Weird, but true tales of freelance media producing without a net. One day, the Internet decided to create a business listing for my fiercely independent Audio/Video producer/engineer sole proprietorship. The ad and fake website displayed my name, address & a twisted description of what it assumed my business was, including a Google street view shot of my home with my car in the driveway. The twist was twofold: I didn’t do business with the public from the condo my family lived in pre-2010, but there it was featured with my landline phone number, which I don't list. (I only list my P.O. Box for mail). Secondly, the business described had nothing to do with the services I offer. The ad claimed I was a Video Rental Store - you know, like Blockbusters. I even started receiving the Video Rental Store trade rags, unsolicited. I attempted to delete the listing, and filed reports with Google to no avail. It persisted as things posted online often do. I haven't had too many weird calls leading from that bad ad, but I still feel it was an amateurish hack by a wannabee ‘competitor.’ Ultimately, I have let it go. Hopefully, it will be buried in a google search under the prolific REAL postings I have inundated the web with since 2005. I am out there and everywhere. Alaska is a small town and I am still at it with no real competition, since I often work for my colleagues. In fact, if I wanted more business I would have to move Outside, which I chose not to do. So why does the web believe one size fits all for business modeling or promotion? Search me.