We're so excited about the launch of Hoop.la this month, but we are also hard at work on new features for our amazing little baby.
Here's what is on the front burner at the moment:
1. Performance Improvements: we're optimizing our javascript code to make performance via a traditional browser faster. We've seen how much more responsive Hoop.la is via the iPhone app and want to cut out some of the javascript overhead we have via the web.
2. Chat Event Enhancements: our chat event feature set is already outstanding, but we want to make things even more flexible by supporting unmoderated chat events, as well as events that don't require a featured guests. This will allow sites to have more free-flowing chat sessions, without the requirement for approval of each post by a moderator.
3. Custom Widgets: currently, you have to use our pre-built widgets on your site homepage. We give you lots of ways to customize those widgets, but there is currently no way for you to add your own content (like an ad or outside widget) on this page. That will change soon... you'll be able to add any custom code you want via custom widgets on this page. Flash, javascript, any HTML supported. Drag and drop anywhere on the page, just like our current widgets.
4. Premium Memberships: this is the big one. We're adding a turnkey way for you to offer premium memberships on your Hoop.la site, if you wish. You build your own membership(s)- decide which features to make premium or simply designate certain content as premium, set your own rates- and we take care of everything else automatically. We handle the credit card transactions for you, automatically enable the proper permissions for paid members, and automatically disable memberships when memberships expire for users.
5. Clip Comments: one big hole at the moment is that users cannot comment on individual clips. We plan to remedy that soon.
All of the above should be available in the next 2-3 months.
Lots more planned beyond this for 2011... including an Android app (to be included at no additional cost in our Gold plans and higher), iPad app, clip sets (group clips into "albums"), and much more.
Make some Hoop.la!
Here's what is on the front burner at the moment:
1. Performance Improvements: we're optimizing our javascript code to make performance via a traditional browser faster. We've seen how much more responsive Hoop.la is via the iPhone app and want to cut out some of the javascript overhead we have via the web.
2. Chat Event Enhancements: our chat event feature set is already outstanding, but we want to make things even more flexible by supporting unmoderated chat events, as well as events that don't require a featured guests. This will allow sites to have more free-flowing chat sessions, without the requirement for approval of each post by a moderator.
3. Custom Widgets: currently, you have to use our pre-built widgets on your site homepage. We give you lots of ways to customize those widgets, but there is currently no way for you to add your own content (like an ad or outside widget) on this page. That will change soon... you'll be able to add any custom code you want via custom widgets on this page. Flash, javascript, any HTML supported. Drag and drop anywhere on the page, just like our current widgets.
4. Premium Memberships: this is the big one. We're adding a turnkey way for you to offer premium memberships on your Hoop.la site, if you wish. You build your own membership(s)- decide which features to make premium or simply designate certain content as premium, set your own rates- and we take care of everything else automatically. We handle the credit card transactions for you, automatically enable the proper permissions for paid members, and automatically disable memberships when memberships expire for users.
5. Clip Comments: one big hole at the moment is that users cannot comment on individual clips. We plan to remedy that soon.
All of the above should be available in the next 2-3 months.
Lots more planned beyond this for 2011... including an Android app (to be included at no additional cost in our Gold plans and higher), iPad app, clip sets (group clips into "albums"), and much more.
Make some Hoop.la!
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