Site redesign for 2010
So.. Facebook.. I loves me some face book..
Facebook has made me realize we don’t need the Raymerfamily page for as much as we used too.. with the ability to post what you want individually on facebook, it’s not going to be able to compete.. So.. here are my ideas on what we will do with it:
#1 when you visit the raymerfamilies.com page you will now be taken to a front page that will simply be an image, with the following on it “Blog”, “Photos”, “Videos”, “Help” and “Family Tree”. I am not going to do the forums again till we are ready. There will also be space for an announcement..
I’ll also make the following changes in software on the site.
The Photos and Video will be handled by the new Menalto Gallery 3 which is in Beta right now, but once it’s out it’ll be great. It would allow for easier in browser uploading, FLV video playback, and.. a smoother interface.
The Blog will remain in Wordpress, and the Help will be moved from Wikimedia to Wordpress. Any announcements will be posted to the blog.
The Family tree won’t change.. but may be swapped out if something better comes along OR i may present the data made with it in a more palatable way.. since it’s a bit complicated.
I did play around with the idea of putting up a social networking site .. but why? It would never be as full featured as facebook.. and just like the forum noone would ever use it.
