RSS coming to Google+ via Feedburner? (UPDATE: Nope.)
[update: Ist wohl das What's Hot-Icon, das Feedburner aber mehr als ähnlich sieht. Mein Fehler. Meh.]
Google hat nicht nur seinen Reader gekillt, sondern auch heimlich seine Chrome-Extension für RSS-Abos aus dem Chrome-Store gelöscht, die im Browser ein RSS-Icon in der URL-Leiste anzeigte, mit dem man Websites abonnieren konnte. Man könnte also meinen, dass Google hier auf einem ziemlich allumfassenden Kreuzzug gegen die RSS-Technologie ist und natürlich wäre Feedburner als nächstes dran, Techcrunch titelt martialisch: Google kills RSS. [update: Techcrunch haben ihren Artikel umbenannt in „It’s Not Just Reader – Google Kills Its RSS Subscription Browser Extension, Too“, vorher stand da „Google kills RSS“, siehe URL.]
Dort in den Comments findet man den interessanten Hinweis von Mete Ertürk (update: Interessant, das Posting wurde gelöscht, warum auch immer), der ausgerechnet das Feedburner-Icon in der GooglePlus-Navigation ausgemacht hat, versteckt in den Sprites. Ich hab’ das mit dem Web Developer-Plugin überprüft und in der Tat: Das Feedburner-Icon ist seit neuestem in der Google+Navi, hier die URL der Sprites: https://ssl.gstatic.com/s2/oz/images/sprites/ribbon-nav-common-67fd8e55b86e53afa609c535e23508ab.png. Noch ist es nicht aktiviert, aber ich hab’ bereits in den Comments zu Reader-Meldung auf eine Integration des Readers bzw. ein paar seiner Funktionen in GooglePlus spekuliert und da scheint tatsächlich etwas dran zu sein.
Google+ läuft nicht so wirklich rund uns es fehlt Content, was läge also näher, einen RSS-Reader zu integrieren und die schon 2011 abgeschaltete Sharing-Funktion über das GooglePlus-Netzwerk laufen zu lassen? Ergibt für mich ziemlich viel Sinn, Google-Ingenieure fragen bereits auf G+ nach, welche Features die Leute gerne hätten. Ob das funktionieren würde, steht nochmal auf einem anderen Blatt, mit der Abschaltung des Reader hat man einen kleinen, aber entscheidenden Teil der Internet-Nutzer ziemlich grob vor den Kopf gestoßen und ob die nach so ‘ner Aktion noch Lust auf Google+ haben ist mehr als fraglich.
Und es kann freilich sein, dass eine Feedburner-Integration in GooglePlus nur bedeutet, dass man da endlich problemlos einen Feed reinlaufen lassen kann – ähnlich wie die RSS-Graffiti-App auf Facebook – und dass die Reader-Funktionen höchstens rudimentär eingebaut werden. Das wird sich zeigen. Aber das Icon ist da und das sicherlich nicht zufällig.
Hier übrigens mein Google+Profil und hier eine Nerdcore-Community, die ich mal angelegt habe.
Google deletes Fuckfingers
Google+ hat – ohne das zu kommunizieren! – das Profilbild von Techcrunch-Autor MG Siegler gelöscht, weil er darauf einen Stinkefinger zeigte. (via Boing Boing) Jetzt war die Klarnamen-Diskussion schon albern genug und Google kann mit seiner Plattform machen, was es will, auch wenn’s nix bringt und Google Plus wohl auch deshalb vor allem von .doc-Ausdruckern und Leuten frequentiert wird, die weiße Hosen tragen. Aber den Leuten das Profilbild löschen, weil sie darauf den Stinkefinger zeigen? Das ist der Punkt, an dem ich sagen muss: Ich bin raus.
Ich habe mein Profilbild entsprechend geändert (siehe rechts und nein, ich bin nicht stoned sondern grade erst aufgestanden). Aus der Sidebar fliegt der Kram in zwei Minuten raus, Google Plus spielt ohnehin keine Rolle (obwohl es die schickeren Features hat). Google Fail.
Earlier today I noticed something funny. My Google profile picture — the picture associated with my Gmail account, my GChat account, my Google+ account, etc — had vanished. A bug? Nope.
It turns out, Google — without telling me — went into my account and deleted my profile picture. Why? Because I am giving the middle finger in it. See: above.
While ridiculous prudish, I figured this was probably the case so I uploaded the picture again to make sure. Sure enough, gone. At least this time, Googler Alex Joseph left a comment as to why:
As the first point of interaction with a user’s profile, all profile photos on Google+ are reviewed to make sure they are in line with our User Content and Conduct Policy. Our policy page states, “Your Profile Picture cannot include mature or offensive content.” Your profile photo was taken down as a violation of this policy. If you have further questions about the policies on Google+ you can visit http://www.google.com/intl/en/+/policy/content.html, or click the “Content Policy” link located in the footer of Google+ pages.
My problem isn’t so much with the fact that I couldn’t have a profile picture of myself giving everyone the finger — which I can and do on Twitter and elsewhere — it’s that no one bothered to tell me or warn me before they just went into my account and deleted the picture. What if this was the only place I had stored the picture?
