Simplifying the Index; Technical Issues
Index Changes: We've had a hard look at the current Places and Meta location hierarchies and decided to go with a much simpler organization. We'll be reordering cities under their countries, eliminating the -Meta tag on the Industries which have them, and redefining the current Industries under Places. The end result will be a streamlined, simplified location hierarchy. Blogs will be voted into a location industry based on content and/or the location of the blog/blogger.
You'll also notice that the Weblogs industry will be changing. All current blogs in that industry will be voted out, and the category will become "Blog Services", the location for housing listings such as Persian Blog, 20.six.uk and other similar non-blogs currently in our index. Corporate will become Company Blogs, and new cities, countries, and languages will be added very soon. Other changes will also occur, and we'll keep you updated in the Index Announcements Board.
Technical Issues: We are aware that some of you are having a problem with a loss of 1000 shares in your claimed blogs. This is a widespread issue. We're working on a fix to correct this, so please bear with us.
Some blogs are also being added to the game, but not listing for trading. We are aware of this, and are working to fix this issue as well.
Comments
"You'll also notice that the Weblogs industry will be changing. All current blogs in that industry will be voted out, and the category will become "Blog Services", the location for housing listings such as Persian Blog, 20.six.uk and other similar non-blogs currently in our index."
Boy was that ever confusing. Thankfully, there are some sites back in the Blog Services industry already.
Posted by: Scott Johnson | January 27, 2005 09:03 PM
Huh?
I'm confused, but if everything is fixed, then it's ok, I think.
Gota go feed my hamster Duckie now!
Have a nice weekend everybody!
Posted by: Rockchild | January 28, 2005 12:35 PM
"Boy was that ever confusing. Thankfully, there are some sites back in the Blog Services industry already."
I don't know what exactly about that you find confusing. It seems quite clear to me.
Posted by: MrPilot | January 29, 2005 10:40 PM
Seguro tendrán éxito en todo lo que emprendan. Felicidades.
Un beso.
Posted by: Magda | January 30, 2005 11:47 AM
Yeah, we're aware of it. We're just not quite sure what is causing it. Odd stuff...
Posted by: Island Dave | January 31, 2005 12:44 PM
My problem is that for some reason, I can't vote on a blogs industry when I'm logged in, which is making me crazy, and I don't wants to go to the crazy house, because there's crazy people there who are crazy, and that's not good!
Because I can't vote, I can't get any chips to add to my missions, but I'm sure you will fix this problem, I hope!
Posted by: Rockchild | January 31, 2005 04:33 PM
Rockchild--post in the Technical Support board in the forum, and detail exactly what is happening, what you are trying, the links you are clicking, etc. This is a new one to me, so the more details you can provide, the better we can address it.
--ID
Posted by: Island Dave | January 31, 2005 11:21 PM
Island Dave,
We disagree on many issues; but I want to say I do appreciate the BlogShares game and all the effort you and the others have put into maintaining it.
Keep up the good work!!
Posted by: jtb-in-texas | February 2, 2005 12:51 PM
Thanks JTB. One great thing about BlogShares is the ability of the community to put aside political ideologies to have fun and build an amazing index (well, except around election time, that is :).
Posted by: Island Dave | February 2, 2005 04:44 PM