Comments on: Annoying Snaps http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:53:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Snap made me finally snap - My Habari http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-114184 Snap made me finally snap - My Habari Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:48:56 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-114184 [...] Raftery also notes the presence of the dreaded Snap preview and asks for opinions. In fact, this post started out as a comment on Tom's blog but I [...] [...] Raftery also notes the presence of the dreaded Snap preview and asks for opinions. In fact, this post started out as a comment on Tom’s blog but I [...]

]]> By: matthew http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99146 matthew Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:15:02 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99146 Tom, we are investigating that. One thing we noticed that we use a different RSS feed url from your site. Hope that can fix some problem. Tom, we are investigating that. One thing we noticed that we use a different RSS feed url from your site. Hope that can fix some problem.

]]> By: Dennis Howlett http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99144 Dennis Howlett Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:09:35 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99144 I sort of like it so that makes me a semi-geek (using Dilbert logic) - the basic problem is load speed. Sometimes it plain sucks. Other times it's gorgeous. It gives me a sense of what the linked site looks lie and as they say - looking good helps. I sort of like it so that makes me a semi-geek (using Dilbert logic) - the basic problem is load speed. Sometimes it plain sucks. Other times it’s gorgeous. It gives me a sense of what the linked site looks lie and as they say - looking good helps.

]]> By: James http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99143 James Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:03:32 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99143 Michael Heilemann recently <a href="http://binarybonsai.com/archives/2007/01/29/disabling-snap-preview/">made note</a> of <a href="http://www.snap.com/about/spa_faq.php#2">an official way to disable Snap Preview</a>. Michael Heilemann recently made note of an official way to disable Snap Preview.

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99139 Tom Raftery Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:38:37 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99139 Hey Matthew, any reason why the discussion here isn't linked to from Megite? Hey Matthew, any reason why the discussion here isn’t linked to from Megite?

]]> By: Paul M. Watson http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99138 Paul M. Watson Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:34:17 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99138 Soble's reply is funny; "I have been talking with the Snap folks, though, and they are working hard on answering these concerns." The only serious thing I think they can do is to make it an opt-in system and not an opt-out. And not some big alert going "Do you want Snap Preview on this site?" but something discreet that I never have to see. Not that that will help those who might like it but don't know about it. It seems to be one of those nice but flawed ideas that web-developers should move on from. Like BLINK markup. Soble’s reply is funny; “I have been talking with the Snap folks, though, and they are working hard on answering these concerns.”

The only serious thing I think they can do is to make it an opt-in system and not an opt-out. And not some big alert going “Do you want Snap Preview on this site?” but something discreet that I never have to see. Not that that will help those who might like it but don’t know about it.

It seems to be one of those nice but flawed ideas that web-developers should move on from. Like BLINK markup.

]]> By: matthew http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99135 matthew Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:12:18 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99135 There is also a discussion at <a href="http://www.megite.com/technology/1170262511/1#item_2">Megite</a> . There is also a discussion at Megite .

]]> By: Pat Phelan http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99133 Pat Phelan Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:09:04 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99133 Jesus it drives me nuts Jesus it drives me nuts

]]> By: rabbitwarrior http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99130 rabbitwarrior Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:44:48 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99130 Have you ever noticed that snap preveiw isn't even used on their own site - they have loads of third party endorsements with names and urls but no snap preveiw on the links?!! a contradition... Have you ever noticed that snap preveiw isn’t even used on their own site - they have loads of third party endorsements with names and urls but no snap preveiw on the links?!! a contradition…

]]> By: Conor O'Neill http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99128 Conor O'Neill Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:38:18 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99128 Oops just thought of another problem - what about NSFW links that you accidentally mouse over? The first law-suit due to someone being fired should be interesting! Oops just thought of another problem - what about NSFW links that you accidentally mouse over? The first law-suit due to someone being fired should be interesting!

]]> By: bernard http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99127 bernard Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:32:02 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99127 I farking the thing. Its a pain in the preverbial rear-end. What *actual* use does it have? It is too small to actually see anything useful. And as someone mentioned when it hovers over the link "by accident" argh, it just annoys me even more. bernard I farking the thing. Its a pain in the preverbial rear-end.

What *actual* use does it have? It is too small to actually see anything useful.

And as someone mentioned when it hovers over the link “by accident” argh, it just annoys me even more.

bernard

]]> By: johnmryan http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99126 johnmryan Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:23:27 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99126 I have them on my blog, was giving them a trial run, i have no problem with them at first, found them useful, but if you have alot of links on your site, it can drive you mad! I have them on my blog, was giving them a trial run, i have no problem with them at first, found them useful, but if you have alot of links on your site, it can drive you mad!

]]> By: Conor O'Neill http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99124 Conor O'Neill Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:15:56 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99124 Actually I just checked that problem I thought of when commenting on Dave's blog - parental controls. I have all the kids PCs locked down where if a site does not have a "harmless" rating then the kids can't view it until I override the block on a case by case basis. Snap Preview circumvents this by showing previews of sites which may not be suitable for my kids. Not a huge problem as I don't see NickJr turning it on but anything which takes control from the web-user is something I cannot be in favour of. Actually I just checked that problem I thought of when commenting on Dave’s blog - parental controls.

