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Google reads XKCD - decides to impliment the feature

mattcutts.com — After reading an XKCD cartoon about a youtube "virus", Google actually decided to impliment it for real.

Who dugg this? Made popular Oct 9, 2008

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  • Balath, on 10/09/2008, -14/+729Link to xkcd blog. Why did you bother linking elsewhere?

    http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/10/08/youtube-audio-prev ...
  • dmightx, on 10/09/2008, -5/+365Wow at first I thought it was a joke but Youtube really did put that feature up.
  • kyleokeefe, on 10/09/2008, -8/+338Just another example of why google is the best company...ever, like zomg

    after copying and pasting my post into youtube and listening to it played back to me, I get why I shouldn't ever use like zomg in text
  • bionicvskungfu, on 10/09/2008, -3/+291Note to Digg: Implement this feature.
  • geekchic, on 10/09/2008, -3/+175Matt Cutts works for Google, so his commentary on the issue is quite relevent.
  • superfusion, on 10/09/2008, -2/+158I just read my comment and it was so douchy I stuck my pencil in my eye!

    Thanks Google.
  • muffinmonk, on 10/09/2008, -1/+156Note to Google: Make it Dramatic.
  • MattCutts, on 10/09/2008, -0/+147I upgraded my WordPress install and hadn't added caching yet. I wasn't expecting the digg crowd..
  • rolf, on 10/09/2008, -3/+147Maybe digg will get it too soon .-. :| ._.
  • TalkingBanana, on 10/09/2008, -2/+142LOLOLOLOL ROFLMAO nOoBz JuST GoT-

    -oh dear god, what am I doing with my life?
  • MyFreakinEars, on 10/09/2008, -0/+95Make it Morgan Freeman!
  • fictionalOne, on 10/09/2008, -2/+96Correction... Was relevant until the server went down after 58 diggs.
  • Hetman, on 10/09/2008, -1/+93I wish digg would do this. It would not stop me from making stupid comments. It would difinitaly help with my grammar. After I comment on something I usually read it about 10 minutes later and even I am like WTF was I trying to say.
  • stolemybike, on 10/09/2008, -1/+89How would it handle the ASCIIy goodness of pedobear?
  • tuffluk55, on 10/09/2008, -16/+97http://www.xkcd.com/481/

    Here's the comic for anyone who wants to read it. Not very exciting...
  • PleaseJustDie, on 10/09/2008, -1/+79Its a very young feature, it'll probably cry in a corner and hope he doesn't see it.
  • MattCutts, on 10/09/2008, -0/+630ceanic, I think a bunch of Googlers were around here last weekend and said "Hey, how quickly could we implement something like this?" And they just decided to crunch on it. They managed to knock the feature out in just a couple days.
  • awsftball13, on 10/09/2008, -0/+58http://www.d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.com/
  • BrewmasterC, on 10/09/2008, -0/+42Darn I was hoping they built the virus zoo : http://xkcd.com/350/

    "Who's a good virus?"
  • leif777, on 10/09/2008, -0/+37I liked it!
  • leif77, on 10/09/2008, -1/+37can i see your magic trick...
  • UselessTrivia, on 10/09/2008, -1/+37That's a totally sweet feature. My suggestion to make it even better: If someone gets repeatedly reported as a posting retarded jackass comments, the feature audio-preview becomes MANDATORY
  • Vodd9, on 10/10/2008, -0/+34dot dot dot dot slash dot dot dot dot...
    ...
    ...
  • scoottie, on 10/09/2008, -3/+36when is this feature coming to digg?
  • GJ92, on 10/09/2008, -1/+33Iambic pentameter!
  • NathanielJ, on 10/09/2008, -1/+32I buried that just now because of its dumbass title.
  • moocow1452, on 10/09/2008, -1/+32There, there. It's over now.
  • recruz, on 10/09/2008, -0/+30New hobby: going into youtube comments and copy/pasting them into audio preview
  • Archaic1, on 10/10/2008, -3/+33It's real, you can try it on a video like this one:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
  • yurimxpxman, on 10/10/2008, -4/+32http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Xkcd#Youtube_new ...

    Why are wikipedians such ***** stupid bureaucrats?
  • geekchic, on 10/09/2008, -1/+28what?
  • scoottie, on 10/09/2008, -1/+27well you need to do what most diggers do and just hit enter then move on lol
  • Okinsley, on 10/09/2008, -3/+29oh wow.

    google rocks.
  • AnakinOU, on 10/09/2008, -8/+33The site must not have been "impliment"-ed correctly
  • MattCutts, on 10/10/2008, -0/+24Useless Trivia, good suggestion. I'll try to pass that on.
  • backflipper, on 10/09/2008, -0/+24Uhh, google owns youtube.
  • jbklego, on 10/10/2008, -0/+22***** yeah, morse code!
  • hhmmmm, on 10/10/2008, -0/+18gates does that every time you forward his emails... though I still haven't figured out how to collect on it.
  • cynicalcheeto, on 10/10/2008, -2/+19My god. People care about that *****?
  • MattCutts, on 10/09/2008, -0/+17I just upgraded my WordPress and haven't installed caching yet, so my blog is totally melting. Go to http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/10/08/youtube-audio-prev ... instead to get the details from the creator of the comic.
  • Disease, on 10/09/2008, -1/+18I was wondering which actually came first when I saw it on YouTube. At first I thought XKCD was mocking the feature. I had no idea Google decided to implement the feature after the XKCD comic.
  • Ibox, on 10/09/2008, -0/+16hehe you should hear your self.
  • ethana2, on 10/09/2008, -0/+16Happens to me every time I discover a new webcomic. The killers are when it's been going daily for three years and you have a test tomorrow..
  • daridave, on 10/10/2008, -0/+15Yes, now let's pray XKCD does a cartoon where you receive 5 cents everytime you watch a Youtube video. :)
  • burketo, on 10/09/2008, -3/+18digg could do with that....
  • cheaptricks, on 10/09/2008, -0/+14What are you new to the internet?
  • greganalytic, on 10/09/2008, -2/+16How is babby formed? How girl get pragent?
  • yurimxpxman, on 10/10/2008, -1/+15It's unbelievable. It happened.. why the HELL would someone not want it on the list?

    (not) sorry, but if you're that concerned about xkcd's wikipedia article, you need to rethink your life.
  • cheaptricks, on 10/09/2008, -1/+15I saw this feature on YouTube earlier today and it reminded me of this comic. I had to go back and search for it. Next thing I know, I've spent 2 hours reading xkcd comics, damn it!

    ...Ah well I'd probably waste my time some other way if not that.
  • geniusNOTatWORK, on 10/09/2008, -3/+16Oh wow, what the hell is wrong with me? I definitely saw this yesterday but for some reason I thought it was always there...
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