tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post3768107132138082062..comments2024-03-27T15:44:43.564-08:00Comments on What Do I Know?: My Love/Hate Relationship With SitemeterStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-57999784838497241032014-09-14T11:06:05.235-08:002014-09-14T11:06:05.235-08:00Thanks for completing the loop there Ellen. Thanks for completing the loop there Ellen. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-85398031212471357192014-09-09T05:10:16.805-08:002014-09-09T05:10:16.805-08:00Yes, I'm the same Ellen quoted in your article...Yes, I'm the same Ellen quoted in your article. That's actually how I found your post.<br /><br />And I share your love/hate for Sitemeter!Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794791220323089387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-70005600803541272802014-09-02T08:27:34.299-08:002014-09-02T08:27:34.299-08:00Ellen, first, are you the same Ellen (Ellen Meiste...Ellen, first, are you the same Ellen (Ellen Meister) quoted in this article?<br />Second, the last paragraph links to a site that gives the same sort of information you refer to. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-30467652241624652612014-08-31T10:50:18.990-08:002014-08-31T10:50:18.990-08:00Hi, Steve. I wonder what you make of this accusati...Hi, Steve. I wonder what you make of this accusation that sitemeter is hacking our sites?<br />http://iceybooks.com/blog/2014/08/why-your-site-may-be-hacked-and-you-wont-even-know-it.htmlEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794791220323089387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-16022192235373211282014-07-26T00:28:44.881-08:002014-07-26T00:28:44.881-08:00I know, I know... so do you know if it's a tim...I know, I know... so do you know if it's a time-out matter or something like intergalactic denizens scooping up precious human thought to publish without attribution?Jacob Dugan-Brausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287631724339961459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-76083912541013951742014-07-25T17:32:49.790-08:002014-07-25T17:32:49.790-08:00Well, you could copy what you wrote before hitting...Well, you could copy what you wrote before hitting publish . . . I know it's frustrating. It happens to me sometimes too. If I spend a lot of time on something now, I copy it before hitting publish.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-34031688836482267832014-07-24T23:34:36.617-08:002014-07-24T23:34:36.617-08:00Ah, maybe it times out when you keep the box open ...Ah, maybe it times out when you keep the box open for drafting to long, even though it lets you set profile to upload. Let me know if you find out anything. Thanks.Jacob Dugan-Brausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287631724339961459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-38910759099414700852014-07-24T23:25:35.755-08:002014-07-24T23:25:35.755-08:00Steve, it did it again. I spent 30 minutes writing...Steve, it did it again. I spent 30 minutes writing a reply, I slected my Google profile and then hit 'publish' and the captcha code box didn't come up. My text was gone. <br /><br />I really don't want to draft in Word (or save to Word) to import here every time I reply. Is there anything that can be done about this?Jacob Dugan-Brausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287631724339961459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-49822791508000844202014-07-21T16:58:56.599-08:002014-07-21T16:58:56.599-08:00Jacob, one reason I posted the visitor information...Jacob, one reason I posted the visitor information page was to alert readers to what all is collected. I used this page because I thought it was pretty innocuous (as most are). <br />On the other hand, people come to visit - otherwise unseen and anonymous - and it only seems reasonable that I get a little information about what pages they go to, what cities they are from, etc. And, while I don't get individual names, there is enough info that I can tell if the three anonymous comments come from the same person. <br />And there are people - you, for example - who come from distinct locations and webservers, that I can often tell that you've been here. <br /><br />When I show the individual visitor detail page to people, they tend to be shocked by all the info. And that's why I posted it. To let people know what sort of tracks they leave. <br /><br />My question about your story is whether the letter you retrieved was one to your organization and in your own trash, or was it in someone else's trash? I think there is a difference, though I don't know that either is crossing the line. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-27707063572447200882014-07-20T22:46:23.124-08:002014-07-20T22:46:23.124-08:00By the way, yes, I know it's an imperfect anal...By the way, yes, I know it's an imperfect analogy so no argument is won here. I want to question our distracted acceptance toward personal information released without specific consent (unless we refer to our user agreements, of course).Jacob Dugan-Brausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287631724339961459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-8818863542604637532014-07-20T22:30:07.277-08:002014-07-20T22:30:07.277-08:00Interesting that you post about visitor informatio...Interesting that you post about visitor information like this when this is what used to be called 'snooping'. When I dove for a piece of discarded mail in a trash can after seeing a person I was trying to send a fund-raising letter to (many years ago) I was seen as a bit 'over the top' by fellow fund-raising professionals.<br /><br />Today, the scene is quite different with bots following site searches, perpetual analysis of content by our friendly tech hosts, and so forth, I have to say I've gotten used to giving up on what used to be my admitedly small zone of privacy in growing 'public' spaces.<br /><br />Retrieving that thrown-away postal piece years ago gave me the address for a potential donor I was trying to reach and I used it. I didn't honestly question my decision because I held a higher purpose of raising money for an organisation that did good work -- it wasn't for 'personal' gain, after all.<br /><br />How many of the tech world's good intentions have led us to the same result in erasing the line between what used to be ours to know and 'them' to find out?<br /><br />This is the new world I see your grandchildren learning and using. It is change. Jacob Dugan-Brausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287631724339961459noreply@blogger.com