September 6th, 2009
Welcome to the third stage in the life of youlookfab.com!
First, YLF was a Blog
In 2006 Greg introduced me to this blogging thing and showed me how I could use it to take my knowledge about fashion and style to a much wider audience than I could reach through one-on-one wardrobe and style consulting. Before long we had lots of readers and many of you were asking for advice on topics relating to YLF.
Then there was a Forum
The second stage began in January last year. We decided to introduce a forum that would make it much easier for people to communicate with each other. This took off faster than we expected and we watched in amazement as an intelligent, compassionate and supportive community emerged. The strength and power of the YLF forum continues to blow my mind.
Now, the beginnings of a Social Network
Now that we’ve seen the potential of this community, we’d like to take it further. Closer to a full social network where you can express your style and share it with others. So over the past few months we have been working on some big changes under the covers to make this possible.
Today we are super excited about enabling the first three new features:
- One YLF Identity: Previously you only logged into the forum. Today when you log into YLF, you are logging into the whole site. This means that when you comment on the blog, the site will recognize you and automatically add your name and details.
- Your Style Profile: You can now create a rich profile that describes you and your preferences in a lot of detail (or a little, if that’s what you would prefer). You can also add a profile picture that will be displayed alongside your forum posts AND blog comments. This could be a picture of you, your beloved pet, or something completely different.
- Private Messaging: You can send private messages to other members. This lets you chat privately with other members, without needing to divulge your email address. Of course, you can also use private messaging to exchange email addresses with other members that you trust.
Over the next few days we will post more details about using these features. The more adventurous can jump right in. The new tab at the top of the page will take you to the Profile.
How to get started
If you are a forum member today, then you’re already a full YLF member with a profile page and the ability to send private messages. The information you previously specified in your forum profile is already in place, but now you can add a profile picture and provide additional information about yourself and your style preferences.
If you are a regular reader on the YLF blog, but haven’t yet dipped your toes into the forum, consider signing up. Even if you don’t use the forum, posting your comments on the blog will be more convenient, and you will be able to get to know other YLF readers a little better through their profile pages.
We’d love your feedback
These are our first small steps, but we will be adding more features over time. Please let us know what you think of the new features and if you experience anything strange (there are bound to be a few teething problems), you can comment on this blog entry, or go to the forum and leave your feedback there.
We hope you enjoy the new features as much as we do!
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46 Replies
Posted on Sunday, September 6th, 2009 at 12:55 am
Angie and Greg, this is too cool!!! Thank you for working so tirelessly to move the site forward and for constantly enriching the YLF experience. I’m sure this venture will take off!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 4:11 am
Oh this is exciting, I’m sure my YLF addiction will continue to rampage. Will you also be offering YLF rehab?
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 4:44 am
Wow – what an exciting move!!! You must have both put a lot of hard work into this. Looks great to me so far!!!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 4:44 am
What awesome upgrades – I can hardly wait to try it out live!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 5:19 am
This is exciting! I love the new site. 
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 6:49 am
This is totally awesome!! I love it Thanks Angie, thanks Greg!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 6:59 am
Thanks Angie and Greg! YLF keeps on getting better and better!!! Love it!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 7:45 am
Love it! You guys are awesome. Thank you!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 8:29 am
I love it! Thank you thank you! Pics will help me visualize who is who!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 8:38 am
Wow! I can’t believe we are this far! I love everything about the new changes and so far so good. Thanks for the excitement, ladies. It’s good to see your pretty faces next to your comment. It feels like I am really speaking to you :0)
A BIG thank you to Greg. None of this would be possible without him. You are KILLER fabulous, sweetie.
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Congrats on the upgrade, Angie and Greg! I love the new features. The enhanced profile is a great idea, and also the PM feature, eliminating the need for you to be the go-between when we want to contact each other!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Now how cool is this??
Site maintainance? Greg is the master of understatement lol. This is fantastic and I’ve only been on for 10 minutes. Thank you for the enhancements.
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 10:16 am
Awesome updates and what a smart move to take YLF further into a networking website. I am particularly excited about the profile picture and ability to direct message! Thanks for all your hard work!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Wowsies! I love the new website!
