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SocialEngine 4.2.4 – Clean Code and Two Clean Themes

This month’s release features some great new default themes along with some software improvements. Please check out our changelog for details. 4.2.4 is now available to download, and don’t forget to backup! Highlights:  Please contact us if you have any questions!

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Tips and Tutorials: Available Blocks Placement

SocialEngine customization begins with the layout of your site. Edit the layout from the Admin Panel to control how members interact with content. Over one hundred blocks are available for you to drag on drop directly on the page you desire to really make your community unique for you and your members. As SocialEngineAddons, an…

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Tips and Tutorials: Video Sharing

Continuing where our Photo Sharing post left off, let’s talk video! Photos may be in the spotlight recently, but some say videos are next, with Viddy and others racing to be the next Instagram of video. Netflix streams Hollywood to our homes, we upload clips to the web—one hour of video is uploaded to YouTube…

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Tips and Tutorials: Photo Sharing

Social media interaction is often as visual as it is textual. Facebook’s billion dollar acquisition of Instagram, and the popularity of photo-sharing focused services like Pinterest, Flickr, Tumblr and others, means people enjoy sharing photos, and may even expect your community to offer these sharing features. Of course, photos may not be right for every…

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SocialEngine 4.2.3 – Bye-Bye Bugs

Hey everyone! We’ve released 4.2.3, a minor update mostly featuring bug fixes. Here’s the changelog, and you can download 4.2.3 from your account. Remember to backup before upgrading!Highlights:  Please Contact Us if you have any questions!

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Tips and Tutorials: Selecting a Server for your Community

So you’re ready to create a social networking community with SocialEngine. To start, you need a server. Already have one? Great! Don’t have one? No sweat. It’s as simple as signing up with a company like Arvixe who offers optimized servers configured for SocialEngine. Arvixe is not your only option either. Really, any server that…

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Building Your Social Network

SocialEngine is more than just a turnkey solution. A visit to our customize section demonstrates how dynamic a SocialEngine site can be with custom development. Modifications, simple or extreme, result in a social networking website specialized for you and your community. Sounds great, right? So how do you start? One place is our documentation section.…

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Featuring: Wibiya

Wibiya integration enables a wide selection of apps for your SocialEngine community. The online web bar is interactive and enriches content, and has the potential to increase page views and member communication. Pin images to Pinterest, display Foursquare information, play Soundcloud tunes, chat with other members and more, all through the web bar. Setting up…

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Increase Community Engagement with Games

Add arcade games to your community with add-ons developed by SE4Mods, ITterra, and Radcodes. Members can compete with one another over high scores and leaderboard rankings in thousands of games intergrated from services like Mochi Media and Kongregate. Use MochiAds to earn revenue while members play. A Games Plugin is a fun and simple way…

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SocialEngine 4.2.2 – The MooTools Update

It’s upgrade time again. We’ve updated Mootools, so say goodbye to those javascript errors in Firefox. Other updates include improved Facebook/Twitter integration, additional Janrain data pre-population, and more! See our changelog for full details. As always, don’t forget to backup. Download 4.2.2 from your account!Have questions? Email us!UPDATE: We’ve patched the “edit choices” bug in…