February 23, 2011
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Xanga Mobile - Premium Beta!
We just launched a beta version of Xanga Mobile!
To test it out, just visit the following URL on your mobile phone (you can also try it in safari, chrome or firefox on your pc or mac):
Please note: you must have premium to use it at the moment. But we definitely plan to make it available to everyone soon!
We really focused on simplicity with Xanga Mobile. To keep this first version as simple as possible, we focused on our good ol' friend, the weblog.
- Adding weblogs, commenting, etc. - you can use this version to post a weblog, comment on a weblog, rec a blog, reply to a blog comment, etc.
- Reading weblogs - we worked hard to make it really easy to read weblogs! We modeled it after email, so that after you read a post, you can just use the up/down arrows to slam through to the next one. You can browse through top blogs, your own weblogs, and of course blogs from your subscriptions and friends. We've been using this on our phones for a while, and it's a great way to slam through all your subs or your inbox:
If it involves weblogs, we tried to make sure it was in this version! We'll incorporate non-weblog stuff (e.g. posting photos/videos, pulses, etc.) in future versions.
After we've collected all your feedback from this beta version and fixed all the bugs, Justin will wave his magic wand and turn this web-based version of Xanga Mobile into free, native phone apps for all the major mobile smartphones out there - starting with iPhone and Android.
Let us know what you think!
Thanks,
Marc
Comments (94)
Finally!
NICE! can't wait for the app.
Sounds cool! I'll wait for sure when it's avablive to everyone
will make commeting on iPod easy 
I'm using it from my iPad and it's great! I couldn't comment from my iPad before. Thank you!
@WakeUpLaughing - awesome! We've gotta do a lot more rigorous testing on the ipad, but glad to hear it's working for you.
AWESOME!
Excellent, will test it out now and come back with some feedback later.
It's about time!
I can't wait to try it! I'm on Xangan from my phone now and sometimes it's a hassle. I can't reply to people on pulses and most of the time the comment boxes don't work. I hope I don't have these problems with this.
On it now. It's rough for sure, but seems to do the job ok so far.
I can't wait to test it out!
too bad it doesn't work on my cheapo samsung! lol. i guess i need a straight up smartphone to use it. ohhhhh well
must have item of your phone;')
I'll check it out right now! Thanks guys. Huge step.
This is a great idea, one I had been looking forward to for a while. Cna't wait until everyone without premium can get it!
I'm using it right now. Not bad!
I LOVE YOU!!!!
web based side is good, works very well. tried it out on my LG Xenon using MediaNet as my browser. Had a big challenge signing in. Unable to work it at this moment. Sign in kept spinning 'round.
@edlives - That happen to me too. You have to click another option (like the Inbox link) and it will load up.
First impression: I like how simple and clean it is. Commenting/replying/posting is much easier to do through this mobile version. Going through my inbox does appear to be easier to do too.
Maybe because it's still Beta, but when I click Feedback it doesn't seem to want to load. It also doesn't want to load sometimes when I go back to the main page after I clicked on someone's post. I see there's a weblog option, but is there a Pulse option? That might be good to have on a mobile version of Xanga. I like that I can read through my subscriptions, but there doesn't seem to be a way for me to look through my subscriptions' pulses or protected postings. I'm guessing all those will be added later? Will footprints be added later as well? Maybe it's already there in the Feedback section that I can't seem to open up.
Overall, I think this is a good start and was definitely needed. Can't wait for the future updates! I'm sure a lot of people are happy to see this being an option.
P.S. I'm using an iPhone btw.
Yes!! Just downloaded it and am replying from my phone!
@edlives - What is medianet?
@saintvi - Nice! You can road test it on your next trip
@john - Here you go - LINK
(More information about it.)
I don't have a smart phone - but this is how I access the internet from my phone.
Unable to sign-in properly.
@Roadlesstaken - tried that Alex...didn't work.
Am I the only one who hates it? I simply can't access the website! Why is it that everytime when it's a premium-only thing and I don't get any access to it and Xanga's reply is because they didn't realise I'm a lifetime premium...
Odd. It won't let me login, citing bad username/password combo. I know that my information is correct.
Suggestions?
Edit*
It now accepts the combination, however, it says it's only for premium members and won't log me in. Thing is, I do have premium.
Cool.
Wow - so much easier to read and reply. Half the time I couldn't reply at all through my phone browser; this is a huge improvement.
I used to use Pulse a lot when I was traveling, back in the days when we could Pulse via text and, more recently, through Ping. I've missed that feature a lot and am looking forward to having access to Pulse through the mobile version as it develops.
I got it but is there still glitches? I cant reply? but I think it is great
My prayers have been answered!
Sweet!
Awesome! Thanks.
When will you have an app?
@john - I can access/view the main xanga.com site, but it takes forever to load - for obvious reasons. Due to load time, takes forever to navigate/sign in/etc... (again - with Media Net....ATT's solution to mobile web (most non-smart phone users on their network operate with this mobile browser).
having a hard time logging in using the Opera Browser on the Blackberry. Is this formatted for iphones only?
@marc - One small glitch I just noticed. Your reply to my first comment is not showing up in my feedback. Not sure if that's a mobile glitch or a general xanga glitch.
so when I text xanga I might get a response instead of a mailer daemon?
Pre Please!!!
It sucks and doesn;t work on my smart phone or internet explorer.
