Notifications

All of these are great steps forward. I also like the opt in/out feature.

I'd also recommend that you provide choice around what kinds of notifications a user wants and does not based on device. For instance, a mobile device user may opt in for push notifications but opt out of email notifications. While we old school laptop users would do the reverse.

Also, there should definitely be some notification on the website itself. (Perhaps along the lines of the birdie that Fallsky mentioned). However, rather than a bird, how about notification icons depicting what type of notification (IM, Pictures, Certs, ext...) a user received.

the one notification that was not talked about is the bird, is the new system ever going to bring the bird back

<p>Here is a list of potential notifications we can send as we develop the new site. You would be able to opt in and out of these. We would love to hear your feedback and let us know if we have missed anything. This would be via email or some sort of text to your phone.</p>

<p><strong>Notifications:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>IM - New message</li>
<li>Pictures - Private pictures or gallery unlocked</li>
<li>Certifications - Notification that you have a pending certification</li>
<li>Friends - Notification of new friend request</li>
<li>Hot Dates - Summary of new dates near you</li>
<li>Events - Notifications of new events near you or national events.</li>
<li>Forums - Notification of new post for a thread you are subscribed to</li>
<li>Group Owner - Notification of pending new group member</li>
<li>Erotic Stories - Notification of new story, if subscribed</li>
</ul>