13 posts tagged “gosling”
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Join us today, Wednesday, October 24 at RockMe.dium.com at 4PM EST / 1PM PST to kick it online with Standfast!
Joining us from Sweden, Patrick and Suzanne have recently released their second album, Beneath & Beyond.
Have a listen to it here.
If you're not familiar with our RockMe. Sessions then read on.
At our RockMe. Sessions we bring in a various kick-ass artists and bands to lead their fans and Me.dium users around the interweb on a virtual tour of their music.
Never before have bands and fans been able to share such a unique music experience.
By participating in the RockMe. Sessions, you will be part of a revolution in digital culture and music which ultimately enables newer, stronger, and more personal relationships between bands and fans.
During RockMe., fans are given the opportunity to speak directly with their favorite musicians (or musicians they have yet to discover), interact online and ask questions.
Standfast is not the first band to embrace this platform. Rose Hill Drive, a Boulder, CO-based rock band, recently chosen by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the "Ten Artists to Watch in 2007,” hosted the inaugural week of RockMe. and closed the first online music festival with a live streaming concert. With more bands to come on board, including Lol Tolhurst (The Cure), Perpetual Groove, Gosling, Todd Fancey (New Pornographers) & many others, RockMe.dium.com is quickly becoming the leading rock venue of what most people prefer to call....the Interweb.
How to Participate: Visit RockMe.dium.com and tune in by logging into Me.dium at 2pm MST today, Wednesday October 24, 2007. Be sure to join the official chat found on the main shout-out board in your Me.dium browser.
See you there!
the DudeofMusic
Me.dium is required to participate in all RockMe. events! Get Me.dium here!
Join us today, Thursday, October 18 at RockMe.dium.com at 4PM EST / 1PM PST to kick it online with Gosling! The World Premier is at 4:30PM EST / 1PM PST!
Be sure to join the chat on the main shout-out board in your Me.dium Sidebar.
Lol Tolhurst is hosting today's RockMe. Session! Lol Tolhurst right! That's pretty insane! Ha! Join us today, Wednesday, October 17 at RockMe.dium.com at 4PM EST / 1PM PST to kick it online with Lol Tolhurst!
Lol is a rock legend! Check out his most recent bio:
"Lol Tolhurst and Robert Smith would start on a journey that would take them to the very pinnacle of musical success. In adolescence, Lol and Robert discovered that they shared a similar vision to form a group like the ones that influenced them. This simple inspiration would create one of the most influential, critically acclaimed and commercially successful groups of modern times: The Cure. From 1978 onwards, Lol and The Cure would chart an impressive selection of achievements:
- Well over 27 million units sold worldwide
- Extensive touring covering all the continents
- 40 Platinum and Gold plaques in the US, Europe and Japan
- Co-writing many of the group's big hits including "Let's Go To Bed", "The Walk" and "The Caterpillar"
- Over 20 landmark award-winning music videos.
With The Cure's influence on artists growing in greater proportions in recent years, Lol has made major moves in the music industry. He dove back into the studio in 2002 with his new project: Levinhurst. A suave, exotic group comprised of Lol's keyboards, beats, and sonic landscaping against the stirring vocals of Cindy Levinson, the group met critical acclaim with their 2004 debut Perfect Life. It covered a much wider musical range than most electro artists attempt to fill, and please Cure fans and electronic music junkies alike."http://levinhurst.com/biography.html
If you're not familiar with our RockMe. Sessions then read on.
At our RockMe. Sessions we bring in a various kick-ass artists and bands to lead their fans and Me.dium users around the interweb on a virtual tour of their music.
Never before have bands and fans been able to share such a unique music experience.
By participating in the RockMe. sessions, you will be part of a revolution in digital culture and music which ultimately enables newer, stronger, and more personal relationships between bands and fans.
During RockMe., fans are given the opportunity to speak directly with their favorite musicians (or musicians they have yet to discover), interact online and ask questions.
