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Whiletoday's Internet discussion board bears little resemblance to itsprogenitor, the BBS or, bulletin board system, forum developers havedone little to incorporate the remarkable advancements of socialmedia and Web 2.0 technology. Enlightened industry maverick PatrickClinger, CEO of ProBoards, is putting a stop to that nonsense.Asa panelist on ForumCon's recent Future of Forums roundtable andno stranger to firsts in this space, Clinger has been in the fore offorum development since scripting his first message board 14 yearsago and could be considered the primary architect of the nextgeneration of online discussion boards.Withthe imminent release of ProBoards new PBv5 online forum hostingplatform, expectations are forum enthusiasts will be thrilled by themarriage of an interactive AJAX'y, Web 2.0 environment with thetraditional functionality of feature rich discussion forums.Engagement is now the operative word.Goneare the days wondering whether or not others interacted with contentyou posted. In PBv5, users will receive notifications whenfellow forum members have 'liked', 'tagged', or 'quoted' them.Further, using PBv5's activity feeds, users can follow friends,see which topics they've participated in, read posts they 'liked' andmuch more, keeping them engaged and connected to interestingdiscussions as they develop.Justa few of the Web 2.0 advancements users will enjoy include...Upgradedsearch capabilities; alone in their provision of an AJAX drivenlive-search tool where results update as the user types,ProBoards understands a key feature of online forums is the volumesof valuable topic-specific information contributed by experts andenthusiasts; thus making the new data-mining tool a boon tousers.Next-genforum moderation tools; enables forum moderators to communicateprivately about issues that may require action. Moderator input isstored in protected areas which can then be reviewed, discussed andacted upon by fellow moderators (issue warnings, ban users, disableaccounts, take no action, etc).Anew WYSIWYG editor; included in PBv5 will be themost advancedpost-editor of any free forum software on the market. The PBv5user-friendly editor supports advanced style sheets (CSS) allowingfor the creation of truly unique posting options.Asthe social media miracle evolves, like-minded social media mavenscontinue to seek more empowering platforms to host their discourse.Through ProBoards dramatic evolution, CEO Clinger intends to usherthe staid message board into the 21stcentury, bring people closer together, drive engagement, and sweetenthe overall forum user experience.
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