Comments on: Wednesday links get tweeted http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/ A slice of lime in the soda Mon, 20 May 2013 23:18:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: zach http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/comment-page-1/#comment-2112 zach Thu, 28 May 2009 13:44:30 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/#comment-2112 Thanks Josh. Thanks Josh.

]]> By: Unsympathetic http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/comment-page-1/#comment-2110 Unsympathetic Thu, 28 May 2009 12:39:30 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/#comment-2110 Please keep posting these, Felix. I refuse to enter the twitter era! Please keep posting these, Felix. I refuse to enter the twitter era!

]]> By: dimitri d http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/comment-page-1/#comment-2105 dimitri d Thu, 28 May 2009 10:04:38 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/#comment-2105 I also don't like not seeing the destination before clicking on a link. If you have to use URL shorteners, then maybe put the source between brackets next to it. I also don’t like not seeing the destination before clicking on a link. If you have to use URL shorteners, then maybe put the source between brackets next to it.

]]> By: Josh http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/comment-page-1/#comment-2096 Josh Thu, 28 May 2009 03:33:50 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/#comment-2096 Here y'all go http://i2pi.com/rez/felix/ Here y’all go http://i2pi.com/rez/felix/

]]> By: Marco http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/comment-page-1/#comment-2092 Marco Thu, 28 May 2009 02:30:50 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/#comment-2092 on ur story about the countdown for the pre's widget.... i just wanna give u a lil bit of info. there is no problem with the widget. when u get into a page with that ad, the widget uses the system time on your computer. so the ads are all going to show different count time. also, i noticed that the widgets only work for a few minutes, then most often stop working.... i think it does resemble the NOW because it works perfectly fine when u load the page the ad is in... thank you! on ur story about the countdown for the pre’s widget…. i just wanna give u a lil bit of info. there is no problem with the widget. when u get into a page with that ad, the widget uses the system time on your computer. so the ads are all going to show different count time. also, i noticed that the widgets only work for a few minutes, then most often stop working…. i think it does resemble the NOW because it works perfectly fine when u load the page the ad is in… thank you!

]]> By: Nick http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/comment-page-1/#comment-2091 Nick Thu, 28 May 2009 01:55:15 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/#comment-2091 I agree that the bit.ly links are really annoying--I'm much more likely to click on a link if I can mouse-over to see the source. I agree that the bit.ly links are really annoying–I’m much more likely to click on a link if I can mouse-over to see the source.

]]> By: Trieu http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/comment-page-1/#comment-2090 Trieu Thu, 28 May 2009 01:18:30 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/#comment-2090 Ditto about the links. URL shorteners are bad news. Ditto about the links. URL shorteners are bad news.

]]> By: Observer http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/comment-page-1/#comment-2089 Observer Thu, 28 May 2009 00:43:26 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/#comment-2089 $2 for the NYT -- but it's worse. The WSJ is -already- $2.50 as I learned to my chagrin in the airport last week. $2 for the NYT — but it’s worse. The WSJ is -already- $2.50 as I learned to my chagrin in the airport last week.

]]> By: NE1 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/comment-page-1/#comment-2087 NE1 Thu, 28 May 2009 00:11:20 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/#comment-2087 I don't like not knowing the destination of the link. I don’t like not knowing the destination of the link.

]]> By: Kevin http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/comment-page-1/#comment-2084 Kevin Wed, 27 May 2009 23:47:21 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/#comment-2084 Sure, there are ways to automate this kind of thing. Twitter offers lots of web services (though I've never actually delved much into them, I haven't delved into Twitter yet). After a cursory look, here's an example of what is available to embed Twitter updates in a blog: http://tweetpaste.thingamaweb.com/ Also, here was a page that I found that listed a bunch of other Twitter web services: http://smartech.blogetery.com/2008/05/16/69-twitter-web-services-you-should-know/ Sure, there are ways to automate this kind of thing. Twitter offers lots of web services (though I’ve never actually delved much into them, I haven’t delved into Twitter yet).

After a cursory look, here’s an example of what is available to embed Twitter updates in a blog:
http://tweetpaste.thingamaweb.com/

Also, here was a page that I found that listed a bunch of other Twitter web services:
http://smartech.blogetery.com/2008/05/16  /69-twitter-web-services-you-should-kno w/

]]> By: Don the libertarian Democrat http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/comment-page-1/#comment-2073 Don the libertarian Democrat Wed, 27 May 2009 22:10:48 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/27/wednesday-links-get-tweeted/#comment-2073 Please keep posting these. I can't figure out what the hell Twitter is yet. Please keep posting these. I can’t figure out what the hell Twitter is yet.

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