Comments on: Letting friends know you read their stuff http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/letting-friends-know-you-read-their-stuff/ If you've read my articles somewhere on the Internet, expect something different here. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:26:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Sebastian http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/letting-friends-know-you-read-their-stuff/#comment-195 Sebastian Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:51:36 +0000 http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/letting-friends-know-you-read-their-stuff/#comment-195 Dear Yuri, <br/><br/>I think that you've missed the point. I do know that I can comment and all that, but when I surf with a referrer pointing to this post I'm not chasing links. <br/><br/>I just want to show my friends that I read their stuff. If I by accident land on a blog of a not-yet-my-friend sort of person, you can call that collateral damage. ;)<br/><br/>However, I do try not to referrer-spam anyone not yet on my buddy list.<br/><br/>Thanks for stopping by to comment, and have a nice weekend!<br/><br/>Sebastian

Dear Yuri,

I think that you’ve missed the point. I do know that I can comment and all that, but when I surf with a referrer pointing to this post I’m not chasing links.

I just want to show my friends that I read their stuff. If I by accident land on a blog of a not-yet-my-friend sort of person, you can call that collateral damage. ;)

However, I do try not to referrer-spam anyone not yet on my buddy list.

Thanks for stopping by to comment, and have a nice weekend!

Sebastian

]]> By: Yuri http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/letting-friends-know-you-read-their-stuff/#comment-194 Yuri Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:48:09 +0000 http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/letting-friends-know-you-read-their-stuff/#comment-194 Christian, you can always comment on one post on the blog to get attention. This should be much more effective than referrer hacking, since: - comments are more visible - if you comment, you get a response from the author and he is more likely to comment on your blog - you get a linkYou can also link to the author from your post (send real referrers) as well as a trackback (not sure if Blogger supports this, though). Cheers. Christian, you can always comment on one post on the blog to get attention. This should be much more effective than referrer hacking, since:
- comments are more visible
- if you comment, you get a response from the author and he is more likely to comment on your blog
- you get a linkYou can also link to the author from your post (send real referrers) as well as a trackback (not sure if Blogger supports this, though).
Cheers.

]]> By: Sebastian http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/letting-friends-know-you-read-their-stuff/#comment-185 Sebastian Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:14:00 +0000 http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/letting-friends-know-you-read-their-stuff/#comment-185 Yuri, good point, that's why my faked referrer points to this post. The URI should make clear that my intent is not spamming. However, I try to use it only when I surf my regular schedule, but maybe I did it following sphinned stories too. <br/><br/>I guess my single visit with a faked referrer shouldn't be more annoying than visits from folks who switched referrer passing off. In both cases you don't spot a new link, but this kind of ego surfing is better done with blog search or technorati anyway.<br/><br/>Also, you get clicks from the blogbar and the GoogleReader links.<br/><br/>However, you made me rethink it, thanks! Perhaps it was not my brightest idea. Yuri, good point, that’s why my faked referrer points to this post. The URI should make clear that my intent is not spamming. However, I try to use it only when I surf my regular schedule, but maybe I did it following sphinned stories too.

I guess my single visit with a faked referrer shouldn’t be more annoying than visits from folks who switched referrer passing off. In both cases you don’t spot a new link, but this kind of ego surfing is better done with blog search or technorati anyway.

Also, you get clicks from the blogbar and the GoogleReader links.

However, you made me rethink it, thanks! Perhaps it was not my brightest idea.

]]> By: Yuri http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/letting-friends-know-you-read-their-stuff/#comment-184 Yuri Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:26:00 +0000 http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/letting-friends-know-you-read-their-stuff/#comment-184 That explains why there are no links to my blog on this page and I have still seen a couple of referrers.<br/><br/>You see, people stalk places that link to them with referrers and very loyal readers (that link to them). If every blog reader starts using a referrer, it'll be as much spam as everywhere (in the previously spam-free territory, mind you) and the linkers won't get noticed.<br/><br/>By using this plugin, you ruin someone's chance to get noticed with a link, if such spoofing stuff becomes wide-spread.<br/><br/>Likewise, I noticed that using GA on links tracks sends referrers from RSS feeds, so the bloggers need to use something themselves. You can see the example in action at seoish.com.<br/><br/>Cheers. That explains why there are no links to my blog on this page and I have still seen a couple of referrers.

You see, people stalk places that link to them with referrers and very loyal readers (that link to them). If every blog reader starts using a referrer, it’ll be as much spam as everywhere (in the previously spam-free territory, mind you) and the linkers won’t get noticed.

By using this plugin, you ruin someone’s chance to get noticed with a link, if such spoofing stuff becomes wide-spread.

Likewise, I noticed that using GA on links tracks sends referrers from RSS feeds, so the bloggers need to use something themselves. You can see the example in action at seoish.com.

Cheers.

]]> By: Sebastian http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/letting-friends-know-you-read-their-stuff/#comment-126 Sebastian Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:44:00 +0000 http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/letting-friends-know-you-read-their-stuff/#comment-126 Actually, I found that quite funny.<br/><br/>I assume you've spotted the other faked Google-Webspam referrer under a Google-IP in your logs. As for those "proxies", look at the second entry.<br/><br/>I invented this port 8080 URL while testing the PrefBar update. After having fun with some spammers I got distracted and forgot to change the static referrer. So for a while I've vistited your blog and others with that fake referrer. Well, I turned it off eventually, but now I see the revenge in my logs :) Actually, I found that quite funny.

I assume you’ve spotted the other faked Google-Webspam referrer under a Google-IP in your logs. As for those “proxies”, look at the second entry.

I invented this port 8080 URL while testing the PrefBar update. After having fun with some spammers I got distracted and forgot to change the static referrer. So for a while I’ve vistited your blog and others with that fake referrer. Well, I turned it off eventually, but now I see the revenge in my logs :)

]]> By: JLH http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/letting-friends-know-you-read-their-stuff/#comment-125 JLH Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:26:00 +0000 http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/letting-friends-know-you-read-their-stuff/#comment-125 I bet you do! I guess he should have gone through a proxy when trying to be a smart a$$, the IP always gives it away. he he. I bet you do! I guess he should have gone through a proxy when trying to be a smart a$$, the IP always gives it away. he he.

]]> By: Sebastian http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/letting-friends-know-you-read-their-stuff/#comment-124 Sebastian Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:21:00 +0000 http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/letting-friends-know-you-read-their-stuff/#comment-124 I know who did that :=) I know who did that :=)

]]> By: JLH http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/letting-friends-know-you-read-their-stuff/#comment-123 JLH Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:06:00 +0000 http://sebastians-pamphlets.com/letting-friends-know-you-read-their-stuff/#comment-123 Spamteam.google.com would sure freak some people out though. Wonder who would do such a thing? :) Spamteam.google.com would sure freak some people out though. Wonder who would do such a thing? :)

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