November 13, 2006
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Get Your Boost On!
You might have noticed a new little box appear on the frontpage today, called Boosted Content.
This little guy has been growing quite a cult following so, Vikas slapped it on the frontpage for the world to see! There’s so much awesome content on Xanga that the oft broken Featured Content just seemed to miss. So we’ve been working towards this new system which does a pretty good job of finding great content.
For those of you who may not be familiar with boost, the two summer interns who created Boost, Matt (half man, half wolverine) and Jeff (100% USDA approved Jeff), explain it:
It’s a new way to find and share content in a blogging community. In part, it’s a stream of fresh content, always changing. It’s also a bit of a competition, to keep things exciting. Most importantly, it’s powered by your opinion, so start boosting!
So basically, think of Boost like a viewer’s choice awards type of deal. You nominate who gets on there, everyone votes, and the best are displayed! And yes, boosting is a lot easier than you think. It’s already on most pages right now – click into any post – you’ll see a “boost this entry!” link in the side module.
So what are you waiting for?! Get your Boost on – and tell us what ya think!
Comments (243)
I’ve been boosted at least a couple times, so maybe now I’ll be noticed more.
Now, I’m gonna go boost someone’s entries.
Very cool, Chief.
I really like the idea of Boost, but I think the whole process needs to be streamlined.
Like, when we’re viewing an entry or a photo or whatever on a user’s site, we should be able to boost it and favorite it from there (as opposed to just being able to nominate it.) Maybe also see a little box with the ‘boost power’ or whatever that number is.
I guess what I’m saying is that I’d like to see Boost integrated more tightly with the rest of Xanga.
The vote page still doesn’t work under Safari.
hopefully the content will be much better than it was over the summer, and people won’t end up boosting entries just because they were written by someone popular.
what he (jeeves) said. =]
Can the “boost this entry” link also be added onto the bar at the bottom of entries on the main page? That is, the bar that states the time the blog was posted, number of comments and eprops, and contains the “email it” link. Many people have designed custom layouts that don’t display the sidebar.
boost!
cooooooool~~~
Way cool man!!!
Good stuff, maybe I can get a boost.
hehe cool
sweetness.
Now can you eliminate the wealth of incoherence and sensuality that is featured content?
I agree with e_Halcyon, the “boost this” bar would go much better on the bottom than on the side bar.
Boost doesn’t work with the Opera browser. (Specifically the voting, main Boost page at http://boost.xanga.com/Boost2.aspx ) Hope it can be made to work with Opera one day. I use Opera most of the time. If I feel like using Boost I load up Firefox and it runs fine.
Nice job on Boost.
I agree with Icebox_Cyclepath, who agrees with e_Halcyon that the “‘boost this entry’ link also be added onto the bar at the bottom of entries on the main page. I think that if we can boost and bury things from the main newspaper page, some of the unworthy material can get weeded out. Digg does this and it works well. People can still choose what makes it to the front page of Digg by voting in “New Stories”, while others can deem whether those new stories are worthy of the front page or not.
i think i’ll boost this entry
i’m going to bed.
“boost” just makes me think of cell phones (ie annoying “Boost Mobile” ad).
sweet, now you can check out multiple date ranges on Boost. content quality is going way up with just a little more attention. where’s my RSS boost feed, guys?
i wna be in part of it >.<
I love the idea of Boost, but have two problems with it. Well, three if you count that I never hardly ever get boosted anymore:
1) We should be able to vote on entries we either like or dislike from the Top Results screens, and
2) I’m afraid that when we boost an entry we’re not actually casting a +2 vote for it. After boosting, do we need to then wade through all 700+ entries in its category to find it and vote on it?
I think this is a wonderful idea. I can already tell it will be impossible to manipulate like featured content.
Interesting concept. I’ll have to consider what I think about it, and whether to use it.
–Mr. H20
WHO R U
Cool! There are a lot of interesting sites on xanga. So vast a topic range! It makes it easier to share.
i think Boost is a great idea, although its difficult to manage. i’ve browsed some of the content on Boost, and didn’t think it was really note worthy (with an exception for the photos, those seem to be quite good). it appears that many were nominating & boosting their friends posts.
i did come across some well written posts, but that was a bit rare.
