Socialite Version History

Socialite 1.2.1 - 9th July 2010

Stability improvements to RSS previews when browsing Flash content, working around a known bug with Adobe Flash.

Socialite 1.2 - 1st June 2010

This update removes the 2-service limit in the demo, instead showing adverts from Fusion Ads. Registered Socialite customers will not see the adverts.

Re-implemented Twitpic and Mobypicture uploading to account for changes coming to the Twitter API this month.
Remove yFrog + Posterous image uploading.
Demo mode now features unlimited accounts with Fusion Ads shown when in demo mode.
Minor other tweaks and improvements.

Socialite 1.1 - 21st April 2010

This update includes a large number of stability and performance enhancements, and is recommended for all users.

Fixed up Twitter refresh timings, weighting the number of refreshes in favour of timelines. Some timelines such as Lists are refreshed every 3rd refresh to preserve API calls (and list syncing is done just twice an hour instead of every refresh). You may need to re-add your Twitter account to resolve authentication issues relating to this.
Fixed an issue with Google Reader Starred items.
Follow and Block options in Twitter are now condensed to the appropriate action.
Reworked Google Reader and RSS UI.
Facebook now separates (and shows) Links in the sidebar.
Facebook now shows wall-to-wall posts in status updates, and identified appropriately.
Cleanup for the content limit has moved to quit, so termination will take longer.
Under the hood performance tweaks when refreshing to improve UI responsiveness.
Users can now post to Facebook Pages they administrate.
Fixed an issue with Twitter authentication relating to Profile Peeks.
Fixed up a number of crashes relating to Direct Messages.
Lots of minor tweaks and enhancements.

Socialite 1.0.6 - 23rd March 2010

This update addresses issues with Google Reader and is recommended for all users.

Fixed issues with Google Reader not updating (some users may need to re-add their Reader accounts).

Socialite 1.0.5 - 18th March 2010

This update addresses issues with Facebook Photo Albums after API changes at Facebook and is recommended for all users.

Fixes to work around Photo Album API changes at Facebook

Socialite 1.0.4 - 11th March 2010

This update addresses issues with Facebook sign-in, and recommended for all users.

Changed Facebook sign-in to work around API changes at Facebook

Socialite 1.0.3 - 2nd March 2010

This update addresses issues with Google Reader sign-in, and recommended for all users.

New Retweets sidebar group (note: we're not currently able to display stats such as the number of retweets on Retweets)
Fixed an issue with incorrect Flickr links.
All-new Google Reader authentication method in advance of Google's changes due in April.*
Other small tweaks and improvements to the Reader authentication.*
Tweaked Facebook status feed to include status updates posted via third-party clients [FB for iPhone, Tweetdeck etc]
Removed refresh limits on Twitter lists as the Twitter API rate limit has been increased.
Re-arranged the 'Retweet' and 'Quote' options on the Twitter module's More Actions menu.
Other small fixes and enhancements.

Socialite 1.0.2 - 17th December 2009

This update addresses issues with Twitter, Flickr and Facebook sign-in, and recommended for all users.

Entirely re-worked Twitter, Flickr and Facebook connection system. If you were experiencing issues where you would be locked out of your account, re-adding the account to Socialite in 1.0.2 will fix this.
Added a new Twitter 'My Timeline' option, so that users can easily view just tweets from people they follow (and exclude Lists).
New "Quote Tweet" feature that allows users to repost (with additions) existing tweets. Please use the old-style retweet responsibly.
Fixed an issue which showed Profile Peek avatars upside-down.
Minor typo and name improvements in the application.
Increased character limit for Direct Messages in the Twitter plugin.
Bound Cmd + Return to Send DMs in the DM HUD.
Lots of other small fixes and enhancements.
Changed demo limitation to '2 services'. Customers who currently use the demo with three services can, however, keep using Socialite for free with three services. This limitation only applies to new libraries created.

Socialite 1.0.1 - 2nd December 2009

All users should update to Socialite 1.0.1 to ensure continued use of the Flickr service within the application.

Optimisations for Flickr to prevent heavy API usage.
New Flickr API keys (which will require users to re-authenticate with Flickr).

Socialite 1.0 - 1st December 2009

Socialite is no longer in beta, and requires registration. EventBox customers will shortly receive details on how to get their shiny new serial number.

Twitter UI now shows who retweeted a particular tweet.
New application icon.
Minor under-the-hood changes.

Socialite 1.0 Beta 4 - 26th November 2009

Fixed an issue with Google Reader not syncing "Mark as Read" changes
Socialite now uses the new Twitter Retweet feature for all retweets.
URL shortening now works at any time within the status update field.

Improved UI feedback when posting to Instapaper.

Fixed an issue with HTML tags being displayed in RSS article titles.

Improved behaviour of sidebar folders, and the Unread folder.

Lots of minor UI tweaks and improvements.

Numerous under-the-hood changes and bug fixes.

Socialite 1.0 Beta 3 - 20th November 2009

Important: This build of Socialite will require you to re-authenticate all Flickr and Facebook accounts. This is a one-time (and unfortunately unavoidable) process.

Twitter List support.
Removed OneRiot, Identi.ca and Reddit services.
New Flickr API keys, that will require re-authentication
New Facebook Connect sign-in that will require re-authentication.
Entirely re-worked sidebar with improved folder management.
Changes to the Twitter service settings, with changes to reply behaviour.
Reworked Contextual menus for services.
Feeds service is now known simply as RSS.
Much-improved Mac OS X Leopard support.
Changes to Twitter authentication to avoid frozen authentication views.
Threaded conversations are now back on Flickr, Twitter and Facebook! Hurrah!
When subscribing to an RSS feed, if you have one account setup the feed will be automatically added to it. If you have more than 1, you'll be asked to select which RSS account / service you'd like to add the feed to.
Numerous under-the-hood changes.

Version 1.0 Beta 2 - November 2nd 2009

Important: This build of Socialite will require you to re-authenticate all Twitter and Facebook accounts. This is a one-time (and unfortunately unavoidable) process. For further details on how to use the new OAuth system for Twitter accounts, please visit this FAQ.

All users are now migrated from Eventbox / Multibox to the Socialite application and library format
Smart Folders are now back!
Fixed an Unread Folder focus / scrolling issue
Ensured there are no more unnecessary Keychain modifications when checking services
Socialite now uses Realmac Software Facebook API credentials
Twitter: added an option to Open Twitter User's website
Twitter: Cmd + Return now posts updates from the Send field
Twitter: We now retweet original short URLs instead of expanded links
Socialite now saves quick input cocoa prefs eg spelling as you type
Esc now closes the photo viewer
Account listings now follow the sidebar order throughout the application
Icon showing service refreshes is now animated and going the right way (clockwise)
Flickr images now use Flic.kr short URLs when opening them in a main browser
Quick Send window is now accessible from the Window menu
RSS & Google Reader: authors are now displayed
'Profile Peek' autofills with the Twitter handle for a user, if a tweet is selected
Lots and lots of other small tweaks and enhancements

Version 1.0 Initial Release - October 6th 2009

For version history prior to Realmac Software's acquisition of Socialite (previously known as EventBox) please refer to the following page.