Comments on: The True Power of the Wolfram Alpha Knowledge Engine http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-true-power-of-the-wolfram-alpha-knowledge-engine/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Heath http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-true-power-of-the-wolfram-alpha-knowledge-engine/#comment-424467 Chris Heath Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:19:53 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29980#comment-424467 maybe change the background color of the div slightly to clearly mark the advert then? kind of how google will do the top 'sponsored link' ... one css line and i totally get your need for ads and support your use of them - just giving a friendly critique of the site design i was actually on a site earlier tonight that did the same thing you do (an ad at the top, it's not a very uncommon thing) and almost left a comment, but decided not to ... it's just that the ad isn't part of the content and it makes the page seem a bit off to me... and that's why i think a background color differentiation would solve it... but again, this is just my 2¢ maybe change the background color of the div slightly to clearly mark the advert then? kind of how google will do the top ‘sponsored link’ … one css line

and i totally get your need for ads and support your use of them – just giving a friendly critique of the site design

i was actually on a site earlier tonight that did the same thing you do (an ad at the top, it’s not a very uncommon thing) and almost left a comment, but decided not to … it’s just that the ad isn’t part of the content and it makes the page seem a bit off to me… and that’s why i think a background color differentiation would solve it… but again, this is just my 2¢

]]> By: Simon Slangen http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-true-power-of-the-wolfram-alpha-knowledge-engine/#comment-424426 Simon Slangen Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:05:08 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29980#comment-424426 Yeah, I'm not a big fan of those ads myself, but keeping a big site like MakeUseOf in the air isn't cheap. You must keep in mind - these ads (which you can choose to ignore) are our alternative to charging subscription costs. We'll be sure to look into the comment notification problem. Yeah, I’m not a big fan of those ads myself, but keeping a big site like MakeUseOf in the air isn’t cheap. You must keep in mind – these ads (which you can choose to ignore) are our alternative to charging subscription costs.

We’ll be sure to look into the comment notification problem.

]]> By: Chris Heath http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-true-power-of-the-wolfram-alpha-knowledge-engine/#comment-422138 Chris Heath Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:47:43 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29980#comment-422138 No prob about the typo. I mean the google ads. It doesn't seem right that you have the headline, then the dateline, then an ad (big one at that) then the article. The short ad container at the very top (related i guess) is okay, but the three big google ads under the dateline are a bit jarring. all of this is imho, of course. Do what you want, it's your site... i'm just one guy. about the checkboxes for comment notification i'm getting two... one under the uri field above the comment box, then one under the add comment button at the very bottom of the reply div or whatever container you're using here. The first says "Subscribe to comments via email" while the second says "Notify me of followup comments via e-mail". I assume that the first means any comment on this page and the second means only for comments in reply to my comment. Still a bit confusing though. Great site btw, i've come across it many times in my surfing of the web and rarely has it disappointed. No prob about the typo. I mean the google ads. It doesn’t seem right that you have the headline, then the dateline, then an ad (big one at that) then the article. The short ad container at the very top (related i guess) is okay, but the three big google ads under the dateline are a bit jarring. all of this is imho, of course. Do what you want, it’s your site… i’m just one guy.

about the checkboxes for comment notification i’m getting two… one under the uri field above the comment box, then one under the add comment button at the very bottom of the reply div or whatever container you’re using here. The first says “Subscribe to comments via email” while the second says “Notify me of followup comments via e-mail”. I assume that the first means any comment on this page and the second means only for comments in reply to my comment. Still a bit confusing though.

Great site btw, i’ve come across it many times in my surfing of the web and rarely has it disappointed.

]]> By: Simon Slangen http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-true-power-of-the-wolfram-alpha-knowledge-engine/#comment-422061 Simon Slangen Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:14:20 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29980#comment-422061 Thanks Kyle, looks awesome! Thanks Kyle, looks awesome!

]]> By: Simon Slangen http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-true-power-of-the-wolfram-alpha-knowledge-engine/#comment-422060 Simon Slangen Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:13:45 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29980#comment-422060 Major typo, thanks for pointing it out :-) Do you mean the Google Ads or the subscribing pop-up? The latter one only appears for some of the Google referees. Major typo, thanks for pointing it out :-)

Do you mean the Google Ads or the subscribing pop-up? The latter one only appears for some of the Google referees.

]]> By: uttaradhaka http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-true-power-of-the-wolfram-alpha-knowledge-engine/#comment-421854 uttaradhaka Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:00:46 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29980#comment-421854 Kyle, awesome easter eggs man Kyle, awesome easter eggs man

]]> By: uttaradhaka http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-true-power-of-the-wolfram-alpha-knowledge-engine/#comment-421853 uttaradhaka Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:53:26 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29980#comment-421853 Was just waiting for this article on Wolframalpha.. Awesome stuff man Was just waiting for this article on Wolframalpha.. Awesome stuff man

]]> By: Chris Heath http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-true-power-of-the-wolfram-alpha-knowledge-engine/#comment-421835 Chris Heath Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:10:48 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29980#comment-421835 typo alert: first sentence you called him 'Conrad Alpha'... isn't his name Conrad Wolfram? ps: what's with the ugly ad unit atop your articles? and the two checkboxes for subscribing to comments via email? typo alert: first sentence you called him ‘Conrad Alpha’… isn’t his name Conrad Wolfram?

ps: what’s with the ugly ad unit atop your articles? and the two checkboxes for subscribing to comments via email?

]]> By: Kyle http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-true-power-of-the-wolfram-alpha-knowledge-engine/#comment-421778 Kyle Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:46:55 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29980#comment-421778 I few others I just found: Is the cake a lie? which came first, the chicken or the egg? All your base... wtf I few others I just found:
Is the cake a lie?
which came first, the chicken or the egg?
All your base…
wtf

]]> By: Kyle http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-true-power-of-the-wolfram-alpha-knowledge-engine/#comment-421776 Kyle Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:38:13 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29980#comment-421776 WolframAlpha is awesome, it even has some hidden easter eggs. Try asking it: Where am I? Am i dead? How are you? who are you? How old are you? Where do you live? are you HAL? are you SkyNet? what is the meaning of life? 88 mph WolframAlpha is awesome, it even has some hidden easter eggs.
Try asking it:
Where am I?
Am i dead?
How are you?
who are you?
How old are you?
Where do you live?
are you HAL?
are you SkyNet?
what is the meaning of life?
88 mph

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