More Smart Tag news...

Hi Folks:

Interesting news around the 'net community in reaction to Smart Tags:

1. SmartTags will be off by default. Users will be able to toggle them on or 
off using a toolbar button.

2. Web masters will be able to turn off SmartTags. They will do that by using 
a metatag and users will no longer be able to override the "turn off 
SmartTag" metatag.

3. No recognizers will ship by default. This answers some folks' biggest 
concern that Microsoft would use SmartTags as "free advertising" and take 
folks off of sites without asking the site manager (and without the site 
manager having any control over the issue). 

These changes will take effect with the release of IE 6.

The source for the info is not verified, but is credited to a "well-placed 
Microsoft developer".

More of the story as it is now at:

http://scobleizer.manilasites.com/2001/06/16

- Jeff K.

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