OMG! Ubuntu!

OMG! Ubuntu!

OMG! Ubuntu Logo
Screenshot of OMG! Ubuntu!, May 2011
URL	http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/
Slogan	Everything Ubuntu. Daily.
Commercial?	Yes
Type of site	Magazine
Registration	optional
Available language(s)	English
Content license	All Rights Reserved
Owner	Ohso Ltd
Created by	Joey-Elijah Sneddon
Launched	2 September 2009; 2 years ago (2009-09-02) [1]
Alexa rank	11,947 (November 2011[update])[2]
Current status	Online

OMG! Ubuntu! is a Linux review blog that was launched in August 2009, that provides reviews, developments and updates about Ubuntu and its derivatives. The website is part of the Ohso Ltd Network.^[3] Its main focus is average Ubuntu users, rather than developers.

The site was registered on September 2, 2009, ^[1] although it had existed prior to this date at another URL.^{[citation needed]} Editor-in-Chief Joey-Elijah Sneddon reported in late May 2011 that OMG! Ubuntu! receives 3 million page views per month.^[4]

While initially based on Blogger, the site now employs WordPress blog software, with a custom theme^[5] designed by Ohso's co-owner and OMG! Ubuntu! writer Benjamin Humphrey and various custom built widgets and plugins.

Format

The site primarily provides blog-style updates about Ubuntu news as well as interviews with key people in the Linux community, such as Jono Bacon, Linus Torvalds, and Jeff Waugh.^[6][7][8]

The site has a degree of integration with Ask Ubuntu, by including high-ranking questions and information from the site.^[9]

In April 2011, to celebrate the release of Ubuntu 11.04 and as a response to the confusion surrounding the introduction of the Unity interface, the site launched an interactive guide to help new users.^[10]

Other products

The OMG! Ubuntu! website has also released a commercial software game for the Ubuntu platform called Volley Brawl, available through the Ubuntu Software Centre.^[11]

A free Android application for viewing the website is available.^[12][13]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "omgubuntu.co.uk - OMG! Ubuntu!". Whois.domaintools.com. http://whois.domaintools.com/omgubuntu.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-25. 
2. ^ "Omgubuntu.co.uk Site Info". Alexa Internet. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/omgubuntu.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
3. ^ "About OMG! Ubuntu!". omgubuntu.co.uk. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/about/. Retrieved 2011-05-25. 
4. ^ Sneddon, Joey-Elijah Twitter Announcement 24 May 2011
5. ^ "Designing the new OMG! Ubuntu! site". omgubuntu.co.uk. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/09/designing-the-new-omg-ubuntu-site/. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
6. ^ "OMG! Interviews: Jono Bacon". omgubuntu.co.uk. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/08/omg-interviews-jono-bacon/. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
7. ^ "Our exclusive interview with Linus Torvalds". omgubuntu.co.uk. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/01/our-exclusive-interview-with-linus-torvalds-lca2011/. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
8. ^ "LCA2011 Interview: ex-Canonical Jeff Waugh talks beginnings of Ubuntu; Unity, GNOME". omgubuntu.co.uk. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/01/lca2011-interview-%E2%80%93-ex-canonical-jeff-waugh-talks-beginnings-of-ubuntu-unity-gnome/. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
9. ^ "OMG! Ubuntu!". omgubuntu.co.uk. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 
10. ^ "OMG! Ubuntu!'s guide to Unity in 11.04". omgubuntu.co.uk. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/natty. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
11. ^ "Volley Brawl released into Software Center for Maverick, Natty for $2.99 (Update: Now with more gameplay video!)". Omgubuntu.co.uk. 2011-03-30. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/03/volley-brawl-released-into-software-center-for-maverick-natty/. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
12. ^ Eamon, Thierry. "OMG! Ubuntu! - Android Market". Market.android.com. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.echo.omgubuntu&feature=search_result. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
13. ^ "Introducing the OMG! Ubuntu! Android app". Omgubuntu.co.uk. 2011-05-01. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/05/introducing-the-omg-ubuntu-android-app/. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 

External links

• Official website
• Publisher's website