Posts Tagged ‘digital comics’

Win Wednesdays! New ways to make Friends

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Each week, we are trying to release some new feature that is both interesting and useful. This week, in the Windows app, we added the ability for users to find their friends that are already on Graphic.ly! Now, you can shout and message your friends, see what they are reading, etc. Share art that you like, leave comments, and all kinds of great things!

The Windows app should update next time you login.  Check out the changes below.

Release [0.1.3] Wednesday February 11, 2010

Features

  • Installation program
    • Graphics in installer
    • EULA
  • Enhanced security
    • all communication sent encrypted over the internet – note: this will break versions previous to v 0.1.3 — upgrade required for continued access
  • Social
    • Friend Finding
      • first name, last name, email
    • Friend suggestions
      • friends-of-friends
      • location near you
      • friends suggested from Facebook
        • Facebook friends who are already Graphic.ly members –  no geoinfo at this point
    • Accept all/Reject all friend requests
    • More… buttons for friend suggestions
    • Messaging
      • user-to-user compose messaging and reply
  • Login
    • Lost password link on login screen
  • Graphics
    • Login screen
    • Navigation buttons : Home, Collection etc – highlight and provide user feedback
  • Hot news pulled from live iFanboy XML feed

Bug Fixes

  • Shoutbox – shouts to Facebook if the accounts are linked (no re-linking required)
  • Friend accept/reject fix
  • removal of old (previous, invalid format) friend requests

iPad + Comics = Awesome

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

It’s a simple equation really.

Today Apple introduced the iPad (not the name I would have chosen) and it’s clear that it will be awesome for digital comics.  After the news hit I saw articles on Newsarama, Robot 6, iFanboy, and many other comic news outlets.  Although an easy argument to make is that tablets in general will be awesome for comics.  They’re the right size and you can hold it like you would a book.

There have been a lot of questions on twitter if we’re going to be on the iPad.  The question shouldn’t be if, but when.  My entire time I’ve been at Graphic.ly there’s been a stress on delivering comics to people on the devices they want.  Clearly people want comics on the iPad, I know I do.  Of course we also spilled the beans not once but twice on twitter earlier today.

One of the biggest things I would like to see from a Graphic.ly iPad app would be able to view a whole page vertically, holding it the way I would a physical comic.  If I wanted to see both pages I could just turn the device horizontally and see them.  Giving me more view options then the standard mobile affair is what I’m really trying to get across.  What kind of options would you like to see from a Graphic.ly iPad app?