http://blog.makefive.com You are what you think. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:40:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://blog.makefive.com/2008/12/the-new-makefive-has-more-you/ Another month and more winners on MakeFive! It's always great for us to see you guys getting excited about the site and spending your spare time on it! Here's how November played-out on MakeFive: 1. mdudlik (14,318 points) 2. webdesign (14,026 points) 3. geediu (12,589 points) 4. ninky (7,820 points) 5. michelle_3_16 (6,362 points) Two issues arose ... http://blog.makefive.com/2008/12/the-november-winners-on-makefive-announced/ Want to know what's going on at MakeFive? Want to know all the time? Well no problem--all you had to do was ask! Just follow our Twitter feed where we share the newest topics as they happen! Just click here: www.twitter.com/makefive and get ready to share in some sweet and sticky ... http://blog.makefive.com/2008/11/get-topic-updates-on-twitter/ We’re big fans of Michael Arrington and Erick Schonfeld’s website TechCrunch. It's a blog that showcases news on tech startups, and I start most days by reading it. They still haven't talked about MakeFive, which we think is just plain crazy, but we figure that they'll get on board one ... http://blog.makefive.com/2008/11/want-to-hear-our-pitch/ 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 ... http://blog.makefive.com/2008/11/get-your-game-onget-your-game-on/ 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 ... http://blog.makefive.com/2008/11/notifications-on/ 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 ... http://blog.makefive.com/2008/11/october-on-makefive-sees-winners-getting-interesting/ [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/2090148[/vimeo] 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 ... http://blog.makefive.com/2008/10/episode-2-the-spooky-halloween-episode/ 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 ... http://blog.makefive.com/2008/10/our-band-aid-solution-to-points/ 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 ... http://blog.makefive.com/2008/10/keeping-our-digital-streets-clean/