What is Markov Content?

Some people don’t understand what “markov” content is. Basically it’s text that’s randomly regenerated to look like normal text, but since it’s automatically generated, it probably won’t make sense to a normal human. It is a method for defeating bayesian filters, and it’s a method for generating lots of “random” content.

Markov content is a quick way to turn this:

SONNET 116
Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O no! it is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come:
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

Into this:

Love is not with his height be error and weeks,
But bears it alteration finds,
Or bends with his height be taken.
Love's not to the star to the remover to remove:
O no! it alteration finds,
Or bends with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it is the star to the marriage of doom.
If this be taken.

Love's not to every wandering bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his bending sickle's compass come:
Love alters not Time's fool, though rosy lips and upon me not Time's fool, though rosy lips and upon me not love
Which alters not Time's fool, though rosy lips and upon me not Time's fool, though rosy lips and weeks,
But bears it alteration finds,
Or bends with the star to the star to the remover to the marriage of doom.
If this be error and is not to.

Here’s an example of a markov function written in php, taken from a popular automatic site-building tool.

function markov($source) {

 $min = 100;
 $max = 350;

 $words = explode(" ", $source);
 $nonword = $words[count($words)-1];
 $w1 = $nonword;
 foreach($words as $word) {
  $wordpairs[$w1][] = $word;
  if (strpos($w1, ".") === strlen($w1)-1) $capitals[] = $w1;
  $w1 = $word;
 } 

 $nw=rand($min,$max);
 $tt = array_rand($capitals);
 $nonword = $capitals[$tt];
 $w1 = $nonword;
 $output="";
 for($i = 0; $i <$nw; $i++) {
  $suf = $wordpairs[$w1];
  $t = array_rand($suf); 

  $ttt = $suf[$t];
  if(rand(1,5)==3) $ttt = preg_replace("/\./", ".\n\n", $ttt); 

  $output .= $ttt." ";
  $w1 = $suf[$t];
 }  

 $output = trim($output) . ".";

 return $output;
}

Written by russ on December 29th, 2007 with no comments.
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Slightly Different eBay Tack

I’m trying a slightly different eBay tack now. Rather than following the bluehat seo suggestions, I’m ponying up for phpBayPro, a plugin / tool for creating eBay based sites. I’m looking at this new recipe. He says all ya need are domain names, hosting (see side bar for the best damn webhosting package I’ve ever seen ), this software, wordpress, and an endless supply of niches, which eBay generously provides. So let’s see how it goes. I’ll keep you posted.

This new recipe doesn’t use a RSS feed, but uses the phpBayPro software which does a search. It’ll be an interesting thing, and I’m looking forward to it.

Written by russ on December 11th, 2007 with 1 comment.
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It’s the Season For Free Toys

I’m recommending this “Secret Classroom” tool to you. However, I’m actually recommending that you register for the giveaway by Alok Jain and Jon Leger and get the five free toys they’re giving to all people who register. And, of course, also purchase your copy of the secret classroom.

Of course, if you purchase the “Secret Classroom” for $497 ( it goes up from there on a time-basis. You know the routine, they’re generating quick buzz for a short time, and they’re promising that this “special price” is “limited” ) … you get some cool toys too.

Buy the package through Jon Leger’s links at the Classroom GiveAway site and you’ll get these cool freetoys:

1. A 1 year account at 3 way links.net (asking price is actually greater than the $500 you’d be spending on the classroom. If you don’t even use the classroom, you’re getting your money’s worth right here.
2. A copy of Instant Article Wizard (hot! It’s 70 bucks itself!)
3. A copy of the Site Super Tracker Software ( another 70 bucks!)

But wait, there’s more! (Hah, I always wanted to say that. (Not really) That’s what you get for buying the secret classroom package. What do you get for registering for their giveaway? Maybe I’ve had too much coffee this morning, but this is really cool;
You get five more free things for registering for the giveaway…

1. A copy of the “viral profit machine” (this is an affiliate site you can set up yourself and make yourself a super-affiliate of other affiliates. It must be seen to be believed!
2. A copy of “1000 visitors in 24 hours”
3. A copy of “Write that report” ( which is actually a step by step process of finding keywords through writing that report )
4. A copy of “two minute profits” with a great idea to make some quick money
5. A copy of “on demand profits” with another great idea!

And this giveaway? It must be seen to be believed; Jon Leger is giving away all of his commissions from the secret classroom — giving away gratis, free, no strings attached. You really should take a look at the giveaway!

Written by russ on December 5th, 2007 with no comments.
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Totally discouraged

Just feeling totally discouraged this week. Could be the weather, could be more sinister.

Totally bombed out on PPC advertising on facebook. Nothing coming in on my MFA sites, zero zilch, nada.

I’ll bounce back … tomorrow.

Written by russ on December 4th, 2007 with no comments.
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