Snippets #15

I see the folks over at blogger.com, and they are not evil as we all know, have dickied up comments: If you don’t have, or don’t wish to use, a don’t be evil account, or comment anonymously, now all you have to do is enter a nickname. None of the messing from before where you had to type in your name, email and URL. Makes it all very easy doesn’t it. Well not for the next reader who wants to click through to your site. They can’t. Maybe they mean don’t be very evil, but be as evil as you can get away with.

Another thing I see is that the Swearing Lady has resurfaced over at the Arse End of Ireland. Well she yawned, stretched and rolled over back to sleep. Not that it mattered - the beast awoke solely to poach bloggers for her new project. I volunteered. I wonder will I be considered acerbic enough.

I seen a lot this week. Yet another thing I seen is Eolaí has revamped Irish KC. His own postings now take pride of place in the (larger) left column while news of events in Kansas City are relegated to a small ads section in the centre. And rightly so now that he’s back home in dear old Ireland. Oh, and there’s new favicons too for Irish KC and American Hell.

Stats junkies will be interested in an article from the Economist. It’s really aimed at marketeers but for bloggers it throws up some interesting food for thought. Not that throwing up food is something I encourage.

The latest little worry to crop up in the world of yours truly was when a business partner asked for a cheap and dirty database for his client, a pharmacist. (Read nothing into this, girls - really. Sam, Gayé, the lot of yee, stop it. I’m warning you both - you’ll be barred). It’ll just be used for a few months for a special project. He’ll need to record this, that and the other, and run this and that report. Easy? Yeah, no problem. When do you reckon? Give me a couple of days. Great. Oh, but no mistakes ok - this drug he needs tracked has potentially lethal side-effects. Well no pressure there, eh.

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Lethal side effects? Shouldn’t the drug companies have done the testing and tracking first?
No pressure indeed!

1. Medbh on December 2nd, 2007 at 4:39 pm
“potentially” lethal side-effects? ~~~ Eeeek!
cheap and dirty database? ~~~ Not allowed to comment… Can’t help thinking though…
putting a nickname and nothing else ~~~ What kind of a wuss thing to do!
the article from the Economist ~~~ Spy spy spy, can’t browse anything without someone looking over your shoulder - virtually speaking.

I want statcounter to add a feature on the account to show how many times the account owner visits statcounter. It’s addictive is all I have to say…

2. Gaye on December 2nd, 2007 at 10:57 pm
Medbh - Even Asprin can be lethal. That’s why there are acres of small print on the labels.

Gayé - Cheap and dirty were his words. I suspect he meant cheap and cheerful.

StatCounter are testing their new release at the moment. Now’s your chance to ask for that feature. Aodhan’s a nice guy - I’m sure he’d oblige - once he’s stopped giggling.

3. Primal Sneeze on December 3rd, 2007 at 8:43 am
Ah you’re very good.

Which is a lot more than I can say for the Google folk at Blogger. That change the first night had me abandoning comments all over the place (It can take me more than once to learn something). Don’t they have a usability department over there?

4. Eolaí on December 4th, 2007 at 4:20 am
I’m still having to type out my name and http etc. on blogger sites. What am i doing wrong?

5. problemchildbride on December 4th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
Eolaí - Methinks, theythinks they don’t need a Usability Department - theythinks they are the standard for usability.

Sam - That is because you are using your Google/Blogger account when posting? I had/have one but don’t use it any more.

6. Primal Sneeze on December 4th, 2007 at 7:10 pm