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I don't get it. Why would I spend time reading random tweets? I suspect that vast majority of tweets sent are of no interest to me whatsoever. The reading co
by modoc 18y ago
I don't get it. Why would I spend time reading random tweets? I suspect that vast majority of tweets sent are of no interest to me whatsoever.
The reading comprehension check seems unhelpful. For instance the tweet from you on the home page could very easily be missing the word "tweets" after "people's", or not. Removing random words also would make a number of tweets be much less comprehensible and hence even more of a waste of time to read.
I find the design unhelpful. The signup instructions are too small, and all in one line. I didn't see them for a while. What are trending topics? Why can't I do the action without signing up? Just let me know that it doesn't count for anything, but let me try it to see if I'm interested, especially since you have it there in the middle of the page with the clickable links.
Your msg= parameter, used for the too small error messages at the top, is vulnerable to XSS attacks:
http://www.readmytweets.com/?msg=%3CSCRIPT%3Ealert(%22XSS%22)%3C/SCRIPT%3E http://www.readmytweets.com/?msg=%3CSCRIPT%3Ealert(%22XSS%22...
- amichail 18y agoYou can read tweets on any topic. So it doesn't have to be completely random. The reading comprehension check is not perfect, but you could always skip to the next tweet and everyone is in the same boat anyway.
- modoc 18y agoIf by topic you mean I can select on a word that shows up anywhere in the tweet. I just entered "Java" and got this: "A lady here at starbucks has brought her own home made java jacket to keep the warmth off her hands and in her cup." Which is a total waste of my time. I can't even skip it without logging in, and I can't login with following you, which, no offense, isn't something I want to do. I don't mean to be overly negative, but personally I don't get the appeal of this at all. Perhaps others will.