You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
Friend Connect.
There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
make themselves public again.
With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
here as the launch approaches.
> You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> Friend Connect.
> There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> make themselves public again.
> With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> here as the launch approaches.
> Just an FYI: I've had the number of follwers change without them
> becoming Anonymous.
> On Feb 23, 12:08 pm, Blogger Employee wrote:
> > Hey folks,
> > You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> > over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> > Friend Connect.
> > There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> > and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> > Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> > to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> > make themselves public again.
> > With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> > communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> > relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> > changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> > your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> > here as the launch approaches.
> I am not using Friends Connect, however i became a hidden follower in
> other blogs I follow !!!
> So, mr. Employee Google what's happening ?
> I lost 11 followers too
> Thank you
> On 23 Φεβ, 21:43, jodilyns10 wrote:
> > Just an FYI: I've had the number of follwers change without them
> > becoming Anonymous.
> > On Feb 23, 12:08 pm, Blogger Employee wrote:
> > > Hey folks,
> > > You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> > > over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> > > Friend Connect.
> > > There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> > > and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> > > Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> > > to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> > > make themselves public again.
> > > With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> > > communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> > > relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> > > changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> > > your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> > > here as the launch approaches.
I've disappeared from all my sites I follow, not even showing as
anonymous. When I try to follow again, it says I'm already following.
Quite frustrating. Were users warned this was going to happen?
> They aren't showing as anonymous. They are just gone.
> On Feb 23, 12:58 pm, tzonakos wrote:
> > I am not using Friends Connect, however i became a hidden follower in
> > other blogs I follow !!!
> > So, mr. Employee Google what's happening ?
> > I lost 11 followers too
> > Thank you
> > On 23 Φεβ, 21:43, jodilyns10 wrote:
> > > Just an FYI: I've had the number of follwers change without them
> > > becoming Anonymous.
> > > On Feb 23, 12:08 pm, Blogger Employee wrote:
> > > > Hey folks,
> > > > You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> > > > over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> > > > Friend Connect.
> > > > There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> > > > and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> > > > Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> > > > to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> > > > make themselves public again.
> > > > With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> > > > communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> > > > relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> > > > changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> > > > your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> > > > here as the launch approaches.
They're right. The followers are GONE. I looked at the people I am
following, but they were all public. Half of the people I was
following are just not on my list. This might be the reason for some,
but not for a lot of people.
> I've disappeared from all my sites I follow, not even showing as
> anonymous. When I try to follow again, it says I'm already following.
> Quite frustrating. Were users warned this was going to happen?
> On Feb 23, 1:56 pm, gardenerprogress wrote:
> > They aren't showing as anonymous. They are just gone.
> > On Feb 23, 12:58 pm, tzonakos wrote:
> > > I am not using Friends Connect, however i became a hidden follower in
> > > other blogs I follow !!!
> > > So, mr. Employee Google what's happening ?
> > > I lost 11 followers too
> > > Thank you
> > > On 23 Φεβ, 21:43, jodilyns10 wrote:
> > > > Just an FYI: I've had the number of follwers change without them
> > > > becoming Anonymous.
> > > > On Feb 23, 12:08 pm, Blogger Employee wrote:
> > > > > Hey folks,
> > > > > You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> > > > > over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> > > > > Friend Connect.
> > > > > There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> > > > > and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> > > > > Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> > > > > to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> > > > > make themselves public again.
> > > > > With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> > > > > communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> > > > > relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> > > > > changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> > > > > your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> > > > > here as the launch approaches.
A quick clarification on two things that seem to be confusing people
here:
1.) 'Following Anonymously' does not mean that your profile icon
simply changes to a blank picture and remains on the blog.
Anonymous Followers will no longer show up in the Following widget on
a given blog, so you won't see yourself in as a Follower. You will,
however, continue to get updates from a followed blog through your
dashboard. For more info on Following 'publicly vs. anonymously'
please see the following help article:
2.) We're going to be linking your Blogger and Friend Connect profiles
soon down the road, so we wanted to make you 'Anonymous' rather than
linking them without your permission.
Once the Friend Connect integration is complete, we'll let you know
how to become public again; which should be a very simple process.
