Comments on: Copying text from a Daily Mail article? You’ll get a URL at the end {updated} http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/07/24/copying-text-from-a-daily-mail-article-youll-get-a-url-at-the-end/ A conversation. Fri, 25 May 2012 00:29:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nick http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/07/24/copying-text-from-a-daily-mail-article-youll-get-a-url-at-the-end/#comment-10675 Nick Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:16:49 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=3052#comment-10675 Thanks it worked for me on dailymail, the link also doesn't appear after the copied text anymore. All these months had to manage with pressing esc every time I saw that tynt in my status bar. Thanks it worked for me on dailymail, the link also doesn’t appear after the copied text anymore. All these months had to manage with pressing esc every time I saw that tynt in my status bar.

]]> By: Aaron Lecciones http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/07/24/copying-text-from-a-daily-mail-article-youll-get-a-url-at-the-end/#comment-10674 Aaron Lecciones Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:59:41 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=3052#comment-10674 I like it because it forces everybody to attribute source and at the same time since some people automatically do attribute source, it saves them time!!! Which is perfect! Like for example telling a friend about something really interesting in an article, having to copy the text then go back to the window to copy the URL at the address bar - at least now its automatic!!! I like it because it forces everybody to attribute source and at the same time since some people automatically do attribute source, it saves them time!!! Which is perfect! Like for example telling a friend about something really interesting in an article, having to copy the text then go back to the window to copy the URL at the address bar – at least now its automatic!!!

]]> By: gilest http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/07/24/copying-text-from-a-daily-mail-article-youll-get-a-url-at-the-end/#comment-10673 gilest Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:56:27 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=3052#comment-10673 Hilarious. Remind me to use similar technology on my photos in future - perhaps then the Mail won't be quite so keen to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gilest/2649417969/" rel="nofollow">swipe them without permission</a>. Hilarious. Remind me to use similar technology on my photos in future – perhaps then the Mail won’t be quite so keen to swipe them without permission.

]]> By: Anna http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/07/24/copying-text-from-a-daily-mail-article-youll-get-a-url-at-the-end/#comment-10672 Anna Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:14:26 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=3052#comment-10672 Hi Paul. The hyphens are appearing when I copy and paste from the Times website into Excel, e.g. do this with the first para of http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/poetry/article6716450.ece and a hyphen appears before the word "published". Also tried copying the word "nevertheless" from the second para and hyphen appeared between "never" and "theless", so probably is something to do with column formatting after all. I've been copying quotes from the Times website for the past year (the website I run compiles cultural reviews from newspapers) and the hyphens only started popping up a couple of months ago. Same version of Excel and everything. Hmm. Just pasted into Word and no hyphens appear. Very odd. Hi Paul. The hyphens are appearing when I copy and paste from the Times website into Excel, e.g. do this with the first para of http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/poetry/article6716450.ece and a hyphen appears before the word “published”. Also tried copying the word “nevertheless” from the second para and hyphen appeared between “never” and “theless”, so probably is something to do with column formatting after all.

I’ve been copying quotes from the Times website for the past year (the website I run compiles cultural reviews from newspapers) and the hyphens only started popping up a couple of months ago. Same version of Excel and everything.

Hmm. Just pasted into Word and no hyphens appear. Very odd.

]]> By: paulbradshaw http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/07/24/copying-text-from-a-daily-mail-article-youll-get-a-url-at-the-end/#comment-10671 paulbradshaw Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:34:26 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=3052#comment-10671 Thanks Anna - I've run this past someone at The Times who say they're not using any technology that does this. Have you got any more info? Thanks Anna – I’ve run this past someone at The Times who say they’re not using any technology that does this. Have you got any more info?

]]> By: Anna http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/07/24/copying-text-from-a-daily-mail-article-youll-get-a-url-at-the-end/#comment-10670 Anna Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:18:10 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=3052#comment-10670 In a similar vein, I've recently noticed that when you copy and paste a chunk of text from Times Online it inserts a hyphen every 10 or so words. At first I (naively) assumed it had something to do with column formatting for the print edition, but now think it's more likely to be a way to discourage people from 'stealing' their content and make it easier to spot where said content has been republished. Not the end of the world admittedly, but quite annoying all the same. Haven't managed to find a way round it yet. In a similar vein, I’ve recently noticed that when you copy and paste a chunk of text from Times Online it inserts a hyphen every 10 or so words. At first I (naively) assumed it had something to do with column formatting for the print edition, but now think it’s more likely to be a way to discourage people from ‘stealing’ their content and make it easier to spot where said content has been republished. Not the end of the world admittedly, but quite annoying all the same. Haven’t managed to find a way round it yet.

]]> By: Brandon http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/07/24/copying-text-from-a-daily-mail-article-youll-get-a-url-at-the-end/#comment-10669 Brandon Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:32:16 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=3052#comment-10669 Interesting. I use this software called Evernote (I have nothing to do with them, just a user) for saving content from here, there, everywhere. When I copy content from a website for later reading, and paste it in a new note in Evernote, it somehow captures the URL as well. I've always wondered how the software knows where I just copied it from, since it's just on a web page. (I'm on Windows XP, using Firefox) At times, I don't mind it for my use -- I can remember where I got the info from. Other times, I don't want it, I just want the info. Given it's the content provider doing this, I can see why they do, although it's not convenient for users. Interesting. I use this software called Evernote (I have nothing to do with them, just a user) for saving content from here, there, everywhere. When I copy content from a website for later reading, and paste it in a new note in Evernote, it somehow captures the URL as well. I’ve always wondered how the software knows where I just copied it from, since it’s just on a web page. (I’m on Windows XP, using Firefox)

At times, I don’t mind it for my use — I can remember where I got the info from. Other times, I don’t want it, I just want the info.

Given it’s the content provider doing this, I can see why they do, although it’s not convenient for users.

]]> By: too//damn//ninja http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/07/24/copying-text-from-a-daily-mail-article-youll-get-a-url-at-the-end/#comment-10668 too//damn//ninja Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:17:39 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=3052#comment-10668 only does it when copying and pasting... drag and dropping the text from site to text app on a mac works fine, but copying and pasting it puts the linky in... interesting. only does it when copying and pasting…
drag and dropping the text from site to text app on a mac works fine, but copying and pasting it puts the linky in…
interesting.

]]> By: paulbradshaw http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/07/24/copying-text-from-a-daily-mail-article-youll-get-a-url-at-the-end/#comment-10667 paulbradshaw Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:07:35 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=3052#comment-10667 Just tried copying from that article (2 pars and the whole thing) and it worked fine from Chrome into Vista. Will see what people get on Twitter. Just tried copying from that article (2 pars and the whole thing) and it worked fine from Chrome into Vista. Will see what people get on Twitter.

]]> By: Alastair http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/07/24/copying-text-from-a-daily-mail-article-youll-get-a-url-at-the-end/#comment-10666 Alastair Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:12:26 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=3052#comment-10666 Paul, I tried copying from "Lembit the unlikely Lothario" article and one on mortgages. Tried copying 2 paragraphs of text and then the headline separately and pasting into Outlook and Word without any luck. It pastes into Notepad though and also if you use the translate accelerator in IE8 you can copy text. Ian, I'm on IE8 and the RC version of Windows 7. Paul, I tried copying from “Lembit the unlikely Lothario” article and one on mortgages. Tried copying 2 paragraphs of text and then the headline separately and pasting into Outlook and Word without any luck. It pastes into Notepad though and also if you use the translate accelerator in IE8 you can copy text. Ian, I’m on IE8 and the RC version of Windows 7.

]]>