Vox Termini?!

[insomnia]

Oh goodness gravy! it appears that SixApart's new blogging service, Vox, may be stepping on the toes of a preexisting blogging service/community called voxtropolis.com, which opened for business last year.

Voxtropolis regularly refers to itself as Vox on their website, and it's logo is quite definitely Vox-y.

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[foxfirefey]

I see the word "Vox" used *a lot* around the blogging world because it's a cute wee Latin word for "voice". I really wonder how much Six Apart paid for the domain name; here's it's history.

Of course, if trademarks start clashing, Voxtropolis does have precedence. But Six Apart could probably bribe them outright and settle.

[foxfirefey]

& also--where the heck is Voxtropolis hiding pages about itself and what the service is all about!? I've looked all over that page, and I can't find them.

[donutgirl]

try here.

I just browsed a few of their journals and I have to say... it looks kind of awesome. I mean, obviously I'd need to know more about customizability and importability, etc. (and it sounds like they haven't got it all worked out themselves yet), but I really like their concept.

From what I can see, the journals are laid out like standard blogs (with links and blogroll on the right, big banner on top). I've seen no ads. You can "friend" other vox members (which I assume implies privacy levels), but non-vox users can also comment and leave identifying information (something I wish LJ had gotten ages ago).

That's just after a quick browse, but I'll definitely be keeping an eye on them.

[insomnia]

The ads haven't gone live yet, but it's already been announced that Vox will be an ad-supported website.

Ye olde bait & switche!

[tallblue]

Their set up reminds me of blogger with the bonus of friending other journals. I think it will be a lucky break for them.

[tallblue]

http://tallblue.voxtropolis.com/

I just signed up at Voxtropolis. The blog they give you is a wordpress blg with 5 themes to chose from.

There is a VOX setting where you can change the image header and chose between 5 differnet pictures.

There is a widgets side bar where you can add (what we call plugins) which consists of 15 things. some are buildt into WP and others are some plugins I reconize. very common ones.

Then there is Voxscapes, which is where the themes are, there is 5 I have no idea how one could add their own, unless its paid feature.

Basically its a turn key wordpress host which so far ad free and I see no place for any friending or anything.

No Import Option

[tallblue]

One more thing. They took out the option to import. So In my WP, is the same version of their WP, but no option to import say like from Live Journal. Also looks like something is in the works, called "build a village" and "village market". Seems to point towards musicians?