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RE: Still Alive

BRodda — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:57:36 GMT

Thanks. We created it 100% in house. There are still some processes that need to be added manually, like new blogs, but the rest is functional.

We didn't like the features that most forum software had, so we decide to create our own. Little tweaks like adding a symbol library to let people post equations was one of our better additions.

We also changed from a text only daily e-mail digest to a graphic one. We get better tracking data off of the new one too.

But it's time to dust off my big pile of businesses now that the one I was working on has launched. Honestly it is one of the few big projects that I've worked on that made it to see the light of day.

RE: Still Alive

Ben Rowland — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:49:44 GMT

Ah, looks really cool. Custom software or something you customized?

Ben

RE: Still Alive

BRodda — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:26:38 GMT

Well it's up. http://cr4.globalspec.com/This site is designed to be "The Place" for engineers and scientists to discuss news and just about any other thing they are interested in.

We will be adding banner ads in the next few weeks once the launch problems sort out. (Joys of rolling your own software). I even have my own blog there, The Feature Creep in programing and software. =)

RE: Still Alive

BRodda — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 08:15:39 GMT

Launch is today at 7pm EST. We are getting a box of chocolate cigars to hand out

It is a engineering and scientific forum/blog/social networking site with proprietary forum software that we created in house with our users and all the features that we wanted to have (OK so we don't have spellcheck, but were working on it.). So if people are wondering what makes me a web 2.0 and community monetization mentat this should answer those questions.

RE: Still Alive

Ben Rowland — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:36:19 GMT

That's exciting. It will be interesting to see what you've been working on!

Ben

Still Alive

BRodda — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 13:26:26 GMT

Sorry for not updating this forum for a little while; but my day job got in the way. I'll post some more info as soon as it goes beta next week so peopel can see what's been having me so occupied.