Working on MakeFive can be a little strange, as it’s something so different. We’re not really modeling it on anything that already exists, which means that we’re really trying a lot of different things to see what works. A few weeks ago we realized that although the community component is working well, we have to [...]
As many of you know, the contest at MakeFive has been a point of contention for some time around here. I’ll be honest with you; it gives me a complete and utter headache. Most of the time it works well; but, every once in a while we get one user who chases points, creating crap [...]
Doesn’t it suck to find out that someone’s been talking to you, and you didn’t even get the message? Well, that happens a lot on MakeFive, but I’m happy to say that a fix is on its way!
In the next couple of days, Topic Notification will come online. This means that when a topic you [...]
October was a solid month on MakeFive. Lots of interesting topics and a few new members have become really active on the site. I think we can safely say that the site is starting to “connect”, and a few of you seem outright addicted! (It’s okay though… we like to see you online for hours [...]
We get a little “evil” at MakeFive for this… an edition of MakeFive TV darker than Vincent Price’s skiffies. Sit back, relax, and pour yourself some fresh gruel. We’ll serve-up the top five costumes, pumpkin carvings, and horror films, all in the spirit of the season. And all of it comes with the cheese sandwich [...]
Just a general “FYI” to the MakeFive Community: we do know that points are problematic. To be frank with you, it’s just a harder thing to remedy than it may appear from the outside. Additionally, we’re really concentrating on notifications/video, and as such points won’t be addressed for a little while yet.
As noted in the [...]
As some of you already know, we’ve become rather vigilant in monitoring MakeFive and ensuring that the community keeps growing in a positive way. Yesterday we were alerted of a topic that had been flagged as questionable. After a brief review we deleted the topic and sent a warning to the member. I may have [...]
As you may know by now, we’ve started our own little podcast for MakeFive, and it’s probably the most awesome thing you’ve ever seen in your whole life. Scratch that–it is the most awesome thing you’ve ever seen in your whole life. Well, today we’re looking to you to make it even better… Perhaps even [...]
I still remember the arrival of all of those parental advisory stickers on tapes and CDs in the eighties. (I was twelve or thirteen at the time.) Tipper Gore and her buddies at the PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center) took arms against music they wanted to shelter children from. In time, the whole thing turned [...]
A couple of weeks back, it struck me that a little podcast might be a nice way to better connect all of us. So, Eric Shelkie and I met down over a REALLY strong espresso at Caffè Artigiano and I frothed at the mouth about the idea. (I do this a lot.) Later that week, [...]
