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 [...]
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 [...]
All work and no play makes Shinya a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Shinya a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Shinya a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Shinya a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Shinya a dull boy.
All work and no play makes Shinya a dull boy.
All [...]
MakeFive has been live for almost a year now, so we figured it was time to introduce ourselves. Our team is made up of 6 people at the moment, all working hard to bring you the best online experience.
The community asks, and we willingly obey! In the weeks to come you’ll see several exciting new changes coming to MakeFive! Most of all, after a great deal of testing and many fantastic suggestions from all of you, our Topic pages will be getting a much needed facelift.
Our new and improved Topic pages allow you [...]
Recently we have been dealing with “Topic Flooding”: nonsense topics created for the sole-purpose of receiving points to win the MakeFive contest. Topics like “Favorite Ninja Turtle” or “Best Sock Fabric” are perfect examples. There has been quite a reaction from our loyal MakeFive community members–and rightfully so.
As a result, we’re taking a hard-line on [...]
Today has proven rather interesting, as we’ve encountered a phenomenon that we hadn’t expected to arrive so early. It is called “topic-flooding”, and we’re hoping that it’s something that’s now behind us.
A few new users joined up last night and became highly-active in the MakeFive Community. This was initially rather exciting, as we’re always happy [...]
Pictured above: Confused, happy, flustered? Please tell us!
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Are there particular things that you like, dislike, or have opinions about, regarding makefive.com? (Well, we sort of thought you might.) As such, we’ve created a new subcategory, just to allow you to share your suggestions and opinions.
www.makefive.com/categories/technology/makefive is the spot to share your thoughts on the site, [...]
Pictured above: Facebook and MakeFive sharing some love.
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We’ve just launched a Facebook App for MakeFive. It’s still really basic, but it is nice to show-off all the topics you’ve been active in on MakeFive to your friends on Facebook. You can install it here:
http://www.facebook.com/applications/MakeFive/16756537785
If you feel so inclined, please do invite your friends to install [...]
Pictured above: The MakeFive Crew (in pixel form)
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I know, I know… this is a pretty lame blog. Sorry about that. We thought it was more important to start up a little area to post updates and such, particularly given all of the increased usage over the past couple of days. We promise there will be [...]
