13
Apr
web annotation: vast quantities of spam vectors
apologies in advance for a cryptic [edi/tu]torial.
web page annotation allows users to comment on web resources. it stores the comment on some other server. it's like user generated meta data. other people access the comments from a browser extension or greasemonkey script.
this is a growing trend.
i saw a neat intro screencast for shiftspace.
then scrolled down to see "recent shifts" on the shiftspace homepage:
no surprise or anything.
it's just that "nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded"
technology, people, money, automated attention theft … repeat.
(spam is one thing but corporate espionage is wholly different)
it's not even about marketing anymore. lies.
web 2.0 is one massive spam vector.
er, linkbuilding opportunity.
related: delicious spam