Normally, IsaGeeks is primarily concerned with training and tips on how you can better use online to promote your business. As an IT blog, however, there are news stories so big we would be remiss in our duty not to let you know about them.
Google's petition to stop SOPA
You may have noticed a number of websites across the Internet are down today – most notably the English version of Wikipedia, social sharing site Reddit, the blog Boing Boing, and Craigslist.org. (Wikipedia is still accessible today if you are using a mobile device, however.)
Thousands of webmasters with smaller pages and blogs have similarly shut down their sites for the day, in an effort to show the world what the Internet might be like if SOPA and PIPA were to pass.
Isagenix is not taking part in this blackout. Your site and services will not be interrupted.
The reason is SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act). Thankfully, two pages on Wikipedia are not blocked out – the pages on SOPA and PIPA themselves. As such, I can refer you to this to learn more about this legislation to form your own opinion.
While Google is still up and running, they are slowing down their search spiders – automated programs that scan the Internet for their search listings – so a site blacking out in protest does not hurt its search rankings.
The blackout is scheduled to last the rest of the day, and then these sites will be back up and running.
