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A long, long time ago ... there was a browser extension or maybe an iframe, that allowed you to "comment" on public websites. Of course you weren't really comme
by abrookewood 7mo ago
A long, long time ago ... there was a browser extension or maybe an iframe, that allowed you to "comment" on public websites. Of course you weren't really commenting on the actual website, just some form of overlay. Anyway, it quickly devolved into lawsuits and rude comments if I recall correctly.
- Teddy_Kord 7mo agoDo you remember any details about the name of the software, or the cause of the lawsuits? I had a similar idea, funny to hear it's been done and ended so badly.
- chromakode 7mo agoI don't recall any lawsuits, but whytheluckystiff made one 20 years ago. https://ruby-talk.ruby-lang.narkive.com/buiXXTZh/what-is-hoodwink-d https://ruby-talk.ruby-lang.narkive.com/buiXXTZh/what-is-hoo...
- rtwk 7mo agoI believe it was https://web.hypothes.is/ https://web.hypothes.is/
- gamesieve 7mo agoDon't know if it matches with the lawsuits, but could've been Third Voice (1999-2001).
- abrookewood 7mo agoIt was so long ago, I literally have no idea. Sorry
- JimDabell 7mo agoThere have been several efforts. At one point the W3C were working on a standard protocol for it: https://www.w3.org/annotation/ https://www.w3.org/annotation/
- nasso_dev 7mo agocheck out https://margin.at https://margin.at !