DISQUS

I wonder how this compares to last year's Microsoft Bookmarking system, Listas (http://listas.labs.live.com/)? That product was pretty underwhelming when I last looked at it, and has not seemed to penetrate the consciousness of the masses yet.

I agree, what Mahalo is doing is NOT a best practice. Web sites should:

a) Never stored your password in the clear (just a hash of the password than can be used to verify login).
b) Never send a password in email or display it on any web page.
c) The user password should only ever be sent over an SSL (secure) connection when logging in (WiFi connections are too easy to sniff).
d) Provide a "Reset Password" page so people can get a link sent to their email account to re-create a forgotten password.

Robert,

Wow. Never seen you get so worked up - it was entertaining!

I get my Kindle on Thursday - so I'll see if I agree with you. Seems like your main complaint is the next/prev button placement. Is it a fatal flaw, or an annoyance that is worth dealing with for the devices other benefits? Time will tell.

I'm hoping that Kindle is a great book reader - and great replacement for carrying books around. I think all agree that the service behind Kindle is very smooth. Yes, some social networking/recommendations/gifting services would be nice - but I totally disagree that Amazon could come out with a dedicated device that was NOT for reading, and instead just focused on recommending books to friends.

I hope this is a device my mom would love - an avid reader, and only occasional computer user.

The Wall Street Journal web site looks at the "referer" header to determine where the link the user is requesting came from (the previous web site). If it begins with "http://digg.com", then they show the page for free - even if it's part of the paid content.

It's a very week form of security that can be easily spoofed. It seems that the WSJ is pretty close to giving up on a subscribers only area.