DISQUS

I like the concept, in the sense that we don't really have a way to comment on Tweets, but I tend to agree with Toby - The Detweet is essentially just drawing attention to the original point. It's a bit like the "don't think of an elephant" phenomenon.

Still, it's worth a shot. I've been wrong before (more than once, according to my wife). The nice thing about conventions like this is that they're easy to start and try out.

Thanks for confirming my decision to reject an entire genre. I'll stick to getting my soft porn on late-night Cinemax and Youtube ;)

As soon as I read "He smelled WOMAN", I had this image of Animal from the Muppet Show in a kilt chasing the guest host yelling "I Smell WO-MAN!"

My vote's for Bonkus, mostly for being named Bonkus. I have serious doubts about the veracity of JonathanHong's moustache.

Although I guess I'm theoretically a competitor of Bryan's, "Always Be Testing" is a great read, especially if you're getting started with GWO or website testing. Even for seasoned testing professionals, Bryan has a great way of asking questions that get you thinking, especially when you've stared at the same site for months or years.

Dr. Pete's last blog post..Search Without SERPs: The Future of SEO?

Who is this Dr. Pete guy, and why exactly is he so great? Please tell us more ;)

Seriously, it was great to meet you and nice work getting a recap out so quickly. I've barely even woken up. I thought some of the content you don't usually get at search conferences, like Nick and Sarah's presentations, was really useful. I also didn't realize that Danny Sullivan is completely insane (but in a good way).

One of the reasons I branded as "Dr. Pete" is that my given name (Peter Meyers) is way too common: 251,000 results. On the bright side, I rank #3, #5, and #8 (counting my LinkedIn profile), which isn't too shabby.

Funny, I was just noticing that you're almost always on my "Meet people like you" list on SU, Andy. Funnier still is that you were 1st on the list this afternoon, and Tim was 2nd (and he's the first commenter on this post). I have a feeling it just can't tell us 30-something white guys who read SEO articles apart ;)

I have to admit that I find the SU taxonomy really unwieldy. I never understand what populates the default tags (which sometimes make no sense) and the fill-in-the-blank approach leaves me wondering what tags I should use. I end up putting "internet" on just about everything.

Skipping the "www" is human friendly? Sorry, but I don't buy that. Sure, it's easier to type, and it may be friendly for the tech-savvy crowd (who know it usually doesn't matter), but usability is all about habit, and most non-savvy users are used to the "www". Heck, a good chunk of people are still typing domain names into Google instead of the address bar on their browser. Let's not confuse people any more than we have to.

Nice catch: it never even dawned on me how much of a cautionary usability tale that was. That poor alien trainee really could've used a label maker. It reminds me of some of my electronics where all of the labels and controls are etched in black on black. I need a flashlight and magnifying glass to figure out which slot on the carousel I put the DVD in.