ANN's Latest Generation Is Getting Some Adjustments Before
Final Deployment
ANN Weekend Update 05.07.11, 1021ET: This was a
VERY interesting day. We have rolled the site back to the current
version in order to look at some server parameters that didn't meet
our specs and are about to have some words with the folks who
configured the Primary server. Things were just too slow to suit
us... even without the necessary tweaking that would have gone on
this weekend to make things as efficient as possible. Keep in mind
that we were deploying features in sequence and not all of the
requisite functionality was yet available by the time we understood
the server load issues.
YES, you will be able to see the Whole Day's stories, en masse,
if you SELECT to do so... YES, you will be able to see just the
Headlines of the day, if you select to do so... and we have a few
more ideas up our sleeve -- dozens, in fact, that were on the to-do
list once we got the basic site to go live. So... we're going
to study things for a little bit here, go over the logs,
and tweak this puppy for the requisite responses and such and
redeploy shortly. However, if you want to take a look at the
new site in its development form (with some some
functionality disabled since it is not the primary directory
any longer), please check out
ANN-NG and let
us know what you think... your comments, suggestions and
ideas have been VERY helpful today and we'd love to hear more from
you all. Thanks for your patience!
Original Story: We warned you... and we
weren't kidding. Sometime this weekend, depending on the spirits
and whims of the interwebs (and hopefully by the time that you
read this), you'll be seeing the initial deployment of the latest
version of the Aero-News Network, and its associated entities...
Aero-Casting, Aero-TV and the ever-so-mysterious
FAA². We call the whole works
ANN-NG.
Keep in mind that we may have some bugs to work out, there may
be some issues here and there... and if you see problems, or other
things that we need to know about, please be sure to send us a
note... we've tested the site for a number of months, but no site
is truly tested until it goes live and faces the public for the
first time.
The Next Generation of ANN will be deploiyed in layers
and capabilities, but the main thrust of this iteration is its
ability to grow with a greatly expanded mission profile for
aviation's first 24/7/real-time online news and information
service. ANN-NG signals a major change in what we do and how we do
it, while maintaining our core competence as a real-time news
organization BUT while also paving the way for additional
capabilities and mission parameters. We've played with a number of
ideas in the past and never felt we were on the right track until
recently... but this new ANN will serve as the FOUNDATION for many
great changes and additions to the ANN mission.
As previously noted, we're starting simple... we're unveiling
the basic site now and will turn on a number of new functions and
features as we get a feel for how the new site handles server loads
AND as we adapt to the new operational requirements. PLEASE keep in
mind that what you will see is nothing more than a FOUNDATION site
and that many other additions and accessories are in the works to
make sure that the site that defined the aviation online news and
information business is even more relevant in the future than it
has been in the past.
Also... this is a different kind of site... SO -- it will act
differently, it will take a little bit to get used to, and while we
want as much of your input as we can get, do give it a thorough
test drive and look the whole thing over before reporting back to
us. I assure you that we'll be listening and reading with great
interest -- and better than that -- you ain't seen nothing yet.
There is FAR more yet to come.
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