SocialGO Owners

Hi guys, 

We have pushed an update today to SocialGO networks and as always ask you guys to check your networks and let us know if you spot anything. 

You will notice that you now get Notifications from activity within your groups so you can stay up date with activity in the corners of your network. We want feedback on this change and will make optimizations in the coming weeks.

We are readying Profile Designer, Twitter login, GoCart and  Member Billing V2 as well so stand by for those coming very soon. 

Looking forward to your feedback! 

Want to learn more about our Concierge plan, the ultimate plan where we do the work for you and offer personalized support? Then join Will & Alex on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. GMT (12:00 p.m. EST, 9:00 a.m. PDT) for a live demonstration of this fantastic, increasingly popular plan.

If you would like to reserve a space in this workshop, please email support@socialgo.com. If you would like to receive information on upcoming workshops, please click this link and enter the required details.

We look forward to seeing you there and answering any questions you have relevant to the topic!

We are readying a major release of SocialGO due out very soon. This features a number of major under-the-hood improvements and 3 great new widgets. 

Notifications will be updated to give you alerts when  there is activity on your profile, in your groups and in your events. This includes those groups and events which you have joined rather than just those which you have created. No more activity in groups which you don't find out about for weeks! 

Some areas of SocialGO have not always been the snappiest and we are addressing this with faster widgets, photo, video and profile browsing and also messaging. 

We are releasing three widgets at the same time, including the previously announced GOCart, a Profile Designer allowing your members to design their pages and also a Twitter Connect widget allowing your members to login to your network using their twitter credentials. 

Other developers are busy readying new themes and a bunch of other undisclosed widgets which will be announced only when they are in our hands.... 

Finally the second part of the Member Billing overhaul will be complete allowing you to match up Member Levels (announced last week) and Billing Plans so you can charge for access to the best parts of your network. This will support free trials and multiple billing providers. 

We are very excited about the next couple of months here at SocialGO and can't wait to share these great new toys with you and your members. 

Thanks for all your support :)  



We are currently working on GOCart, a new shopping cart integration with BuyItSellIt.com. If you are interested in trying it out and setting up a full eCommerce shop on your network, send us a message via Twitter.

The team has been super busy working on backend upgrades and modifications including implementing Zuora to manage the business side of the SocialGO platform. Now that this is complete, the development team can swing onto making great features for your networks. This week is the first of many new-feature releases which we will be bringing you over the next 2 months.

FEATURED GROUPS

So perhaps you have 200 groups on your network but you want to give some of them the spotlight? Well now you can with Featured Groups. Simply head over to a groups profile (as an administrator) and hit the new Feature Group button.

Then simply go and drag the featured groups widget to the top of the groups list and your done!

VIDEOS IN GROUPS

A long-time requested feature is the ability to add videos to your groups. Again, you will need to drag the widget into your Group Profiles, but once that is done, your member will be able to upload videos galore to your group profiles. Simple!

MEMBER LEVELS + NEW MEMBER MANAGER

The Member Manager has been updated to allow sorting by column headings, better searching and easier navigation. In addition you will also find a new sub-tab called Member Levels.

In here you will be able to define sub-sets of members who have access to specific tabs, specific content and certain features.

When you edit a Tab's settings you will now be able to choose which member Levels can access it. If you leave them all unticked, anyone will have access.

We will soon be hooking this into our MEMBER BILLING system so that you can charge people to access premium areas of your site. This will be a fantastic way of generating serious revenue from your network by upselling your members from a free account to a paid account. We will also be introducing support for ClickAndBuy.com and revamping our PayPal support to give all network owners the opportunity to build profitable networks on SocialGO.

And finally.....

SocialGO is also working on some in-house widgets including an integration pack for BuyItSellIt.com, probably one of the best shopping carts around and a range of other heavily requested features which we will be getting out the door in the coming weeks.

The Lab is also producing new and exciting widgets and we have 30+ new and improved themes coming to the Theme store.

I am excited and i hope you are too! As always we are here to help at support@socialgo.com. We will be doing a Workshop today on these new features if you want to come and take a look or if you have any questions.

Cheers!

ARE YOU READY TO CHECK OUT THE NEW FEATURES & WIDGETS OF SOCIALGO? Tune in to this exciting workshop to find out what's to come!

On Thursday, August 6th at 5:00 p.m. GMT (12:00 p.m. EST, 9:00 a.m. PDT), we will be running this unique workshop

• Network Store
• Lab Connect
• LabAds
• WordPress Plugin
• ...and more

This will be a really informative and interesting workshop that you won't want to miss! If you would like to be a part of this workshop, please email us at workshops@socialgo.com or click the link below for more info!

WIN free your next 12 months of subscriptions!

SocialGO are offering 3 lucky premium network owners free SocialGO subscription for the next 12 months.

All you have to do is simply update your payment details in your Admin Centre at http://my.socialgo.com and you’ll be entered to win. To do this follow these simple steps:

1. Go to your Admin Centre at http://my.socialgo.com
2. Login in using your email and password
3. At the bottom of the “Overview” page click on “Edit Card Details”
4. Type in your most recent credit card details and click enter
5. That's it!

The competition is only open for seven days.

Good Luck!

Competition Terms and Conditions
The following competition terms and conditions (the “Competition Terms”) will apply to all of SocialGO’s competitions including those on the www.socialgo.com website (the “Competition”) unless expressly stated. By entering the Competition you agree to be bound by the Competition Terms and the terms of the Privacy Policy.
SocialGO reserves the right to cancel or amend the Competition and/or the Competition Terms at any time without prior notice.
Any changes to the Competition or the Competition Terms will be made available on the www.socialgo.com website.
SocialGO’s decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.
Qualifying Entrants
1. All entries into the free subscription competition must be received by midnight BST on 12 August 2009.
2. The winner will receive a 12 month SocialGO subscription. Subscription refers to the monthly fee, any widgets, bandwidth, games or themes are not included and must still be paid for.
3. Any entrants under the age of 18 must obtain parental consent prior to entering the Competition.
4. By entering the Competition you warrant that all the information submitted by you is true, current and complete. SocialGO reserves the right to verify the eligibility of all entrants.
5. The winner of the Competition will be the three entries randomly drawn after the closing date from all the entries received.
6. The winner will be notified by email within 3 days from the Competition closing date from the personal information provided to SocialGO. In the event that the winner cannot be contacted within the period set out above SocialGO reserves the right to choose another winner at random.
7. Prizes are non-transferable and there is no cash alternative.
8. SocialGO reserves the right to disqualify any entrant if it has reasonable grounds to believe the entrant has breached any of the Competition Terms.
9. SocialGO cannot accept responsibility for any entries lost, delayed, misdirected, damaged or undelivered. SocialGO is not responsible for any technical errors in internet access or otherwise preventing entry to the Competition.
10. SocialGO is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any computer online system, software failure and traffic congestion on the network as a result in participation in the Competition.
11. Any personal data relating to entrants will be used solely in accordance with current UK data protection legislation.
12. The Competition and the term and conditions of this agreement will be governed by the laws of England and the courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any disputes arising from this dispute.