Posted by: shawn
on May 24, 2010
We are proud to announce that JomSocial will be an official Silver Sponsor at the upcoming JandBeyond Joomla Conference in beautiful Wiesbaden, Germany from Sunday May 30th to Tuesday June 1st.
J and Beyond is THE Joomla! conference this year you won't want to miss.
- Over 55 talks/presentations about all things-Joomla over 3 days!
- BBQ on Sunday, opening day!
- J!OSCARS - these Joomla! awards will take place for the first time on Monday (May 31) evening
- Lots of current and former Joomla! Leadership members and Joomla! Founders
- All food and soft drinks included
- Fun! Fun! Fun!
To celebrate, we are giving away 2 all-inclusive event tickets (valued at almost 200 Euros!) to 2 of our JomSocial customers who want to attend this fantastic Joomla event.
Posted by: shawn
on May 7, 2010
Just got back from Chicago today after attending the CMSExpo and I'm still smiling from ear to ear after JomSocial received the "Best Joomla App" award! Wow...
Posted by: shawn
on Nov 18, 2009
Joomla template provider Joomlashack have announced that a new social networking-inspired Joomla template w/ included Jomsocial theme will be released soon.
According to their blog, the new template--appropriately called 'Community'--will "integrate seamlessly with JomSocial, and give your site a consistent color and style scheme across every page."
No details yet on the price and release date, but you can follow them on Twitter for a chance to win a copy upon its release.
Posted by: shawn
on Oct 6, 2009
It's here! JomSocial 1.5 has been officially released!
There are many new improvements/enhancements/fixes to talk about, but here are just a few of the exciting new features you'll find in JomSocial 1.5:
1. Photo and video support for groups - Group members can now upload photos and videos to be shared among fellow group members
Posted by: shawn
on Sep 17, 2009
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Shape5 released their long-awaited JomSocial template, Elegance, today.
Elegance is available in either a light or dark theme and includes custom extensions as well as a new Kunena theme.
Check it out here.
Posted by: shawn
on Aug 27, 2009
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Adding to the ever-growing list of 3rd party developers who have released JomSocial community plugins, apps & themes the past 9 months, template clubs JoomlaXTC.com and Gavickpro.com have just released new JomSocial templates and plugins of their own.
1.) JoomlaXTC's Ecolife is a "...ground breaking new template that has been handcrafted to be Eco-Friendly, feature filled & graphically stunning. This template comes bundled with many extra features & extra stylings for some of the most popular Joomla! components."
In addition to the many layout & module position options that come standard in EcoLife, you'll also get:
* BlogYou Theme Overides for MyBlog (*MyBlog is a separate purchase)
* JomSocial EcoLife Theme--12 theme variations
* Kunena Forum EcoLife Theme
* Seyret Video EcoLife Theme
* Jom Comment Theme Overides (*Jom Comment is a separate purchase)
PlUS these Featured Extensions:
* NewsPro Version 2.5 *
* Seyret Video Wall *
* J-Cal Pro 2 Event Wall *
* JomSocial Avatar Wall--This module gives you the power to display JomSocial Avatars with your custom CSS and HTML in a module position. Display your users avatars with your own templates limited only by your imagination. Its the perfect tool for developers with custom styles in mind. Along with the custom layout the module can display columns and grids as well as scrolling walls for sliders and slideshows!
Posted by: shawn
on Aug 18, 2009
Big news in the JomSocial apps world this week as 3 new eagerly-awaited chat apps have been released.
First up, there's CometChat (www.cometchat.com) which bills itself as "..the first integrated inline chat script which works straight from your website."
Their website goes on by saying that CometChat will "increase interactivity by allowing your users to chat with their friends/online users and in-exchange keep them on your site.'
Cometchat comes in 3 versions:
Standalone edition
Integrate with your existing social networking or dating or community site.
vBulletin edition
Integrate CometChat with your vBulletin forum.
JomSocial edition
Integrate CometChat with your JomSocial community.
Posted by: shawn
on Jul 26, 2009
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We're proud to announce that UK Big Beat pioneers The Prodigy have chosen JomSocial as their community solution for their official website: http://theprodigy.com/community
To date, they have sold over 17 million records worldwide and receive thousands of unique visitors each month to their website.
So, whether you're running a small niche website, or a large music mega-site, JomSocial can handle the traffic...and make your community happy!
Posted by: shawn
on Jul 24, 2009
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Want to have even more control over your JomSocial profile pages? Two new commercial 3rd party extensions may be able to help you.
1. Joomlaxi.com's Multiple Profile Type Extension:
from their website:
Features:
- Installs as a component, no hassles for setting it up.
- User can be categorized into Types called ProfileTypes
- You can create unlimited number of ProfileTypes
- Every field of Profile can be assigned to any number of profiles-type or to ALL
- Every ProfileType can be assigned a
- Template
- Default Privacy Settings
- Joomla User Type.
- Default Avatar
- Admin Approval Required
- Allow Template
- User Can edit their own profile type in frontend.
- Allow admin to select which profile type needs admin confirmation.
Visit the Joomlaxi.com website for more information.
2.) Joomduck.com's JomSocial Profile pro Extension
From their website:
JomSocial Profile Pro is an extension similar to Community Builder Profile Pro. It brings the power of visual profile customizing to JomSocial users. With this extension you have endless posibilities of designing JomSocial profile pages and customizing user information layout on them. You have the ability to manage your profile pages visually, as you do it with an usual article.
Posted by: shawn
on Jul 8, 2009
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We're excited to tell you about two new JomSocial Templates/Themes from our friends at Joomlart.com & Rockettheme.com--PLUS--we'll tell you how you can get either version of JomSocial for up to $50-OFF the regular price!
Here are the details...
Joomlart has just released a new template with an included JomSocial theme called JA Sulfur. If you join the JA Template Club today, you can get 25%-OFF for the next week! To get your JomSocial promo codes, you must first join the JA Template Club HERE. Then, you'll find your JomSocial discount codes HERE.
Rockettheme has just released their much-anticipated JomSocial 1.2-inspired Template & Theme, RT Affinity. Rockettheme members can also get $50-OFF either version of JomSocial if they join now. To join Rockettheme and get access to their amazing templates (including the new JomSocial theme), go HERE. Once you become a member, you will get access to their JomSocial discount codes from their download page.