Comments on: Introducing: AstronomyBuzz!

By: C18H27NO3

C18H27NO3 — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:25:44 +0000

Cool. I registered and was checking it out. I took a brief pause to comment here.

Thanks, BA.

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Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:40:01 +0000

[...] The Bad Astronomer has just launched a really cool new community website called AstronomyBuzz. Designed as a new community for astronomy enthusiasts, it offers members a way to publish, share and embed content related to astronomy. [...]

By: AstronomyBuff

AstronomyBuff — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:29:29 +0000

I really liked the name. It describles perfectly what the site is about, it’s easy to say and spell, and it’s spelled close to my domain name. What’s not to like?

Nice work Phil, I hope this site really takes off, I know I intend to become a big contributor. YouTube is just too clunky. I thought about using UndoTV instead, but I’d much rather contribute to a community designed for astronomy.

Now, if I can just finish the three videos on my iMovie folder…

By: Astronomy Buff - New Site: AstronomyBuzz

Astronomy Buff - New Site: AstronomyBuzz — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:15:03 +0000

By: Crux Australis

Crux Australis — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:38:53 +0000

Wow, unfortunate name. Phil, with all due respect, can I suggest a more professional backdrop for your video? Maybe a big space poster on a screen behin you? Cheers for all your work.

By: Thomas Siefert

Thomas Siefert — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:27:31 +0000

To erlando: You beat me to it…
Instead I will then tell you of a lotto game in Australia called “slikpik” (”slik” means “lick” or “candy” in Danish).

By: rvr

rvr — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:37:17 +0000

MKR: I had problems with Safari, but not with Firefox. Try again.

About AstronomyBuzz. It’s a good initiative, but IMHO the interface of PikSpot is somewhat ugly, a bit complex and heavy (i.e. heavily-dependent of Flash). It’s like Digg but with all the content hosted. The good thing about Digg-like system is the openness: the contents are always in external services (YouTube, Flickr, Blogger, MySpace or whatever site). I’m not sure if this self-referenced site is a better solution for communities, but I think Digg is a tested model. BTW, there are a number of free (open source) Digg clones out there that could be used. Anyway, it’s refereshing to finally see some Web 2.0 astronomy projects. Congrats.