Results tagged “vox”
Question of the Day Comes to TypePad
One of the things we love most about blogging is the community it builds. One blog post can create a dialogue across the web that features divergent opinions, thoughtful comments and a real sense of conversation.The Question of the Day...
TypePad for iPhone is a hit!
It's only been a few days since the launch of the iPhone App Store, but the verdict is in: Bloggers are loving the new TypePad for iPhone application. We've seen a massive number of TypePad members download the new application...
Hell no, personal sites aren't dead!
A few days ago, venerable web designer (and standards advocate) Jeffrey Zeldman posted "The vanishing personal site". Jeffrey lamented the fact that a lot of people who, in the past, might have made personal web sites are instead sharing their...
OpenSocial, Killer Apps and Regular People
At Six Apart, we'll be supporting the new OpenSocial initiative to make an open platform for social applications on the web. But for us, it's not about Google or Facebook. It's about the web itself. As you can guess...
A River of Relationships
We’ve spoken recently about opening up the social graph. At last week’s Web 2.0 Summit, our own David Recordon was joined by Brad Fitzpatrick to talk about some of the first real bits of technology that have been made available...
Six Apart Merges With Facebook
Yep, Six Apart merges with Facebook. The truth is, we merge in improvements to our source code from lots of companies and contributors that make fixes and patches to our open source platforms, not just the Facebook team. Oh yeah:...
This American Life on Vox
If you’ve ever been listening to This American Life while in a car with a friend, you know the drill — you’re captivated by the stories of the lives of ordinary people, and it’s inevitably a jumping-off point for your...
What's the News?
We've had a bunch of recent press stories about the different projects we're working on at Six Apart, so it makes sense to highlight a few of the ones that are particularly interesting. BusinessWeek takes a look at new networks...
It's a look into the future!
Wanna be on the cutting edge bleeding edge with your blog? Take a look at what might be coming in the future? Well, sometimes we have rough sketches we want you to see, that we use to collect feedback and...
Think About The Children!
Ask MetaFilter is a great question-and-answer site, and recently a member of the site posed a fairly common inquiry: My wife and I are expecting our first child soon, and I've been looking for a site that would allow us...
Even the New York Times has friends
It seems like the message is getting out: Lots of people blog just to talk to their friends and family, not to broadcast to the whole world. The latest evidence? So, Who Says That a Blog Has to Blare? in...
Microsoft Supports OpenID: A Belated Birthday Present
Have you heard about OpenID? The simple idea that your web address is one form of identity, just like your email adddress or even your physical address? Well, back in December, we mentioned how OpenID has been gaining momentum like...
"Vox takes blogging to a new level"
Though PC Magazine first reviewed Vox back in October, just after it launched, we're thrilled that the widely-respected magazine has named Vox its Editor's Choice for blogging tools. And the praise for Vox started even before Vox let you create...
Ever Change Somebody's Life?
Sure it seems like a pretty ambitious goal to set — trying to change someone’s life. Especially through technology, let alone across the web. But when we set out to make Vox, we wanted to make it a place where...
Step Away From Your Computer
Okay, show of hands — how many of you have had the best moments of your life happen in front of a computer monitor? (Those of you with your hands up — that’s sad. Please stop reading now.) For the...
A Frenchman, a Japanese man, and an American walk into a bar...
…okay, I don’t really have a punchline for a joke like that. But you just might, after you’ve had a chance to win a two-week trip around the world to Paris, Tokyo, and San Francisco. It’s the Vox World Tour:...
Thanks for the Vox Love!
Over on Vox, the team has just posted their personal lists of the things they give thanks for. But perhaps one of the things we're most thankful for is the warm reception Vox has gotten from its community. It's not...
Six Apart Podcast: Web 2.0, Widgets Live and Business Blogging Seminar
Ding, Dong! Hey, who’s at the door? It’s a podcast! Come on in. It has been a very busy week at Six Apart with tons and tons of announcements. We were at the Web 2.0 conference and Widgets Live. We...
Introducing the Open Media Profile
Today, we’re happy to introduce the Open Media Profile. Just looking for highlights? Here you go: Open Media Profile is an OpenSearch profile based on Media RSS. Vox will support Open Media Profile as well as GData API It’s pretty...
Happy Vox Launch Day!
(Cross-posted from the Team Vox blog) It’s been a long time in the making, but the day of the official Vox launch is here. In anticipation for this event, we asked all of you guys to share what aspect you...
