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The Feature Is 10 Weeks Old

March 29, 2006 on 10:10 pm | by Marian Crkon | In Worth Noting | |  Print |  Email

It has been ten weeks since I started this blog and published my first post, so I thought this would be a good moment to look back and reflect a little. Do you still remember being in a new relationship? Everything is so new and exciting… Well, blogging still feels that way to me. It is very exhilarating, overwhelming and exhausting. When I first started, I set a goal for myself to publish at least one post a week. Sixty two posts later I realize that I cannot possibly keep this up and write about everything I want. That is especially the case if I also want to keep my day job, not blog during business hours, be a good husband and dad, and get some sleep at night.

I feel embarrassed I did not see earlier the power and benefits of blogs in a consulting job. What a great way to keep track of everyday activities, ideas, links, documents, and demonstrate expertise and passion for what you do. And what a great way to network and connect with peers, colleagues and customers. I admit it still feels like I only write my posts for other bloggers, since the general public perceives blogs as I did just three months ago: trash. My hope is that as the blogging hype recedes and people start finding the information they need on smart blogs, more of them will realize the blogs are for real. There is a lot of room for good content on the internet in general, and Oracle Applications in particular. Just look at the site statistics for the two and half months: 1,250 unique visitors, 4,300 visits, and 51,000 visited pages. And we barely started.

Since we are looking at the stats, let me give you the Feature’s top 5 posts that attracted most of your attention:

• How To Setup Oracle iExpenses
• 10 Questions for Eddie Awad from Eddie Awad’s Blog
• 7 Guaranteed Questions from New Oracle Users
• Welcome AppsZone.com - A New Business Applications News Service
• Oracle Project Billing - Show Me the Money!

Returning visitors may have noticed some changes at the site. First of all, the name - I really liked the original It’s a Feature! but try to use it in a sentence! It is impossible. So let’s call it The Feature - the same idea and url (http://itsafeature.com/). Hope you like the new theme and colors (the similarity with the colors of a certain software giant is strictly coincidental ) and new add-ons: Tag Cloud, Smart Archives, AppsZone news etc. I am planning on installing the polls feature so that we can have some fun with that too. Let me know what else you would like to see.

In future, I will try to do a better job on recruiting new authors and contributors to keep the information coming. I have received several emails with questions and tips for new stories. I will try to publish new posts as quickly as I can. I encourage you to send fewer emails and post more comments with ideas on how to make the blog better. You are always welcome to post an article about anything you want, and about Oracle Applications in particular, if you have something interesting to say.

Thank you for reading!

Marian