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5 in the morning Paris Time! Her name is Antonia and she is 3.100 KG!!!!
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I'll party twice today!!!!
GO GO GO M3!!!!!
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For anyone wanting to watch the Ustream feed at 4pm EST, here is the link:
LIVE USTREAM FEED
Congrats in advance to Mahalo and all of us Mahaloians!
HOORAY FOR LAUNCH!
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Pages are more attractive, and am I noticing less ads?
It will take me a few days to get used to it, but when I do I will no doubt like it more. Also, I've noticed pages loading faster, and editing of pages seems easier!
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Oh dear. I think it's a step backwards.
- Top 7s gone? They were the centerpiece of most pages, and one of the main reasons to visit a Mahalo page.
- With the Top 7 gone, and the Guide note column much wider, what had looked like great snappy info in the guide note that went well with the pointers to more detailed resources in the Top 7 now just looks rather lame and thin.
- A lot of the screen space "above the fold" is taken up with ads. An as whose text is often in a large font than our content! Couple that with what now looks like rather thin info in the Guide Note, and the whole effect looks spammy. Like someone threw up a few small paras and surrounded it with ad blocks in the hope of making a few bucks. Not like a site that sets out to be helpful and trustworthy above all.
- Carefully selected and annotated videos that were positioned as featured objects near the top of the old "Links" section are now showing way down towards the bottom of the new left column. i.e. Some of the strongest and most engaging content has been pushed way below the fold.
Maybe it'll grow in me. But if those are my first impressions, they'll probably be the first - and only - impressions of people that arrive on Mahalo from a Google search. If I arrived on my own pages from a Google search, I'd take a look for a microsecond, and decide "not what I was looking for", and move on to other sites. Scary thought.
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Now though I have been into a number of my pages and added new categories and it worked like a charm.
Overall, the pages are clear and visually attractive; I also like the Fast Facts being integrated just off to the right like that of the main open statement, very relevant and supportive of the opening statement or definition ...
I also like how easy it is to drag and place the sections now, had a little problem before with this as well but works nicely now.
All in all I like it very much and I think visitors to the page will find it much clearer and easier to take in the information and choices they are presented with.
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Pro: the front page is very clean, very organized
Con: I miss the daily news headlines. Did they move somewhere else?
Pro: the answer field is nice and says.. er.. SCREAMS that answers are easy to enter.
Con: the field and button do tend to stand out over anything else on the page, minimizing the other content on the page.
So far, it's fast and clean and neat. I will have to get used to where all of the other content is that I was used to seeing on the main page.
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November 15, 2009 07:34 PM
OPEN THREAD: Mahalo 3.0 Launch!
UPDATE: folks are in the UTREAM ROOM NOW!
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mahalo-tutorials
Everyone is at Mahalo's office right now! We'll have a Webcam up @ 1PM pacific, join the Mahalo Ustream Channel.
#Mahalo IRC chat room on irc.freenode.com!
For now, here is a little slice of the M3 homepage!
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mahalo-tutorials
Everyone is at Mahalo's office right now! We'll have a Webcam up @ 1PM pacific, join the Mahalo Ustream Channel.
#Mahalo IRC chat room on irc.freenode.com!
For now, here is a little slice of the M3 homepage!
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November 15, 2009 07:48 PM
Hurrayyyyy!!! My sister had her second baby today! Can't name her Mahalo...Had that in mind...^^. 5 in the morning Paris Time! Her name is Antonia and she is 3.100 KG!!!!
I'll party twice today!!!!
GO GO GO M3!!!!!
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November 15, 2009 07:52 PM
Congratulations!, she is beautiful.
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November 15, 2009 08:15 PM
Thank you so much!!! It is one of the happiest days of my life! I can't wait to see the new M3!!!! I'm really happy and I thank you all for this!
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November 15, 2009 08:22 PM
Hey @pellrider,
Just about to join. Firstly go to webchat.freenode.net
Then type your preferred username and in the channel type #Mahalo!
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Just about to join. Firstly go to webchat.freenode.net
Then type your preferred username and in the channel type #Mahalo!
