Summary of Main Topics
- Events Update:
- The new “Get Notified” button sends in-world reminders one day and one hour before the event starts. Additional reminders (30 minutes or 15 minutes) were suggested, but it might be a bit too much.
- In-app reminders and notifications will be added soon.
- Upcoming Features:
- Videos and social media preview links are to launch by December 2024 or January 2025, and they are the main priority right now.
- Video uploads: The target is a maximum of 2 minutes, a 100MB limit, and 720p resolution.
- Only Primfeed Pro and EasyBloggers paid packages will have access to videos.
- I’m unsure how to handle the GIF files yet, but it’s being reviewed.
- Misc:
- Commitment to making Primfeed an extension of SL rather than a replacement for in-world interaction.
- Maybe allowing more pictures per post for premium members. Right now, it’s limited to 4.
- Work still needs to be done to make the Feeds more appealing. Probably an onboarding process to let you choose your default homepage layout.
What’s Next on Primfeed
- Creation of a Community Hub:
- With low-cost rentals for homes and stores, including a hangout space dedicated to the Primfeed community. More info will follow about this project.
- Features Under Development:
- Editable posts: Replace or remove specific pictures.
- Improved public gallery organization and timer for public post uploads.
- Enhanced blogging features and better integration for text posts in the public gallery.
- Polls to gather user feedback on tags, groups, and galleries.
- Prioritized Features:
- Social media image previews in Discord.
- Expanded tools for creators, such as tags and albums, targeting January 2025 release.
- Community Hub Development:
- Design a space for events, photography, and resident engagement.
- Seasonal rotation to prevent cliques and maintain inclusivity.
Answers to Questions
- Direct Messaging:
- Mixed feedback on Direct Messaging (DM) functionality; the compromise might be a profile badge indicating openness to in-world communication.
- Hyperlinked text in posts (like in SL [text https://secondlife.com] ):
- Probably not, while I understand why people want it, right now I don’t want to allow it to prevent any scams or phishing. I don’t have to team to add extra moderation, and I prefer them to focus their energy on moderating the pictures
- Will our portfolios (aka personal gallery in our profiles) ever get the same treatment as the main gallery?
- Yes absolutely
- Groups vs Tags:
- Debate over groups vs. hashtags as organizational tools, with a preference for hashtag-based discovery with search. The audience agrees that groups from Flickr aren’t the best way to handle this.
- Is there a timeline for when chat will come and why did you choose to do videos first?
- A lot of residents rely on videos to promote their products or just want to share a random bit of their second life, and I feel like it’s more important than DMs because you can message someone in-world.
- Will we be able to see what picture a user have been tagged in, like in flickr the about section?
- At some point, yes
- When do you think we’ll be able to mass import our old flickr posts to primfeed?
- I have to admit that I have more “important” features I want to implement in 2025, but I heard that and want to work on making the transition easier.
- When can a timer be added to show how long before we can post public and why not increase public to 10?
- Yes, a timer will be added, even maybe a progress bar. For the number of pictures, probably not. At the beginning of Primfeed, a lot of residents posted the same scene from 40 different angles, and it ended up spamming the Public Gallery, which is supposed to be your best artwork. And I think I’m happy with the state of the Public Gallery right now.
- Are you planning on including an API endpoint for primfeed, for external access to content?
- No
- Gallery Enhancements:
- Consideration for showcasing tagged pictures and trending tags.
- Editing Posts:
- A rework of the current posts creation window is planned for 2025 to allow a better understanding of the options and edition of the pictures
Statistics
- November Growth:
- November stats still show a 10-15% increase in daily likes. Peak daily likes reached 116,000, up from 100,000 on November 1st and 84,000 before the home page update.
- Weekly Active Users:
- 9,500 unique participants engaging through likes, comments, and posts.
- Comments:
- 3,000-4,000 daily comments, with plans to enable commenting directly from the feed to boost engagement.
