Get in on the Actions

Sometimes, what we do conveys more than what we say. Like the time when my dad gave my mom a vacuum cleaner for Valentine’s Day, and she broke into tears. Or when he (later) presented her with two airline tickets to Italy, and she danced around the room, elated.

Well, what would a scene be, without props and stage direction? The new wis.dm Scenes will include fun props that let you set the stage to explore people and friendships further one-to-one.

When you’re spending time in a scene you will be able to select an action to show how you’re feeling. You can drink a beer at the bar, protest at a forum, or eavesdrop at a café. These actions will be visible to the rest of the community, and there are some you can even provide to other members, like buying a drink.

Intrigued by someone in particular? You will be able to take action by sending a gift or asking for a personal chat. After all, actions speak louder than words.

This week’s winner of a fLip digital camcorder in the Win a Wii with wis.dm contest is Michale. The grand prize winner of a Nintendo Wii is Corey_D. Congratulations to you both!

Member Call Audio, & Keep the Invites Coming!

Thanks again to all of you who participated in the 2nd wis.dm member conference call. We took note of your comments and feature suggestions. One of the suggested features, the filtering of "Questions for Me", is expected to appear within weeks.

For those who missed the call, the audio file is here for your listening pleasure. If you missed this call, not to worry, we hope to have another soon.

Grog is this week's winner of a fLip Digital Camcorder. We are in the final stretch of the Win a Wii with wis.dm contest, and it is not too late to dive in and invite new members. You could win a camcorder, or even a Nintendo Wii!

Wis.dm a Webby Awards Official Honoree!

The Webby Awards are oft-described as the online Oscars. Well, we are too proud, as wis.dm was recently designated as an Official Honoree in the Social Networking category.

Just 15% of a whopping 8,000 entries merit this recognition, and a mere five achieve nominee status per category. This year’s social networking category nominees includes such big fish as Facebook and Bebo.

We feel confident this is a sign of great things to come. As the Webbys say, “This honor signifies an outstanding caliber of work.” So let’s work together to make wis.dm one of those top five nominees in 2009. Oh, and if we did have an emotional acceptance speech to give, we would offer special thanks to Modus Associates!

Playthings

The rapid-fire interaction among wis.dm'ers on a compelling question can lead to a meaningful conversation and lasting friendships, or add fuel to a longstanding feud. It's often entertaining and almost always a compelling learning experience.

We've learned from you in unexpected ways. You've taught us how ingenious you can be at taking the simple tool that a yes/no question is, and using it in a unique way to boldy go beyond a binary response. We can't help but look forward with anticipation to what you will do when we throw a few more toys in the play space.

As the scenes and settings at wis.dm expand, so will the tools at your disposal. You will have new ways to kick-start a conversation or connect one-on-one. The fun will be in what is offered where, so choose thoughtfully based on your mood and motivation. With change comes some new (fun) challenges . . .

P.S. Last week's winner of a fLip digital camcorder is Corey_D. Why not get in the game and Win a Wii?

Introducing Scenes

Change is just over the horizon! Here are a few more details to whet your appetite for the upcoming adventure.

Later this month wis.dm will expand to feature many new and different “Scenes”, offering you room to move and connect with others depending, perhaps, on your particular mood or motivation.

wis.dm Scenes will have their own distinct flavor, which, we hope will set the stage for the type of conversations that might take place in each one. Scenes will be based on real world metaphors, including: bars, cafés, clubs (ID required*!$!*), galleries, forums and markets and we'll launch with at least two distinctly different Scenes from each category. But it won’t stop there, in the weeks to come everyone will have the opportunity to build and own their own Scenes... but more on that to follow.

If you would like to play a role and help us to architect Scenes, friend wisdm_future now, we will use this avatar to seek wis.dm's opinion on some of the important defining details.

Want to chat more about wis.dm's future? Join us for a conference call Thursday April 10 at 4:00 pm EDT.

Phone number: 712-432-3900
Passcode: 8544406#