Posted by Tim
on Wednesday, September 03
Here at ReelSocial, we've been spending a lot of time figuring out how we can improve one of the most important pages within site: the movie page. We thought that was incredibly important, because well, the site is all about movies after all! A few key things we tried to improve:
- Your friends: Something that we've been working on for some time is the ability to let you know if you're friends have seen a movie or have any opinions on the movies you're looking at. So, you'll now see a new "Your Friends" section if one of your friends has the movie on their list. Things like reviews and ratings will also show up. And don't worry if you're on a page and you don't see the section; it just means that none of your friends have added that movie to their shelf.
- Less cluttered look and feel: We wanted to make the things that are really important really jump out at you. Hence, it should be very easy to change the status of the movie on your shelf and to read the reviews of others. Additionally, we tried to make the picture one of the first things you will see.
- A new area to manage your relationship with the movie: We've created a new area in the top right of the page that should easily let you add the movie to your shelf, mark your ownership status, and rate it. Now you can easily do this in one place.
As always, please either pass along thoughts, comments and suggestions either in the comments section of this blog or to feedback@livingsocial.com. And don't forget to check out the new design and functionality on our other verticals like ReadingSocial and TuneSocial.
Posted by Tim
on Wednesday, September 03
Here at TuneSocial, we've been spending a lot of time figuring out how we can improve one of the most important pages within site: the album page. We thought that was incredibly important, because well, the site is all about music after all! A few key things we tried to improve:
- Your friends: Something that we've been working on for some time is the ability to let you know if you're friends have heard an album or have any opinions on the albums you're looking at. So, you'll now see a new "Your Friends" section if one of your friends has the album on their list. Things like reviews and ratings will also show up. And don't worry if you're on a page and you don't see the section; it just means that none of your friends have added that album to their shelf.
- Less cluttered look and feel: We wanted to make the things that are really important really jump out at you. Hence, it should be very easy to change the status of the album on your shelf and to read the reviews of others. Additionally, we tried to make the album cover one of the first things you will see.
- A new area to manage your relationship with the album: We've created a new area in the top right of the page that should easily let you add the album to your shelf, mark your ownership status, and rate it. Now you can easily do this in one place.
As always, please either pass along thoughts, comments and suggestions either in the comments section of this blog or to feedback@livingsocial.com. And don't forget to check out the new design and functionality on our other verticals like ReadingSocial and ReelSocial.
Posted by Tim
on Wednesday, September 03
Here at GamingSocial, we've been spending a lot of time figuring out how we can improve one of the most important pages within site: the game page. We thought that was incredibly important, because well, the site is all about gaming after all! A few key things we tried to improve:
- Your friends: Something that we've been working on for some time is the ability to let you know if you're friends have played a game or have any opinions on the games you're looking at. So, you'll now see a new "Your Friends" section if one of your friends has the game on their list. Things like reviews and ratings will also show up. And don't worry if you're on a page and you don't see the section; it just means that none of your friends have added that game to their shelf.
- Less cluttered look and feel: We wanted to make the things that are really important really jump out at you. Hence, it should be very easy to change the status of the game on your shelf and to read the reviews of others. Additionally, we tried to make the picture one of the first things you will see.
- A new area to manage your relationship with the game: We've created a new area in the top right of the page that should easily let you add the game to your shelf, mark your ownership status, and rate it. Now you can easily do this in one place.
As always, please either pass along thoughts, comments and suggestions either in the comments section of this blog or to feedback@livingsocial.com. And don't forget to check out the new design and functionality on our other verticals like ReelSocial and TuneSocial.
Posted by Tim
on Wednesday, September 03
Here at BrewSocial, we've been spending a lot of time figuring out how we can improve one of the most important pages within site: the beer page. We thought that was incredibly important, because well, the site is all about beer after all! A few key things we tried to improve:
- Your friends: Something that we've been working on for some time is the ability to let you know if you're friends have tried a beer or have any opinions on the beers you're looking at. So, you'll now see a new "Your Friends" section if one of your friends has the beer on their list. Things like reviews and ratings will also show up. And don't worry if you're on a page and you don't see the section; it just means that none of your friends have added that beer to their fridge.
- Less cluttered look and feel: We wanted to make the things that are really important really jump out at you. Hence, it should be very easy to change the status of the beer on your shelf and to read the reviews of others. Additionally, we tried to make the picture one of the first things you will see!
- A new area to manage your relationship with the beer: We've created a new area in the top right of the page that should easily let you add the beer to your shelf and rate it. Now you can easily do this in one place!
As always, please either pass along thoughts, comments and suggestions either in the comments section of this blog or to feedback@livingsocial.com. And don't forget to check out the new design and functionality on our other verticals like ReelSocial and TuneSocial.
Posted by Tim
on Wednesday, September 03
Here at DiningSocial, we've been spending a lot of time figuring out how we can improve one of the most important pages within site: the restaurant page. We thought that was incredibly important, because well, the site is all about restaurants after all! A few key things we tried to improve:
- Your friends: Something that we've been working on for some time is the ability to let you know if you're friends have dined at or have any opinions on the restaurants you're looking at. So, you'll now see a new "Your Friends" section if one of your friends has the restaurant on their list. Things like reviews and ratings will also show up. And don't worry if you're on a page and you don't see the section; it just means that none of your friends have added that restaurant to their shelf.
- Less cluttered look and feel: We wanted to make the things that are really important really jump out at you. Hence, it should be very easy to change the status of the restaurant on your shelf and to read the reviews of others. Additionally, we tried to make the picture one of the first things you will see!
- A new area to manage your relationship with the restaurant: We've created a new area in the top right of the page that should easily let you add the restaurant to your shelf and rate it. Now you can easily do this in one place!
As always, please either pass along thoughts, comments and suggestions either in the comments section of this blog or to feedback@livingsocial.com. And don't forget to check out the new design and functionality on our other verticals like ReelSocial and TuneSocial.
Posted by Tim
on Wednesday, September 03
Here at ReadingSocial, we've been spending a lot of time figuring out how we can improve one of the most important pages within site: the book page. We thought that was incredibly important, because well, the site is all about books after all! A few key things we tried to improve:
- Your friends: Something that we've been working on for some time is the ability to let you know if you're friends have read or have any opinions on the books you're looking at. So, you'll now see a new "Your Friends" section if one of your friends has the book on their shelf. Things like reviews and ratings will also show up. And don't worry if you're on a page and you don't see the section; it just means that none of your friends have added that book to their shelf.
- Less cluttered look and feel: We wanted to make the things that are really important really jump out at you. Hence, it should be very easy to change the status of the book on your shelf and to read the reviews of others. Additionally, we tried to make the cover one of the first things you will see!
- A new area to manage your relationship with the book: We've created a new area in the top right of the page that should easily let you add the book to your shelf, give an ownership status and rate the book. Now you can easily do this in one place!
As always, please either pass along thoughts, comments and suggestions either in the comments section of this blog or to feedback@livingsocial.com. And don't forget to check out the new design and functionality on our other verticals like ReelSocial and TuneSocial.
Posted by Tim
on Sunday, May 18
Have you found someone who has the same tastes as you? Or perhaps you think they really write great reviews? You may not know or be friends with that person, but you want to know when they add a new book or write a new review.
Last night, we pushed a new feature that allows you to "follow" another ReadingSocial user. If you choose to follow others, relevant information such as what books they've added or what reviews they've written will show up on the news feed on your home page.
To follow someone, you need to simply navigate to his/her bookshelf and click the "follow" button on the image module. As always, please don't hesitate to provide suggestions and feedback!