This is totally off topic, but I think it’d be cool if the WYSIWYG tools could be used to customize titles (e.g. to change the color, size, style, font of a title).
i will like 2 join so that i will be noticed more and add more friends
i will like 2 join so that i will be noticed more and add more friends
WHO R U? really!
great idea, if it’s user friendly by novices to blogging.
Is there a code I could put into my look & feel to get rid of the ‘wii’ beside comment’s?
hey chris ill boost yuor enrty but i need a background
sounds good
I think that is awesome. How do you do it?
Cool ,so if thats all okay ,ur real helpful…!!
!!~*~ Click Here ~*~!! <- You
I purchased premium mainly to be able to upload and post more photos. Are there any photos in this post people? No, there is not. Why? Because for two days in a row now, and after bying my premium service, I have not been able to because it says it is not available. I`m not sure I like this concept. Let`s go Xanga, I gave you my money, now give me what I payed for!!!
yo i don kno ya but i need help! ow do i change my xanga page? i wana mak it look nice lik every1s.
chris wedensday november 15th was my birthday!
hi y7ou are coooooooooooooooooooooooolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
everyone poops
vote for me!
Okay, this is off topic, but that Photo Module is basically useless. You should make it where you can CHOOSE the photos that go in it.
hey who is this i have a message from yew and i have no idea who yew are plz message me back..
WHO R U??? WHY R U COMMENTING ME??????
is there a way to fix the feedback log time? It’s set in EST whereas I live in PST. My posts are fine, it’s just that. Thanks! btw, lovely dog.
ahi…..so q.ah
Awesome dude
Comment me
Ciarra
YEAHA U KNOW ME !!!!
POST ME CHRIS!!!
That’s a great idea!
Good Idea. I will continue to be ignored. Yes!
Your feedback log and footprints service STINKS! One minute I have several footprints and the next there are ZERO after a refresh. And there is no where to go for technical assistance. WHAT GIVES!? This is so aggravating for us paying premium customers. It feels like a rip off.
hey chris
hey
my footprints are messed up.(((badly)))
i’ll have like 30 footprints then i’ll refresh the page and then i’ll have zero, refresh it like 5 times and back to 30……..
and its Sunday and it says i have 7 footprints today and 30-sumthing this week and that cant be right…..
RAWR. kendra
Umm… is it going to end up being, as I believe Icebox_cyclepath put it, a “wealth of incoherence and sensuality”?
Because almost all FC sucks. How is this different?
who is this
Hey so what are you doin? i just saw ur name at the to so i decided to click on it
well
peace
~katlyn~
I think if “inaminewearsgirlpants” is going to visit peoples sites then block anyone who are trying to figure out he/she/it is…is an obvious chicken dropping scaredy baby diaper wearing tinki winki worshiping freak from corn country.
Haven’t actually been using it
thats awesome can you boost?
you no what i dont care who you are okay these back grounds for these sites suck
and so do you.
Chris I havn’t a clue what this is trying to do, dont confuse me so soon man im just trying to learn the basic stuff
I’ed sooner just chat with you to see what happening in your part of the world.
Merle
I think thats cool I suppose!
wuts up my name is alyssa my page is bootylicious2445 come holla at a player trying to figure out how to fix my page up holla
sup chris this is fmf3324 just want to chat and add you to my friends on my site (peace)
why i never see it before?
hey post me back
kewl. great idea!
HI!!!!!!!!!!
Hey it is cool lol
HI WAHT UP THIS IS MISTY IAM TRYING TO MEET NEW PEOPLE
hey!~~~~!!!!!!1 whats up??? comment me!! i am so bored
I have enough visitors i don’t need to be boosted ,as my xanga friends are staunch and all return ,even if at times i am tard,y several have become great friends ,so i won’t put one above another, as i thank them personally, i find you make Xanga more complictaed weekly, i preferred the old way it saved time i hate all your new fangled stuff ,wastes my precious time .Cheers Portia
YAY!! boost!!!
How Do You Do
“The Best Are Displayed” Nda Nda?
nothing
hi
boost sound like a good idea man
WELCOME~
*sigh* I’m leaving now. I’ll bbl….*zzzzzzz*
WUTZUP NICE DOG BUT U NEED A NEW BACKGROUND DUDE
can u boost yourself?
anyways, boost me if you like my site! click HERE
hi i like anime.
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Damn this lack of visitors I get. I never get boosted.