> They're right. The followers are GONE. I looked at the people I am
> following, but they were all public. Half of the people I was
> following are just not on my list. This might be the reason for some,
> but not for a lot of people.
> On Feb 23, 2:06 pm, Melanthia wrote:
> > I've disappeared from all my sites I follow, not even showing as
> > anonymous. When I try to follow again, it says I'm already following.
> > Quite frustrating. Were users warned this was going to happen?
> > On Feb 23, 1:56 pm, gardenerprogress wrote:
> > > They aren't showing as anonymous. They are just gone.
> > > On Feb 23, 12:58 pm, tzonakos wrote:
> > > > I am not using Friends Connect, however i became a hidden follower in
> > > > other blogs I follow !!!
> > > > So, mr. Employee Google what's happening ?
> > > > I lost 11 followers too
> > > > Thank you
> > > > On 23 Φεβ, 21:43, jodilyns10 wrote:
> > > > > Just an FYI: I've had the number of follwers change without them
> > > > > becoming Anonymous.
> > > > > On Feb 23, 12:08 pm, Blogger Employee wrote:
> > > > > > Hey folks,
> > > > > > You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> > > > > > over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> > > > > > Friend Connect.
> > > > > > There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> > > > > > and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> > > > > > Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> > > > > > to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> > > > > > make themselves public again.
> > > > > > With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> > > > > > communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> > > > > > relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> > > > > > changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> > > > > > your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> > > > > > here as the launch approaches.
I had 118 followers this morning and when I checked this afternoon, I
was down to 99. I've never seen anyone stop following let alone have
19 disappear at once. Is this a bug? What happened? Is there anyway to
check. Please advise. This is really concerning. There's no way to
know who is gone either...
> A quick clarification on two things that seem to be confusing people
> here:
> 1.) 'Following Anonymously' does not mean that your profile icon
> simply changes to a blank picture and remains on the blog.
> Anonymous Followers will no longer show up in the Following widget on
> a given blog, so you won't see yourself in as a Follower. You will,
> however, continue to get updates from a followed blog through your
> dashboard. For more info on Following 'publicly vs. anonymously'
> please see the following help article:
> 2.) We're going to be linking your Blogger and Friend Connect profiles
> soon down the road, so we wanted to make you 'Anonymous' rather than
> linking them without your permission.
> Once the Friend Connect integration is complete, we'll let you know
> how to become public again; which should be a very simple process.
> Thanks again for your patience!
> Gatsby
> The Blogger Team
> On Feb 23, 3:51 pm, Lesha wrote:
> > They're right. The followers are GONE. I looked at the people I am
> > following, but they were all public. Half of the people I was
> > following are just not on my list. This might be the reason for some,
> > but not for a lot of people.
> > On Feb 23, 2:06 pm, Melanthia wrote:
> > > I've disappeared from all my sites I follow, not even showing as
> > > anonymous. When I try to follow again, it says I'm already following.
> > > Quite frustrating. Were users warned this was going to happen?
> > > On Feb 23, 1:56 pm, gardenerprogress wrote:
> > > > They aren't showing as anonymous. They are just gone.
> > > > On Feb 23, 12:58 pm, tzonakos wrote:
> > > > > I am not using Friends Connect, however i became a hidden follower in
> > > > > other blogs I follow !!!
> > > > > So, mr. Employee Google what's happening ?
> > > > > I lost 11 followers too
> > > > > Thank you
> > > > > On 23 Φεβ, 21:43, jodilyns10 wrote:
> > > > > > Just an FYI: I've had the number of follwers change without them
> > > > > > becoming Anonymous.
> > > > > > On Feb 23, 12:08 pm, Blogger Employee wrote:
> > > > > > > Hey folks,
> > > > > > > You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> > > > > > > over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> > > > > > > Friend Connect.
> > > > > > > There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> > > > > > > and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> > > > > > > Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> > > > > > > to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> > > > > > > make themselves public again.
> > > > > > > With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> > > > > > > communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> > > > > > > relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> > > > > > > changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> > > > > > > your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> > > > > > > here as the launch approaches.
> > > > > > > Thanks for your patience,
> > > > > > > Gatsby
> > > > > > > The Blogger Team
Read the two messages above from "Blogger Employee". Blogger is about
to do an integration and Blogger will inform your Followers how to
become public again once the integration is complete.
