What's New: July 16th, 2009
Two "what's new" posts in one day! Pretty cool, huh?! ... Okay... Okay... I know, I'm cheating. I could have put all these together in one... :oS
Anyway... Here's what's new!
Sharers Highlighted on Animation Pages
The first update is an addition to the animation page. In the right column, there is now a new block showing who has been sharing that particular animation. That's a way for you as a sharer to get more exposure. Not only do you get extra GoPoints when you share, but you also get a spot on the animation page showing your helped promote that animation.
Note that your picture will be added there only if views are generated from your sharing. This means that if you send an email to your friends or share the animation on Facebook, your picture will only appear after one of your friends watched the movie.
"Best from Rising Stars"
Getting your work noticed on any website is hard. Here, you may spend hours working on an animation and then get no views at all. Is that fair?! Well, after discussing with both newer and older users on the site, we felt that it was important to try and do our bit to give newer users more exposure.
That's why we added this new section under the "Watch" Page of the site. Now, if you select "Best for Rising Stars", you will see promising animations created by users who may not be that well known yet on the site. This is a way for everyone to discover new talent on the site more easily. We hope that this will help in getting your work noticed faster.
As usual, pleast let us know your comments on these updates.
From: showtime
I like that idea, but for the older animators who work months on projects to only have it on staff picks for a few days may be a bit dissapointing.
My suggestion is to have a hall of fame section. Maybe on toons that have been featured on top animations, staff picks, and had a certain number of views.
Please consider this.