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yataccon The Secret to a Happy Marriage: Do the Dishes, Put Out, Don’t Talk So Much

it seem ridiculous to tell married people they should have sex (with each other)

lmao on the (with each other) emphasis :)

not having vegetarian options is a huge issue for someone like me.

yataccon NYT Exposes J.C. Penney Link Scheme That Causes Plummeting Rankings in Google

Matt Cutts tweets out that Google algorithm had started to work after he was notified about the SEO practices by NYT.

What I dont understand:

1) Since the search results disappeared after it was brought to Google's attention, this was a manual effort. Matt makes it sound as if the automated algorithm removed the offending sites.

2) What is the world does 'started to work' mean ? Was it 'not working' earlier ?

yataccon GroupOn, LivingSocial engaging in questionable practices

word on the street is that Gap-Groupon deal worked out horribly bad for Gap. They were hoping people to spend more than the 50$. And it seems that a very,very small number actually did that. Majority limited their purchases to very close to the coupon amount. I doubt if Gap will be doing a Groupon again.