Introducing Notifications

by Ross S. on Sep 15th 2010

Today I'm pleased to announce something we've been secretly developing for a while now.
We call them, Notifications.

What are they?
Notifications will appear in the menu at the top of your screen, they show you recent activity from your project, the kind of things you currently receive emails about, along with a few new niceties.

What do I have to do?
Nothing, your Notifications will start working from today.

Comment Replies!
Part of the new system includes the option to reply to comments, to reply to a comment you can use the @ symbol (similar to twitter) to mention a user. To make this a bit easier I have added a new "Reply" button on each comment for a photo and a discussion post.

As we launch today there are only a few different types of notifications that appear, I'd really love to hear your feedback on this, and of course we can add extra notifications as we move forward. Would love to hear your views and suggestions in the comments below.

Thanks guys!



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September 15th, 2010
Nice! It'll be easier to keep track of conversations now. Good job, devs!
September 15th, 2010
How cool!! I just saw the new Notifications feature and I was so surprised! Keep up the awesome work, Ross!!! =)
September 15th, 2010
Very cool, I can't wait to give it a test run :D
September 15th, 2010
Thank you so much Ross!!
September 15th, 2010
Excellent!
September 15th, 2010
Fantastic!! How exciting! Thank you!!
September 15th, 2010
You rock, Ross! Excellent feature, thank you so much for making this site so user friendly.
September 15th, 2010
Sounds super. What's twitter? Hee Hee. Thanks for continuing to work on improving the site.
September 15th, 2010
excellent it will be nice to be able to reply to questions plus see instantly who's made what comment, Thanks
September 15th, 2010
YAY! Very glad to have this improvement :)
September 15th, 2010
I just got my first notification!!! NICE ROSS!!! Thank you so much for this! I know I have certainly developed a nice family feeling with a number of users here and it will be great to be able to maintain our conversations a little easier. My only suggestion would be to add an option to make a reply "private" in case you would like to respond with something personal and not have it show in the comments thread for a photo. I know this sounds a lot like private messaging and maybe that is the answer but I know I have seen this request around here a number of times. I just think of people like Louise who are super active on here and I know it might be nice to keep conversations seperate from comments. I know - why not just exchange email addresses? But where are you supposed to do that? In your comments? I am sure you understand my point. =) Keep up the great work!!!
September 15th, 2010
Great idea!
September 15th, 2010
Yay!!!!!! SO awesome! Thank you, Ross!!!
September 15th, 2010
YOU ROCK!
September 15th, 2010
This sounds really cool! But even cooler is that you've found another user with my name! :-D
September 15th, 2010
Oh yeah, if you use the @ symbol to reply to someone on your wall, do they get a notification to say you've replied to them then? Like if I type "@Ross - thanks!" would you know I'd written that?
September 15th, 2010
I saw the new icon pretty much immediately and I was like 'wha?' and then I clicked on it and I pretty much danced in my chair :D Amazing addition to the site, Ross!!!!! :D
September 15th, 2010
thanks for these new developments! can't wait to see them at work :)
September 15th, 2010
awseome job!
September 15th, 2010
this is cool!
September 16th, 2010
I love that you can reply now, so instead of commenting on someone's photo and confusing everyone else, it's just a reply!! Keep up the great work!! :)
September 16th, 2010
I have not seen them as yet but I believe it will make it easier and hopefully less time consuming. you're great.. a hurray to Ross
September 16th, 2010
Love it!
September 16th, 2010
Way cool! Thanks Ross!
September 16th, 2010
That is cool but I am bummed because I don't have any today. LOL!!
September 16th, 2010
This is awesome, thank you!
September 16th, 2010
Fantastic! This is a great addition, well done!
September 16th, 2010
Yeah, the new icon caught my eye right away. Very nice addition.
September 16th, 2010
Sweet. Love the quick glance at things. Nice add!
September 16th, 2010
this is soooo awesome! thanks sooo much!
September 16th, 2010
Thank you! Really love the new feature. Being able to send a reply directly to the person who made the comment instead of locating their most recent post and putting it there or commenting on my photo and hope they come back to it - it's so helpful.
September 16th, 2010
ali
love it!!!!!
September 16th, 2010
thanks!
September 16th, 2010
wow this is soooooo HELPFUL!
September 16th, 2010
This is so cool! Thank you so much Ross!!
September 16th, 2010
