(This post was originally an email, which includes more features and information. Check it out on the web here!)
After months of hard work, we’re proud to release the second version of edopter. Thanks to your feedback, we’ve made some changes and added a lot of great new features. We’ve made it easier to use, better at tracking buzz on the web, and created more ways to spread your influence.
Here’s a taste of what’s new:
- You can now get in or out of any trend on the site. Get in on trends you love and get out of trends that are lame.
- Points are now tokens, and can be earned in three ways: adding great content and interacting with the community, starting trends that get huge, and influencing others to join.
- Our all-new buzz system automatically pulls in news stories, blog posts and tweets about your favorite trends. Click the buzz tab on any trend to see what is happening live on the web.
- Your portfolio page has been updated and redesigned. Thanks to the trend feed it’s now even easier to follow people and see what’s going on in their world.
These are just a few of the new things that are part of the new version of edopter. If you like it, make sure to pass this email on to a friend or use our new share tool to earn valuable influence in the process!
Have any feedback or questions? We’d love to hear your thoughts.
Matthew and Andy
The big day is finally here – we are ready to begin letting people into the new version of edopter. Over the next few days we will be testing it behind the scenes, and shortly after we will be launching it to the public at SXSW.
Here is some quick insight into the new version of the site:
Easier To Use
We have done away with the point system. You can now get in on any trend you think is going to be big or that you love. Hate a trend? The new version lets you get out of things that are whack.
Influence
edopter has a brand new influence tracking system. Now you can see who you have influenced to get in on trends, and it’s easier to spread the word to all your friends. We have better share tools and something we call influencer links (a custom link to make sure you get credit.)
Tokens
Just like at an arcade, the new version of edopter has tokens. You can earn tokens for three things: adding content, influencing people to join trends, and starting trends that become the next big thing. Trade in tokens for awesome free stuff in the Showcase.
More interactions, Better Visuals
We want to make sure you can learn everything we know about trends. Now you can map out where the latest pitch is from, watch as a people interact with a trend in real time, and follow the buzz we find from around the web.
We will be letting everyone know when the new version is open to the public. Until then, there may be some brief downtime as we convert users over to the new system.
The all-new edopter, coming soon.
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We’re very excited to introduce the next version of The Showcase. The new version offers a cleaner interface, more cool stuff, and easier ways to get what you want. The biggest difference is that prices will now count down over time. Now if something is just out of your reach you still have a chance to get it - unless someone else grabs it first.
This is just the beginning, we’re working with some really cool brands and will be adding more products and opportunities as time goes on. Check it out now.
Seven months. Can you believe how far edopter has come in just seven months? We’re really proud of the growing community that has developed around the site. And with growth and experience, comes change. In the next two months you’ll be a part of some exciting updates:
Changes to the way trends grow and are classified. Guide your trends from infancy to mainstream recognition and earn big rewards along the way!
Your influence will become much more tangible and essential to your growth. Build influence with our upcoming share tools, promote trends on your blog or social network and see how strong your reach is across the web.
Awesome new visualizations will allow you to see the big picture or explore individual trends in new ways!
And, we’re launching a whole new Showcase (with some really cool stuff)
With these changes, we hope to make edopter a much more fun and compelling experience. In the meantime, please continue to start new trends and get in on trends you think are the next big thing.
We’ll be posting the latest updates and previews of what’s to come over the next few weeks right here on our blog, so check back in and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!
-Matthew & Andy
