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Author Topic: Two New Features  (Read 3190 times)

Offline Wizzo

Two New Features
« on: July 02, 2013, 10:07:23 AM »
I have introduced two new features to the site that hopefully you will find useful.

1. Roll-over - When browsing topics, roll your mouse over the title of the topics and you'll be given a preview of the first post. It should work on all devices.

2. Social Networking - On the first post of every topic there will be three buttons for Facebook, Twitter and Google +1. For those of you who use these sites then the buttons are self explanatory and if you use them then it could drive some extra traffic/members our way.

Let me know what you think.

Wiz
« Last Edit: July 02, 2013, 10:23:26 AM by Wizzo »


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Re: Two New Features
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2013, 11:27:40 AM »
Good stuff Wiz  :good: :good: :good:

Offline Ian

Re: Two New Features
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2013, 11:44:05 AM »
Great stuff Wiz.  :good:
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Offline Scott

Re: Two New Features
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2013, 11:56:49 AM »
I can only Facebook them, but will start sharing interesting topics.   :good: :good:
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Offline Irisado

Re: Two New Features
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2013, 05:40:15 PM »
Both are very good ideas Wizzo, thank you.

I despise social media myself, and I don't use it; however, I recognise that this is the way that most teenagers, and people under 25 prefer to communicate now, so a bid to pull new members in through Facebook, Twitter et al, is a good move.
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Offline Scott

Re: Two New Features
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2013, 08:34:54 PM »
In defence of social media for the over 25yr olds...

People often don't live nearby many of their friends, and can't just meet for coffee or a beer for chats.  The vast majority of my friends live many time zones away from me, and I do feel a need to communicate with them, so Facebook is a way to stay in touch without constantly sending emails or picking up the phone (which I still do, though with the time zones and everyone's work schedules, it is a bit difficult at times).

This forum is also a form of social media, and on it we have created a friendly community with people we would never have met locally.   In fact I think many of the people here I would consider good friends and am grateful I have met them.   :good: :good:
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Two New Features
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2013, 12:30:38 AM »
Both are very good ideas Wizzo, thank you.

I despise social media myself, and I don't use it; however, I recognise that this is the way that most teenagers, and people under 25 prefer to communicate now, so a bid to pull new members in through Facebook, Twitter et al, is a good move.

You're using it!

Offline Irisado

Re: Two New Features
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2013, 12:05:25 AM »
E-mail trumps social media for communication in my opinion, but if you like Facebook, I'm not going to quibble about it.  I'm just saying that it's not my thing.

A forum isn't social media in the current sense of social media, although it may have been in the past.  Current social media is defined as blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and similar things like Google+.
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Re: Two New Features
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2013, 12:19:41 AM »

A forum isn't social media in the current sense of social media, although it may have been in the past.  Current social media is defined as blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and similar things like Google+.

Well if this forum ain't social I don't know what is.  :confused:
GPWiz is one of the friendliest places on the whole t'internet thingammy. ::)
We may disagree - especially about the great Schumacher -  :good: ;) 
but No trolls or bullies here, :nono: just like guys and gals down the F1 pub.   :yahoo:  :yahoo:

 
« Last Edit: July 04, 2013, 12:24:50 AM by John S »
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Offline lkjohnson1950

Re: Two New Features
« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2013, 03:44:17 AM »
As you hear more and more about how much information Facebook, Google et al. are collecting every time you use them, it feels like you have no privacy on the 'net. It's tough to avoid Google, but Facebook I can pass on even though several people have asked me to join.
Lonny

Offline Scott

Re: Two New Features
« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2013, 07:58:56 AM »
I tell my kids constantly that if you want to say something privately to someone, pick up the phone and call them...anything ou post on the internet is ultimately public, whether it is a post on facebook, or a private chat message that someone shares.  They both don't seem to get it, and continue to use chat as if it's private.
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Offline Irisado

Re: Two New Features
« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2013, 02:48:59 PM »
Well if this forum ain't social I don't know what is.  :confused:
GPWiz is one of the friendliest places on the whole t'internet thingammy. ::)
We may disagree - especially about the great Schumacher -  :good: ;) 
but No trolls or bullies here, :nono: just like guys and gals down the F1 pub.   :yahoo:  :yahoo:

I agree :).

I didn't come up with this definition of social media, incidentally, I'm just going by what people who know about the subject say ;).
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Offline Dare

Re: Two New Features
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2013, 05:11:52 PM »

A forum isn't social media in the current sense of social media, although it may have been in the past.  Current social media is defined as blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and similar things like Google+.

Well if this forum ain't social I don't know what is.  :confused:
GPWiz is one of the friendliest places on the whole t'internet thingammy. ::)
We may disagree - especially about the great Schumacher -  :good: ;) 
but No trolls or bullies here, :nono: just like guys and gals down the F1 pub.   :yahoo:  :yahoo:


We've had a few trolls and wannabe bullies but fortunately
they don't hang around long
Mark Twain once opined, "it's easier to con someone than to convince them they've been conned."

Offline Scott

Re: Two New Features
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2013, 05:59:36 PM »
Where have David and WilliamsFan gone?   :( :(
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