> I had 118 followers this morning and when I checked this afternoon, I
> was down to 99. I've never seen anyone stop following let alone have
> 19 disappear at once. Is this a bug? What happened? Is there anyway to
> check. Please advise. This is really concerning. There's no way to
> know who is gone either...
> Thanks for any info.
> On Feb 23, 8:32 pm, Blogger Employee wrote:
> > Hey folks,
> > A quick clarification on two things that seem to be confusing people
> > here:
> > 1.) 'Following Anonymously' does not mean that your profile icon
> > simply changes to a blank picture and remains on the blog.
> > Anonymous Followers will no longer show up in the Following widget on
> > a given blog, so you won't see yourself in as a Follower. You will,
> > however, continue to get updates from a followed blog through your
> > dashboard. For more info on Following 'publicly vs. anonymously'
> > please see the following help article:
> > 2.) We're going to be linking your Blogger and Friend Connect profiles
> > soon down the road, so we wanted to make you 'Anonymous' rather than
> > linking them without your permission.
> > Once the Friend Connect integration is complete, we'll let you know
> > how to become public again; which should be a very simple process.
> > Thanks again for your patience!
> > Gatsby
> > The Blogger Team
> > On Feb 23, 3:51 pm, Lesha wrote:
> > > They're right. The followers are GONE. I looked at the people I am
> > > following, but they were all public. Half of the people I was
> > > following are just not on my list. This might be the reason for some,
> > > but not for a lot of people.
> > > On Feb 23, 2:06 pm, Melanthia wrote:
> > > > I've disappeared from all my sites I follow, not even showing as
> > > > anonymous. When I try to follow again, it says I'm already following.
> > > > Quite frustrating. Were users warned this was going to happen?
> > > > On Feb 23, 1:56 pm, gardenerprogress wrote:
> > > > > They aren't showing as anonymous. They are just gone.
> > > > > On Feb 23, 12:58 pm, tzonakos wrote:
> > > > > > I am not using Friends Connect, however i became a hidden follower in
> > > > > > other blogs I follow !!!
> > > > > > So, mr. Employee Google what's happening ?
> > > > > > I lost 11 followers too
> > > > > > Thank you
> > > > > > On 23 Φεβ, 21:43, jodilyns10 wrote:
> > > > > > > Just an FYI: I've had the number of follwers change without them
> > > > > > > becoming Anonymous.
> > > > > > > On Feb 23, 12:08 pm, Blogger Employee wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hey folks,
> > > > > > > > You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> > > > > > > > over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> > > > > > > > Friend Connect.
> > > > > > > > There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> > > > > > > > and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> > > > > > > > Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> > > > > > > > to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> > > > > > > > make themselves public again.
> > > > > > > > With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> > > > > > > > communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> > > > > > > > relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> > > > > > > > changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> > > > > > > > your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> > > > > > > > here as the launch approaches.
> > > > > > > > Thanks for your patience,
> > > > > > > > Gatsby
> > > > > > > > The Blogger Team
This is a script widget again...which means that IE users won't be
able to open my blog in IE. I've had to strip my html of all
script...my readers get the "Operation Aborted" message if there is
any script....can't google make something that everyone can use??
> Read the two messages above from "Blogger Employee". Blogger is about
> to do an integration and Blogger will inform your Followers how to
> become public again once the integration is complete.
> On Feb 23, 6:27 pm, motherofdomi wrote:
> > I had 118 followers this morning and when I checked this afternoon, I
> > was down to 99. I've never seen anyone stop following let alone have
> > 19 disappear at once. Is this a bug? What happened? Is there anyway to
> > check. Please advise. This is really concerning. There's no way to
> > know who is gone either...
> > Thanks for any info.
> > On Feb 23, 8:32 pm, Blogger Employee wrote:
> > > Hey folks,
> > > A quick clarification on two things that seem to be confusing people
> > > here:
> > > 1.) 'Following Anonymously' does not mean that your profile icon
> > > simply changes to a blank picture and remains on the blog.
> > > Anonymous Followers will no longer show up in the Following widget on
> > > a given blog, so you won't see yourself in as a Follower. You will,
> > > however, continue to get updates from a followed blog through your
> > > dashboard. For more info on Following 'publicly vs. anonymously'
> > > please see the following help article:
> > > 2.) We're going to be linking your Blogger and Friend Connect profiles
> > > soon down the road, so we wanted to make you 'Anonymous' rather than
> > > linking them without your permission.
