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Old 11-26-2010, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by kato13 View Post
Apparently they don't allow hot linking. That means that links or embedded images from other sites will result in an error. In the past it was a very common way to reduce bandwidth, but as bandwidth has gotten cheaper more sites have been willing to provide the link of the off chance that people would look at it and then actually go to the site. To be honest as this is for a purchasable product it seems like a no brainer.
Kato

I guess this restriction is a holdover from the old days. For a company that is literally using the net to sell their products it would make sense to me too in order to get in on some viral marketing (as I'd guess you'd call it nowadays).

Here's something along those lines (if it comes out):




Paul,

I can imagine how making a mug like this could confuse a lot of people with rigid ideas of what "normal" is.

Tony
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