And finally for today...

I received an email from Diabetes Daily explaining the action they have taken - thanks David.

Hi Alan,

I have removed the RSS feed that the website was using to steal the blog content. This will prevent anyone from easily stealing blog posts from the headlines.

Although that will solve this problem, any website with an RSS feed such as yours will have its content stolen. There are people that use automated programs to create thousands of fake websites every day. Over the past 5 years, I've come across literally hundreds of websites that steal content from Diabetes Daily. Luckily, every one has been an obvious junk website and those don't impact us in any way. I've pursued having them shut down, but it's like playing whack-a-mole with a thousand moles and one hammer. It's typically not worth it.

Regardless, thanks for pointing this out. It's nice to post an RSS feed, but I certainly don't want to make it easier for people to steal the diabetes blogs.


Kind Regards,
David

Co-Founder DiabetesDaily.com

Now a lesson on how to protect your blog...

...from the Blog thief! As has been commented, there is now an accompanying lesson on how to prevent your blog from being lifted by making amendments to the RSS feed settings. I wonder if he got the clue from the fact that I'd just done that before posting my last blog?

When I checked last night there were about 2,500 diabetes-related blogs on the site. All were presented as though they had been posted to the site intentionally, but without attribution of any kind. Incidentally, the site also had many other sections, not diabetes related, that had been populated in the same manner, so the quantity of copyrighted material was huge. It may be that the site was host to lots of individual member sites and the diabetes was just one member out of many. However you don't steal that much creative effort and think that no-one will care. Be vigilant!

From what I can gather the site owner is of Indian origin.

Thief apologises again and deletes all plagiarised material

Now just the apology remains on the site - all other material (a considerable amount) has been removed. It seems the Diabetes Daily feed was the place he was getting everything from, maybe Tudiabetes as well. I don't think I'll resubmit my blog to DD until I can find a way of protecting my material. It's not block-busting, best-selling stuff, but it's my stuff and I should be acknowledged as its author. I write it to hopefully make people smile and have a lighter look at diabetes and its ups and downs, and it does take effort (believe it or not!).

Just a further test of blog thief!

GL Diet Recipe Book and Health Plan – Maggie Pannell

This is a fairly newly-published large format book containing an explanation of GI (Glycaemic Index) and GL (Glycaemic Load) principles, plus a large selection of recipes, lavishly illustrated with full colour photographs.

Note if you see this post anywhere other than diabetespoetry then it has been stolen.

The book begins with an excellent introduction explaining the concepts of GI and GL, and the ways in which this approach can improve health, weight control and blood sugar levels. It’s not aimed specifically at diabetics, but explains clearly how high GI/GL foods can cause difficulties maintaining stable blood sugar control, in addition to numerous health benefits of low GL. This is followed by very accessible and informative sections on the categorisation of food, which foods to choose and their recommended proportions in your diet, how to adapt your current diet according to your lifestyle and tips on shopping and cooking.

There is a two week suggested meal planner, and finally sections for the recipes themselves – soups and light meals, vegetarian dishes, fish and shellfish main dishes, poultry and meat mains, salads, and desserts. The recipes are not complicated and the ingredients should be easily sourced from a good supermarket or (if you are lucky to have them!) local independent shops.

On the whole, a very impressive and comprehensive book for those seeking to understand the principles of GI/GL with a good set of recipes clearly explained – and it’s quite cheap too, currently £8.99 on amazon!


Why are you still thieving people's work http://www.groupstalk.com/diabetes/ ?

So much for the 'apology'

http://www.groupstalk.com/diabetes/2010/04/ still ripping blogs.