Revamping lkgeeks.org
lkgeeks.org has been up there for a quite a while now but the traffic to the site seems to be declining at a considerable rate. In a nutshell lkgeeks.org is a Blog/Twitter aggregator that will give a quick glance at the posts/Tweets from our Lankan geeks. It was initially a requirement of mine that turned into a website that everybody could keep a track of. But it has come to a point where even I don’t visit the site often which actually makes the site having zero traffic on a given day. Though it gives you the information you need, there is no interactivity in the site. Also it sucks at usability and I have to admit that I used the technology in an appropriate manner.
I think its high time to move on. I’m planning it to make it a portal for the Sri Lankan geeks. The aggregator will remain but just be a part of the site. I won’t spoil things up but you will know when it happens. When I launched lkgeeks.org, my initial plan was to keep it limited to FOSS Blogs. But with the revamp it may change. So all the geeks who represent Sri Lanka will get equal opportunity to get listed and share their Blog posts and Tweets. Also there would be some sort of filtering that will take place. Non-technical posts/Tweets have to be filtered while @ Replies will be taken off from the Twitter feed. I haven’t really figured out this process yet but I’m just trying to plan things out and you will also know what you can expect. Its a mixed thought and I welcome your feedback on this.
Since Twitter has introduced the Lists feature, I have created a List for lkgeeks.org and once the site is revamped, the Twitter aggregator will be based on this list. I made a tweet about this sometime back. If you are not listed, send me Direct Message on Twitter to get listed.
Also I will be adding a News/Events section. This way everyone can track events around Sri Lanka. Its something I can’t do alone so any voluntary help is much appreciated.
The good thing is that I have a lot of ideas but executing them doesn’t really happen most of the time mainly due to lack of time I get to work on these ideas. You will see changes happening soon. Would love to hear your thoughts as well.
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Good to hear
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I visit lkgeeks at least once a week. I too agree that it’s better be changed in a good way. Events list would be a great addition.
Good luck with the changes and will be there always adding what I can
I know that most of you do visit lkgeeks more often than not. But its that same bunch of crowd that does. So without taking off what the site has in offer for now, will add more features and make it much interactive to benefit everyone. Will need all your support.. Will let u all know. Thanks
I have been visiting lkgeeks time to time, for some time now. I liked the clean and simple look more than anything…good choice to filter out some of the noise, specially on the twitter feed.
Looking forward to check out the revamped lkgeeks! Good luck!
Thanks Yajith. Its you guys who really keep the site alive. When the domain name was expiring couple of months back I almost let it expire but renewed it with the hope of giving my best to the community here in Sri Lanka. Need to reduce the noise as you said. Need to work on that process.. Thanks again..
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