I have all the kids PCs locked down where if a site does not have a “harmless” rating then the kids can’t view it until I override the block on a case by case basis.

Snap Preview circumvents this by showing previews of sites which may not be suitable for my kids. Not a huge problem as I don’t see NickJr turning it on but anything which takes control from the web-user is something I cannot be in favour of.

]]> By: Donncha O Caoimh http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99121 Donncha O Caoimh Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:02:31 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99121 This is not an official wordpress.com response, only my personal opinion as I had nothing to do with the Snap preview stuff. I don't mind them myself, but then, most of the blogs I read don't use them but when I do come across them it's usually because I'm about to click the link that activated the preview. It disappears when I click it so no harm done. On the occasions when the mouse pointer accidentally hovers over a link while I'm reading then I do find it annoying but not enough to get hot and bothered about it. Maybe I'm in a good mood today! I am surprised that the snap preview was enabled by default on wordpress.com and I won't defend it by saying the usual guff, "Oh but the user can disable it in the backend if they want" because that's just a cop-out. One quick and easy solution would be to add a hosts entry for spa.snap.com pointing at 127.0.0.1 on your computer so that the Snap preview Javascript is never loaded. I haven't tried it myself but that should work! :) This is not an official wordpress.com response, only my personal opinion as I had nothing to do with the Snap preview stuff.

I don’t mind them myself, but then, most of the blogs I read don’t use them but when I do come across them it’s usually because I’m about to click the link that activated the preview. It disappears when I click it so no harm done.

On the occasions when the mouse pointer accidentally hovers over a link while I’m reading then I do find it annoying but not enough to get hot and bothered about it. Maybe I’m in a good mood today!

I am surprised that the snap preview was enabled by default on wordpress.com and I won’t defend it by saying the usual guff, “Oh but the user can disable it in the backend if they want” because that’s just a cop-out.

One quick and easy solution would be to add a hosts entry for spa.snap.com pointing at 127.0.0.1 on your computer so that the Snap preview Javascript is never loaded. I haven’t tried it myself but that should work! :)

]]> By: Conor O'Neill http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99120 Conor O'Neill Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:43:35 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99120 Dave Winer has <a href="http://scripting.wordpress.com/2007/01/25/scripting-news-for-1252007/#comment-41303">a good thread on this</a>. Matt's answer is that geeks hate it and everyone else loves it and he has the emails to prove it, that's why it is turned on by default. I hate it, my wife loves it. Go figure. Dave Winer has a good thread on this. Matt’s answer is that geeks hate it and everyone else loves it and he has the emails to prove it, that’s why it is turned on by default. I hate it, my wife loves it. Go figure.

]]> By: Snap made me finally snap » Andy C http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99118 Snap made me finally snap » Andy C Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:13:18 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99118 [...] Raftery also notes the presence of the dreaded Snap preview and asks for opinions. In fact, this post started out as a comment on Tom’s blog but [...] [...] Raftery also notes the presence of the dreaded Snap preview and asks for opinions. In fact, this post started out as a comment on Tom’s blog but [...]

]]> By: Paul M. Watson http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99117 Paul M. Watson Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:56:51 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99117 Maybe I am old at 27 but I also dislike them. Most of the comments on my post about Snap Preview also indicated dislike. And if you want someone more “authoritative” then Kottke doesn’t like them either; http://kottkekomments.com/index.pl/comments?post=767 Maybe I am old at 27 but I also dislike them. Most of the comments on my post about Snap Preview also indicated dislike.

And if you want someone more “authoritative” then Kottke doesn’t like them either; http://kottkekomments.com/index.pl/comments?post=767

]]> By: frankp http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99114 frankp Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:41:00 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99114 Dunnoe... it would make sense if they were, but they didn't disclose that on <a href="http://wordpress.com/blog/2007/01/13/snap-live/">this announcement</a> anyway... maybe somewhere else...? Dunnoe… it would make sense if they were, but they didn’t disclose that on this announcement anyway… maybe somewhere else…?

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99112 Tom Raftery Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:20:27 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99112 <blockquote>And I believe Wordpress.com implemented it automatically on all their blogs</blockquote> That's just crazy. I wonder were WordPress paid to do this?

And I believe Wordpress.com implemented it automatically on all their blogs

That’s just crazy. I wonder were WordPress paid to do this?

]]> By: frankp http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99111 frankp Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:10:30 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/annoying-snaps/#comment-99111 Hate it. And I believe Wordpress.com implemented it automatically on all their blogs which explains why it popped up on loads of places I visited recently. I'm kinda surprised at WP. Hate it. And I believe Wordpress.com implemented it automatically on all their blogs which explains why it popped up on loads of places I visited recently. I’m kinda surprised at WP.

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