Meet the New Macteens
by Daniel Hollister • 08/15/2007
at 08:29 AM
On September 1st, the main Macteens website will go dark for a couple days while we do some major updates. Macteens has been in need of some major changes for some time now. I am pleased to announce that we are implementing every last one of them.
Dedicated Staff
You’ll notice some big changes to our masthead after the relaunch. I am happy to introduce to you all an entirely new writing staff consisting of the best and brightest teenage Mac writers and bloggers on the internet. We also have a new editorial department and new staff developers. I would like to welcome the following new staff members to Macteens:
- James Bayliss
- Ethan Bodnar
- Jordan Chark
- Anthony Cole
- Enda Crowley
- Conner Downey
- Caitlyn Imburgo
- Justin Laramee
- John Mairs
- Matt Renner
- Blake Treves
Design and Development
Thanks to our new dedicated design and development staff, Macteens will finally have the long-awaited design that was promised. We now have a handful of great and talented guys focusing solely on the form and function of the site. Not only is the design new, but all the systems that run the website have been rebuilt as well.
Regular Content
After the relaunch, we will begin posting content on a very regular and consistent basis. Not only will we offer some of the best articles, reviews and commentary around that Macteens was once known for, but we’ll also be featuring content such as webcast tutorials and a regular podcast. We’re also reopening article submissions from the Macteens community for those who want to write once, or who wish to join our staff.
New Forums
Tired of the bugs and speed issues in the current Macteens forums? So are we. That’s why once we relaunch, we will begin with a fresh start using better, more efficient software. The old forums will be around in a read-only fashion for you to browse, but the Macteens community pushed for a clean slate, and we have given it. You will be notified before the relaunch of when you can sign up for the new forums.
More Features
We’re not stopping there. We have a whole list of features we’re considering implementing after the rest of the site is relaunched. Expect to see a Macteens blog, a film festival, and many other enhancements.
Nothing’s Perfect
We will have a few kinks to work out after the relaunch, the first one being the gallery. We do not expect to have a new gallery solution ready upon relaunch, but we’re working our hardest to have an awesome new solution pretty soon.
Stay Tuned
This is just the tip of the iceberg, folks. This website has thrived because of the community that has built around it. I appreciate all the input you have given us over the years, as well as the fact that you have all stuck with us through the ups and downs. With your continued support and enthusiasm driving the core of this website, we will have a website that not only lives up to your expectations, but exceeds them and enables the community to flourish in ways it never has before.
Daniel Hollister is the Editor-in-Chief of Macteens, and has been apart of the Macteens community since 2002. He is a filmmaker, designer, entrepreneur, and Mac enthusiast from Santa Cruz, California. When not arguing in the forums and working 18 hour days, Daniel can be found sleeping. That is it, he has no time for anything else. Daniel currently works and resides in Hollywood, California.
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Aww, am I out?
Woah man. My name’s on something that isn’t an AIM block list, lol.
I love that “Harro” is in the graphic on the front page.
Can’t wait till the re-launch.
What? I like the fact that the forums display out member number/ when we joined. Now all of us will look like newbs lol. Good ideas though, it needs to be done with all these updates. Are any of the writers already forum memebers? I know Mr. Crowley is.
Can’t wait for the release. You guys have got to get more consistent articles out there!
It’s about time.
Damn, now i won’t be member number 19 anymore.
Sounds like lotsa fun.
email us when its ready.