Category: Technology Author : Duncan Riley Posted: September 16, 2008
Tags : friendfeed, strands
Life streaming service Strands has launched a major upgrade, including usability improvements and improved visuals.
Included on the list (thanks to Drew)
* more prominent “strand” (center column) – fluid width
* cleaner UI
* larger avatar images (reupload your avatar image to get better quality at large size)
* less lightboxes
* new “share something” box
* more prominent play icons
Louis Gray sums it up this way: “Strands is quietly going about making a product on par with the market leaders, letting the community find new content and people, and enabling micro-conversations.”
It’s a great product that doesn’t get the attention it deserves, and I need to spend more time on it myself. A welcomed upgrade.
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Sep 16, 2008
I totally love Strands!!
It's much better than friendfeed IMHO.
Sep 17, 2008
I LOVE the way that Strands listens to the community… for me it was dialogue about strands, either UI or minor glitches I found that integrated me into the community in the first place and now I'm on friendly terms with a handful of the strands team, which is really fun! The community on Strands is a LOT of fun… some of that is because there are a lot of people who know each other in real life, and that instantly makes dialogue more genuine, even for those who haven't met anyone.
Sep 17, 2008
Not sure that was a totally coherent comment… oops!