Comments on: Stumble backlash http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/ tech.gadgets.video.geekculture.gaming.kittens. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:19:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Shawn C http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-29643 Shawn C Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:18:21 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-29643 i totally agree 100%, kinda noobish to link to sumones blog and not the actuall source...sh3t happens :D ya still r0x0r in my book i totally agree 100%, kinda noobish to link to sumones blog and not the actuall source…sh3t happens :D
ya still r0×0r in my book

]]> By: NeuroMan42 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-29008 NeuroMan42 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:00:49 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-29008 I normally post what I like on my blog. Hell... it is Yatzee that makes those reviews stunning, NOT that fact that they are on The Escapists site. :) I normally post what I like on my blog. Hell… it is Yatzee that makes those reviews stunning, NOT that fact that they are on The Escapists site. :)

]]> By: John B. http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28639 John B. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:30:57 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28639 The worst part is that when you go and explain yourself, it's like talking to a wall. The worst part is that when you go and explain yourself, it’s like talking to a wall.

]]> By: Mike http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28598 Mike Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:34:49 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28598 The funny thing is that "The Escapist" is actually even asking people to embed their clips in blogs. The following phrase can be found at the end of most entries now: "To embed this video on your blog, please click the MENU button at the bottom of the player, and select the GRAB THE CODE option." The funny thing is that “The Escapist” is actually even asking people to embed their clips in blogs. The following phrase can be found at the end of most entries now:
“To embed this video on your blog, please click the MENU button at the bottom of the player, and select the GRAB THE CODE option.”

]]> By: Jeff http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28590 Jeff Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:37:39 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28590 Hah, nice mixing of metaphors. I understand, not so much the situation, but just the culmination of internet dorks finally getting to you :-) Hah, nice mixing of metaphors. I understand, not so much the situation, but just the culmination of internet dorks finally getting to you :-)

]]> By: Veronica http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28570 Veronica Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:29:57 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28570 @Jeff - I guess it just wears me down sometimes. You can only bottle up frustration so long before a straw comes along and breaks your back. You like that mixing of metaphors there? Yeah, I save that for special occasions ;) Hehe. @Jeff - I guess it just wears me down sometimes. You can only bottle up frustration so long before a straw comes along and breaks your back. You like that mixing of metaphors there? Yeah, I save that for special occasions ;) Hehe.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28569 Jeff Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:23:47 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28569 It's the internet people are dumb, but I think your getting riled up over nothing, a whole 4 comments from stupid people is hardly a reason to get all riled up. From this post, I figured you had a big backlash and there were a whole 4 minor comments about it.. It’s the internet people are dumb, but I think your getting riled up over nothing, a whole 4 comments from stupid people is hardly a reason to get all riled up. From this post, I figured you had a big backlash and there were a whole 4 minor comments about it..

]]> By: Michael Pate http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28546 Michael Pate Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:10:00 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28546 One of my favorite all-time BOL moments was once when you guys were commenting on a Slashdot story only to have to Tom click through to find out the original story was from news.com. Don't let these people who don't understand the concept of hyperlinks bother you. One of my favorite all-time BOL moments was once when you guys were commenting on a Slashdot story only to have to Tom click through to find out the original story was from news.com.

Don’t let these people who don’t understand the concept of hyperlinks bother you.

]]> By: Kato http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28537 Kato Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:04:56 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28537 Meh, don't sweat it. People are idiots. Someone submitted my blog to Stumbleupon (probably a very nice reader) and then another user gave it thumbs down with the comment: "Promoting your own blog is frowned upon". I sent a message to the guy saying "You are entitled to your opinion and if you think my blog sucks then that's fine, because it probably does, but at least get your facts straight: someone else submitted this, not me. And besides, isn't that the point of StumbleUpon/Digg/etc... to get exposure?" No surprise, I never heard back. Meh, don’t sweat it. People are idiots. Someone submitted my blog to Stumbleupon (probably a very nice reader) and then another user gave it thumbs down with the comment: “Promoting your own blog is frowned upon”.

I sent a message to the guy saying “You are entitled to your opinion and if you think my blog sucks then that’s fine, because it probably does, but at least get your facts straight: someone else submitted this, not me. And besides, isn’t that the point of StumbleUpon/Digg/etc… to get exposure?” No surprise, I never heard back.

]]> By: Keith W. http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28522 Keith W. Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:59:55 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28522 Eh, just water off of your back. From a technical viewpoint, this is one of the many reasons I tend to avoid using embeds on blogs. You have enough of a 'back catalog' of content to establish a solid reputation. Anyone of reasonable faculty would understand your intentions were above board. Chalk it up to one of the minor annoyances that comes with the "package deal" of Web-celeb-hood. Eh, just water off of your back.

From a technical viewpoint, this is one of the many reasons I tend to avoid using embeds on blogs.

You have enough of a ‘back catalog’ of content to establish a solid reputation. Anyone of reasonable faculty would understand your intentions were above board.

Chalk it up to one of the minor annoyances that comes with the “package deal” of Web-celeb-hood.

]]> By: Keith http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28518 Keith Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:23:58 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28518 Yeah - you didn't do anything wrong. And there was nothing you could have done. Well - you got on the net and kvetched about it... I think that's the right and proper response. Yeah - you didn’t do anything wrong. And there was nothing you could have done.

Well - you got on the net and kvetched about it… I think that’s the right and proper response.

