Comments on: Nobody Logged Into MyBlogLog Anymore? http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/ SEO for All Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:42:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Andy Beard http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2420 Andy Beard Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:14:23 +0000 http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2420 You handle development, so you will realise that reactive development isn't as efficient as proactive planned development. If exploits aren't publicised so much, there is more time to fix them. XSS hacks in Wordpress generally don't get publicised allowing some time to fix them. I have some knowledge of what to expect in the future. Scott Rafer has dropped a few hints, and I did have the chance to have a chat with Eric a few weeks ago. My wishlist for MyBlogLog was probably the most radical of what I read. There is a chance that it will be possible to do more with MBL than I hoped. When you are developing something that is a major change, it doesn't pay to make lots of small upgrades to existing code. Looking at Wordpress again, the 2.0.x series is only having bugs and security updates made, and that took a major commitment, primarily so that it could be added to certain distributions. There are much more serious problems with the version of Wordpress you are running for this blog than there were for MBL. You handle development, so you will realise that reactive development isn’t as efficient as proactive planned development. If exploits aren’t publicised so much, there is more time to fix them.
XSS hacks in Wordpress generally don’t get publicised allowing some time to fix them.

I have some knowledge of what to expect in the future. Scott Rafer has dropped a few hints, and I did have the chance to have a chat with Eric a few weeks ago.

My wishlist for MyBlogLog was probably the most radical of what I read.
There is a chance that it will be possible to do more with MBL than I hoped.

When you are developing something that is a major change, it doesn’t pay to make lots of small upgrades to existing code.

Looking at Wordpress again, the 2.0.x series is only having bugs and security updates made, and that took a major commitment, primarily so that it could be added to certain distributions.

There are much more serious problems with the version of Wordpress you are running for this blog than there were for MBL.

]]> By: Michael D Jensen http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2417 Michael D Jensen Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:22:14 +0000 http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2417 Andy, thanks for your comment. I fixed the URL to your site, I can't believe I missed that one! I guess my memory failed me there. I just think that MBL needs to do something more, they've been quiet too long and its all been defensive mode. Everyone has issues, Google even as you mentioned, but I just think there is a real opportunity for MBL to be an incredible app, but Yahoo isn't stepping up quite yet. Andy, thanks for your comment. I fixed the URL to your site, I can’t believe I missed that one! I guess my memory failed me there.

I just think that MBL needs to do something more, they’ve been quiet too long and its all been defensive mode. Everyone has issues, Google even as you mentioned, but I just think there is a real opportunity for MBL to be an incredible app, but Yahoo isn’t stepping up quite yet.

]]> By: Andy Beard http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2384 Andy Beard Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:35:19 +0000 http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2384 I definitely don't own .co.uk ;) Thus my late reply Lets be realistic about this The people who were using MyBlogLog as a way to meet others and find new interesting sites, are still using it to meet others and find new interesting sites. All the relationships I built up with some amazing bloggers through MyBlogLog still exist, and most are still using MyBlogLog. The people who are not using MyBlogLog are generally the people whoring it for traffic and abusing it every way they could think of. It is actually sad that Matt Cutts recently linked through to the Shoemoney exploit, but didn't take the opportunity to debunk the tracking FUD. Michael, it is easy to point the finger at MyBlogLog, but you would think by this time with all their resources Google would have come up with a way to prevent people abusing Adsense publisher IDs, or maybe provide their own comprehensive Adsense tracking service. I definitely don’t own .co.uk ;)

Thus my late reply

Lets be realistic about this

The people who were using MyBlogLog as a way to meet others and find new interesting sites, are still using it to meet others and find new interesting sites.

All the relationships I built up with some amazing bloggers through MyBlogLog still exist, and most are still using MyBlogLog.

The people who are not using MyBlogLog are generally the people whoring it for traffic and abusing it every way they could think of.

It is actually sad that Matt Cutts recently linked through to the Shoemoney exploit, but didn’t take the opportunity to debunk the tracking FUD.

Michael, it is easy to point the finger at MyBlogLog, but you would think by this time with all their resources Google would have come up with a way to prevent people abusing Adsense publisher IDs, or maybe provide their own comprehensive Adsense tracking service.

]]> By: graywolf http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2013 graywolf Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:09:12 +0000 http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2013 let's just say I'm not impressed with their ability to deal with security issues. They are reactive instead of proactive. It was fun and you could cut them some slack when they were small but now that they are yahoo they have the resources to fix these things. It's also waaaay too easy to spam, like not any effort, and like as fun as playing an old broken atari 2600. Been logged out for quite a while now. let’s just say I’m not impressed with their ability to deal with security issues. They are reactive instead of proactive. It was fun and you could cut them some slack when they were small but now that they are yahoo they have the resources to fix these things. It’s also waaaay too easy to spam, like not any effort, and like as fun as playing an old broken atari 2600. Been logged out for quite a while now.

]]> By: Stephen Pitts http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2012 Stephen Pitts Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:05:23 +0000 http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2012 Michael, The newness has worn, similar to the snap preview that many bloggers used. MyBlogLog (Yahoo!) has some work to do to keep it on the forefront of social sites. I still get a decent turnover, but I do think that there are a few people that get worried over the mirror effect (hey, look it's me!) when they visit blogs. I am really interested in seeing what Yahoo's plans are... Michael,

The newness has worn, similar to the snap preview that many bloggers used. MyBlogLog (Yahoo!) has some work to do to keep it on the forefront of social sites.

I still get a decent turnover, but I do think that there are a few people that get worried over the mirror effect (hey, look it’s me!) when they visit blogs.

I am really interested in seeing what Yahoo’s plans are…

]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2011 Andy Beal Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:20:56 +0000 http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2011 I noticed that I am logged out of MBL - I know I didn't log out - and just didn't bother to log back in. :-( I noticed that I am logged out of MBL - I know I didn’t log out - and just didn’t bother to log back in. :-(

]]> By: Spinchange http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2010 Spinchange Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:08:12 +0000 http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2010 Well, Now You Got My Ugly Mug on there too ;~) But Seriously though, I digg your blog a lot good stuff. Best, Chris Spinchange Well, Now You Got My Ugly Mug on there too ;~)
But Seriously though, I digg your blog a lot good stuff.

Best,
Chris Spinchange

]]> By: Michael D Jensen http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2009 Michael D Jensen Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:14:44 +0000 http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2009 Funny enough, when I wrote the post I actually thought I had it turned off. I had been turning it off and on because of speed issues and protesting (Shoemoney thing) so I forgot I even turned it back on. Alexa shows they are keeping up somewhat on their traffic, but who knows. http://alexaholic.com/mybloglog.com Funny enough, when I wrote the post I actually thought I had it turned off. I had been turning it off and on because of speed issues and protesting (Shoemoney thing) so I forgot I even turned it back on. Alexa shows they are keeping up somewhat on their traffic, but who knows.

http://alexaholic.com/mybloglog.com

]]> By: Patrick Schaber http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2008 Patrick Schaber Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:06:50 +0000 http://www.soloseo.com/blog/2007/03/15/nobody-logged-into-mybloglog-anymore/#comment-2008 Michael - I've noticed the same thing. Perhaps people don't want others to know where they're reading? I'm close to taking the widget off my site because there are hardly ever new faces. Michael - I’ve noticed the same thing. Perhaps people don’t want others to know where they’re reading? I’m close to taking the widget off my site because there are hardly ever new faces.

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