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Welcome to the new Betterhumans.com

Months after starting down this path, I am happy to announce (as you might have seen) the launch of a refreshed Betterhumans.com. The new site is lighter, less cluttered, more focused and more content-rich, changes aimed at expanding Betterhumans' position as a top destination for learning about and discussing issues and developments in advancing science, technology, self- and societal improvement.

Please click around, explore, and freely report any issues, below or in the support forum. Our goal is to roll out improvements once a month, with the next round of improvements slated to launch in the first week of July, and to include bug fixes, optimizations and additional features and functionality.

One thing I have learned running Betterhumans for the past few years (and through other media work--and life in general) is that you can't please everybody. I know some people will absolutely despise our changes. And that's cool; everyone's entitled to an opinion. Based on the concept work, mockup review and opportunity everyone had to view the site on staging and provide their feedback, however, I'm confident that the majority of our members and casual visitors will appreciate the changes.

Thanks to everyone for your ongoing support. I look forward to further improvements as we all work to create the future!

Published Sunday, June 03, 2007 2:57 PM by Simon

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liveforever22 wrote on June 3, 2007 8:06 PM

Looks cool. Good stuff.

 

Simon wrote on June 3, 2007 10:50 PM

Quick note: Be sure to clear your cache!

 

George wrote on June 4, 2007 8:01 AM

No problem -- I never had any cash to begin with.

 

gnorb wrote on June 5, 2007 2:06 PM

Looks nice. The aqua-blue filler in the deadspace on the side is a bit annoyoing, but otherwise the site looks nice. Very professional layout. Not crazy about the colors, but they're not bad.

 

padkins wrote on July 3, 2007 5:11 PM

I think the new site looks fine and all, I am not feminine enough to complain or care about the looks of it, but one thing is disturbing me - there used to be new articles popping up like mad every few hours, to the point where if I hadn't been on in a few days it was as if the whole world had changed, but now I come on a week later and its pretty much the same articles, same picture at the top - why did the articles stop coming?

 

Veritas (Trackback) wrote on July 19, 2007 8:50 PM

As we promised a few months back with the site's relaunch, Betterhumans.com said we would deliver

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About Simon

I aim to understand, apply and develop science, technology and communications to achieve positive change. To this end, I am the owner and operator of Betterhumans, which I founded in 2002. I also work in interactive healthcare marketing, helping pharmaceutical and other healthcare organizations effectively use interactive technologies. Currently, I'm also working part-time on a masters degree at the University of Toronto in the history and philosophy of science and technology.
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