So Long and Thanks for All The Fish

At the end of March Wikidentity will go offline, mere months into its innocent little life. I have been neglecting it, basically since it was launched, which probably has something to do with ADD. Web apps are so fun to develop, and can be so dull to maintain and pay for. Thanks to everyone who gave it a try and sent me positive feedback. Incidentally, if anyone is interested in the code, email me here: bill at wdlindmeier dot com.

So what’s next on the agenda? I’m currently re-writing my blogging software, and I intend to open up the source. More about that should be posted on my blog, Post No Bills.

Laterz!

Beta—The four letter word

In Beta—the four-letter word of Web 2.0 Caroline McCarthy writes:

To the Web 2.0 crowd: I’d like to have a few words with you.

We’re well into January, and I’m guessing that by now you’ve probably ditched your New Year’s resolutions or, at least, are “reconsidering” their feasibility. Don’t worry because I have a new one for you.

You’re going to get your site out of beta this year.

I know it sounds impossible. You’ve probably come to rely on those four little letters, positioned snugly next to your site’s cerulean-and-pink logo.

That hits pretty close to home. Right down to the logo!

Uptime

Servers back up! Woo hoo!

Now users can create their own hCard. Visit your account page to begin.

Downtime

My host (media temple) is refusing database connections at the moment, which seems to be an ongoing problem. So, the webapp is down for the time-being. I’ve filed a ticket, but it may be a day or two before it’s resolved.

On the lighter side, I uploaded an hCard creator today, so users will have the ability to edit and publish their own hCards once we’re back up and running.

iPhone rules!

Search and Account pages

I just made a bunch of updates to the Wikidentity production servers.

First, I’ve ported the search to the webpage, allowing you to search for people without using the client. It’s still pretty rudimentary, but it’s there.

Second, I’ve added a MyAccount section. You can view all of your submissions to Wikidentity, remove submissions, and flag domains. If you’re a FireFox user, there’s also a nifty graph (a la scruffy) that shows your average submission count. More user tools to come…

Remember, it’s all BETA, so let me know if you see any bugs.