Yo, Ben, it take a while for an old fellow like me to get the lay of the land, and that is the case with your "storyline" banner. It's a tremendous achievement that wasn't apparent to me at first. I thought there was just this linear line of comments and replies like I'm writing in now, like there is in many blogs. Anyhow, my point is that I think the "storyline" concept and the specifics ways of navigating this feature of the Press deserves its own story on the front page. Some of us readers need to be briefed on it to begin to take full advantage of this feature. In fact, you may want to have a link on your front page that is essentially a "user's guide", so that readers can learn about the different features of the Press, and then they more likely will use them. At least this would be helpful for other tech novices like myself.

Thanks, Geoff. This article helps me with the concept of "tag clouds", and indeed, when I play more with them, their meaning and function becomes more obvious to me. I think the aspect of "tag clouds" is one of the most valuable aspects of the Press and something that distinguishes it from other news sources. Very creative!

Oh, I forgot to mention re the search engine. Pogue's column previous to the current one talks about search engines. His main point is that it is wasteful of time to use a site's search engine to find what you want. He claims it is much quicker just to use Googles engine. For example, type in a book title and "Amazon" and Google will take you to that book in Amazon. . . . Anyhow you may want to read Pogue's article on search engines since this is an area you're in the process of developing

10-4. Thank you.

Is there a glitch with your search button, or am I just technically challenged? When I type in the name "Ben Ilfeld" in the search box I get only one reference, "Contact Info". Why don't I also pull up the storyline "What is wrong with the S.P." and any thing else you have authored?

re contact information. i know you are on "eye" street, however the capital letter "I" can be mistaken for a "one." Please think about clarifying this in your contact info.

When I signed in to become a user, I began to read the fine print in the "terms of service" box and another other box below it. I noticed a number of blank spots that are underlined, such as "Sacramento Press is committed to providing ________" and "Report to us at ___________ any content you believe violates. . . . ". Even though this is a Beta version, shouldn't the user agreement be fully filled out by you? Otherwise it may not be valid. Anyhow, boring as it may be, please double check the fine print in all your agreements to be sure there are no blanks. . . . . One maybe minor point. When I bookmarked the Press it had no Logo such as many other news sources have. Couldn't you create one so a visual symbol is next to the bookmark of the Press?

OK, Geoff, I get "beta", but I'm still fuzzy on "tag cloud." Could you explain for us media-speak-challenged?

Geoff and Ben: Congratulations on your launch. Even though I'm out of the immediate area, I will follow the Press closely, will contribute, and give feedback.