tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post7103764950833336187..comments2024-02-19T19:53:01.688-08:00Comments on Cathode Tan: Blogs And Hat Tip LinksJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-26469729789738595752007-04-12T07:31:00.000-07:002007-04-12T07:31:00.000-07:00Trackbacks are a method of mirroring the link stru...Trackbacks are a method of mirroring the link structure thing, I'd say. I link to you, and that generates a link back to me. So when I see trackbacks on C's blog, I know who else is reading him and might go visit them.<BR/><BR/>Hat Tips simply maintain the link path. So if Kotaku finds an article from here, they link to both which would support both the original information and the discovery.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-22606875098422546262007-04-12T06:39:00.000-07:002007-04-12T06:39:00.000-07:00I thought this was what Trackbacks were supposed t...I thought this was what Trackbacks were supposed to do, to some extent?<BR/><BR/>Not that I'll ever know, since I'm using the ugly stepchild of content management.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947215225025651626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-5506603676203428042007-04-12T06:06:00.000-07:002007-04-12T06:06:00.000-07:00Ah yes, thanks Patrick for the timely example :)I ...Ah yes, thanks Patrick for the timely example :)<BR/><BR/>I can't tell if some of the larger, professional, sites neglect the hat tip because they're just being lazy or if they just don't want to share the traffic with multiple little guys. I like to think the former.<BR/><BR/>Since most large blogs get a decent amount of their information by feedreading smaller sites, I'd think that hat tipping is the only ethical rule for them, though. Otherwise it gives the impression that the large sites are the valid source of information.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-3324882285409644442007-04-11T20:18:00.000-07:002007-04-11T20:18:00.000-07:00When I first started blogging, this is something I...When I first started blogging, this is something I thought was just assumed as proper "blogger etiquette." I've noticed that as certain sites got bigger, the "hat tips" went away. It's not just the top video-game bloggers, either. It happens quite a bit.<BR/><BR/>A little credit now and then always feels good.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312246964741871032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-76155018147390895012007-04-11T19:59:00.000-07:002007-04-11T19:59:00.000-07:00So... it was good that I hat tipped you earlier to...So... it was good that I hat tipped you earlier today? ;)Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13614962832390315553noreply@blogger.com