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# Simon 2.0: My New Window to the World
- URL: https://www.philsimon.com/simon-2-0/
- Published: 2009-11-06T01:03:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-05T18:07:02.000Z
- Description: Welcome to the new site.
- Author: Phil Simon
- Tags: Announcements, Technology, Trends, Internet, Rush, The Age of the Platform, Web 2.0

Welcome to the new site and home of all things Simon. Why the new site? A bunch of reasons, really. First, the old site was a bit of a relic.

![old_site](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8f/b5/8fb5e321-49a6-4cf5-8a28-c6f6d5417e54/content/images/2025/05/old_site-1.jpg "old_site")

Simon 1.0 was actually a composite of two different ones: a main site and a [Wordpress](https://www.wordpress.com/?ref=philsimon.com) one--a high-tech Band-Aid,. There was simply so easy way for me to easily integrate the two sites. Updating the register.com site with my blog entries from the WordPress one required a decent amount of work.

Second, from an aesthetic standpoint, my old site just didn't have the look and feel that I wanted. The templates from register.com only took me so far and—trust me—I tried many things like [rss-include](https://www.rss-include.com/?ref=philsimon.com) and [wix](https://www.wix.com/?ref=philsimon.com) over the past year to spruce it up. Since my next book is about newer technologies, I suppose that I ought to use some of them as main my window to the world, to quote a song from Canadian icon [Geddy Lee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My%5FFavorite%5FHeadache?ref=philsimon.com).

Third, [WordPress’s CMS](https://wordpress.org/?ref=philsimon.com) freaking rocks and, at the risk of disparaging my previous hosting company, there’s really no comparison between the two. The number and types of WordPress plug-ins just blow my mind. To be sure, this site will be easier for me to maintain and more aesthetically pleasing than Simon 1.0\. As a result, there are two major benefits:

- Readers will find the site more user-friendly.
- I can more easily add (hopefully interesting) content.

## So, What's New?

New features include the ability to easily subscribe to comments and a much more integrated search capability, largely stemming from the fact that all content now resides within the same domain. My only frustration so far (after only a few days of noodling with the site) is why I waited so long to move to the WP platform.

Major props to [Shiri Design Studio](https://shiridesignstudio.com/?ref=philsimon.com) for its absolutely fantastic job. Rarely have I worked with a vendor so diligent, honest, budget-conscious, and knowledgeable. I only hope that I provide the same level of service for my own clients.

As Morpheus said in [*The Matrix*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/?ref=philsimon.com), "Welcome to the real world."

Thanks for checking out the new site. Feel free to contact me if you have any thoughts or find an issue.