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Yes, you're right, the new site features my past greatest posts, without the awful ones, and all new
ones to come!

Come visit or I'll throw you into a vortex of lava for still being on this old site!
**The link actually works now. Enjoy!


Saturday, April 9, 2011

Look at what Google's Chrome Web Store did to me... (Updated!)

I woke up this morning to find a kind email (actually 3) to me from the Chrome Web Store. Instead of telling me a new feature or something, it was a notice, saying they've removed some of my apps from the Web Store. Thinking the website I made an app for finally made an app for themselves, which is why I made these apps in the first place, requested my app to be taken down. That would be fine!

Unfourunately, the email stated:

"Hi,
Your Google Chrome item, "Addicting Games," did not comply with our
policies on spam and was removed from the Google Chrome Web Store. For
more information about items that are not allowed in the Chrome Web Store,
please see our Developer Terms of Service and Program Policies.

Developer Terms of Service:
http://code.google.com/chrome/webstore/terms.html

Program Policies:
http://code.google.com/chrome/webstore/program_policies.html

Branding Policies:
http://code.google.com/chrome/webstore/branding.html

If you'd like to resubmit your item, please make the appropriate changes
to the extension or app so that it complies with our policies, then
publish it.

If you have additional questions regarding this policy violation, please
reply to this email.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Sincerely,
Shalini
Google Chrome Web Store team"

Upon searching the specific apps that were taken down, no such app was made for any of the websites I created. They should be focusing on the tons of Facebook apps, when Facebook created its own, in the store.

I quickly replied with:
"I don't understand why you would do such a thing. I would understand if there were other apps for the website, but that is not true. If I were you, i'd focus on the million facebook apps in the webstore, instead of targeting someone who is trying to provide temporary apps for websites that aren't ready for Chrome themselves. Also, It's not even like i'm making money off of these apps! I'm very disappointed with Google's priorities. I hope you realize what you have done and reconsider.

Thank you, [My Name]"

The funny part is, they emailed me the wrong App name in the title, take a look:
















And to Google, next you're going to tell me the JCoinster app will be taken down for being too awesome.

Update: They also deleted the "Chrome Notebook Pilot Forum App" post on the Chrome Notebook Pilot Forum. Even if I didn't post that, It was still my link. And it didn't even show the  "This topic has been flagged with spam" or anything. Thanks Google, again. It mysteriously returned to the forum

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