Long story short, I just haven't had time for the site and even then when I have had the time to think about it, it took a little while to come up with some things. FarkFirst I want to say a belated congratulations to the site, a story was listed on fark which brought in over 14,000 unique visitors to the site one day last week! Even got over 600 the next day and a combined 150 the following 2 days. Traffic from other places like Digg and others have also helped very much in traffic.VideosIt's something I was suggested about and I have wanted to put it in but whatever you think, it is not nearly as easy as you think. Of course putting in raw video in a news story seems possible but it nearly isn't. I spent a good 4-5+ hours scouring the internet and could only find a youtube bar (when I need 1 video, not multiple) so I have ended up with blinkx. In a nutshell all you have to do is click on the button (which appears in news stories) and then after loading a little, it shows relevant videos.Unfortunately it is not perfect. I would LOVE to be able to say for a story on, I don't know, "NATO Forces kill 10 Taliban" to show a video of a news recap but to do it dynamically, from what I have looked, isn't possible. However it still seems to be a solid service and should be good for the moment.Other FeaturesVideos is just the start. I have numerous features ideas, some not soon and others soon. One is going to be a poll module for the site, to increase user interaction, being changed once a week or more. For a smaller enhancement, those using the "pro" version of the homepage (top stories, most popular, latest news tabs), in the next day or two breaking news, if there is some, will also now appear in a tab in it's own.In the more distant future other things including weekly newsletters with a recap of the most popular stories, new users, etc. as well as, hopefully and eventually, a podcast.UpcomingI can't guarantee what will and won't be upcoming, but the breaking news and poll will for sure be upcoming. As well, I will hopefully, finally, get the custom breaking news feature in but that isn't a top priority. As well I may look to add other stuff including a sort of "related stories" area and other things such as tags along with the ability to submit a news story, re-organizing the main top stories and an areas module to see stories by region.But for now, expect to see the poll and breaking news features up soon. Enjoy!
Long story short, I just haven't had time for the site and even then when I have had the time to think about it, it took a little while to come up with some things.
Fark
First I want to say a belated congratulations to the site, a story was listed on fark which brought in over 14,000 unique visitors to the site one day last week! Even got over 600 the next day and a combined 150 the following 2 days. Traffic from other places like Digg and others have also helped very much in traffic.
Videos
It's something I was suggested about and I have wanted to put it in but whatever you think, it is not nearly as easy as you think. Of course putting in raw video in a news story seems possible but it nearly isn't. I spent a good 4-5+ hours scouring the internet and could only find a youtube bar (when I need 1 video, not multiple) so I have ended up with blinkx. In a nutshell all you have to do is click on the button (which appears in news stories) and then after loading a little, it shows relevant videos.
Unfortunately it is not perfect. I would LOVE to be able to say for a story on, I don't know, "NATO Forces kill 10 Taliban" to show a video of a news recap but to do it dynamically, from what I have looked, isn't possible. However it still seems to be a solid service and should be good for the moment.
Other Features
Videos is just the start. I have numerous features ideas, some not soon and others soon. One is going to be a poll module for the site, to increase user interaction, being changed once a week or more. For a smaller enhancement, those using the "pro" version of the homepage (top stories, most popular, latest news tabs), in the next day or two breaking news, if there is some, will also now appear in a tab in it's own.
In the more distant future other things including weekly newsletters with a recap of the most popular stories, new users, etc. as well as, hopefully and eventually, a podcast.
Upcoming
I can't guarantee what will and won't be upcoming, but the breaking news and poll will for sure be upcoming. As well, I will hopefully, finally, get the custom breaking news feature in but that isn't a top priority. As well I may look to add other stuff including a sort of "related stories" area and other things such as tags along with the ability to submit a news story, re-organizing the main top stories and an areas module to see stories by region.
But for now, expect to see the poll and breaking news features up soon. Enjoy!