12-05-2012
- Top Model results will now show you 24 models at a time when you press "More", reducing the number of models loaded as before.
- Top Model URLs are improved, showing the name of the model.
- Fixed some bugs and glitches on Top Model feature.
- We've reduced the default width of the chat windows, to give more room for other windows and navigation. You may always resize when you wish.
- New page "Photos" on iOrbix Mobile, for easier access to your photos.
- New feature "Search" on iOrbix Mobile.
28-04-2012
- Fixed a rare case that could make some users unable to join Top Model Contest.
- Fixed scrolling sidebar getting overflowed (hidden) when reaching the footer.
- Fixed a small issue with Crop and Rotate Photos.
- Fixed an issue with Safari on a Mac OS, that made Agency Top Model to reload the page when user clicks on a dropdown menu.
- We allow again to change real name more than once, but it will cost some coins.
- Fixed some other found bugs.
14-04-2012
- We are now allowing line breaks on the Shared Messages.
- Made some improvements in the privacy with Private Messages.
- Fixed an issue with translation votes.
- Fixed some glitches in the page of Anonymous Questions you asked.
- Global Chat is now showing messages for offline people. You may close it if you wish.
07-04-2012
- We had a very stressful week tuning our server configurations and improving the performance of our features in order to be able to support so many people using iOrbix.
That's very good that iOrbix is growing in traffic and users, so we are glad of that and we are sorry for the inconvenience of the downtimes that we are having.
- Fixed @Mentions on Forums.
- Fixed Nephew/Niece, Grandson/Granddaughter and Brother-in-law/Sister-in-law not saving on Top Friends.
- Fixed Coins and Cash not updating on the header.
- Fixed Close Friends news feed not working.
- Fixed some problems with counters when they are decrementing.
- Made lots of other improvements in our side.
31-03-2012
- Improved Messenger settings.
- You may now stop Global Chat notifications on window title.
- You can now vote for Top Model contestants from homepage.
- Fan or Fictional Profiles are now identified as that.
- iOrbix Mobile now shows the number of comments a photo has.
- New Random Questions for people to answer about others.
- We are now avoiding that chat windows become hidden with browser window resizes.
- Fixed some iOrbix codes appearing in the Interests tab of the top of profiles.
- Badges are now appearing on private profile views too.
- Accessing "m.agencytopmodel.com" will redirect you to iOrbix Mobile.
- New icon on messages that you were the last one replying.
- You may now Nudge Back through its notifications.
- When you submit a new real name, a confirmation will appear, for those members who didn't understand that real name can only be changed once. We have given one more chance for everyone to fix their real name.
- Improved our limits to avoid spam.
- Messenger Bar is improved. You see the last messages of each chat there.
- Fixed several other bugs and made several improvements.
24-03-2012
- Fixed some small glitches with Like button on the Recent Activities.
- New Random Questions for you to answer about people.
- Improvements on homepage, including scrolling sidebars and Top News.
- Fixed a glitch with translating Random Questions' answers.
- Made other some small improvements.
17-03-2012
- You may now "Agree" or "Disagree" with the answers that people give on Random Questions about you.
- Fixed several bugs.
10-03-2012
- Improved limits to avoid spam on iOrbix.
- Improved our resources, in order to support the big traffic we are getting recently.
- Fixed some bugs.
03-03-2012
- Fixed that sometimes big photos don't load on Internet Explorer.
- Fixed some problems with realtime on Public Wall.
- Improved email notifications of Photo Comments.
- Fixed some glitches with the Like button.
- Fixed Sharing a Message on iOrbix Mobile not working.
- When a game is too wide, it will be displayed on a popup.
- Fixed some glitches with Private Messages.
- Several other improvements and some found bugs fixed.
25-02-2012
- New Feature: Global Wall.
- New Feature: Search on Messages.
- You may control the visibility of your posts, Public or Friends.
- Improved Friends search method.
- Fixed connection with Twitter.
- Improved the way we show some Recent Activities, such as Posted Note and Photo Comments activities.
- Relative dates, such as "1 year ago", will tell you the exact day if you touch them with your mouse.
- Repeated people will appear less on the Recent Activity feeds, avoiding people "flooding" the homepages of others - this will also allow more variety of updates to appear for people.
- New random module on homepage: Games being Played.
- Fixed a glitch on Transactions History.
- Translations page have now a percentage of untranslated phrases.
- Improved iOrbix Mobile for Touch mobiles.
- Fixed a rare bug that may make not all unread messages to appear on the Chat window.
- Fixed that Chat Windows may sometimes stop following your screen position.
- Fixed some glitches on the design and several other improvements.
18-02-2012
- Top Model has a new site - Agency Top Model. The site is independent of iOrbix, meaning that you may register, login, upload photos, change settings and basic info from there. However, the database is the same.
Learn More »
- New logo for Top Model Contest.
- Accounts registered on Agency Top Model will have an option to Activate iOrbix Account, so that they become a very normal member of iOrbix.
- You may now select to vote for both genders.
- Fixed rank up/down arrow in the homepage, that showed "up" if you were in a worse rank and vice-versa.
- We've shortened URLs for Top Model.
- We will now remove Reputation points when a user is warned (by Top Model illegal actions, inappropriate comments or photos, etc).
- Long "About Me" text on Top Model profiles will be truncated with a "See More" link.
- We are are now showing more people and bigger photos on the Popularity Board.
- Photos on Top Model are now permanent settings and we are not separating them by months anymore after day 25. However, the contest is still monthly as usual.
