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More Fun with Users… from Digg

Here are two bits from the user registration process at Digg that makes them a little more human.


What to expect in CS 2008.1 this fall

communityserverI’m sure a bunch of you just got done installing CS 2008 or upgrading to SP1 for CS 2008, but I want to give you the lowdown on what you can expect this fall with the release of CS 2008.1. 


Tellitip 29: Use Preview Mode to Test Site or Blog Facelifts

communityserver What would my blog look like if content boxes were purple?  You can answer that question by simply setting the color and hitting save… but then all of your site visitors will be subjected to your bright pink sidebar before you come to your senses.  You can avoid all that by taking advantage of preview mode and this post tells you how.


Tellitip 28: Using Display Names

communityserverHey there IndiansFanJoe3456!  Wow, that’s a mouthful.  Chances are that you have one of these accounts on a site that doesn’t let you be you because someone else is already you!  One of these sites may even be a Community Server site.  Well, there isn’t an excuse for this.  As of SP1 for CS 2008 we’ve enabled “friendly display names” by default.  Well, we’ve actually supported this for a LONG time and this post will show site admins how they can control this. 


Community Server 2008 Service Pack 1 is Now Available

communityserver I’ve been pinged by more than a few people about this today, but I can officially say that SP1 for Community Server 2008 is now available! On the download page you’ll find updated install packages as well as an upgrade package for existing sites.


Friendfeed is a Bug

I don’t usually go out and create a 1 per post “mindless link”, but I tend to agree completely with what Dare said in this post and it wouldn’t have been long before I wrote up something similar… so I’ll just let Dare say it for me. 


Tellitip 27: Create default friends for new users in Community Server

communityserverCommunity Server 2008 introduced the concept of Social Networking to our platform.  Users can register for your community, become friends with other members, and get status updates from their friends, but it’s lonely when you start out with no friends in a community.  A bunch of sites have the concept that new users are “friended” by default to an existing community member. This tip will show you how to do this with Community Server.


7 things you can’t say on the Internet

image George Carlin passed away yesterday and, in honor of him I’m posting a list of 7 things you can’t say on the Internet.  Standard “this post does not reflect product direction or the views of my employer” disclaimers apply.  🙂


Being Josh Ledgard’s Wife

If you tune into This Week in C9 you may have caught some stumbling over my name. It starts around the 7:30 mark.  But the best part is hearing Gretchen referred to as “Josh Ledgard’s wife.”  I know this won’t make much sense to many of you, but I’ve been “Mr. Gretchen” for a long time and this proves there is just a little bit of justice in the world.


TelliTip 26: Get poll results in Excel from Community Server

communityserver My last tip showed you how to get some attention on polls in your user community by using the featured post widget.  If you thought that was neat and you like collecting data then this tip is for you.  I’m here to tell you that you can download detailed poll results to Excel.