WeAll…

NOTE - we have launched this feature on ANYwebcam.com for now, however the bases of this new development is considered as a WeAll.com feature.

In a quest to constantly improve our offerings, we are happy to announce that we have now released the “framework” of what is to become the Member Galleries Homepage. The Homepage has been designed to allow members to seamlessly browse the millions of media items uploaded by the members of ANYwebcam.com

The “framework” you see today simply houses and displays ALL media items (Photos, Videos, Audio Files), and allows you to browse and view over 10,900,000 content items… But this is only the beginning!

“… so what’s to come?”

Priority 1 - Having access to the galleries is great! but being able to search for and sort Galleries by media type (Photos, Videos, Audio Files) would be awesome! so our immediate focus is on providing this next level of control to help you find exactly what your looking for as quickly as possible… (this is a matter of getting the “framework” to communicate effectively with the storage servers that host all 10,900,000+ Media items and have them deliver you the content you ask for.)

Priority 2 - You will immediately notice that we have increased the size of the viewable thumbnails for this section of the site, and no doubt some of you will notice that the quality of these thumbnails is not the best - this is something we want to rectify… (we need to reprocess every single image uploaded to the site and create a new file… luckily this is not a manual process, however even with computer power its going to take some time)

Congratulations and thanks to the development team here at ANYwebcam.com / WeAll.com for their awesome work

Now, go get Creating, Browsing, Commenting and Rating Galleries till your hearts content… you can access the new Galleries by clicking “Galleries” in the main navigation on ANYwebcam.com

… actually they are over at ANYwebcam.com for now…

We are pleased to announce that we have just launched Blogs within ANYwebcam.com

A blog (short for Web Log) is essentially an online diary where members can report on any topics they wish and in the future there will be an option for comments on blog entries to create discussions. By no means is it required for members to maintain a blog. It’s there as a value add for those users that want an outlet for a topic they are interested in. It’s a voice, and on the internet WeAll have a voice.

So start thinking about what you may want to Blog about… it could be about home life, a hobby like cooking or cars, the industry you work in…
Its yours so it can be about anything you want.

To View a Member’s Blog:
Select the Blog link in their profile.

To Add A Post to your Blog:
Select Account Settings.
Select the Manage My Blog link beside Blog.
Select New Post.

So start blogging and let people know what you’re thinking, what you’re up to, what you think about things.

WeAll love to blog!!!

Traditionally only used by James Bond Villains and dare I say Exotic Dancers (not that I would know), the idea of an alias is now common amongst internet users. Names like GoldFinger, Apples,”Hoxton” or more hardcore names like h4ck3r are seen throughout the world of online social networking. Originally used as away to hide a true identity or to transform into someone you are not (a persona), it has now matured into something simpler and more helpful - a way to describe a little about who you are as a person (somewhat the opposite of its original use). You will see names like “NYmale77″ which translates easily to a Male living in New York who was born in 1977, or FitGal which hints at a female who is into fitness.

“Of course, many online aliases are not as easy to translate or are not as straight forward. Hoxton, which is my alias, is a small area in London city where I spent 3 years. Its a great area with lots of bars and restaurants. If someone was familiar with the nightlife in Hoxton I guess they would have an idea of the type of places I like to hangout in, which says a little about who I am.”

WeAll.com will use the concept of aliases. We believe its a fun way to represent yourself in the community and provides a level of anonymity that will help our members to feel more secure. There’s always going to be names on the site you don’t understand, but ask and I bet 9 times out of 10 you will get a good story. So when creating your WeAll.com name, be creative, have fun with it, and don’t feel silly as WeAll have had to do it.

What is your online username? and what does it mean? please comment…

Experienced Java Developer passionate about the Web?

NOTE - this job has now been filled, however we are always on the look out for awesome developers… so if you live in Melbourne and believe you have something to offer please get in touch.

We are looking for an experienced Java developer to join our small team. We are a small business but focused on delivering world class web technologies.

You must have an appropriate tertiary qualification and a minimum 5 years Java development experience.

• Solid understanding of OO design, development principles and design patterns
• Knowledge of current software development methodologies (e.g. Agile) and unit testing practices
• Excellent Problem Solving Skills and a Creative thinker
• Solid JAVA/J2EE development experience working with high volume solutions
• Production support and deployment (SVN, Maven)
• Ensure the project is properly documented
• A proven production background in;
• Struts and Spring
• Hibernate
• JSP
• XML (including XSLT)
• MySQL Development and Clustering production expertise
• Experience with Linux operating system

Additionally, experience with IRC, Flash Server, SOAP web services, Web frameworks and AJAX-based architecture technologies are a plus.

About WeAll.com

With its head office based in Melbourne, Australia and its infrastucture located in New York, USA, WeAll.com is a leading on-line community where over 4 million members worldwide meet to interact via live communication technologies, including live chat and webcams.

WeAll.com provides a safe and secure environment in which members can express themselves and is a premier destination for those seeking new connections outside of their existing friendship circle.

Think your the right candidate? Contact us directly at:
03 9525 2855 or david[at]anywebcam.com

With an existing member base of 4,000,000 and substantial growth planned over the following 24 months, we have worked hard on developing the best customer support possible. With our in house support team and over 30 dedicated volunteers, we provide assistance to our multi-lingual community at all hours of the day. Members of WeAll.com can find someone on hand to help with technical issues or community policing through the presence of WeAll Ops, our support request system or telephone billing support. Our support presence that ensures members of WeAll.com feel safe throughout their experience on the site. The new inclusion of a member to member support system and flagging of inappropriate content for review will further allow for users to become involved in providing guidance to others.

