An Exciting Launch at SXSW

Needless to say, the official ^IfMine.com public launch at South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive was an exciting time for us. Austin is quite lively for the week and a half that the conference and festival takes places people were eager to network, discover what’s new, and share their ideas with like-minded individuals. It was the perfect place to reveal ^IfMine to the world, as we’re all about connecting people that know with people that do.

^IfMine at SXSW Collage

Brian Scavo was on the streets of Austin handing out free ^IfMine t-shirts, and so we’ve chronicled some of the smiling faces that stopped by to grab one. To see how fun our SXSW visit was, check out our Twitter feed from the last few days. Also, check out the photo album on Flickr, Instagram, or in the slideshow below!

How Much Information Do You Share?

Humans have an inner desire to connect with others and the Internet makes it easy. Good things…incredible things happen when great minds align and collaborate together.

Ten years ago, much of the world was unconnected. Facebook and Twitter didn’t exist. I hesitated to share my full name online. I was simply D H.

Prison Planet

Now, I blast off status updates, have hundreds of photographs displayed around the web and openly share ideas with other people.

However, I’m not an open-book. Important life details are private and it’s a rare occasion when I publicly announce my location away from home.

According to Online-Education.net, 90% of adults think people are sharing too much information.

Are People Sharing Too Much Online?
Courtesy of: www.online-education.net

How much information do you share about yourself? What do you keep private? Have you benefited from people you’ve connected with online? Let us know. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Google+. We want to hear from you.

Photo Source: AZRainman

^IfMine News & Updates

^IfMine News and UpdatesWe’ve updated…again! With each new evolved version of ^IfMine, we get closer to launching publicly. We’re excited to share what’s now making our beta testers happy:

  • Social Sharing: Previously, users had to copy and paste a project’s url to share it on the various social networks. Now, with a click of a button, we’re able to post projects on Twitter, Facebook and Google+.
  • Email Notification: When a user comments or replies on a project you’ve created or followed, you’ll receive an email letting you know. In addition, when you follow a project and it evolves, you’ll be notified. You can also go to your Account page to change how you receive notifications.
  • Activity Stream: What’s happening on ^IfMine? Go to the dashboard, check out the sidebar and you’ll see Activity on the projects you’re following.

What’s next on the agenda for ^IfMine? We’ll be seeing more design changes, continued feature enhancements and a trip to SXSW!

Don’t be left out! Sign up for ^IfMine today!

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