tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post2549451182988925549..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Boring Link WithinAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-62699499920799001512009-11-22T16:18:02.283+00:002009-11-22T16:18:02.283+00:00Ah, gadgets! I wonder how that particular one rea...Ah, gadgets! I wonder how that particular one really does work. But let me assure you, your blog is anything but boring. Good to see you took matters into your own hands.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-62570396399572447142009-11-20T23:51:31.452+00:002009-11-20T23:51:31.452+00:00Hey Alan. I feel your pain, and like Willow, I ha...Hey Alan. I feel your pain, and like Willow, I have noticed that it uses the same posts over and over again. I like your idea much better, and may use that.<br />Your experience was more comical than boring to me. Thanks for the laugh. Enjoy your weekend.Lisa Ursuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906234995763166824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-22792816267033796922009-11-20T23:39:20.044+00:002009-11-20T23:39:20.044+00:00You've saved us all a few hours mucking about ...You've saved us all a few hours mucking about with a gadget that doesn't really do much. We owe you.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-80786557854473068882009-11-20T22:49:44.852+00:002009-11-20T22:49:44.852+00:00I love the gadget. You do know you can contact the...I love the gadget. You do know you can contact their customer service with any issues... they usual get back to you within two days. I had an issue when I first installed it and they took care of it.<br /><br />Hey, it's free!JeffScapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190641629175438603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-30809150890594302482009-11-20T22:04:30.038+00:002009-11-20T22:04:30.038+00:00I love the postcard. I used to live near Hipperhol...I love the postcard. I used to live near Hipperholme at one time. It was fairly....boring.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-80162646442500494682009-11-20T19:25:54.296+00:002009-11-20T19:25:54.296+00:00thanks for saving us from certain doom alan...and ...thanks for saving us from certain doom alan...and taking the time to add your links. you of course, are never boring...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-28941284123961083022009-11-20T18:14:08.856+00:002009-11-20T18:14:08.856+00:00Hmm, glad you reported on the "Link Within&qu...Hmm, glad you reported on the "Link Within" gadget. I was wondering about how it worked. Not so keen on it now.Ronda Laveenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902846545309643023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-32934487909259139982009-11-20T18:00:20.288+00:002009-11-20T18:00:20.288+00:00I mean "choose", but you knew thatI mean "choose", but you knew thatTess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-13814359741686446292009-11-20T17:59:43.656+00:002009-11-20T17:59:43.656+00:00Same with me, Alan. I used it for a few months and...Same with me, Alan. I used it for a few months and of 600 some posts to chose from, posted the same dumb little post every single time. I deleted it. I think it also slows down the blog loading time.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-17380191262526612382009-11-20T17:36:02.313+00:002009-11-20T17:36:02.313+00:00Great idea of yours Alan. I think your links stand...Great idea of yours Alan. I think your links stand out more than the Link Within pictures. I still have the LW widget but I often wonder if anyone bothers to follow a link. Mostly only the last post is read anyway. I link to other bloggers occasionally and some of my own posts.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-17867321324012236682009-11-20T16:16:22.254+00:002009-11-20T16:16:22.254+00:00Haha! I wouldn't take offense- google really ...Haha! I wouldn't take offense- google really does not have the best discerning eye... but that is so funny that even after you erased it it kept linking it!The Daily Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843902889491327636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-51956564430985659722009-11-20T16:12:44.784+00:002009-11-20T16:12:44.784+00:00I used linked within for a while but never liked w...I used linked within for a while but never liked what it linked of my stuff. So I just quit. I have tested it or what people look at once they land on the blogs and only a few stay long enough to go from the blog they landed on to another post I have made. I would say one out of ten does but may only stay an extra minute in doing it.<br /><br />Some people have made a fortune trying to come up with gadgets of all kinds to get readers to stay longer or to look around more and in the end, most readers, polled, stay a minute or less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-3900392801607448202009-11-20T15:22:27.540+00:002009-11-20T15:22:27.540+00:00I have given up using many of the add-ins, widgets...I have given up using many of the add-ins, widgets, gadgets etc as there is invariably a problem later that takes forever to fix. Either that or I just don't understand them. Some blogs are loaded with technology, and they seem to make it work.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697994929567403766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-56380817634911578302009-11-20T15:11:17.010+00:002009-11-20T15:11:17.010+00:00I know exactly what you mean. A year ago I did an ...I know exactly what you mean. A year ago I did an abysmal video on my digital camera with me, in my kitchen, reading my poem "Orson Swells" (about a squirrel). In this video, I look very schleppy, have a terrible lisp due to the quality of the film and stumble through the recitation. <br />A while back, I removed it from my archives, but the google gadget of which you speak, periodically pops up with this tantalizing invitation to see me "live" (an irony if ever there was one).<br />I recently heard a standup comic do a bit on "Google" and how it prefills the search box as you are typing. He suggested that Google was being pompous and condescending when it asks, "Did you mean?..."<br />Google is the new "Big Brother".<br />That postcard link you've provided looks intriguing. Off to check it out...Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-84213317555347067762009-11-20T13:37:25.317+00:002009-11-20T13:37:25.317+00:00I haven't really played around with the gadget...I haven't really played around with the gadgets on Blogspot. I find them a bit boring, to be honest.<br />Something which can never be said about reading your blogs...Kabbalah Rookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12737692859267786264noreply@blogger.com