InnerSelf News

InnerSelf has been online since 1996 and has gone through several transitions. We are adding new features to the articles, an interactive community section, and a new store.

The current website at InnerSelf.com has had some server crashes and some of the features are no longer working. Rather than trying to fix the old software, we have used our resources to bring you a new and improved site. InnerSelf.com will be rerouted to the new server once we have all the new features installed.

We will keep this page updated as new features come online. (updated April 17th, 2007)

 

New Hardware:

  1. New servers. In the past we relied on one fast webserver that was upgraded every year or so. Lots of work and if it failed, InnerSelf.com was down. Now we have split the parts between webservers, database server, mail server. Now we can improve performance, as needed, by merely adding new servers to the web cluster.

 

WHAT NEW FEATURES are being considered?

Website:

  1. Select your own template (choice of colors and widths) (not yet active)
  2. Easy "one button" access to change font size on website (not yet active)
  3. Article menu with more detailed categories (in progress)
  4. Listing of "most popular" articles (active)
  5. RSS feed to load into your browser news reader. Feature InnerSelf articles on your own website. (Active/Subscribe)
  6. Manage your subscription to the Daily Inspiration (active)
  7. There will be no obnoxious and deceptive 3rd party advertising. All advertising will be strictly controlled by InnerSelf :) (done)
  8. Google ads will continue. We have found their ads to be "content-related" and generally useful and unobstrusive. (active)
  9. New easy method to handle your donations (active )
  10. The ability to advertise directly on InnerSelf and manage your account. Supervised of course. (not yet active)

Newsletters:

  1. Newsletters and The Daily Inspiration are now delivered straight from the InnerSelf server rather than bounced from our local computers. This should allow for faster and more reliable service. Daily Inspiration active, InnerSelf Newsletter resuming soon.
  2. You can now manage your own subscription information. You can change your email, which newsletters you want to subscribe or unsubscribe, without interrupting your service. (active)
  3. In the future you will be able to select the type (ie: html/text, text only, or pda version). (not yet active)

Articles:

  1. Easy print button   (active)
  2. "Send to a friend" feature (active)
  3. PDF format (not yet active)
  4. Comment section at the end of each article (active)
  5. Articles will have a link for "related articles" (not yet active)
  6. Previous and Next links to facilitate browsing through a category (active - below the comment section)
  7. We will be adding many more new articles (in progress)
  8. Improved search capabilities (active)

Community Section (not yet online):

  1. Forum for ongoing "discussions" between readers
  2. Ability for the InnerSelf community to submit articles for InnerSelf and once approved, authors can edit their own article(s)
  3. Interactive polls
  4. Audio and Video capable
  5. Add a Link to your website or blog
  6. Submit favorite websites links on InnerSelf
  7. A user interactive calendar to keep InnerSelf readers informed of coming events

Holistic Politics (online): HolisticPolitics.com

  1. Forums (not yet active)
  2. Incoming news feeds (Over 2000 online) Latest feeds from New York Times, Google, Yahoo, Washington Post, Reuters, National Public Radio, CBC., BBC and more. (active) News Feeds are here
  3. Ability of users to submit news (not yet active)
  4. Preapproved user blogs (not yet active)
  5. Resource Links (active)
  6. Interactive polls

InnerSelf Store (online, but still in progress):

  1. Easier way to access & buy books and products sold by InnerSelf (active)
  2. Payment by major credit cards as well as PayPal (active)
  3. Currency conversion (see item prices in US $ as well as your currency)
  4. Instant shipping fees calculator (active)
  5. Real time tracking on orders
  6. Ability to save items in your basket for later purchase (active)

 

COMMENTS?

Please submit your feedback and suggestions using the comment form below. Comments will be visible to all readers and therefore stimulate a "brainstorming" of ideas. Let us know which of the above proposed changes you like or any you feel are unnecessary. Also suggest other features you think would be of benefit to the readers of InnerSelf.

The InnerSelf website is for you the readers, so please participate to help make it an even better site. Thank you.

 

Comments

InnerSelf said: _

  Comments are welcomed on the proposed InnerSelf website changes. Suggestions are also welcomed. Thank you.
February 28, 2007

Jayne Carpenter said: _

  I would really like to be able to print the daily inspiration and have not been able to do so for several months. The new format does not seem to address this. Also, please use larger type in the initial description. Thank you.
April 14, 2007

Wendy Neleski said: _

  Great site! I DO like it. I like how the home page is set up. smilies/smiley.gif
April 14, 2007

Janet White said: _

  I would like to submit articles and and send a copy of my book to you for review. How do I contact you?

Janet White
Secrets of the Hidden Job Market: Change Your Thinking to Get the Job of Your Dreams
www.jobmarketsecrets.com
972-517-7503
July 27, 2007

paula said: _

  Hello, I have recently discovered your site through a book order placed with amazon.I am very impressed with your site and what is to come. I would like to share my book on your site - it will be released withn the next month or so - A Call to Mastery:Living the Art of Ascension.
Please let me know what would be the first step to doing business with you.
Thank you,
Paula Bronte
August 25, 2007

Kim said: _

  I like sending quotes from the daily's ....I copy and paste and send to friends.....Is this ok?

Thank You
Kim
October 28, 2007

Norm Williams said: _

  I have been trying to have an email sent to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it in order to be able to get authorization to submit an article. However, I have been receiving an undeliverable notice. Could you please advise.

Thanks for your attention to this matter.
November 01, 2007

Miss Desmond Clark said: _

  I agree with Norm. I sent an email just yesterday and it came back as "there is no such address in my system" - so with the mercury retrograde ending and possibly a heavy load of work I know it will be cleared up eventually!

:-
November 10, 2007

Kate said: _

  Hi there :

I used to enjoy the daily inspirations, etc... I no longer receive them.

Must be a logical reason

Peace, light, love and harmony


Kate
July 17, 2008

david taylor said: _

  not getting subscripions and how do i find out what my user name and password ? haven't been able to communicate at all or get your wonderful content .. please help... smilies/cry.gif
September 29, 2008

Bridget Rey said: _

  Can you tell me how to submit an article?

Thank you,
Bridget
May 11, 2009

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