Well, it has been quite some time since our last post. That doesn’t mean we haven’t been very, very, busy here at myVBO – it means we have been TOO busy to update the blog! So here goes….
Since our last post we have had 5 new releases to the site, with many new upgrades, feature enhancements and minor bug fixes. So here are the major changes in detail.
Connecting Module with Twitter
- More tweets per request come into your twitter time-line — over 200+. Ever notice how some apps limit your twitter timeline to 20 or less? Not in myVBO — the first time you log in, we go out and get the latest 200 tweets from your main timeline. With each timeline and smart box capable of showing more than 300+ tweets, and new tweets coming in once per minute, you’ll have plenty of chirps to keep you up to date with the latest happenings!
- Twitter now has its own sub menu.
- Forums have been broken out under “Messages”. Look for a major new update to the forums area in the near future.
- Improved URL shortening for tweets. We also added the back end stats package, so in the near future you’ll be able to see how well your tweets or links got clicked on or re-tweeted.
- Fixed some scheduling issues with tweets.
- Clicking on a user name in a tweet now opens up a user profile, along with a list of the their last few tweets.
You can also follow or unfollow people from their twitter profile view inside of myVBO.
- UI changes to the way you work with smartboxes. Now you can add a person to a smartbox by clicking the smartbox icon in your twitter timeline. Smartboxes are a lot like twitter lists, except they can do more, and remain private.
You can create smartboxes that are based on a group of people, or you can create a smartbox that is based on a search term. Creating smartboxes based on search terms is a great way to find people with similar interest to your own, or clients that are looking for help on something your company has to offer.
General features
- Faster and smoother scrolling speeds. We heard you!! Depending on your browser, scrolling speed in some areas of the app were different. So we made some changes to correct this; the speeds should now be consistent and smooth. If you still don’t like the speed, you can always change scroll speed in your system preferences area.
- Site layout was tightened up to make myVBO easier to use on smaller screens, like 13″ notebooks. However, myVBO is a app with lots of information, and is best viewed on a min. screen size of 1024W x 768L. Check your resolution in the display section of your system preferences area, and adjust if needed.
Business Module
- We added a new QuickBooks connector that will auto-detect if there is a new version of the QuickBooks connector available for download. This new connector is also required to sync the new QuickBooks summary data for the QuickBooks dashboard pod.
- You can now look up stock symbols and add multiple stock symbols at once to your watch list.
Products Module
- Added the ability to click on any reseller and go directly to their site to view/purchase product(s).
- Fixed issues with the product counts in the product list area.
- Re-worked the UI around manage products list, so it works better on smaller screens.
- Added the ability to search for products from the dashboard pod.
- Cleaned up display issues with purchase history.
Dashboard
- Added two new help videos to the video pod on the dashboard.
The Web links tour will walk you through setting up the weblinks tool bar as part of your web browser. Using myVBO weblinks allows you to bookmark any site you go to and access to those links on the dashboard.
- The Web links pod lets you organize your links, so you can categorize them, and track the last time you visited the site.
- Added a new QuickBooks dashboard pod that displays quick information and graphs on bank balances, accounts receivables and accounts payable data.
News Module
- Fixed issues with the way news was scrolling.
Features coming soon…
The team is working on another major update to the site, due out the last week of this month. This will include our first iphone app, a whole new Forums area designed for business, a new SalesForce pod for the dashboard and a few very cool surprises!
Summary
In addition to all the new features listed above, there are hundreds of other little things we did behind the scenes to continue to enhance the myVBO experience. As always, we appreciate all the feedback and suggestions on how to make myVBO better. Please keep them coming in by either posting your comments here or in the forum area of myVBO.
We hope that, by bringing your data all together in one place, we’ve helped you save time, money and allowed you to make better business decisions.
