tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post113687522904969361..comments2024-03-02T03:29:09.759-05:00Comments on SerandEz and Friends: JIB Awards 2005: Best Designed BlogEzziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1137280320265808852006-01-14T18:12:00.000-05:002006-01-14T18:12:00.000-05:00"Plus, their readership brings them votes, period...."Plus, their readership brings them votes, period."<BR/><BR/>We are, at best, reluctant participants in the JIBs. We have never urged our readership to please, please, please vote for us - like some other Jbloggers. There is no JIB Award nominee logo on the side of our site with handy links to ONLY the categories we've been nominated in. The thing we like about the JIBs is that they increase the profile of JBlogs. To that end we've done (time consuming, as you well know) nominee reviews - so far in categories that we're not in.<BR/><BR/>If we win anything, we hope it's because of the quality of our product, not because of the blind adherence of our fans. And frankly, given the <A HREF="http://www.israellycool.com/blog/_archives/2006/1/13/1674131.html" REL="nofollow">ugliness and acrimony</A> surrounding this year's awards, we couldn't care less how we do. But thanks for your vote and your visit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1137036415517531702006-01-11T22:26:00.000-05:002006-01-11T22:26:00.000-05:00I've seen some of it - really cool.I've seen some of it - really cool.Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1137036293179861112006-01-11T22:24:00.000-05:002006-01-11T22:24:00.000-05:00I think the longest delay is when it's contacting ...I think the longest delay is when it's contacting technorati. beats me. did you check out wandering jew's photo album? Amazing. Just, amazing.Ayelethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1137031517186831632006-01-11T21:05:00.000-05:002006-01-11T21:05:00.000-05:00Anon - Interestingly and well put.Anon - Interestingly and well put.Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1137028620563294852006-01-11T20:17:00.000-05:002006-01-11T20:17:00.000-05:00I consider Jewlicious well designed for a number o...I consider Jewlicious well designed for a number of reasons. The blog is easy to read. The posts are often cleverly illustrated with photos and sometimes with custom made graphics. The Islamic style background featuring mogen dovids is funny and ironic. There are other things to consider as well. Their prominent display of recent comments and most commented posts goes a long way towards promoting continuous dialog, even on posts that are months old. The site loads slowly but it is graphics intensive and once the graphics are cached, the load time is significantly reduced. Look at their URLs too. No long and annoying URLs like those generated by blogspot. If a story is titled "JIB Blog Awards" then the url ends with "JIB-Blog-Awards" - a format that search engines love. Let Jewlicious be a lesson to us all - a well designed blog, in every respect, is both entertaining and effective. The large auddience enjoyed by Jewlicious is no coincidence. Love them or hate them, there are few if any Jblogs that are as well designed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1137020935689566272006-01-11T18:08:00.000-05:002006-01-11T18:08:00.000-05:00Elder - much, much nicer. Heh - something IE has o...Elder - much, much nicer. Heh - something IE has over Mozilla, I guess. Firefox hasn't yet figured out how to control CPU usage - it's the only thing about it that really gets to me.<BR/><BR/>I should note I didn't mean to make it sound overly critical. I think the tagboard is actually a cool concept in general - adds a mini-message board for less 'bloggy' discussion. Neat.Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1137010006183550562006-01-11T15:06:00.000-05:002006-01-11T15:06:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Elder of Ziyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838899002515551673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1137009953229573922006-01-11T15:05:00.000-05:002006-01-11T15:05:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Elder of Ziyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838899002515551673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1137009699998539592006-01-11T15:01:00.000-05:002006-01-11T15:01:00.000-05:00You are actually right about my tagboard being ugl...You are actually right about my tagboard being ugly. I just made it match the rest of my board color scheme as much as I could so it is a little better.<BR/><BR/>I used to have a nicer looking tagboard, along with two scrolling news tickers and lots of other bells and whistles. But it caused problems for some people with pop-ups, pop-unders and the scrolling news (which Israpundit uses) ends up taking tons of CPU time in Mozilla, affecting other Windows apps! I can't run Konfabulator at the same time that Israpundit is open on any Firefox page, for example.Elder of Ziyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838899002515551673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1136989835214735012006-01-11T09:30:00.000-05:002006-01-11T09:30:00.000-05:00Oy, I know. No clue what it is, either.Oy, I know. No clue what it is, either.Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1136948110830584672006-01-10T21:55:00.000-05:002006-01-10T21:55:00.000-05:00I'm a firefox user and, for some reason, yours is ...I'm a firefox user and, for some reason, yours is the only blog that takes more than a second to load. I get it in two parts: First the header and, then, a few moments later, the rest. Love the new header by the way.Ayelethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452707874685237517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1136928483379828052006-01-10T16:28:00.000-05:002006-01-10T16:28:00.000-05:00Jewlicious is easy to read - I think that's the ma...Jewlicious is easy to read - I think that's the main thing. The background is not plain, even if it's not great. Plus, their readership brings them votes, period.Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1136924258939966422006-01-10T15:17:00.000-05:002006-01-10T15:17:00.000-05:00Interesting. Personally, I do so if the article is...Interesting. Personally, I do so if the article is too long and irrelevant, but if it's short or interesting, I stick around. Often, the quotes are just well-said points or background.<BR/><BR/>I also use the blockquote on occasion for things that are not quotes, if only to format it more clearly.Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1136924215941695612006-01-10T15:16:00.000-05:002006-01-10T15:16:00.000-05:00Since I nominated Elder of Ziyon, I found the desi...Since I nominated Elder of Ziyon, I found the design to be simple but elegant. I wasn't bothered by the white. Still it would appear that a lot of people don't agree with me. (I don't get what's so wonderful about the design of Jewlicious. For one thing it takes too long to load.)<BR/><BR/>And I agree with you on the boxes. That's why I figured out how to make them instead of just having the quotes indented.Soccer Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16142724823098073038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1136920027109309272006-01-10T14:07:00.000-05:002006-01-10T14:07:00.000-05:00The truth is I prefer blogs that rarely quote outs...The truth is I prefer blogs that rarely quote outside sources. If I see an article quoted in a post I usually move on to the item.Air Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198611603209768337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1136911946178348532006-01-10T11:52:00.000-05:002006-01-10T11:52:00.000-05:00I actually like the boxes - they clearly delineate...I actually like the boxes - they clearly delineate what's a quote and what's not, and it shows that the quotes are less important than what the person is saying. I'm not sure if you use Mozilla or IE, but on IE mine looks terrible, especially the boxes. On Mozilla, it looks crisper and finer, and the font is only slightly smaller - not hard to read at all.<BR/><BR/>Also, check out "CodeScripter" from my blogroll. Mirty's latest post there gives a 30-second explanation on how to switch your screen to ClearType, so it all looks better. Takes about a day to get used to, but it's really nice and pretty.Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1136898767442772152006-01-10T08:12:00.000-05:002006-01-10T08:12:00.000-05:00Any blog (such as this one forexample, since you a...Any blog (such as this one forexample, since you aren't in the running) uses a different colored square in the middle of their post to highlight an article or quote from another place lost my vote. <BR/><BR/>I think they are distracting, and the font inside the box is usually smaller and harder to read.Air Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198611603209768337noreply@blogger.com