New Features
On January 7th, 2007, we released a new version of ManageMyIdeas. Here are the major changes:
1) The login screen has a new look which will hopefully appeal to new users and give them a little insight to the features of ManageMyIdeas.
2) The “My Ideas” section had some major revisions including an improved description box. Previously, when a user typed in a description and clicked “Update”, the description would return without any formatting and the user would have to click “edit” to make any additional revisions. In this release, the description box is always in edit mode and when the user hits “Update”, the description returns with all of your formatting and ready for the next edit.
3) Also in the “My Ideas” section, you will notice that there are now three tabs attached to the description box. The first tab is “description” - that’s where you can write down your thoughts. The second tab is “sharing” - you can now invite people to view your thoughts and ideas (more about sharing in #4 below). The third tab is “comments” - this is where you can write yourself a note about your idea or if the idea is shared, you can leave comments to each other about the idea (more about comments in #5 below).
4) Sharing is one of the main purposes of ManageMyIdeas. When you first click the “Sharing” tab, you will see the name of your idea at the top, a section that reads “Share with”, and the words “You have not shared this idea with anyone.” In order for you to share your thoughts, you must invite people to be your Associate. To do this, you click the link titled “Manage Associates”, type in the email of the person with which you wish to associate and then wait for them to accept your invitation. Once they have accepted, you will see their user name in your “Share with” box. Select their name and click “Update.” Now they can see your idea. Once a person is in your “Share with” list, you can decide to share ideas with them or to keep an idea private. All ideas are private unless you specifically choose to share them with someone. You can share the same idea with as many people as you like.
5) Comments are a nice way to leave yourself or an Associate a note about an idea. You simply click the idea, then click the “Comments” tab. You will see the name of the idea at the top and a place to type in a message. Once you type your message, you can click the “Add” button, or you can hit enter on your keyboard to submit the message. Each comment is date and time stamped and includes the username of the person who made the comment. Comments can be deleted if necessary.
6) We are experimenting with a Chat feature. On the main navigation bar, you will now see “Chat”. This allows users to communicate in real time with other ManageMyIdeas users. This feature is still in development, but we put it in to test it out. Let us know what you think.
Thanks for your continued support on this project. Several users have provided useful feedback by using the feedback tool at the bottom of each page. New users are signing up from all over the United States and Europe. Invite your friends to sign-up! Brad and I will continue to develop new features, so check this page for updates.