Comments on: Meta Name = Color? http://chrismeller.com/2008/06/meta-name-color/ Because I just don't care... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:23:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha hourly 1 By: Chris Meller http://chrismeller.com/2008/06/meta-name-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1041 Chris Meller Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:03:10 +0000 http://chrismeller.com/?p=666#comment-1041 Thanks for pointing out that the page was invalid. I committed about a dozen different assorted fixes for the theme I'm using last night. :) Thanks for pointing out that the page was invalid. I committed about a dozen different assorted fixes for the theme I’m using last night. :)

]]> By: jidanni http://chrismeller.com/2008/06/meta-name-color/comment-page-1/#comment-1040 jidanni Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:28:06 +0000 http://chrismeller.com/?p=666#comment-1040 All I know is that this very page we are reading does not validate either... probably why I couldn't read it on my PDA... All I know is that this very page we are reading does not validate either… probably why I couldn’t read it on my PDA…

]]> By: Chris Meller http://chrismeller.com/2008/06/meta-name-color/comment-page-1/#comment-964 Chris Meller Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:40:59 +0000 http://chrismeller.com/?p=666#comment-964 Hmm, looks like I was pretty much right - it's being scraped, by itself. I still say it's a very odd way of passing the data around, but I guess it does get points for using existing functionality to implement, rather than creating its own little proprietary method. Tumblr isn't really a social network in my mind, just a light-weight hosted blogging service meets Twitter (ie: shorter, randomer posts). Anyhoo, thanks for the info! Hmm, looks like I was pretty much right – it’s being scraped, by itself.

I still say it’s a very odd way of passing the data around, but I guess it does get points for using existing functionality to implement, rather than creating its own little proprietary method.

Tumblr isn’t really a social network in my mind, just a light-weight hosted blogging service meets Twitter (ie: shorter, randomer posts). Anyhoo, thanks for the info!

]]> By: add mac http://chrismeller.com/2008/06/meta-name-color/comment-page-1/#comment-963 add mac Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:17:05 +0000 http://chrismeller.com/?p=666#comment-963 Just checked and the colours in the meta tags allow your theme/colours to tweaked by other tumblr users - presumably when they view your page: "Enabling Custom Colors By including the special meta-color tags in your theme, users you share your theme with will be able to easily tweak those colors using their "Customize Theme" screen. " http://www.tumblr.com/help/custom_themes never heard of tumblr - is it ANOTHER social networking site.. ? *YAWN* Just checked and the colours in the meta tags allow your theme/colours to tweaked by other tumblr users – presumably when they view your page:

“Enabling Custom Colors

By including the special meta-color tags in your theme, users you share your theme with will be able to easily tweak those colors using their “Customize Theme” screen. ”

http://www.tumblr.com/help/custom_themes

never heard of tumblr – is it ANOTHER social networking site.. ? *YAWN*

]]> By: Chris Meller http://chrismeller.com/2008/06/meta-name-color/comment-page-1/#comment-962 Chris Meller Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:53:09 +0000 http://chrismeller.com/?p=666#comment-962 It doesn't throw any errors on the validator, since you can stick anything you like in a meta tag. I've still yet to find anyone that has any idea what it's used for. The only thing I can think of is that they have something else that's scraping the page and needs to know which colors they're using... Seems like the worst possible way to implement something if you've got access to the system itself, but if they're doing it for third parties I suppose it makes sense. It doesn’t throw any errors on the validator, since you can stick anything you like in a meta tag. I’ve still yet to find anyone that has any idea what it’s used for.

The only thing I can think of is that they have something else that’s scraping the page and needs to know which colors they’re using… Seems like the worst possible way to implement something if you’ve got access to the system itself, but if they’re doing it for third parties I suppose it makes sense.

]]> By: SHRIKEE http://chrismeller.com/2008/06/meta-name-color/comment-page-1/#comment-988 SHRIKEE Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:46:24 +0000 http://chrismeller.com/?p=666#comment-988 Looks like inline CSS, but it's not ... Weird! Does it actually do anything other than generate errors at the w3 validator? I think not... Looks like inline CSS, but it’s not … Weird!
Does it actually do anything other than generate errors at the w3 validator?

I think not…

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