Some good info in here.
Friend: elloit u should switch over to xanga instead of blog
Me: xanga sucks..
Friend: lol
Me: i created my xanga in march but it’s just a commercial business
Friend: ic
Me: they force ads on your blog
Friend: ic
Me: the features are horrible and you can’t customize very much without paying $
Friend: im not surprised
Friend: so ur making money off of xanga?
Me: no. xanga is
If no one else has noticed, xanga has cleverly put up a new banner that is resistant to my old code. Anyone got any fixes yet? I can’t figure it out, and my page is simply hideous now.
I have no problem with xanga, you all can suck a —-.
…all of you- well most of you need to get a life >_> So Elliot hates xanga- that’s his own business, I like xanga that’ my own opinion. If we all liked the same things- think how boring life would be ._.;;
In truth, xanga is not all bad…that is, until you breach all its limits. That’s when it gets boring…
doug, you’ve missed the point. I understand business. I run several dedicated servers to host my websites. I understand that there is a great deal of hardware and work involved. In fact, I personally use XHTML/CSS, PHP/MySQL (database) on a daily basis.
I don’t know what you mean by “js.” That typically refers to JavaScript, but Xanga is powered by Microsoft ASP (Active Server Pages), which is their own proprietary web scripting technology.
That said, the point is not the advertisements. At the client level, sure, you can block advertisements. But as you said, these ARE businesses, and I believe they deserve the ad revenue.
I have reasons for being anti-xanga, and banners is not one of them. One is the online social networks it creates. Kids are using xanga to vent. They are also reading xangas to learn information. Some of this is valid. Most of it is not.
In addition, it is virtually impossible to create a xanga that complies with w3c coding standards. The Javascript “hacks” that are used and encouraged are not only stupid, but also encourages kids to think that this is the way websites work. It gives them a distorted view of the world, and many of them buy into it.
I’m interested in your further thoughts on this, doug.