I have one gadget that has its meta data stuck in the cache for at
least 1 month, probably more like over 2 months.
http://www.google.com/ig/directory?type=gadgets&url=hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/114384060115294472666/Chat.xml
.
And my picture has been broken for even longer.
Thanks,
Tony
On Sep 15, 11:09 pm, "Vision Jinx (Guru)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Gadget meta data should get updated in about a week or two, if it has
> been longer then post again and hopefully a Googler can follow up with
> you. There have been times when things get stuck but it's usually you
> have to wait for their next cache update cycle.
>
> If I recall correctly the Canvas view in the new API is more catered
> to advertisers to put their ads, but I don't use them so I can't speak
> from experience. There are also Gadget Ads that may appeal more to
> you. Alternatively you can make a feature request by reading this
> thread for the most appropriate API
> >>http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Gadgets-API/browse_thread/threa...
>
> Cheers!
> Vision Jinx
>
> On Sep 15, 10:00 pm, Comet_Rider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I am new to making Gadgets and I am still trying to figure out how
> > things work and all. I have noticed that after I submitted a Gadget
> > then later changed its metadata, like directory_title and description,
> > that the new changes don't show up in the Gadget directory after
> > several days or even weeks. But if I add the nocache=1 parameter it
> > does show up. Is this proper behaviour or a bug? Either way it would
> > be great if we could tweak the directory_title and description to see
> > what gets a better ranking in the directory. I have figured out that
> > its not all about the number of users as far as rankings go. As you
> > would expect the title and description are keys to ranking for your
> > keywords. It sucks that you get one shot with the way it is currently
> > and then your stuck with it.
>
> > Another related cache problem is that when I submitted my Author
> > picture it wasn't the right dimensions so it just showed up as a gray
> > box. Once I noticed this I uploaded a new picture with the same exact
> > file name and proper dimensions to overwrite the bad one but yet all I
> > can still see is the ugly gray picture. Is there a way that I or
> > someone at Google could fix this? You can see what I mean here:
> > http://www.google.com/ig/directory?type=authors&[EMAIL PROTECTED] .
>
> > Will Google ever offer a way for us to use AdWords directly within a
> > Gadget?
> > Thank You,
> > Tony
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