by Eric Karjaluoto on April 23rd, 2009
A few months ago, we started to display how many views a topic had. At first this seemed to go unnoticed, but lately I’ve had a lot of questions about this. The most common is, “Why does this user’s list have 10,000 views, while mine only has 250?”
The fact is, when you go to the [...]
by Eric Karjaluoto on April 20th, 2009
Our office is a bit of a steam-bath today, and we’re really feeling it. And as much as I love the sun, I have to say that my allergies are getting in the way of enjoying the warmth. (I’m currently working a mix of Claritin, Flonase, saline, and a big box of Kleenex–what’s your pollen [...]
by Eric Karjaluoto on April 16th, 2009
There are good things happening at MakeFive HQ. We moved, we’re lean(er), and we’re working like bananas on new features.
Lean and mean
Lately a big time-suck here has involved moving and getting skinny. Over the past few months we wanted to get our burn-rate down as low as possible. In part this helps given the dodgy [...]
by Eric Karjaluoto on April 3rd, 2009
As some of you may have noticed, we’re really encouraging reviews on MakeFive these days. It’s great to see what someone has picked, and it’s even more interesting to know why. This is particularly nice when it comes to attractions, restaurants, movies, et cetera. Reviews have the potential to make the community stronger and more [...]