Comments on: Peeking At Code: Tynt Tool for Linktribution http://cogdogblog.com/2010/01/08/peeking-at-code/ Alan Levine's space for barking about and playing with technology Sat, 26 May 2012 17:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Alan Levine aka CogDog http://cogdogblog.com/2010/01/08/peeking-at-code/comment-page-1/#comment-74511 Alan Levine aka CogDog Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:36:49 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=4583#comment-74511 Thanks for reminding me; I was just trying out tynt. I did nit glean a whole lot from it beyond my other analytics, so I yanked it from the site (fewer external Javascript calls the better) Thanks for reminding me; I was just trying out tynt. I did nit glean a whole lot from it beyond my other analytics, so I yanked it from the site (fewer external Javascript calls the better)

]]> By: kostko http://cogdogblog.com/2010/01/08/peeking-at-code/comment-page-1/#comment-74498 kostko Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:14:12 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=4583#comment-74498 I've just blocked http://tcr.tynt.com on my router and I am no longer bugged by those annoying source urls at the end :P. There's also a tynt chrome extension that blocks it as well. https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/achmnghbfplhfomhiohmojicomlgmkam I’ve just blocked http://tcr.tynt.com on my router and I am no longer bugged by those annoying source urls at the end :P.
There’s also a tynt chrome extension that blocks it as well. https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/achmnghbfplhfomhiohmojicomlgmkam

]]> By: Alan Levine aka CogDog http://cogdogblog.com/2010/01/08/peeking-at-code/comment-page-1/#comment-73408 Alan Levine aka CogDog Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:33:39 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=4583#comment-73408 Thanks for the rapid response, Derek, and those examples. I just peeked at the dashboard, and what I like is it is a different measure than just counting page hits; the action of copying content seems to suggest a different metric. For me, I am more interested in having the attribution; my interests are setting more examples for people to credit their sources-- and you could consider this on the education angle as a research tool for students (and academics) to add a citation. I'm intrigued to see what comes from using it, thanks! Thanks for the rapid response, Derek, and those examples. I just peeked at the dashboard, and what I like is it is a different measure than just counting page hits; the action of copying content seems to suggest a different metric.

For me, I am more interested in having the attribution; my interests are setting more examples for people to credit their sources– and you could consider this on the education angle as a research tool for students (and academics) to add a citation.

I’m intrigued to see what comes from using it, thanks!

]]> By: Derek http://cogdogblog.com/2010/01/08/peeking-at-code/comment-page-1/#comment-73407 Derek Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:21:22 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=4583#comment-73407 @scott and @alan - We want to make sure we are respectful of people's privacy, so we don't track personally identifiable information (as you can see in the dashboard when you log in). The attribution link itself can be turned on or off by the site owner in the settings. The way we encourage our publisher partners to think of this is not as a copyright tool, but as a way to help generate links back to your content and draw in new readers, in addition to understanding what your readers are finding most valuable in your content. Individual site owners can set an opt out link for anyone who would like Tynt to 'go to sleep' when they visit the site. (i.e. the opt out for the SF Gate is here: http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/faq.shtml#faq1.5#ixzz0bxLIAbL7) More info on how to not have Tynt monitor you is available in our FAQs here (we are working on a globla opt out but it isn't ready yet): http://www1.tynt.com/faq-technical-topics#ixzz0bxGzIgPZ @scott and @alan – We want to make sure we are respectful of people’s privacy, so we don’t track personally identifiable information (as you can see in the dashboard when you log in). The attribution link itself can be turned on or off by the site owner in the settings. The way we encourage our publisher partners to think of this is not as a copyright tool, but as a way to help generate links back to your content and draw in new readers, in addition to understanding what your readers are finding most valuable in your content.

