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zett - 6:07 am on Sep 26, 2009 (gmt 0)


Thanks Jim for fixing the code. I'm not a coding genius, and I know I shouldn't have tried it in the first place. Much appreciated.

I disagree with telling your visitors what they can and cannot use on their own computers

Don't wanna drag the discussion from the other forum over here, but I would like to just confirm what the general consensus about the Sidewiki thing is among those who think it's a bad idea: Sidewiki comments are displayed not in a separated (off site) context, but directly in relation to your site and your pages. You have no control over what is shown IN THIS CONTEXT. Do I want to see Youtube-like "comments" along my pages, without me knowing or being able to remove some of the comments? No, absolutely not. If I want comment functionality, I enable comments on that specific page using my own comment system.

I am tired of Google trying to become a publisher (with content they own) instead of being the middleman (by referring people to other sites). Obviously they understand that owning content is much more profitable than being the middleman. Hence, they try to own as much content as possible:

- Google Maps
- Google Streetview
- GMail
- Sidewiki
- Google Search

They want to become a monopoly. I don't like monopolies.


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