Moving right along...
Yesterday, we updated Comet to version 0.5, right on schedule. Yes, we have a schedule. Yes, we are often right on it. In my humble opinion, the whole team deserves a collective high-five. (Okay, maybe that wasn't so humble.) But enough about us -- to the highlight reel...
Along with some substantial changes to the logged-in home page, which we affectionately call "the dashboard," you'll notice these other tweaks:
In fact, you can visit other people's Profiles and see the same information. Pretty cool. It's a small world, after all. Why not wander around everyone's neighborhood?
You'll also see some other old friends on this version of Comet -- ads! We had them before, and now they're back, in several new locations including the header and footer of published blogs and the comment confirmation page.
Next up: Next! And "previous." And "newer" and "older." You'll now find helpful links to make paging through posts, photos, movies, etc., a lot more convenient. Check the images at right to see where these new links appear.
We've also changed the Profile page (the one that you see from within Comet, not the published blog version). This simplified version now leads to a more robust "Edit Profile" page, where you can now change your email address (which is also your Comet login ID) and add "Interests" -- tags that you apply to yourself, rather than to posts or photos.
Finally, there are a whole bunch of small changes -- some of which you will hopefully discover on your own (and be delighted by) and others which hopefully you won't need to discover (you can now recover a lost password!).
That's all for now. Look for 0.6 in about two weeks. Until then, keep blogging, keep sending feedback, keep answering the question of the day.
- Harold
Comments
Hey--
I know you guys have been working hard on a bunch of different things here, and the new version looks noticably nicer.
But I just want to say: Comet is no longer dead to me, now that I have "More Photos..." (or Posts) on my dashboard. This way if I don't see any exciting items in the top *four*, I can still find exciting items without hunting and pecking.
Remember: this is all that matters. As Anil once said, "My friends are in the box." When I come to Comet, the only thing I want to know is: What are my friends up to?
I don't want to "explore posts," I don't want to "explore music." I just want to hang out with my friends.
To that end, I suggest limiting the number of items from one person on the dashboard to one, or collating the stuff from one friend together.
Is this an inappropriate venue for feedback? Probly. I'm bound to get served.
I am popping popcorn so I can snack while I watch The Ez get served.
Hello The Ez: Nice to find you through the Team Comet page. I hope all is well with you. Keep that feedback coming!
Would one of the "small changes" be that when I begin to write a tag, that I get a drop down list of all the other tags I've used that begin with that letter?
Man! This is something I had hoped for (and asked for) since I was invited to join. This makes things so much easier!
Way to go Team Comet, this is just crazy-delicious!!!