I've been using BlueDot since the start of the year for the purpose of managing my bookmarks. Originally I'd tried del.icio.us. But BlueDot had some additional features that I found handy. Like with any service there are always improvements that could be made. Hence it was a pleasant surprise when a page refresh revealed a BlueDot home page makeover. BlueDot's design was always better than del.icio.us but these changes make it even more so. The improvements are simple; near the top of the page there are now three tabs. One tab each for Dots, Tags and Favorites. Placing Favorites on a tab has allowed them to remove it from what was an increasingly busy sidebar. Tags remain on the sidebar but having a tab makes them more readily accessible. It's only the most popular Tags but thats fine especially when they each have a graphic to simplify selection. This Tag page existed before it's just that it was too hard to find to be useful. The other obvious difference is the addition of a slogan (Stuff you care about) to the logo. As I said the differences are simple. But they are improvements and when you are a regular visitor then any improvement is a big one.
2 comments:
Thanks for noticing our subtle design changes (and I'm glad you like them). We're trying to make Blue Dot more useful for people even if they don't have a lot of friends on Blue Dot - this update is a baby step in that direction (look for some bigger updates in a couple of months).
Thanks Mike,
I'm a great fan of the work you guys do. I find BlueDot very useful even though I'm less interested in the social side of social bookmarking. I'll be watching for the 'bigger' updates.
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