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I'm not sure if the main page needs some updating to be more 'social'. If you think so, let me know and if you have any suggestions how to, that would be great!
Posted 09 Dec 07 in Blogonize Beta
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Alright everyone, I'm starting to get back into the swing of things...Where do I plan on going with Blogonize? I've noticed that Vox, Blogger ect they don't update with new features as quickly and I hope to do that with Blogonize. When a member asks for a feature and if I think it would improve the site, I'll have it added.
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"So, I just really wanted to ask these questions, because I don't see any reason to use this, over say maybe Blogger, WordPress.com, LiveJournal account because it just doesn't offer anything unique."
Two of the main "unique" features are a bit buggy and haven't been released yet. One is text->voice so every blog post can be listened to without the auther having to record a podcast. The other is a system similar to digg.com where interesting posts can be voted on and make it to the Blogonize "Hot posts" page.
The community aspect does need some work, I haven't found out how to perfect that yet. Right now there's a "blog buddies" system where bloggers can be "friends" with other bloggers. There is also a forum where users can interact and of course they can interact with comments on the users' blogs. The "Hot posts" page I previously mentioned will also hopefully add towards a good community.
"Again, sorry for being all evil, but, for crying out loud, this was one of the first web 2.0 products I've ever been upset with, and almost inspires me to write an article questioning the lack of creativity in some web 2.0 products."
I understand how you think their might be a lack of creative mostly due to the fact that the idea has been done before. What hasn't been done is the whole system in ajax so users don't have to load new pages. What hasn't been done is the "Hot posts" system. What hasn't been done is the text->voice. Ect ect ect....
"the only suggestion I can give this product is to scratch it and start over with a great concept in mind that is community oriented (so you can have users circulate your site often, and increase chances of making revenue)"
The thing is, Blogonize is funded by myself and myself only. I don't have the money to scratch everything and start off fresh. With the whole unique community thing, I'm hoping Blogonize can achieve that with the features I've told you previously in this response. If you have any other specific suggestions that would help, that would be great.
"All these great applications are going to need to make money EVENTUALLY."
Blogonize does have a system for that
I'm not in this to get acquired." * Make a serious community for blogging." Like I said, I'm working on that now.
" * Reward users for interacting with other blogs. Perhaps a karma system?" Good Idea
Will seriously think about implementing. Most-likely will put that in but I keep thinking of new things and that keeps pushing back the launch date." * Maybe have a way to have a blog featured more for users that are more interactive with the community, thereby inspiring users to be more active, and maybe finding a way to use that to make you money in the process." Hopefully the "Hot posts" page can achieve this.
" * Give us complete customization over the blog design, and give us a very large selection of pre-made templates and let us build off of those to make it completely our own." Pre-made templates cost quite a bit so I will try to get some more in. Right now users can edit the css but are you suggesting I should make it easier for those who aren't familiar with css?
Off-topic, for some text tangler won't let me change the font color?" * Incorporate a digg-like system into your blogs. Maybe have the community vote up or down each blog posts, therefore getting the best content out from your users, and giving users something to read all the time, again keeping them circulating your site." Already done as mentioned before
http://www.blogonize.com/hot/1.html Like I said it's not completed" * Let us create groups. Vox & Newsvine has done this well. Yet it is a concept that can be taken further still if some imagination is there." Could you explain further on this?
" * Multiple authors of blogs. You can create a collaborative type blog for a group. Tangler has groups for web 2.0 startups, so why not make your site a great place to host a blog for those startups and allow several people make edits or post sticky notes or stuff like that." That's already a feature in blogonize
" * Find a way to feature your best bloggers on a single page, or create a network like Associated Content or Newsvine, except maybe not needing to be as complex." Hopefully the "Hot posts" page will be able to do that
" * Find a way to link blogs together. If you write something similar to another person, have the site automatically link those two up in a network and allow them to share ideas and inspire them to create more content" Interesting idea
Thanks so much for taking the time to critique Blogonize!
Posted 26 Aug 07 in Blogonize Beta
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Thanks, I'll work on all these today (including the stuff you posted in other threads)
Posted 08 Aug 07 in Blogonize Beta
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It's running on php. I'm not sure what you mean by your second question...Yes, the concept is similar to wordpress.com
Posted 13 Jul 07 in Blogonize Beta
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Just going to keep working towards a public launch...Probably wont be until after August 3rd because I've entered it into the TechCrunch20 contest and I won't hear back from them if blogonize made it until that date.
Some upcoming features:- Text->Voice - Was working but there's a bug now
- Change the width of your blog by dragging
- Improvements on ease of use
Posted 10 Jul 07 in Blogonize Beta
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Thanks for the review, did you have a chance to look at the blog page where most of the editing is done? The site may not be very clear that most of the editing is done there and I'll work on that.
Posted 29 Jun 07 in Blogonize Beta
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