Got a Pseudonym on Google+? Your Account will be deleted in 1… 2… 3… 4 Days.
Die Diskussion um Pseudonyme auf Google+ (und generell online) ist hierzulande schon fast vorrüber, da reagiert Google, und verkündet offiziell: „We’ll give you a four day grace period, to fix your google profile, before we take further action.“
(Youtube Direktpseudonym, via Gizmodo)
Heisst: Wenn Ihr derzeit noch unter Pseudonym auf Google+ unterwegs seit, wird Euer Account in vier Tagen gelöscht, sofern Ihr das nicht ändert. Wenn Google feststellt, dass Ihr unter Pseudonym unterwegs seid, geben sie Euch Bescheid und vier Tage, um das Profil zu “korrigieren”. [update] Ich hatte den Herrn oben falsch verstanden, so ist das natürlich eine Lockerung ihrer Klarnamen-Policy. Mein Fehler.
Ich habe mich aus der Diskussion herausgehalten, weil ich es als gesunden Menschenverstand erachte, Pseudonyme zuzulassen. Selbstverständlich hat Google das Recht, das anders zu sehen. Ich habe allerdings auch erlebt, dass Online-Freunde wegen einer angeblichen Verletzung dieser Kriterien keinen Zugriff mehr auf ihre Gmail- und Google-Reader-Accounts hatten, deshalb muss ich sagen: Ich halte Googles vorgehen für dumm und vor allem für geschäftsschädigend und letzteres ist es vor allem, worüber sie sich Sorgen machen sollten.
Ich habe jedenfalls mein Vertrauen in diese Firma, das ich tatsächlich mal hatte (Dont be Evil-Diskussion vergangener Zeiten hin oder her), verloren und da meine Accounts dort (ich nutze quasi alle Google-Services, um den Laden hier am Laufen zu halten) für mich praktisch Online-Überlebenswichtig sind, habe ich alle Daten gebackupt, obwohl ich mir keine Sorgen machen muss, da ich selbst nicht unter Pseudonym unterwegs bin. Dennoch bleibt mein verlorenes Vertrauen und ich schätze, es geht nicht nur mir so. Stupid Google!
Hier Googles Namens-Guidelines, you’ve been informed:
Use your full first and last name in a single language.
If you use your full name, you’ll be able to connect with people you know and help them find you. Names that consist primarily of initials or those that include indications of membership in professional, educational, societal or religious entities, such as “Dr.”, “Rev.” or “JD” are not allowed in the first or last name fields. Names that include more than one language script aren’t allowed either.
Violation examples: Doctor Stan Livingston, Bill Smithwick DDS, Rev. Jim Copley, 蔡玉娴 Archer, S. P.Put nicknames or pseudonyms in the Other Names field.
If you’re referred to by more than one name, only use the one that commonly identifies you, and place the rest in the “Other names” or “Nickname” section of your profile.
Violation examples: Timothy “TK” King, Jonathan Richards (JonnyBoy), PunkRockerSFAvoid unusual characters in your name.
When you create your profile, our system will check the name you submitted for unusual characters. For example, numbers, symbols, and obscure punctuation are not supported.
Violation Example: John246 , ★★Shelley★★, J@SON W@T$ON, ‘Rachel Smith/Your profile and name must represent one individual.
Google+ does not support profiles for couples or groups of people. Additionally, you cannot create a profile for a non-person entity such as a pet or business.
Violation examples: Jones Family, Jeremy & Mel Mason, Vegas the Dog, Brooklyn Bagels, Northern California Conservation SocietyDon’t use the name of another individual.
Impersonation is a serious issue. Pretending to be someone else could cause your profile to be deleted. If someone is pretending to be you, go to their profile and click Report this profile.
Bookmarks for July 22nd: Pizza Jingles, Tom Waits for no one, Why People eat Dirt
Pudgies Pizza Radio Jingles 1970s & 1980s – YouTube: Pudgies Pizza is a chain of pizza restaurants located in Upstate New York and parts of Pennsylvania. To me, this was the only pizza there was. <br />
Here's two radio jingles that bring back the memories of when all it took was a slice of pizza, some sunshine and smile on your face to make everything A-OK! I like the 70s jingle the best; short, catchy and funky! In typical 80s fashion, the jingle was doubled in length and the drums machine is pounding away while girls work out in leg warmers. But hey, it's all good. By the way, you'll hear mention of "Horseheads" in the 80s song. Horseheads is a small town in New York. Seems each Pudgies battles for superiority with other Pudgies!
Make: | Are Google+ Hangouts the Next Hackerspaces?: For makers, something interesting started to happen almost immediately with the video collaboration feature. The video chat within Google+ is called “Hangouts” and you can have up to 10 people interact via video, text chat, YouTube, and screen images. Within the first week, makers started to experiment with Google+ Hangout video, and I immediately helped arrange the first “DIY electronics show-and-tell.” It was like a mini Maker Faire, Instructables front page, and hackerspace all rolled into one.
