Though NextLust has gone live technically two times now it has had it’s fair share of difficulties. We went from about 15 or so writers to 3 and then to 2, then 243, and then back to 2 - don’t ask.
We’ve had awesome traffic spikes, great articles and very talented tech centered experts come and go and each day only seems to get harder and harder. Luckily our Robot in Chief Niero is looking to give NL some of the love dtoid has been so graciously blessed with over the past year and half.
So what does this mean for the site? For one, we’re finally going to get our shit together and stop trying to be “another tech blog”. I want to make that very, very clear - we are not a Gizmodo, we are not an Engadget. God knows we don’t need another tech blog covering everything under the sun. Honestly, what benefits the reader from that? Basically all you get are three different opinions on the same crap and right now no one needs that. So what do people need? We decided to answer that with the name of the site - Next Lust - people crave what’s next and exciting in the future of tech and electronics, no one cares that Apple just released a new smaller laptop battery.
From now on NextLust will only cover things relevant to the site using our tentative motto “what’s next”. The future is a fun and scary place and technology is the driving force behind it, so we want to take a look at the puzzle before it’s complete and fill in everyone where this crazy world is going and how it’s going to affect you. I hope that’s a clearer picture of where things are going.
New and Newer Writers
As I said before, for a little while we we’re down to about 3 writers and right now it’s about 1. Thankfully we are getting a bit of boost with some resident dtoid staffers and a brand new face lift in the site design and back end. What that means is that on top of getting new and exciting information from the staff, you’ll also be seeing more and more weekly segments similar to something you would see on Destructoid.com.
I would also like to take this time to introduce a whole new writer and close friend to me. You’ll be seeing him every Friday as Citizen Blaine doing a new segment we like to call “Fake News Friday”, where he’ll be doing his best to give the world of tech a much needed tongue and cheek approach.
We do need more writers though, and if you feel right for the job please let us know. I now leave everyone with a conceptual preview of the site which was done by our very own LT. In the words of a much wiser man than myself, I would say it’s a “fucking win”. Indeed, enjoy.
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July 21st, 2007 at 4:07 pm
Yay for NextLust!
July 21st, 2007 at 8:43 pm
Well good luck guys … this site seem dead for the best few months. Slow updates and barely no comments -.-
best of luck for the revival ! XD
July 21st, 2007 at 10:23 pm
It’s about damn time. YAY!!!
July 22nd, 2007 at 3:51 am
I think the lingering traffic is just me reloading the page over and over again.
July 22nd, 2007 at 4:36 am
Great news, I would like to see a new nextlust! This site has kept me sane from all the other spam IT sites out there. Keep up the good work guys.
July 22nd, 2007 at 4:22 pm
Hey, that Citizen Blaine guy looks a helluva lot like my brother….wait a minute, IT IS! lol, this should be good.
July 22nd, 2007 at 10:24 pm
Good redesign! Dtoid network ftw!!
Will you able to integrate log in information for all your sites (Destructoid, Japantor and Nextlust). Since I’m a reader for all 3 of your sites, it would be awesome if I can just log in once
July 23rd, 2007 at 7:46 am
Good to see Nextlust getting some love, really hope this place gets off the ground.
July 23rd, 2007 at 9:26 am
“Good to see Nextlust getting some love, really hope this place gets off the ground.
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It’s been an endless struggle, we used to rule, then everyone quit. Then our leader Rob left and we we’re all kind of left with blank faces of “what now?”
Niero has put me in charge temporarily, hopefully with the team we have in place we can actually make a tech site worth visiting for more than press releases.
July 23rd, 2007 at 1:58 pm
so… you need writers. that link did not work for me, so i am writing it here. contact me if you wish to know me better.
July 24th, 2007 at 7:06 am
adam@gmail.com isn’t working
July 24th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
“adam@gmail.com isn’t working
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Fix’d, I must have forgot that I actually have a last name - stupid television.
August 10th, 2007 at 8:27 am
account guys? seriously? please, no accounts. I like being somewhat anonymous.