The Ma.gnolia Blog
Where the Ma.gnolia community meets to discuss social bookmarking and online life.
Ads On, and Ads-Off
Months ago we decided to lighten up Ma.gnolia a bit by turning ads off for signed in members. We said at that point that we wouldn’t bring them back without a way to turn them off. Then we got distracted with all sorts of other stuff.
With a big part of Ma.gnolia 2 being a business model for sustaining and growing the service, we thought it wise to get an early start on subscription-based enhancements to the Ma.gnolia experience.
When you put those two ideas together, you end up with today’s announcement that ads are back on Ma.gnolia, and that you can turn them off. With a twist.
Continued...Posted by Todd on October 7, 2008 | 1 comment | Mark This Post
Last-Minute Notes for a New Homepage
Today we’re rolling out a new kind of homepage, which you already know about if you’ve been reading our recent posts.
The Stream, along with Picks, collects activity from across Ma.gnolia from the people you follow (formerly known as Contacts).
This change is a pretty strong shift from what you’ve come to know in your personal homepage, and it’s being built incrementally so you’ll see a lot of changes happen here in the coming weeks.
Continued...Posted by Todd on September 29, 2008 | 0 comments | Mark This Post
Picking the Good Stuff
Yesterday we talked about bringing an Activity Stream model into Ma.gnolia, and today we want to talk about what we’ve done to extend that model to make it more useful than just a bunch of stuff floating by.
Continued...Posted by Todd on September 26, 2008 | 2 comments | Mark This Post
Jumping into the Stream
Since Larry announced the Ma.gnolia 2 project last month, we’ve been working on two parallel paths to get the project moving: pulling together design documents and building the first key piece of M2, inside the current version that we all use now. It’s that piece that we want to talk about today.
A key shift between Ma.gnolia 1 and 2 will be a stronger focus on the recent activity and attention of individuals and groups you like. This change is a growing trend among social web apps, and a way to make a much richer spectrum of recent activity available from a central point.
We’re building this feature now because we think it needs actual use before how it should work will be clear. To that end, next week we’ll be turning on the first version of the Ma.gnolia Stream.
Continued...Posted by Todd on September 25, 2008 | 6 comments | Mark This Post
The Open Road Ahead
Today at Gnomedex in Seattle, we’re kicking off a project bigger than any we’ve taken on since starting Ma.gnolia. It’s brighter than a snazzy feature, and more than a social bookmarking service. It’s going to define where Ma.gnolia is heading, in a way that makes room at the table for everyone.
Continued...Posted by Larry on August 22, 2008 | 9 comments | Mark This Post
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