May 2007
3 posts
New Google Analytics
Google rolled out a new version of their Google Analytics software earlier this week. So far it seems like a massive improvement over the previous version, mostly due to the excellent graphs they are now presenting.
It is an example of the power of great data visualization. I highly recommend you check it out.
“OK, here is my art dork moment. I was so excited when I first spotted the...”
– ART BACKWASH: Chew on This!
April 2007
19 posts
Just rolled out another feature. When you log in you will now see a link called ‘voted up’.
This will show you all the images that you have voted up. This lets you keep bookmarks of all the images you have seen on the site and liked.
“Hi! Just a heads up to let you know that I’ve tweaked the algorithm that...”
– Krishna
New & Improved Bookmarklet
On Friday I released a new & much improved bookmarklet. What’s new? Well if you use the new bookmarklet, a pop up window will appear that shows small previews of the images that are on the current web page. You can then simply point and click on the image you want to submit. You can now also specify the keywords you want to apply to the image straight away. The new bookmarklet makes...
Swivel - for your inner data geek
A very cool site for your inner data or chart geek: Swivel is a place where curious people explore data — all kinds of data. Swivel lets you explore data and share your insights with others. Swivel has data about politics, economics, weather, sports, business and more.
Keywords (or Tagging) support
I’ve rolled out the initial support for keywords or tagging on eye it up! Anyone can add or edit keywords to the images that have been submitted. This could be pretty anarchic, but I’m going to see how people use the feature before locking it down any more. I’m hoping we’ll see wiki style corrections to any abuse… hey, I’m an optimist! If you click on a keyword...
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Anonymous Image Submission...
…has now been enabled. You obviously wont score any points if you submit an image anonymously, but the option is there if you want it.
Joining is even easier
A minor tweak to the layout of the site. If you haven’t signed in or are not a member, you now see the form for joining on the main page layout. And yes all you need to do to join is to supply a username and password! The aim of emdedding the joining form (and the feedback form) directly on the main page is to: show how quick and easy it is to join the site provide as much functionality on...
Keeping Score
eye it up! now has a daily high score (hi-score surely!) table. So you can now easily keep track of who you need to beat and by how many points, throughout the day.
“But with comics I felt like — I can do stuff nobody has ever done. I can do...”
– Neil Gaiman
Search
Just added a search feature to eyeitup.net. Let me know what you think.
“I am a big fan of mixed martial arts and the one thing I think you can compare...”
– ricH over at Wildstorm comic’s blog.
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Dexter
Watched a few episodes of Dexter last night, so far it’s pretty good. What really stood out though was the opening credits… really well done and suit the show right down to ground. Check it out if you can.
“Hi! Welcome to the new and improved eye it up blog. I kind of got bored of...”
– Krishna
World Processors > *
franki: you've managed to sidetrack me with images again
krishna: ?
franki: worldprocessor this time though
krishna: that looks cool
franki: yeah, i'm just scrolling through globes
krishna: I want a generic world processor thingy