Curiobot v3.01
Okay, so we’ve been testing and debugging Curiobot v3.0 over these past two weeks, and we think that we’ve ironed out all of the wrinkles. To celebrate, we’re pushing forward with a quick ad campaign and launching this blog. Here are all of the new features included in version 3.01:
- Sexy new bubble description interface. I think we were one of the first sites to grow tired of the Lightbox-type popup. So we’ve replaced it with a less obtrusive, more intuitive, Google Maps-style bubble. After clicking on a product to view its bubble description, you can quickly jump to the product’s comments, images, or full description… or even directly to its merchant’s site.
- Super slick inline tag and price filters. Rather than querying our database, simple price and category filtering is now achieved via Javascript and cookies… meaning that you can instantly see the results of your query, and combine filters in an intuitive way. Perfect for gift finding. You’ll get a big X through the gifts that don’t match your criteria. Try it!
- User accounts and prizes. We’re really excited to finally offer users the chance to register an account with us, and earn prize points for the products each user suggests! We’ve already received a ton of great suggestions… and are looking forward to seeing even more now! And we’re itching to mail out some prizes from our archive. Check out our Win Prizes! page for details. More user functions coming soon…
- Improved favorite lists. When you register a user account with Curiobot, you can now save your own list of favorites, and share your wishlist with your friends! No need for cookies anymore, your new favorites list is tied directly to your username.
- Curiobot Lite! The full-sized Curiobot is just swell… but trying to download 100kbs worth of thumbnails on a mobile device is painful. So we’ve gone ahead and created Curiobot Lite, a stripped-down version of Curiobot, tailored to your mobile phone’s screen size. You can access the site on the go at http://m.curiobot.net.
- Real-time currency conversion. This is my favorite of all the site improvements. You can now view any product’s price in 17 different currencies… from Euros to Yen to Rupiahs, all accurately converted in real time! We are very proud of this. Go to the Options tab on the main page, then choose your currency from the drop down menu.
- Consolidated social bookmarking. Some loyal Curiobot users will notice that our “Email this to a friend” tool has been combined with a more familiar “Share” button below each product’s showcase images. The new button includes quick links to many many social bookmarking tools. We thought it was a good way to clean up the page.
- RSS feed with images. We’ve spiced up our RSS and Atom feeds with inline images of the products. Add us to your feed reader!
- Improved Google Gadget. Our new and improved Google Gadget is cleaner and faster with bigger images. Add it to your iGoogle homepage today!
- And of course, we’ve created this blog, which will occasionally feature products, and keep you updated on user prizes and Curiobot updates.
That’s most of it. If you find a bug with the new site, or have comments or suggestions, feel free to share them with us!
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