> > > Once the Friend Connect integration is complete, we'll let you know
> > > how to become public again; which should be a very simple process.
> > > Thanks again for your patience!
> > > Gatsby
> > > The Blogger Team
> > > On Feb 23, 3:51 pm, Lesha wrote:
> > > > They're right. The followers are GONE. I looked at the people I am
> > > > following, but they were all public. Half of the people I was
> > > > following are just not on my list. This might be the reason for some,
> > > > but not for a lot of people.
> > > > On Feb 23, 2:06 pm, Melanthia wrote:
> > > > > I've disappeared from all my sites I follow, not even showing as
> > > > > anonymous. When I try to follow again, it says I'm already following.
> > > > > Quite frustrating. Were users warned this was going to happen?
> > > > > On Feb 23, 1:56 pm, gardenerprogress wrote:
> > > > > > They aren't showing as anonymous. They are just gone.
> > > > > > On Feb 23, 12:58 pm, tzonakos wrote:
> > > > > > > I am not using Friends Connect, however i became a hidden follower in
> > > > > > > other blogs I follow !!!
> > > > > > > So, mr. Employee Google what's happening ?
> > > > > > > I lost 11 followers too
> > > > > > > Thank you
> > > > > > > On 23 Φεβ, 21:43, jodilyns10 wrote:
> > > > > > > > Just an FYI: I've had the number of follwers change without them
> > > > > > > > becoming Anonymous.
> > > > > > > > On Feb 23, 12:08 pm, Blogger Employee wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Hey folks,
> > > > > > > > > You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> > > > > > > > > over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> > > > > > > > > Friend Connect.
> > > > > > > > > There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> > > > > > > > > and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> > > > > > > > > Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> > > > > > > > > to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> > > > > > > > > make themselves public again.
> > > > > > > > > With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> > > > > > > > > communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> > > > > > > > > relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> > > > > > > > > changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> > > > > > > > > your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> > > > > > > > > here as the launch approaches.
When I signed in this afternoon ALL of the blogs I publicly follow had
been changed to Annonymous. I did not make this change. I then changed
them back to public but they still don't show on my profile that I am
follwing these blogs.
> This is a script widget again...which means that IE users won't be
> able to open my blog in IE. I've had to strip my html of all
> script...my readers get the "Operation Aborted" message if there is
> any script....can't google make something that everyone can use??
> On Feb 23, 7:31 pm, siobhan wrote:
> > Read the two messages above from "Blogger Employee". Blogger is about
> > to do an integration and Blogger will inform your Followers how to
> > become public again once the integration is complete.
> > On Feb 23, 6:27 pm, motherofdomi wrote:
> > > I had 118 followers this morning and when I checked this afternoon, I
> > > was down to 99. I've never seen anyone stop following let alone have
> > > 19 disappear at once. Is this a bug? What happened? Is there anyway to
> > > check. Please advise. This is really concerning. There's no way to
> > > know who is gone either...
> > > Thanks for any info.
> > > On Feb 23, 8:32 pm, Blogger Employee wrote:
> > > > Hey folks,
> > > > A quick clarification on two things that seem to be confusing people
> > > > here:
> > > > 1.) 'Following Anonymously' does not mean that your profile icon
> > > > simply changes to a blank picture and remains on the blog.
> > > > Anonymous Followers will no longer show up in the Following widget on
> > > > a given blog, so you won't see yourself in as a Follower. You will,
> > > > however, continue to get updates from afollowedblog through your
> > > > dashboard. For more info on Following 'publicly vs. anonymously'
> > > > please see the following help article:
> > > > 2.) We're going to be linking your Blogger and Friend Connect profiles
> > > > soon down the road, so we wanted to make you 'Anonymous' rather than
> > > > linking them without your permission.
> > > > Once the Friend Connect integration is complete, we'll let you know
> > > > how to become public again; which should be a very simple process.
> > > > Thanks again for your patience!
