Changes in our NEW Wizzley

Oh cool!  I was wondering what the three articles at the very top of the home page fed from.  It's the latest articles.

Me gusta. :D

This update (wizzley 2.0?) is amazing, just amazing. Simon/Hans I wrote up a full review if you want to take a look...

The overall consensus this move is going to make wizzley the best d-(eye)-ner on the block, you've outdone yourselves. 

Now trying to send this post flagged your spam sniper, and nothing here or in my last post was spam- just a review that was more than 1k characters?

I keep getting these spam protection - "please re-send form in about three seconds" errors, I got one when I tried to reply to Simon and it was persistent I even played the game and tried to re-send exactly 3 seconds later, it was a bit like trying to surround the cat in that game Keem made 200k writers non productive with :) (because they stopped writing to play it for 3 hours haha)...

Your spam protection is barney fifing me here... Once that message appears it persists non stop- there's no way out- even if you resend every 3 seconds (trying to send with this post here)... I was able to escape by closing it and replying to the post again (thus you see this)

Great job guys, this new site is amazing an aesthetic and functional marvel.

Jerrico

Just one Teeny Tiny thing. I can't see the bottom of the module box unless I zoom out to my teeniest point. NOT that that is a real problem for me because I don't really use those last two check boxes, but I thought someone might want to know.

Almost ready to hit "publish." This was a slow one with lots of explanatory pictures. I find it difficult to take pictures of what my two hands are doing AND hit the shutter on the camera....

Simon: 07/20/2012 - 04:49 PM

 

We'll polish up the pie chart in time. There's quite a lot of options we can twist at. It should show numbers though ... maybe wait till tomorrow Brandon. We keep an eye on this matter.

It's tomorrow where I live :) No numbers yet. But, I can say I've got a boost in Google traffic!! I used to get 2 - 3 a day. But, my latest Owl mouse pad article got views from zazzle and wizzley alone (15 new views I kept a check on it) And my google views in total stats are 50% so its at least 25 views from google.com yesterday - Yay!

Ryan - can you point out that "rack" to me? The iphone article, I mean. (Unless this was only a theoretical example.)

We try our best to check on relevance and quality. IIndeed, in light of the recent Google updates, we'll have to be even stricter from now on forward. However, it's mainly the authors' responsibility to provide relevant images and to pin smartly. If people use images that mislead others, they will quickly lose their authority. Would be a stupid thing to do.

I think not indexing our wizzographies is a mistake. Although currently rebuilding, on HP I had over 140,000 backlinks to my profile page, which brought in a ton of traffic to my other articles, the wizzographies are not so much for ranking but so people can get to know us as authors which breeds signups and fans and may even get them to check out our work- people stumble on these and it builds intrest in our work, personally I want my wizzography to be indexed I have mine monetized and always thought, especially becuase it's getting a lot of attention, that it would help bring people to read my articles if hit on from google etc...

I would like to see my page re-indexed (can you index by request and leave the rest not indexed?)

Jerrico

darnet

janderson99: 07/20/2012 - 07:12 PM

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Imitation is pathetic and kills creativity and respect. Wizzley needs a WOW factor - not a Pinboard

I think Wizzley one upped pintrest myself- and the mastermind behind apple computers once said "Good artists copy, great artists steal"... and if you think imitation is pathetic you should really look into how all technology is formed. We learned to build flying machines by imitating the way a birds wings are shaped and move... more recently we learned to create a suit that allows a person to fly from base jumping by imitating a "flying squirrel", Computers imitate the human brain to some degree- short term memory, long term storage/memory, etc..., cars are even designed aerodynamically based on cheeta's, and other fast animals. I find saying imitation ridiculous a bit ambiguous when everything around you was invented from imitating nature.

That said, copying a popular format in online businesses or off is just smart business, Wizzley isn't copying/plagerizing the format at pintrest, it took the idea and inspired a web 2.0  writing property version and integrated it into a site that will likely benefit drastically from "riding the wave" of modern trends...

