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Like an embedded YouTube video, chatback badges let you embed a “Chat with me” message in a blog or web page. This is my first test of this feature.

(This example should show my status, which can be otherwise disabled)

It seems that it doesn’t work with LJ. I don’t know if this is an LJ problem or a gTalk problem.

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From:

mangosteen

Please tell me that they're just a link (and maybe an image).

Having to play browser whack-a-mole when some random embedded youtube video jacks the CPU up to 100% is not my idea of a fun day.

From:

jss

Seconded. I've had to use the placeholder-for-video feature of LJ to prevent the 100% CPU problem.

I fail to see the original poster's dilemma as a problem, but instead consider it a feature. If I want to chat with someone I'll use the damned chat client: A web browser should be for browsing web pages.

From:

sachmet.livejournal.com

It's an LJ "feature". Other than the YouTube-type embedded videos, no JavaScript, flash or other embeds can be put into your journal (including iframes). Theoretically, it's for security purposes (think cross-site scripting and cookie theft).

Edited Date: 2008-02-27 05:53 pm (UTC)

From:

yesthattom.livejournal.com

> A web browser should be for browsing web pages.

Yeah, technology shouldn't change at all. We should view web sites with lynx on a VT100.

From:

ckd

Nah, we should upgrade to the VT220 for space reasons.

From:

agent_dani

Take my VT420s, please!

I really don´t care about new features so long as they place nice and, if there are issues, allow control of it by the browser. One I hit is the link preview pop-up, which does not play well with the dial-up connection at home (yeah-yeah; I´ve the misfortune to live in one of the places where broadband penetration is poor so no other options.)