The new Webeden Blog
We’d like to find out a bit more about who is using WebEden, your experiences, so we can learn how to make the system even better. We’ll share with you the interesting stuff we find out!
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If you’re planning a trip abroad, how do you find out more about the place you’re visiting? Do you search online to see what you can find? Or do you ask friends and relatives who have been there for their recommendations?
The chances are it’s probably both. And it’s the idea that we use both – search engines and recommendations from friends – that’s behind new search engine ‘Qyo‘.
“…the world’s first search query sharing system that allows for social information discovery and real-time collaborative search”. Ahem. Snappy, ain’t it?
For traditional web developers who write their own code, there has been a cool way of displaying images called ‘light-box’.
We’ve now brought this effect to WebEden so that you can take advantage of it too!
Now, when in edit mode there’s a new ‘pop up’ tab in the Editor which let’s you set the pop-up flag, the pop-up image and an image caption.
This is what the editor looks like:
This means that any image can be popped up to full size, so that your visitors can get it in all its original glory.
This is what the same image looks like when popped up on the screen:
NB. This feature isn’t available for images inside galleries or frames, but we’ll look at extending it further in the future.
The only drawback at the moment is that this isn’t available for images inside galleries or those in frames.
Take a look at the new features and let us know what you think by leaving a comment on the blog, Facebook or Twitter.
We’ve previously talked about how to explain this web stuff to beginners and online help for people who know less about the web than you.
Now the BBC has taken up the challenge by launching a project called ‘First Click Friends‘.
The aim is to help an estimated 9 million people in the UK who have never even used the Internet.
The BBC wants us more tech-savvy people to become the ‘first click friends’ of these people, rescuing friends or family members from the web-ignorance.
The idea is to guide their first few steps on the web, giving users the knowledge and skill to navigate themselves deeper into the web.
There are downloadable starter manuals, further resources and information about the project all on the new BBC ‘First click friends’ website.
What’s your favourite domain name extension? Have you opted for the .co.uk? Or are you a fan of the web’s biggest domain, the .com. What about one of the new domain extensions such as .biz or .info?
Well if you’re a fan of domain names then you might be excited to hear that there’s a new one on the way – the .XXX. But before you rush out and buy one beware: this is for adult content only!
The Internet’s governing body – the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) recently approved the new .XXX domain but will restrict it to ‘adult content’ Web sites.
ICANN have been chewing this over for a decade but gave it final approval at its annual meeting in San Francisco in March, voting 9-3 to approve the domain.
There’s actually quite a few governments, including the U.S., opposed the creation of the domains. And surprisingly, the Free Speech Coalition, which represents some of the adult industry, were also against it.
Perhaps the only ones to profit will be those selling the new domain extension – thought to cost $60 each.
And no, WebEden will not be offering the .XXX for sale!
What do you think – a good idea because it clearly marks out adults sites? Or is this just another money making exercise for ICANN and the registrars? Leave us a comment below.
