There has been a lot of interest surrounding the release of a potential new blogging platform called ‘Oxite’. So what is Oxite, and why is there so much interest surrounding it? Well here’s the description:
Oxite is an open source, standards compliant, and extensible content management sample that can run anything from blogs to big websites.
Oxite uses an asp.net platform which will please many webmasters with Microsoft hosted sites, that had to install PHP in order to use Wordpress. It will also enable them to make alterations to the code much easier. Secondly, the code output on the page is supposed to be super-clean which has caught the attention of a lot of SEO consultants that often have to battle with the code of any content managed site.
The developers of Oxite stress that they are not trying to compete with the likes of Wordpress, Drupal etc, but are just providing sample code that you can use to create your own blog or content management system.
Unfortunately, tests so far have shown that Oxite is very much still in the alpha stages and many have suggested keeping a wide birth, at least for now. In the future this could be an exciting additional option to what is already out there, but further development is needed until it’s ready for managing large sites.
In recent articles, the future of the internet has been discussed by many regarding what the future of the world wide web has in store. Already, the way in which we use the internet is changing at a dramatic rate. This year saw the biggest use of the internet for christmas shopping (I myself bought all my christmas shopping online), and indeed shopping in general. More people are using services such as Tesco’s to have food delivered to their houses, and will often shop for books and electronics on the internet looking for cheaper deals.
This year the BBC saw the introduction of the ‘iplayer’ which allows people to watch episodes of TV programmes that they missed, which has proved to be incredibly popular. This service by the BBC has been used by people of all ages, from children, adults and even more elderly users (often branded as the silver surfers!). With a third of all homes in the UK now owning a PC it’s unsurprising that people are using the internet for more and more daily tasks, and the use of the iplayer shows it’s more accessible than people think. There aren’t the same barriers in technology anymore. I noticed when I started getting text messages and emails from my nan, that people are open to changes that will enrich their lives.
As well as the increase in PCs, the internet is now integrated into many hand held devices such as the iphone / ipods / mobile phones / PSPs etc. There are lot’s of available WiFi connections available in coffee shops and fast food restaurants such as Starbucks and MacDonalds which people can use for free.
Nigel Linge, a professor in Salford University’s School of Computing, Science and Engineering has said:
The internet is not going to become less a part of our lives. What will become different is that you won’t consciously be talking about looking on the internet for something.
What we can expect to see is a ’blurring’ of technology, where eventually everything will be integrated into the internet, and it will become a natural part of our daily lives. For many, the internet is the first port of call now when looking for any information or service, and this will only continue to grow as it becomes more readily available.
