Tag!

This week we've rolled out a lot of small fixes and improvements (check out the new about page, as well as the new way we're dealing with the panels on the left side of the page once you've logged in, for example), but the big deal is the new library functionality. We want Pingsta to be a place where internetwork superstars can share ideas, and it seems to us that a big step in that direction is to allow you to have a place for your stuff.

Right now the main element in the library is its bookmarking feature; when you hit the library page, you're able to add links to your favorite sites and share them with the other members of the Pingsta community. The best way to see other people's bookmarks is to find them in the People pages and then click on their "library entries" link. In addition, when you're browsing your library (or anyone else's, for that matter), you can see all the tags that have been attached to each library item -- click on any of those tags to see every item from every library that has that tag.

Please give the library a whirl; go add your favorite bookmarks and tags. Now click on your tags to see what the rest of the Pingsta world is reading. You may be surprised at what you find!

-d.

Fasten your Seatbelts, folks.

The first time I saw Pingsta, I knew I wanted to be a part of it. I don’t know if it was the name, the element of mystery wrapped up in the “invite only” paradigm, or the fact that the Pingsta jobs page mentioned ”...helping to make the world a better place” as one of the employment perks, but I had to find out more. I applied on the spot.

A couple of days later I found myself on the phone with Peter, in what had to have been the most unusual job interview I’d ever experienced. We talked for hours about what Pingsta was, is, and promises to be, about the supreme court and Paris Hilton, and about the potential of the Internet to make a difference in the world, as well as the special role in the Internet that Pingsta can play. I knew I had to get on the team. Anybody with that much drive and enthusiasm about what they’re doing is unstoppable.

Here’s what I didn’t know: They’re ALL like that. After joining the Pingsta team, I’ve discovered that every one of its members shares the zeal and drive of its founder. I’ve had the honor of working with some amazing people in the past, but nobody has the fire that these folks have. And it’s infectious. I’m working harder and more intensely than I have in a long time, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

In the two weeks since I started with Pingsta, we’ve rolled out some great enhancements (check out the feed reader and the new login flow on the home page, for starters), as well as a lot of little improvements that will, hopefully, make Pingsta as much fun for you guys as it is for us. There are much bigger things happening right now and in the near future, and I can’t wait to tell you more.

I won’t lie to you; there is a tremendous amount of work to do around here. But every last bit of it is going to be a blast. Thanks for coming along for the ride.

-d.