{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Noise to Signal Cartoon","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.robcottingham.ca\/cartoon","title":"Apparently, we DO need these stinking badges - Noise to Signal Cartoon","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HtG1Ak4mJI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robcottingham.ca\/cartoon\/archive\/apparently-we-do-need-these-stinking-badges\/\">Apparently, we DO need these stinking badges<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robcottingham.ca\/cartoon\/archive\/apparently-we-do-need-these-stinking-badges\/embed\/#?secret=HtG1Ak4mJI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Apparently, we DO need these stinking badges&#8221; &#8212; Noise to Signal Cartoon\" data-secret=\"HtG1Ak4mJI\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Originally posted on ReadWriteWeb I&#8217;m suddenly seeing badges everywhere. Location-aware apps like Foursquare and Gowalla award them for things like visiting more than four venues in one night (the &#8220;crunked&#8221; badge) or checking into the kind of venue known for a particular personality type (the &#8220;douchebag&#8221; badge). And now I&#8217;m getting badges in nearly every&#8230; Continue reading"}