Based on suggestions from our visitors (thanks mdvipond!), the profile pages on V-Flyer have gone through a complete overhaul and adopted more than a few ideas from the popular social networking sites.
You can now quickly identify other members of V-Flyer from the same area as you; those that share the same birthday or work in the same industry. It was all data that was there before, but the new profile application just makes it easier.
A major part of the new profiles - and one you'll recognise if you've been anywhere near MySpace, Facebook or Bebo, et al - is Friends. Add your best pals to your profile view and you'll be able to keep up to date with your own circle of friends on V-Flyer.
Another new feature is Bar Chat. This lets you leave a message on someone else's profile, or hold threaded conversations between 2 or more profiles. They're called Bar Chats because like a conversation in a pub, eavesdroppers can join in your discussions. Not as public as the forum, but not as private as PMs. You can just leave a simple message directly on someones profile page, or click the Bar Chat Thread links to see were a conversation has been going between profiles.
And there's lots of other little features to discover in there too. More than it's worth boring you with here.
The disclaimer is that this is currently a Beta, so be a little gentle with it as it beds in and I discover the nasty little bugs that have crept in.
To get started, click the 'Profile' link from the top menu. To add others as friends, navigate to their profile by clicking their name in forum posts, or searching for them from the 'Members' link also in the top menu.
Pete
You can now quickly identify other members of V-Flyer from the same area as you; those that share the same birthday or work in the same industry. It was all data that was there before, but the new profile application just makes it easier.
A major part of the new profiles - and one you'll recognise if you've been anywhere near MySpace, Facebook or Bebo, et al - is Friends. Add your best pals to your profile view and you'll be able to keep up to date with your own circle of friends on V-Flyer.
Another new feature is Bar Chat. This lets you leave a message on someone else's profile, or hold threaded conversations between 2 or more profiles. They're called Bar Chats because like a conversation in a pub, eavesdroppers can join in your discussions. Not as public as the forum, but not as private as PMs. You can just leave a simple message directly on someones profile page, or click the Bar Chat Thread links to see were a conversation has been going between profiles.
And there's lots of other little features to discover in there too. More than it's worth boring you with here.
The disclaimer is that this is currently a Beta, so be a little gentle with it as it beds in and I discover the nasty little bugs that have crept in.
To get started, click the 'Profile' link from the top menu. To add others as friends, navigate to their profile by clicking their name in forum posts, or searching for them from the 'Members' link also in the top menu.
Pete