WebWord

I’m not even sure what I should write. I’m kind of stuck.
The story is simple. A couple of days ago I launched a new home page for WebWord. It was a Faustian bargain. In exchange for a new home page I’m now dealing with the following problems:

RSS feed is broken
Commenting is broken
Categories are […]

I don’t fear change but I do avoid making updates to WebWord. I’ve probably made 4-5 major updates to WebWord since I launched back in August of 1998. The reason is that when I make changes to WebWord, I inevitably have technical problems. Let’s hope that the release of the new WebWord home […]

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Once upon a time, WebWord was a free and open web site, where people could post comments without being registered. That stopped after two things happened. First, WebWord blew up. The content management system I was using (Movable Type) decided to implode. The database driving the site ate itself and I was left alone and […]

So, how did WebWord do in March? We’re back! I’m happy to say that in March, despite numerous setbacks, we had 4511 visitors, making 7420 visits, generating 42281 page views, sucking down around 550 MB of data. About 74% of users stayed less than 30 seconds, but about 7% stayed 5 minutes to 30 minutes, […]

I have my old list of subscribers to WebWord. These are the folks that were getting my newsletter, which was 100% opt in. I would very much like to tell people that WebWord is back up, and alive. First, is there any real issue with sending off a message? Ethical, legal, or otherwise? Second, assuming […]

Here is your chance, folks! Provide me with a list of things you can’t stand about WebWord, PostNuke, the fonts, the layout, and so forth. I’ve been generating my own list of things to fix, but I want you r advice. I’ll do what I can to make this a better site for all. Wink, […]

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