Spam is unsolicited. You going to his web site, that’s soliciting. YOU are going to HIS SITE.

Me? I’ve learned a TON from Senor Spag. I like what he’s doing, I like the way he does it, and I’m glad to pay him for it.

Authors, musicians, entertainers and educators DESERVE compensation for their efforts. How much money did you pay to access the video that was so burdened with all the advertising? I have a feeling the answer is ZERO! That means it cost you nothing to watch a video in which more than likely you probably learned at least one new thing or was reaffirmed of something you’re already doing.

And one more thing you probably don’t understand is that the service, where many of the FREE videos you’re complaining about, are so heavily burdened with advertising are required to have that advertising so they can be free. The cost of hosting your own videos is very high due to the cost of bandwidth.

Content providers like Marc and myself need to have services like the place we post our videos to make it possible to provide content free to the many individuals who return week after week and find the videos entertaining and educational.

Saying someone had it coming because they had ads on their site or in their videos is unbelievably ridiculous.

If you’re really fascinated by this stuff, check out http://ddos.arbornetworks.com/ a blog written by some of my co-workers about DDoS attacks.

These types of attacks are usually done as part of a shakedown. He pays money, the attack goes away. Except that once you get known for paying the money you can expect one or two shakedowns a month.