Lol Tolhurst is not the first artist to embrace this platform. Rose Hill Drive, a Boulder, CO-based rock band, recently chosen by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the "Ten Artists to Watch in 2007,” hosted the inaugural week of RockMe. and closed the first online music festival with a live streaming concert. With more bands participating in the future, including Perpetual Groove, Gosling, Todd Fancey (New Pornographers) & many others, RockMe.dium.com is quickly becoming the leading rock venue of what most people prefer to call....the Interweb.
How to Participate: Visit RockMe.dium.com and tune in by logging into Me.dium at 2pm MST today, October 17, 2007. Be sure to join the official chat found on the main shout-out board in your Me.dium browser.
See you there!
the DudeofMusic
Me.dium is required to participate in all RockMe. events! Get Me.dium here!
We've got an awesome two weeks of RockMe. Sessions lined up in Me.dium starting tomorrow! Join us at RockMe.dium.com at 4PM EST / 1 PM PST and be sure to join the chat found on the main shout-out board in your Me.dium sidebar.
Check out the lineup:
- Girls Don't Cry - Tuesday, October 9th
- Kevin Seal (Pandora) - Wednesday, October 10th
- Perpetual Groove - Thursday, October 11th
- The Swayback - Monday, October 15th
- Lol Tolhurst (The Cure) - Wednesday, October 17th
- Gosling - Thursday, October 18th
For those of you who aren't familiar with them, the RockMe. Sessions were born from RockMe. – the first-of-it’s kind five-day online Music Festival. RockMe. brought together five kick-ass bands to meet their fans on Me.dium.
Artists like Dinosaur Jr., Rose Hill Drive, The Fiery Furnaces, Jeffrey Lewis, Gosling, The Willowz, Stanton Moore, The New Pornographer’s, New Monsoon and Haulo, took their fans on “virtual tours” across the web, backstage and behind the scenes – to their MySpace pages, YouTube Videos, to listen to new releases on Rhapsody, and to people and places they thought were cool. It was a total riot.
In addition to the artists, companies like Rhapsody, Vox (Six Apart), Pandora and Ustream.TV showed huge support as primary partners.
Excitement around Rockme., and how Me.dium is changing the face of discovering music online, hit the front page of Social News site Digg. RockMe. sent so many internet surfers to WordPress blogs about music that they had to bolster the server farm. And so many RockMe. users gathered around the Gibson Guitars’ website to check out a sexy bass, they crashed Gibson’s site.
In short, RockMe. was the world’s first online mosh pit. And it rocked.
Now Me.dium presents The RockMe. Sessions – a RockMe. mini me – a dose of musical mayhem bringing fans and bands together online.
These next two weeks are going to be insane!
I've got it bad man! I'm going through RockMe. withdrawal. My last fix was Saturday night, and come Sunday morning I started getting the sweats and the shakes - it's no good. I've been struggling to find a reason to go on.
Are you experiencing similar symptoms of RockMe. withdrawal? Do you wake up in the morning and just feel dead inside? It's tough to go back to the plain, old, regular daily life after you've had it all and experienced a taste of RockMe. heaven.
Well you don't have to go on living like that anymore! We can take away all of your pain and give you the RockMe. fix you've contemplated stealing and killing for.
Here at the Me.dium labs, we've concocted a RockMe. methadone so to speak. It's called the RockMe. Sessions, and will be available to Me.dium users and RockMe. participants starting tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 4PM EST / 1PM PST.
Taking place daily, the RockMe. Sessions are your chance to interact online with a different musician, band or artist! Each RockMe. Session will begin at RockMe.dium.com Mon-Fri at 4PM EST / 1PM PST. Be sure to join the chat on the main shout-out board in your Me.dium sidebar.
