Starting tomorrow, we begin testing the next release of GroupSwim. It is filled with great new features and improvements. In addition to new stuff, we are changing our application infrastructure to be 100% cloud-based. This will not only improve performance but also ensure the highest possible up-time; it also allows us to scale indefinitely as we continue to grow. Here is a list of some of the new features:
- Content moderation – this is a new way to interact with content. Group owners can determine whether or not to moderate discussions, files and/or wiki edits. Once a user contributes something that is moderated, it goes into a group queue where a group manager can approve the content or not.
- Search everywhere – by popular request, we are adding more search boxes so users can search from almost anywhere in GroupSwim.
- Home page refresh - we are adding additional feeds to the home page including the “Following” list and “Your” stuff, which lists anything where you have contributed.
- Improve watchlist – we are rebranding the watchlist to “Following” and making it more prominent on the home page.
- File uploader - upgrading software for uploading files and making it more intuitive.
- Internet Explore 8.0 – adding support for IE 8.0.
- Performance – we are taking additional steps to improve performance. We are tackling this in multiple stages and this is the first one.
We look forward to rolling out this release in about two weeks. Stay tuned.
