InstantSpot Staff

Since the birth of InstantSpot in the fall of 2006, we have wanted to add the ability for Friends in the network to be able to better communicate with each other. After all, what good is a network if you can't network!

Moving further towards that goal, we are pleased to announce that on Monday (March 26) we added what we feel is a GREAT addition to InstantSpot. Now you can send private messages to other InstantSpot members that have added you as a friend.

There are two ways two send messages. First, on every Spot, you will see a “Send a private message!” button in our browser bar at the top. When you hit this, a small form will display at the top of the page.   If the owner of that Spot has added you as a friend, you will see them first in the drop-down list of recipients, followed by every other Spot that has added you as a friend. Choose the recipient, enter your message, hit “Send” and your Friend will be notified via email of your message, which they can view in their Inbox.

Alternatively in your Control Panel, in the “MyFriends” section you will notice two new links:  “Inbox” and “Compose new message”.

The Inbox is where you will be able to read and reply to you your messages. Obviously the “Compose new message” link takes you to a form to be able to send a message, which works in the same manner as the forms on the top of each Spot.

If you want to send a message to someone who has not yet added you to their Friend list, look “Request to be added” button either on.

Another cool feature that we added is a new message notifier, that appears on any Spot you are visiting as soon as you receive a message. You can click straight from there to your Inbox to read your messages.

As we have said all along, we are building these features for you, so if you have suggestions on what we could do that would make it more comfortable for you to use, please let us know. If the idea is good enough (but not too good!) we might even give you credit!