** Ponzi Scheme even though his directory is monetized primarily through his affiliate relationship with Google AdSens.

Then… He calls Shoemoney pathetic for holding up a check.

“How does Mahalo make money … When it makes money I’ll let you know…”

I’ll bet he does let us know. If that website ever does make money, I’ll bet he won’t shut up about it. We’ll never hear the end of his bragging.

In my opinion… Jason seems to think that his S#&% doesn’t stink.

Mahalo,
Dave.

]]> By: Email Marketing Journal http://www.searchenginejournal.com/mahalo-like-it-or-not-its-a-good-service-for-web-users/6438/comment-page-1/#comment-981779 Email Marketing Journal Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:31:15 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/mahalo-like-it-or-not-its-a-good-service-for-web-users/6438/#comment-981779 Honestly, we had never heard of it but we see the good points you've brought about the service on this article. I don't see why people would want this simplistic but helpful site to fail. Obviously it will never compete with the big wigs perhaps but it is seemingly a nice addition to the internet community as it does provide some rather decent content. Mahalo - interesting name too...as a person who lived in Hawaii, I like the concept as the word (although on many Hawaiian trash cans) is associated with kindness thus making it a friendly idea! Honestly, we had never heard of it but we see the good points you’ve brought about the service on this article. I don’t see why people would want this simplistic but helpful site to fail. Obviously it will never compete with the big wigs perhaps but it is seemingly a nice addition to the internet community as it does provide some rather decent content. Mahalo – interesting name too…as a person who lived in Hawaii, I like the concept as the word (although on many Hawaiian trash cans) is associated with kindness thus making it a friendly idea!

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