A new PPS
PPS is re-born this Merdeka Day 2005! For full details check out the PPS WIKI. Also, don't forget to check out the brand new PPS Directory.
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PPS is re-born this Merdeka Day 2005! For full details check out the PPS WIKI. Also, don't forget to check out the brand new PPS Directory.
PPS RSS is broken. Won't go into specifics, but it sorta crumbled under the stress of the BETA, thus proving one of my initial fears correct: to handle volume, it requires a proper relational database behind it.
So i'm taking it offline now, and will replace it soon. Sorta screws up my special Merdeka Plans for PPS, but i'll do my best to make it right in time. Apologies all around.
PPS is 2+ years old, that's a long time in 'Net-years, especially for something that started out as a simple project and is very much self-funded with its current size. Its fair to say that if PPS is going to remain relevant for the future, a proper plan needs to be mapped out and executed.
If you're curious about this plan, please allow me to share with you an email i wrote to the founders of PPS a few days ago, seeking their blessing and support.
Read on. Comments and feedback are welcomed.
Dear PPS Founders,
Its been a busy couple of months for me, since the PPS 2nd Anniversary, i've been hard at work trying to think of ways to make PPS more relevant to the increasingly blog-savvy Malaysian public. You know, as they say: stay still, die standing! :)
There are 3 new online services that PPS will launch to complete the "re-energizing" exercise. You're probably aware of the first: the PPS Blog, its still in BETA mode but eventually i hope to make it similar to BoingBoing or Singapore's "Tomorrow" community blog. I've got all the workflow management scripts in place, its just a matter of deciding when is the best time to begin testing this feature.
The second was just launched into BETA today, the PPS RSS which i see as a logical evolution of how readers will prefer to read their favourite blogs/newsfeeds/etc. Not updated quite as frequently as PPS -- PPS is by-the-minute, PPS RSS is refreshed every 60 minutes -- the PPS RSS has some features which many PPSers have requested for recent months: categorization, filters, opml feeds, etc. I think it'll prove in the coming months to be a welcome boon to the PPS community.
The third service is still a bit under wraps for the time being (though some people have already seen it by accident, i suspect). Its undergoing some major testing and design work now as i race to get it ready for a Merdeka Day 2005 launch. All i can say about it now is that its an old idea but modified slightly to suit current times.
All in all, the 4 PPS services - PPS, PPS Blog, PPS RSS, PPS XXX - will make up a reasonably complete package of online services for Malaysian bloggers everywhere. The objective of PPS has always been, and will continue to be, the promotion of the blogging word, the facilitation of awareness and the advocacy of our right to free speech. Its been a long, fun, tough ride these past few years on the Project, and i believe with all the services in place, it'll serve as an able foundation to sustain PPS and its community for many more years to come.
Thanks to all of you for your remarkable support, and may it long continue.
Peace,
Aizuddin Danian
http://www.aizuddindanian.com/
A new PPS service has been launched into BETA, the Project Petaling Street RSS. Details can be found on the PPS Blog, post your FAQ here.
This is a polite reminder that all aspects of PPS, except user submitted content via pings or comments, are Copyrighted to PPS 2003-2005. This includes, though not limited to, the name of the project/website, "PROJECT PETALING STREET", "PPS", etc. Please do not use any of this copyrighted material without prior written approval from the Administrators of PPS.
A whole blog about PPS? This is a first! :)
I should have done this a long time ago. Issues addressed: commercial blogs? ping flooding? ping content?
Check it out. Comments and suggestions are welcome.
An interesting situation has arisen: an obviously commercial blog has begun pinging PPS; as far as i know, this is the first time this has happened. I am soliciting comments from all PPSers on this matter.
A pillar of the Malaysian "blog-iverse" retires: The InsaneOx has posted his Final Post, goodbye. Its been a great, great ride, you crazy Ox. Thanks for the memories.