Comments on: Welcome to the Urban Yukon Blog http://urbanyukon.com/blog/2009/09/23/welcome-to-the-urban-yukon-blog/ Urban Yukon news and announcements Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:13:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave http://urbanyukon.com/blog/2009/09/23/welcome-to-the-urban-yukon-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Dave Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:02:49 +0000 http://urbanyukon.com/blog/?p=3#comment-6 Thanks, Geof. You've had a lot more time to think about this, and those are some cool ideas, especially #4. In the meantime, I'm going to take a closer look at SimplePie. Thanks, Geof. You’ve had a lot more time to think about this, and those are some cool ideas, especially #4. In the meantime, I’m going to take a closer look at SimplePie.

]]> By: Geof Harries http://urbanyukon.com/blog/2009/09/23/welcome-to-the-urban-yukon-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Geof Harries Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:24:51 +0000 http://urbanyukon.com/blog/?p=3#comment-5 As far as new Urban Yukon features go, it’d be cool to see: 1) A better search engine Currently the site uses the advanced EE search engine, which really only displays author names and blog entry titles. In fact, this is all it can search, as it’s all that EE has in its database. As the homepage main feed is coming from a third party, EE can’t go after that data. If you used something like <a href="http://simplepie.org/" rel="nofollow">Simple Pie</a> I think you get EE working in this manner. 2) Categories A couple of years ago I proposed categories to the membership, but a fair number of people said, No Thanks. I personally think it’s because at that time, there wasn't outright value in organizing the content this way. Today, with 50+ blogs in the system, it could really use some categorization. 3) Global RSS feed You mentioned this above. I agree and have wanted to do this for years, but as you state, there’s limitations with the third party app and what it can spit out. Again, Simple Pie or some custom coding could probably aid in this regard. 4) Expanding beyond blogs My vision was to turn the website into more of a aggregated voice for Yukoners, pulling in content from a variety of channels, blogs, Twitter, SMS, Flickr photos, etc. Actually, I tried the Flickr photo thing a couple of years ago, but at the time, it was loading way too slow. Perhaps their APIs have improved. More in my head, but this should get you started! As far as new Urban Yukon features go, it’d be cool to see:

1) A better search engine

Currently the site uses the advanced EE search engine, which really only displays author names and blog entry titles. In fact, this is all it can search, as it’s all that EE has in its database. As the homepage main feed is coming from a third party, EE can’t go after that data. If you used something like Simple Pie I think you get EE working in this manner.

2) Categories

A couple of years ago I proposed categories to the membership, but a fair number of people said, No Thanks. I personally think it’s because at that time, there wasn’t outright value in organizing the content this way. Today, with 50+ blogs in the system, it could really use some categorization.

3) Global RSS feed

You mentioned this above. I agree and have wanted to do this for years, but as you state, there’s limitations with the third party app and what it can spit out. Again, Simple Pie or some custom coding could probably aid in this regard.

4) Expanding beyond blogs

My vision was to turn the website into more of a aggregated voice for Yukoners, pulling in content from a variety of channels, blogs, Twitter, SMS, Flickr photos, etc. Actually, I tried the Flickr photo thing a couple of years ago, but at the time, it was loading way too slow. Perhaps their APIs have improved.

More in my head, but this should get you started!

]]> By: Meandering Michael http://urbanyukon.com/blog/2009/09/23/welcome-to-the-urban-yukon-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Meandering Michael Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:25:47 +0000 http://urbanyukon.com/blog/?p=3#comment-4 Thanks Geof, for all that hard work you put into Urban Yukon. And thanks Dave, for rising up to the challenge! I like Urban Yukon the way it is, but there have been times where I haven't been able to check it for a week and wanted to scroll back to some older posts. Other than that, a meet-up is long overdue! Thanks Geof, for all that hard work you put into Urban Yukon. And thanks Dave, for rising up to the challenge!

I like Urban Yukon the way it is, but there have been times where I haven’t been able to check it for a week and wanted to scroll back to some older posts.

Other than that, a meet-up is long overdue!

]]> By: Dave http://urbanyukon.com/blog/2009/09/23/welcome-to-the-urban-yukon-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Dave Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:36:37 +0000 http://urbanyukon.com/blog/?p=3#comment-3 Geof, what other new features did you want to add? I was thinking of an RSS feed of the UY feeds (although Feed Informer's version contains all of the article contents, which not everyone will want), and maybe tweeting new postings that show up on UY. Geof, what other new features did you want to add? I was thinking of an RSS feed of the UY feeds (although Feed Informer’s version contains all of the article contents, which not everyone will want), and maybe tweeting new postings that show up on UY.

]]> By: Geof Harries http://urbanyukon.com/blog/2009/09/23/welcome-to-the-urban-yukon-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Geof Harries Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:22:25 +0000 http://urbanyukon.com/blog/?p=3#comment-2 You've already knocked off one of the many new features I wanted to add to the website: a blog. Imagine that. A blog on a blog network site. Thanks for the kind words and taking over the reigns, Dave. I know Urban Yukon is in very good hands. You’ve already knocked off one of the many new features I wanted to add to the website: a blog. Imagine that. A blog on a blog network site.

Thanks for the kind words and taking over the reigns, Dave. I know Urban Yukon is in very good hands.

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