3 Reasons Why Snap Preview is Ruining Your Blog

Jim Messenger — 01/30/07

No Snap Previews ImageSnap’s preview anywhere gizmo is ruining the reading experience for millions of people. Its intrusive, obstructive and unuseful in almost every respect and use case. The fact that so many big blogs are using it, big well respected blogs, does not mean that it’s useful, it just means that they, like most bloggers, have all the self restraint of a magpie in a sparkly things factory.

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  1. Jonathan Dalton Said:

    How do you really feel, Jim?

    I can’t stand it … it’s one of a couple of widgets that are far more trouble than they’re worth from the user’s perspective.

    January 30th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
  2. rudolph d. bachraty III Said:

    hi jim - i agree. we tried it over on sellsius° for about 5 minutes. then quickly removed it. it really did interfere with my viewing experience.

    rudy.sellsius°

    January 30th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
  3. Athol Kay Said:

    OMG I hate that crap. Good luck trying to read the blog, or link on a link with that stupid pop up.

    February 5th, 2007 at 10:31 am

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