How do you nominate someone?
Sup how is you doing with you today well I am fine and I am bord I am at the Library but my mom is going to pick me up in a little bit love ya as a friend
~!~Chrissy~!~
hello. ur NUMBER 1
Neat idea
hey dude i love my Xanga its awsome love ya’s like a bro.
Mostly I like boost but it still is a ?? how it works !
hi! cool site
yea hi who are you and i dont know you so dont comment me bye
CVBFFGHFGHGH
HOW R U
hi
will u be my friend
nice background n nice pic…..
your hot tennessee_pimp19
are you a boy or a girl tennessee_pimp19
dude nice site
b/c of the new boost feature, i’ve been getting some crazy hits. thanks…you guys rock! =]
wow ur hottttttttt
There is some good stuff on there! Thanks. – JN.14:27 Rom.5:8
Neato.
http://www.eleventysevenfans.com/toplist/in.php?id=Jecca08
i dont know u
good idea
Hey chris how can i get a music video?
OOWWW, goodie
hey`,,*
Plz’ g0 t0 my xG` n leave
a birthday message 4 my fd ,,
Thc* a L0t,`
I have no clue. who are you anyways?
awesome
I didnt even read anything you wrote but Im bored so Im leaving you a comment. :] Enjoy
Be my friend PLEASE ; )
HEY BOAST LOOKS COOL WANA BE MY FRIEND!
cute site!
hi
hiya -smiles and waves-hows you
hey wat do yall think bout diz site? (mii site)
hey wat do yall think bout diz site? (mii site)
thats neato
hi
hey waz up nice profile it is pretty cool
hey waz up nice profile it is pretty cool
hey waz up that is such a cute dog but i bet ur not!!lol just kidding
¯d¤¤¤å¥ý,,«¢«¢,,,§A¦n°Ú!!!!
who are you and why do you come to my site.
uhhhhhhh hi i guess lol
hey waz up
I think I like it. Too bad I dont know what it is..
wonderful idea !
hi
nobody would vote for me enough for me to be considered boosted content anyway. i am still a loser you
hey was up?
interesting… what are the chances I’ll end up there?….
Hey just got my new xanga comment me !!!!!!!!!! PAIGE
here just do it
most people aren’t sure of what they really want in life. I
received this
letter from a friend on the computer, did what it told me to, and
within a
week, everything I had wished came true!! Here’s an exact copy,
this
really
works!!!!
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1. To yourself, say the name of the only
guy or girl you wanna be with 3
times!
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2. Think of something you wanna accomplish
within the next week and say it to your self
6
times!!
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3. If you had 1 wish what would it be? say it to
yourself 9 times!!!
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4. Think of something that you want to happen
between you and that 1special person and say
it to your self 12
times!!!
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5. Now, heres the hard part! Pick only 1 of these wishes and as
you scroll down focus and
concentrate on it and think on nothing
else but that wish.
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Now make one last &final wish about that one wish
that you picked.
After reading this, you have 1 hour to send it out to 15 people,
and what
you wished for will come true within in one week!
u only get one chance!!!!! Now scroll down and think of your
crush!!!
Keep going
down
Keep going
Keep
going
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did you think of your crush? I hope so, that was
your last chance. Now pay very close attention this important
message!
Sorry but once read, must be sent. Yes, this is one of those kinda
chain
letters that everyone hates. This one has been going since 1863
and
if you
break this chain, you will pay!!!!!! Remember that after hearing
these
stories.
First Example:
Take Barbra Wallace.. She was a pretty lucky girl,
up till she got this same chain letter. She had a crush on the same
kid
since kindergarden. when she got this mail she didn’t pay any
attention to
it. She just thought, no big deal. And deleted it. The next day her
dad
got fired and her mom dies in a car crash. If she would have sent
the
letter none of that would have happened and her mom
would be alive.
Second Example:
Try Freddie D. Now Freddie D. was your average
nerd. Had glasses, was short and chubby, was in gifted. All the
signs of
your total dork. He also received this letter and sent it to 51
people in
the hour. Now, like Barbra, he had a crush on a girl since 3rd
grade. The
next day after sending the chain the girl confessed her love for
him ever
since 3rd grade. Freddie D. finally had the courage to ask her out,
and of
course, she had been waiting to yes to that for years. They grew
up
and
married each other to live happily forever.
