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Let's Test BubbleGuru.com One More Time

Jeff Turner on BubbleGuru.comThe last time I tested BubbleGuru.com here on ActiveRain was in May of 2007. It was in Beta 3 at the time and it broke a few things for people trying to view these pages in IE7. Since I notified the developers of the problem at the time and it's been 9 months since the last test, I thought it was time to give it another try.

Please note: Because of the way you have to insert it here on ActiveRain, it will pop up for each new post you navigate to in my account. That's pretty annoying, I admit. I doesn't work that way on other blog platforms, like a self-hosted Wordpress installation. Since you can put the ebmed code in the footer, it treats the site as a whole and will only play it the first time someone navigates to your site.

Please let me know if this new edition of BubbleGuru.com creates any problems for those of you on IE7.

 

EDIT: I have taken the bubble off the site and you can see what it looked like here: http://activerain.com/blogsview/410253/The-Missing-Bubble-Guru 

42 commentsJeff Turner • March 03 2008 01:22PM

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Very Cool technique... You never cease to amaze me

Posted by Judy Greenberg- Coldwell Banker- Buffalo Grove- Long Grove (Coldwell Banker Buffalo Grove- 350 Half Day Road ) over 2 years ago
Hey Jeff~ looks pretty cool, I may give it a whirl;) P.S. I neglected to add you into my last blog.. correction made:-)
Posted by Real Estate Virtual Assistant Laura Monroe (Creative Agent Solutions.com (916)343-3823) over 2 years ago

Judy... I think it would be an interesting element to add for a special announcement about something, then remove it when the event is over, especially here on AR where it plays on every new post you load. On your personal blog, it could be used as a welcome greeting. It would only play the first time they came to the site. 

Laura... :)

Posted by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows) over 2 years ago

Thanks Jeff- you read my untechy mind... What do I do with it.  Now I know!!!

Posted by Judy Greenberg- Coldwell Banker- Buffalo Grove- Long Grove (Coldwell Banker Buffalo Grove- 350 Half Day Road ) over 2 years ago
I love it!  I can think of so many ways I would like to use this...           
Posted by Benjamin Emslie (Keller Williams of Northern Colorado) over 2 years ago
Interesting!  Your bubble even followed me down the page when I scrolled down to comment!  Your eyes are following me!
Posted by Bridgett Raffenberg, Realtor Cincinnati, OH (Re/Max Results Plus) over 2 years ago
All... it appears this has no conflict with IE 7 now.
Posted by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows) over 2 years ago
Oooh... very trippy. A little Wizard of OZzzy maybe. It is causing no problems.
Posted by Rosario Lewis, GRI ~ DDR Realty, Orange County, NY (DDR Realty) over 2 years ago
Jeff:  Pretty cool and amazing.
Posted by Jan Wood (None) over 2 years ago
I had never heard of Bubble Guru. I just checked it out. That is so cool! I love it! I'm a Firefox user, and I only tested it on my own web site, but I see from the comments that it seems to be working fine fore everyone.
Posted by Lisa Hill (Daytona Beach Real Estate) (Florida Property Experts) over 2 years ago
So, it plays only once as you navigate the site, but if you leave the site and come back later, it plays again?  Is that right? 
Posted by Elaine Hanson, REALTOR® ~ Topanga, CA Real Estate Agent (Snyder Sutton Real Estate) over 2 years ago
Elaine... it will play again if the user comes back again after having closed down their browser, yes. It doesn't pop up on each post, as it does here on AR. Just tested again on TechnoSanity.com.
Posted by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows) over 2 years ago
enough of the blatant Mac promtions already!....when I served onboard a submarine in the Navy, they called us "Bubbleheads"....
Posted by Rich Jacobson Your Kitsap County WA Real Estate Agent (Windermere West Sound, Inc.) over 2 years ago
Rich... I'm just trying to make the world a better place for all of us. :)
Posted by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows) over 2 years ago
Jeff - You're making it mighty tempting for me to buy a Mac!
Posted by Linda Scanlan (A Fan of AR) over 2 years ago
Hmmm It works, and it is cool but it talked to me.   Not sure what I think about that!
Posted by Elaine A. Cook-Bellingham Real Estate (Connect Realty.com) over 2 years ago

I see it! it worked just fine, kinda scared me a little bit. Still cool though.

Hey Jeff you need your own TV show.

Posted by Fort Myers Florida Homes, Deanna Casalino, Remax Realty Group (Remax Realty Group) over 2 years ago

Hi Jeff - that little bubble with you inside it followed me all down the page......probably cool to some, creepy to some......  not sure where I fall, but interesting technology nevertheless.

