New Features

Agent Name: Ben Anderson
Date Posted: 2008-03-25 01:56 PM
Upcoming New Site Design


We are really excited about the upcoming site redesigns that are going to be put into place. This will help for easier navigation, additional site features, and add a hot new style to boot!

We are also interested in any client and band criticism regarding what might be included in improving with the site layout. You can email these comments to webmaster@bookaband.com.

Agent Name: Ben Anderson
Date Posted: 2008-02-07 02:07 PM
Video Uploads are now available!


We have now added a video upload section for bands to show some of there past live music events.

Next up:
- Site layout: This will include front-end improvements and wider cross-browser compatibility issues.
- Advanced Band Searches: To make it easier to find the band you want with more specific search results.
- Forums: A bulletin board will be added to allow classifieds, band commentaries by past clients, and more...

STAY TUNED!!!

Agent Name: Ben Anderson
Date Posted: 2008-01-31 12:41 PM
Media Updates!


We have updated the upload music and picture upload sections of the site.

Pictures:
- Additional file formats (.jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .png)
- Additional picture section (these are displayed on the band pages)
- You can now delete them.
- Multiple Uploads (You can now upload them all at the same time)

Music:
- Additional file formats (.wma, .mp3)
- Increased song limit (up to 5 now)
- Multiple Uploads (You can now upload them all at the same time)

Videos: COMING SOON!

Agent Name: Ben Anderson
Date Posted: 2008-01-18 11:39 AM
New Registration System!


We have completed our new registration system for bands and clients. From now on, you can pay through paypal as well as checks. On top of that, we have introduced a free trial for first time users.
Updates for 1 month renewal will also be avaiable soon!

Cheers!

Agent Name: Ben Anderson
Date Posted: 2008-01-18 11:40 AM
Exciting News!


The bookaband web development team is currently in the process of making many new revisions and updates to the site. These include:

- Automated Paypal Credit Card and Direct Bank Transfers for BookABandDirect and BookADJDirect members.
- New Advertising Features
- Band/Client Bulletin Boards
- A Shopping Cart for Bands to sell there CD's.
- A new site design that will blow your mind.
- Detailed search and browse functions.
- Customizable Band Pages.
- Classified Section.
- Ratings for bands determined by users.
- Streaming Music Videos.

Stay Tuned!



Important Information

Agent Name: Ben Anderson
Date Posted: 2008-02-07 01:58 PM
Safari Browser Upload Problems


For those of you using Safari, we have had issues with certain versions that prevent a person from uploading media such as pictures or videos.

This is a Safari bug that needs to be resolved by the development team.

If you experience this problem, try using another browser, such as Firefox.

Agent Name: Ben Anderson
Date Posted: 2008-01-18 11:51 AM
Site Slow..


Some of you might be experiencing slow site response times. This is due to some server issues that have yet to be determined. We will be fixing it as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience.

Agent Name: Ben Anderson
Date Posted: 2008-01-18 11:51 AM
Site Updates


Some of you may have noticed that certain features of bookaband.com and its sister sites are being updated or are unavailable. There is good reason.

We are diligently working to prepare the these sites for there new features.

The first one coming up will be an automated PayPal System to allow Bands to automatically subscribe to the site with the option of selecting different advertising features. This should be arriving by the end of the week.

Agent Name: Ben Anderson
Date Posted: 2008-01-18 11:40 AM
Contact Information Updates


To help bands with there B&B advertising, we are encouraging all new and existing members to update there contact information.

Please note that some BookABandDirect/BookADJDirect information is unique and displayed only on those sites.

Agent Name: Ben Anderson
Date Posted: 2008-01-18 11:51 AM
Scheduled Down Time


To improve site functionality the server will be moved at 10:00PM PST (GMT - 8), two weeks from today, Friday, November 30th 2007.

During this time, the following sites will be unreachable:
- bookaband.com
- bookabanddirect.com
- bookadjdirect.com

This should take anywhere from 8 - 24 hours to complete. Measures will be taken to keep downtime to a minimum.

If you have any questions regarding the server move, please contact our support team.