Anybody notice the Slingshot website favicon?

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Topic # 27366 23-Oct-2008 14:42
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Reply # 173070 23-Oct-2008 14:44
You should have taken a screenshot. It's gone now. Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

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Reply # 173071 23-Oct-2008 14:45
freitasm: You should have taken a screenshot. It's gone now. Really? Did a complete refresh and it's still there... Find me on Twitter! I posted 1, 2 x 10^3 times!

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Reply # 173078 23-Oct-2008 15:21
Take a screenshot for us now then - it must be cached on your machine :-)

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Reply # 173080 23-Oct-2008 15:24
scottjpalmer: Take a screenshot for us now then - it must be cached on your machine :-) I've already downloaded it, just in case that it does go off the radar: (this copy is from ImageShack) Imagine this at the top of your screen peeping... hmm... Find me on Twitter! I posted 1, 2 x 10^3 times!

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Reply # 173083 23-Oct-2008 15:36
Ahhh I see, thanks And yes, that would be a little distracting

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Reply # 173100 23-Oct-2008 16:20
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Reply # 173121 23-Oct-2008 17:35
I saw it had changed to the static face from having no favicon at all and asked if it could be animated. http://forums.slingshot.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=1972 The face start's out down, so it;s moving up and down. I think it's nice and if you don't like it you can disable the animation enter about:config into the address bar and enter image.animation_mode into the search and change it to play only once. image.animation_mode once It doesn't work in all browsers.

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Reply # 173122 23-Oct-2008 17:41
hellonearthisman: I saw it had changed to the static face from having no favicon at all and asked if it could be animated. http://forums.slingshot.co.nz/viewtopic.php?t=1972 Nice... TelstraClear still lags behind... they've still got no favicon up yet Find me on Twitter! I posted 1, 2 x 10^3 times!

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Reply # 173127 23-Oct-2008 18:05
imo, it should start up (rather than down) and be smooth in both directions. The jerking is far more annoying than it actually moving... rm *

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Reply # 173244 24-Oct-2008 02:26
manhinli: Imagine this at the top of your screen peeping... hmm... I think it's quite a cool unique favicon. I don't glace at the top of my screen often so I wouldn't find it distracting. The funny thing is when companies install off-the-shelf software (Joomla is a good example) and don't bother to change it. You can spot a Joomla favicon a mile off. Custom software development \| Mt Eden Cafe \| Gardening Blog \| Gardening.co.nz

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Reply # 173256 24-Oct-2008 08:12
I still don't see it. Not even when visiting their pages. Perhaps TelstraClear having problems? Anyone please care to post a screenshot? (Also because the OP posted a direct link and if in the future they change the favicon this discussion will make no sense). Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

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Reply # 173259 24-Oct-2008 08:19
freitasm: I still don't see it. Not even when visiting their pages. Perhaps TelstraClear having problems? Anyone please care to post a screenshot? (Also because the OP posted a direct link and if in the future they change the favicon this discussion will make no sense). He has posted a link to it hosted with imageshack, http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?ForumId=81&TopicId=27366&page_no=1#173080. Now that you tell me about it, I find it a little annoying, at first I did not even notice it.

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Reply # 173260 24-Oct-2008 08:22
Oh, I see. Creepy little guy. Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

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Reply # 173288 24-Oct-2008 09:55
nate: I think it's quite a cool unique favicon. I don't glace at the top of my screen often so I wouldn't find it distracting. I agree - I think it's a pretty cool use of their branding, and subtle enough not to be distracting.. but then, how often and how long would anyone spend on the slingshot website anyway? Red Jungle: we make fantastic software

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Reply # 173308 24-Oct-2008 11:15
Shows up on my system (TC cable, Khandallah). Do not find it a problem just visiting the site. Call Plus favicon is also now annimated. That may be more of an issue for me as I have it at the link bar on the top of my browser. I like distinctive icons there - makes it easier to home in on the site I want quickly with very short text captions so I can squeeze more on the bar (Gmail, NZ Post, AirNZ, Qantas, Yellow Pages, etc all good examples). But an animmated icon at the top of every web page I visit? Not so certain about that. Will have to see.