Wah-hoo! Welcome to the new version of The

Submitted by jim on Tue, 03/21/2000 - 05:10
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Wah-hoo! Welcome to the new version of The Listology! Bring on the bug reports. Yes, I know this page looks exactly the same as the old version, but there are several changes that I'm quite excited about. I could go on and on, but it would take up the whole page. So instead I'll post the feature list as a comment to this news item. Click "discuss" below to read about what's new!

jim03/21/2000

Okay, here's what's new:


  • Amazon.com integration: When you view a list, you will now see a little purple arrow next to each list item. By clicking on this arrow, you will be able to see stuff at Amazon related to the item that you can buy. If you do buy something, The Listology gets a small percentage of the sale. I'm hoping this will cover some of my costs in keeping the site going (The Listology is on a colocated server to keep things nice and speedy - the downside is that it's fairly expensive). I'm pleased with the way the integration came out . . . It's not nearly as intrusive as banner ads (IMO), and it's actually kinda fun to see what Amazon comes up with in certain cases (for example, try the Groundhog Day link on this list).


  • I've finally added a checkbox to the login screen that allows you to stay logged in indefinitely.


  • Another long-overdue change: When you are posting a comment, you can see what you are posting about right on the same screen. This tries to be smart. If you are replying to comment, it will display the original comment, but if you are starting a new thread, it will display the corresponding list/news item.


  • The user directory now puts a Sneech-like gold star next to users that have been active during the past week. Note that this starts today, so you won't have a star unless you do something from this point on. And you have to keep doing something to keep your star. :-) What qualifies as "something"? You either have to add/update a list, or post a comment.


  • Finally, here's a feature near-and-dear to my heart . . . On the screen that lists all your lists, you will see a star next to those lists that have received comments since the last time the list was saved. I can't tell you how long I've been trying to come up with a good way to implement this. Seems obvious now that it's done.


So there it is! If you have comments or other suggestions, feel free to post them here.

jim03/21/2000

One moment while I type it up . . .