August 19, 2015

  • And the Journey Continues

    Ok, for those interested in the Xanga side of things - a small update.

    I've sent John a few e-mails.   A couple of e-mails were of what people had a concern over in regards to the Team not providing us an update.

    Now, I know that there's plenty going on with servers and basic site software upgrades, and that they've been doing some research regarding themes...  But I don't know anything beyond that for Xanga at the moment... so if you've been keeping track - there's not a lot of new things to report at the moment.  It's up to John and the Team to provide an update.

    I will say that as I'm looking into Autisable being upgraded more, deciding on a framework for your wordpress site is an important decision that must be thought through very carefully.   Your site framework sets the stage on what you can and can't do down the road.  After all, what Xanga is doing with wordpress is a bit more than just a standard blog.  Of the major theme frameworks that are available, there are some security issues that must be addressed.   Some programmers opt to create their own framework rather than take what is more readily available - due to security reasons.   Again, that's just my perspective on the themes issue, and I think that John and the team need to provide us a bit more of an update on this matter for Xanga.

    I have also sent John a couple of e-mails about Autisable transitioning away from Xanga proper, and having my own team work on the site.   This has been in discussion with the Xanga team for some time, now it's time to work on the steps to make it happen.

    I expressed to John and the team that I'm remaining around with Xanga as long as everyone still wants me around.  Happy to do so.

    Well, back to the grind...

Comments (6)

  • I do very much appreciate your efforts as a liaison with the xanga team. Thank you!

  • I'm curious - what do they say when you bring them message after message of people requesting that they update and provide a project completion schedule? Do they commit to doing it but don't follow through, ignore them, or is it something else?

    • Good question:

      It's usually that there is a commitment in providing an update but not meeting a deadline that was stated, or it's something else entirely.

      One thing is certain in my discussions is that they are not ignoring what is being shared with them - there is a level of seriousness on all of the issues that I've shared with them. Many concepts and ideas that I've talked with John, for Example, are brought up in later discussions.

      There is a frustration that with their lack of follow through on regular updates that people feel as though they are being ignored - but the reality is that they are listening - but haven't responded regularly like they said they would.

      Hope that answers your question.

  • Joel, I know it's been said a millions times already, but how hard is it for them to spend 5 minutes to write a short update on their own site? I know plenty of insanely busy people, and even they had time to write blogs on Xanga back in the day. The "too busy" excuse simply doesn't cut it, especially if it's their own product.

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