I like the sad smiley :-( that you added in when you don't have any notifications. My sadness felt recognized.
September 16th, 2010
This is nice! this is what i've been waiting and looking for since i joined in. It would be easier to keep tracks of conversation. Great Job!
September 16th, 2010
Thanks so much for listening, Ross!!! Great job! I was so excited when I saw the tweet about it... TOO excited! :)
September 16th, 2010
bravo!! great job!
September 16th, 2010
Thanks, this is a great addition!
September 16th, 2010
Love it great job!!!!
September 16th, 2010
This is a really great feature!!! Nice one Ross!!! Have a question if you don't mind? How would I search for friends who joined 365? I tried to search my friend's name but it just doesn't show. Kinda hard to look at the Latest pictures one by one to see what he uploaded for me to be able to follow him. Again, Thanks!!!
September 16th, 2010
This is awesome Ross!! Thanks a ton for ur efforts
September 16th, 2010
awesome work Ross!
September 16th, 2010
Great idea...thanks so much!
September 16th, 2010
Loving the 'reply' function as well!!! :)
September 16th, 2010
This is great! Thanks so much Ross!
September 16th, 2010
Great idea! The only suggestion I can do is to send a notification even when someone choose a photo as a Fav... but may be you already thought about it or someone else suggested this before me...
Thank you Ross!
September 16th, 2010
Awesome! Thanks!!!
September 16th, 2010
Yin
So if someone replies to your comment,you get a notification?Great!Thanks!
September 16th, 2010
will you get a notification if someone replies to a thread you start?
September 16th, 2010
I'm liking the reply a lot. Thanks!
September 16th, 2010
brilliant idea! :o)
September 16th, 2010
This is great! Thanks so much, Ross!
September 17th, 2010
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September 17th, 2010
It's great! :-)
September 17th, 2010
YEAH!! I got a notification! Thanks Ross!
September 17th, 2010
Great idea and job!!
September 17th, 2010
Brilliant!
September 17th, 2010
The notifications are brilliant, no more occasional forays into my previous photos to see if I've had any more comments.
September 17th, 2010
Fantastic !!
September 17th, 2010
Thanks, Ross! :)
September 18th, 2010
This is great! Thank you Ross for this site and all you do.
September 18th, 2010
Very cool. Thanks Ross.
September 18th, 2010
Excellent! Thank you Ross!
September 21st, 2010
it is a GREAT ADDED FEATURE - THANKS!!!! Now we are able to connect, share and converse even better....
September 21st, 2010
This is fantastic...thanks for such an improvement...already proved really helpful.
September 21st, 2010
love! thanks and thanks!
September 22nd, 2010
Thank you Ross. this is great instead of having to locate a photo that the comment was on. I am not great with computers and have my sons heart broken from calling him to help me, but this site is so user friendly i love it and it has a huge impact on my photography and my life, great people on it and fantastic talent. thanks again x
September 23rd, 2010
Ira
Fantastic! Thanks!
September 24th, 2010
Thankyou!
September 24th, 2010
I have a question. When you use the @ sign (and the user name of course) for example @shelina to make sure someone gets a notification, does it have to be at the beginning of the message or can it be anywhere? I have seen the code in the middle of a message and not gotten a notification.
September 25th, 2010
I was just informed by Steve that my putting a semi-colon directly after the name will not send out email notices. Needs a space after it and then you can type your message. Ok, I've learned something new today. Thanks.
September 29th, 2010
So let's say I read a funny comment from a fellow 365-er under the photo of someone we both follow, and I want to give him a compliment on his wit. I hit the reply button and say, "LOL" or "I agree" or some such. Does the first poster get a notification? And how will he know where I posted my compliment?
September 30th, 2010
Thanks Ross for the great feature.

If you are looking for enhancement suggestions (!) I'd love to be able to select which notifications I get (e.g I would like reply notifications, but not comment notifications as an example). Along with many others I'd love a notification if my picture is on the popular page ... it's fun to know and also helps me undertstand where the comment are coming from.
January 16th, 2012
Thank you, Ros. This is great. I found the button yesterday even before I read your description. I am thrilled
September 6th, 2012
Sounds good to me. Are you also secretly working on an Instant Message box. Sometimes we would like to have an "For Your Eyes Only" comment.
February 25th, 2014
I just read about this but do not see it on my home or project page.
July 16th, 2014
Great addition to the site!
November 14th, 2014
Sounds like a great move. Many thanks for this initiative.
January 8th, 2018
That sounds awesome :-)
July 10th, 2019
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