Google search / possible hack ?

Pamela · June 11, 2006

Google search has brought me to these

www.smugmug.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=keyword&Data=pamela%20stover&format=atom03
and this
exposed-images.smugmug.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=nickname&Data=exposed-images&format=atom03
exposed-images.smugmug.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=popularNickname&Data=exposed-images&format=atom03

What are these ?
Why and is this a hack?

Andy · June 11, 2006

Pamela wrote:

Google search has brought me to these

www.smugmug.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=keyword&Data=pamela%20stover&format=atom03
and this
exposed-images.smugmug.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=nickname&Data=exposed-images&format=atom03

What is this ?

It's your feeds

http://www.smugmug.com/help/rss-atom-feeds

Scala · June 12, 2006

I'm quite sure most people don't appreciate the feeds showing up in Google like they currently do. Smugmug should deny the indexing of feeds as long as the technology is not there to show them in a meaningful way in a browser without add-ins.

Nobody wants to click on a search result and end up with some cryptic XML on the screen. It's not exactly in line with the gorgeus galleries that Smugmug has.

Andy · June 12, 2006

Scala wrote:

I'm quite sure most people don't appreciate the feeds showing up in Google like they currently do. Smugmug should deny the indexing of feeds as long as the technology is not there to show them in a meaningful way in a browser without add-ins.

Nobody wants to click on a search result and end up with some cryptic XML on the screen. It's not exactly in line with the gorgeus galleries that Smugmug has.

Well I hope soon that smarter browsers will take over!

mpmcleod · June 12, 2006

Now for the next question.

How do I turn feeds off?

Andy · June 12, 2006

mpmcleod wrote:

Now for the next question.

How do I turn feeds off?

If you want to be found, by friends and admirers, then why turn feeds off - but if you wish to, it's dead simple, http://www.smugmug.com/help/custom-colors

#feeds {display: none;}

mpmcleod · June 12, 2006

Andy wrote:

If you want to be found, by friends and admirers, then why turn feeds off - but if you wish to, it's dead simple, http://www.smugmug.com/help/custom-colors

#feeds {display: none;}

Does this actually turn them off so google, etc. can't find them and "subscribers" won't see anything or does it just set it so browsers don't display the link?

Andy · June 12, 2006

mpmcleod wrote:

Does this actually turn them off so google, etc. can't find them and "subscribers" won't see anything or does it just set it so browsers don't display the link?

Only so the browser won't display the link.
Feeds will be found for any public galleries and photos.

Google search / possible hack ?

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