Meh. Good linkbait but you've probably upset more folks than anything. Although there's at least 10-12 articles on the top of Google when you search for John Cow Hacked.
Jamie Harrop
· 2 years ago
It's good to see the Cow back. Give it a month, and I'm sure somebody will conduct a survey to see just how many bloggers are now backing up their blogs after seeing your reminder. :)
Michael
· 2 years ago
Yay! You're back!!
I was worried for a while and if you didn't come back soon I would have donated $100 myself.
Oh, and thanks for the 31 days -- appreciate it!
Jorge @ InvestingAdventures
· 2 years ago
Heads up.. got a php error when attempting to post a comment. Not sure if it was isolated or not.
Hyder
· 2 years ago
Testing a comment for php error.
Ad Tracker
· 2 years ago
Hmm.... I wonder if I'm elligible for this one?
Oh well, worth a shot ;)
K-IntheHouse
· 2 years ago
Welcome back.. glad it was just a joke! The $100 ransom money was a giveaway although I couldn't be sure! :mrgreen:
Mike Huang
· 2 years ago
THE MOO IS BACK! :)
Anyways, if you guys were really "HACKED", it would mean they got into your Cpanel. If you view your e-mails through the Cpanel, they wouldn't been able to create that @johncow.com e-mail :???:
Well...1-2 days of not seeing John Cow post the daily dairy, I really thought you guys got hacked :sad:
Contest Beat
· 2 years ago
Was wondering what the deal was!
Allyn Paul
· 2 years ago
I was afraid to click on anything for fear someone might jack up my free blogger account! :razz:
Indra Diky
· 2 years ago
Glad that you're back! But it was a good joke :p BTW, could u change my name above to Indra Diky plz. Thank you.
MrGPT
· 2 years ago
Good 'ol linkbait :). Nice job!
Thomas Sinfield
· 2 years ago
that was one very good ransom note :D
madringo
· 2 years ago
You should invest in some 'Bovine Blog Bouncers', keep those hackers at bay :lol:
James
· 2 years ago
I want this chair :-) I bought a president chair with internet money a while back and that was really a good investment!
mubin
· 2 years ago
$26 here I come.
Rebecca
· 2 years ago
You were really hacked, by no other than John Chow himself!
And, I was the one who mailed the people on the list at first place. I deserve to be on the list :D
Roberta
· 2 years ago
Welcome back, cow! I thought it was a cute idea..... these kinds of things keep us on our toes.....very cute :)
Court
· 2 years ago
Hahaha I knew it! When I saw it I figured it was marketing genius at work yet again. Lol you're a sneaky sucker cow. :twisted:
Chanya
· 2 years ago
Great way to prove a point. You probably got lots of backlinks as a result.
Wonder how many people thought this was real?
Ellie
· 2 years ago
This was a great reminder to all bloggers to back up your blog! I use WordPress Database Backup, which can be set to backup on a set schedule!
Neil Duckett
· 2 years ago
Good to see the site back.
Rock
· 2 years ago
I did click on the paypal address to see where it lead, and as soon as I saw the address I started laughing. The cow has done it again.
I find it funny that some people are actually offended by this prank.
Angel
· 2 years ago
I thought it was quite funny. We all knew what it was, which is why I don't understand how people could be so upset over the matter.
Nathan Hutchinson
· 2 years ago
Haha great linkbait! I was one of the donators :razz:
Profit Baron
· 2 years ago
Good to see the cow back in action! Nice linkbait though :lol:
Rajiv
· 2 years ago
Hey why are you giving the donations away?. Develop some good dairy product COW dude !. :lol:
Steven
· 2 years ago
People will be people and some get upset over pointless things all the time.
Joe
· 2 years ago
Great idea, John Cow! I didn't think it was hacked, but it was good enough for me to subscribe to your feed! Haha, I'm looking forward to this! Maybe I will win!
Kenneth
· 2 years ago
It was funny and not one would ever thought about it except you the evil cow. How should I say this, you made me more and more love you.
bloggernoob
· 2 years ago
It was funny and an original marketing idea. im sure alot of people will copy it.
Brian Vaughan
· 2 years ago
It was pretty funny
mahdi yusuf
· 2 years ago
hahaha here is my go at the 26 dollars! :twisted:
Teejay
· 2 years ago
I thought it was brilliant.
shy guy
· 2 years ago
Good chair for you.. Maybe I'll buy one..
LinkBait
· 2 years ago
Welcome back. I loved the stunt and I'm sure you've gotten a ton of new inbound links because of it.
bmunch
· 2 years ago
I thought that was brilliant linkbait marketing, though with the paypal button, it might offend some sensitive readers.
Lighten up, folks.
Wayne Liew
· 2 years ago
Hopefully I can get some extra cash.. :mrgreen:
betshopboy
· 2 years ago
Welcome back Cow! For a couple of days and nights, children of the world were without their daily milk!
If the site got down any longer, they might suffer from calcium deficiency :sad:
Indra Diky
· 2 years ago
What's next Kidnapped by alien? :mrgreen:
Michael Dunlop
· 2 years ago
Seems some people cant take a joke :) Good job, very creative!
Abdalla Ahmed
· 2 years ago
Yea Yea whatever, just send me the money :mrgreen:
*good linkbait though.
miffy_the_rabbit
· 2 years ago
:lol: how anyone who fell for this can actually make money online astonishes me
Julie
· 2 years ago
I thought it was hilarious. People seriously need to lighten up. :smile:
James
· 2 years ago
I thought it was pretty funny and original :mrgreen:
jerrykhoo
· 2 years ago
Knew it was stunt the moment I saw the pretty newspaper cutout ransom note. Tot it was pretty fun and something the Cow would do. Remember the stunt that the Cows were being sued not too long back? :lol:
Not sure if you have developed a "cry wolf" personality. What happens if something really happens to our dear Cow and your readers still think it's a joke? :twisted:
McBilly
· 2 years ago
Slick move Cow. One of the best moves ever. Hehe. Plus it got me a few laughs. :lol:
Deborah Dera
· 2 years ago
Hahah! Too funny - and even funnier that people are writing about it but refusing to give you links (as though it's difficult to find www.johncow.com and bring you traffic anyway). Ho hum to the bored and the boring!
NSpeaks
· 2 years ago
btw that paypal address could be of the hacker also if you would really have been hacked. Hacker needed only 5 minutes to create that fake id. :lol: and add it to his paypal account. :twisted:
All Comments
I thought it was quite funny myself :lol:
I was worried for a while and if you didn't come back soon I would have donated $100 myself.
Oh, and thanks for the 31 days -- appreciate it!
Oh well, worth a shot ;)
Anyways, if you guys were really "HACKED", it would mean they got into your Cpanel. If you view your e-mails through the Cpanel, they wouldn't been able to create that @johncow.com e-mail :???:
Well...1-2 days of not seeing John Cow post the daily dairy, I really thought you guys got hacked :sad:
Nice job!
http://www.turkhitbox.com/general/cow-is-hacked...
Wonder how many people thought this was real?
I find it funny that some people are actually offended by this prank.
Develop some good dairy product COW dude !. :lol:
Maybe I'll buy one..
Lighten up, folks.
If the site got down any longer, they might suffer from calcium deficiency :sad:
*good linkbait though.
Not sure if you have developed a "cry wolf" personality. What happens if something really happens to our dear Cow and your readers still think it's a joke? :twisted:
Very funny joke and I'm now a subscriber :)