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by Marke
Released 2011-01-17 07:51:03 +1000

A behind-the-scenes sneak peak into some of the site development and improvement work we're always working on.


We're listening to you guys!

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Hello hitRECorders!


We've introduced a few new features and functions to the site:



  • Albums now show up as results (so you can see...
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by Marke
2011-01-26 02:46:52 +1000
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You can now copy record numbers from the URL and use that to quickly look up records and albums when you're adding resources or adding records to albums in the autocomplete search box.

by Marke
2011-01-26 02:52:44 +1000
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Some pretty big improvements to the basic hitRECord record card design are in the midst of being developed. Super excited for these!



  • Simplified drawer

  • Much better use of horizontal space

  • More useful header with reduced portrait

  • Works elegantly with and without descriptions

  • Longer titles

  • And, most importantly, BIGGER videos and images!


 

by Marke
2011-01-17 05:47:37 +1000
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by Marke
2011-01-20 05:13:20 +1000
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Posted for the people who were wondering about improvements to the drawer.


This is still in development and will take awhile to deploy, but here's a list of coming features, changes, and improvements.



  • removed "re:" button – this was confusing and rarely used (remarks will be written in the conversation itself)

  • icons records (for text, audio, video recs) show up and are linked

  • full resource and result list (not just top six)

  • now in list form with rec type icon rather than thumbnail (this will help speed the whole site up) and let you see at a glance the full resources and results without clicking through (though you can still click through to see the full thumbnail listing as before)

  • ability to flag records that may not be original or are suspected of copyright infringement or other TOS violations for moderators to review

  • list of albums and collaborations that the record appears in

  • list of the author's tags (linked!) plus the ability for the community to add tags (the author can always remove community tags s/he doesn't approve of)


As I said, these are very big changes, particularly to the back-end coding, so don't exactly deprive yourself of oxygen while you wait. But I thought I'd share the design development work since people have been asking for a lot of these features and we've been listening!

by Marke
2011-01-17 07:25:05 +1000
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One more teaser preview of the coming development work.



  • The remark field is moved out of the drawer and to the top of the conversation window

  • ability to subscribe (!) to threads [and then get notification badges of new messages on the Conversation page

  • sorting toggles for comments

  • ability to only view remarks (filter out results and recommendations) to just read the pure conversation.


 


Again, no breath-holding... but this stuff is indeed coming!


<3

by Marke
2011-01-17 07:39:29 +1000
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by Marke
2011-01-17 07:55:38 +1000
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HitRECord Pro Tip: You can drag the Random Record button up to your bookmarks toolbar and then you've got immediate access to a random RECord no matter where you are!


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by Marke
2010-12-30 12:54:51 +1000
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Rich Text Editor is live!



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by Marke
2010-12-30 12:41:31 +1000
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Conversation threads now let you toggle the sorting order!

This is something lots of people have been asking for. The default is oldest first (chronological) so you can read the conversation in order for new threads you encounter. And if you're checking up on an old thread and just want to read new comments you can quickly flip the sorting.

Over the next few months we're planning to implement lots of new little features and improvements, so look for them! You've probably noticed the new "original work" checkbox in the uploader, and other small things around.

<3
by Marke
2010-11-02 04:15:56 +1000
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Some early sketched thoughts about revising the RECord "drawer" on hitRECord.

Part of 35-part Visual Feature Roadmap we've been working on. Lots and lots of good stuff will be coming over the next year!
by Marke
2010-08-11 05:03:27 +1000
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This is live now – you can get to it by revising your info on your page.

by Marke
2011-01-17 08:05:36 +1000
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Hi Everyone!

With the RElease of the new homepage we've added the ability to tag your collaborations with one or more RECord types (video, image, audio, text).

You can choose these when you're REleasing a new Collaboration, but you can (AND SHOULD :) go back and revise your old collaborations to add the types.

That way, they'll show up in the proper category in the new "Collaborate!" tab, and RECorders looking for certain types of collaborations to contribute to can find your project.

<3
by Marke
2010-07-13 04:05:09 +1000
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by Marke
2010-07-10 09:31:32 +1000
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With the new update, we're adding the ability to specify one or more collaboration "types" (e.g. video, image, audio, text) so that hitRECorders specializing in a certain type of media can more easily find collaborations they'd like to contribute to.
by Marke
2010-07-06 04:09:12 +1000
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Mike and I just released the new Payment History feature on hitRECord!

http://hitrecord.org/payment/history

You can get to it from your profile, and it lists all your contributions to RECords in money-making productions along with your share, amount and total. As we add more productions (e.g. SXSW and beyond) they will show up here too and you can track your payment status.

(Also, we’ve dramatically spruced up the autocomplete interface for citing resources on remixes and adding RECords to albums and collaborations. Pretty :)
by Marke
2010-06-03 01:21:44 +1000
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