Hi, all --
Some exciting news: Rivals.com will be launching brand new message boards for all of its team sites beginning TONIGHT and into Tuesday early am.
Here are some of the new features & benefits for the new Rivals.com message boards:
1. They are a responsive design[/B]; meaning, they were designed for desktop, tablets and mobile - all in one design and all at the same URL. No need to go to a different address to get the proper version for your device -- the site will automatically recognize what device you're viewing it on and adjust accordingly. This is definitely an area where Rivals boards have lagged behind. It will be a GREAT new feature.
2. They have a modern, secure and actively maintained framework built for speed & stability.
3. There will be no limit on Thread History, so you can reference old topics or replies at any time.
4. There is Private Messaging, Social Profiles and Rich(er) Content - embeddable video, embeddable Tweets, etc.
5. You now can set up alerts and follow users so you don't miss replies to topics you're participating in or miss great posts from your favorite users. In your News Feed you'll be able to see all of the topics, users, and content that you wish to follow.
6. Dynamic quoting system so what you select within a thread can be quoted without copying and pasting any code. You select what you want to quote and click Reply over that selection, and it will be put automatically in your reply. You can quote multiple posts and automatic quoting is set up so that you can always follow the conversation with a user forgetting to quote.
7. Improved navigation and search : quickly jump to the first unread post in a thread or to the top and bottom of each thread. Advanced search features include by keyword, date or thread title.
Let's go ahead and consider this thread (or its equivalent on the free board) the Q&A thread. While we've been able to play around a bit on test boards and have access to learning resources, we'll be learning with you all, so we appreciate your patience. The new boards will be LIGHTYEARS better, though -- we are very excited about this. Additionally, there will be more Product enhancement announcements in May ... and more to come after that.
Cheers,
Danny
Some exciting news: Rivals.com will be launching brand new message boards for all of its team sites beginning TONIGHT and into Tuesday early am.
Here are some of the new features & benefits for the new Rivals.com message boards:
1. They are a responsive design[/B]; meaning, they were designed for desktop, tablets and mobile - all in one design and all at the same URL. No need to go to a different address to get the proper version for your device -- the site will automatically recognize what device you're viewing it on and adjust accordingly. This is definitely an area where Rivals boards have lagged behind. It will be a GREAT new feature.
2. They have a modern, secure and actively maintained framework built for speed & stability.
3. There will be no limit on Thread History, so you can reference old topics or replies at any time.
4. There is Private Messaging, Social Profiles and Rich(er) Content - embeddable video, embeddable Tweets, etc.
5. You now can set up alerts and follow users so you don't miss replies to topics you're participating in or miss great posts from your favorite users. In your News Feed you'll be able to see all of the topics, users, and content that you wish to follow.
6. Dynamic quoting system so what you select within a thread can be quoted without copying and pasting any code. You select what you want to quote and click Reply over that selection, and it will be put automatically in your reply. You can quote multiple posts and automatic quoting is set up so that you can always follow the conversation with a user forgetting to quote.
7. Improved navigation and search : quickly jump to the first unread post in a thread or to the top and bottom of each thread. Advanced search features include by keyword, date or thread title.
Let's go ahead and consider this thread (or its equivalent on the free board) the Q&A thread. While we've been able to play around a bit on test boards and have access to learning resources, we'll be learning with you all, so we appreciate your patience. The new boards will be LIGHTYEARS better, though -- we are very excited about this. Additionally, there will be more Product enhancement announcements in May ... and more to come after that.
Cheers,
Danny
