About ontheinside.info, some tech news, and a little New York
I took my work and laptop to Manitoba’s on Avenue B yesterday and got chatting with the bartender, Cameron Eve, who also happens to be the lead singer of NY punk band The Choke.
I asked her to give me a city recommendation. She picked Amy’s Bread on 9th & 46th for morning coffee, with an extra shot. Must be good to get that extra kick.
Thanks again Cam.
Today Nymag.com refers to our article on handbag designer Lily Rafii.
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/09/field_guide_to_douglas_band.html
Actress Molly Shannon talks to OTI about being a student, SNL comedian and mother in the city.
When we launched the new site, we introduced user comments, which isn’t too prominent but it’s there. You can give your two cents about any places reviewed.
Someone named Ryan posted the first one on Mollusk Surf Shop:
http://ontheinside.info/molly-shannon/mollusk-surf-shop/
nice to see. Thanks Ryan.
This week, Molly Shannon dishes out her favorite New York places. She’s been in the city since college, did SNL for 7 seasons, and is also raising children here.
Check it out at http://ontheinside.info/molly-shannon.
News has it that she will join the cast of Pushing Daisies.
It was also Molly’s birthday Sunday, happy birthday Molly!
Frank was working hard on the new site last week.
Here he is, for example:
Over the weekend, we launched the new OTI! It offers a lot more information and functionality. Go ahead and check it out!
- The homepage shows that 7 most recent recommendations, no matter who is recommending.
- There is an excerpt, category and neighborhood visible on the front page for each recommendation.
- We added a summary for each personality.
- You can comment on a recommendation, or send to a friend
- Better search and filtering options
- All images are credited
- Maps!
- and a better user interface.
New personalities will now go up on Tuesday’s.
Enjoy!
