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These aren't actual ways to stop content theft, more like ways to find out that it's already been done.
I was hoping it would delve a little deeper like to detect user agents of people using cURL and things like that.
The truth is that you can't stop content theft from a technical side unless you ban their IP.
http://simplehtmldom.sourceforge.net/ is a powerful tool to scrape content.
Sean has been talking about an update since December. Don't hold your breath.
Without question, the one you should be using is Bit.ly. I wrote a blog post about why and even provided some example code to make the transition easier.http://www.x-pose.org/blog/143/
dannysullivan, there are three things that Sphinn lacks in order for it to be a 2008 user generated website.Ability to vote against stories. Add the desphinn, and people will get used to it. If you can vote for something, you should be able to vote against it.To reply to someone elses comment, ie threaded commenting. For sphinn not to have this is extremely dissapointing, especially since the concept is far from new.To be notified of replies to your comment.Here is a link to a comment system that I hope you will eventually add to your site. Coded by myself of course :)
I think its funny you had to come up with a term for a simple down vote, but it sounds sphinngenius of you. (giggles). Anyway, I think its dumb to give away the secret formula. All you had to say was a down vote requires a comment to go along with it. But expect to see a lot of comments such as "lame".
Quite possible the worst comment system I have ever seen. The site developers should be ashamed.
This post is lame and is mostly just linking to other "insightful" blog posts. You Might Not Want To Link Every Other Word Because Its Hard To Follow. Not sure why this post is here other than blog0rs patting other blog0rs on the back hoping to get traffic. The reality is that Digg and Reddit both listen to their users. You gave one example for reddit but failed to mention one for Digg, and that would be the HD-DVD Key fiasco.
Story: How to Put the Kibosh on Content Scrapers & Thieves