Third Example:
Now if you couldn’t relate to the others, this’ll
get ya hooked. Listen to this. A kid named Jordan Johnson was just
getting on AOL to check his mail. He was a quiet kid, not that
popular but
not a geek either. he was just normal. He saw he had mail from his
friend. It was this exact letter. Now Jordan Johnsen was a smart
kid and
he knew what could happen if he didnt pass it on. He simply pulled
a few
friends from his buddy list and sent it along. The next day,
about
that
same time, he got a phone call. It said he had won the lottery!
then his
dad came home and bought him a new bike! His mom bought him
Nintendo64 and
play station! His grandmother sent him a new computer, and his best
friend
gave him tickets to the concert he wanted to go to, Kid Rock and
Limp
Bizkit! Then he inherited a brand-new tv from his aunt! He was
goin’ wild!
the next day his secret crush asked him out, and they have been
going out
ever since.
Now, you heard the stories. I know
which person i’d rather
be, but thats up to you. I wouldn’t wanna end up like Barbra but
thats
only me. We all want what we cant have but now’s ur chance to go
out with
that special somebody ur waiting for. Take it or leave it. If you
send
this to-
1 person- you will lose all luck in ur love
life…..forever!!!!!
10 people- your crush will say they like you as a
friend……ONLY!!!!!
15 people- your crush will say they like you
20 people- your crush will ask you out!
25 people- your crush will kiss you!!
35 people or more- All of the above!!
Don’t blow it, it’s ur chance to shine! Have
everything u wanted, and more! Now, complaining cus u dont have any
friends. Well theres an answer 4 everything. It’s simple, just go
in a
chat room, pick some names and send away! but here’s the
catch…..you only
do you have a girl that you fuck or hump
hey chris i know this awkward but i’m new to this can you fix my xanga?
my username is jel_ika and my passward is jelly.my name is angelika Caniete my email is jel14@sbcglobal.net and i want my xanga skin to be sweetsimplicity in the skins directory.read this soon.
thanks
Hey<3 Whats this talkin about? hehe… ***
who r u
u want a free ps3 go to this site and then just sighn up there ya go ur free ps3 is on the way http://www.ps34free.com/default.aspx?r=738625
what the freaken is this
heyaaaaa
whas up?
i am bored
ttyl
-kaley-
hey wats up dog!lol
cool site
Hello ♥
My name is Hailey
xx sooo whats up with u ??
well get back wit me lata ♥
• TRIPLESIX•
hey like ur pic
hey kool blog!!!!!! visit my site itz hottie_chickz ok nice blog again lol well bye when u get the time check mine out kk !!!!
Hi I am new to the xanga. I am just looking on your xanga. It looks really cool!
very cool
hey look a frog!!!
What is it suppose to do?
That is heartbreaking, really I am crhing thanx for wasting 1 min of my life
hey sup..
that’s hot!!!
seems wonderful ~ I am the green hand here , so I wanna study and learn more to design my blogs ~ kaka…
HAVE A NICE DAY ~ !
yo you dont kmow me and i dont know you but i think we should get together
luv mat121
THAT IS TOTALLY AWESOME
HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
hey who are u
and how old are u u seam nice
and me and this girl fell in love with each othere
i dont kno what were talking about but OK
That’s cool…
Are you a guy because it says on here you are a guy or are you a girl that has the name of chris.My name is alissa.
HEY WHO R U ????
yah wats up
hey cutie wat up wit you
not much here just be
real bourd & wonderin’
if you would give me
a pic. of you & stuff
it’s just you to fine to
be hidin’ your self so
put a pic. up or send
me one please oh &
call me at 816-257-0696
well got to go peace out
maria
k dude i donno hoo u r, but i dont no wi ur name is on mi site
dont comment me bak k.k.
Chris, the photo section of xanga was fiddled last week…
I have sent the following message to the theologian’s cafe… I hope this matters to you
I don’t think you realise what you’ve done by keeping these photos up on your site. by them remaining on the boost front screen.
You’ve pissed off alot of people, you’ve ruined the way boost worked.
For the last two months people were watching their work be nominated and then watching scores etc.. then you’d see a photo make it to a high score.
