Site Evolution
October 1st, 2009
Ok, so heres the situation. In January I will be moving to China. Unfortunatly the great firewall of china has blocked facebook, and it doesnt look like thats going to change anytime soon. I’d like to develop coffee stains and ink spills a little more and implement a “wall” feature, so that friends can leave me messages that don’t need to be affiliated with any particular blog post.
The idea is that people will be able to (pending approval by me) register, and then will be able to leave comments on posts without the need for them to be approved. Additionally registered friends will be able to leave comments on my wall.
I’m happier with this visual concept than the last one. It doesn’t feel as ominous, and feels more fun and professional. This is the current blue print I will be working from, but let me know what you think, constructive critisism is always appreciated.
The great firewall of china blocks facebook and twitter, two online services I update from coffee stains and ink spills. When I post on the blog, coffee stains and ink spills updates my twitter message to inform twitter friends that I have done so. Twitter also updates my facebook status. Additionally, whenever I make a new post, it syncs with facebook notes, and becomes a post in my facebook account. As kiamo.co.uk is hosted in north America, these updates should continue to work, despite my living in China. However, I will not be able to log in to any of them directly, and will therefore not be able to read any messages people leave me on either facebook or twitter. So I encourage you all to comment or contact me on Coffee Stains and Ink Spills.