- Jake Sproul (Rose Hill Drive) Wed. Sept. 26
- Gosling Video Premier Thurs. Sept. 27
- Noël Fri. Sept. 28
Be sure to join us for the MySpace/MTV Presidential Candidate Dialogues with John Edwards this Thursday, September 27th, at 12PM EST. We'll watch them and chat about them together!
Later,
The DudeofMusic
Welcome!
Welcome to day 4 of RockMe., the world's first online music festival! I'm the DudeofMusic, your MC for RockMe. Be sure to check out my blog daily to find out details about the day's events in RockMe. My Daily Blog Posts will go up at 9 AM MTN.
9:30-10:00 - New User Orientation
- Join our Me.dium Community Team to learn how to use Me.dium to get the most out of RockMe.
- Our New User Orientations run daily from 9:30-10:00 AM, 12:00-1:00 PM, & 3:00-4:00 PM MTN.
- To participate go to http://www.RockMe.dium.com, or click here. Then join the "New User Orientation" chat on the main message board found in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
10:00-11:00 - RockMe. Tour Chronicles
- Join Deeane Herman (aka Super Dee, Jambase), Todd Fancey (of The New Pornographers), and Zack (Rotary Downs) on an interactive journey of what it's like to be a musician on the road. Only the strong can handle it, find out if you would crack.
- Join us at http://jambase.com, and be sure to join the "OFFICIAL ROCKME. TOUR CHRONICLES CHAT" on the main shoutout board in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- WIN A GUITAR AUTOGRAPHED BY ROSE HILL DRIVE! Show up here at 11 AM MTN to learn more!
- We'll check out all of the awesome entries!
- Submission deadline is today at 3 PM MTN.
- Join our Me.dium Community Team to learn how to use Me.dium to get the most out of RockMe.
- To participate go to http://www.RockMe.dium.com, or click here. Then join the "New User Orientation" chat on the main message board found in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- An incredible venue can make an incredible show, and a crappy one...well you get the idea. Band's feed off of the crowd's energy - if the crowd is uncomfortable, the band may not feel love, and the music may show it. But a great venue can make the show! Join the DudeofMusic along with Brian Schwartz (Bleemusic, Manager Rose Hill Drive), Andy Gadiel (founder, Jambase) for an interactive tour of the best venues to catch a show.
- Join us at http://jambase.com, and share your favorites, and find out where to see an awesome show!
- Join Gosling for an interactive tour online and get inside the head of these awesome musicians. Described by the NY Daily News as "kitchen sink rock," Gosling's dark-rock sound has this beautiful eeriness that we're really lovin'.
- Join us at http://www.gosling.com, and be sure to join the “OFFICIAL SURF WITH THE BAND – GOSLING” chat found on the main shout out board in your Me.dium sidebar.
- Learn how to use Me.dium to get the most out of Rhapsody. Join us at http://www.rhapsody.com, and join the Official Chat on your shoutout board in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- If our Genre Orgies haven't gotten you off yet, then today's definitely will. Join Galactic drummer, Stanton Moore, for a musical experience like none you've ever had before. This Genre Orgy will focus on Funk, Jazz, and Reggae. Come discover new music, share your favorite's within these sub-genres, and join the orgy! Everybody's comin!
- Join us at http://www.stantonmoore.com and be sure to join the "OFFICIAL GENRE ORGY" chat on the main message board found in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- Share your music and discover new bands!
- Join the Jam Session at http://www.rockme.dium.com and be sure to join the "OFFICIAL JAM SESSION CHAT" on the main message board found in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
Get Me.dium here!
Welcome!
Welcome to day 3 of RockMe., the world's first online music festival! I'm the DudeofMusic, your MC for RockMe. Be sure to check out my blog daily to find out details about the day's events in RockMe. My Daily Blog Posts will go up at 9 AM MTN.
9:30-10:00 - New User Orientation
- Join our Me.dium Community Team to learn how to use Me.dium to get the most out of RockMe.
