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 5:49 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 5:51 PM
Yes, it’s a default function of Movable Type. I used the code of their original templates.
Henning von Vogelsang, August 11, 2006 6:14 PM