It has been a busy few months behind the scenes at Notch 6. Today you will get your first look at a new look and feel to Notch6.com This is the first major overhaul for the site since I started just over two years ago. With new sponsors coming on board it has made it possible to make some of these changes.
The biggest change you will see at the new site is the addition of news pages. I have heard for the past year how uncomfortable many of you are using social media. I hear those concerns loud and clear, but the reality is that many of the companies in the O gauge world are using Facebook and other methods to quickly put out news and other neat items. The new site uses what is referred to as social media aggregation. The simple answer is that you can now see ALL of the social media news from your favorite O gauge manufactures, clubs, magazines, railroads and more.ALL WITHOUT A FACEBOOK OR ANY OTHER ACCOUNT. No tracking of your personal information, no login, no user names. Think of this as the new O gauge newspaper. All the information in one place, and no sifting through pages and pages trying to find good content. All of this content is publicly posted by their creators, we have just found a way to bring it to you without you needing additional accounts. All of the news updates as their respective creators update it, so check back daily as the pages change daily and sometimes multiple times per day. Also, I don't believe we've found all the best sources for O gauge content out there yet. If you know a group or individual that has a Facebook page, Youtube, or Twitter account that has great O gauge content that changes frequently, please let me know.
York WeekContent
Two big shows coming during York week. The MTH Catalog Special and a special York Edition of Notch 6 with our friends at Lionel. Lionel has also given us exclusive photos of some of the new products that they will have at York. Look for those photos on Thursday afternoon at Notch6.com
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I suppose this would be a good time to mention that I will be in Spencer NC a few days before the move home and I will have our podcast rig with me. I am finalizing interviews and hopefully one other surprise that is O gauge related. If the O gauge portion of the event comes together, I will be reporting on a topic that I am pretty sure has never been covered in any reasonable depth in O gauge media. If you can't make it down for the move home, Notch 6, Trains Magazine and a host of others will have you covered. Look for daily coverage from May 28th to May 30th.
Madison Hardware Shirts
We wrapped up final approval with Mr. Richard Kughn yesterday to extend our license for Madison Hardware shirts until 2016. We will have two BRAND NEW designs this year. The first one will be announced in the coming weeks and we will have another at Fall York.
That's it for the moment folks! Thanks for continuing to support Notch 6 and please check out the new site. I will continue to make some tweaks and adjustments so hang with me if everything isn't 100% up to speed yet.
Derek
