Remember that Leonid Meteor Shower that was supposed to be such a big deal at the beginning of this week? I got my camera ready for my first attempt at taking star photos. Needless to say, the shower was a major fail. (Boo you, NASA! Even though you have nothing to do with the shower itself, thanks for getting our nerdy hopes up.) I've been learning to take a lot more time out these days to appreciate the beauty of nature. 70 degree weather in the middle of November. Fall colors against the backdrop of a deep blue sky. A clear, starry night. Love living in the south.
I'm also loving Zee Avi's voice. I came across her songs this past summer as I was hunting for more music to listen to. There's something about her voice that's pleasantly old school and vintage.
First, we're happy to announce that the team has identified and fixed the issue with the YouTube conduit; you can now find and add videos from YouTube to your library and posts. As always, thanks for your patience!
The other news we have today is about a new addition to the Six Apart family: TypePad Micro, a new free level of TypePad that is streamlined for microblogging. We see a new form of blogging emerging that lives between the quick status updates of Twitter and Facebook and the long-form posts of "classic" blogging; TypePad Micro is designed to meet that need. You can read more about TypePad Micro in Chris Alden's post on the Everything TypePad blog.
A lot of the new capabilities we've added to TypePad this year were actually inspired by some of the best things about Vox: favoriting, member profiles, a dashboard to follow other bloggers, and easy ways to post content from other social media sites. But the things that make Vox different from TypePad are still there: Vox has always been -- and still is -- the best place for "friends and family" blogging, where you're in control over who sees what. TypePad, on the other hand, is built for the blogger who wants, no, craves, attention.
Do you have a passion or interest you want to share with people beyond your Vox neighborhood? If so, we'd love it if you tried out TypePad Micro. Maybe you've always wanted to start that obsessive blog that's just about waffle restaurants. Or want a place to share videos of your favorite band (Jonas Brothers, anyone? Anyone? ...). TypePad Micro's great for those topic-specific blogs. Take it for a spin and let us know what you think.
On the Vox front, our designers are working on some cool new themes (coming soon!). We'd also love to hear your thoughts about where we should take Vox in the coming year. What are the key things you'd like to see for Vox? If you've had a chance to use TypePad this year, what are the features there that we should bring over to Vox? And, if you're thinking big thoughts, how could we connect the Vox and TypePad communities in order to bring together bloggers and their shared passions? Your feedback is really important to us, so please leave a comment here, or shoot me a message.
And again, thanks for your patience as we found and fixed the YouTube bug!
~ daisy
As many of you have noticed, the YouTube Conduit is not working. I am so sorry about this; I know how frustrating it is.
The team is looking into how to get this fixed and I will update you as soon as I hear something. In the meantime, not all is lost... There is a work-around for posting videos.
When you're in the Compose Screen, just click on "embed." Ignore the fact that it says "Widget" before everything because you can definitely use this to embed videos as well. You'll just need to input the embed code from the video, enter a title (if you want) and hit OK.
It might not show up perfectly in your compose screen, but when you hit "Save," your video should appear just the way you wanted it to.
Hopefully this will allow you to keep posting videos while we figure out what's happening on our end.
As always, thanks for your patience.
You have ever seen!
This little guy is the pug I puppy-sat for this weekend. Is he not the cutest thin you ever saw! I wish I could've just kidnapped him and brought him home with me.
Putrid:
-I'm homesick again.
-We haven't found anyone to take the room in our house yet, and Aimee accidentally told potential roommates to be here at 7. I'll only get home at 7 if I can leave at 6 on the dot, which never happens.
Pleasant:
-I have tomorrow off!
-Conversations with The Quebecois.
-I had a long phone conversation on Sunday with my old roommate from Hometown. She broke up with the guy she was seriously dating when we lived together, too. We're going to get together when I'm there in December.
-I'm going to be getting some more responsibilities at work in an area that I'm really interested in. I'm trying to make the best of my life in the City even though this is not where I want to be.
Go forth and fill your libraries with media.
Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.
I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.
I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.
Cheers,
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!!!
A MINI Cooper S.
I think I'm falling for white...and the extra horses.
