SE Cloud is now mobile friendly!
We’ve heard from a ton of SocialEngine Cloud site builders that our biggest feature gap is proper support for mobile browsers. That’s not surprising since we now see that at least 12% of all traffic on the SE Cloud network is coming from mobile devices (9% iOS, 3% Android). We are also seeing that bounce…
New SE Cloud Feature: Daily highlights emails
One of the key challenges for every online community is retention. Even if you have the most entertaining social network on the web, there are millions of other distractions on the Internet, so don’t take it too personally if your members don’t stay perpetually engaged with your network. That said, you should do everything you…
Make A Social Network With SocialEngine
A social network is a map of relationships between individuals. Add a laptop, internet connection and some great user experience, and you have an online network where people can interact and connect to one another in meaningful ways using standard, modern features like instant messaging, video chatting, tweeting, commenting, and of course, photo sharing. So…
SE Cloud Template Docs Released
The SocialEngine Cloud community is growing so much faster than we expected! We’ve been watching you guys build out your sites and have been discussing how we can help you customize your templates more easily. Today we’ve added a new resource that should help tremendously. We’ve rolled out documentation for SE Cloud widgets. These docs…
SE Self-Hosted 4.2.7 – Improved Content and Community Creation
Thanks everyone for the substantial feedback we received from our last SocialEngine self-hosted Roadmap post, our survey and via email. Expect an announcement post from us next week that will outline our 4.2.8 release goals featuring items we’ve gathered thanks to your feedback. This, 4.2.7, is a minor release focused on a few fixes and features as…
How To Build A Social Network with SocialEngine
An online community is more than a flash-in-the-pan marketing or CPC campaign. It’s not something you just ‘set and forget.’ Merriam Webster defines a community as, “a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society.” It’s more important than Facebook Fans, Twitter followers or just about anything you…
SocialEngine 4.2.6 – Improved Site Performance and Page Loads
We’ve listened to your feedback, and we’re happy to announce that SocialEngine is now up to 60% faster! Download 4.2.6 and experience the power boost. Server configuration is still the biggest speed bump, so please review our documentation to be sure your installation is one finely tuned machine optimized for speed. As always, please remember to backup your site before upgrading. You may view the full changelog, and here’s our highlights. Highlights: Email us any questions, or please leave us a comment, thanks!
Video Tutorials 2
Our YouTube channel has a selection of helpful video guides you can follow when tampering under the hood of your SocialEngine community. We provide installation and upgrade services at a price, but you can always do it yourself using our tutorials. Check out our latest updated videos by our tech, Matthew. Installation Guide: This tutorial will…
Tips and Tutorials: Groups
Following up on our featured tips highlighting music, mobile, photo sharing, and video sharing, let’s talk about groups. Groups promote discussion and sharing for your members, privately or publicly, with conversations under member control. A tool that naturally organizes members by topics, interests or friendships, groups offer advanced functionality such as event creation, unique admin…
SocialEngine 4.2.5 – Introducing Quantum and Musicbox Themes
Our minor 4.2.5 update is now ready for download. Access your account to get started, and please remember to back up your site before upgrading! Check out the changelog, and here’s a list of highlights. Highlights: Please leave us a comment, or Contact Us if you have any questions. As we mentioned in other…
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