October 2008
1 post
@Replies Are Here!
It is a common occurrence within groups that someone wants to check in with an update that is specifically targeted at another group member. The web standard for such targeted messages is the @ reply. This catches the attention of the person the message is targeted at and allows mini-conversations within a group.
Before now, these @ replies were difficult to do in Status, and people were...
September 2008
5 posts
And we're back!
I know that some of you were going into Status withdrawal, but never fear, Status is back online!
Server issues...
Status is having some downtime right now, and we’re working to get to the bottom of it. We apologize for any inconvenience and will get things back online just as soon as we can.
Twitter Integration
Cross posting to Twitter is here! You’ll notice a new tab on your Account page where you can enter your login and password. Once you have, you’ll see a new checkbox underneath the check in button. This way you can choose on a per-check-in basis what you’d like to cross post over to Twitter.
Only the “What” field will get cross posted. I’m sure you are all...
Please note:
For all of you who are using either the widget or emailing your statuses in… your widget key(s) and the email address(es) that you use to send your statuses in may have changed due to some changes that we made to ensure service stability. Please take a moment to look at your Ways to Check In page and make sure that your widget key and the email addresses that you use to send statuses in are...
Timeline, Email Check-Ins & iPhone Interface
We’ve been hard at work over here at Status HQ bringing you some new (and highly requested) features! First of all, you may have noticed the new “timeline” view. For those of you used to something like Twitter, this should be very natural. Instead of the regular view (which we are calling the “Group View” now), you can see your group’s updates in the order they...
August 2008
1 post
To RSS, or Not To RSS
So we’ve launched! And things are looking great, I think. We’ve gotten some good feedback and we plan to keep working on and improving Status. Thanks everyone!
One feature request we got right away was for the ability to turn off an RSS feed for your group. We thought since this app is all about private groups, this would be a pretty important feature for the the super-duper security...
June 2008
1 post
Welcome, my people.
This is the official blog for Status. Status helps you keep track of the what and where of your people.
For all you folks in the know, it’s a bit like your own private Twitter. It is just as easy to use, but it focuses on your own private group, not the world at large.
That group could be a business, a school group, or some friends working on a project together.
Status is a secure home to...