Evolution is about imitation and updating in the next incarnation of what your imitating- there is a very real reason pintrest works and is a traffic driver that's an overnight explosion- because people are visual and the web and iPhone markets are proof of that- why do you think the iPhone inspired imatations? Because it's what works- plain and simple. Is a Nexus phone and an iPhone identicle or rediculous copies? Nope- they both have their individual evolutionary additions that evolve the personal phone/computer/time manager technology. 

Looking at pintrest and wizzley it's a no brainer that they are two distinctively different infrastructures, that share great architectural designs (on the surface), look around you, all malls are designed pretty much the same, but it's the details not the major concept that makes it cool, useful, and powerful. Pintrest saw that people are mostly visual thinkers and enjoy quick efficient ways to find what they need- readers, researchers, writers, intellectuals- all find themselves in a position of needing serious time management just to do everything in one day- using a pintrest like interface means people can search faster, see more clearly what an article is about and enjoy the aesthetics of images- it's a stumbleupon feel and it's evolved out of not pintrest but all the sites like this- pintrest themselves copied the format from various concepts already out there.

Why should they monopolize the idea? They were first, they got the initial credit, but other companies may improve upon it and really blow it's coolness and use out out of the water... Sony invented the walkman and CD, but other companies found better ways to improve upon the technologies... did you know the bumps and dips concept (like the image format on pintrest is imitated on wizzley) is the basis for hard drive platters (where data is stored)? Are the the same bump/dip idea/binary etc... sure, but very evolutions of the technology. Imitation is a way of life for the successful- it's again, about evolution.

You ask me, if Wizzley or any 2.0 property DIDN'T imitate the highly attractive format of pintrest that would be a loss, a waste. It's applying a technology or idea across different cross sections of technology and it more of these sites would use this, the web would be a more stunning place to visit- let's face it, people like aesthetics, it's why our articles will rock the vote in time surpassing the rest... the look and feel invites people in like making dinner for a dinner party- come in , read, enjoy our aesthetics...

Mark Zuccerberg himself said when promoting facebook, it's nothing new, all the technology is out there and easy to get, I just used it in a way that people enjoyed... was his imitation of computer program/social networking formats ridiculous? Pioneers pay attention to trends and imitate it- it's the same weather your building a site better or learning how to invent flight.

Wizzley look "like" pintrest in some aspects but overall the WOW factor is absolutely there. The right brothers invented the first plane, but someone else figured out how to one up that design to create jets, helicopters, huge aircraft, and so on. What wizzley has done here is no different. Could the 'real' issue be that you don't like the change in aesthetics/design? 

Jerrico

 http://donaldearlcollins.com/

I like the new look but I can't edit any of the capsules in Chrome.

Hi Will,

please empty your browser cache and restart your browser.

Everything works on our end.

I was expecting someone with a hideous avatar to turn up and tell me to read the FAQ.

So, thanks for that. Fine now.

AWESOME!

janderson99: 07/21/2012 - 12:25 AM

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 http://donaldearlcollins.com/

Or as Salvador Dali put it: "Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing."

And I think it's true. We - that is creators, inventors, humans in general, take what's there and try to improve things. I absolutely like, how Pinterest inspires you to click through merely by showing an image. The image attracts the reader's eye much better than the best title alone ever could. Why not using this for an article website like Wizzley. While developing it, even I was often tempted to dig deeper into quite a few articles ... mainly because of an attractive image.

@Ragtimelil: I'm pretty sure you're working on a rather small browser window. The new Wizzley does switch to mobile layout automatically, as soon as the whole thing doesn't fit into your browser's viewport. So you can even see and test mobile layout in edit mode, we also implemented it inside our editor. When shrinking your window, first the sidebar will disappear - including the modules toolbox. I guess, that's what happened to you ...

