Adding AJAX features

I'm currently adding AJAX functionality to the show subscriptions page, so that users' subscription lists will update automatically in the browser when a new subscription is added or a current one updates. This is my first foray into AJAX, so it promises to be interesting...

Welcome!

Welcome to Subscribable! This is an example of the sort of content that you can subscribe to using your Subscribable account. You can also subscribe to private content, like conversations, photos, and videos, with much more on the way. Since you're new to Subscribable, take a look around your account and let me know if there's anything your are curious or confused about by leaving a comment here. I'll try to help you however I can. Happy subscribing!

What's in a name?

I've decided to rename the site Subscribable, which actually was the original name of this project. I switched it to Inbox2 on a whim about a month ago, in the hopes that it would provide non-techies with a clearer picture of what the system does, just by hearing the name alone. But the helpful feedback of users has made me realize that while it does a respectable job of this, it's just too much of a departure from how the site works. Subscribing is what this site is all about. It has nothing to do with email or inboxes. And while the new name's vagueness instantly puts it out of reach of the general population, that doesn't really matter, because those folks wouldn't be interested in it anyhow. New technology like this has to earn it's worth in the techie population. And techies don't like confusing names, especially ones chosen for their marketibility alone. And that's the reason why I've renamed it.

Running around

Spent the past week moving to Texas and then visiting Kansas for family matters. Will be back working on the developer section again by Monday...

Developer Info

Been working on the "developer" section of the site, adding info for folks who want to create Content Provider apps for the platform. The Content Provider API isn't as clean or simple as I would like, but it is capable of a lot of things that wouldn't be possible with something more simple. So I've been throwing together some documentation for those folks, as well as a sample application to help them get started. The sample app contains some really useful stuff, and I've open sourced it under the BSD License. So developers who want to make Content Providers will have good head start. They can reuse big portions of the sample app in their own implementations without having to worry about licensing restrictions, whether their app is proprietary or open source. Hoorah for open source!

Profile Section Added

I've added a profile section so that you can change your password and your profile image after registration--something that was noticeably lacking before! I'm also going to add some other features to the profile page...settings that you can use to control who can contact you and how often. Stay tuned.

Still working on press releases, should be done soon.

Some back office work

Spent the past week working on press releases and other marketing-type stuff for the site...totally foreign to me. When you've spent every day of the past 18 months writing code, communicating in English does not come naturally. My press releases sound like they were fingerpainted by an 8 year old.