Comments on: SalsaCrazy Website of the Week: Addicted2Salsa http://addicted2salsa.com/2008/07/02/addicted2salsa-is-website-of-the-week-salsacrazy/ Free latin salsa dance instruction videos that teach you moves to use at the latin dance nightclub. With dancing articles, dance news, dance podcasts, salsa dance videos and forums - we try to help you become the best salsa and latin dancer you can be (as soon as possible). Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:13:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Anthony Persaud http://addicted2salsa.com/2008/07/02/addicted2salsa-is-website-of-the-week-salsacrazy/#comment-745 Anthony Persaud Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:55:54 +0000 http://addicted2salsa.com/?p=535#comment-745 Trying to fix the forums first with something more 'usable' and fun. (Think twitter-like-facebooking + posting). The salsa iPhone app is under hobby-mode right now. As far as the Wiki - I've not a big fan of having a second Wiki on the internet vs editing Wikipedia. Also, Wikis require people to actually write stuff in it (no duh) and most of us don't find that fun - especially when you have to learn the Wiki Markup. If they provided something like TinyMCE as the editor for a wiki entry that would be great. I think the best thing to do is maybe have a directory on addicted2salsa that points to entries of the artists in Wikipedia. Easier to tap that information, than mirror it ourselves. Trying to fix the forums first with something more ‘usable’ and fun. (Think twitter-like-facebooking + posting).

The salsa iPhone app is under hobby-mode right now.

As far as the Wiki - I’ve not a big fan of having a second Wiki on the internet vs editing Wikipedia. Also, Wikis require people to actually write stuff in it (no duh) and most of us don’t find that fun - especially when you have to learn the Wiki Markup. If they provided something like TinyMCE as the editor for a wiki entry that would be great.

I think the best thing to do is maybe have a directory on addicted2salsa that points to entries of the artists in Wikipedia. Easier to tap that information, than mirror it ourselves.

]]> By: Tom http://addicted2salsa.com/2008/07/02/addicted2salsa-is-website-of-the-week-salsacrazy/#comment-743 Tom Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:22:54 +0000 http://addicted2salsa.com/?p=535#comment-743 I'm a sucker for looking into the future sometimes - having seen the WYSIWYG aspect of Snow Leopard's Server edition wiki, i'm smitten. Cut's all the faff out, and makes it useable. If it has a decent history archiving system, it'll be way cool. No idea if you could actually use it for anything other than an internal intranet though... (that and whether non-Macs could use it). Hows the app coming along by the way? still under NDA? I’m a sucker for looking into the future sometimes - having seen the WYSIWYG aspect of Snow Leopard’s Server edition wiki, i’m smitten. Cut’s all the faff out, and makes it useable. If it has a decent history archiving system, it’ll be way cool. No idea if you could actually use it for anything other than an internal intranet though… (that and whether non-Macs could use it).

Hows the app coming along by the way? still under NDA?

]]> By: Anthony Persaud http://addicted2salsa.com/2008/07/02/addicted2salsa-is-website-of-the-week-salsacrazy/#comment-718 Anthony Persaud Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:38:30 +0000 http://addicted2salsa.com/?p=535#comment-718 I'm actually working on something to replace the forums to make it more interactive with the people that come to the site. It will basically be 'Forums Take 3' (even though it won't be a forum. Hopefully, third time's a charm. I'll take a look at kyte. I’m actually working on something to replace the forums to make it more interactive with the people that come to the site. It will basically be ‘Forums Take 3′ (even though it won’t be a forum. Hopefully, third time’s a charm.

I’ll take a look at kyte.

]]> By: Tom http://addicted2salsa.com/2008/07/02/addicted2salsa-is-website-of-the-week-salsacrazy/#comment-717 Tom Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:33:55 +0000 http://addicted2salsa.com/?p=535#comment-717 Wiki? A youtube channel shown on the site, where anyone could enter 30 second video showing their favorite salsa move? Move of the week? Technique forum discussing a certain technique each week? Making the site more 2 way? Community involvement = more active site. It would be cool to see more forum action. I've always looked at something like Qik, kyte, and thought it'd make an excellent tool if the community was there. Not sure if these are the kinds of ideas/feedback you're looking for. Wiki? A youtube channel shown on the site, where anyone could enter 30 second video showing their favorite salsa move?
Move of the week? Technique forum discussing a certain technique each week?

Making the site more 2 way? Community involvement = more active site. It would be cool to see more forum action.
I’ve always looked at something like Qik, kyte, and thought it’d make an excellent tool if the community was there.

Not sure if these are the kinds of ideas/feedback you’re looking for.

]]> By: Anthony Persaud http://addicted2salsa.com/2008/07/02/addicted2salsa-is-website-of-the-week-salsacrazy/#comment-711 Anthony Persaud Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:33:40 +0000 http://addicted2salsa.com/?p=535#comment-711 Do you have any feedback for our site? We appreciate suggestions on how to make things better. Do you have any feedback for our site? We appreciate suggestions on how to make things better.

]]> By: Tom http://addicted2salsa.com/2008/07/02/addicted2salsa-is-website-of-the-week-salsacrazy/#comment-708 Tom Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:53:41 +0000 http://addicted2salsa.com/?p=535#comment-708 I just wish Evan would make his site a little more readable. It's like a spammercial some of the time - A forced read of an Edward Tufte book might help him improve sales. Unless he's gunning for confusion. It seems they have so much energy, but they don't have a more standardised layout (e.g. see their promo emails you get regarding the video snippets pushing their dvd (collections)). I just wish Evan would make his site a little more readable. It’s like a spammercial some of the time - A forced read of an Edward Tufte book might help him improve sales. Unless he’s gunning for confusion. It seems they have so much energy, but they don’t have a more standardised layout (e.g. see their promo emails you get regarding the video snippets pushing their dvd (collections)).

]]> By: Franklin http://addicted2salsa.com/2008/07/02/addicted2salsa-is-website-of-the-week-salsacrazy/#comment-700 Franklin Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:46:43 +0000 http://addicted2salsa.com/?p=535#comment-700 A2S rules indeed. A lot of ingenuity and forward-thinking.. Hats off to Anthony and all who put this together. A2S rules indeed. A lot of ingenuity and forward-thinking.. Hats off to Anthony and all who put this together.

]]> By: TrueBlue http://addicted2salsa.com/2008/07/02/addicted2salsa-is-website-of-the-week-salsacrazy/#comment-671 TrueBlue Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:47:07 +0000 http://addicted2salsa.com/?p=535#comment-671 Whoo hoo. a2s rules! Whoo hoo. a2s rules!

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