First, we're happy to announce that the team has identified and fixed the issue with the YouTube conduit; you can now find and add videos from YouTube to your library and posts. As always, thanks for your patience!
The other news we have today is about a new addition to the Six Apart family: TypePad Micro, a new free level of TypePad that is streamlined for microblogging. We see a new form of blogging emerging that lives between the quick status updates of Twitter and Facebook and the long-form posts of "classic" blogging; TypePad Micro is designed to meet that need. You can read more about TypePad Micro in Chris Alden's post on the Everything TypePad blog.
A lot of the new capabilities we've added to TypePad this year were actually inspired by some of the best things about Vox: favoriting, member profiles, a dashboard to follow other bloggers, and easy ways to post content from other social media sites. But the things that make Vox different from TypePad are still there: Vox has always been -- and still is -- the best place for "friends and family" blogging, where you're in control over who sees what. TypePad, on the other hand, is built for the blogger who wants, no, craves, attention.
Do you have a passion or interest you want to share with people beyond your Vox neighborhood? If so, we'd love it if you tried out TypePad Micro. Maybe you've always wanted to start that obsessive blog that's just about waffle restaurants. Or want a place to share videos of your favorite band (Jonas Brothers, anyone? Anyone? ...). TypePad Micro's great for those topic-specific blogs. Take it for a spin and let us know what you think.
On the Vox front, our designers are working on some cool new themes (coming soon!). We'd also love to hear your thoughts about where we should take Vox in the coming year. What are the key things you'd like to see for Vox? If you've had a chance to use TypePad this year, what are the features there that we should bring over to Vox? And, if you're thinking big thoughts, how could we connect the Vox and TypePad communities in order to bring together bloggers and their shared passions? Your feedback is really important to us, so please leave a comment here, or shoot me a message.
And again, thanks for your patience as we found and fixed the YouTube bug!
~ daisy
As many of you have noticed, the YouTube Conduit is not working. I am so sorry about this; I know how frustrating it is.
The team is looking into how to get this fixed and I will update you as soon as I hear something. In the meantime, not all is lost... There is a work-around for posting videos.
When you're in the Compose Screen, just click on "embed." Ignore the fact that it says "Widget" before everything because you can definitely use this to embed videos as well. You'll just need to input the embed code from the video, enter a title (if you want) and hit OK.
It might not show up perfectly in your compose screen, but when you hit "Save," your video should appear just the way you wanted it to.
Hopefully this will allow you to keep posting videos while we figure out what's happening on our end.
As always, thanks for your patience.
Go forth and fill your libraries with media.
Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.
I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.
I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.
Cheers,
Bad news. As many of you have probably noticed, the Amazon Conduit was not fixed in the last week's release. Unfortunately, there was an undetected bug that is preventing the conduit from working.
We are working on this bug fix and hope to have the Conduit back up and running this week.
I will keep you posted.
Thank you for being so patient.
Blog Action Day is every October 15th, when blogger are asked to post something about a single issue to show our strength and conviction as an online community. It's a great way to feel connected to the greater good, and the participation of so many bloggers to support the world's leading non-profit organizations is something you can do to help, right now. By blogging today, you're supporting some of the world's leading non-profits and sharing your voice for change.
This year's topic is climate change, and we'd love to read your thoughts on the topic. If you participate, leave us a link to your post in the comments, so we know to check out your post!
Go to www.blogactionday.org to learn more, get a badge for your blog showing your participation, and see some ideas for your post on climate change.
Can't wait to read your posts!
~ daisy
just tuned the teli in to the new digitarse signal and found myself watching 'Loose Women'............., before you know I'll be slumped every afternoon, in my pants, large belly bulging over my elasticated waistline, porridge spilled down my vest, awaiting death, time eroded by teli entertainment ..
The Amazon Conduit will be working again on October 15, 2009. Thank you to everyone for your patience.
Have a great weekend,
daisy, Team Vox
There's a reason why Speech Debelle's album has sold less than 3000 copies, it's rubbish, the amateur ramblings of someone who thought there were homeless, but, was in-fact was in eerrr homes, yes, it wasn't very nice, but for the millions of children who are sleeping on the street throughout the world all their lives, its hardly poverty is it ??! A western dilemma, like Marvin Gaye said when he could afford to jab most of Columbia up his nostrils, 'for those of us who live a life to socialise', but he probably included himself in that.. makes previous winner (now residing in the 'where are they now' slot) Ms Dynamo, and Gomez look likes contenders... This is what happens when you let journalists and music critics vote on things... Quite why Bat for Lashes haven't won - twice, I don't know, I can't stand her stuff, but at least its better than Speeches... it's ****** rigged... look out for some Speeches albums on eBay shortly, as all the journalists who we're asked to listen and vote try and make a couple of extra quid out of the album that they don't actually want to listen to-ever again, because they're all too busy playing 'Beatles Rock' game on psII (or whatever the **** it is.)
I had just been sniffing, no, not cocaine, you naughty doo-goooders... Avril Lavigne's new fragrance... it's just what we need, Avril's new smell, .. I heard she had been working day and night, her chubby little legs folded under a bench, her little hands, pummelling the pestle and mortar, with lots of lovely things, all gathered from her fragrant home garden, some herbs thrown in, nurtured and formulated by her superb scientific mind, her fantastical sense of smell, and the deep knowledge that she knows what us ladies want to wear (perfume wise)... thanks Avril, so kind, its what the world needed, along (and happens to co-incide) with your new CD recording... She joins the ranks of Pink , and eerrr Jade Goody, with her own lovable nose twitching super odour... I just had 1 problem, its a very minor thing, and I don't want you to take it personally Avril, after all your dedication and hard work... my bottle seems to contain something reminiscent of formic acid, mixed with Parazone, a bit of toilet bleach, crossed with Dettol, because like your music, it's completely sterile, peurile, formulaic crap... well, if it smelt of crap that would be something, as it is, it smells of nnnoootthhhhing. Just what the world needs, another Avril Lavigne album , and heeerr eeerr new fragrance... STINKERS ! OOoooohhh handbags at dawn..
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