Released on 2019 Sep 29
What’s new
Use "Duplicate" to easily create follow-up tasks, assign a series of similar tasks, and more!
Who can do this: Orgs with Tasks enabled.
Did you know that business has been booming for Beyond Meat, the producer of plant-based meat substitutes? Although, I can't help but think that it could be doing even bigger business if it didn't have name that sounds like the title of a documentary you're never going to add to your Netflix queue (one that's "recommended because you watched Soylent Green").
But it’s never too late to rebrand to something a little “meatier”, right? In fact, I’ll even offer up some suggestions (free of charge)!
Released on 2019 Sep 15
What’s new
Previously, "For Sale" and "Wanted" were the only types of listings available, but now News Editors can click the "Manage Categories" gear icon in the top corner of Classifieds to add new categories for any type of listing, from "Shift Swap" to "Internal Job Posting" to whatever works best for their org.
When creating a listing, users will be able to pull up the new Category selection menu under Options.
Who can do this: Orgs with Classifieds enabled (News Editors can create and manage categories and all users can use them).
Did you know that the use of "lemon" as a negative connotation dates back hundreds of years? Lemons were used to describe things that were unwanted or had a disappointing result because, while useful in cooking, people found lemons on their own to be just sour lumps wrapped in a tough skin. Eventually this shorthand for something that looks nice but is fairly useless found the perfect fit in the used-car game, to the point where today if anything is referred to as a “lemon”, it's almost always vehicular in nature.
And how does this tie into the other famous lemon-negative, "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade"? It doesn't. That's just another way of saying "when life gives you something sour, make it into something sweet" not "when life gives you a junky car, melt it down and sell it for scrap".
Released on 2019 Aug 30
What’s new
Tasks is automatically included for customers on the Complete subscription plan (or as an add-on for Essentials customers).
System Administrators can manually disable Tasks in Administration settings > Platform > Enabled/Disabled features.
Who can do this: all users in orgs with Tasks enabled
It's now easier to manage your custom lists when using the mobile app, as List Selector now displays everyone you add in alphanumeric order.
Who can do this: all mobile app usersDid you know that people confuse "kiwi" all the time by thinking it's the name of a fruit? "Kiwi" is actually the name of a small, flightless bird native to New Zealand (and also: a nickname for a native New Zealander). The proper name for the kiwi that is a fruit however is...well, basically just that: kiwifruit.
My own kiwi-confusion came in another form altogether. When I was a little kid, my aunt made a dessert with kiwi in it and I refused to try it. Because at the time, the only kiwi I knew of was something my dad used - Kiwi Shoe Polish. And I was not about to dig into any Shoe Polish Pie, thank you very much.
Released on 2019 Aug 15
What’s new
Who can do this: all users in orgs with Discussions enabled
Previously, the Sign off feature for News Articles in mobile was only triggered when users left an article. It's now been added inline as well, appearing at the bottom of articles that require it.
Who can do this: all users (however, the feature can only be added to News articles by Reporters or Editors)
Did you know that Cracker Jack is widely considered to be the world's first junk food (based on the definition of junk food as "a commercial product high in sugar, salts, and fat with little or no nutritional value")? The caramel coated popcorn-and-peanuts treat was first packaged and sold in 1896 and is still going strong today!
Personally, I think all that stuff about junk food having no nutritional value is hogwash. I mean, look at CJ's sailor boy mascot—all he eats are Cracker Jacks and he's been shilling their product for more than a century now (and still doesn't look a day over 10)!
Released on 2019 Aug 05
What’s new
Who can do this: System Admins can create Shared Categories, and all users can create personal Categories. Check out more details here.
Did you know that it was National Ice Cream Day? It's the third Sunday in July, so this year it fell on the 21st, which also happens to be National Junk Food Day AND National Be Someone Day! Of course, I honored all three at once and celebrated National "Be Someone Who Eats Junk Food and Ice Cream" Day (making it no different than any other day of the year for me).
Released on 2019 July 17
What's new
Did you know that a key part of the honey creation process involves groups of bees digesting, then regurgitating, flower nectar—which they pass along from bee to bee? Ick.
Although, once you consider that the possibly oldest alcoholic beverage in the world is made from honey (mead aka honey wine, dates back 9,000 years), the fact that bees throw it up after consuming large quantities doesn't seem that odd anymore.
Released on 2019 July 3
What's new
Did you know that the Granny Smith apple was unintentionally created in Australia in 1868? Maria Ann "Granny" Smith had been cooking with French crab apples and dumped the remains in her yard. Soon after a chance seedling had sprung up where she dumped them. Smith propagated the seedling, finding the apples to be good for cooking as well as general consumption.
After her death, the new owners of her farm exhibited "Granny Smith's seedling" at horticulture shows. As the apple took off in popularity, they stuck with the "Granny Smith" name—which I'm sure everyone found to be much more appealing than "Granny's Crabby Compost apples".
Released on 2019 June 19
What's new
Who can do this: Volume Librarians (Volumes) and Category Librarians (Categories).
Did you know that those oh-so-delicious, but certainly not nutritious, McDonald's fries are harbouring a dark secret? And no, it's not that they're not really made from potatoes (they are). However, that doesn't mean they're exactly vegan-friendly.
It's about that addictive, world-famous taste that McDonald's fries have. Turns out that it's due to "natural beef flavour" added to the vegetable oil used in their fry pans. So, if avoiding animal products is part of your regular diet, you might have to say "bye-bye fries" from now on (or you could just choose to believe that this flavouring is simply a by-product of cows enjoying leisurely dips in soothing vats of veggie oil and just soaking there for a little while...y'know, like big, bovine tea bags).
Released on 2019 June 5
What's new
The action bar on Discussions is redesigned to be more intuitive. Now you can “like”, copy text, and grab the comment link more easily.
To help reduce noise in Discussions, there’s a new alert message to users that create or edit a Discussion that’s targeted to 30+ individuals. The alert will recommend alternatives like changing a Private Discussion to Discoverable and/or reducing the number of targeted individuals.
For Google-integrated customers, you’ll notice new improvements in the G Suite Automation screen in Administration settings. System Administrators who bulk manage their Contributors will now see more details about the available automation options when on this screen.
Who can do this: System Administrators in Google-integrated orgs.
Did you know that there's actually an answer to that age-old conundrum, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg"? Turns out it was the chicken! Apparently, a component of eggshells—a particular protein—can only be found in chicken ovaries. In other words, you can only get an egg(shell) if it was developed inside a chicken.
But despair not, egg-truthers! For if you consider the Chicken McNugget and the Egg McMuffin, then there the egg did indeed come first. So…at least there’s that.
Did you know that Canadians eat the most doughnuts per capita in the world? Probably not so surprising when you consider that Canada also has the most doughnut shops per capita in the world (thanks, Tim Hortons!). Which all makes me wonder: What’s it going to take to get doughnuts recognized as Canada’s national food and Tim Horton’s birthday declared a national holiday?
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