Google Sites Emerges from the Remains of JotSpot (
Page 1 of 10 ) In October 2006, Google quietly acquired hosted wiki provider JotSpot. Rumors abounded that the JotSpot assets had been devoured and that the team had been blown up and moved around Google. In November, Google Product Manager and former JotSpot Vice President Scott Johnston told a meeting of the Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce in Michigan about a project called Google Sites, which would let users collaborate on projects. Today, meet Google Sites--the JotSpot wiki retooled and reincarnated as Google's wiki. Johnston told eWEEK that most of the foundation code in Sites is from JotSpot, but, as you can see in this slide show, he and his team have reworked the user interface to appear more Google-like.
By Clint Boulton
| | Discuss Google Sites Emerges from the Remains of JotSpot | | | | | | | I HATE the auto paging mechanism. I cannot even complete reading the first... | | | | | | It's too fast, I read because I'm interested in the topic. Let me change the slide... | | | | | | use the pause button and slide show table of contents to the right of page. You can... | | | | | | Please turn off the autopage feature. This is one of the biggest annoyances I've run... | | | | | | This is one F*UC*ED up slideshow program... how amateurish can you guys be?! | | | | | | I usually don't even bother to read this type of slideshow article. I'm on a... | | | | | | as noted above, you can't read any slide before another comes up. As soon as I see... | | | | | | Please stop the auto-paging crap. It is frustrating the heck out of me, | | | | | | ahh,the buttons didn't work, was it yesterday? But do work today. They are... | | | | | | :! I thought I was having a seizure. | | | | | | Totally agree with all the other postings on this topic. ACT NOW! | | | | | | The Slide show timing and placement of the play/pause controls is a joke.
The... | | | | | | I thought it was just me but accidentally saw a comment as the pages went flashing... | | | | | | too fast and you cannot read the pictures anyway...
at least you should be able to... | | | | | | I gave up on trying read this article. | | | | | | One of the most annoying designs I've seen!
Email me when you stop doing it. ... | | | | | | I love your topics but have to fight against the slideshow mechanism to use it. Make... | | | | | | Someone put a short time delay in the JavaScript code for testing and forgot to... | | | | | | What's wrong with the article? It jumps around, and I can't read it. | | | | | | Interesting content sometimes, but I'm not gonna read it or forward it once it... | | | | | | Please let your advertisers know that I will never click on a slideshow like this... | | | | | | Joke, right? "See More Slideshows Like This One". Not! I'm opting out of the... | | | | | | You an use the controls at right to run the slides yourself. | | | | | | let us read the story, turn this slidshows b.b. off already ... sure someone thought... | | | | | | Looks like a direct rip off of SharePoint. Even the graphic design is the same as... | | | | | | *Nothing* on *any* web site *anywhere* should play video, audio, slideshow, slide... | | | | | | This is the most asinine slideshow I have ever seen, or should I say, tried to see. ... | | | | | | Please start this with auto-page OFF! I read my E-mails from my office with the... | | | | | | I can't comment on the article because the slide show is so poorly times and... | | | | | | How many negative comments do you have to get about this crazy auto page turning... | | | | | | This user interface appears to be developed by Microsoft, who completely ignores the... | | | | | | Yes I too hate eWeek's auto paging. What a great way to make visitors leave your... | | | | | | Just bang on the ESC key, while watching the show and it will stop for as long as... | | | | | | I just hope someone at eweek reads these comments and fixes the problem - no one is... | | | | | | Thanks for the information but a simple article format would be a better... | | | | | | I hate the auto mechanical too! I can't read the whole article. | | | | | | PLEASE STOP THAT AUTOMATION FEATURE. WE ARN'T MACHINES!!! | | | | | | If this sort of systematic auto paging feature is going to become the norm around... | | | | | | You have set the computing industry back 40 years with this auto paging forced... | | | | | | After many many many negative comments you still insist on running this as a dumb... | | | | | | I couldn't agree more. Make the "next" button easy to find, and let me push the... | | | | | | right on | | | | | | >>> Post your comment now! | | | | | |
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