The Ruins of Villa Epecuen – Alan Taylor – In Focus – The Atlantic: Back in the 1920s, a tourist village was established along the shore of Lago Epecuen, a salt lake some 600 kilometers southwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The resort town, named Villa Epucuen, soon had a railroad station, and it thrived for several decades, peaking in the 1970s with a population of more than 5,000. Around the same time, a long-term weather event was delivering far more rain than usual to the surrounding hills for years, and Lago Epecuen began to swell. In 1985, the salty waters broke through an earthen dam, and Villa Epecuen was doomed. A slow-growing flood consumed the town until it reached a depth of 10 meters (33 feet) in 1993. The wet weather later reversed, and the waters began to recede in 2009. AFP photographer Juan Mabromata recently visited the ruins of Villa Epecuen, met its sole inhabitant, and returned with these images.
Billionaire in Abu Dhabi makes his name visible from space
BibliOdyssey: The Artillery Book – 16th century explosives and fireworks
World’s heaviest spider title challenged at Museum | Natural History Museum: The contenders were the Hercules baboon spider, and the current Guinness World Records (GWR) holder for world’s heaviest spider, the Goliath bird-eater.Museum bug expert George Beccaloni was contacted by GWR life sciences consultant Karl Shuker after reports of a possible rival. Karl asked George if he could check the size of the Hercules baboon spider as the Natural History Museum has the world’s only known specimen and George is the author of the Museum book, Big Bugs Life-Size.GWR Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday came in to adjudicate when George measured the two spiders. Using a jar of alcohol and the Archimedes' Principle, both specimens were submerged to discover the volume of alcohol they displaced, and therefore the volume of their bodies.
Visualizing TV Dialog Using Closed Caption Data
Tom Waits For No One – Animated 1979 … John Lamb – YouTube: Tom Waits performed in 1978 live at the La Brea stage in Hollywood, photographed and rotoscoped.The original live action was shot with 5 cameras – 2 high, 2 low and one hand held.. shot by Dan O'Dowd and crew..The music from "The One That Got Away" blared in the background as Tom sang the lyrics. Donna Gordon is the dancer performing as the stripper, 6 takes and 13 hours of video footage were edited to make a 5 1/2 minute live action short which we turned into animation. A total of 5,500 frames were captured, re-drawn, inked and painted by hand onto celluloid acitate to create this film.
The WWI British Biplane on a Rooftop in Lower Manhattan – Metropolis – WSJ: For years, Shawn Hakimian has wondered why a World War I fighter plane sits on the roof of 77 Water Street.
Marlowe on Vimeo: We explore the life of a collector, artist and retired teacher and his history with a 40-year old Dodge Charger.
Why Some People Eat Dirt : Discovery News: After examining 482 cases of human geophagy and 330 records of the practice among animals in a meta-analysis, researchers led by Sera Young of Cornell University discovered that eating dirt had little to do with being hungry or seeking minerals the body might be lacking. Rather, the team found that geophagy may help stave off pathogens in the gut, especially for pregnant women and pre-adolescent children.
Bringing Parkour Back to Nature – Verzasca Run – YouTube: [Brausehersteller] relocated four of the world's top free runners from their urban turf to the place where parkour got its start: the great outdoors.Obstacles abound as far as the eye can see along the turquoise waters and elephant sized rocks of the Verzasca Valley in Switzerland – making it the perfect parkour playground.
The longest and shortest Videos on Youtube (571 Hours!)
What is Steampunk? | ChristWire: Steampunk is a new sexual fetish that is sweeping across hipster groups in liberal urban areas. It is a sub-genre of hipsters that like Star Wars, books from the wild west, and World of Warcraft.<br />
Steampunks like to pretend that they live in a futurist Victorian era with a hint of MMO cosplay and emo-like makeup and hair styles. It is like a acid overdose of a raped and ravaged version of a Julius Vernes novel. Think Mark Twain and Disney having a red headed, atheist step child.<br />
Steampunkers dress up like mechanical human train robots and goto festivals like “Burning Man” where they can have “steam sex” with other steampunkers. It is almost what a 1800′s version of Transformers porn would look like, or a back in time 4chan furry sex convention.
Miniature Hong Kong Exhibition July 2011 – a set on Flickr: Super cool mini models of old Hong Kong.
YouTube DMCA Takedown Grabs Track For Eminem | TorrentFreak: “I Just got a f*%king CRAZY email,” Skepta tweeted last Thursday. “I don’t know if I should be angry or privileged. This explains why the f*%k YouTube took ‘Dare To Dream’ off.”” It happened like this.
After “Dare to Dream” was put up on YouTube one of its early listeners was Jimmy Iovine, founder of Interscope records. Recognizing quality, Iovine had plans in his mind for Skepta’s track so, with help from parent company Universal, they had YouTube remove the song on copyright grounds. Armed with cash Interscope approached Boy Better Known, a group and record label founded in 2005 by Skepta and the team behind Dare to Dream. “Being in an industry where money talks, everybody involved in the ‘Dare To Dream’ project came to a conclusion to sign it to Interscope,” says Skepta.
So who is the lucky recipient of the track? None other than Interscope giant Eminem.
