Snaps! to snap.com from SNAPPS
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I've always wanted to say that. OK not really, but the reference ("snaps!" - from Legally Blonde) certainly applies here. You might have noticed that every now and then, I integrate a new feature into the BlogSphere template, usually to try out an Ajax library -- such as with my Lotusphere session posting -- or make it more visually appealing. Well snap.com has given me a new toy called Snap Preview Anywhere and I have to say it's worth the price (free) and encourage all of my blogging colleagues to use it. It's a great tooltip enhancement that presents an unobtrusive image of the target site. Just roll over some of my blogroll entries, or a link on this or any posting, and you'll see.
It's smart, too. Smart enough to determine whether a link should have a tooltip, cache images it has retrieved, and in case it hasn't retrieved the image yet, it will do so inline while you hover.
The tooltip code is implemented as a call to an external (snap.com's site) JavaScript file, with parameters passed. You have to provide a host name and your email address in order to get the code, but it's immediate. You can optionally include a search bar at the bottom of the tooltip. Once an image is retrieved, or if it's already cached by snap.com's servers, it gives the visitor an idea of where they're off to.
Implementing the script tag is easy, it just needs to be in the head tag - or at least high up in the body tag where it is here. In my case, using BlogSphere, I just added it to the center block HTML. Go ahead and view source on my site, you'll see it near the top:
<script defer="defer" id="snap_preview_anywhere" type="text/javascript"
src="http://spa.snap.com/snap_preview_anywhere.js?ap=1&
key=779d72df9d4ec849b5737edddaf27674&sb=0&
domain=www.lotusrockstar.com"></script>
Bloggers, go get it yourself. It took 2 minutes and has added a great new feature to my site. Oh, the fun I get to have when we're prepping for Lotusphere!!!
I've always wanted to say that. OK not really, but the reference ("snaps!" - from Legally Blonde) certainly applies here. You might have noticed that every now and then, I integrate a new feature into the BlogSphere template, usually to try out an Ajax library -- such as with my Lotusphere session posting -- or make it more visually appealing. Well snap.com has given me a new toy called Snap Preview Anywhere and I have to say it's worth the price (free) and encourage all of my blogging colleagues to use it. It's a great tooltip enhancement that presents an unobtrusive image of the target site. Just roll over some of my blogroll entries, or a link on this or any posting, and you'll see.
It's smart, too. Smart enough to determine whether a link should have a tooltip, cache images it has retrieved, and in case it hasn't retrieved the image yet, it will do so inline while you hover.
The tooltip code is implemented as a call to an external (snap.com's site) JavaScript file, with parameters passed. You have to provide a host name and your email address in order to get the code, but it's immediate. You can optionally include a search bar at the bottom of the tooltip. Once an image is retrieved, or if it's already cached by snap.com's servers, it gives the visitor an idea of where they're off to.
Implementing the script tag is easy, it just needs to be in the head tag - or at least high up in the body tag where it is here. In my case, using BlogSphere, I just added it to the center block HTML. Go ahead and view source on my site, you'll see it near the top:
<script defer="defer" id="snap_preview_anywhere" type="text/javascript"
src="http://spa.snap.com/snap_preview_anywhere.js?ap=1&
key=779d72df9d4ec849b5737edddaf27674&sb=0&
domain=www.lotusrockstar.com"></script>
Bloggers, go get it yourself. It took 2 minutes and has added a great new feature to my site. Oh, the fun I get to have when we're prepping for Lotusphere!!!
Comments
Posted by Alan Lepofsky At 11:21:42 PM On 01/03/2007 | - Website - |
Put it in the HTMLTop template block, just below the <head> tag. I got it to work there: http://www.lotusrockstar.com/blog.nsf
Posted by Rob Novak At 05:39:00 AM On 01/04/2007 | - Website - |
Posted by Alan Lepofsky At 10:52:59 PM On 01/04/2007 | - Website - |
Sean---
Posted by Sean Burgess At 10:44:15 AM On 01/07/2007 | - Website - |
This is great and it saves me tracking down Sean to ask him how he got it on his site <gr>.
Neil
Posted by Neil Agate At 09:51:27 PM On 01/07/2007 | - Website - |
Posted by Karen Demerly At 09:30:29 PM On 01/18/2007 | - Website - |