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New BC Blog Design - Guest Bloggers Needed!

Posted by NINE • 4/09/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: announcement, bc, blog, blogcatalog, community, launch, news

Well we decided to update the blogcatalog blog to focus more on the community, you can check out the updated design here:

blog.blogcatalog.com/

The cool thing is that the background image will update every 24 hours based on recent viewers so it will never be the same from day to day!

WE NEED YOU!
We are opening up the blogcatalog blog to all of our members. If you have an idea for a post we want you to share with the community! All we ask is that you keep it relevant to blogging, social networks, blogcatalog, or even the community in general...

We are going to keep an open mind so as long as you can make it relevant and keep it PG-13 we would love to have you participate!

HOW DO YOU SUBMIT A POST?
If you have a post ready, all you have to do is set up an account at:

blog.blogcatalog.com/wp-login.php?action=register

Make sure you use your BC username. One you are registered just e-mail us at webmaster@blogcatalog.com and we will update your wordpress role so you can post.

Once your account has been approved/updated you can post at your convenience.

We will be reviewing the posts manually and publishing them every few days or whenever they come in.

I think that with all the collective creativity we have on BlogCatalog its going to be a fun experiment in bringing the community together!

User Comments

4/09/08

lordlikely

I swear to all that is Holy that I SHALL get around to finally penning something for BC soon.

(Please note: I am liable to retract this statement at any point, should I forget, become too tired or wind up blind drunk in an alley-way somewhere).

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4/09/08

lordlikely

Also, look at Mr. Pointless Banter's face at the top of the screen on the blog.

Disgusting.

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4/09/08

BlogBadly

I think I had a post scheduled for April 14th

I'll deliver on my claim

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4/09/08

clioandme

Looks good, though to my mind the text is still really small, and perhaps the text width is too wide.

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4/09/08

Hippychikky

Yes I too say pointlessbanters face one too many times on the page. It is too busy in the background....you cant read any of the text, and the same pics repeat over and over.

I didn't make it past reading jargon fish bc I decided to count how many times the guy in the fishing hat was on there

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1. 4/09/08
  
  thegoodknife
  
  The background is extremely busy. maybe we can convince nine to come up with a way to tone it down.
2. 4/11/08
  
  PetLvr
  
  I second and third that motion.
4/09/08

kdawg68

who the hell are some of those people? More folks that never say a word in the forums. LURKERS!!!! And yet they get their photo on the site. (pounds fist into desk).

This....will not stand man...this agression...will not stand!

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1. 4/09/08
  
  clioandme
  
  You can go here and ride them down one blogger at a time: www.blogcatalog.com/user
2. 4/09/08
  
  kdawg68
  
  check out the pirate guy that comes up first!
  
  Edit: oops - everytime you click on it, they change order. There was cool looking asian pirate guy with a patch on his eye and all. It was totally awesome.
4/09/08

thegoodknife

BEHOLD! the background has been updated!

The background is going to be updated once a day with the faces of the recent visitors.

blog.blogcatalog.com/

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1. 4/09/08
  
  kdawg68
  
  now that's more like it!!!
2. 4/09/08
  
  clioandme
  
  And such a handsome red dog all over the durned place!
  
  I sees a horse too.
3. 4/09/08
  
  lordlikely
  
  Much more handsome.
4. 4/09/08
  
  kdawg68
  
  Yup, a familiar cast of characters. That first group was like a who's who of folks we don't know - with Pointlessbanter sandwiched in between.
4/09/08

Hippychikky

Umm same background dude

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1. 4/09/08
  
  clioandme
  
  No, different avatars than several minutes ago.
4/09/08

Hippychikky

damn refresh, still too busy .... its like where is waldo

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4/09/08

Hippychikky

heheheh oh horsey boy, you sexy dawg you ....we next to each other.....uh oh

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1. 4/09/08
  
  kdawg68
  
  Oh lordie. Well you are my priestess, even if you're not from California. I still think of Dani California whenever I see you here.
2. 4/09/08
  
  clioandme
  
  And it's gonna be like that for 24 hours.
3. 4/09/08
  
  Hippychikky
  
  You .... I ....we one! They can never take us apart!.....shit meet back here same time same place before the refresh.
4. 4/09/08
  
  Hippychikky
  
  you are my Stallion, and we will ride into the sunset......
  threw a cloud of smoke one might think to be oregano, yet happier, livlier, and well a hell of a lot more expensive
5. 4/09/08
  
  kdawg68
  
  don't you get the feeling that Thegoodknife's Hobbes is imploring us "no!!!! no!!!! someone separate them!!!" with his hands up like that?
6. 4/09/08
  
  thegoodknife
  
  it's more of a... 'Don't look at me. I didn't drink your milkshake.'
4/09/08

naren

am there

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4/09/08

BlogBadly

Making the background slightly transparent would probably look better.

