We are doing a large release of new features on ActiveRain.com very early Tuesday morning (4:00 am PST).  The main item in this release will be the beta launch of Groups on ActiveRain. 

For several months it has become very clear that for ActiveRain to continue growing there needs to be a way for members to break off into their own self regulating communities.  The groups will do just that, whether you want to create a group for "Northwest Real Estate Agents" or "Home Stagers".  These groups will eventually have many of the same features as the full ActiveRain community such as forums and the ability to group leaders/moderators to manage the groups and feature posts.  We will integrate in other community features such as event calendaring and chat.  It's something I'm very excited about and should really add a spark to ActiveRain.

Some of the other changes:

  • Fixed a common complaint with blog tags and tag clouds.  All of your tags will be displayed if you are logged in.
  • Made changes to the left hand navigation in profiles to fit in groups.  Don't worry we didn't remove anything, but it should be easier to understand now.
  • Numerous bug fixes...

-Matt Heaton

 

43 Comments on Major ActiveRain feature release - Tuesday morning

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26
2006
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Thanks for keeping us posted...we look forward to the changes.
5:47pm • #1
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(All together now...) Yay!!!

I am really looking forward to these changes.

6:04pm • #2
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Sounds really interesting.  Will set alarm clock!
6:08pm • #3
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I am very excited Matt! This is going to be awesome. And thank you for the 'tags' fix too. I may have to miss my Tuesday morning office meeting for this!
6:19pm • #4
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Sounds good Matt. Can't wait till Tuesday....Yippee the Patriots just won!!!! just gotta run the clock!!!

6:23pm • #5
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cool dea; these sound like awesome changes..................
6:26pm • #6
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sounds exciting....can't wait!!!

6:34pm • #7

Can you fix the "viewed" count so that it doesn't register every time the agent clicks on?  The counts are misleading if the agent keeps looking at it.

Thanks!

6:48pm • #9
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Wow, something that's already great, keeps getting better!!!  You guys are awesome
7:19pm • #10
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Poor Matt. You can keep some of the people happy some of the time. But, you can't keep all the people happy all of the time...I say you guys are doing a great job. And just imagine it's FREE...TLW...ROAR!
7:19pm • #11
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Quick question with groups... can a person be a member of multiple groups or are they limited to one group?  I like the idea and can already see some potential avenues to run with it.

Thanks...

7:25pm • #12
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Jason: Yes people can be a member of as many groups as they want.

7:35pm • #13
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Matt, these sound like interesting changes, I hope they work out as well as you expect them to. I have a busy day on Tuesday, but I will be checking this out as soon as I have a break. Thanks for all the hard work, now give yourself a raise...LOL.
7:41pm • #14
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I've been a member about a week and enjoying the free updates! Keep up the good work!
8:03pm • #15
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Welcome to Active Rain David, and the AR guys will continue to blow you away, mark my word.
8:09pm • #16
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Alright, thanks for keeping us posted and for listening!
8:14pm • #17

Matt

 The updates will begin at 4AM PST or end then?

I am hoping end, so that we can access AR during the day on Tuesday.

 

Chris 

8:42pm • #18
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Chris: In theory the updates should cause less than a minute of downtime.
8:45pm • #19
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I'm happy to hear that the blog tags issue will be improved.

Can you explain a bit more about how the new 'groups' feature will work?  Like...

  • How do you invite others to a group?
  • Will only the one who started the group (or leaders/moderators) be able to invite/accept members into the group?
  • Any incentives (points or otherwise) for being a group leader/moderator?
  • Will there be a limit as to how many group leaders/moderators can manage each group and feature posts?
  • Do we have to join a group (or groups) or can we decide individually to stay 'with the whole'?
  • ... etc.
8:46pm • #20
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LOL I can hear Matt sighing now. Matt, this is a major change, so however long it takes and whenever you do it, we will live even if we are in withdrawals.  : -)  My name is Carole and I am an AR blogaholic
8:46pm • #21
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LOL... good one, Carole!  Your next assignment is to re-read and follow Mary's blog post, 12 Step Program to Managing Blog Addiction.
8:56pm • #22
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Leanne, do I have to stop tonight? I know if I wait until tomorrow, and have just one more night of AR post reading, I can stop tomorrow anytime I want!  :0)
9:05pm • #23
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Go to bed, Carole!  LOL... sound familiar?  :-)

"I can stop anytime I want"... now there's a classic line!

9:22pm • #24
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Very cool idea... I think I'll start a group on RE marketing.  Anyone interested??
9:34pm • #25
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The organization it can creates is brilliant! Another nice bit of work gang!!

9:50pm • #26
Excellent...waiting for the next AR improvements...Eli.
10:03pm • #27
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Just keeps getting better and better :)
10:33pm • #28
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I can't wait to play with the groups function as I think it will be helpful for the MREA book club. Thanks for adding more cool features!
11:16pm • #30
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OH this sounds fantastic...THANKS!..as always
11:33pm • #31

Very cool...can't wait to see the new features.

Pete Willner
Who Will? Pete Will!
Broker Direct Real Estate
Murrieta, CA.
www.petewill.com

 

11:36pm • #32
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27
2006
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How this will be different from our Associate Groups? Does it create another category of blog visibility? I'm sure you'll have an overview blog posted once the Groups feature is successfully installed.
1:18am • #33
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Matt Congratulations on the 6 month anniversary. You have created a wonderful  and useful tool for Real Estate Professionals Nationwide. A creative information netwrok which is enjoyed by an ever growing community. Thank you for your committment to excellence and pursuit of perfection!
5:26am • #34
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Thanks for the new features - we'll all spend the day in anticipation. As John just mentioned, I'm sure you'll hae an overview blog posted.
6:52am • #35
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Groups are a good idea... hope it works well...
8:19am • #36
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Sounds like you guys have been busy little beavers.  Can't wait to see all the changes.
9:07am • #37
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Matt, thanks for continuing to develop such a great tool and support center.  We at Salt Lake Real Estate fully support the Active Rain Community.
11:13am • #38
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 Great news Matt, especially the groups feature, can't wait for all the new changes.
11:23am • #39
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Matt,

based on the new system of "Groups", do i take it you`re doing away with the point system? That makes more sense... 

12:06pm • #40
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Scott: The point system won't be going away, we will still use to to reward contributing members by giving them and their content on ActiveRain (and our consumer sites). 

12:26pm • #41
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this will be the first place i log into tomorrow
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24
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Amazing to see what three years of groups has brought to the site. I found this old post searching on the word "Tuesday" and wish everyone at ActiveRain a happy Thanksgiving on Thursday which will be the third anniversary of GROUPS.

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