I’m currently pondering a new name for FurteanTimes.com in the future, partly in an effort to not directly rip off ForteanTimes.com (which it is horrendously easy to mis-type) but also to choose a catchier name that is more relevant to the subject matter.
The name “Newshound” keeps coming to mind; it’s relevant, provides an idea for a future mascot (Media Dog go!), and comes in easy to design type. However it’s somewhat cliché, overused and just about every domain in the world for “newshound” is taken by a squatter.
If you lot have any other suggestions or comments, then just post them below!
8 months ago
I took Furcast offline some couple of weeks ago due to general lack of use and horrible, not-easily-resolved backend problems that I would need to call in the host to sort.
It was a good experiment in coding a CMS, as well as providing me with good code for groups, uploading and somesuch; however as a website it ultimately failed at it’s goal.
Maybe some other day, eh chaps?
8 months ago
A slight deviation in plans, it seems. I’m now working on a complete visual overhaul of FurteanTimes.com. No backend changes going on, I stress, only front-end rejigging.
The most dramatic of these is the homepage, which will take on a categorical view as opposed to a chronological view, with news and media being displayed higher than other content regardless of when it was added.
Userpages are also being changed (differing from the initial plan to remove them from the body of the site completely) to integrate better with existing FurteanTimes services.
11 months ago