- Our New User Orientations run daily from 9:30-10:00 AM, 12:00-1:00 PM, & 3:00-4:00 PM MTN.
- To participate go to http://www.RockMe.dium.com, or click here. Then join the "New User Orientation" chat on the main message board found in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- Think you have the chops to manage an international rock band? Find out what goes into the making of a world-wide sensation with Rose Hill Drive's manager, Brian Schwartz.
- Join us http://www.bleemusic.com, and be sure to join the official chat on the main shoutout board in your Me.dium sidebar.(What's this?)
- WIN A GUITAR AUTOGRAPHED BY ROSE HILL DRIVE! Show up here at 11 AM MTN to learn more!
- Join our Me.dium Community Team to learn how to use Me.dium to get the most out of RockMe.
- To participate go to http://www.RockMe.dium.com, or click here. Then join the "New User Orientation" chat on the main message board found in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- We couldn't get enough of Jake (Rose Hill Drive) the other day, so we're having him back for an encore! Join Jake for another round.
- We'll check out some music stuff, but mainly just kick it around the web. [http://dudeofmusic.vox.com]
- Join me here at my blog, and be sure to join the official chat on the main shoutout board in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- Time Out New York has described this NYC band (headed by sibling rockers Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger) as "The Greatest musicians of 2050. Noisemakers of the now who are destined for future rankings."
- Join us at http://www.thefieryfurnaces.com and be sure to join the official chat found on the main shout out board in your Me.dium sidebar.
- Learn how to use Me.dium to get the most out of Rhapsody. Join us at http://www.rhapsody.com, and join the Official Chat on your shoutout board in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- Join Count (producer of Blackalicious, Lyrics Born, DJ Shadow, and more), and Paloma Balera of Baysick Entertainment / Ingrooves, for a musical experience like none you've ever had before. This Genre Orgy will focus on Hip-Hop and R&B. Come discover new music, share your favorite's within these sub-genres, and join the orgy! Everybody's comin!
- Join us at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop, and be sure to join the "OFFICIAL GENRE ORGY" chat on the main message board found in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- Share your music and discover new bands!
- Join the Jam Session at http://www.rockme.dium.com and be sure to join the "OFFICIAL JAM SESSION CHAT" on the main message board found in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- Look, I'm not "supposed" to do this, but I had to let you know! My band, Chill Fantastic, is making our first Fox Theatre appearance tonight, and we're streaming it for your viewing and listening pleasure!
- Here at RockMe. we needed a way to test our streaming methods to prep for Rose Hill Drive's live stream from the Fox Theatre on Saturday night, so we figured that my show would be the perfect opportunity.
- Join us either right here at my blog, or at RockMe.dium.com (details are still being worked out...if anything changes I'll let you know), at 9:00 PM MTN, and get ready for a party!
Day 2 of RockMe. was awesome! Here's what you missed:
- Tom Conrad (Pandora CTO) gave us an insiders look around Pandora
- Surfing with Jeffrey Lewis
- Genre Orgy: Electronica led by Ryan & Rebecca Coseboom
The winning video - Gosling - Mr. Skeleton Wings with 30% of the vote
Welcome to day 2 of RockMe., the world's first online music festival! I'm the DudeofMusic, your MC for RockMe. Be sure to check out my blog daily to find out details about the day's events in RockMe. My Daily Blog Posts will go up at 9 AM MTN.
- Join our Me.dium Community Team to learn how to use Me.dium to get the most out of RockMe.
- Our New User Orientations run daily from 9:30-10:00 AM, 12:00-1:00 PM, & 3:00-4:00 PM MTN.
- To participate go to http://www.RockMe.dium.com, or click here. Then join the "New User Orientation" chat on the main message board found in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- Explore the digital frontier with Tom Conrad (Pandora CTO). Join us at Pandora.com and be sure to join the chat on the main shoutout board in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- The Web is ripping up the rule book of the record industry, while at the same time giving music lovers access to infinite bands. The music industry has a new face as there are loads of online services that want to help you rock out. Let's check them out.