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November 16, 2009 11:34 AM
Thanks everybody. Sorry it is late. I am glad i was able to be there, chatting and watching. It was fun. It was exciting.
Go Mahalo Go!!
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Go Mahalo Go!!
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November 16, 2009 07:34 PM
Just want to say, I really like @jason design via calacanis.com!
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November 15, 2009 08:32 PM
I am all a-tingle waiting for the BIG LAUNCH! I'm making popcorn, we're hooking up the laptop to the flatscreen in the living room, and all making a secret pact never to tell our friends in real life that we're such dorks! For anyone wanting to watch the Ustream feed at 4pm EST, here is the link:
LIVE USTREAM FEED
Congrats in advance to Mahalo and all of us Mahaloians!
HOORAY FOR LAUNCH!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxmKRyLdBho
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November 15, 2009 08:34 PM
Lots of excitement here!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB9mBa9bka8
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November 16, 2009 09:13 AM
I didn't notice earlier but now it seems Related Mahalo pages and Twitter are both showing on the page twice (on each side) and I can no longer move the video to the top of the page. I sometimes have issues just because of delays on my end. Can someone confirm if these are showing duplicates for others? I deleted some and then decided I should wait in case for an answer.
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November 16, 2009 02:18 PM
I was able to delete a duplicate Twitter section. When I attempted to delete the duplicate Related Mahalo Pages section on the right-hand side, it got deleted on the left-hand side. Also, the Related Mahalo Pages lists a page twice and I can't see how to delete the second one. Like you, maggieray, I'll just check it out again later.
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November 16, 2009 02:39 AM
Thanks for informing Jeff. That means Mahalo 3.0 is gonna ROCK !!!!
Btw, I just checked my managed pages. The layout is superb and the Ad placement is excellent as it is situated on where most people look for content when they enter the page. :D
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Btw, I just checked my managed pages. The layout is superb and the Ad placement is excellent as it is situated on where most people look for content when they enter the page. :D
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November 16, 2009 09:06 AM
I really like the new color scheme! I think Mahalo 3.0 has made a lot of changes for the better. Pages are more attractive, and am I noticing less ads?
It will take me a few days to get used to it, but when I do I will no doubt like it more. Also, I've noticed pages loading faster, and editing of pages seems easier!
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November 16, 2009 04:16 PM
You're launching the same day as the Atlantis STS-129! Godspeed to Mahalo 3 and the Atlantis... http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=091116-sts129-atlantis-02.jpg&cap=The+sun+sets+behind+Launch+Pad+39A+at+NASA%27s+Kennedy+Space+Center+in+Florida+with+space+shuttle+Atlantis+awaiting+launch+at+2%3A28+p.m.+EST+Nov.+16+on+its+STS-129+mission.+Credit%3A+NASA%2FTroy+Cryder
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November 16, 2009 05:40 PM
First impressions, based on how my pages look in 3.0.... Oh dear. I think it's a step backwards.
- Top 7s gone? They were the centerpiece of most pages, and one of the main reasons to visit a Mahalo page.
- With the Top 7 gone, and the Guide note column much wider, what had looked like great snappy info in the guide note that went well with the pointers to more detailed resources in the Top 7 now just looks rather lame and thin.
- A lot of the screen space "above the fold" is taken up with ads. An as whose text is often in a large font than our content! Couple that with what now looks like rather thin info in the Guide Note, and the whole effect looks spammy. Like someone threw up a few small paras and surrounded it with ad blocks in the hope of making a few bucks. Not like a site that sets out to be helpful and trustworthy above all.
- Carefully selected and annotated videos that were positioned as featured objects near the top of the old "Links" section are now showing way down towards the bottom of the new left column. i.e. Some of the strongest and most engaging content has been pushed way below the fold.
Maybe it'll grow in me. But if those are my first impressions, they'll probably be the first - and only - impressions of people that arrive on Mahalo from a Google search. If I arrived on my own pages from a Google search, I'd take a look for a microsecond, and decide "not what I was looking for", and move on to other sites. Scary thought.
