Figure 1: New Netscape Anchors Recommend box and story capsules.
We pushed a slight face-lift to Netscape today. We've made the pictures slightly smaller, and made the page load faster. We've also switched over to the new story capsule format which I had mentioned here before. This new capsule highlights the channel the story comes from, has a direct link to the source of the story and a discussion link to the comments for the post.

We've also updated the Netscape Anchors Recommend tabs so that the related stories are listed cleanly at the bottom of the box.

Another big change for the homepage can be found in the sidebar.

We have made the Tracker bigger, providing more information of what's happening live on the site.

We put the Netscape Top Contributors in a Top 15 list with links to each person's member profile page next to some basic statistics on that member, such as the number of submitted stories, the number of stories that have made it to the Homepage, and the number of comments made by that member.

I know a lot of you loved the member icons showing up here, but they were severely slowing down the page load time, so we decided to go for functionality over form with this new look.

Finally. we've added an "On Shift" function, so that you can see what Anchors and what Navigators are currently working on the site. This way you can message the people on shift directly with any questions you may have or any breaking news that you've found that you think deserves to be pinned.

We hope that everyone likes these new features, and as always, please let us know if you have any suggestions.

We're expanding our team!

Software Engineer

We're currently looking for a developer to supplement our browser development team that could also lend a hand with Web development. The ideal candidate will have:

• 3+ years experience in software development.
• Strong PHP/MySQL skills
• Substantial C/C++ skills
• Strong Javascript, XML, and DOM manipulation skills
• A solid understanding of XPCOM
• Experience building cross-platform applications
• and, of course, a willingness to learn, solid time management skills, and a sweet ride that I could maybe borrow sometimes.
  

Additionally:

• Familiarity with the Mozilla Firefox codebase is a plus
• Experience with XUL is preferred but not necessary
• A college degree is great, but not required; a substantial skillset can speak for itself.

Furthermore, you must be willing to work from home (using awesome Netscape-provided equipment), and you must be willing to let us pay you handsomely for the privilege. If you don't want to work from home, you could look into renting some office space, but that's your call. To apply, send your resume and cover letter to Tom at tom@newnetscape.com

Web designer

We'd like to find a talented, motivated individual with:

• A strong design aesthetic
• Serious CSS skills (as in, it's your middle name)
• Intimate HTML knowledge: semantics, standards (You're a hand-coder)
• Hero-level organizational skills

And bonus points if:

• You're great at illustration, icons, infographics
• You're a self-starter who needs little supervision
• You have great ideas and are willing to share

As with the Developer position, the Design position is work-from-home (with travel necessary 3-4 weeks/year). We'll provide equipment and great compensation... just bring the talent. To apply, send your resume and cover letter to Andy at andy@newnetscape.com