Comments on: Optimal number of links http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/ Online economics Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:18:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Steven http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7712 Steven Wed, 28 May 2008 22:22:53 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7712 You shouldn't have to click through to get all the content from the links. I only needed to click on 1 of them (forgetting what Zappos was). I feel like in including all those links, he was able to get across the same information to a wider audience. I imagine there's a person who may know what tinyurl is but would not much about SXSW. You shouldn’t have to click through to get all the content from the links. I only needed to click on 1 of them (forgetting what Zappos was). I feel like in including all those links, he was able to get across the same information to a wider audience.

I imagine there’s a person who may know what tinyurl is but would not much about SXSW.

]]> By: craige http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7506 craige Tue, 20 May 2008 18:02:09 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7506 I had absolutely no problem handling the number of links in the article. I read the article straight through first and then I went back and followed the links. Via Steve Baker's link to his own twitter page, I found this. The internet = links, links, links! It's how it works! I had absolutely no problem handling the number of links in the article. I read the article straight through first and then I went back and followed the links. Via Steve Baker’s link to his own twitter page, I found this. The internet = links, links, links! It’s how it works!

]]> By: @ggroovin http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7237 @ggroovin Fri, 16 May 2008 19:55:16 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7237 Wow! You really gave up? If I find the content compelling, I have no problem slogging through readabilty. Personally, I appreciated having handy access to @stevebaker's sources & references. But that's me. Cheers & Happy Friday! =D Wow! You really gave up? If I find the content compelling, I have no problem slogging through readabilty. Personally, I appreciated having handy access to @stevebaker’s sources & references. But that’s me.

Cheers & Happy Friday! =D

]]> By: JonasPK http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7236 JonasPK Fri, 16 May 2008 17:14:34 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7236 Links are a bit distracting. It's because they catch the eye and make it difficult to concentrate on the entire sentence. I follow Steve on Twitter and saw his post here. He's right, you still need to give credit where due. It is becoming more important now that more and more ocntent is linkable on the web. I thought superscripts may work, but that can be difficult in html, so what about parenthesis that are used arbitrarily after the word or phrase that would normally be hyperlinked. E.g. instead of "this article" as a hyperlink, make it "this article (*)" and just link the (*)? It doesn't break up flow or distract quite as much from the reading... Anyone else have input? @jonaspk Links are a bit distracting. It’s because they catch the eye and make it difficult to concentrate on the entire sentence. I follow Steve on Twitter and saw his post here. He’s right, you still need to give credit where due.

It is becoming more important now that more and more ocntent is linkable on the web. I thought superscripts may work, but that can be difficult in html, so what about parenthesis that are used arbitrarily after the word or phrase that would normally be hyperlinked.

E.g. instead of “this article” as a hyperlink, make it “this article (*)” and just link the (*)? It doesn’t break up flow or distract quite as much from the reading…

Anyone else have input?

@jonaspk

]]> By: Clara http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7235 Clara Fri, 16 May 2008 17:00:52 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7235 This is a really good question. But maybe there would be another way to attribute the Twitter links by mentioning their user IDs the way you would normally do for people's names. If they're really interested in those people, they could probably search for them, plus you said this could all be found in Summize which links names for you. This is a really good question. But maybe there would be another way to attribute the Twitter links by mentioning their user IDs the way you would normally do for people’s names. If they’re really interested in those people, they could probably search for them, plus you said this could all be found in Summize which links names for you.

]]> By: steve baker http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7234 steve baker Fri, 16 May 2008 16:38:26 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7234 Hi Aaron, Point taken on link overload. My problem was that I researched the story by asking for help on Twitter. Lots of people responded, and I wanted to cite them and lead people to their Twitter feeds. But I do see how it could get tiresome for the reader... Steve Baker Hi Aaron, Point taken on link overload. My problem was that I researched the story by asking for help on Twitter. Lots of people responded, and I wanted to cite them and lead people to their Twitter feeds. But I do see how it could get tiresome for the reader…
Steve Baker

]]> By: Felix http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7233 Felix Fri, 16 May 2008 16:36:24 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7233 I had no problem reading it at all. I had no problem reading it at all.

]]> By: aaron http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7209 aaron Fri, 16 May 2008 10:27:42 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7209 andy: Thanks, I've added your blog. andy: Thanks, I’ve added your blog.

]]> By: andy http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7201 andy Fri, 16 May 2008 03:37:15 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/optimal-number-of-links/#comment-7201 Hi Aaron, I would like to submit my site for your cool listing: http://yellowroad.wallstreetexaminer.com/blogs/ Thanks, Andy Hi Aaron,

I would like to submit my site for your cool listing:

http://yellowroad.wallstreetexaminer.com/blogs/

Thanks,
Andy

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