Dance Weekend

I haven’t update the blog in forever.  That’s a good thing because I’ve actually been working on the app!  If you haven’t check out Dance Weekend in a while, you definitely need to.  I’ve given it a completely new look and feel to match the blog.  Yes, most sites make their blog match their site, but we like to do things differently around here.  And by we, I mean me, or I, or whatever.

Besides the new look, I’ve added fully-featured profile tabs.  If you haven’t added the Dance tab to your facebook profile, you need to because it’s awesome, if I do say so myself.  Check it out and proudly display your events right on your profile! (Click on the plus-sign next to the tabs at the top of your profile and select Dance Weekend.  You may need to type in Dance Weekend if you haven’t used the app in a while.)

I kind of yanked out the “dance card” thing since I’m really still not clear on how I want that to work.  In the meantime, you can use the dance weekend app to directly post a message to your friend’s feed about an event.  Instead of the form I was using for the dance card thing, I’m now using the familiar Facebook feed form.  Users are used to the interface, they know exactly what it does, and it allows them to preview exactly how to post will look on their friend’s wall.  And it looks pretty damn, good, by the way, complete with the event’s image and links back to the event.  (Pro tip: This feature is great for some grass-roots advertising for your event.  Get some volunteers to use Dance Weekend to post on their friend’s walls.  i.e.: “Hey Joe, I hope I’m going to get to dance with you at FubarEX!”  It’s a great way to get your event’s logo in front of a lot of people quickly and easily with a personal touch…and for free!)

Next on the agenda is to build the stand-alone site and tie it into Facebook using Facebook Connect.  Wish me luck, send me feature ideas, and most importantly, invite me to your events so I can add them to Dance Weekend!