- Yesterday you submitted your favorite music videos to me. Now it's time to vote for our favorite! Above you'll see today's poll and a list of the music videos. Watch em and then vote for your favorite one! Join me here at my blog, and be sure to join the "OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO POLL" chat on the main shoutout board in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- Join our Me.dium Community Team to learn how to use Me.dium to get the most out of RockMe.
- To participate go to http://www.RockMe.dium.com, or click here. Then join the "New User Orientation" chat on the main message board found in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- Examine the most infamous rock legends and myths with the DudeofMusic. Join us at http://www.rhapsody.com/rockpop, and be sure to join the official chat on the main message board found in your Me.dium sidebar.
- Join NYC-based lo-fi folk and sci-fi punk band led by comic book fanatic and illustrator Jeffrey Lewis for an interactive tour. NME calls Jeffrey Lewis, “The Big Apple’s Best Kept Secret.”
- Join us at http://www.thejeffreylewissite.com, and be sure to join the Official Chat found on the main shout out board in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- Learn how to use Me.dium to get the most out of Rhapsody. Join us at http://www.rhapsody.com, and join the Official Chat on your shoutout board in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- We’re really excited about our Genre Orgies! Led by Ryan & Rebecca Coseboom (owners of electronic label Dynamophone), this will be a social music experience like none other. Explore Electronica in all it's glory - House, Trance, Break-beat, Jungle, Drum & Bass, Hardcore and Downtempo.
- Join us at http://www.halou.com, and be sure to join the "OFFICIAL GENRE ORGY" chat on the main message board found in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- Come discover new music, share your favorite bands within these sub-genres, and join the orgy!
- Share your music and discover new bands!
- Join the Jam Session at http://www.rockme.dium.com and be sure to join the "OFFICIAL JAM SESSION CHAT" on the main message board found in your Me.dium sidebar. (What's this?)
- The World Premier of Rose Hill Drive Live in Italy!
- Surfing with Jake Sproul (bassist Rose Hill Drive)
- Genre Orgy: Indie Rock, Blues, Rock led by Jake Sproul (bassist Rose Hill Drive)
Yesterday's Poll Results:
- First: Led Zeppelin - %50 of the vote
- Tied for second: AC/DC, Aerosmith - 45%
- Tied for third: Nirvana, Rolling Stones - 40%
- Tied for fourth: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink Floyd, The Doors - 35%
- Tied for fifth: Guns N' Roses, Jimi Hendrix, Metallica, Queen - 30%
Later,
The DudeofMusic
Sections Included In This Post:
-What is RockMe.?
-What is Me.dium?
-How do I participate in RockMe.?
-How do I locate the Event URL and "Official Event Chat?"
-How do I use Me.dium?
What is RockMe.?
RockMe., hosted by Rose Hill Drive, is a five-day online music festival taking place September 18 – 22. RockMe. brings together five kick-ass rock bands, including Rose Hill Drive, The Fiery Furnaces, Jeffrey Lewis, Gosling, and The Willowz, to meet and interact with their fans in a unique online social setting. In essence, RockMe. will be the first-ever Online Mosh Pit! RockMe. features live streaming music, Powered by Ustream.tv, live tours and discussions with fans led by the artists and several guest hosts, and first looks at unique "World-Premier" content. To participate in RockMe., you'll need to download Me.dium (please see the section below titled, "What is Me.dium?).
What is Me.dium?
Me.dium is a free Web browser add-on that enables users to surf the Web with their friends, discover new music and other sites, while connecting with other users who share similar interests. Me.dium is an entirely new form of online community – but one that's not tied to any specific social network... Wherever those people are on the interweb, and whatever they are doing right now, I can see them and they can see me. We're as one - music lovers live and connected.