> > > > Gatsby
> > > > The Blogger Team
> > > > On Feb 23, 3:51 pm, Lesha wrote:
> > > > > They're right. The followers are GONE. I looked at the people I am
> > > > > following, but they were all public. Half of the people I was
> > > > > following are just not on my list. This might be the reason for some,
> > > > > but not for a lot of people.
> > > > > On Feb 23, 2:06 pm, Melanthia wrote:
> > > > > > I've disappeared from all my sites I follow, not even showing as
> > > > > > anonymous. When I try to follow again, it says I'm already following.
> > > > > > Quite frustrating. Were users warned this was going to happen?
> > > > > > On Feb 23, 1:56 pm, gardenerprogress wrote:
> > > > > > > They aren't showing as anonymous. They are just gone.
> > > > > > > On Feb 23, 12:58 pm, tzonakos wrote:
> > > > > > > > I am not using Friends Connect, however i became a hidden follower in
> > > > > > > > otherblogsI follow !!!
> > > > > > > > So, mr. Employee Google what's happening ?
> > > > > > > > > Just an FYI: I've had the number of follwers change without them
> > > > > > > > > becoming Anonymous.
> > > > > > > > > On Feb 23, 12:08 pm, Blogger Employee wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Hey folks,
> > > > > > > > > > You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> > > > > > > > > > over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> > > > > > > > > > Friend Connect.
> > > > > > > > > > There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> > > > > > > > > > and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> > > > > > > > > > Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> > > > > > > > > > to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> > > > > > > > > > make themselves public again.
> > > > > > > > > > With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> > > > > > > > > > communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> > > > > > > > > > relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> > > > > > > > > >changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> > > > > > > > > > your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> > > > > > > > > > here as the launch approaches.
Our Friend Connect + Blogger integration may also affect the
displaying of certain blogs in your profile.
We apologize for the inconvenience here, but want to also let you know
that you will be able to correct this very soon once the integration
is complete. We appreciate your patience in the meantime!
For the latest on this issue, please keep an eye on our related Known
Issues post:
> A quick clarification on two things that seem to be confusing people
> here:
> 1.) 'Following Anonymously' does not mean that your profile icon
> simply changes to a blank picture and remains on the blog.
> Anonymous Followers will no longer show up in the Following widget on
> a given blog, so you won't see yourself in as a Follower. You will,
> however, continue to get updates from a followed blog through your
> dashboard. For more info on Following 'publicly vs. anonymously'
> please see the following help article:
> 2.) We're going to be linking your Blogger and Friend Connect profiles
> soon down the road, so we wanted to make you 'Anonymous' rather than
> linking them without your permission.
> Once the Friend Connect integration is complete, we'll let you know
> how to become public again; which should be a very simple process.
> Thanks again for your patience!
> Gatsby
> The Blogger Team
> On Feb 23, 3:51 pm, Lesha wrote:
> > They're right. The followers are GONE. I looked at the people I am
> > following, but they were all public. Half of the people I was
> > following are just not on my list. This might be the reason for some,
> > but not for a lot of people.
> > On Feb 23, 2:06 pm, Melanthia wrote:
> > > I've disappeared from all my sites I follow, not even showing as
> > > anonymous. When I try to follow again, it says I'm already following.
> > > Quite frustrating. Were users warned this was going to happen?
> > > On Feb 23, 1:56 pm, gardenerprogress wrote:
> > > > They aren't showing as anonymous. They are just gone.
> > > > On Feb 23, 12:58 pm, tzonakos wrote:
> > > > > I am not using Friends Connect, however i became a hidden follower in
> > > > > other blogs I follow !!!
> > > > > So, mr. Employee Google what's happening ?
> > > > > I lost 11 followers too
> > > > > Thank you
> > > > > On 23 Φεβ, 21:43, jodilyns10 wrote:
> > > > > > Just an FYI: I've had the number of follwers change without them
> > > > > > becoming Anonymous.
> > > > > > On Feb 23, 12:08 pm, Blogger Employee wrote:
> > > > > > > Hey folks,
> > > > > > > You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> > > > > > > over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> > > > > > > Friend Connect.
> > > > > > > There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> > > > > > > and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> > > > > > > Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> > > > > > > to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> > > > > > > make themselves public again.
> > > > > > > With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> > > > > > > communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> > > > > > > relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> > > > > > > changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> > > > > > > your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> > > > > > > here as the launch approaches.
