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08.22.05
Sploggers
Quick On The Draw
 By
Jason Lee Miller
So I was checking out Blogger and Next Blogging my way around, taking full advantage
of the new "Flag As Objectionable" feature like some kind of cyber-sniper, whizzing
shots by the ears of every spam blog (splog) I could find, when I came across
a stubborn one. The day after Google released the Flag feature, one of these splogs
had already out smarted it thanks to Internet Explorer's relative inability to
block pop-ups.
Against my better instincts of promoting a splog by talking about it (and even
linking to it), it seems an important distinction to make between IE and Firefox.
As I was a-flagging the zirconia in the rough (and giggling), my gaze fell upon
this splog. Much to my surprise
as I moused upward the Flag button, the button disappeared and I was unable to
flag it.
Whirls of controversy created an eddy of "hacker news scoops" in my head. But
cooler heads prevailed when I presented the information to a friend. She suggested
that there were certain types of pop-ups that could perform this sort of shady
behavior. And then, as a test, she said I should pull up the same blog with Firefox.
Sure enough, Firefox, with its pop-up assassin technology, was able to block the
smoke and mirrors. Giddiness returned as took advantage of a new unimpeded flagging.
Now, everyone do me a favor and flag the ever-loving (expletive deleted) out this
splog just for being smart.
About the Author:
Jason L. Miller is a staff writer for WebProNews covering technology and business. |
