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Monday, February 23, 2009

Site Changes & Feature Updates

Well it sure has been a while since I've posted on the blog. After some arm twisting and head clubbing, Dan has convinced me I should update you all on what we've been up to @ dexrex.com.



Grouping & Tagging


You can find this feature on the conversation browsing page @ dexrex.com (if you're logged in). Utilizing this you can group your contacts into simple, easy-to-manage "buckets" for easy viewing/sorting of convos. We've been using it here since its release and some of the common groups we use are Work, Friends, or Work & Friends if you're from Dexrex, Family, etc... This feature has some great utility and anyone with more than a few contacts will definitely find a use for it.

Spam!!!


Since the inception of Dexrex for Blackberry and the advent of the AIM Crush virus, more and more user's have had issues managing spam contacts in their Dexrex accounts. Our spam feature lets you mark any of your contacts as spam, which means they stop coming up in your contact list and in you conversation searches. Instead, they are put in their own quarantine zone which you don't ever need to see if you don't want to. FAQ Support here

Referrals


We set up a referral system for those of you who think Dexrex is the best thing since sliced bread and want EVERYONE to know. (If you do, we won't be mad. I promise). You can find referrals on the right hand side of our member home page, if you happen to be one of those users

UI Changes & Enhancements


We're constantly trying to improve the experience users have on our site. With that in mind, I can't actually list all of the things we've done because, well, its a lot! But, I can shoot off a list of the ones I think help the most -

- Increased Conversation Controls
- Conversation Drop Down Option List
- "Blue-ifying" conversation summaries
- Date Picker control


That's it for now, have fun & let us know what you think!

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Beta Call: Dexrex for Symbian S60

We are opening a beta for Dexrex for Symbian S60!

If you haven't heard of Symbian S60, then know that lots of phones run it. Yours may, and you may not even know! Particularly, a lot of Nokia, Samsung, and LG phones use S60. If you are interested in joining the beta, or know someone who would be, click the link below.

For more info:
http://dexrex.com/mobile/s60-join

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

T Shirts!

Recently we ran out of Dexrex T-shirts. My reaction was “OMG WE NEED MORE T-SHIRTS”.  I think this reaction is perfectly justified, caps and all.  Seriously, what kind of a web startup are you if you don’t have cool T-shirts?

Dan answered the call to action and actually surpassed all expectations. Instead of just getting us more of the same t-shirts he actually set up a store featuring some of the graphic designs from the site.  I honestly think he is somewhat proud of them because he was too shy to blog about it.   :-)

So I am now happy to present the Dexrex shop!

(My favorite is the t-rex with the lock)