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How to make Free Republic "STICKIER"... (Vanity)
2/3/2012 | By Lazamataz

Posted on 02/03/2012 4:57:19 AM PST by Lazamataz

The way to make a website more popular is to increase it's 'stickiness', which is defined as staying on the website and giving it more hits. Here's ONE way to do that:

When you do an < A HREF > tag, make it a point to include the following text: TARGET="_blank">

This will launch a new window with your referenced link, and keep the FR window undisturbed. Allow me to demonstrate. Let's say someone posts a picture of a pretty girl, and I was tempted to post, "I'd hit it". I might, instead, post this:

< a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcwYEGdKto8">Here's my answer.... this song goes out to YOU, good looking nympho at a Mensa meeting..... we all love you down at WLAZ....."You'll Never Find"..... the time is 6:44, and 48 degrees with clear skies at Hartfield airport.....All Hits, All The Time at WLAZ.....< /a>
Note that the above does not have the TARGET="_blank" verbiage. Note it's behavior. It took you away from the Free Republic website, decreasing the 'stickiness'.

Now let us add the TARGET="_blank" verbiage....

< a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcwYEGdKto8" TARGET="_blank" >Here's my answer.... this song goes out to YOU, good looking nympho at a Mensa meeting..... we all love you down at WLAZ....."You'll Never Find"..... the time is 6:44, and 48 degrees with clear skies at Hartfield airport.....All Hits, All The Time at WLAZ.....< /a>
See the new behavior? You opened a new window. Neat, huh?

+1 Recommend.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet; Miscellaneous; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: idhitit; stickyness
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To: Mr. K
Hit it, Laz!

Only if it gets FR sticky!

21 posted on 02/03/2012 5:12:13 AM PST by Lazamataz (Yes, I am THAT Conservative.)
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To: RetSignman

Nice job!


22 posted on 02/03/2012 5:12:56 AM PST by Lazamataz (Yes, I am THAT Conservative.)
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To: Lazamataz

Yeah neat, Laz! You’re some kinda MENSA FReak guru. Very neat. (I did not know that) My son-in-law set me up with 2 monitors on my desk top. If I’m reading FR and want to listen to a youtube video while I’m FReeping, I drag the FR title bar with my mouse right over to the 2nd screen (monitor). Then I open up the internet again on my 1st monitor and go to youtube or google, or FR again to have a 2nd FR thread up on the other moniter.

How any of that is done, I have no idea...but I highly recommend it. You can double your FR reading pleasure...one screen for each eye reading 2 different threads. I only have to figure out how to process 2 different threads at the same time. Split personality maybe?


23 posted on 02/03/2012 5:19:08 AM PST by PGalt
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To: PGalt
Yeah neat, Laz! You’re some kinda MENSA FReak guru.

Well, I'll do until some kinda MENSA FReak guru comes along.

24 posted on 02/03/2012 5:21:40 AM PST by Lazamataz (Yes, I am THAT Conservative.)
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To: Monkey Face; Tax-chick; cuban leaf; Wonder Warthog; PJ-Comix; MrB; uncbob; sport

Something sticky for ya....


25 posted on 02/03/2012 5:38:07 AM PST by Lazamataz (Yes, I am THAT Conservative.)
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To: Lazamataz

Unless I’m mistaken, you get the same result if you just use Firefox tabs:

Use Firefox Browser
Right click on any link
Select “Open in New Tab”

This is how I browse through FR threads. Works for me.


26 posted on 02/03/2012 5:43:17 AM PST by InterceptPoint (TIN)
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To: Lazamataz; TheOldLady; onyx; Cyber Liberty
Good morning, friends. :)





click the pic


27 posted on 02/03/2012 5:44:04 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: RightOnline

Show that pretty wife of yours how to get stickier!


28 posted on 02/03/2012 5:44:04 AM PST by Lazamataz (Yes, I am THAT Conservative.)
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To: InterceptPoint
All true, and it works in Microsoft Internet Exploder, too.

However, this requires reactive behavior on the part of the browsee.

The technique I posted is proactive.

Conservatives are proactive. LIBERALS are reactive.

Oh yeah. I turned it into an indictment of political views. Oh, I went there. :)

29 posted on 02/03/2012 5:46:06 AM PST by Lazamataz (Yes, I am THAT Conservative.)
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To: Lazamataz
just go to FR preference page and set it up. its a lot easier
30 posted on 02/03/2012 5:47:54 AM PST by JmeDale
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To: InterceptPoint

Is there a way to cause an “open in new tab” from the HREF?


31 posted on 02/03/2012 5:48:15 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: trisham
FAIL

Lol

Least you could have done is use the new technique.


32 posted on 02/03/2012 5:48:26 AM PST by Lazamataz (Yes, I am THAT Conservative.)
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To: JmeDale

Didn’t know it was a preference! You taught ME something!


33 posted on 02/03/2012 5:49:02 AM PST by Lazamataz (Yes, I am THAT Conservative.)
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To: MrB

Target = _new


34 posted on 02/03/2012 5:50:13 AM PST by Lazamataz (Yes, I am THAT Conservative.)
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To: Lazamataz

My suggestion, more videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF5LqKj6MMU


35 posted on 02/03/2012 5:50:43 AM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (What if Obama isn't the anti-Christ after all? What if it's Romney?...)
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To: Lazamataz
Agenda: Grinding America Down

Cool! worked in the preview

36 posted on 02/03/2012 5:53:08 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: Lazamataz

I wish they’d nest the threads, like if I’m replying to #2, then put mine under #2 and indented. Its easier to follow side issues.


37 posted on 02/03/2012 5:56:42 AM PST by chopperman
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To: Lazamataz

I failed big, though! :)


38 posted on 02/03/2012 5:56:44 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: chopperman

There’s a browser add on that does that.


39 posted on 02/03/2012 5:57:29 AM PST by Lazamataz (Yes, I am THAT Conservative.)
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To: Lazamataz

It worked on the wikipedia article, but not the youtube vids.


40 posted on 02/03/2012 5:58:17 AM PST by cizinec ("Brother, your best friend ain't your Momma, it's the Field Artillery.")
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