Google +1 button for dpl.org?

Nick Sabalausky a at a.a
Sun Jul 24 22:03:19 PDT 2011


"Daniel Gibson" <metalcaedes at gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:j0co24$1cl7$1 at digitalmars.com...
> Am 14.07.2011 06:56, schrieb Nick Sabalausky:
>> "Jerry Quinn"<jlquinn at optonline.net>  wrote in message
>> news:ivlpao$1td9$1 at digitalmars.com...
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> This seemed like the right place to toss this out...
>>>
>>> What do folks think of adding a google +1 button to
>>> d-programming-language.org?  I just created a google+ account and
>>> discovered it.
>>>
>>
>> I strongly believe that Dig/Twitface/etc buttons DO NOT belong on misc 
>> pages
>> across the web. If someone wants to go "marking" (or whatever the term 
>> is)
>> different sites or pages with those services, then that belongs in 
>> something
>> that's orthogonal to the pages themselves, such as a browser feature or
>> plugin. The current trend of embedding it in each page on the web just 
>> drags
>> us all back to the dark ages when every application came with it's own 
>> set
>> of drivers or {insert your own example of absurd non-orthogonality}. It
>> makes absolutely no sense.
>>
>
> Also, like Facebooks like buttons, it helps Google (or Facebook) to track 
> your browsing behavior (even if you're not using their services).

Yet another reason to keep JS turned off ;)




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