blippr--now with 43.2% less fat!
As you may have already noticed, we just released a fresh new look. Beyond the sexier exterior (or “sexterior” as we like to call it) though, you’ll find quite a few more changes than those just skin deep. “Why,” you ask? Because as we used blippr and looked at how you, our trusted users, were using the service, we found that there were some areas we could hone. There was some fat we could trim.
So, now you can use blippr without feeling bad about those extra calories! Here are some highlights:
“How about dem apps?!”
- Whether they’re web apps, iPhone apps, Facebook apps, Mac apps, or something else, be sure to add them and blip them aplenty
Lists have gone missing. Don’t worry.
- Instead of numerous lists and having all these loose locations to store your stuff, you now have one place to save all your stuff
- Just click “save” anywhere near a title and you can mark it in my queue, to blip later, want to own, favorite, or assign a custom marker you designate; think Delicious for your media
- You can now browse your apps, books, games, movies, and music by multiple tags (try action comedies, for example)
- We hope these changes simplify how you organize your media moving forward
Your home is a little sparser, but a tad tidier, too.
- Adding a blip and updating your status are two distinct, easily accessible actions on your home once you’ve signed in
- Your home page’s feeds are improved so you’ll only see what your friends are doing on blippr, not their friends, too
- You’ll find only a few sub-links on your homepage—my stuff, my network, and settings—rather than the five that were there previously
- Rather than find your friends’ recent blips in your blipstream, just click “blips” on your homepage to see what they’ve been talking about
A few last things worth pointing out.
- Instead of having a left sidebar, navigation and sub-navigation is always, always on top of the page
- There are two nifty new views—compact and medium—to eliminate those nasty image loading times
- Yes, there are ads, but hopefully you find them relevant and non-intrusive (let us know if you think otherwise)
- Facebook connections have been turned off, but just for a little while we bring that app up to snuff with all these new changes… we are only one developer after all
“Good reviews come in small packages.”
Regarding the new slogan on the homepage, we must give credit to whom it’s due. Thank you @mikelee1989 for answering our question via Twitter!
More is coming soon.
Seriously. We aren’t kidding. Much more cool stuff is on its way sooner than you might think. We look forward to hearing what you think about and experience with our slimmer blippr. As always, feel free to DM us @blippr, give us feedback, or contact us directly.
Happy blipping!
