Over the last 2 weeks we have been extremely busy fine tuning Mizozo Beta, the Next Generation News Source! Unfortunately, we hit a wall on the WYSIWYG editor, so we decided to delay its development to seek out different options. In the meanwhile, we decided to fix countless little details that have been plaguing the site.
While many of the fixes are minor and hardly noticeable if you aren't a very detail oriented regular of ours, others are somewhat substantial. One of the most obvious changes is the way we changed our Publisher Profile. Previously, Publishers had the ability to use their profile like a blog. Unfortunately, it wasn't very well organized. We decided to reformat the Publisher Profile page in order to provide their viewers with a much more detailed representation of the Publisher's work.
In the hopes of acquiring more search engine traffic, we have determined to put a lot of effort into our SEO efforts. While the majority of our work was concentrated on Google, we made sure to include different techniques for various other search engines. SEO is a tricky business, so only time will tell if we got it right.
We have also begun working on our new Gallery functionality. The current Gallery is sufficient, but it isn't very impressive. Not to mention, it isn't the most functional of Galleries. We have begun taking steps to drastically improve its usability and functionality. Keep an eye out on the gallery, it may soon surprise you.
Otherwise, things are moving smoothly. We are very much hoping to finalize the WYSIWYG editor soon, but until we overcome a few hurdles, it is hard to say when it will be ready. The Gallery is the next major change, followed by numerous other enhancements. We will keep you posted.