Oct
26

If you haven’t already noticed it, I have recently activated a plugin called What Would Seth Godin Do? Well, basically, what the plugin does is that it uses the presence of cookies to treat returning visitors differently than newbies.

Thinking Like Seth Godin

Traditionally, you will see the following welcome message the first time you visit:

“I will not be as ridiculous as to ask you to subscribe to my RSS feed since this is your first time here. Please grab a cup of coffee, make yourself at home and feel free to browse the archives :) Thanks for dropping by!”

And the next time you drop by, the message will no longer be visible.

However, if you’re a FireFox user and you “Clear Private Data” each time you close your browser window, you clear your cookies as well. Hence the next time you drop by, you will see the above message once again. To avoid seeing the welcome message everyday, you can exclude your cookies from being cleared by going to Tools > Options > Privacy > Private Data > Settings > Uncheck the COOKIES checkbox > Click OK.

Clear Private Data

So, my dear readers/visitors, how many of you clear your private data each time you close your browser window?


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18 Responses to “Do you clear your cookies?”


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  1. Renee

    Me, I’m afraid! I was wondering why I got that message every time, so thanks for clearing this up!

  2. goldfries

    I just set mine to clear Cache only. :)

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  3. Jeremy Steele

    I don’t have it clear anything on restart - not too worried about it.

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  4. Diana13

    I don’t clear my cookies either. But I like this plugin and I think I’m going to use it :)

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  5. Jason

    After 3-4 days, as I tend to save too many user name/passwords in it. The forms are filled up with so many things and its an eye sore (especially when it’s typo).

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  6. Simonne

    I never clear my cookies. I would be in trouble if this happened, because I forgot already all my passwords :)

  7. Pelfy

    No, I don’t delete them. Will not disturb them as long as they do not disturb me. Wahpiang! :)

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  8. Wayne Liew

    I clear my cookies (actually, I clear everything :biggrin: ) every time I closes my browser and I am used to seeing people use this Seth Godin plugin. No sweat!

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  9. pelf

    Actually I clear my own cookies once in a while too, it’s part of the laptop-maintenance schedule lightbulb

  10. Andy Bailey

    i hardly ever clear my cookies!
    I suppose I should do but it’s so much bother remembering all the usernames and passwords that I use..

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  11. Chen

    nope, i hardly clear my cookies :)

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  12. Karthik

    lol, I couldn’t dream of doing that - its so much of a convenience. I do have my own profile on XP to prevent others from logging into my accounts.

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  13. eastcoastlife

    I never clear my cookies. Am I at risk? *gasp*

  14. Matthew

    i clear EVERYTHING using CCleaner… :P
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  15. Steve

    Once a while, when I am hardworking to clean it :biggrin:

  16. littlebro

    This is only necessary if you have lots of private data stored inside your computer e.g e-mail username/passwords, credit card numbers, etc..

    Yes, I do clear my cookies around once a week.

  17. Soufulow

    Interesting plugin - pefect realization Seth’s web marketing idea.
    Like the comic so much! :yuck:
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  18. askMuslims.com

    Yeap! if i am on firefox. :biggrin: