3/25/05 - New Feature! RSS Feed from your EditMe Site
A new feature now provides an RSS feed for every EditMe site. The feed contains the same information available on your site's Recent Changes page. Your site must be publicly viewable for the feed to display your sites changes. To access your site's feed, use http://YOURSITE.editme.com/rss.xml. Not sure what RSS is?
3/19/05 - Wikipedia Reaches 500,000 Articles!
Slashdot reported today that Wikipedia, the most widely known and active public Wiki, has reached 500,000 full-length English articles. Wikipedia is a testament to the Wiki way!
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/19/1432218
3/17/05 - EditMe Shifts Focus / Two New Features!
Due to increased resource utilization, the product that was to be released as EditMe 2.0 has proven inviable for our current hosting and pricing model. To make hosting the new product profitable, we would have to substantially raise our prices. Because we have a large and dedicated customer base that finds our low prices attractive, we have decided not to deploy the new 2.0 version at this time. We are considering future hosting of 2.0 with separate pricing, and/or licensed sales and support for customer-hosted 2.0 installations. There is no time-line established yet for either of these paths.
In the mean time, our development efforts will be redirected to porting features from the 2.0 product into the current product. This development will be performed in smaller incremental releases to provide timely improvements to our current customers, and will include the most requested features first.
To show that we mean it, this announcement is bundled with two new features that have already been added: a "Remember Me" checkbox on the Login form and improved Comment notifications. Comments are now included along with page edits in announcement messages instead of each comment initiating a separate email notification. Comments are also now listed on the Recent Changes page.
Watch this space for announcements of additional new features coming soon, including the ability to view differences between page versions, RSS, and more.
2/22/05 - EditMe 2.0 Launch Delayed
Due to unexpected technical difficulties, EditMe has postponed the launch of Version 2.0 until further integration testing can resolve the stability issues that have caused interuptions in service since Thursday. This was a difficult decision to make, but was necessary to maintain quality service for our customers. Watch this space for further details.
2/12/05 - EditMe Announces 2.0 Launch Date
The long awaited version 2.0 of EditMe's flagship hosted content management and collaboration software is scheduled to become publicly available on Saturday, February 19th, 2005. Along with the launch comes a completely new Account Management System to provide customer self-service for creating new sites, upgrading, canceling, and updating billing information. A newly redesigned www.EditMe.com web site will integrate the version 2.0 online help and customer Wiki, creating a central location for EditMe customers to go to.
During the upgrade, from approximately 9AM to 12PM EST, EditMe sites will experience brief period of downtime. A "Site down for Maintenance" message will be displayed in place of sites during this period. EditMe is committed to making the maintenance window as brief as possible.
After launch, all new customers will receive a version 2.0 site. Initially, only sites whose owners request an upgrade will be upgraded. To request the upgrade, site owners can email upgrade@editme.com with your site name. Over the next few months, all sites will eventually be upgraded. The upgrade does not significantly affect the look or operation of existing sites.
1/20/05 - EditMe 2.0 January 2005 Status Update
EditMe is still on track to launch version 2.0 in Q1 2005, but there is still much to be done. A new web-based account management system that will allow site owners to create new sites, upgrade/downgrade their existing sites, update billing information, and cancel sites is currently in testing. We hope to launch sometime in mid-February, but this date is not yet firm.
The impact of the upgrade will be minimized on current site owners by upgrading existing users' sites on request. Users who are happy with their current site will be able to continue on for now. This will allow us to focus initially on the users who are specifically interested in the 2.0 features. Of course, beta users will be offered the upgrade first. If you are interested in the upgrade, please do not submit a request until 2.0 has launched.
In the mean time, there is still work to be done in 2.0. We would greatly appreciate additional use of the beta sites and additional beta users, right up until launch. Keep posting bugs and feedback, it has been enormously helpful.
If you wish to participate in the beta test and are a current EditMe customer, email beta@editme.com. Be sure to include your name, current EditMe site address, and email address. Note that space is limited and not all requests may be granted.
11/6/2004 - EditMe 2.0 Enters Beta Round 2
On November 6th, EditMe will begin Round 2 of its 2.0 Beta program. During Round 2, beta participants will receive an upgraded copy of their existing site for testing and feedback purposes.
Check out the list of new features found in 2.0!
6/7/2004 - Business Week Article
EditMe mentioned in Business Week's article, Wikis' Winning Ways.
2/24/2004 - New Referral Program
EditMe announces a new referral program! Participants can earn up to $10 for each new customer they refer.
2/2/2004 - Wikipedia Reaches 200,000 Articles (Slashdot)
1/27/2004 - EditMe Version 1.4 Goes Live
Version 1.4 of EditMe, containing the new cross-platform rich text editor, went live today. The new version contains several enhancements, and is the last significant release until version 2.0 comes out. 2.0 is projected to be released in the Summer of 2004. For full details, see the EditMe Update.
12/30/2003 - EditMe Wins PC Magazine Editor's Choice Award
In a comparison of 7 wiki tools, PC Magazine chose EditMe for their coveted Editor's Choice Award in their December 30, 2003 edition.
12/20/2003 - Better features for Locked-Down Sites
After several requests from customers, and based on the number of EditMe sites that are "locked down" for members-only access, the "Access Denied" screen has been replaced with a Login form with a Registration link (if registration is enabled). Also, the Menu, Search, Index, and Recently Changed pages are now unavailable to public users if the site's default Page Security setting is "Registered View" or "Administrator View". Finally, the Login form now sends the user to the originally requested page after logging in.
11/28/2003 - Even More New Features, and a site redesign!
We just can't stop ourselves. Blog-style comments were added today. Now every page of your EditMe site can accept comments from people browsing your site. If you've checked the "Announcements" box in your User Preferences, you'll receive an email notification whenever a new comment is added.
Also, you can now "move" or rename a page using the Rename link under the Page group in the site toolbar. This feature is particularly useful for bloggers who want the default "Home" page to be their most current blog entry.
Finally, check us out! EditMe has a new look. The burger man has been exiled to the public wiki, and we've gone cool grey and blue. Let us know what you think!
11/23/2003 - New Tool Menu and Email Notifications
Two exciting new features were added today. The tool menu on the right side of the screen collects all EditMe site commands into one convenient location. Email Notifications now allow Administrators and Registered Users to receive email notifications when their site is updated. Just log in to your site and click the Preferences link at the bottom of the Tools menu.
10/17/2003 - VeriSign Secure Payment
EditMe subscribers may now pay for service directly with their credit cards. Existing customers using PayPal may switch to this payment method by contacting support for instructions. PayPal is still supported and may be used by new and existing customers.
10/12/2003 - EditMe Feature Survey
Share your thoughts and ideas. Fill out the new EditMe Feature Survey today! Check out FormSite.com to see how you can integrate surveys into your EditMe site.
10/11/2003 - Bug Fixes
EditMe has been updated with several bug fixes. Most notable is one that caused some users' sites to break when deleting pages and attachments or using an apostrophe in the page title.
9/6/2003 - EditMe Officially Launches!
The beta was a huge success. Thanks to all who participated and provided feedback.
8/31/2003 - Help with the Help!
The EditMe Help site (http://help.editme.com) is now open for editing to registered users. Anyone can register at the help site and contribute to the EditMe documentation.