So let me back up. I decided a good way to get exposure to my site was to get onto Digg.com. I thought I would just go ahead and brute force my way on to that site and see where it got me. But while on Digg, I noticed they had created a Google Gadget for their content. Given as how one of the Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Tips is to link to other popular sites, I figured this might be a good idea for my site as well.
I guess the folks at iGoogle either really want to prevent people from using gadgets, or they have a cement fortress around their walnut sized brain that would remain unbroken even if hit dead center by the hoof of a donkey. What a pain in the ass. The instructions are terrible. Thee code editor they have is incredibly terrible. Some genius actually took the time to code into the "save as" window some hack which prevents the cursor from showing. So if you ever try to place your cursor mid word, it is not possible to tell your location...not without randomly deleting, then reading characters. Logic? And if you save, then publish your gadget - get this - you might actually try to use it to, like see if your changes worked. By, again, the monsters of intelligence at google decided it would be a really good idea to keep the saving and publishing ou of synch....so when you publish, the content you are seeing is not only not your most recent save, it may be a save you made 20 minutes ago. The only way you can be sure the published content is accurate is if you rename your file each and every save. Which brings us full circle to the save as window, and at about this point, I'm thinking iGoogle ain't all that worthwhile after all....
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