Now all you’ve done is ruined it… If you ever want to smoke a peace pipe.. you should delete these photos, then upload them again… anything that is on boost. (check all time section)
Some of us work very hard to capture a moment… and the photos section of Boost is not somewhere for crap photos. –
I’m sending this same message to John and Chris and Dan.
Attached is a message from a user of Boost
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Hey owen thatnks for your comment on my picture. I really have not figured out boost yet. It seems as that theo cafe has it rigged so i’m just not going to bother with it any more. It kinda rubs me wrong because
9:33 pm ! Dec 10, 2006
9:33 pm ! Dec 10, 2006
Hey This is Rose…..Love your site..lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope I get tons of boosts! My page is bomb!
hi
Hey whats up?
I love this Layout How do i get one ?
From Kamariona leave a message on my page and look at my photos im wearing a black and white shirt and one of them is Rihannna
love site
andi
sweet dude… too bad no one reads my xanga =(
hahaha can’t wait to get home. let’s hang out, haven’t seen you in over a year!
cool page!!
your not chris!
Cool idea.
oooo
will somebody give me a boost??
hi
what are you talking about
It’s a great idea!!
-Merry Christmas!
hey;
keep up thee great work!!
So that’s what boost is, eh ?
Very cool .
hey
wut ever
dont ever send me a thing ever again i dont no who u r
Boost is yet another form of eprops. Why don’t you revamp the eprops system instead of inventing a new one? Or at least scrap the eprops. The redundancy is killing me.
PLEASE DONT GET ON MY XANGA AGAIN I MEAN IT
Cool! Sry i don’t know, just stumbled on ur xanga site (oopsies)
OMG BOOST MEHH!!
I think it needs to be tweaked a little. it has a lot of glitches.
so you havent thought about getting on my xang right.by the way DO NOT i reapeat DO NOT GET ON MY XANGA AGAIN.
what arte u talking about
hello friend from hk
HI i love that dog he might be wet but without the wetness hes CUTE!!
I still don’t understand boosting????
ok I’m confused
I really don’t understand this booting thing please explain…
fzdhfdh
i dont know if you are the person to talk to but i was just curious if you could help me.
i paid for xanga premium and now there is a virus or something on my xanga.
do you know who i can talk to to fix it
thanks
What’s the difference between Boosted and Featured Content, then? Aren’t e-props meant to be a way to “boost” a post already?
Hi Chris! Plz visit my site and put a comment and be my friend!!
what happended 2 datdog????????
HOW DO YOU CHANGE YOUR HEADLINE?
hey who r u
looks uber to me. And not much is uber to me.
ok whatever!!
hihi who are u??? ^.^
XDXDXDXDXDXD
hey hot guy come see my sight sexytess pass hotguys cmb-commint me back
i don’t know whats going on
The dog is a ugly ass bitch but i like the idea!!!!!!!!!
If you have been “boosted”, do you get notification? Do you get word of your “score” ?
is it just me or is everyone having difficulty uploading photos. I finally got one uploaded tonight after several days of trying.
Boost LOL well thats very KOol
Who r u also
are you the one that made xanga
cool.
I love the idea of boost, but it also frustrates me – many users simply nominate their own content, filling many of the boost catagories with things that definately don’t belong there and/ or terrible writing. Maybe an entry should have to be nominated at least two or three times for a single catagory before it shows up to be rated in boost.
Also, when an entry is nominated, how does the person who posted it have any idea? Isn’t there a way you can alert them to this?
hi
heywhatz^
ALSOME
WHO R U!
asa
ok, not getting it!
hello just dropping bye !
I think it’s a sorry attempt at creating a new fad among the idlebrained teenage patrons of Xanga. First there were “eProps”, and now this?
WHO R U??????
i wonder who this is !!
it is cool
sup dude
Gud…..
hey chris.. i don’t know u
hey there it’s me monica fitch will im haveing trouble with my xanag my xanga han’t showing up at all so this is why i cam here to ask you if you can help me with my xanga today if you can do it today
hola soy izalia thanks for send me a messsage! byye much luv to ya’h!
hola soy izalia thanks for send me a messsage! byye much luv to ya’h!
WHO ARE YOU WHY DO KEEP ON WRITING ME!
Chris ?
= =”who are you¡H
wow…242 comments~!! seems hit here,though long time no update ..kaka…
thanks very much for visiting my blogs ~~ hehe…
Have a nice day ~ !