This week I spoke with Userplane CEO Mike Jones, who tells me Userplane is offering permanent profiles for their free ad-supported app clients users.
Anyone can still jump in with just a screen name assuming they set up the app to work that way, but for users that want permanent screen names, photos, and profiles – there are two new buttons: “Create Profile� and “Login�. These new accounts work across the entire network of Userplane Instant Communities unless individual sites choose to restrict access.
For Users
• Customize profiles: who can see and what is seen
• Search and browse profiles
• Live invite-a-friend
• Room alerts
All user information, features, and content created in a site’s Userplane will soon be accessible to the site admin through web administration and a standards-based API. Sites will not only be able to monitor and adjust their Userplane, they will also be able to creatively leverage their new community beyond Userplane.
Users of Userplane’s free chat product can create a profile which you will soon be able to share with other free users Userplane profiles, similar to how it works on Yahoo.
Users on sites using Userplane’s paid chat product will be able to share their profile with others users, but only on that particular service.
If I belong to a dating site like Date.com, which uses Userplane paid chat client, I’m able to view other Date.com members’ Userplane profiles.
The key phrase is “Services will also be able to creatively leverage their new community beyond Userplane.” Mike says more features will be rolled out shortly.
More info in the Userplane newsletter.
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