Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 13:10:23 -0500 From: Chuck0 <chuck-AT-tao.ca> Subject: infoshop.org update 2/23/2000 (with new RDF files) infoshop.org update 2/23/2000 ----------------------------- This message started out as an update I was going to send to some anti-authoritarian web geeks, but after thinking about it, I realized that a longer and more public update is needed. The Mid-Atlantic Infoshop (now infoshop.org) has been going through a major re-design and update phase for the past month. I estimate that this phase will continue for another month, so please be patient if you have requested something or requested a link. The tech update comes first. For those of you who use My Netscape or are setting up/running Slashcode-based sites, we're making two RDF files (aka channels) available on a regular basis. The first one, which is based on infoshop.org's "What's New" page is now available. You can download or connect to the RDF file at: http://www.infoshop.org/whatsnew.rdf Another file is being prepared to capture the breaking news section. It will be available later this week at: http://www.infoshop.org/news.rdf These are the only RDF files we will be making available at this time. Moving on to other news... IMPROVEMENTS AND CHANGES # New graphics, header bars, and navigational features # Attempts to slim down pages so that they download faster # Switch to dynamic table layout # Redesign of homepage (thanks to Jessamyn West for her suggestions. Please visit her site at www.jessamyn.com) # Revamp of AnarchoHood section. We need your events! # Added website for the Atlantic Anarchist Circle UPCOMING NEW FEATURES # A search engine will be available soon # New section on homepage: Download of the Week # Interactive web calendar # Expansion of content at the Internet Anarchist University # Transition of anarchist humor section to zine format called "The Blast!" It will look a lot like The Onion. # Expansion of the alt version the site (selected sections) to make text-only pages available. This is being done for people with slow connections, vision-impaired people, and those using portable devices. # This summer we hope to move towards using databases for some of the content. ANNOUNCEMENTS # Mid-Atlantic Infoshop has been renamed to "infoshop.org" We don't mind if you use the old name, but if you change your links, we'd appreciate it. # We have entered into a partnership with Activate zine, which is an Australian anarchist zine serving young people. They will be providing us with content for the "Anarchy and Young People" section. # Practical Anarchy zine will be moving to its own domain: www.practicalanarchy.org # infoshop.org saw a huge increase in traffic after Seattle, thanks to our special pages on the events. December was our most popular month ever, with around 685,000 hits, which breaks down to roughly 44,400 visits. Traffic has slowed down for January and February, but we're averaging around 460,000 hits, or approximately 34,000 visits. Thanks for reading this message and visiting infoshop.org! -- << Chuck0 >> Homepage: http://flag.blackened.net/chuck0/home/ Mid-Atlantic Infoshop: http://www.infoshop.org/ Alternative Press Review: http://flag.blackened.net/apr/ Free Leonard Peltier! http://www.freepeltier.org/ "A society is a healthy society only to the degree that it exhibits anarchistic traits." - Jens Bjørneboe
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