{"id":171973,"date":"2017-11-13T15:00:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T21:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bismarckcafe.com\/blogs\/?p=171973"},"modified":"2017-11-13T15:00:39","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T21:00:39","slug":"bismancafe-celebrates-10-years-lookback-and-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckcafe.com\/blogs\/171973\/bismancafe-celebrates-10-years-lookback-and-reflection","title":{"rendered":"BisManCafe Celebrates 10 Years: Lookback and Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"

10 years ago this month, in November 2007, BisManCafe launched under the BismarckPride.com moniker.\u00a0The site’s original intent and purpose was a hyperlocal blog emphasizing news, information, and pictures.<\/p>\n

By 2010, the site had\u00a0evolved into the region’s leading community hub, adding an interactive social network, free classified listings, a business directory, and member blog posts. The site had also grown to become the region’s most comprehensive historical database, featuring hundreds of articles.<\/p>\n

This change in focus also lead to a change in branding, to the more appropriate BisManCafe.\u00a0The name “cafe” was chosen to symbolize\u00a0the site’s\u00a0newly found purpose as a gathering place for the community to “connect, learn, and share.”<\/p>\n

10 years is a long time. For comparison sake, when the site launched in 2007… YouTube was barely\u00a0two years old and Facebook had only been a open to the general public for\u00a0a\u00a0year. Oh, and the first iPhone had just been launched. 100% of the site’s traffic came from a desktop or laptop. Today, more than half come from a mobile device.<\/p>\n

Thank you to all of the visitors and other supporters throughout the past decade.<\/p>\n

Timeline Since 2011<\/h3>\n
\"2013\"<\/a>

New layout debuts: 2013<\/p><\/div>\n

2011:\u00a0<\/strong>Business directory launches.<\/p>\n

2012:\u00a0<\/strong>Improved social networking features debut.<\/p>\n

2013:\u00a0<\/strong>First major redesign since\u00a02010, featuring a responsive layout optimized for mobile.\u00a0As of December 2016, this still forms the foundation of BisManCafe’s design.<\/p>\n

2014:\u00a0<\/strong>Classifieds section re-launches with numerous enhancements. Improved Image Gallery also debuts, featuring searchable picture archives, category filtering, commenting, and embedded maps. Lastly, a new logo debuts, based on the original.<\/p>\n

2015-Present:\u00a0<\/strong>Ongoing enhancements to all sections, mostly targeted at improving user experiences.<\/p>\n\n\t\t