What's new on FriendBurst this week
Thank you to everyone who has come back and told us what wasn't working. We've been fixing and rebuilding around the clock. Hopefully everyone will stay patient. Once we fix the old site problems we will be adding things like more friendly pages for the phone and things like 'voice bursts' where you can record and send short messages. At the core of our site the ability to customize will remain which is what makes us unique.
Here's what changed in the last couple days.
Here's what changed in the last couple days.
Your profile
- Edit Profile has a proper editor again: bold, colours, lists, links, smileys, your own photos, and an "Add a YouTube video" button. Preview shows exactly what your profile will look like.
- YouTube videos on profiles play again.
- New pre-made design: Astra Constellation, a navy starfield with gold stars. Find it first in Customize Profile → Pre-made profiles.
- New members can set up and customise their profile right away, while waiting for approval.
- YouTube videos on profiles play again.
- New pre-made design: Astra Constellation, a navy starfield with gold stars. Find it first in Customize Profile → Pre-made profiles.
- New members can set up and customise their profile right away, while waiting for approval.
Photos
- Phone-sized photos now upload.
- Rotate photos, reorder them in an album, tag friends, and sort photos into categories.
- Like and comment on photos without leaving the page.
- Albums: rename, describe, set a cover, change who can see them, and use a "Preferred list" to pick exactly which friends can view an album.
- Rotate photos, reorder them in an album, tag friends, and sort photos into categories.
- Like and comment on photos without leaving the page.
- Albums: rename, describe, set a cover, change who can see them, and use a "Preferred list" to pick exactly which friends can view an album.
Mail and friends
- Mail has folders, including an automatic folder for each person you write with, plus Restore and Empty for Trash.
- A simpler one-page Compose.
- Friends: see your sent requests and cancel them, pick Top Friends, and get a birthdays strip with a one-tap greeting.
- A notifications bell with "mark all read".
- A simpler one-page Compose.
- Friends: see your sent requests and cancel them, pick Top Friends, and get a birthdays strip with a one-tap greeting.
- A notifications bell with "mark all read".
Back from the old site
- The Glitter Text Generator, with all 100 original glitters and 21 fonts.
- Social Graphics, with the original buttons, badges and user bars.
- Polls and Chatterbox.
- Favorites on profiles, photos and videos, and Kudos on profiles.
- Site search, and a Report link on profiles and photos.
- Blog posts are readable again.
- Social Graphics, with the original buttons, badges and user bars.
- Polls and Chatterbox.
- Favorites on profiles, photos and videos, and Kudos on profiles.
- Site search, and a Report link on profiles and photos.
- Blog posts are readable again.
Smaller things
- Fewer dead ends: old links now land on a proper page instead of "Not found".
- Privacy settings are applied more consistently across photos and profiles.
- Privacy settings are applied more consistently across photos and profiles.
Still coming: games, forums, groups, events, and more phone-friendly pages. If something doesn't work for you, reply to your welcome email or message Kevin or Astra on the site. We read everything.