Comments on: Changes

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:07:17 +0000

My DSL is not always up to specs, and their server isn’t very responsive, so click throughs are annoying. I have started using the “more” feature here simply because I’ve gotten more verbose, and too many things were scrolling off the front page. I could lengthen the page, but some people are still on dial-up and I don’t want them to wait forever for it to load.

It works for some people and not for others. There are always compromises.

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:40:24 +0000

It would seem that Jane is building towards a Kos or Huffington model, and that’s understandable. FDL must incur some serious hosting charges and needs a revenue stream. that seems reasonable. my first reaction was that the new fdl looks like a more inviting huffpo. i like the short blurbs. i like having several posts to choose from without having to scroll down the page, and i've almost always chosen which ones to read based on the author and the headline anyway, so even the blurbs are mostly superfluous [for me].

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:26:53 +0000

I think he knows Jane, they are both on the left coast and may run into each other at gatherings. It is nice to have someone else take care of all of the “busy work” and moderation of a blog unless you’re into the geek side.

It would seem that Jane is building towards a Kos or Huffington model, and that’s understandable. FDL must incur some serious hosting charges and needs a revenue stream.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:49:37 +0000

I’m with you, Bryan. Wonder what prompted Tom to make the change.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:13:09 +0000

I like some of the writers and some of the topics, but the “blurbs” aren’t long enough to tell me if a click and wait are worth it.

By: Fallenmonk

Fallenmonk — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:18:49 +0000

I am not to keen on the new format. Like you Bryan I blog in spurts while I am working. For the last 10 weeks or so I have been mentoring a new business architect while he does the business definition with the client so I sit off to the side and only interrupt when he hits a tough spot or has a question or issue he can’t work through. I have to pay attention but I can blog and do that at the same time.
I will still hit the site regularly because I like the content and writers I find there but it is slower.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:10:40 +0000

I wondered if you were aware that the Russians had bought LJ from 6Apart. I noticed that you had gone way down on posts, but no one is required to blog, it should be fun. When it isn’t you quit.

The new format is too time consuming for me. I hit blogs when I’m waiting for changes to programs to compile, so I do it in short takes.

By: julia

julia — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:47:33 +0000

Not really. They asked.

I’ve had a trying year, and mostly posting has gone by the wayside until things (pleasepleaseplease) settle down, but once or twice a week I can manage.