Google AutoLink

Google recently released an arguably more benign version of Microsoft Smart Tags recently called Google AutoLink. For various opinions, check out Rogers Cadenhead, Anil Dash, Richard Eriksson, Dave Winer and Richard Zeldman. The point that can’t be ignored, though, is that Google offers no way to decline to participate as Microsoft did. Fortunately, others have leaped in to fill the need with an AutoLink Killer. That is good, but I think the metatag method is far preferable.