> > > > > > > Thanks for your patience,
> > > > > > > Gatsby
> > > > > > > The Blogger Team
> Our Friend Connect + Blogger integration may also affect the
> displaying of certain blogs in your profile.
> We apologize for the inconvenience here, but want to also let you know
> that you will be able to correct this very soon once the integration
> is complete. We appreciate your patience in the meantime!
> For the latest on this issue, please keep an eye on our related Known
> Issues post:
> > A quick clarification on two things that seem to be confusing people
> > here:
> > 1.) 'Following Anonymously' does not mean that your profile icon
> > simply changes to a blank picture and remains on the blog.
> > Anonymous Followers will no longer show up in the Following widget on
> > a given blog, so you won't see yourself in as a Follower. You will,
> > however, continue to get updates from a followed blog through your
> > dashboard. For more info on Following 'publicly vs. anonymously'
> > please see the following help article:
> > 2.) We're going to be linking your Blogger and Friend Connect profiles
> > soon down the road, so we wanted to make you 'Anonymous' rather than
> > linking them without your permission.
> > Once the Friend Connect integration is complete, we'll let you know
> > how to become public again; which should be a very simple process.
> > Thanks again for your patience!
> > Gatsby
> > The Blogger Team
> > On Feb 23, 3:51 pm, Lesha wrote:
> > > They're right. The followers are GONE. I looked at the people I am
> > > following, but they were all public. Half of the people I was
> > > following are just not on my list. This might be the reason for some,
> > > but not for a lot of people.
> > > On Feb 23, 2:06 pm, Melanthia wrote:
> > > > I've disappeared from all my sites I follow, not even showing as
> > > > anonymous. When I try to follow again, it says I'm already following.
> > > > Quite frustrating. Were users warned this was going to happen?
> > > > On Feb 23, 1:56 pm, gardenerprogress wrote:
> > > > > They aren't showing as anonymous. They are just gone.
> > > > > On Feb 23, 12:58 pm, tzonakos wrote:
> > > > > > I am not using Friends Connect, however i became a hidden follower in
> > > > > > other blogs I follow !!!
> > > > > > So, mr. Employee Google what's happening ?
> > > > > > I lost 11 followers too
> > > > > > Thank you
> > > > > > On 23 Φεβ, 21:43, jodilyns10 wrote:
> > > > > > > Just an FYI: I've had the number of follwers change without them
> > > > > > > becoming Anonymous.
> > > > > > > On Feb 23, 12:08 pm, Blogger Employee wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hey folks,
> > > > > > > > You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> > > > > > > > over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> > > > > > > > Friend Connect.
> > > > > > > > There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> > > > > > > > and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> > > > > > > > Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> > > > > > > > to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> > > > > > > > make themselves public again.
> > > > > > > > With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> > > > > > > > communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> > > > > > > > relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> > > > > > > > changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> > > > > > > > your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> > > > > > > > here as the launch approaches.
> You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> Friend Connect.
> There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> make themselves public again.
> With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> here as the launch approaches.
> I had over 45 followers and now there are 32 with NO anonymous listed
> On Feb 24, 1:51 am, Blogger Employee wrote:
> > Hey folks,
> > Just dropping in for another update.
> > Our Friend Connect + Blogger integration may also affect the
> > displaying of certain blogs in your profile.
> > We apologize for the inconvenience here, but want to also let you know
> > that you will be able to correct this very soon once the integration
> > is complete. We appreciate your patience in the meantime!
> > For the latest on this issue, please keep an eye on our related Known
> > Issues post:
> > > A quick clarification on two things that seem to be confusing people
> > > here:
> > > 1.) 'Following Anonymously' does not mean that your profile icon
> > > simply changes to a blank picture and remains on the blog.
> > > Anonymous Followers will no longer show up in the Following widget on
> > > a given blog, so you won't see yourself in as a Follower. You will,
> > > however, continue to get updates from a followed blog through your
> > > dashboard. For more info on Following 'publicly vs. anonymously'
> > > please see the following help article:
> > > 2.) We're going to be linking your Blogger and Friend Connect profiles
> > > soon down the road, so we wanted to make you 'Anonymous' rather than
> > > linking them without your permission.
> > > Once the Friend Connect integration is complete, we'll let you know
> > > how to become public again; which should be a very simple process.
