In an effort to make MSI more user-centric, we launched a number of new features today on the home page. Here is a rundown of the new goodness:
Question of the Day: This frequently-changing question will be a quick poll to the MSI community about topics you care about, or about you! Today we’re curious how often you go to Starbucks.
Most Recent Ideas: With more than 65,000 ideas submitted so far and more coming in every hour, it’s a lot to keep track of. Well, now you can see the 10 most recent ideas right on the home page. Our other idea sorting views--Top All Time Ideas, Top Currently Popular Ideas, and a longer, clickable version of the Recent Ideas are all still available.
Leaderboard: We’re going to use this space to highlight users who have been the most active on the site. The current version shows the screen names of the users who have submitted the most comments over the last 120 days. Keep the comments coming…you can be on the leaderboard, too!
We’ve also given you a more concise view of the home page after you’ve logged in. If you want to see the full version again, click “About This Site” from the main navigation bar or simply log out.
Finally, we’ve implemented some new technologies that should make the home page load faster and cleaner. Let us know what you think.