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version 1.9.5 - November 13th, 2008
  • Bug fix: Fixed a problem caused by a change in a Google Maps API.
version 1.9.4 - June 23rd, 2008
  • Changed blog address to our new address: openbracketllc.blogspot.com
  • Fixed button size on "Fan Management" page and checkbox list on "Send Message to Artists" page.
version 1.9.3 - May 12th, 2008
  • Fix to previous release of enhanced error handling.
  • Reduced download size of profile, "find artist", and "find events" pages by 15K.
  • Bug fix: Minor display fix when requesting performance and payment on an event planner profile page.
version 1.9.2 - May 6th, 2008
  • Enhanced error handling so that we can better respond to customer-encountered errors.
  • E-mail template fix for subsription warning e-mails.
  • Modest upgrade to site architecture (data layer).
version 1.9.1 - April 13th, 2008
  • Fixed a few minor display issues (IE6 and Safari mainly)
  • Fixed 404-handling of ill-formed urls
version 1.9 - April 12th, 2008
  • Major upgrade to graphics and marketing info - brand new front page!
  • SplashTone.com is now free for artists! Upgrades available to unlock awesome features!
version 1.8.2 - March 25th, 2008
  • Bug fix: Artists were unable to upload MP3s.
version 1.8.1 - March 20th, 2008
  • Second phase of the search UI upgrades.
  • A new landing page was added for finding events.
  • Event search page cleaned up from legacy links and pages.
  • New Tabs!
  • Signing up as a fan for a SplashTone.com artist now no longer appears right within an artist's profile because some users have experienced AJAX troubles with that setup.
version 1.8 - February 25th, 2008
  • First phase of the search UI upgrades.
  • A new landing page was added for finding artists with cool new carousels for viewing interesting artists.
  • Fan management for artists now lets you see a list of confirmed fans as well as unconfirmed fans.
  • Bug Fix: Fans who signed up from an artist request did not have their fan display name set correctly.
version 1.7.8 - January 28th, 2008
  • Bug fix: Squish.NET minor bugs patched.
  • Bug fix: Artist MP3s weren't being deleted properly when requested by the artist.
version 1.7.7 - January 21st, 2008
  • Profile editing will automatically process HTML in case you copy-paste from your MySpace™ profile or other sites. NOTE: Profiles still only display text information.
  • Mini icons added to artist performance slots on event pages for artist interaction
version 1.7.6 - January 18th, 2008
  • Bug fix: Editing main profile information was not working!
version 1.7.5 - January 16th, 2008
  • Bug fix: Alignment issue on Second Life™ landing page
  • Bug fix: Sorting not working properly on artist search
  • Bug fix: E-mail reminders with Second Life™ information weren't always showing the location correctly
version 1.7.4 - January 14th, 2008
  • Second Life™ events now supported! Now SplashTone.com works for virtual events as well as real life events!
  • CSS cleanup resulting in faster page downloads
  • Bug fix: A few places weren't correctly displaying location information for international events
  • Bug fix: A few caching-related bugs causing data to be unavailable for a few minutes now correctly caching data
  • Bug fix: Event RSS/KML feed fix causing an error when the event is no longer available
version 1.7.3 - December 28th, 2007
  • SplashTone.com goes global -- any world location is supported (instead of just the US).
  • New MP3 player on artist profiles -- much nicer looking and functioning.
  • Signup pages no longer lose your entered password when you incorrectly fill other fields.
  • Bug fix: Various security enhancements
version 1.7.2 - December 4th, 2007
  • Bug fix: A couple of small patches to the renderer for user photos.
  • Bug fix: A few legacy links were not properly being redirected to the new profile pages.
version 1.7.1 - December 3rd, 2007
  • Data caching implemented: user profiles will load much quicker
  • 'Loading' screen added to user profiles when loading events into the event details panel.
  • Instead of hiding the MP3 player when the user doesn't have any loaded, it shows a message saying 'No audio available.'
  • Major internal code cleanup
  • Bug fix: Signing up for fan alerts now works more completely on Safari.
  • Bug fix: New profiles were missing artist memebers.
  • Bug fix: 'featured event' panel collapses and expands appropriately when new events are loaded into their panel area.
  • Bug fix: 'Featured Event' panel wasn't collapsing and expanding correctly when the content changed with a significantly different height.
  • Bug fix: Clicking calendar events to load into the featured event panel load quickly and no longer leave the possibility of multiple flashes to the panel.
  • Bug fix: External performances can be clicked on in the calendar (before they were unclickable).
  • Bug fix: Some events were not properly getting their mapping information saved.
version 1.7 - November 12th, 2007
  • Complete re-design of user and event profiles!
  • Bug fix: Stylesheet fix for checkout page for paying SplashTone.com subscription fees with credit card.
version 1.6.2 - October 6th, 2007
  • Bug fix: 'My Promo Info' was not working correctly for event planners.
  • Bug fix: 'My Audio' had JavaScript error when adding new MP3s
  • All images and MP3s have been moved to a separate data server for faster downloading and better availability.
version 1.6.1 - October 1st, 2007
  • Bug fix: RSS feeds were not opening correctly on all browsers.
  • Bug fix: Google Earth (KML) links limited the items sent -- now all items are sent to make for a more full map.
version 1.6 - September 30th, 2007
  • Fan Management is here!
    • Anyone can sign up for text alerts whenever their favorite artist has a performance
    • Fans can also sign up to receive e-mail reminders and artist newsletters
    • Artists can add fans to their lists and can send out newsletters to keep their fans aprised of news.
    • All users now have RSS feeds and viewing capabilities in Google Earth™. This allows fans to automatically get event updates in their favorite RSS reader applications or view events on Google Earth™.
  • When event planners view an artists request to perform and the artist has requested payment, a one-click link is available to send or deny payment.
  • Bug Fix: Event calendar display had problems with apostrophes in event names.
  • Performance: E-mailing logic now caches templates for faster sending.
  • Completely reworked "My Promotional Info" page. New buttons are much nicer and easier to understand.
  • The "My Info" section now has hover menus for easy, one-click access to any item.
  • Artist profile now has a "pop-out" media player so that you can listen to an artist's audio clips while navigating around the site without losing your place.
  • A message icon at the top right of the page will alert you when you have new messages.
  • Bug Fix: Slideshows were not working in Safari.
version 1.5 - August 3rd, 2007
  • Completely re-modeled "My Info" section!
  • Artists can now add performances to their calendar that weren't scheduled through SplashTone.com.
  • Venue Name is now a part of every event, making event information a little clearer to visitors.
  • Event calendar control has had a makeover and has cool hovering capabilities when you move your mouse over days with events.
version 1.4.10 - July 25th, 2007
  • New tabs! All of the tab navigation on the site has been reworked to be more aesthetically pleasing.
  • A "Fan" tab has been created on Arist profiles. Details on that coming soon...
  • Brand new tour; complete with a feature comparison of the different account types.
version 1.4.9 - July 11th, 2007
  • Event pages now have a header showing the different available views (map/grid/planners).
  • Send message to user page now alerts you if you try to use HTML formatting.
  • Search link at top of every page is easier to use.
version 1.4.8 - July 3rd, 2007
  • Bug Fix: Accounts being upgrade from Event Planner accounts to Artist accounts was failing.
version 1.4.7 - June 30th, 2007
  • Streamlined event creation - create a new event directly from an artist's "Book This Artist" page.
  • Simplified marketing pages for event planner and artist images from home page.
version 1.4.6 - June 19th, 2007
  • Bug fix: Photo uploading was partially broken
version 1.4.5 - June 19th, 2007
  • Bug fix: FINALLY confirmed that the Safari-photo-uploading bug is not complete. Thanks to Apple for releasing Safari on Windows!!!
  • Much nicer display when multiple events are displayed for a marker on the event map.
version 1.4.4 - June 7th, 2007
  • Bug fix: Uploading photos was set to work in a non-ajax way for the wrong browsers.
