Less than 48 hours since the last update and we’ve got a whole new one.

Some Fixes

First, the new features from over the weekend required that we revamp some stuff. Most importantly, when blogs and their posts spanned more than one community, the comments could get fragmented. Since our growth is branching out from existing communities, we’ll have a lot of overlap. So this issue became apparent very quickly.

So, we’ve updated things and now entries show all comments, regardless of what community they were posted in. I hope that’s better. We’ve also fixed a bunch of other stuff that you may or may not have noticed. I’ll pretend you didn’t notice.

New Stuff, and “Zees”

While we were in there fixing stuff, we acted on some new ideas and feedback that we’ve been receiving on the new communities. This resulted in a new community homepage that brings the new posts and top posts together on one page.

We also added a brand new feature, “Zees”. Zees are short posts, mini-blogs if you will, that are useful if you’ve got some quick news, a comment (that doesn’t belong on an existing entry), or something on your mind. There is undeniable Twitter influence here, and I think combining this twitter model with communities can be pretty killer.

An Introduction

Finally, I use the word “we” a lot when describing the work we’re doing on BZ. Lest anyone things that I’m using the “royal we” and this Bumpzee thing is all me, let me introduce my long-time business partner, Damien. He’s the quiet one, keeps to himself, and gets work done. He’s “bobosse” here and BZ wouldn’t be nearly as far along as it is without his excellent work.

Feedback

Thanks to everyone who provides bug reports and feedback. Many of the things that we do is a direct result of the feedback that we get from you guys. Keep it coming through email, comments on blog posts, whatever. Thanks!

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