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Zaadz Idealizt: On Blogging #1
Posted on Feb 25th, 2006
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~C4Chaos
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I'm not sure how high a priority is blogging on their list. So I'll just throw these out there in case the Wizardz would agree to manifest these ideas into code.
Group Blogs and Threaded Blogging:
a functionality to setup user-moderated Group Blogs where users can opt to join. once a user is a member of the group, she can send a blog post to the group (maybe via a "send to group blog" button ). the Group blog view will then display an aggregated blogs (just the summary) sent by the users. this will be like a forum but instead of threaded discussion, it will be "threaded blogging."
for example: Group Blog on "Recipe" will have blog posts just for recipes. Group Blog on "Seminars" will be blog posts about the particular seminars. this is a good way to aggregate reviews on products, services, etc... so the more specific the group is, the more value it will add to the community.
Blogs Etc. :
Blogs Misc:
There. That's it for now.
Group Blogs and Threaded Blogging:
a functionality to setup user-moderated Group Blogs where users can opt to join. once a user is a member of the group, she can send a blog post to the group (maybe via a "send to group blog" button ). the Group blog view will then display an aggregated blogs (just the summary) sent by the users. this will be like a forum but instead of threaded discussion, it will be "threaded blogging."
for example: Group Blog on "Recipe" will have blog posts just for recipes. Group Blog on "Seminars" will be blog posts about the particular seminars. this is a good way to aggregate reviews on products, services, etc... so the more specific the group is, the more value it will add to the community.
Blogs Etc. :
- one-click back to home (blog index page) would be very handy when reading a blog post.
- most recent blog posts (title and snippets) displayed on the User's main profile.
- "send to Zaadz friend" button on blog posts so users can pass around permalinks to their contacts.
- a "whos linking to this post" functionality which will display all blogs that link to blog post: maybe just use Technorati or other services.
- "post preview" functionality so users can proofread before posting the entry.
Blogs Misc:
- border around the tags section to visually separate it from the blog post and blog footer.
There. That's it for now.
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Great suggestions Coolmel.
* One click back to home - our navigation is a bit off on some pages, and needs work. I find this annoying as well.
* Posts on member home - I like that idea…
* Send to zaadz friend - hey why not?.
* Who’s linking to this post - Really like that one!
* Post preview - A must. I’ve wanted this since day 1 myself, along with drafts, auto-save and spell-check. I thing preview, drafts and auto-save would be a good place to start…
* Border. I’m sure Aaron has some plans here already
Thanks for the suggestions! On we churn…
Great suggestions CM. I’d also like to be able to edit my comments in others’ blogs. For example, when I accidentally call Coolmel my idle instead of my idol…
Coolmel - as Brian would say … that’s HAWT!
I’m helping build Zaadz Pods (ie Groups) and I love your ideas about Group Blogging… I’m sure you’ll see something similar to what you describe in the final product!
Matt the edit comments thing is actually more important to me personally than everything else. You can always edit your blog, but the comments are another story. We did discuss at leat offering this for 15 minutes after. It’s something I imagine will get done in the next few weeks one way or the other…
Sweet!
* deep bow to the artist known as “coolio” *
coolio?! that’s so not current. Kanye’s my man now :) uh.
What?? No hyperlinks? Coolmel, has someone else logged on as you?
here’s another one. i can talk like a normal person too you know. i’m not that weird in meatspace.
“meatspace” Coolie? Was that a typo or a sexual inuendo? Or, perhaps a subconscios carnivorous outburst!
If only he would have attatched a hyperlink to it! Then we’d have been able to figure it out, Korenna. I think Coolmel might be ill. Who has a thermometer?
hahaha. that’s why i always use hyperlinks to set the right context: meatspace.
hmmmm. meatspace :)
How do I manage permalinks? I want to remove one.