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You know how developers are. Once they get into the development "flow", they would be so focused on their work that they hate to stop even for a moment to blog or even take a shower.

We have been working super hard on JomSocial 2.2, so focused on our work to a point that we are a little quiet and people started to wonder if we actually work at all! Ironic.

So, after a hot shower this morning, I feel that I should share with everyone something that we have been working very hard on. The shining new activity stream! I'll just let the picture do the talking.

Do you want to be a part of the contributing community? Let us know what you think should be included or revamped in the upcoming Advance Search for JomSocial 2.2

When we first added Advance Search into JomSocial, our initial goal was to allow users to have more flexibility and control over their search results.

It allows any user on the site to perform search through the custom fields that were created on the site. Based on the fields created by the admin, the user can then refine their search criteria.

We know you’ve been recommending JomSocial to your friends and we thank you. Really, we do appreciate it. We’ve decided that your effort should not go unappreciated. How about this, every time you refer a new customer to us, we’ll extend your account by another month? So, if you spread the love to another 12 sites, you’ll literally get another year of JomSocial subscription for free.

The new "Easy Referral" can be accessed directly from your download page. Here's a quick step-by-step (with screenshots!) on how to access it:

"Social networking is the most significant business development of 2010, topping the resurgence of the U.S. automobile industry. During the year social networking morphed from a personal communications tool for young people into a new vehicle that business leaders are using to transform communications with their employees and customers, as it shifts from one-way transmission of information to two-way interaction. "

We have recently discovered a security issue where attackers might be able to execute arbitrary JavaScripts. We recommend all of our customers to apply the patch immediately. We have released patches for version 1.6.x, 1.8.x and 2.0.x 

Our current toolbar for JomSocial isn't ideal. I will be the first to admit that. The main problem with current design is that all the main social objects, such as the photos, videos, groups and events are hidden under the 'Application' tab. The reason behind this decision is that, JomSocial was originally designed so that it can fit within 650-pixel wide site. There are simply not enough space to fit all those words.

The solution is rather simple. Some things don't really need explaining, IF we can get nice icons for them. So, here is our take, on a potentially new design for the toolbar.

Oh, as you can see from the shot, we have also managed to squeeze in a nice little feature, selectable toolbar color! Although customizing the toolbar is easy, we feel that giving users option to quickly change the toolbar color to match their site will save a lot of people, a lot of time.

Naturally, we will make sure most of the API for the old toolbar works and will make sure the markup behind it is solid.

Do you have any fresh idea on how the toolbar can be improved ? perhaps you have a sketch you want to share with us? We would love to hear it.

"take social media features and embed them into your corporate website. Don't just link away.."

Here at JomSocial, we want to take our time and extend our appreciation towards our language translators, who have been contributing and working with us all these while.

As (some of) you already counted, currently we have (at least) 26 supported languages for JomSocial. Without your support, JomSocial wouldn't get this far. Again, big hands to all contributors and "terima kasih" ("thank you" in Malay). Now how do I say "you're welcome" in your own native language, to reply these "thank you" below?

Tack. Merci. Grazie. teşekkür ederim. mulţumesc. obrigado. takk. با تشکر از شما. cảm ơn bạn. σας ευχαριστώ. děkuji. gracias. Спасибо. dank u. ačiū. hvala vam. 谢谢. tänan teid. dankie. धन्यवाद. Vielen Dank. благодаря. 감사합니다. köszönöm. คุณขอบคุณ. Thank You.

Christmas is approaching, 2011 is just around the corner. We've been working hard throughout the year, and we are thinking of throwing ourselves a party to celebrate the year end.

We have been having fun all this while but a year end party is more deserving if we hit 5,000 fans before the end of the year. That's where we need your help.  Show us some love and get us to the party, by sharing our page with your friends and ask them to like us. They might "Like" us if they know why you choose to like us.