Just before I went on vacation in the middle of December, Dan Sich at the U of Waterloo really hit his stride in experimenting with Hab.la as an alternative to MeeboMe widgets. When I returned from vacation I let his posts sit until I made the time to digest them, and today noticed this update:
Dan writes, "Bad news: a Hab.la staffer just confirmed for me that there is a cap on the number of users that can see any given widget at any given point in time. Currently that max number is 5… I believe this means that site-wide or OPAC-wide installation of the Hab.la script would be rather futile. Only 5 people could see the widget at any given point in time. OPACs and library websites both frequently get more than 5 users at a time."
Bummer. It’s always nice to have alternatives, but it seems at this time, Hab.la isn’t a viable one. Thanks for the legwork, Dan!
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We (hab.la) are working on a few solutions to better support larger institutions, such as libraries, I was wondering if you were free to discuss how we could help meet the needs of librarians while supporting our goals of providing a service that is sustainable with our resources.
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Yeah it’s funny how if you just let time pass some things appear on their own. Sometimes procrastinating actually produces less work! Sometimes…. 🙂
I just wrote an article about procrastination in small business and how it can be a good thing.