WikiTree Community Blog

February 5, 2009

Activity Feed updates by e-mail

Filed under: Activity feeds, WikiTree — Tags: — chris @ 10:26 am

Hello Pioneer WikiTreers,

Progress continues apace. Cosmetically speaking, we’ve got a new logo. Ain’t it schnazzy?

Along with the new logo comes a new tagline. Instead of “WikiTree: Collaborative family history” I’m trying out “WikiTree: World history that grows from you.” What do you think?

I wanted to find a way to emphasize that family history is really just the beginning. We start by growing profiles for the people, places, and things that are most important to us. But it doesn’t stop there. Strangers will care about some of the same people, places, and things. As it grows, WikiTree will become an interconnected, collaborative world history resource. It will be valuable for future generations and historians alike.

If you have comments on the new logo or tagline let me know.

The technical back-end continues to improve as well. One significant improvement I wanted to mention are the Activity Feeds by e-mail. Now you don’t need to check to the site to see if any of your family or friends have made changes. If somebody edits a biography, uploads a photo, posts a message, etc., you’ll hear about it in your Activity Feed update.

The updates only come once a week, and they only come if there’s been new activity in your Watchlist. I know everybody gets overloaded with e-mail so hopefully that strikes the right balance.

Keep me posted here or via e-mail with your questions and suggestions.

Onward and upward,

Chris

October 14, 2008

View all your contributions

Filed under: Activity feeds — Tags: — chris @ 1:12 pm

Hi WikiTreers,

You can now view all your contributions to WikiTree on one page. This includes all the photos you’ve uploaded, every family member you’ve added, every comment and discussion post, and every little edit.

When you’re logged in, just click “My Contributions” at the bottom of any page.

I also made a little change today regarding e-mail addresses. Some of you have suggested that they be made more prominent on Person Pages, either so you can easily access your family’s contact info, or so you can tell who already has an e-mail address in the system and who doesn’t. Addresses are now right there on a person’s front page.

Keep your ideas and suggestions coming. Thanks!

Chris

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