Over the past 7 years it is this aspect of the business that has achieved the most praise from the community and industry and an area of our business that we are very proud of. In the past 3 years (when we started counting) the support team has managed to shed light on over 95,000 support requests with over 83% satisfaction from our member base. Members appreciate the involvement from the support team and enjoy knowing there is always someone on hand when they need assistance.

After having successfully introduced the idea of a Points system within ANYwebcam.com, we look forward to releasing a bigger and better Points system into WeAll.com, think of Points as you do your Frequent Flyer Program or your Wal-Mart rewards program. Points will be made available for purchase and offered as rewards for activity throughout the site, for example by referring a friend to WeAll.com you will recieve “some” Points or by entering into a WeAll.com photo competition you will recieve “some” Points. Your Points then may be redeemed at your leisure to receive enhanced site features (such as faster webcams), on one of a number of items in our online store (including shirts and hats) or you may choose to pass your points onto a friend so that they can enjoy them. Reward Point Programs are by no means a new concept and have been around for years in the offline world, WeAll.com feels this is just one way to thanks our members for being the best!

If you watched the tv show Lost your probably like most of us who got really involved in it until about half way through the second series, you know, the point where it appeared the writers of the show were… you know… Lost! (this seems like a good start to my real point) Well… chances of a member getting lost in WeAll.com is slim, with a new modern site structure we will see users browsing fluidly between the site area, jumping from galleries to profiles to forums and groups the whole time participating in chat and viewing webcams. Simple navigation and helpful content summaries will ensure will always know where they are and where they can go next, unlike websites from years gone by WeAll.com will not have a beginning and nor will it have an end making every session different to the last. Of course with an addition to a custom members homepage there will always be a reference point to return to for information that is targeted towards the member.Oh and if anyone can give me a quick summary about what Lost is really about i would appreciate it, and also what happened to those overgrown Polar bears???

The name of the community is WeAll.com, a name that sparks the idea of “All of us” , “everybody” , “your included”, and will unite the online society that you have helped create. So What are things WeAll do? What do WeAll feel? What is common between us?

WeAll…

… love to watch
… love to chat
… are waiting to meet you
… love to show
… want to meet you
… link together
… are unique
… have things in common
… have quirks
… have urges
… love a perv
… have a story to share
… have opinions
… want to meet people
… know who we are
… meet up
… have a secret
… have faked it

Use the comments field to add to the list, be funny, be creative, WeAll would love to hear what you have to say. You will have to register to be able to comment, thanks.

Members of ANYwebcam.com are currently experiencing rapid feature and structural enhancements that are creating a buzz about the community.

So What are these changes and how do they fit into the new site WeAll.com?

WeAll.com will be 100% new / fresh, including a total revamp of the sites look and feel along with redeveloped tools and features. To help with the future transition to WeAll.com we have started to release intermediate improvements within the ANYwebcam.com structure, basically we are re-shaping the existing site so it will fit “snuggly” into its new skin.

To date we have seen a number of changes including:

1. New Top Level Navigation.
In the past ANYwebcam has been built around multiple frames (one for the Cam and Chat List, one for the Navigation and one for the content) this has worked well however has its limitations in moving towards a more fluid structure (its a little “old’skool”). The eventual goal is for WeAll.com to be housed in one frame, we have moved towards this goal by removing the old navigation frame, leaving us with 2 frames.

2. Member Profiles.
WeAll.com will be all about the people, and therefor will have greatly expanded profiles compared to what ANYwebcam currently features. Members will have the ability to manage a “friends” list as well as display information regarding their interests / hobbies and subscribed “groups”. The WeAll.com member profiles require a solid structure and what we have done currently in ANYwebcam.com is to help members become familiar with some new tools, and give us some elbow room for the pending transition.

3. Look and Feel.
ANYwebcam.com is startind to appear a little different, however its is not going to become the final design for WeAll.com. What we are doing is starting to introduce a few styles and colors that will be used in WeAll.com, this is best displayed in the new “News Archive” section on ANYwebcam.com. WeAll.com will utilize a few of the familiar design standards ensuring the best possible user experience.

We will continue to update members on ANYwebcam.com and interested eyeball on WeAll.com of the improvements being made. In the meantime enjoy yourselves and all the cool enhancements that are being released.

WeAll are very excited about whats happening, and cant wait to show you around our new home soon.

The local bar does not say what I can and can not talk about, nor does it tell me what I have to wear, or who I can be friends with (it does however tell me when I have had enough to drink… damn), a bar is place where I go to hang out with friends or meet new people or sometimes just to read the paper and have a pint and as long as I am not disturbing anyone or breaking the law I am free to come and go as I please. Its the same with WeAll.com, we understand that our members come to the site in their social time and should be free to explore and interact with who they want when they want, with this in mind we give the controls to the member to define how the want to interact in the site. With options around who can view whos webcam, to who you want to chat with and what groups you want to join - all of this may be defined by the member, with a list of member controls available for membership levels its easy to use WeAll.com in a number of different ways. And just like the bar our “support” team is always on hand to make sure everyone is playing nice and no one has had “one to many”.