From: James Britt Date: 2006-09-13T14:36:34+09:00 Subject: Re: aggregated blogs on ruby:New site Gene Tani wrote: > Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote: > >> Astroturf much? Sites like this seem a little shady to me. They >>aggregate blog posts but keep the user captive when they click thru >>to read a post. And there is no clear link to the original authors >>blog post. >> >>-Ezra > > > well, they seemed to have added a "BY:" link to the original content, > but this reminds me that we're in Web 2.1, the age of Dappit and > Anthracite, where you don't have to ask nicely anymore. > Oh, but the possibilities for big mirth are endless. Detect the IP of the content snarfer, and serve back, um, *custom* content, just for them. Make it a Ruby Quiz. -- James Britt http://www.ruby-doc.org - Ruby Help & Documentation http://www.artima.com/rubycs/ - The Journal By & For Rubyists http://www.rubystuff.com - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff http://www.jamesbritt.com - Playing with Better Toys