Check out the Me.dium widget below. This is the Me.dium map. With Me.dium you can surf the web with your pals - you're able to see where your friends are and what sites their checking out, while chatting with them in real time.
How do I participate in RockMe.?
As I hinted at before, you'll need to download Me.dium to participate in RockMe. In a nutshell, Me.dium is an add-on for your web browser that allows you to see the hidden world of people and activity behind the internet. Basically, Me.dium allows you to surf the web with your buddies while chatting with them in real time. For more info on what Me.dium is, please see the section above titled, "What is Me.dium?"
To participate in RockMe., check the daily schedule for a list of activities and event times. During the week of RockMe. (September 18-22), you will be able to select each event to receive more information. When you select an event, you will be redirected to my daily RockMe. blog that will detail the day's events.
For each event there are 2 components: the event URL, and the "Official Event Chat" located in the Me.dium sidebar. Each event will start at a predetermined URL at the assigned time. To participate in the event, you will need to go to the event URL at the assigned time. You will also need to join the "Official Event Chat," which can be found in the Me.dium Sidebar.
How do I find the Event URL and "Official Event Chat?"
The event URL will be posted in my daily blog (http://dudeofmusic.vox.com) on the day of the event during RockMe.
The "Official Event Chat" for each event can be found on the main
message board in the Me.dium sidebar. The main message board in the
Me.dium sidebar is located on the left hand side of the sidebar,
beneath the "map" of the internet. To locate the "Official Event
Chat," select the main message board tab located on the left hand side
of the Me.dium sidebar. Go to the Event URL, and the "Official Event
Chat" will appear on your main message board. To enter the "Official
Event Chat," select "Reply..." Welcome to the "Official Event
Chat."
If you encounter any issues in locating the "Official Event Chat," then
send me a message on Me.dium. My Me.dium
user name is dudeofmusic.
How do I use Me.dium?
There are a couple of main components to Me.dium:
- Privacy Controls
- Your Map
- The Main Shoutout Board
- Private Conversations
- Your Friends Tab
- Making Friends
- How to surf with everyone else.
Your privacy controls are located at the top right corner of your sidebar. If you look at the top right corner of your sidebar, you'll see a little orange dude with your username right next to it. Scroll over your username and you're privacy controls will drop down.
You have three privacy settings. The first is "Visible to All" - this means that your icon and username will be visible to all Me.dium users, both friends and other users. The next setting is "Visible to Friends" - if you select this setting then you'll only be visible to your friends. The last setting is "Visible to No One" - with this setting you're icon will be blue on other Me.dium users' maps and your name will not be displayed.
Your Map:
Your map displays websites that are similar to the sites that you're looking at. This is based on the URL's relevance to you site, along with several other factors including: where your friends are online, where other Me.dium users are, what sites you generally visit in relation to which sites other Me.dium users visit, and a bunch of other stuff. Basically your map helps you discover cool stuff to check out on Me.dium. As you surf to different sites, your map will constantly update itself to display the most relevant sites.
There are several components to your map. The first are the other Me.dium users who appear in your map. These users will be one of two different colors, blue or yellow. Yellow dudes are your friends, blue dudes are people you haven't met yet. There are two different types of blue dudes: blue dudes that display their usernames, and blue dudes that don't. Blue dudes that display their usernames have their privacy setting set to "Visible to All." These are usually really friendly people, so start a chat with them and make a new friend.
To start a chat with another user from your map, scroll over the site icon (the little icon on your map that represents that particular URL). An info box will expand detailing the full site URL, as well as which users are checking out that site. The number of users checking out the site will be broken down by Friends (yellow dudes) and Random Peeps (blue dudes). If the user has their privacy controls set to "Visible to All," then you'll be able to check out their Me.dium picture and put a face to a name. Like what you see? To talk to that user just select the "chat" tab to the right of their username. You have just started a private chat with this Me.dium user.