It also repeats a bunch - looks very web 1.0

The community aspect is great and all but it just doesn't look right =/

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1. 4/11/08
  
  saxyphone
  
  yes i second that. perhaps 80% transparent would be way much better.
4/09/08

monkeytale

Heck...if some of these people don't deliver I can always whip up another post. (That ought to scare Angie, anyway.)

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4/09/08

ekim941

Are us Blogger users out of luck?

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1. 4/09/08
  
  monkeytale
  
  No...you're just going to post to their WP blog is all.
4/10/08

kaybday

Ready to post and registered but don't see a post link.

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1. 4/10/08
  
  TonyB
  
  I see you found it!
4/10/08

kaybday

Yeah, but it ain't lettin' me post. I got no link to get to edit.
"insufficient permissions."

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4/10/08

TonyB

Kay,

You should be able to post now.

Tony

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4/10/08

Anniepooh

That background "thingy" is just too cool. I'm goin' every day so you all have to look at me!

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1. 4/10/08
  
  TonyB
  
  then I'll go every day as well to look at you!
4/10/08

acousticguitarist

Hi 9

I've had a look at the script. JargonFish

tried a few things but pulled the script back out of Wordpress hosted blog.

didn't see much going on. The pdf said add script to header, Yes? And add script to where you want it on the page.

.... could you be really specific because I tried adding the script between the header open and closed ...the whole script and then also tried it as a standard widget.
No go, so I pulled the scripts out

What am I doing wrong, whhat should I see?

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1. 4/11/08
  
  thegoodknife
  
  you may want to contact jargonfish about this, they would have a better answer than we would:
  
  www.jargonfish.com/contact_us.jsp
2. 4/11/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  ok
  
  can you show me an example of a working one one wordpress?
4/11/08

PetLvr

I have a headache now - from the background. It sounds like a good idea .. it really does - but, it's not a good idea - at all.
(i.m.h.o.)

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1. 4/11/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Yes the background was a little hard on the eyes, but I was hesitant to say anything because I'm really grumpy with my teenage son and it could have sounded negative
2. 4/11/08
  
  PetLvr
  
  Well .. maybe if the content pixels were 14px or 16px it wouldnt' be so overwelming and hurtful to the cornea But - I couldn't even finish reading the first two posts without having to "X" out the window.
  
  Oh - and, I'm not sure I would feel any different if I saw my caricature face there either .. in case anybody was wondering
3. 4/11/08
  
  TonyB
  
  does that mean you don't like it
4. 4/11/08
  
  PetLvr
  
  sorry .. but, it takes away from the content .. and too focused that makes my eyeballs swish back and forward. I don't think it's soothing ..
  
  Do other BC'er really like it? or, just like to see their face in the background? I guess that answer would probably help direct what type of content you should have.
5. 4/11/08
  
  PetLvr
  
  here... www.1800hart.com/pics/bc-example-bg.jpg
  What do you think?
6. 4/11/08
  
  TonyB
  
  Since its a community blog my opinion isn't as important as what the community thinks. Opinions?
7. 4/11/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Without sounding rude. I hate it..it's too busy Tony v.1
8. 4/11/08
  
  TonyB
  
  We want honest opinions. Thank you.
4/11/08

nursarahlam

love the background, love the motion here..

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4/11/08

kaybday

It's too busy for me too. Air. Love air.

I'm trying to figure out how to post this column I wrote. See you all in a sec.

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4/11/08

kaybday

Just posted draft. Hope it's okay to include links. One suggestion--use a graphic within the blog post. I took a shot of my laptop screen with the discussion board page showing, and resized it, but didn't see a way to upload. Graphics or photos within the post really break up the text, imo. Also wasn't sure about Technorati tags or share codes, but those would give you a little more bang (maybe you already got that covered within BC, but wanted to mention it.).Thx. Kay

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6/11/08

TonyB

GUEST BLOGGERS WANTED

Feature yourself on the BC blog. The home page is now promoting the community blog. You should get a some decent exposure and traffic to your blog. Plus the community will enjoy what you have to write.

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6/11/08

crkian

may write one today

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7/04/08

zoonyx

comment removed by the community.

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9/10/08

aminhers

I see

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9/10/08

blogonsmog

My eyes hurt.

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3/04/09

water2filter

It is better to change the backgroud photo to simple one.

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3/04/09

dosox

LOL.. Its more Homely now. And I have to visit that blog everyday for exposure

Let me try my best to contribute.

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3/04/09

melindaville

Folks, this is from last Sept!

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1. 3/04/09
  
  gosmelltheflowers
  
  You just beat me to it Melinda,
  
  ALWAYS check the expiry day ;-)
2. 3/04/09
  
  melindaville
  
  Buzzactly.
5/07/09

MonalizaAmid

Did I miss anything?

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10/05/09

nuansapena

Display good enough, for me the important benefits! Success for all!

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