[Suggestion] Neowin Blogs....

[Steven]

http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=158609

So is this gonna become a reality for Neowin Members? Maybe those who subscribe to a premium account? I'd be willing to pay for it :D

The message board is 2.0.3 and the Blogging add-on is finished soooooo....

:cool:

[memNOC]

errmm no.

at least, don't make it premium. :D

[anthony]

:yes:

I like it!

[AcdShdw]

mmm na im good, well as long as i dont pay for nethin

[Hypoxiaicon]

Why would we need a blog? :blink:

[giga Veteran]

But...but....I already have a blog....

[emo]

^^^lol i like the stutter

[Got3n]

yeah, im sure alot of us alreayd have our own blogs, IE livejournal, or our own personal websites. it would just be a redundant thing i think.

[Hills420]

but does it have Neowin in the address? :)

[emo]

lol yeah man its all about the neowin address baby. all the cool kids have one.

[KeR]

me want

[enigma-penguin Veteran]

Imo it would probably place more stress on the server over time, considering the number of hits most blogs tend to get, your just adding to the server load. Granted.. most blogs arent going to be massive hits and your not going to have a thousand hits per day, but more people will come to see that blog, people that may have never come to neowin otherwise.

(mind you that could be a positive or a negative)

Limiting it to subscribers might be an option, however I still forsee some problems.

this is my rational, flawed or not. *drops 2c into the jar*

[Boffa Jones Veteran]

Actually to be honest I would probably be interested in that.

EDIT: But Enigma has a point for sure

[xxdesmus]

lol yeah man its all about the neowin address baby. all the cool kids have one.

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lol...so true. If it was free i'd use it probably, but I have my own... ;)

[AcdShdw]

aww thats right , it probably would cause more stress on the servers , neowin isnt exactally 100% efficient all the time, peak ours are horrible here

[Anthony T.]

Then get another server for it.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

I would like a neowin.net blog, but there is the problem with bandwidth.

It could be limited to subscribers, and then it could also be made that it had to be turned on, so people who dont want it dont have it.

[emo]

its pretty easy just to say that but maybe instead of writing in a post how about you donate some money for the server or think before you speak?

[Steven]

Imo it would probably place more stress on the server over time, considering the number of hits most blogs tend to get, your just adding to the server load. Granted.. most blogs arent going to be massive hits and your not going to have a thousand hits per day, but more people will come to see that blog, people that may have never come to neowin otherwise.

(mind you that could be a positive or a negative)

Limiting it to subscribers might be an option, however I still forsee some problems.

this is my rational, flawed or not. *drops 2c into the jar*

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I don't think it would be that more stressful than someone looking at a thread in the forum. I mean I don't know the blog architecture but I woulo assume that its basically the same way a post is stored in the dB.

[Veedems Veteran]

Then get another server for it.

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Lol, you pay for one.

[enigma-penguin Veteran]

I don't think it would be that more stressful than someone looking at a thread in the forum. I mean I don't know the blog architecture but I woulo assume that its basically the same way a post is stored in the dB.

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My post isnt so much about the fact that people would view the blog post, but more to do with the increase in traffic that would come with such a feature.

You cannot tell me it wouldnt attract traffic that would normally not visit neowin (and some traffic that probably never would, except for the existance of the blog system), so why add to the server load when you dont need to?

(there may be ways to compensate for this, you might get more ad clicks and you might make people pay a little more to use the system. but this would be up to the admins)

[john smith 1924 Veteran]

We're considering our options in this area and will have something to announce in 2005.

[enigma-penguin Veteran]

Sounds good to me Mr magoo (Y) Im sure you guys can find ways to solve most problems.

[Rablet]

Imo it would probably place more stress on the server over time, considering the number of hits most blogs tend to get, your just adding to the server load. Granted.. most blogs arent going to be massive hits and your not going to have a thousand hits per day, but more people will come to see that blog, people that may have never come to neowin otherwise.

(mind you that could be a positive or a negative)

Limiting it to subscribers might be an option, however I still forsee some problems.

this is my rational, flawed or not. *drops 2c into the jar*

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So true.

But it would be pretty cool with a neowin blog, thats for sure =)

[empty]

ick, blogs suck. nothing more boring than reading about some strangers life.