MySpace and WordPress happenings

A bit of news, part rather belatedly, part fresh off the grill.

We've added support for MySpace pages.  They said it couldn't be done.  That maybe it shouldn't be done.  That we were mad for even thinking about it.  That I should get on with the point.  Yeah.

Loads of our users have MySpace accounts and Rupert Murdoch hasn't been up with the sharing of information, like how many people visited their page and who's been by recently.  As TechCrunch reported over the weekend, we've rectified that.  Just add a new version of the Reader Roll to your MySpace template and you're off to the races.  You'll need to add your MySpace account as a new blog on your profile page in order to get the custom Reader Roll code.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Next up, we have our first user-created service extention.  Francesco over at Napolux has created an awesome improvement on Comment Faces for Wordpress users.  It's called MyAvatars, and it works like Gravatar, in that you pop it into you plugins directory.  In doing so, you get a couple of awesome benefits:

• Complete freedom to place the Comment Face wherever you like
• The ability to show comment faces for people who just leave their email address
• Automatic notification of followup comments

This is a rad little hack and I think it will continue to get better over time, as additional Wordpress users work with Francesco to add even more features.  I hope that other members will follow Francesco's example and help us extend the value of MyBlogLog by bringing it to even more platforms and providing you with even more ways to make it your own.

If you get a chance, swing by Francesco's MyBlogLog profile page and share the love.

Comments

[Napolux]

Well, I can only say: "Thank you". ;)

[Napolux]

Merlinox has just released the blogger version of the plugin ;)
http://blog.merlinox.com/MrX/Blog/_mod/index/t/MyBlogLog%2DBlogger%2DPlugin/news/803

[Scott]

"When you need stats, it's not scott's stats it's mybloglog." Thanks for everything thus far, it has been extremely helpful and truly a pleasure to be a member...

[L-tz]

And what about dotclear ?? You told me it was a question of week, it was three months ago ;-)

Thanks a lot for your service !

[Rexted]

Is it also possible to put this in Wordpress.com free account?

[bob]

Thanks for running the "jokes" that are getting the Moroccans into trouble. Seem pretty tepid to me . Points up how great and how much we take for granted our free speech rights.

[Napolux]

@Rexted: I think you can't.

For all folks there:

MyAvatars has reached version 0.2

;)

[kyramas]

If only they could add wordpress.com support !

[Evert Jan]

I really like this plugin, but it seems to throw in some script errors in IE. No problems at all in Firefox though...

[Sharkyx]

I love this plugin <3

[aytac]

thanks, great job

[Tom]

Cool plugin :)

[MySpace Friend Adder]

That is a decent plugin, did you make it?

[Ian Kennedy]

Yep, this is a MyBlogLog production.

[Colleen W]

Ah, support. I think so many of the online communities are so swamped that their support is seriously lacking and it is days or weeks before you get feedback on what you need.