I really like the idea behind this, thanks for setting this up.
Since the site is not fully functional yet I guess you're not looking for comments about design and UX, right?
Topic: [ANN] Bitcoin Press Center - an inclusive, open and feature rich site for media - page 2. (Read 1794 times)
May 03, 2013, 02:36:48 PM
May 03, 2013, 02:28:48 PM
Is it alright to sign up for accounts on the site?
Sure, but the functionality is pretty limited, the user side has not been developed and the site gets wiped on almost hourly basis, so... it may not do much for you.
But please go ahead. All testing is absolutely welcome!
May 03, 2013, 02:25:27 PM
Is it alright to sign up for accounts on the site?
May 03, 2013, 02:15:37 PM
The bitcoinpresscenter.org beta is 90% complete. I will be calling on those who volunteered to help to test run some of the functionality.
I would like to explain what I have been doing for the past three days. I have been building a platform, using a CMS (drupal, but the tech choice is not important) in order to implement a press center, the Internet way:
- Inclusive - the barrier to nominations is very low - if the person is interested in being on the list, and their information is filled in, they are on the list
- Highlighting, not filtering: A mechanism for positive endorsements, with qualitative comments allows the best to bubble to the top of the list.
- A minimal amount of moderation is applied only to the content of the endorsements to filter ad-hominem. Positive endorsements push people up the list. If people feel negatively, they can *not endorse*. That keeps less endorsed candidates at the bottom of the list - BUT they're on the list.
- A lot of metadata to help press choose: Languages spoken, timezone, area of expertise (HW, SW, crypto, economics, business etc.), Role in bitcoin community (miner, user, dev, media, author, merchant etc).
- A lot of press-relevant information that is missing from current efforts: Attribution, Large-res photos, one line bio, short bio, long bio, etc.
- A faceted search and filtering system (like the sidebar on Amazon.com). You want to see just Spanish speakers who are developers and in your own timezone? Easy!
All of the above is geared towards a press center with 500 contacts, not 8.
Beta testing starts late tonight or tomorrow, for functionality. First public preview with content by end of Monday as promised.
NOTE: I welcome constructive suggestions. Tell me how to fix the problems, not what they are. I already know what the weaknesses of the above scheme are (sure there are more too), but it is better than existing solutions and I'm building more and taking feedback. So, if you disagree, suggest a SOLUTION that I can implement and see if others support you. I will ignore those who only point out problems without solutions, sorry.
I would like to explain what I have been doing for the past three days. I have been building a platform, using a CMS (drupal, but the tech choice is not important) in order to implement a press center, the Internet way:
- Inclusive - the barrier to nominations is very low - if the person is interested in being on the list, and their information is filled in, they are on the list
- Highlighting, not filtering: A mechanism for positive endorsements, with qualitative comments allows the best to bubble to the top of the list.
- A minimal amount of moderation is applied only to the content of the endorsements to filter ad-hominem. Positive endorsements push people up the list. If people feel negatively, they can *not endorse*. That keeps less endorsed candidates at the bottom of the list - BUT they're on the list.
- A lot of metadata to help press choose: Languages spoken, timezone, area of expertise (HW, SW, crypto, economics, business etc.), Role in bitcoin community (miner, user, dev, media, author, merchant etc).
- A lot of press-relevant information that is missing from current efforts: Attribution, Large-res photos, one line bio, short bio, long bio, etc.
- A faceted search and filtering system (like the sidebar on Amazon.com). You want to see just Spanish speakers who are developers and in your own timezone? Easy!
All of the above is geared towards a press center with 500 contacts, not 8.
Beta testing starts late tonight or tomorrow, for functionality. First public preview with content by end of Monday as promised.
NOTE: I welcome constructive suggestions. Tell me how to fix the problems, not what they are. I already know what the weaknesses of the above scheme are (sure there are more too), but it is better than existing solutions and I'm building more and taking feedback. So, if you disagree, suggest a SOLUTION that I can implement and see if others support you. I will ignore those who only point out problems without solutions, sorry.
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