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.
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,
Quite simply I don't believe in the right to judge others. I don't believe in the right of others to judge me, but I will defend their right to their beliefs even if they do believe they have that right. I don't believe in a judgmental god. I believe that he loves us all unconditionally. I believe that we are the only people with a right and a duty to judge ourselves. I don't believe in hell or damnation. I believe that when we leave the earth plane, we look at our lives and see what we've done from our perspective and from that of others. Then we make plans to come into the next life and find ways to correct the things we did wrong and heal the hurts we've caused. These are hard beliefs to live by. I'm not advocating anarchy. I just believe we all have a right to our own choices and a duty to take responsibility for them and the ensuing consequences.
I've been trying very hard to heal any an all hurts I've caused to others. That's because I don't want to have to wait until the next life to work on everything. I can't always heal relationships and hurts. It depends on the other person's willingness to participate in the process. Those that don't want to participate, I allow to walk away and I don't harbor ill feelings towards them. I always leave the door open for the day when they are ready. There has only ever been one person who I have refused to let back into my life. That's because he presents a physical danger to me. I still pray for him though and hope for the sake of his own karmic journey that he'll heal what's wrong inside of him and that someday he won't present a danger to me or anyone else. I hope he understands eventually that I love him that much.
These beliefs and feelings of responsibility can be burdensome but they also give me a unique sense of freedom. I don't feel the need to hide anything about myself. Especially if it helps someone else know that I relate to what they've been through or are going through. I don't mean to imply that I tell everything to everyone. I'm quite comfortable telling someone to mind their own business. I don't share details of my life to entertain or provide fodder for gossip. But if you want to know something about me and it's because you care and you're being respectful, then just ask and I'll tell you the truth. As for listening to gossip, I don't believe anything until I've talked to the person the rumor was about and given them a chance to explain themselves. I also, know how to take it when told something isn't any of my business. But, I also believe I don't have the right to judge the gossiper.
Bad news. As many of you have probably noticed, the Amazon Conduit was not fixed in the last week's release. Unfortunately, there was an undetected bug that is preventing the conduit from working.
We are working on this bug fix and hope to have the Conduit back up and running this week.
I will keep you posted.
Thank you for being so patient.
Blog Action Day is every October 15th, when blogger are asked to post something about a single issue to show our strength and conviction as an online community. It's a great way to feel connected to the greater good, and the participation of so many bloggers to support the world's leading non-profit organizations is something you can do to help, right now. By blogging today, you're supporting some of the world's leading non-profits and sharing your voice for change.
This year's topic is climate change, and we'd love to read your thoughts on the topic. If you participate, leave us a link to your post in the comments, so we know to check out your post!
Go to www.blogactionday.org to learn more, get a badge for your blog showing your participation, and see some ideas for your post on climate change.
Can't wait to read your posts!
~ daisy
I feel like I've spent my entire life looking for something or someone that would make everything right. If I was a good enough girl, my Dad would come back. If I loved my Mom enough, she'd want to take care of me. If I fell in love, that person would love me enough to heal my heart. If I ate things I liked, I'd fill the void in my soul. If I smoked a cigarette, then I would feel better. If I drank enough, I could relax and enjoy myself. If I graduated college, I'd be fulfilled by my career. If I get that job and pay off all my debts, I'll be secure.
I can be a very determined person and go after things that I want with a remarkable zeal. The problem is that when I get what I want it doesn't make me feel better for very long. When I get to the part in my life where the character in a book or movie would be happy and have closure, something is still missing. I think it's because this world is transitory and everything we do here is meant to be a lesson for the spirit. I need a more spiritual sense of accomplishment than a worldly one.
So, I'm going to spend some time working on me, connecting to spirit and healing. Everyone keeps saying "You need to love yourself, before anyone else can love you." I think that's a load of crap. No one would ever love or be loved, if that were the case. I think the distinction, is that you can't be totally secure in the love you receive until you believe you are worthy of it. There's only one person who ever loved me enough to make me feel like I was worth it despite my feelings about myself and he lived 2000 years ago.
I came into this world with a very strong sense of purpose but didn't know what to do with it. Growing up, I looked for the pattern I was supposed to follow. I went to school, started a career, got married and had kids. According to the paradigm, next I'm going to send my kids out into the world to do the same, eventually have grandchildren, retire then die. If that was all we needed to do for spiritual growth and fulfillment, no one would come back and reincarnate. I think the mistake we all make is getting caught up in the superficial, illusory world around us and forget to listen to spirit...forget that we are spirit.
So, if I'm less communicative for a while, it's not that I don't care about you. It's that I'm focused on other worldly things; on trying to wake up and remember who I really am and who I'm meant to be.
The Amazon Conduit will be working again on October 15, 2009. Thank you to everyone for your patience.
Have a great weekend,
daisy, Team Vox
In my last Team Vox post, I let you know that we're aware that the Amazon conduit is broken and that we're working to fix it. Many of you want to know when it's going to be fixed and I'm so sorry I haven't gotten back to you about that sooner.
Unfortunately, I don't have an exact date to give you, but rest assured, the Amazon conduit will be fixed in the coming weeks.
In the meantime, I'm about to finish my latest book and I could use a few suggestions as to what to read next, so... if you don't mind, let me know in the comments what's on your nightstand and/or what book you think I absolutely must read next.
Thanks! :)