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November 17, 2009 05:02 AM
At first I thought you were being a bit harsh. Personally I'm really glad to see the Mahalo Top 7s go. They took up space, and who wants to drive traffic away from Mahalo? If you want to search for other sites, Google will suit your purposes.
However, I agree that the Guide Note does theme awfully small in it's new location.
Are the featured videos and pictures not allowed to be moved up towards the top of a page? I have tried on my pages and it appears that they can not move past a certain point. I think arriving to a Mahalo page about a musician, singer, or celebrity is a lot more engaging when a video or picture is "above the fold."
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However, I agree that the Guide Note does theme awfully small in it's new location.
Are the featured videos and pictures not allowed to be moved up towards the top of a page? I have tried on my pages and it appears that they can not move past a certain point. I think arriving to a Mahalo page about a musician, singer, or celebrity is a lot more engaging when a video or picture is "above the fold."
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November 17, 2009 05:56 PM
"Who wants to drive traffic away from Mahalo?"
On the vast majority of Mahalo pages, the main reason to visit at all is to find those carefully selected high-quality links.
That was a win/win for the page creator and a page visitor. As a creator, you didn't have to reinvent the wheel or write a huge article, you could write a snappy summary and point people to great resources. Resources that are maintained by experts and expert communities that it is pointless for you to try to replace. As a visitor, you got the basics fast, and you got sent to places that had all the resources you could ever want, and which a lone Mahalo page manager could never replicate.
Mahalo gets it's value and credibility from the quality of its outbound links as much as anything on the site.
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On the vast majority of Mahalo pages, the main reason to visit at all is to find those carefully selected high-quality links.
That was a win/win for the page creator and a page visitor. As a creator, you didn't have to reinvent the wheel or write a huge article, you could write a snappy summary and point people to great resources. Resources that are maintained by experts and expert communities that it is pointless for you to try to replace. As a visitor, you got the basics fast, and you got sent to places that had all the resources you could ever want, and which a lone Mahalo page manager could never replicate.
Mahalo gets it's value and credibility from the quality of its outbound links as much as anything on the site.
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November 16, 2009 05:59 PM
I love the new layout and overall display of the new Pages! Also the Categories now work for me yay. Until now I was not able to edit or add Categories, every time I tried internet explorer would lockup in what seemed like an endless loop, and then my computer would become totally locked and I would have to do a hard shutdown. i.e. power it off, oooooooo bad stuff. Now though I have been into a number of my pages and added new categories and it worked like a charm.
Overall, the pages are clear and visually attractive; I also like the Fast Facts being integrated just off to the right like that of the main open statement, very relevant and supportive of the opening statement or definition ...
I also like how easy it is to drag and place the sections now, had a little problem before with this as well but works nicely now.
All in all I like it very much and I think visitors to the page will find it much clearer and easier to take in the information and choices they are presented with.
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Answerer #25
November 16, 2009 07:06 PM
My initial reaction to the new Mahalo 3.0 launch for the main page. Pro: the front page is very clean, very organized
Con: I miss the daily news headlines. Did they move somewhere else?
Pro: the answer field is nice and says.. er.. SCREAMS that answers are easy to enter.
Con: the field and button do tend to stand out over anything else on the page, minimizing the other content on the page.
So far, it's fast and clean and neat. I will have to get used to where all of the other content is that I was used to seeing on the main page.
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Commenter #1
November 16, 2009 11:23 PM
Good point on the news headlines being gone. That was one of the first things I hit each day as a Mahalo user, but thinking about it I wonder how many people land on the front page initially. I think as people start going to Mahalo.com as a starting point that will be a feature that would be important to have
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November 16, 2009 11:31 PM
Yes, I agree. People hitting the front page should be presented with the news headlines, which should then go to relevant links/answers/pages.
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Commenter #3
November 17, 2009 04:54 AM
Great pros/cons.
I miss the video of the day "video of the day," but the new home page overall a lot more attractive than it was before. I also think the answers feature is a bit big!
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I miss the video of the day "video of the day," but the new home page overall a lot more attractive than it was before. I also think the answers feature is a bit big!
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