THAT SOUNDS AWESOME!
but you guys totally need to add the ability to do mobile photo uploads!
Are there any plans at getting a sms system set up anytime soon?
That's great, Xanga Team. Well done and thank you.
Haha! Where is the "Like" button for this! I am happy and can't wait till it is free for all!
Oh yes! But...I don't have premium so waiting until it comes out for regular users
I was just thinking the other day how I wish Xanga had a mobile version. Thanks for reading my mind
I have premium but I can't sign on this site from my blackberry curve.
I really like that it has a clean and easy-to-navigate interface. The only problem that I get is that the top menu bar doesn't scroll correctly. Sometimes it gets stuck in the middle of the screen. (I'm using the stock browser on my HTC EVO with Android 2.2)
Will Footprints be added?
That great!!!
I guess I thought it was gonna be an app.
But I'm very happy for at least this!
It's said "loading" for 5 minutes now.
@queenie - Hopefully soon!
@TheXangaTeam - I've been waiting for this for a long time so it kinda sucks for me that only premium members can have it.
We Xangans enjoy seeing new weblogs on your site about the new things going on Xanga.
Its been a long time since we heard anything from TheXangaTeam so I hope it being avaliable to everybody doesn't take very long. I would also like to encourage TheXangaTeam to perhaps be more active in their posting? Just a suggestion.
I also came across a an Idea that was submitted to Xanga that I found interesting, its about bringing more users back into our community:
http://www.xanga.com/ideas/1911/xangashouldpromoteitselfmore.html
Again, thanks for all you do TheXangaTeam! We free users cannot wait until the mobile Xanga is released to us!
@manilajones - footprints should work already (if i visit one of your posts in Xanga Mobile, you should get a footprint), but oddly *view counts* are not incrementing yet. So in short, you get a footprint but no view... we're working on this one
@edlives - I think you need to have a smartphone browser for this to work - sorry!
@TheXangaTeam - well, when I can afford the upgrade - I'll get one.
I can, however, view the main site on my phone...just takes forever for it to load.
Good progress though!
@marc - When it's ready for all users (not just premium), let me know...I'll be ready to promote it on Autisable.
@edlives - Cool thanks!
@manilajones - ah wait, do you mean *showing* view counts at the bottom of entries? If so, yah we can add that in...
@marc - I was referring to viewing Footprints on my site.
COOL!!!!! Go Xanga Team!
kudos! a long time coming
I'm not coming close to paying any more money to xanga until they get the Korean spam bots under control. I paid for years and for what? apparently, bots can bypass the li'l "type these characters in to get an account" thing.
Way to go.
Can't wait! Been suffering running web pages instead of wap!
i hate it, i dont want to keep reading featured articles.
Cool
@spock14228 - alas, it is no longer bots (hasn't been for a while)... it's actual humans, earning fractions of pennies per account for making thousands of spam sites across the interwebs. We're trying, but it's increasingly tricky to prevent these types of folks from getting into any system they choose to attack - ugh.
By the way, Xanga Mobile is going to be available for everyone soon - for free. The premium-only status is just for a special beta testing period.
lame, i dont have premium.
apptacular... cant wait to try it
It is a great idea....I tried to access the page with my HTC using the Opera browser and it just showed a blank page....will try again later.
Hey xanga, is this your IP?
64.145.94.18
Xanga offers standard features to premium users. Most sites I know of would make it available to everyone, paid or not. That's why xanga's becoming obsolete. They're elitist stubborn pricks.
Omg you finally answered a million prayers!! Thank you so much!! I can't wait until it does photos. Once I can upload my photos from my phone instantly it will save me so much time in life. I can't count how many hours I spent taking photos with my phone then emailing them to myself, then downloading them, then moving them to folders, then finding them and uploading them to xanga. Just WAY too many steps and hopefully this will change EVERYTHING! omg I am so glad I found this. I had just said something about this very thing on my blog today.
THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!!!!!!!!
Had the look and feel of the blog, but with a twitter kind of posting.
Had some problem logging in, but it was more an Android fix than
anything to do with the site. It was quite fast and I will check it out
some more when I have some extended time available.
Good start as a beta.
Why don't you guys do your job and get rid of paedophiles and sex offenders on Xanga?
Read this :
http://cleaningupthissite.xanga.com/741744523/suspected-predators-february-20-2011/
I have Premium and I still can't access it :/
All the new things are wonderful but I have been wondering if Xanga isn't failing. So many things are wrong with my site. My uploader does not work anymore, the albums in my photos are all but disappeared, I can't get to photos for use for backgrounds or headers so improvise to discover the html needed. I hope the big picture is better than it's been appearing. I'd love to see Xanga survive for a long time. To me, it's the best of spots for displaying and playing with photos.
Thanks for all the good work and play things.
AWESOME, that would really get me updating a lot more!
I talked to the police when Summer Rae told me to kill myself, and they said that she's completely within her freedom of speech rights by stating her "opinion" by calling me a twat and a cunt, and I never told anyone to go kill THEMSELVES OR called them any such name so I'm completely within MY rights. I'm not a "troll" if I have and express a different opinion than what's the norm or what's popular. I'm obviously not going to stop until xanga offers me a sufficient explanation. Someone tells me to kill myself and MY account gets shut down?
I like it very much! But it would be perfect if we can UPLOAD PHOTO directly from our iPhone!!!
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@dontyouknowthatyouretoxic - spammer...
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