Comments on: Google Sidewiki: If You Have a Web Site Read This

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 09 May 2011 16:05:24 +0000

I think some people may be misunderstanding the effect of this plugin. It won’t allow anyone to modify content on a web site itself, it will only allow users of Sidewiki to make comments that will be visible to other users within that interface. I can see how there’s potential for abuse by vindictive or dishonest individuals; but I think that as Sidewiki grows, its usefulness and popularity will become apparent, and irrelevant or unhelpful content will determine how much weight comments will carry to its users.

By: Karen Daniels

Karen Daniels — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:02:40 +0000

Good to know.

By: Richard Russell

Richard Russell — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:47:46 +0000

I placed what I believed to be a sensitive, yet pointed comment on a particular website last week using Sidewiki, but found my comment eliminated a few days later. (Good news for you who fear Sidewiki)

I presume it was eliminated either by website re-publishing –that should do it– or by Google receiving a complaint as to content relevance, eventhough it was, I assure you, softly written and non-offensive in nature.

Although eliminated, my objective was accomplished in that I was able to communicate accurate information to the false publishings of the particular site whether they choose to heed them or not. Of course, I could have also done this privately through email, I guess.

This Sidewiki-instrument, like a gun, can be a good or bad thing depending on whose hands it is put into. And, evidently, it can also be neutralized with ease… maybe simply by hitting a site’s re-publish button.

Rev. Dr. Richard Russell

By: Candie

Candie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:52:08 +0000

I found some more cool info here:

http://searchengineland.com/google-sidewiki-allows-anyone-to-comment-about-any-site-26420

There’s some policing, Google ranks the comments and cuts some based on viable criteria, and you can report abuse and stuff. No need to worry,
there are ways to inhibit inappropriate comments, as detailed in this link.

By: Karen Daniels

Karen Daniels — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:39:59 +0000

Derek,
Just for the fun of it I posted a sidewiki comment on your Orangecast Marketing Blog – nice articles btw.

By: Karen Daniels

Karen Daniels — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:48:37 +0000

I can’t say I disagree with any of your comments. My first response was exactly the same. My second was as a marketer, how can we use sidewiki to our advantage? My understanding is google has a ranking system on which comments are more “valid” and as a sidewiki user you get to rank comments.

If you want a lot more details here are some more great articles :
From search engine land:
“Google Sidewiki Allows Anyone to Comment About Any Site”
by Danny Sullivan
http://searchengineland.com/google-sidewiki-allows-anyone-to-comment-about-any-site-26420

From TechCrunch “Google Steps Where Many Have Stumbled:Sidewiki
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/23/google-steps-where-many-have-stumbled-sidewiki/

By: Derick Schaefer

Derick Schaefer — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:41:36 +0000

Mr. Puggle, LOL on the bathroom wall analogy.

A social web is a great place. A negative and vindictive web will kill the experience for all. If you try and pull that in Twitter, society pulls away from you. If Google thinks this will be their social entry in the Web 2.0 world, they don’t have the “authority” concept covered (E.g. followers) and their web pages could quickly turn to trash. If you think about their favoritism of sites like The RipOff Report, one could argue Google’s home page has already ventured down the trash route.

I’ll stick with Twitter for my social feedback as I really respect those whom I’ve chosen to follow.

By: Lindenberg Jr.

Lindenberg Jr. — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:13:51 +0000

It’s just confirming the intention of googles to be in charge of the internet control. Technology is change the world fast…and sometimes scare me the way we are going throught…

By: Karen Daniels

Karen Daniels — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:01:43 +0000

Lol. Good one, Mr. Puggle. Maybe we can be hopeful that sidewiki will lean more toward wisdom of the ages rather than the dark side of bathroom walls.

By: Baby Fark Mc'Geezak

Baby Fark Mc'Geezak — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:49:24 +0000

I agree with Mr. Puggle, but I would like to think google will make a disable option for website owners