Welcome to the new EDN.com: The Electronics Design Network for electronics engineers, innovators, and creators who want to get from concept to reality as quickly as possible, and just maybe take time out to have a little fun in the process.
For many of you, the name Electronics Design Network may raise an eyebrow, and well it should,
EDN was originally launched in 1956 as
Electrical Design News, before it morphed into simply
EDN, an information resource for engineers, by engineers. However, the word ‘Network’ goes to the heart of what the redesigned site is all about: empowering designers in your effort to make a difference by connecting you with the information, peers, resources, tools, companies, services, and people you need to get your ideas realized and out the door.
This sounds like a lot, and it is. That said, over the years
EDN has remained true to its promise of solid technical information and insight for the working engineer, but information can take you only so far. We’ve seen on our site increased interaction and discussion that was for the most part hidden from view. With the new site, we’ve taken your voices, insights, opinions and put them front and center, but that’s just the beginning.
EDN has made the shift from a site with information you ‘consume’ to a community platform for information, resources, and connections you can ‘use’. From the ground up, the site has been designed to make it just that: more useful for you. From a cleaner and more navigable look and feel, to added features that are a nod to the best and most practical and interesting aspects of social media, but in a safe environment tailored for engineers’ specific needs.
Added features include Profile pages: Use yours to let the world know who you are, what’s your technical expertise, and how you like to pass your time. You can also start here to upload your own content to
EDN, see who you’re following, keep track of your
EDN library, view your comments and articles, and that’s just for now. Look soon for points you’ve accrued as you’ve used the site, points you can use to show your domain expertise as well as cash in for attendance at shows such as DesignCon and DESIGNWest & East, as well as on the EDNStore.
We’ve added a tools section, more design centers, simpler comment functionality, and the ability to follow your favorite threads. Forums are now central to our offering and we’ve opened the floodgates to your own Open Mic blogs – let us know if you want to get something off your chest. We have the platform for you to do so.
I could spend pages talking about what we’ve done to the site, but instead, I’ve drew up a quick image that may save a lot of time:
(Click on image to enlarge.)In the end it boils down to being all about you. We hope you like the new
EDN and can find ways to make it work for you. If there are things you’d like to see added, let us know. If there are elements you’d like to see tweaked or removed, let us know too. The site is a living entity that depends upon you to make it live. Six months from now, it could look different and have different elements highlighted. And that’s good, because what changes will be based on your feedback. So, let ‘er rip!