Vox (blogging platform)
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| URL | www.vox.com |
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| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | Blogging service |
| Owner | Six Apart |
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| Launched | 2006-10-26 |
| Current status of site | Active |
Vox is an Internet blogging service run by blogging company Six Apart, which launched on October 26, 2006.[1] [2] Originally, it had the codename 'Project Comet'.
The service purports to be more streamlined and easier to use than other blogging tools available, like LiveJournal (also owned by Six Apart), Blogger or WordPress. Its design has features often associated with the Web 2.0 trend; much of the praise and criticism applied to Web 2.0 also applies to Vox. Vox is written in the Catalyst MVC Framework.
The service is more focused on social networking features than other blogging platforms, such as Wordpress and Blogger. Such features include the ability to set permissions on who is able to view each post and a friends list on the sidebar. Whilst other social networks such as MySpace, Friendster and Bebo offer blog functionality as an additional feature, blogging is the main focus of Vox.
Before the launch of Vox, beta releases of the service were named after The Daily Show correspondents; release 15 was named Stewart, while releases 14, 13, 12, 11, 10 and 9 were named Colbert, Corddry, Bee, Carell, Littleford, and Rocca respectively.
In a release implemented on November 10th minor bugs were fixed. The release also gave Beta testers of Vox (Those who had joined before the October 26th release date) a special theme as well as a banner in their profile designating them Beta testers.
[edit] References
- ^ Official Vox website
- ^ Review of Vox, at gizbuzz.co.uk
[edit] See also
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