Ann

Posted by Portsmouth NH Homes Condos - Ann Cummings New Hampshire REALTOR® (RE/MAX Coast to Coast - Portsmouth New Hampshire) over 2 years ago
Jeff, When I opened up your blog.  Your bubble came up and it looked like you were talking but I could not hear anything even after adjusting the volume. AJ  Ps.  I will have to try it later. 
Posted by Alan 'AJ' Nisen California Contra Costa Mortgage Officer (A Large Bank in America) over 2 years ago
Hi Jeff I signed up for Real Estate World. It will take some work and time to figure out like all the rest have. But I am really devoted to the online networking. You really inspire me everyday.
Posted by Fort Myers Florida Homes, Deanna Casalino, Remax Realty Group (Remax Realty Group) over 2 years ago
Great job!  Seems like it would have some great potentials past the "somewhat creepy" factor!
Posted by Chris Tesch College Station, Texas Real Estate (RE/MAX Bryan College Station) over 2 years ago
It's working, lol on the PC. We're getting there, 2 mac's in the house now.
Posted by Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor- Realtor(R)- Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams-Ann Arbor) over 2 years ago

LOL that bubble is spooky, as I scroll down it follows!

kk 

Posted by Kristal Kraft ~Denver Real Estate~303-589-2022 (The Berkshire Group Realtors) over 2 years ago
No problem on my IE 7.0570.13.  Does it work on previous versions of IE or only v7?
Posted by John Hokkanen → Encinitas Real Estate (SurfTheTurf.com) over 2 years ago
I missed last years post and this is pretty good. You are the best Jeff...
Posted by Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) over 2 years ago
I missed last years post and this is pretty good. You are the best Jeff...
Posted by Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) over 2 years ago
That is pretty cool but when I tried to see a sample on my site it didn't do anything. I heard the bubble noise but I saw nothing. Looks pretty cool though.
Posted by Brett Baker, E-Pro, GRI (Gordon Real Estate, LLC) over 2 years ago
Works fine for me in IE7 on my Dell PC. Feels like more of a novelty and a distraction than something that brings value to a site, but I'm open to see what future bubbles may hold. For now, an interesting spin on bubble blogs. :)
Posted by John Novak - Las Vegas and Henderson NV Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace) over 2 years ago

Jeff, this tool it way kewl.  It scrolls down the screen as well.  I've gotta check that out.

 

Posted by Ray Nellum Fort Smith Real Estate (Warnock Real Estate, LLC.) over 2 years ago
Very cool!
Posted by Jim Crawford ~ Atlanta Real Estate-ABR E-PRO (RE/MAX Paramount Properties) over 2 years ago
John... you're 100% right on the novelty. That's why I would likely use it to announce some time based event. It gets in your face and makes sure whoever comes to your site knows about it. Then, when the event was over, I'd probably take it down and wait for another good reason to use it. That said, a very short, "Hi, I'm...." would not be a bad use either. 
Posted by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows) over 2 years ago
Jeff that was really cool. You kinda caught me off guard!! By the way I saw it and it works. Thanks for sharing for great tool.
Posted by Vicente A. Martinez Realtor Brooklyn | Long Island | Queens Homes (Prudential Douglas Elliman Licensed Real Estate Salesperson) over 2 years ago

Love this site!  I didn't know about it so I've scored this morning.  Noticed a few Mac comments (being snoopy).  I'd love to know if I should get a Mac next time (soon).  Don't have time for another learning curve, and don't know the down side - if any, but something keeps telling me to switch... like when I'm trying to get Excel to work when Outlook is open; heaven forbid Word is open too.

Thanks AGAIN.


Posted by Susie Blackmon~Ocala~Horses~Horse Farms~Social Media for Horse Industry. over 2 years ago

Great post and tool. Reminds me a lot likc Pac-Man. Only this time I think I won. The bubble never did catch me

Good Luck
Tony

Posted by Tony Grego - 317-714-8080 over 2 years ago
Thanks for sharing. Looks interesting.
Posted by GITA BANTWAL, REALTOR BUCKS COUNTY, PA HOMES (ReMax Centre Realtors) over 2 years ago
looks like it worked, does it always auto load or can you have it pop up from a link on a topic. that would be cool
Posted by Spokane Washington Real Estate - Ross Quintana 509-362-1966 (Team Quintana Real Estate - Keller Williams Realty Lic#3015) over 2 years ago
I don't have speakers on my puter, but it looked like it worked ok.  I could see your lips moving, but no sound.  LOL
Posted by Bob Cumiskey, US Army Retired, Your Sun City Center, Florida ~ Realtor (A1 Connection Realty, Inc.) over 2 years ago

Yes I am on IE ...yes I know.. I know ... still on windows not a Mac converter yet...

but your little bubble poppie thing is the coolest!  thanks for sharing....

PS  Is that coming to Real Estate Shows, too?!

Posted by Tampa Real Estate | Tampa Florida Homes Property for Sale MLS | Katrina Madewell (Charles Rutenberg Rlty- More than 5,000 agents(813) 777-1196) over 2 years ago

Jeff,

You followed me all the way to the bottom of the page.  Very cool and I like your new picture.

Posted by Fran Gatti - Realtor®, CDPE®, RDCPro®, Crescent City CA Real Estate (RE/MAX Coastal Redwoods) over 2 years ago
No problems here.  Seems to be working fine.  I've bookmarked the post and added it to my ever growing list of things to check out.  Thanks for sharing.
Posted by Don Stern ~ Greater Baton Rouge Real Estate (Coldwell Banker Mackey ) over 2 years ago

Hey Jeff! It is always a pleasure listening and watching your video tutorials and such, but it is a little creepy how that bubble follows you down the screen as you scroll down the page. ;-)

Cool tool! Worth trying out.

 

Posted by Jennifer Wilson - Agent Solutions (Agent Solutions) over 2 years ago
Jeff, I had noticed that bubble guru when I visited your page some time ago and I wondered what it was and why it was following me. Now that I see it isn't supposed to do that I will have to give it some more thought and possibly a try.
Posted by Birmingham Alabama Real Estate, Stephen Wolfe (LivingInBirmingham.com) over 2 years ago

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