Google Trogdor

February 13th, 2006 at 1:20 am

Don’t know if you have seen it or not, but BloxPress seems to be trying to do something like an AJAX interface for customizing blog templates. The only difference is that here the user, rather than the webmaster, is in control. The way a user configures one site using Bloxpress can be carried over and automatically used on any other site also using the Bloxpress theme. Personally I think this has great potential, allowing for users to easily filter out elements that they don’t care about across multiple blogs. In addition it seems that creating themes with Bloxpress is not too difficult. I’ve been watching it for a while, unfortunately development seems unbearably slow. But it definitely has potential.

February 13th, 2006 at 1:31 am

This space is very interesting. I think there is room for an actual web-based editor to be used by street people to create full small sites (say a site for an hotel and similar needs). Maybe version 1.0 of current site builders (which are useless). Do you know something interesting in that area?

February 13th, 2006 at 1:57 am

Lot of sites are trying to do this. It would be interesting to see how google does it differently even though they have started late at this time as well. I hope they ll not disappoint.

February 13th, 2006 at 2:20 am

Google wants your soul.

But seriously… I dont know if there is much mileage in google creating ajax blog editor. I agree with SimonD though, MSN Spaces is albeit not very customisable but the most ajaxy blog editor out there.

February 13th, 2006 at 5:20 am

This should be a good idea. More content for them to search however they like as well.

February 13th, 2006 at 6:11 am

Well I think if they’re going to start creating online Ajax editors, they should offer it as a web service so that any and every startup can implement the editor. Application components becoming web services anyone?

February 13th, 2006 at 7:02 am

“Who will be the first to release an ajax interface for customizing blog templates?”

We’ve had an ajax drag-and-drop interface for customising blog templates inside Blogware since its first beta release in 2002. It needs some updating now four years later, but I think it meets the standard of first, or very close to it

Hope all is well,

-r

February 13th, 2006 at 9:13 am

Yeah, no kidding, you’d think they’d at least have it out in beta form by now…same goes w/ the windows live team, they’re working on a new ajaxed calendar for the live mail but am surprised we still havent seen anything…these companies have plenty of resources to throw at this stuff yet, it’s the small startups who are putting them out in no time…i don’t get it.

February 13th, 2006 at 12:46 pm

I agree to Tinus, but it’s just taking for ever.

OK, they have implemented hosted email today, right so what does organisations need along with hosted email? they might need integrated calendaring services, so now it’s time to wait and watch

February 13th, 2006 at 2:56 pm

I started creating an ajax editor for creating dynamic websites nearly a year ago. We are launching in a week or two but we have focused on providing customized solutions for specific industries. There are also already quite a few others in this space such as squarespace and bubbler (not ajax). I beleive our appproach will be unique in that we focused on building a rock solid, scalable platform first, and then added customized components for specific needs in different industries.

I wouldn’t be suprised if google is up to a bit more than blogging… having users input structured content directly into their index would make searching the data a whole lot easier. I suspect google base will have something to do with this. If only we all had the resources google had…

November 10th, 2006 at 2:14 pm

I know really goode Ajax editor – 1st JavaScript Editor.
There are some else not bad Ajax editors.