  • When artists request to perform at your event, you know have one-click access to ask them a question before accepting/declining their request.
  • The landing pages for artists and event planners is a little more first-time-visitor friendly.
  • Meta tags updated to better summarize what SplashTone does.
version 1.4.3 - June 1st, 2007
  • NEW FEATURE: We've added a really easy-to-use search to SplashTone. From anywhere in the site you can click "Search" at the top to search the site for just what you need.
  • A couple of Mac/Safari fixes in - including photo uploading finally!
  • Fixed a few hyperlink typos.
  • The "Plan Your Event" page for new users now auto-populates the city and state of the event based on zip code.
  • When clicking on profile images in the "My Info" section of the site, most links now open in the same window to avoid confusion.
version 1.4.2 - May 21st, 2007
  • New look for the grid-view of searching events - much easier to consume and prettier to look at! Check it out!
  • Icons on your messages to notify you if you have already replied or if the recipient has not yet read your message.
  • Tidied up the notification e-mail that is sent when you receive a message to make the message easier to find.
  • Bug fix: CAPTCHA images for preventing bots from creating accounts wasn't caching 100% correctly.
  • Bug fix: Fixed an AJAX bug when signing up for an artist account in an unsupported browser.
version 1.4.1 - May 11th, 2007
  • Added more photo thumbnails and action icons in various parts of the site.
  • Sent messages now let you know if the recipient hasn't yet read your message.
  • Bug fix: Adjusting performance slots or changing the date of an event sometimes caused sorting issues.
  • Bug fix: Some versions of the Safari browser weren't properly supporting AJAX.
version 1.4 - May 3rd, 2007
  • NEW FEATURE: New look to the main page! We think the new images draw people in better and more quickly explain to our users what it is that we do.
  • NEW FEATURE: A 'News and Buzz' page was added to keep you updated to all of the cool stuff that's going on with SplashTone.
  • Images have all been upgraded to a higher quality resolution.
  • Bug fix: Changing time slots occasionally resulted in mis-ordering of slots
version 1.3 - April 23rd, 2007
  • NEW FEATURE: The "Events" tab now shows a landing page with our currently featured event. In addition to searching events on a map or with a grid view, you can now search event planners directly.
  • Event Planners now have a new field in the profile: Short Description. This will provide visitors with a quick snapshot of their personality.
  • Fun new icons throughout the "My Info" section of the site to make actions easier to understand.
  • Among some other tweaking around the site, event listing for artists or event planners has been greatly improved - including displaying small profile images for each performance slot.
version 1.2.2 - April 11th, 2007
  • Bug fix: Browser issue with IE 6.0, map balloons were stretching the width of the page and looked ugggggly. :)
version 1.2.1 - April 10th, 2007
  • Bug fix: Accessing the event map from http://splashtone.com (instead of http://www.splashtone.com) caused the map to not show up.
version 1.2 - April 7th, 2007
  • NEW FEATURE: A much nicer (and faster) calendar is now used for selecting dates.
  • CAPTCHA text used on sign up to help prevent robots from signing up for accounts.
  • Marketing text updates throughout site.
version 1.1 - April 1st, 2007
  • NEW FEATURE: Events are now viewable on an interactive map powered by Google Maps. Quickly gives visitors a location reference for the events planned on SplashTone.
  • Newly created users start out with a public profile instead of a private one.
  • Classic event searching page now shows a thumbnail image of the event planner.
  • Home page now shows a preview of our latest blog entry.
  • Bug Fix: Some browsers were not correctly loading slideshows.
version 1.0.1 - March 18th, 2007
  • Speed and security enhancements for paying subscriptions with a credit card
  • Enhanced inbox to provide new users with more help about setting up their profile
  • Bug fix: Clicking on "plan your first event" from an artist's profile didn't properly provide a shortcut for adding that artist to your event once it was created
version 1.0 - March 14th, 2007
  • Initial release of SplashTone
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