Greg, you are a god, the upgrade is fantastic!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Wows, looks amazing! This is going to be so much fun! Congrats! Great job Greg and Angie!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Angie, this is wonderful. My computer was down for a few days and you wouldn’t believe how much I missed YLF. How exciting to see the next phase! And what a gem Greg is!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 11:05 am
This is the first website I visit every morning. Thank you so much for putting so much energy and creativity into it!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 11:49 am
How very exciting! I’m looking forward to seeing some of the new features in action!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Very cool! I signed up for the forums a while ago but I’ve just been lurking. Maybe one of these days I’ll take part. I love all the new stuff though!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Thankyou Angie and Greg! The new features will make the site more friendly and convenient, if that is possible. We already are a friendly bunch. You two are awesome. Thankyou for this fabulous site!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Great upgrade Angie and Greg! Congratulations on yet another chapter of YLF!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Yay! How fun is this! My favorite is the ability to connect names with faces through the little photos. Hip hip hooray!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Congrats on all your hard work and your new website! I don’t know where you find the time!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Thanks all for the nice compliments. Angie and I get a kick out of building YLF, so its great to hear that other people enjoy it too.
Things have gone pretty smoothly so far, and we owe a lot of that to a small group of beta testers who did a great job of putting an earlier version of the site through its paces. They not only found some great bugs, but gave some awesome usability and aesthetic feedback. You know who you are! Thanks guys.
With that in mind, send me a private message (use the nifty new “Send Message” link just below my profile picture on the left) if you’d like to help out with some beta testing the next time we do an update.
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Angie and Greg – congratulations on the new site. It’s awesome and I can’t wait to use all the new features!
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
You guys are awesome, Angie and Greg. It’s so exciting to see this community grow. I can’t wait to explore and see everybody’s profile pics. Now I need to add my own.
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Whoa.. I didnt check YLf for a couple of days and now am totally blown! The idea of a social network is genius. Thank you Angie and Greg for providing us this energetic and fun filled space! Kudos on the new super cool site design.
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Wow. WOW. Terrific job on developing this new, necessary role for YLF, and for putting it together in such a seamless transition. Bravo to you both!
Posted on September 7th, 2009 at 6:03 am
This is awesome! Thanks so much for making fashion so much fun again.
Posted on September 7th, 2009 at 9:00 am
I need a little help.
I made my profile yesterday, but I am not able to log in.
Even with a new password. Something wrong my profile?
Posted on September 7th, 2009 at 9:06 am
What exciting new features!! The possibilities seem endless, you are both clever beyond words, thank you for all of your effort and hard work!!
Posted on September 7th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Mari, sorry you’re having trouble. Is this you: http://youlookfab.com/members/mari/
When you mention a new password, does that mean you have been through the process of requesting a change in password?
Posted on September 7th, 2009 at 10:10 am
You are fabulous!! Thank you for a great surprise! Big hug from Milano!
Posted on September 7th, 2009 at 10:11 am
Greg: Yes, thats me 
!
The password I original choose did not work, so I did the password change process. But the new one did not work either.
Posted on September 7th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Greg: Delete my last comment!
Now it works!!!
Thank you!
Posted on September 7th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Love, LOVE the new sire. Wow you both are amazing, putting all this work to make it an even more wonderful community. You rock!
Posted on September 7th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
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Posted on September 7th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
LOVE this so much. Such a fun and friendly site..:)
Posted on September 7th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
The new features are great! You both must have worked very hard, congratulations on the successful upgrade!
Posted on September 7th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
WOHOO!!! A big round of applause for Angie and Greg! This new place is fantastic, I can’t wait to jump in. You worked really hard, thank you so much!
Posted on September 7th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Wow! An upgrade, indeed! I can’t wait to create my YLF profile
Sounds like a lot of fun !
Posted on September 8th, 2009 at 7:20 am
WOW, this is great. Thanks for all your hard work Angie and Greg!
Posted on September 8th, 2009 at 7:44 am
Very exciting!! Looking forward to seeing it in action. xo L
Posted on September 8th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Fantastic!! You guys are always working to make this amazing site even better! Thank you!
Posted on September 8th, 2009 at 10:35 am
AHHH SO COOL!!!!! 
Congratulations to you for all the wonderful changes. I’ve always wanted a style profile SOMEWHERE online, and you’ve nailed it so perfectly!
In all honesty this will probably help me become more active in the forums, since now I can edit and evolve with the information I’ve given. :3 Thanks again so much!
Posted on September 8th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
been a long time fans of YLF, LOVE all the new feature! Thanks!
Posted on September 16th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
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