Want to introduce yourself to your readers?

Want to highlight an upcoming event?

Bubble Guru may be just the right way to draw attention. It's beta 3, so it's still a little buggy. But if it's working you saw a little video pop up in a bubble on this page. It will only pop up the first time you visit this page for any session. So, if you didn't see it, you were probably on this blog once already today. Close your browser and come back. You should see it.

I created mine in less than 2 minutes, from sign up to position in my settings here on AR. Then I recorded a different video and it updated automatically. So, changing your message doesn't require that your edit any existing code.

Step 1: Record Your Video

Step 2: Set Your Playback Options

Step 3: Add their tag to your description. 

Now... would I leave it up all the time? Probably not. I'd want to use it to highlight something important. I'm going to leave it up for a while and change the messages, just to illustrate how it works, but after this trial period, I'll only use it when I have something important I want to say. Or when I want to flirt with TLW. Whichever comes first.

:)

Wordpress Update: when this code is inserted into the html code of a single post on a self hosted Wordpress blog, it works. The bubble only pops up the first time that post is viewed, whether that is on the main page of your blog, or when you are directed to it. It will not pop up a second time when you click on the post to comment. This is a good thing. I have yet to get it to work by inserting into any index, post, header, footer or other template. For now, I can only verify that it works with insertion into a post. My guess is that someone will build a specific plugin for this one.

TypePad Update: I have not been able to make it work at all in TypePad. I tested inside a Notes TypeList and inside a blog post and neither initiated the Bubble.  I will continue testing.

Wordpress.com Update: This will not work with a Wordpress.com blog. 

5.14.07 UPDATE: I HAVE TAKEN THIS OFF, SINCE IT APPEARS TO BE CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH SOME ON INTERNET EXPLORER 7. IT WORKS FINE WITH FIREFOX. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY REASONS TO STOP USING IE7. I HAVE SENT SUPPORT MESSAGES TO THE GURU'S AT BUBBLE GURU AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT COMES FROM IT. YOU'LL KNOW IF THEY'VE MADE A CHANGE BECAUSE MY FACE WILL POP UP AGAIN!