mingi aeg eelmise aasta lõpupoole levis uudis Snap’i kohta. uutest asjadest huvitatuna panin selle ka oma blogile peale. aga nüüd mõnda aega enam pole. eks püsikülastajad panid tähele ka. kõigepealt näiteks paljud blogisised lingid kuvati vis…

Thanks for your comment. It sounds like you are on the right track with this technology. The ability for the user to maintain control of his or her own browsing experience is paramount in my mind. Giving the user the ability to opt-out will indeed do this. MyBlogLog recently added the ability to stop your picture from appearing as you browse sites by clicking the “x” in the upper right corner. Your solution seems to be in the same vein. I also didn’t realize there was the ability to disable it permanently already built in. Bringing this to the forefront with the opt-out right in the bubble will be a great enhancement. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. - Chris

My name is Erik Wingren and I head up UX Research for Snap.com — the company behind the Snap Preview Anywhere™ service.

First, I would like to thank you for sharing your feedback. Please rest assured that your viewpoints are informing the ongoing development of this product.

Second, I wanted to let you know that we are working on an update to the code that will allow end-users greater control of the Snap Preview behavior.

These controls include the delay before the previews appear, the size of the preview as well as opt-out — all available directly from the preview bubble. The first phase — with hover delay and opt-out — is scheduled for release late next week. Control of the preview size will follow the week after that.

In the meantime you, as readers of blogs that use Snap Previews, certainly have the option of preventing them from ever appearing. The current version requires a couple of steps:

1. When the preview bubble appears…
2. Click the ?-icon in the upper right corner to go to the FAQ page…
3. Click “Can I disable Snap Preview Anywhere?” link…
4. Click the opt-out link to set a cookie preventing the previews from appearing.
5. Repeat if you use more than one browser and/or if you blow out your cookies.

Finally I wanted to let you know that, in addition to making it easier for end-users to opt-out, we are working double-time on enhancements to enable site owners greater control of the implementation on their sites.

I sincerely hope you will continue to share your feedback as this technology develops.

Cheers.
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Erik Wingren | Snap UX Research
erik@snap.com | +1.323.528.0058

Blogs are also go through these phases. When you first get one, it’s your task to fill it to the brim with every gimmick and gizmo you can find, including Widgets. After a while, you realize that your site is slowing down and you have more bling than content. Slowly, you remove each fun toy you’ve become accustomed to, until clean and lean makes more sense.

As you think out the gimmicks, you realize how ineffective they are in keeping readers, your biggest goal. Luckily, before it became a rage, Snap Preview appears to have worn out its usefulness really quickly. I had fears of popups everywhere and people indifferently accepting them so they would spread. Thank goodness enough folks thought it out and realized that some gimmicks are just gimmicks. Unless you have a use, don’t use them.

Thanks for being one of those brilliant folks.

Thanks for linking over…nice to find your blog.