@Brandon: I just checked in your account: I can see numbers in percent in the pie chart (in brackets after the referrer name) and also on hover at the chart line. Which one do you mean? In in case they are not there: which browser are you on?

Simon, thanks for looking in, but I see google.com and the percentage from it (That's max as you've seen - not disclosing the number here). But, before I'd be able to know how many visits came that way too - by hovering over the chart.

Let's say Google sent me 100 and WIzzley sent me 50

If I hover over the google area it used to say 100 and wizzley area used to say 50. But, that's not the case anymore. Knowing the numbers used to help me a lot

@ Simon:

Yea it really grabs you like a mental magnet, funny how great images really big hypnotize us to walk in like a virtual reality experience is inside- the articles, if formatted beautifully (as all wizzles seem to be) continue the hypnotic effect and bleed the words into an interactive bliss of knowledge/awareness symbiotic with the aesthetics- the full ride.

and while in a daze they slip the mouse over and things just click, they're happy, our earnings page is happy, we sold a ride into a perception realm- the authors view on interesting information and promises of more experiences just a picture click away... who could resist?

What makes sites successful in the new era is partially aesthetics and the journey (visual journey and intellectual fullfillment through words embedded in diamond crusted egyption beauty- our articles should sit atop those roman podiums and this format does just that for them- digitally)! The web 3.0 is creeping upon us and now is when you prepare for the next generation, 2.0 was interactive web, 3.0 is going to evolve that into no longer static text book "dated" experiences that belong in school- the next realm will be more of an evolved interactive format matured into something more exciting- interacting with information is evolving into an experience rather than boring pages of black and white words- we want the whole package- so we will remember what we're reading/learning about- we're getting "Tranquil" and "Wiser"... 

This design ads more internal syndication as well- something that was a bit lacking in the old 1.0 Wizzley- the images become doorways, attractive and alluring doorways into fascinating intrigue- images are powerful... those side bar "suggestions" will only go so far but choices (like clicking the category on ANY image/article pin takes you to other authors stuff which helps them stay focused and internal traffic a freeway).

With the pintrest format they get back in line, like an amazing experience at the state fair- only the ride changes gears digitally. They can't leave, it's too beautiful... drawn like a moth to a flame to keep clicking through as the stumble upon sites trained them to do :) victory is ours!  This format offers the visitor a ride through the site, with entry points in every article (more doors being built daily by wizzley authors).

What's in the door is a new experience, a neurally exciting journey into someone elses research and perception...  In a way the monetize modules like amazon with so many aesthetic options allows us to use beauty and images in the same way to garnish click/affiliate sale income from our articles... You've just moved the experience on the page expanded the concept and created a hallway that excites visitors before they walk in from certain areas of the site ...

Wizzley, the ride.

J-

p.s. in line with that "experience" I would think adding videos to your articles more would enhance this experience as many of our readers are also in love with videos and they enhance your articles depth...

I just began looking around and I have to say it all looks wonderful!

Thank you Simon and Hans and the team at Wizzley for all the hard work!  I can't even imagine....

I've already updated to new intro photos on a few pages since the pics are so nice and big in the profile area - love that!  Looks awesome!!!!!

I'll be discovering more as I edit and write - and thanks to Chef for the new changes - heads up- listed here too.

I hope you will all take a break and enjoy your weekend........

Anyone notice the images have a strip of ambient lighting at the top that matches the background of the wizzle it's attached to? This creates an atmosphere characteristic to the random articles bunched on a page :) Nice touch!

It's like those ambient HDTV's 

Jerrico_Usher: 07/21/2012 - 08:02 AM

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Anyone notice the images have a strip of ambient lighting at the top that matches the background of the wizzle it's attached to?

Huh it's coming in your quote area only the red line isn't disappearing and I can't click below for some reason - anyway good point it looks great :) Hadn't noticed it before

I love the new changes! Our profile page looks so nice!