Friday, January 27, 2006
An Update on IGotNewsForYou.com
It's been awhile since I've posted an update on how things are going with IGotNewsForYou. How are things going? Good question.
The guys are making some great strides towards our eventual launch in April. I think a bit of panic is setting in, I just saw Neil, normally a calm, reserved Brit, racing by with a bewildered look on his face, not unlike a crazed llama. He's so excited about the project, I wonder sometimes if he's going to burst at the seams. And he's constantly running in here with a million ideas; I can barely understand him when he speaks at a normal pace, but quicken that ten fold, well...
The real site (which isn't available for your viewing pleasure just yet) is almost finished. We're developing all of the necessary pages and sorting out logistics: return policies, privacy policies, pricing, etc. One might think this sort of thing rather dull, but it's not at all - it means these guys are getting closer and closer to making IGotNewsForYou a reality. Even though I spend most of my time piddling about, asking questions, mucking with a bit of code here and there, I can't help but look at the progress that's been made and be pretty darn happy.
There's still plenty of anxiety, even for me, but I think we'll make it. There's also a lot left to do: finalize the actual system for personalizing stories, write about a billion more stories, clean up the website, finalize the e-commerce component, get the necessary office equipment and so forth. There's a task list a million feet long...well, there would be if we bothered putting anything on a task list. But, I know we'll make it, and IGotNewsForYou will launch.
What happens then...phew...who knows!
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