9rules Relaunches and Refocuses on the Network
The excellent 9rules blogging network relaunched today, opting to shift focus back to where it belonged all along: the content. All the superfluous features which were added in the previous incarnation have been stripped away, finally allowing posts from the very members that comprise the network to be front and center for all visitors to see. Many would argue that 9rules should never have shied away from their roots in the first place; what’s done is done, and it feels much better to see the Triad steer the ship in this new albeit old direction.
All the Notes, Clips and other “fluff” designed to keep people on the 9rules.com domain has been migrated to Chawlk. If you are yearning to participate in a community-like site which offers a low signal-to-noise ratio then definitely check out Chawlk. Since the site is not “mainstream” you will not find the standard internet trolls devouring newbs ever 17th second. But enough of Chawlk.
I really adore what Tyme, Scrivs and Mike have done with 9rules. By allowing the network to focus on the members I get the feeling members will have a newfound invigoration to focus on providing top notch content. After all, the content is what makes 9rules so uniquely exciting and refreshing.
The updated minimalistic design definitely aids in presenting the content in a much better manner than 9rules ever has done previously. Add in the ability to customize which communities interest you the most, and you can see why the new-yet-old-yet-new 9rules is just the change the network needed to be revitalized. Hopefully 9rules will recapture much of the charm it had in it’s heyday.
My hat is off to the great 9rules team of Tyme, Scrivs and Mike. Congrats on a wickedly cool update. You guys have always and will always rock!
Thanks! It’s always interesting to hear the thoughts of someone who wasn’t particularly interested in the additions. When we launched Notes and Clips back in the day, the people that liked it chimed in and the people who weren’t particularly excited didn’t write that much. Now that we moved it off of 9rules, we’re reading blog entries from the other crowd :)
Indeed, it is interesting to be able to read both sides of the story. I was pretty ambivalent myself…although now that you guys have migrated back to the beginning I find I’m a much happier member. :-)
Indeed, it’s good to see their old selves back, again.