Explorer Nation Blog

Thanks to everyone who came to the launch party! It was a resounding success! Some have asked me to link the Launch Promotional Video here on the site, so here it is:

It’s finally here! Months of work have finally culminated to today’s official launch of Explorer Nation! The site is out of testing and is ready for full public release. You may see some strange stuff going on here and there as we work out any kinks, but the design team is pretty confident that the site should run smoothly. Get on the site and start sharing and exploring!

I’m going to attempt to get some footage of tonight’s launch party and hopefully work that into a video podcast. The Explorer Nation podcast site will be located at http://podcast.explorernation.com and is currently under development. As the Explorer Nation team travels, we would like to release a podcast detailing our adventures and give viewers some insight into that particular destination.

In the meantime: Start submitting links!

The crew is back from Cabo and we had a great time! Check out a small photo gallery of the trip here.

The official launch of Explorer Nation will take place one day later than expected due to a scheduling conflict. Basically I have another obligation on the 1st and I would like to dedicate the entire day to launch.

May 2nd, the new launch date, is this Friday. I’ll be hosting an Explorer Nation launch party for the crew, friends and family, and will hopefull get everyone excited about what EN has to offer. We’re looking to build a community, so we need to spread the word!

Just a quick update: The site is on schedule for the May 1st launch. Anyone who wants to create an account and beta test the site for us between now and then is welcome to do so. We’ll even give credit to any beta testers on the Explorer Nation ‘About’ page. I’m particularly interested in anyone with SQL or PHP experience who can try to break the PHP or crash the database.

Also, there will be sparse updates on the Explorer Nation blog between now and the week leading up to launch. In the spirit of Explorer Nation, the Explorer Nation team will be in Cabo San Lucas next week for a period of much needed relaxation, drinking, swimming, etc.

Hello Explorers!

The site is moving along ahead of schedule, so we should be able to throw in some of those last minute features we had on the backburner. Not only that, but the near completion of the site has allowed us to set a hard launch date of May 1st!

Assuming our lead PHP Developer (me) can put down Puzzle Quest for the PSP, here are some of the features we are currently working on:
1) A Friends List: Add your Explorer Nation friends to your friends list.
2) Comment Promote: Promote good comments and sort comments by highest promotion.
3) Add a MyPlaces List: Update the userpage to show where you live, where you’ve visited and where you’d like to visit.

I’ll keep you updated!