Theory, the blog page of core, has been the #1 magnet of this website. I get a lot of comments from people finding core through Technorati or other websites. So far not many have chosen to leave a comment on articles, but I get some emails occasionally.
Why are only a few people commenting? Consulting my visitor statistics, I can see there are a lot more people visiting, but few are actually writing something. I think the answer lies in usability.
Probably not a few people found Theory overwhelming. It was simply too much, so they got turned off to read more. This goes hand in hand with what my brother pointed out a while ago, and which had been the starting point for major revisions of core.
When I started out with this website, I felt I had found a new edge, a different kind of perspective. I tried transferring the learnings from blogs to corporate websites, starting with my own, creating the first real Conversation Website. This effort has been going for a year or so now, and it is making great progress. The image of what a Conversation Website actually is has cleared up a lot, and meanwhile I managed to sell the idea to a couple of clients of mine.
If you’re reading this, you’ve already found the new Theory page. I think it’s less confusing, more on focus and more inviting. What do you think?
Yep, seems OK.
Your logo is really cool, by the way.
Ben Hayes, August 11, 2006 05:49 PM
Also, I want to ask you, there’s a bunch of RDF code embedded in your source. Does MT put it in there by default, or is it something you’ve chosen to install yourself?
Ben, August 11, 2006 05:51 PM
Yes, it’s a default function of Movable Type. I used the code of their original templates.
Henning von Vogelsang, August 11, 2006 06:14 PM