> > > Thanks again for your patience!
> > > Gatsby
> > > The Blogger Team
> > > On Feb 23, 3:51 pm, Lesha wrote:
> > > > They're right. The followers are GONE. I looked at the people I am
> > > > following, but they were all public. Half of the people I was
> > > > following are just not on my list. This might be the reason for some,
> > > > but not for a lot of people.
> > > > On Feb 23, 2:06 pm, Melanthia wrote:
> > > > > I've disappeared from all my sites I follow, not even showing as
> > > > > anonymous. When I try to follow again, it says I'm already following.
> > > > > Quite frustrating. Were users warned this was going to happen?
> > > > > On Feb 23, 1:56 pm, gardenerprogress wrote:
> > > > > > They aren't showing as anonymous. They are just gone.
> > > > > > On Feb 23, 12:58 pm, tzonakos wrote:
> > > > > > > I am not using Friends Connect, however i became a hidden follower in
> > > > > > > other blogs I follow !!!
> > > > > > > So, mr. Employee Google what's happening ?
> > > > > > > I lost 11 followers too
> > > > > > > Thank you
> > > > > > > On 23 Φεβ, 21:43, jodilyns10 wrote:
> > > > > > > > Just an FYI: I've had the number of follwers change without them
> > > > > > > > becoming Anonymous.
> > > > > > > > On Feb 23, 12:08 pm, Blogger Employee wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Hey folks,
> > > > > > > > > You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> > > > > > > > > over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> > > > > > > > > Friend Connect.
> > > > > > > > > There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> > > > > > > > > and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> > > > > > > > > Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> > > > > > > > > to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> > > > > > > > > make themselves public again.
> > > > > > > > > With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> > > > > > > > > communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> > > > > > > > > relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> > > > > > > > > changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> > > > > > > > > your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> > > > > > > > > here as the launch approaches.
> You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> Friend Connect.
> There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> make themselves public again.
> With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> here as the launch approaches.
> You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> Friend Connect.
> There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> make themselves public again.
> With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> here as the launch approaches.
I am having trouble emailing posts to other people from my blog. I get
a message that says that my emailed posts "look like spam" and it
suggests deleting the cookies on my browser and signing in again. The
only catch is that I've tried on two different computers, so obviously
the cookies are not an issue....
> You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> Friend Connect.
> There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> make themselves public again.
> With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> here as the launch approaches.
My problem is for over a week my posts aren't showing up for me - or
my links or a bunch of my items.... I am in the process of looking at
Typepad because I am so irritated now. Your "fix" of posting a draft
doesn't work long term. What is going on?
I know that others can still see my blog - however, I can't see any
posts and links... does this have anything to do with the changes with
"followers"?
> You may have noticed the number of your public Followers has decreased
> over the last few hours. We are in the process of integrating with
> Friend Connect.
> There is small set of users that already use both Blogger Following
> and Friend Connect. To avoid linking the profiles of Blogger and
> Friend Connect users without their permission, we have set these users
> to "anonymous". They are still following privately and will able to
> make themselves public again.
> With the official launch of the Friend Connect integration, we will
> communicate with the affected users to encourage them to reset their
> relationship to public. To reiterate, the number of Followers has not
> changed, and we believe that the launch will improve the visibility of
> your blog and community. We will post more details on Blogger Buzz and
> here as the launch approaches.
In regards to Followers, I think it would be a brilliant move on your
part to remove the cap at following 200 blogs. You've come up with a
great gadget here but it seems pretty senseless to have something that
is designed to increase in number and be displayed showing those
numbers but then give it a limit. A lot of people are at their limits
now and this is extremely frustrating to say the least.
> In regards to Followers, I think it would be a brilliant move on your
> part to remove the cap at following 200 blogs. You've come up with a
> great gadget here but it seems pretty senseless to have something that
> is designed to increase in number and be displayed showing those
> numbers but then give it a limit. A lot of people are at their limits
> now and this is extremely frustrating to say the least.
I really don't like the new google followers widget- it messes up the
appearance of my site so much, plus it has a link to google that I
don't want. It's much larger, and much more obnoxious and less
streamlined than the old widget. Is there any way to switch back to
the old style, and if not, is there any way to modify this one so that
it's less ugly?
