You've uploaded lots of photos and organized them so they're categorized perfectly, so show them off! If you're a themed user, your albums will match your Xanga site now. We've also added links to your albums - just check your dropdown menu and in your navigation links - to make them more accessible.
Be sure to check out our "new minis" album to see the new ones we've added this week!
Here are three new Thanksgiving Minis and four other multipurpose animations that are ready for you to give out to your fellow Xangans - don't worry, these previews aren't animated, but your Minis *will* be!
Whether you'll be eating turkey, tofurky or turducken this coming Thursday, we've got you covered . . . and more importantly, you can remind your friends and family know that you're thankful for them.
Happy Thanksgiving from The Xanga Team!
Here at Xanga, we're holding Black Friday a week early! You asked and we listened:
"The mini's are great - but really - they should be cheaper."
-venice
"[I]t seems like it takes
forever to collect enough of credits to actually send one."
-pamperedchef04
We want to make sure that everyone who wants to give Minis *can*, so we've cut prices 25-75% on almost every Mini to make them more affordable for everyone.
And just think . . . you won't even have to wait outside a store at 5 a.m. to get these deals.
(now would be an optimal time to use the "Eruption of Awesome" one)
Nineteen cool new Minis are ready for you - send one (or all nineteen, if you're feeling really nice) to a friend today! Keep checking back, too, because more Minis will be coming your way each week.
If we're missing an expression you'd like to use, let us know and we'll get you covered as best we can.
(P.S. They're all animated, too - these are just graphical previews! You can see exactly how the finished product looks by going through your Minis at the bottom of the page by the comment box)
If you're using Xanga Themes, you can now add javascript to your custom modules!
A few notes:
If you've already upgraded to Xanga Themes, you may have noticed something missing*: the Weblog Archives module... it's the one with little pulldown menus that let you jump back to older posts by date.
Well, now it's back - and this time it's in a real calendar format!
You'll see the new Weblog Archives Calendar on your main "weblog" page (just go to your site and click "weblog"). It's also available as a new module in case you wanted to add it to your main Xanga page (the one at http://www.xanga.com/YourUsername).
Here's how to add it:
It'll get added to the top, "maincontent" area of your page... then you can move it wherever you want.
Special thanks to adam for finally helping us to get this feature back in place.
Let us know what you think!
- Marc
* You may have also noticed that your scripts were missing - we'll be posting about this one tomorrow 
UPDATE: if you're seeing a "big grey box" in the calendar, please try clearing your cache (hold down the shift key and refresh your page). That grey box requires the latest CSS files to transmogrify into its intended look (an opaque background on the << < today > >> buttons). Sorry for any confusion!
From the very start of Xanga, comments have really acted as
the glue that kept the community together. So when we set out to find a
way for everyone to get credits just by using Xanga, comments seemed
like a good place to start.
Now everyone can get Xanga Credits just for giving and receiving comments!
Now if you're thinking "awesome, I love comment-spam popularity contests", then this feature is not for you 
...
We've baked in a lot of controls to prevent you from getting extra
credits for that type of activity... But if you're out commenting like
a good Xanga citizen, you should see your credit balance gradually
increase.
And with more credits, you can give more Minis...
A lot of you have mentioned that you've had trouble finding Minis that really fit your comments, so we've re-categorized all
the Minis to help you out... When you click into the mini gallery,
you'll see a bunch of new categories - from "Great Post" to "LOL" -
designed to better fit your actual comments. We also have a ton of
brand new minis on the way this week.
So have fun Xanga-ing...
If you want to get those first few credits, just try leaving a comment
on this post (and please remember, repeat comments won't really get you
any extra )
Starting today, broadcasting will be available for all users. If you've got a webcam, you can broadcast live on your Themed Xanga site - just add the Xanga TV module to your page.
Some ideas to get you started on your broadcasting:
It seems we're running out of space on our photo servers! To make sure everybody can continue adding photos to their blogs, we're adding a few more hard drives, servers, and more storage to host more photos. In the meantime, uploads will be down while we make these additions. Sorry about this! We'll get this up asap.
Good news! If you're a Premium user with a webcam, you can broadcast on your site - just add the Xanga TV module to your themed page.
Be sure to take advantage of the cool features included with the video player; you've got all of these built-in capabilities:
Check out the questions tab, where your viewers can submit, sort and vote on questions for you to answer. As a broadcaster, you can delete submitted content or select "answer this question" to respond. You also have the option to save your responses as highlights or discard them in another window - it's up to you.
Try it and let us know what you think - happy broadcasting!
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