who do you trust?

Well, hopefully you trust us, but it is hard to know who to trust these days. Some people/entities are questionable, which is why we do everything we can at WeTxt to make sure that you don't start getting messages from people you don't know, or don't want to hear from. But, in an effort to make WeTxt easier to use, while still keeping you nice and safe, we have added the concept of Trusted Contacts.

You can make anyone a trusted contact, and then when they add you to a new group, you will be set to active in that group by default. You still have the same ability to pause or quit the group, but you won't have to accept a welcome message for them. This speeds up the whole process of getting a group going for those people that you know and trust (hence the name).

It's really easy to make a contact trusted. Just go to your contact manager, and click the 'toggle trust' link. That's it...next time they add you to a group, you are automatically in. If they abuse that privilege you can always switch em back just as easily too.

Along the same train of thought, we also updated the interface for creating a new group so that now you can add users when you create the group instead of having to do it in two different steps. It's a neat little ajax interface that is nice and quick...all for you...who knew you were so deserving?

Hope these come in handy...and give us some feedback on the new features!

A new look...and Games.

After re-reading my last post, it strikes me that I am quite the liar. From here on out, I will make it a priority to post WeTxt's progress here.

So, let me start by talking about some of the new WeTxt additions...

I gave WeTxt an overall new look in this past release that I think is a bit cleaner, and easier to use. The basic left column/right side content layout is the same, but most of everything else has changed a bit. First, I completely redid the menu, moving it to the primary area of the page, taking it off of the content which I think cleans up the entire look. You will notice that the background is lightened, which makes it a bit easier on the eyes. I have also changed all of the left column menus to be hide-able which lets you focus more on what you want to. The last update is the tips that you will now see sitting right below the menu. Keep an eye on these, as they give you good tips on using WeTxt as efficiently as possible...hence I call them WeTxt Tips.

In addition to the major layout changes, you will notice some tweaks here and there, but most significantly to the home page, and the profile views. I have used these pages to streamline adding contacts, sending them messages, and adding them to groups. Your own home page now also gives you a quick look at your most recent incoming messages, and your overall WeTxt messaging statistics.

The last major addition that everyone should know about, is the introduction of WeTxt Games. WeTxt Games are our newest service that let you play mobile text message based games against your friends, or even against our automated WeTxt player, Joshua (Wargames!). We debuted with a mobile version of Battleship which is nice and quick to get the hang of things. You can be sure that there are more games in the works as well...and I'll be sure to talk about them here.

So, go off, and do some WeTxt'ng already,

- Jon

WeTxt - The Blog

I am starting the WeTxt blog to start chronicling the progression of WeTxt. I'll announce new features, and just talk about how things are going at good old WeTxt.

For the time being, I want everyone to be aware that WeTxt is up and running, and should not be shy about using it.

In addition to announcing new features, I'll occasionally talk about some of the existing features, and give you some ideas on how to use WeTxt.