The OYB site has been getting a makeover for the past month. That’s why the sample ads are on the righthand side in some views. And why the screen is so big in other views.
New Features Coming (Any Day Now) Include:
*A new “Article View” layout, where you see the article you click on, but you also see a smaller display below it of related-and-unrelated articles-and-products. Thousands of folks are coming into one article via Google and not SEEING the diverse scope of the indie scene that OYB represents. (I *tell* it in the lefthand menubar, but I actually need to *show* it for it to work.)
*Repaired search function. Right now if you search for older items they don’t come up. The deepness of the vault is not in play. Argh! Back when it worked some of my older articles, like on whittling your own longbow, were among the most popular.
*Repaired “View All” function to let folks see ALL the articles in a Topic area.
*Repaired, and more relevant, RSS button and social networking links.
*A buncha square ads from cool indie businesses on the righthand side, both randomly displaying and displaying by topic — and controllable/analyzeable by the advertiser. OYB is a rare place where indie biz can afford to reach beyond its usual niche to a wider audience.
