blogHi! development

blogHi! internal development log

2006/9/26

adsense rotation algorithm

@ 07:20 PM (37 months, 27 days ago)
We have just implemented a rotation algorithm for the google adsense box. Until now, you had these options within the google adsense module:
  • make it go away, by saving "clean" in the google admin panel.
  • leaving the box empty, and letting blogHi profit from the traffic that your blog generates.
  • filling the box with your own adsense id. Here we implemented a small change:
At a random rate of 1/5, or 20%, instead of the google_ad_client that is set by you, the blogHi's google_ad_client will appear. This move comes in on a global scale,  and also affects the adsense box present in the post. Therefore, as a compensation, this box no longer runs the blogHi adwords code, but also your own.

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2006/9/20

running server upgrade

@ 05:09 PM (38 months, 3 days ago)
The hardware upgrade is about to be performed. The steps are as follows:
  1. current server is made "read only" (no more new posts, comments, settings etc).
  2. latest data is copied over to the new server.
  3. the domain name bloghi.com points over to the new server
  4. the new server is opened to the public
These are the upgrade steps, and we will inform you as we progress.

2006/9/19

interruptions of servuce because of server upgrade

@ 07:31 AM (38 months, 5 days ago)
We had a temporary problem this morning with the domain name transfer, which is solved for the main domain, we're working on restoring the blogs now.
We plan to run a server upgrade later on today, and there might be small interruptions of service. We have to transfer data to the new machine, then restore the services one by one. The total delay should be less than 15 minutes.

2006/9/2

youtube and google video integration

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@ 06:43 PM (38 months, 21 days ago)
As recently requested, you have now the ability to  integrate  videos from youtube and google video into your posts.

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2006/9/1

blogHi doesn't close anymore!

@ 02:00 PM (38 months, 22 days ago)
I made some posts announcing a possible closure of blogHi in November, then declared for sure that blogHi will close. Meanwhile, your community support encouraged me, and I also received some private buying offers. This led me thinking that it would be possible and more than welcomed for you that somebody else owns blogHi and takes this platform further.

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