15
07
2008
Hi, soZieters.
In the last days we have made some changes to the site in order to integrate minor improvements in the user interface. We are human beings, so if you find any kind of error, please let us know !
Thank you !
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Categories : Development
24
04
2008
Hi !
This week we’ve slightly modified the karma algorithm in order to penalize those users that are less active or with incomplete profiles. Please don’t worry if you find that your karma is now a little lower
Remember that the ‘karma’ is the way we measure the goodness of each user. This way, the higher the user karma, the better his reputation at soZiety. We calculate your ‘karma’ at least once a week. It increases when you get a positive vote from other users, and it decreases when a user gives you a negative vote.
It is a simple and easy way to discrimine the best soZieters among us 
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Categories : Development
11
04
2008
Skype 3.8 beta has been launched.
We hope it to include improvements in the presence information system, so users shown as online in soZiety (those marked with a little green Skype bullet) are really online
It is still beta, so use with caution.
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Categories : Skype
11
04
2008
Inactive users have been cleaned up. We hope this measure helps to provide a better user experience when looking for an active user.
Now we are 9450 and counting again !!
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Categories : Development
22
01
2008
Some users ask us why they have to use Skype instead of MSN Messenger:
* Both are available for free.
* Both are propietary.
* Both are very intuitive and easy to use.
* Both allow audio and video conferences.
* Both have millions of users all around the world (Skype has 245 million users, not bad)
But the point here is the voice quality. Skype voice quality is much better, and if you want to practice a language, that truly makes the difference.
Don’t believe me. You have to download Skype and try it for yourself.
Anyway, if you think you have a better alternative… please, let us know ! 
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Categories : Uncategorized
2
01
2008
We’d just like to start by wishing everyone out there a very happy new year !
We hope you included to practice that foreign language in your planning for this 2008 
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25
11
2007
Now you can add the sign language to your languages list. You can specify the concrete sign language (American, British…) on your profile description.
Using a webcam and the high quality video that was introduced in the Skype 3.6 release (download), now you can communicate with other people using not voice but manual communication, body language and lip patterns.
We hope you find it useful.
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Categories : Development
17
11
2007
Skype 3.6 has finally been released.
Please UPGRADE IT as it fixes a critical bug that sometimes was showing offline soZety users as online, thus making not as easy as it should be to contact other sozieters.
It adds other improvements (like high quality video calls !!) and changes as explained in the release notes
It takes only 2 minutes, it is very important to upgrade
Thank you very much.
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Categories : Skype
9
11
2007
soZiety.com was selected as one of the almost 20 web projects that today have been presented in the annual International Data Processing, Multimedia and Communications Show in Madrid.
Yes, we know… it is a little late for this post.
We had 3:00 minutes to explain why this project can change the world as we know it. It is not so hard to understand, so we only took 2:15 
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8
11
2007
Good news for you, Linux. Skype has announced a new version of Skype that, among other things, integrates video.
You can download and try the beta version to improve your soziety user experience.
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Categories : Skype