Comments on: The Five Worst Ideas in Content Theft http://www.blogherald.com/2007/12/26/the-five-worst-ideas-in-content-theft/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:52:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Blame Cryozap | MakerBlock http://www.blogherald.com/2007/12/26/the-five-worst-ideas-in-content-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-1118283 Blame Cryozap | MakerBlock Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:00:32 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/12/26/the-five-worst-ideas-in-content-theft/#comment-1118283 [...] recent vociferous comments about truncated feeds were basically on [...] [...] recent vociferous comments about truncated feeds were basically on [...]

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]]> By: ashok tingmo http://www.blogherald.com/2007/12/26/the-five-worst-ideas-in-content-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-613026 ashok tingmo Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:30:34 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/12/26/the-five-worst-ideas-in-content-theft/#comment-613026 In my opinion partial feeds are the best if you gonna enable rss feed. If people can read full feed, why would they visit your site for then. In my opinion partial feeds are the best if you gonna enable rss feed. If people can read full feed, why would they visit your site for then.

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]]> By: PlagiarismToday » The Strange Truth About the FBI Logo http://www.blogherald.com/2007/12/26/the-five-worst-ideas-in-content-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-301726 PlagiarismToday » The Strange Truth About the FBI Logo Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:01:15 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/12/26/the-five-worst-ideas-in-content-theft/#comment-301726 [...] for years, creating copyright badges that alert visitors that the content is protected. Though the effectiveness of these badges is more than debatable, it is a right of copyright holders to create and post such warnings as they see fit as long as [...] [...] for years, creating copyright badges that alert visitors that the content is protected. Though the effectiveness of these badges is more than debatable, it is a right of copyright holders to create and post such warnings as they see fit as long as [...]

]]> By: Bengt http://www.blogherald.com/2007/12/26/the-five-worst-ideas-in-content-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-301421 Bengt Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:28:45 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/12/26/the-five-worst-ideas-in-content-theft/#comment-301421 A great story can survive bad writing a few times but not in the long run. If each story comes in bad writing (partial feed) then it does not work anymore. That is my 2 cents. A great story can survive bad writing a few times but not in the long run. If each story comes in bad writing (partial feed) then it does not work anymore. That is my 2 cents.

]]> By: Jonathan Bailey http://www.blogherald.com/2007/12/26/the-five-worst-ideas-in-content-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-301281 Jonathan Bailey Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:00:02 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/12/26/the-five-worst-ideas-in-content-theft/#comment-301281 Lorelle: Though I agree that one should choose the feed style that fits their blog, I have to trust FeedBurner with their statistics. They monitor over 1 million feeds and are usually the one doing the truncating. They monitor clickthroughs and viewership. According to the link I gave in the article, they looked at it and found no different. Are there cases where a truncated feed could be better? Definitely. There's a reason why all MSM outlets I know of use partial feeds. That being said, averages indicate no real difference in clickthrough rates for truncated and full feeds. As far as CC goes, it was never really billed, that I've read, as a solution to content theft. It's designed to solve the problem of people having to obtain permission for every single use. In general, the consensus I hear is that it doesn't really affect content theft one way or another. Scrapers ignore the license, as do most plagiarists, I doubt anyone who has gone into reuse with bad faith is swayed to change any of their behavior by a CC license. That being said, the problem it is designed to solve it solves quite well, though it would be much better with more promotion and a slightly clearer set of license terms. Still, in that regard, it beats the current regime. Glad you liked the article! Bengt: The approach I take is this, great content can survive a partial feed the same way that a great story can survive bad writing. However, this isn't to say that a partial feed helps great content or bad writing helps a great story. Both can work and there may be cases where it is preferable, but those applications seem to be getting more limited by the day. Just my thoughts though. Lorelle: Though I agree that one should choose the feed style that fits their blog, I have to trust FeedBurner with their statistics. They monitor over 1 million feeds and are usually the one doing the truncating. They monitor clickthroughs and viewership. According to the link I gave in the article, they looked at it and found no different.

Are there cases where a truncated feed could be better? Definitely. There’s a reason why all MSM outlets I know of use partial feeds. That being said, averages indicate no real difference in clickthrough rates for truncated and full feeds.

As far as CC goes, it was never really billed, that I’ve read, as a solution to content theft. It’s designed to solve the problem of people having to obtain permission for every single use.

In general, the consensus I hear is that it doesn’t really affect content theft one way or another. Scrapers ignore the license, as do most plagiarists, I doubt anyone who has gone into reuse with bad faith is swayed to change any of their behavior by a CC license.

That being said, the problem it is designed to solve it solves quite well, though it would be much better with more promotion and a slightly clearer set of license terms.

Still, in that regard, it beats the current regime.

Glad you liked the article!

Bengt:

The approach I take is this, great content can survive a partial feed the same way that a great story can survive bad writing.

However, this isn’t to say that a partial feed helps great content or bad writing helps a great story. Both can work and there may be cases where it is preferable, but those applications seem to be getting more limited by the day.

Just my thoughts though.

]]> By: Bengt http://www.blogherald.com/2007/12/26/the-five-worst-ideas-in-content-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-301227 Bengt Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:17:41 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/12/26/the-five-worst-ideas-in-content-theft/#comment-301227 Lorelle wrote that 'If the content is good, they’ll click through to read'. I disagree, truncated feeds are a real nuisance to the subscriber. Feeds are used so I can read in my mail instead of jumping around blogs. When I get a truncated feed I usually skip that feed or even unsubscribe. Lorelle wrote that ‘If the content is good, they’ll click through to read’. I disagree, truncated feeds are a real nuisance to the subscriber.

Feeds are used so I can read in my mail instead of jumping around blogs. When I get a truncated feed I usually skip that feed or even unsubscribe.

]]> By: Lorelle VanFossen http://www.blogherald.com/2007/12/26/the-five-worst-ideas-in-content-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-301023 Lorelle VanFossen Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:25:39 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/12/26/the-five-worst-ideas-in-content-theft/#comment-301023 Excellent list of what doesn't work that people use every day. Wonderful! Though, I don't agree with the issue of feeds. One of those myths with no supporting data. Sure, it doesn't change anything for content theft, other than limit them to the excerpt if they are using traditional feed scraping programs, but the myth that readers won't read blogs with feed excerpts has not thoroughly been researched only assumed. If the content is good, they'll click through to read. Choose the feed style that matches your blog. How does Creative Commons fit into your list? Is it really helpful? Bloggers everywhere embrace them, but what can they really do to help protect your content? Excellent list of what doesn’t work that people use every day. Wonderful!

Though, I don’t agree with the issue of feeds. One of those myths with no supporting data. Sure, it doesn’t change anything for content theft, other than limit them to the excerpt if they are using traditional feed scraping programs, but the myth that readers won’t read blogs with feed excerpts has not thoroughly been researched only assumed. If the content is good, they’ll click through to read. Choose the feed style that matches your blog.

How does Creative Commons fit into your list? Is it really helpful? Bloggers everywhere embrace them, but what can they really do to help protect your content?

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