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08-03-15 #cloudporn

By Scott Shephard

In all the years I've produced this blog and in all of the hundreds of posts, I've never used any form of the word "porn." Back when I was using Wordpress to publish, I did learn that if I casually used "sex" anywhere in a post, or "nude beach," or some other word that drives the prurient interests of the Googlebot, I would get more hits. Aside from satisfying an academic curiosity, I generally didn't play that game.

But, including the title, I've now I've used "porn" 2 times in this one post. Oops, 3 because I just used it again. Imagine the disappointment of the Google searcher who comes to "A Photo A Day" and finds only clouds!

Oh, and I should say that if you search #cloudporn, here's a little of what you get: (I suspect you'll need accounts to see these. These should all be SFW but I offer no guarantees.)

Pinterest #cloudporn

Twitter #cloudporn

And, in case I've piqued your curiosity, here's my  blog photo entitled "View of a Nude Beach - Corfu." Don't strain your eyes and don't be disappointed - there's no porn in that photo. (I've now used "porn" 7 times and "nude beach" 3 times. Will the Googlebot show me a little love today?)

Canon 5DIII 1/180s f/5.6 ISO800 73mm