Just to let you know we're back from Spring Break and are working away on the site.
It will still be a week or two before our next revision, but we plan on adding a lot of functionality.
We have been working on the mixtape creation interface and it is coming along really well. We are both pretty pleased with our results as they are highly interactive.
Anyway, just a few tidbits:
People using Firefox. If you are using an outdated version (anything prior to 1.5...check your Help/About to find your current version), we suggest you upgrade to 1.5. You can download it here
http://www.getfirefox.com. Problems with crazy flickering when hovering over the [?]'s and various other things are problems with the browser itself.
Opera/Konqueror users: Unfortunately, we have to let you know that in our next update, when we add the mixtape creation functionality, we will be utilizing some javascript that uses AJAX (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AJAX) and sadly, your browser doesn't support the XMLHttpRequest object, and that is crucial to provide our interface.
Some people might be frustrated by this, as one of the common guidelines for building a website is accessibility. However, this is a service that you can choose to use. With that said, we feel we can make the site much better if we utilize these technologies. (I have a feeling AJAX support will be added in those browsers subsequent releases).
Oh, we have had a number of comments regarding the sharing/distribution of copyrighted material (music, mixes) on the site. We have looked into this, but as it currently stands, for legal and financial reasons we can't conceivably do this.
On that note, we will be drafting up guidelines that must be followed if you wish to be a member of the Collective. In these guidelines, it will be stated that you will not post links to any copyrighted material. We don't want to be hardasses, but we would be held accountable for any legal ramifications.
Anyway, progress is going well. We will send out an official email upon our next revision to inform you all of the additional features.
