Reno - 5:51 am on Mar 1, 2012 (gmt 0)

Thanks dataguy for laying out your one year journey since PandaVirus attacked so many of us. I have always worked on my own so my decline affected only me ~ laying off those people had to be one of the hardest things you've ever done. I learned a LONG time ago to never put all my eggs in one basket (be it the web, Google, or anything else), so there were other income streams to help ease the pain. I gave up on Google many months ago ~ rarely use their search service any more. I cultivate my sites for my own criteria, not what they want. When I made that decision and actually followed through on it, I lost the Google-migraine. I am grateful for the moderate income that their traffic provided over the years and am sorry to see it gone, however on the other hand, I have also come to understand that the control & pain they inflict on so many of us is simply not worth it any longer. The page is turned, I've moved on.

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