Audio Poetry


Thoughts

Tuesday, 25 August 2009

Sunday, 23 August 2009

  • Xanga Good, Bad and Ugly

    Good

    Plugz - Xanga Plugz are a great idea and I'm glad Xanga added them. It's a great way to bring exposure to fellow Xanga sites. I have plugz turned on even though I have Premium.

    Speed - One of the problems I have with Myspace is that it seems uber slow, especially with all of the widgets people tac onto their sites. But Xanga has done a good job with keeping their hardware and software up to date, which, from my experience, has created a fairly quick site.

    Bad

    Simple Cell Phone access - I can easily access Facebook, comment on pages and look through photos on my nokia 5310 cell phone. I can't with Xanga, so I've been using Facebook more lately (even though I prefer Xanga).

    Xanga Ideas - I've actually spent money on Plugz promoting my ideas, yet probably won't anymore until I understand how the ideas page works. For example, only a few of the hundreds of ideas that were submitted have been implimented, and some of those ideas only had a few votes. I don't like promoting an idea if I don't know if it has even a chance of being considered. I also think the ideas page should function more like Digg, where entries are searchable and categorized. I hate scrolling through pages looking for a specific topic. 

    Ugly

    Ish Sites - I've never really been on the bandwagon of bashing the Ish sites. Yet they are starting to feel impersonal and therefore no longer Xangaish.   I get frustrated when I look at the top of Xanga's home page and see some post titled "Have You Tried Nutella?" from a site called "I really like food". I would *much* rather see Xanga featuring photos, videos and audio from fellow Xangan's sites. Xanga has some great multimedia platforms and they should advertise them, bringing more traffic to artistic Xangans in the process.

    What do you like/dislike about Xanga?

    Currently
    Almost Friends: A Harmony Novel
    By Philip Gulley
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Sunday, 09 August 2009

  • "Familiarity Brings Comfort"

    These new beginnings scare me,
    As I feel ill prepared,
    Even unworthy,
    To be in this place.
    I have a bad feeling about this.
    But I couldn't stay where I was at,
    Much longer.
    Yet I still miss it,
    As familiarity brings comfort.
    I have received counsel from many,
    And have been encouraged,
    To stay where I am now at.
    Yet my heart is anxious,
    And I wonder inside,
    If I made the right choice.

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Chatboard (81)

  • RDRRain23
    copper harbor is good
  • butterflyknives
    Your work is beautiful. It illuminates natural beauty perfectly. :]
  • quasi_nerd
    Just browsing around. Nice site!
  • Heather_Also
    you have some AMAZING photos... I'll have to come back later when I can really take my time. I get interesting inspirations when looking at good photography... :D
  • CinNyBoN
    Haha, thanks. Love the photos!
  • RamblingAngels
    hey, i just wanted to say that i am really intrigued by your profile. i checked out your site and it is really neat that you have actual songs up for sale. i also write poetry and am wondering if eventually it will turn into a song-writing and lyric combination. maybe you will tell me how you learne
  • pedrothepoet
    @megan2303 - Thanks Megan! Pete
  • megan2303
    hey, I told Ashley about this, but just thought Id ask you too (in case he forgot to pass on the invite) My guitar teacher is in a band and they are playing next weekend. Its at a little diner/coffee shop and I think you guys might enjoy it. I know its a good distance for some of you, but if you're
  • Iszzy
    slamin new pic bro.... nice angle... was that your weekend band gig? peace bro
    • Posted 9/4/2008 8:19 AM
    • by Iszzy
  • casmarie
    Hey, you stopped by my site and didn't say hi...what's up with that?! That's right! I saw you!