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Re: The Power of Links

youtube downloader — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:05:24 -0000

So think about that for a moment. Think about YOUR behavior with links. When you write about Britt Raybould’s Bold Words blog, but you DON’T put links, you’re signifying that you’re not interested in people following the link to discover her work

Re: The Power of Links

porno izle — Sun, 23 May 2010 11:44:29 -0000

Twitter, blogs, everywhere that we can input html, are ways to thread the needle.

Re: The Power of Links

porno izle — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:10:44 -0000

Write your entire post, upload your photo from Flickr and link it.
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Re: The Power of Links

jeckman — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:12:58 -0000

I'd like to second Jim Spencer's recommendation of Photo Dropper for those on WordPress.

For those not on WordPress, but using Firefox and GreaseMonkey, check out GetFWA (get Flickr with attribution) - which you can use with any blog platform.

Re: The Power of Links

Rino — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:40:20 -0000

I return to read this beautiful article and in the same time to link it in my blog, so many other people can see it.
Thank.

Rino.

Re: The Power of Links

Jim Spencer — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:25:13 -0000

Photo Dropper offers a solution that is the real bomb if you are in the Flikr photo, CC and WordPress soup!

http://www.photodropper.com...

Love it.

Re: The Power of Links

Michael Martine, Blog Consulta — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:23:54 -0000

And perform cut-and-paste errors, apparently. :)

Re: The Power of Links

Michael Martine, Blog Consulta — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:23:04 -0000

hanks for reminding me that I didn’t close THAT loop.

I don't know if I'm the Christ, or the Anti-Christ. I'm just here to help.

Re: The Power of Links

communicatrix — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:19:27 -0000

Bah!

Okay, now I feel like (more of) an ass. I uploaded a screenshot of the WP editor so people can see what the hell I'm talking about.

And remember: it just took three characters (and some setup time) to get there!

Re: The Power of Links

communicatrix — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:11:28 -0000

Until Flickr gets its act together and makes it dead simple to give proper credit, might I suggest the following idjit hack:

1. Create a piece of boilerplate in an autotype program with everything but the actual link to the photo itself. TextExpander (from whom I receive no renumeration!) is esp. great b/c you can set it to move the cursor to where you want to start typing.

2. Write your entire post, upload your photo from Flickr and link it.

4. While you still have the URL in your computer's memory, scroll down to the bitter end of your post and type your shortcut, then paste that URL in the appropriate spot (like I said, TextExpander is the bomb for this.)

This allows you to build in as much excellent info and linkage as you like with a minimum of time & keystrokes.

For example, when I type in my shortcut--"ffl"--this pops up...

Image by via Flickr, used under a Creative Commons license.

...with the cursor automagically in the space b/w "by" and "via." (Hopefully, your blog doesn't convert the html, but if it did, you can just select the link to see how many characters I stuffed into that shortcut.)

I also like to go back to Flickr and leave a brief thx. note as a comment, along with a URL, both as a backup way of making sure they see their photo in use and a way to let other users know how much this photo is beloved!

Anyway, this is a long-ass comment, but I'm telling you: setting up this system has saved me insane amounts of time and made me feel better about sharing linkage.

Re: The Power of Links

Steve Garfield — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:47:23 -0000

Hey Chris,

Thanks for linking to that guy's photo. Flickr does not make it easy for you to do it in the manner specified by his CC license, BY.

What Flickr needs to do is to include HTML code for photos other than your own, so that it's easier to link to.

Plus, they also need to include in that code, links back to the creator AND CC License information.

It would be SO easy for them to do this. I've discussed this with the Creative Commons people, and we agree.

Now only to get Flickr to add this feature.

Re: The Power of Links

IDrpowell — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:35:30 -0000

Another thing to consider is what the links say about you beyond your personal opinion of the individual you're linking to. Links are a great way of giving people insight into where you're coming from and where you're going. The broader the link offering in someone's writing, the more intrigued I am by what they have to say and the more I think they have to offer. I may not agree with a particular point someone is making, but if they've provided the link to what sparked the thought, I can gain a greater understanding. By exploring these link networks, I think we're increasing our opportunity to be exposed to new ideas that might not otherwise cross our paths.

Re: The Power of Links

James Clark — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:51:25 -0000

Outbound links from trusted content providers are worth their weight in gold.

I judge links by trying to quickly see what the intent is.

For instance, Chris, you don't have Adsense running on your blog, to me that gives you more credibility.

I've seen many blogs that have links auto-placed by services such as Kontera's ContentLink. To me this just erodes the quality of the links. I'm 80 percent less likely to click on any link in any post if I see the person is running something like ContentLink.

Linking is critical to the "wormhole" network. I read your blog, you link to someone, I go there, see that person has few people I've never heard of on their blog roll and off it goes.

BTW, love FriendFeed.

Re: The Power of Links

Louis Gray — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:30:26 -0000

Using links wisely is a huge deal. We talked a lot about this back in September, and got good conversations with Engadget, Mashable and others. Those who over-abuse internal links don't add a ton of value to the blogosphere as a whole.

Internal Linking On Some Tech Blogs Is Out of Control
http://www.louisgray.com/li...

Re: The Power of Links

Chris Cree — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:16:47 -0000

NoFollow is a classic case of punishing the innocent to try to stop the guilty. Google originally suggested its use to combat spam.

Three years later it should be obvious that the nofollow anti-spam initiative has failed miserably. Just look at the Akismet figures with 90+% of the comments coming through as spam today.

Spam is still on the rise in spite of nofollow. There has got to be another way to deal with the problem, preferably one that actually deters spam instead of just filtering it or "nullifying" the link juice for it.

Re: The Power of Links

Jeff O'Hara — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:35:11 -0000

The problem is spam is ruining the trust in links for everyone. What google needs to do is some sort of "trust" system. I have no idea of the feasibility of this, just thinking out loud.

-Jeff

Re: The Power of Links

Jim Spencer — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:16:35 -0000

Chris, I notice that each commenter on your blog gets a link that is no followed. Can I give you any grief for that in the context of this discussion?

Re: The Power of Links

chrisbrogan — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:00:21 -0000

@Chip - exactly my point.

@Gordon - forgot about that guide. Brilliant! Thank you!

@Michael - well, true. I agree with THAT part, but that's what sparked my post, not really my intent to call them out. : ) Thanks for reminding me that I didn't close THAT loop.

Re: The Power of Links

Gordon Brander — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:26:30 -0000

I like your take on it, Chris.

It's interesting to think that when you link, you're not just building a network of intention, you're also building a network of who you are--your personality on the web. It's like a networked version of integrity, or a good name; you can't fake it, the only way to get it is the slow way and it's worth gold.

I really like A List Apart's styleguide on linking. It's thoughtful and has become my personal guideline for linking.

Re: The Power of Links

Chip Griffin — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:06:19 -0000

Agreed with one clarification needed, I think. I have seen some blog posts so dense with links that they can become hard to read. For instance, in this post you mention Twitter and don't link to it -- and I agree with that choice. Links should be saved for when you are adding value. If I refer to a series of companies in a post but am not focusing on them, I often will not link because it clutters the post and distracts from my message. But I if I were focused on Twitter or LinkedIn or those sites added real value to my discussion, I would link. Make sense?

Re: The Power of Links

Michael Martine, Blog Consulta — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:59:59 -0000

I'm pretty sure Google is doing this as a preventive measure against the hordes of spammers that are going to try and use the service to artificially boost search rankings for their lame made-for-adsense and affiliate sales sites.