New Tribe.net UI is up and running...

I was finally able to log in and see something besides the down page over at Tribe.net and I've gotta say, the new look is a marked improvement over the previous one, once you get used to it.

Some additional features were added but they're not immediately obvious including the ability to add blog RSS feeds to your MyTribe.net page, drag and drop of modules on that page and tons of other new UI changes including a new, smaller, more adult-oriented masthead and an old school-look logo.

Additionally, many of the pages that had been previously buried have resurfaced again in the browse menu like Reviews and other items that had been deemed less important to be able to access easily under the previous CEO.  There's also a new my friends'  photos module, a calendar module for the MyTribe.net page and a new official Tribe.net blog that's actually an RSS-enabled tribe.  All tribes on Tribe.net have featured RSS capabilities for some time but being able to add modules to your MyTribe.net page that are feeds of your tribes is all new as of today.

There are a few items that have to be cleaned up in a point release at some point but so far, it's looking like the good old Tribe.net we all used to love with some slight adjustments to the UI and several long awaited new features.  I was salivating at the thought of being able to read my blog feeds from MyTribe.net and having the drag and drop functionality that was discussed when I still worked for the company, and now it's finally here!

To add a feed module to your MyTribe.net page, click the customize your homepage link at the top of the Home page after logging in, and then choose which module you'd like to add from the list.  The list of items is different depending on whether your configuring your MyTribe.net page or your profile.  Some new modules have been added to the outward-facing profile stable of modules as well.  More on them below.

In addition to the previously supported MyRevver video module, YouTube, and GoogleVideo modules have been added and XPSF file formats are now supported with new modules in the user profile configuration area of the site.  To see the new modules, log in and click to your profile page [the icon in the upper left corner of the page or choose profile from the My pop-up], then click the Add Modules tab and select any of the existing or new modules from there.

XPSF, for the technically handicapped, is an XML file format for sharing music playlists.  Click the link XPSF for more info on where to find these playlists, or how to create your own.

Nice work Tribe guys!  I was reporting bugs just like back in the good ol' days today.  I'm really happy that the folks there are stoked to come in to work again.  Morale had gotten pretty low there towards the end of my tenure.