As soon as we saw the taller screen on the new iPhone we got to work to make sure that the CircleMe app made use of all 4 inches of screen display. Because what’s better than even more of your Likes on one page?

But not only have we extended the size of the display area in the app, we’ve also given all the graphics a spruce-up  so that the app looks great on your lovely new phone.

Don’t have an iPhone 5? Don’t worry, you can still download the update for your device, as we’ve also added some bug fixes! We hate bugs as much as you do, so let us know if you see any (on CircleMe, that is).

CircleMe also has 2 new brand new Plant Guides for you to check out: Family Fun and Famous Film Locations. You can see these in the Plant menu : -)

Got any questions about the app? Want to know more about what we’re working on? Send us an email at info@circleme.com and we’ll help you out. You can take a look at our Facebook and Twitter accounts, where we post the coolest stuff we find on CircleMe!

Not long ago we showed you the brand new look for item pages, where shared posts looked great with the new 2-column layout and link previews. We had so much good feedback that we decided to add link previews to the Activity Page as well!

Now when you visit circleme.com you’ll see previews of all the content shared by other CircleMe users on your Likes! Not only does this make the Activity Page look great, but it helps you discover really interesting posts too! So, with even more people seeing your stories, perhaps it’s a good time to start posting news and interesting content related to your likes!

Check out your updated Activity Page here, and have a look at our Facebook and Twitter too while you’re at it : -)

You might remember back in August we introduced a really cool feature to the CircleMe app called Plant Guides. These are collections of plants all related to one subject. Did you miss the announcement? Check the blog post.

We’re now adding two more Plant Guides, bringing the total to five! Previously you could find art masterpieces near you, check out the best boutique shops, and discover amazing restaurants. We wanted to help you discover even more interesting places near you, and so today we’re announcing the Family Fun and Famous Film Locations Plant Guides : -)

Family Fun

Weeks ago we asked a question on our Facebook page; what Plant Guides would you like to see added? We weren’t expecting such a great response, and you can check out the results here! The most-requested feature was places that you could take children to. We realized that Mums all over the world would love an interactive map of the best places for family outings, so that’s exactly who we reached out to. We’d like to say a big thank you to Learn With Mummy and all their readers for their help in creating this. You’ll find plenty of places to take the kids out with this Plant Guide!

Famous Film Locations

Open this new Plant Guide, and you’ll be able to see over 150 Plants.  Every one of these is a location where a scene from a movie was filmed! Open up the Plant Guide and you’ll be able to see them all displayed on a map. With this new collection, you can relive some of your favorite movie scenes, right from the CircleMe app!

All you need to do to start using the 2 new Plant Guides is download the app! Follow this link to download the app and start exploring our Plant collections. You can find the new Guides (as well as the less-new ones) under the Plants section of the app, just tap on the star!

We’re looking for content partners to help make CircleMe better. If you’re interested in distributing your content on CircleMe, send us an email at partnerships@circleme.com

Reach Scores tell you just how influential a user is on CircleMe. We thought we’d use this to make a fun game for you all! Below is some information about 4 CircleMe users. You have to match each user with their Reach Score, can you guess who each Reach Score belongs to?

First up here are the users, as well as some clues to help you out : -)

1. Andrew Neal

‘A student, a screenwriter, a film director, and an imagination that can take you to more places than a long distance car-ride.’

2. Robert Scoble

‘I’m a geek looking for world-changing technology.

I’m now into Startup‘

3. Emanuele Fumagalli

Emanuele works for CircleMe, so he’s on the site all day long (when he’s not working on the CircleMe app)!

4. Michela Dezzana

OK, so now you know the profiles, here are the Reach Scores for you to match up with them.

A)

B)

C)

D)

Need some help? Here are a couple of hints that should help you out : -)

Hint #1: The order of the categories is Places, Movies, Music, Books, Passions, Heroes, Food & Drink, Goods, Other.

Hint #2: Don’t forget that websites come under the ‘Other’ category!