Individual site owners can set an opt out link for anyone who would like Tynt to ‘go to sleep’ when they visit the site. (i.e. the opt out for the SF Gate is here: http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/faq.shtml#faq1.5#ixzz0bxLIAbL7)

More info on how to not have Tynt monitor you is available in our FAQs here (we are working on a globla opt out but it isn’t ready yet): http://www1.tynt.com/faq-technical-topics#ixzz0bxGzIgPZ

]]> By: Alan Levine aka CogDog http://cogdogblog.com/2010/01/08/peeking-at-code/comment-page-1/#comment-73406 Alan Levine aka CogDog Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:09:43 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=4583#comment-73406 I had the same thought Scott, which is why I am trying it here on the personal blog before using for any work related sites. Welcome to me dirty laboratory. I can see people wanting to use this for several reasons, like you suggest, it seems positioned so you can "track" where your stuff might be used or to know when/how often people are copying body text from your web page. However, I am cautious as it alters the expected behavior when you use your mouse and command C to copy text- it gives you something you did not copy. For my uses, I am usually copying text to insert (and edit, and link) into other web pages, so it is mixed- I get the URL which I can then re-edit. If I was copying a description of an article to send by email, it makes nice to provide the link as well. But I would bet a paycheck it will be a mixed bag of reactions, a nice add for some, an irritant to others, and a whole lot of people in the middle you will never know where they land. I'll try it, and I am curious to see what is monitored, but probably wont keep it long term (plus its another call to a remote script). I had the same thought Scott, which is why I am trying it here on the personal blog before using for any work related sites. Welcome to me dirty laboratory.

I can see people wanting to use this for several reasons, like you suggest, it seems positioned so you can “track” where your stuff might be used or to know when/how often people are copying body text from your web page.

However, I am cautious as it alters the expected behavior when you use your mouse and command C to copy text- it gives you something you did not copy.

For my uses, I am usually copying text to insert (and edit, and link) into other web pages, so it is mixed- I get the URL which I can then re-edit. If I was copying a description of an article to send by email, it makes nice to provide the link as well.

But I would bet a paycheck it will be a mixed bag of reactions, a nice add for some, an irritant to others, and a whole lot of people in the middle you will never know where they land.

I’ll try it, and I am curious to see what is monitored, but probably wont keep it long term (plus its another call to a remote script).

]]> By: Scott Leslie http://cogdogblog.com/2010/01/08/peeking-at-code/comment-page-1/#comment-73401 Scott Leslie Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:08:51 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=4583#comment-73401 I'm really interested to see how people react to this. I stumbled across Tynt last week through some investigation into ways to report content reuse of OERs. While their own positioning of it smells almost like DRM, as you say, the other way to look at it is spreading the linktribution meme. Just wondering how people will react to a script that causes something in addition to *what they actually selected and copied* to be put in their clipboard/pasted. I can see that ticking some folks off (maybe even myself included) I’m really interested to see how people react to this. I stumbled across Tynt last week through some investigation into ways to report content reuse of OERs. While their own positioning of it smells almost like DRM, as you say, the other way to look at it is spreading the linktribution meme. Just wondering how people will react to a script that causes something in addition to *what they actually selected and copied* to be put in their clipboard/pasted. I can see that ticking some folks off (maybe even myself included)

]]> By: Wesley Fryer http://cogdogblog.com/2010/01/08/peeking-at-code/comment-page-1/#comment-73332 Wesley Fryer Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:06:50 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=4583#comment-73332 Definitely cool. Our local news giant, http://newsok.com has this same functionality on their site. I'd wondered how they did this too. Thanks for sharing your find! Definitely cool.

Our local news giant, http://newsok.com has this same functionality on their site. I’d wondered how they did this too. Thanks for sharing your find!

]]> By: Derek http://cogdogblog.com/2010/01/08/peeking-at-code/comment-page-1/#comment-73319 Derek Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:43:07 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=4583#comment-73319 Hey Alan, thanks for tracking us down! If you or your readers have any questions, please post and we will do our best to answer. Cheers! Derek from Tynt Hey Alan, thanks for tracking us down! If you or your readers have any questions, please post and we will do our best to answer.

Cheers!

Derek from Tynt

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