"Whatsapp newsletters" herald the enshittification of WhatsApp

Calling Whatsapp messages "newsletters" is a bit silly. Its just a message and just as one can send chat messages between friends and family, businesses can send bulk promotional WhatsApp chat messages to their pretend customers on Whatsapp. That ain't a "newsletter", nope.

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Article02 Feb, 2024

Go further with the MainCross FormBuilder to create complex multi-step flows

WorkFlows are a major upgrade to the FormBuilder - it allows one to build branching logic, ie IFTT (If This Then That) easily, as well as setup complex multi-step flows.

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Article20 Apr, 2023

Progressive disclosure for help

Explainers and contextual help follow a philosophy of progressive disclosure to minimize cognitive load. This approach aims to reveal information as needed, ensuring help is always available in small capsules. Techniques like contextual help, tooltips, and onboarding are used for user guidance.

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Article22 Dec, 2022

How the UI of all the forms used across the MainCross system changed completely - and led to better UX

Our form fields UI based on Google Material design was causing customers serious heartburn. Form fields were leading to loss of info or legibility and/or cognitive overload - which is basically bad UX, and form fields being really important cannot afford to have poor UX.

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Article08 Sep, 2022

A peek into the analytics engine running under the hood, and moving to v2

For network operators, a comprehensive set of analytics are available - cumulative analytics & historical (per week) analytics of the network and each channel

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Poll09 Aug, 2022

What do you think of the Top Picks of the week digest mail?

An email digest mail is a regular roundup message that summarizes significant member posts from the network. We call it the "Top picks of the week". Do add further feedback in comments.

MainCross Social+pro

Article04 Jun, 2022

MainCross Installable Webapp (MCiW)

Welcome to a magical new app technology - installable in the browser, natively installable on all devices, and continually updated.

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Poll12 May, 2022

As a network operator, are you interested in post moderation tools?

Network operators are accounts which own / manage / moderate the network. I would like to know whether operators want to have the ability to unpublish or edit member posts if it violates the network rules . However, this is a slippery slope and not...

7 votes received

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Article23 Feb, 2022

Re-usable assets and blocks via a Component Library

Define re-usable assets and blocks once and then 1-click insert them at multiple places. That's less work for you, and more time to smell the roses 🌹

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Article17 Feb, 2022

Top picks (digest mails) and broadcast delivery of email

An email digest mail is a regular roundup message that summarizes significant member posts from the network - keeps members updated and spurs reengagement. And you can send it from your own domain!

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Article26 Jan, 2022

Chat based help, support and ticketing

Continuing our attempt to provide a complete basket of tools for networks and members, we've rolled out chat based help, support and ticketing using the tawk.to service

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Article05 Jan, 2022

Search and insert images from an external service

Everyone loves a great image to accompany their stories and articles, so today we have a sweet new method to find and automatically use images from Unsplash

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Article02 Jan, 2022

Network Sites with hybrid access - part 3

Restricted Channels are a simple mechanism to enable casual users to become members (just by signing up) - ie potentially an important step in the user journey.

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Poll14 Dec, 2021

Should a list of Network Site members be shown?

Till date, we have not publicly shown a list of members of a Network Site due to privacy reasons. However I'm wondering whether this should be changed, and what Network Heroes feel about this. Its #ProductDecision time - your inputs will guide how the MainCross product shapes up.

6 votes received

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Article06 Dec, 2021

You've got mail. Ding.

We now have a new distribution channel - via push notifications whenever an author publishes a story. A long time ask from writers using the MC system to publish longer stories and detailed articles.

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Article06 Dec, 2021

Refreshed email templates and a custom email template engine

1. The design of all the transactional email templates are being refreshed, and now use the network's primary color. 2. Announcing our very own custom email template feature - robust and easy to use!

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Article24 Nov, 2021

A new 3 column layout for larger screens, with a powerful dynamic navigation column at the left

We've had a 3 column layout on one of the Network Sites build on MainCross for a couple of years now, and I was quite delighted to see the new Twitter design copy this shamelessly.

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Article11 Nov, 2021

Network Sites with hybrid access - part 2

Protected Channels are fantastic for paid memberships, paywalls, subscriber only areas where premium content may be shared, etc - allowing open discovery while protecting the actual content!

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Article28 Oct, 2021

Network Sites with hybrid access - part 1

Private Channels are meant to enable private group discussions, information sharing, etc which require a high degree of information confidentiality among a group of trusted individuals.

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

Article06 Oct, 2021

An elegant pay-as-you-like ticketing system for events

An important milestone in our product journey has been reached today - with the ability to allow our customers to collect payments from their customers! Seamlessly, superbly integrated into the flow.

Amit Bansalpro

@zehawk

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What can one do with a "Network Site"?

An elegant pay-as-you-like ticketing system for events

Network Sites with hybrid access - part 1

You've got mail. Ding.

What can one do with a "Network Site"?

An elegant pay-as-you-like ticketing system for events

Network Sites with hybrid access - part 1

You've got mail. Ding.

What can one do with a "Network Site"?

An elegant pay-as-you-like ticketing system for events

Network Sites with hybrid access - part 1

You've got mail. Ding.

"Whatsapp newsletters" herald the enshittification of WhatsApp

Go further with the MainCross FormBuilder to create complex multi-step flows

Progressive disclosure for help

How the UI of all the forms used across the MainCross system changed completely - and led to better UX

A peek into the analytics engine running under the hood, and moving to v2

What do you think of the Top Picks of the week digest mail?

MainCross Installable Webapp (MCiW)

As a network operator, are you interested in post moderation tools?

Re-usable assets and blocks via a Component Library

Top picks (digest mails) and broadcast delivery of email

Chat based help, support and ticketing

Search and insert images from an external service

Network Sites with hybrid access - part 3

Should a list of Network Site members be shown?

You've got mail. Ding.

Refreshed email templates and a custom email template engine

A new 3 column layout for larger screens, with a powerful dynamic navigation column at the left

Network Sites with hybrid access - part 2

Network Sites with hybrid access - part 1

An elegant pay-as-you-like ticketing system for events

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