Think you’ve matched up all 4? Comment on the Facebook post or tweet us with your answers! Good luck : -)

Hi guys, it’s James here from the CircleMe team. As you may have noticed yesterday evening, our DNS service provider was having some problems with their DNS servers, as we shared on our Facebook and Twitter. This affected millions of  sites worldwide, and unfortunately CircleMe was one of these.

So what does this mean?

Well, when you tried to get to ‘http://circleme.com’ in your web browser, it would not connect to our sever. You can think of this as like you tried to call us last night, but our phone went straight to voicemail : -(

Let me reassure you that your Likes, To-Dos and Plants are still safe and sound, and our servers were not affected. Since you lost out on some valuable time on the site yesterday, you’ll have to use CircleMe lots today ; -)

If you have any questions, send us a tweet! Or you can send us an email at info@circleme.com

One of the best things about CircleMe is expressing your Likes in a visual way, and the real icing on the cake for this is having a well-designed profile. We’re all about helping you connect with your Likes, and so this blog post will help you show them off : -)

Choose a nice background image for your profile.

The first thing another CircleMe user sees when they first visit your profile will be your background image. This means it’s super-important to choose just the right one : -) We’ve got a gallery of fun photos that you might like, so feel free to have a look through these and select one.

Got an image you think would look better than one from our gallery? You can upload that to use on CircleMe. Maybe a photo you’ve taken, your favorite desktop background, maybe even a photo of your recent holiday! On our Twitter account we often share some interesting user profiles, so take a look for inspiration (or tweet us with yours).

Tip #1

Don’t forget that you can click and drag your background image so that the most interesting part of the photo is shown on your profile : -)

Tip #2

Try and use an image with an area that’s not full of detail, this will give you a good place to display your name and bio.

Tip #3

Don’t forget to add a profile picture. You’ll want to choose a good one with the subject in the centre. This will mean that your friends will be able to instantly recognize you from your activities on CircleMe.

Your perfect bio: The chance to say something about you

Your bio is the place to say something about yourself. Since CircleMe is all about being what you Like, why not share some of your favorite things here? We’ve seen loads of great bios, here are some ideas for you.

• Talk about your passions! You might have collected all of them on CircleMe already, but there might be one that really stands out for you. As you can see our colleague Elena is definitely passionate about chocolate ; -)
• Your favorite song lyrics or quotation from one of your heroes.
• Maybe you know exactly what you want from CircleMe, setting your bio as something like ‘searching for new music’ or ‘on the hunt for my next favorite book’ will tell other users something about you.
• Or maybe you want to say something different about yourself… You can be as creative as you want here.

Tip #4

Don’t forget that you can add a website to your profile. You could share a link to your own blog, or maybe you’d like to share your page on a social media site, such as Twitter, with other CircleMe users. Or maybe that YouTube video that always makes you smile.

More than just Times New Roman: Find the right font for you

Express your individuality with a font that says something about you! Maybe you’re an exciting Aller, or a fun-loving Didact Gothic, maybe even an Indie Flower! We’re just joking, anyone can choose their font on CircleMe. Currently we’ve got 23 fonts for you to choose from, and they all come with the CircleMe guarantee: They will look great on your profile!

Getting the right colors

Maybe you’re looking to show a little about your personality by choosing a slightly more colorful profile. Well, it’s a good idea to take a look at the chart on the left first. This is something called a Blue-Red-Yellow color wheel, and it shows complementary colors. If you’re settled on orange for your bio, look at the opposite color in the circle to find a color that complements it for your status (in this case it would be dark blue). This will help your profile look great. Of course, it’s also possible to fill your profile with too much color, as we found out writing this blog post…

Tip #5

Don’t forget you can change the colors of the sides of your profile, it looks great if they match the edges of your background image!

Tip #6

You can also choose which profile style you prefer; Dark on light, or Light on dark. Experiment to see which showcases your Likes the best.

 

 

 

We hope that this blog post has inspired you to try out our profile editor and to get Circling! If you have any questions we’re always happy to help you. You can email us at info@circleme.com, tweet us, or contact us through Facebook.