Expressive Connections

So I’ve been meaning to post something about this for a while now, but just hadn’t gotten to it. I think Twitter is so impulsive by nature, that it may have made me more spontaneous in my blog posting. (Let’s hope.)

Expressive Connections is a fully web 2.0 compliant website that allows its users to create a profile page and upload “works”. Works are images like photos, drawings, etc, or writings like articles, poems, or other literary works. The site also allows you to share a list of links and even your resume. What you end up with is a simple portfolio site that can be easily updated. Here’s mine.

It’s been Julie’s pet project since her web design class last semester when she took a simple html/css design project and turned it into an opportunity to allow me to help her along with learning Ruby on Rails. This semester, though, she’s in a real Rails class at MSU and is taking advantage of the opportunity for furthering the website. Expect OpenID support, on-site messaging, groups, and a “favorites” feature which will allow you to have friends and keep track of them somehow. And other fancy features are on the horizon!

2 Comments to Expressive Connections

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   Thank you, Thread! :) *muah*
Jewls on March 14th, 2007
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   Hi there, I am a long time listener of your mixes from dnbradio.com. I’m a grad student with many papers to write, and your mixes help me type faster, so thanks! I am writing cause your picture on last.fm is not the best. The one you’ve posted here on ‘creative expressions’ is a lot better. Mind if I submit it to last.fm?

   http://www.last.fm/music/DJ+Thread
http://www.last.fm/user/Kablakistan/ on March 14th, 2007