]]> By: Vance http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28517 Vance Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:20:57 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28517 We are all still working out the details of these complex interactions. When thousands of folks are communicating one step removed, by post, link, comment, etc, then the flow of information can get messy. Unless someone is intentionally trying to game things for their benefit at the expense of others, no one should get upset. This reminds me of the whole photo attribution fiasco Ryan had to go through a while back. Once it was determined that Ryan had not actually been attempting to play a petty game, everyone should have backed off. We are all still working out the details of these complex interactions. When thousands of folks are communicating one step removed, by post, link, comment, etc, then the flow of information can get messy. Unless someone is intentionally trying to game things for their benefit at the expense of others, no one should get upset.

This reminds me of the whole photo attribution fiasco Ryan had to go through a while back. Once it was determined that Ryan had not actually been attempting to play a petty game, everyone should have backed off.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28514 Patrick Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:24:18 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28514 Don't worry about it. Just remember many people are self centered and stupid! Don’t worry about it. Just remember many people are self centered and stupid!

]]> By: ryanknapper http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28504 ryanknapper Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:51:49 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28504 Wait a minute. I read a rant on a different website last week. You're stealing traffic from them by having a rant here! For shame, Veronica. Wait a minute. I read a rant on a different website last week. You’re stealing traffic from them by having a rant here!
For shame, Veronica.

]]> By: WolvenSpectre http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28498 WolvenSpectre Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:34:04 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28498 I feel your pain Lady V. When my News and Culture/Entertainment Blog (in a stasis field for now) was still going I had linked to a story on an news site forgetting my usual policy of linking to the original home page or subsection the story appeared in. Unfortunately I had accidentally linked to a story prerelease when it was indexed by both google and the originating sites search engine. When I put it on the web 12 hours earlier and before they had recieved their final confirmations, their exclusive story had gotten almost 5000 click throughs on my site and since other bloggers could't find it on the original site they all linked to me the next day. I recieved a friendly letter from their legal department and a not so friendly letter from the authour and one of the subjects of the article. luckily all were appeased after speaking with me after I commited to correcting my mistake, but other bloggers didn't follow suit so I had to drop the story as accusations of intellectual property theft were piled on me by uninvolved 3rd parties. Days afterward cryies of csnsorship and even payoffs were leveled after I removed the story. My blog was a personal endevor that only had adds from the blogging service. The types of adds the service carried and this eventually drove me from blogging until I could take control of my blog both in content and technically. Its been almost a year since I posted anything in my old blog, but if you search for it I am still the first result in Google, so it couldn't have been that bad. I feel your pain Lady V.

When my News and Culture/Entertainment Blog (in a stasis field for now) was still going I had linked to a story on an news site forgetting my usual policy of linking to the original home page or subsection the story appeared in.

Unfortunately I had accidentally linked to a story prerelease when it was indexed by both google and the originating sites search engine. When I put it on the web 12 hours earlier and before they had recieved their final confirmations, their exclusive story had gotten almost 5000 click throughs on my site and since other bloggers could’t find it on the original site they all linked to me the next day.

I recieved a friendly letter from their legal department and a not so friendly letter from the authour and one of the subjects of the article.

luckily all were appeased after speaking with me after I commited to correcting my mistake, but other bloggers didn’t follow suit so I had to drop the story as accusations of intellectual property theft were piled on me by uninvolved 3rd parties. Days afterward cryies of csnsorship and even payoffs were leveled after I removed the story.

My blog was a personal endevor that only had adds from the blogging service. The types of adds the service carried and this eventually drove me from blogging until I could take control of my blog both in content and technically.

Its been almost a year since I posted anything in my old blog, but if you search for it I am still the first result in Google, so it couldn’t have been that bad.

]]> By: Betushco http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28485 Betushco Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:04:30 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28485 Ouch... don't worry about it... when i saw the video post, i actually went to the website to watch it... (website that now i love)... and, why in the world would YOU, especially, like to have A LOT of trafic? the one who accused you is not really... let's say... inteligent... BTW, great about the reading club (just a sugestion, trey to choose books that can be baugth easily on-lines... so people from other countrys like me (brasil) can participate... Thanks... Ouch… don’t worry about it…

when i saw the video post, i actually went to the website to watch it… (website that now i love)…

and, why in the world would YOU, especially, like to have A LOT of trafic? the one who accused you is not really… let’s say… inteligent…

BTW, great about the reading club (just a sugestion, trey to choose books that can be baugth easily on-lines… so people from other countrys like me (brasil) can participate…

Thanks…

]]> By: Andy http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28475 Andy Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:15:02 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28475 So typical...not knowing all the facts, jumping to conclusions, and running their mouths off about it. Some people really need a life. Keep up the good work Veronica, we love you! So typical…not knowing all the facts, jumping to conclusions, and running their mouths off about it. Some people really need a life. Keep up the good work Veronica, we love you!

]]> By: Maks http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28474 Maks Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:55:21 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28474 The Escapist site it LOADED with ads, and yours looks a lot cleaner. This is retarded though, I agree. Maybe you should boycott embeds and just do links. On separate note, I'm having Veronica withdrawals. When is this Mahalo Daily thing kicking off? I've got used to seeing you on CNET everyday. :) The Escapist site it LOADED with ads, and yours looks a lot cleaner. This is retarded though, I agree. Maybe you should boycott embeds and just do links.

On separate note, I’m having Veronica withdrawals. When is this Mahalo Daily thing kicking off? I’ve got used to seeing you on CNET everyday. :)

]]> By: cautiongetclear http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28465 cautiongetclear Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:55:23 +0000 http://www.veronicabelmont.com/2007/10/stumble-backlash/#comment-28465 is that /vent rank5? is that /vent rank5?

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