The Main Shoutout Board:
We've just discussed one way to start a private chat with other Me.dium users. Now let's check out the main shoutout board on your Me.dium sidebar. The main shoutout board is located below your map, on the left hand side of your Me.dium sidebar. Your main shoutout board will change to to coincide with your web surfing. As you check out different sites, the shoutout board will bring up chats that are relevant to the sites that you're looking at.
On the main shoutout board there are three different messages that will appear. The first is Me.dium News - this details new Me.dium updates, contests, and blog postings. Your Me.dium News will always be located at the top of your main shoutout board.
The second type of chat is an OFFICIAL CHAT. Official Chats will be linked to an event taking place within in Me.dium. These are key to participating in RockMe. To participate in events during RockMe., you have to enter into the OFFICIAL EVENT CHATS. To find the Official Event Chat for a certain event, go the event URL (detailed in my blog, or the RockMe. schedule). Once you're at the event URL, the OFFICIAL CHAT (that is linked to that event) will appear on your main shoutout board in your Me.dium sidebar. To enter in to an Official Chat select the "open" tab located at the right corner of the message box.
The third type of messages on your main shoutout board are chats started by other Me.dium users. As Me.dium is a tool for surfing the net with your buddies, often times you'll want to share what you find with other Me.dium users. To share a site that you've found with the Me.dium world, go to the URL you wish to share, and type a message into the text box located at the bottom of your Me.dium sidebar. You don't have to include the URL of the site you want to share. Just type your message from the site you want to share and post the message. The URL will automatically be stamped into the message and anyone can get to the site by selecting the site name, or URL. You can respond to any message posted on the main shoutout board by selecting "Open."
Private Chats:
We've discussed how to join public chats on the main shoutout board. You can also have a private chat with other Me.dium users. To do this scroll over their Me.dium username and select chat. This will work in any situation - from your friends tab, to your map, to starting a private chat with a user within a public chat. A separate window will pop-up and that's your private chat. You can also invite other friends into your chat. Just select the "Add to Chat" tab and a list of your friends will appear that you can scroll through. Select the friends you want to chat with and they will be listed as "entering" into the chat.
Your Friends Tab:
This is located on the right hand side of your Me.dium sidebar. You can access it two different ways. The first is from the main shoutout board or a private chat. To do this, scroll over the icons on the right side of your sidebar. These are icons represent the various sites that your friends are checking out. Each icon corresponds to a site that your buddy is at. If you scroll over one of the icons, your friends profile will appear, detailing who they are, and what site they're at. From this view you can do several things: you can go to the site that they are checking out by selecting the icon; you can start a private chat with them by selecting "Chat"; you can view their profile by selecting "Read About Me."
The second method for accessing your friends tab is by selecting the tab (rather than hovering over the tab with your mouse as in the previous method). When you select your friends tab, a list of your friends appears. You can scroll through this list: the friends at the top are your friends who are currently online and active. The next tier of friends are friends who are online but idle. And the third tier of friends are friends who are offline.
Making Friends:
You can add other Me.dium users by selecting the "add" tab on your friends list. Once you've selecting the "add" tab, enter in the username of the Me.dium user that you want to be friends with. A friend invite will be sent to that Me.dium user.
You can also make friends while in both public and private chats. To do this, just scroll over the username of the Me.dium user you want to add as a friend. When you do this in a chat you will have the option of adding the user as a friend. To do this select "add as friend."
How To Surf With Everyone Else:
Using all of the features described in detail above will make you a master of the Me.dium world. You will be able to surf with ease. Your browsing will never be the same. Again, to share a site with someone while in either a public or private chat, just type something like "Check this out" from the URL you wish to share. And your done. People can check out the site you've shared by selecting the URL link that was automatically posted in your chat.
Please be considerate to other Me.dium users. Please don't spam them, and please try to use appropriate language so you don't offend other users.
This post is a work in progress, so please pardon my dust. Please check back for updates.
See you on Me.dium,
The Dude