- You may remove the warning about illegal actions of the Top Model homepage.
- Top Model Votes notifications have been improved.
- There is a button on iOrbix Profiles linking to the Top Model profile if user is a contestant.
- You may earn Top Model Popularity Points faster by taking our offers and/or by buying them.
- New feature: Favorite Models.
- When you join Top Model, an activity will be added to your Timeline.
- You may now easily select a photo for Top Model by pressing "Use on Top Model" on the page of the photo.
- If user has no photo, the Select Photo popup will automatically redirect them to Upload Photo tab.
- If your email cannot receive emails, you'll be asked for a new email.
- Fixed some problems with Messenger synchronization between different browser tabs.
- Fixed some other bugs found and several other improvements.
21-01-2012
- We've fixed some problems with redirecting mobile users to iOrbix Mobile, when accessing through "iorbix.com".
14-01-2012
- You can now have albums that only you have access to them.
- We are now supporting almost all video sites, like Youtube, when sharing a link on your wall.
- You may now choose to vote for both genders on Top Model.
07-01-2012
- Top Model Contest has been improved in several ways. Learn more about the New Top Model Contest »
- New layout, improving the usability of the contest in many ways.
- Joining contest is easier and cleaner.
- About Me and Goals in Life are now permanent settings.
- Users with many illegal actions on Top Model will become forbidden to join.
- New "Account" page, where you can better manage your profile.
- Link to your profile, for easy access. Non-contestants will find there a link to join the contest.
- Additional photos won't mistakenly replace the main photo anymore when you are not with the mouse over them.
- You may preview your profile for next month, before the current month is over.
- You can easily see if your rank is rising or falling.
- Top Model notifications now have a link for the contest.
- You may now select which gender you are interested in voting for.
- We implemented "Popularity Points" and "Popular People".
- Links will be filtered in the About Me and Goals in Life.
- Implemented Top Model Contest on iOrbix Mobile.
- Fixed other several found bugs.
17-12-2011
- Our URLs are shorter now!
- We've updated the way we detect mobile phones.
- Fixed some minor bugs and small improvements.
26-11-2011
- Removed some wasting resources when loading iOrbix.
- Improved the notifications of pending requests when you login.
- Made some improvements in our Messages Center.
- Share your game scores on your Facebook Profile.
- Some other improvements and fixes.
12-11-2011
- Fixed some glitches in some browsers.
- Replaced Google Translator with Bing Translator.
22-10-2011
- Improved News Feed appearance for some updates.
- Fixed Gmail Contact Importer.
- Removed Non-Competitive games, in order to focus more on the competitive ones.
17-09-2011
- If you don't want to be friends with someone, you may still Follow their Recent Activity. Learn more about Following People »
- You may now filter your News Feed with your Friends Groups. There are also default groups such as "Top Friends" and "Close Friends".
- It is now possible to check your Twitter Feed on iOrbix, just like you could with Facebook.
- We reduced the space wasted with our header. When iOrbix loads in your browser, it will now show more relevant content!
10-09-2011
03-09-2011
- We improved our Composer and added more space to your shared message in the profile Balloon.
27-08-2011
- You may now choose which game scores to share on your wall. If you got a good score, just share it if you want!
- Our games may now be rated with stars.
- We've added a Tweet button in our Forums and Games.
- Manage Friends Groups directly from the profiles of your friends.
- Add Location to your photos!
- You may now search for Forums.
13-08-2011
- There are new privacy options for Forums. Also, administrators can post in closed topics.
- iOrbix Polls have been released.
06-08-2011
23-07-2011
- iOrbix Global Chat is released.
- We fixed some problems with our Messenger and improved it.
- Our News Feed in homepage is now real-time!
- You may now search friends of other users, filtering by name.
16-07-2011
- You can now rate and filter skins in our iOrbix Skins Gallery.
- Messages Center is now real-time!
09-07-2011
- Completing your profile is easier if you have just registered on iOrbix!
- If you think that @Mentions on iOrbix are hard, then we made your life easier! When sharing a message, type '@'.
02-07-2011
- Do you wish to control who can see your Friends List? Check your Privacy Settings!
25-06-2011
- Set attributes on your Top Friends, such as Best Friend, Mother and Boyfriend.
- Random Questions won't spam your inbox anymore! When the same person answers several questions, only one email notification will be sent to you.
- Several other improvements and bug-fixes.
11-06-2011
- iOrbix has new partnerships with Model Agencies, starting with Face Models and Best Models.
- Several improvements in the iOrbix Messenger.
- Shared Messages are now realtime. If you are discussing them with someone, don't refresh the page anymore to see their replies!
04-06-2011
- Several improvements in the Recent Activity feed.
- You will now receive notifications on replied Blog Comments.
- Fixed a problem of some photos not appearing in the Photos-Trip of the photos pages.
- Our Contact Importer is neater now.
- You can now press Enter to post your comments, instead of having to click on the "Send" button.
21-05-2011
- You may now "Like" comments, photo comments and forum replies. Express your feelings on iOrbix!
- Forum Admins can now fix their counters, through Settings.
- If you are not happy with your chosen iOrbix Username, you can now change it only once.
14-05-2011
- Your homepage feed now shows updates from Forums you follow. Don't miss any reply!
- You can now filter Messages by Replied, Not Replied and Unread.
07-05-2011
- In order to improve iOrbix network quality, we now require Account Activation again.
- You can now change your gender only once, the change will be permanent.
- Profiles minisections are now loaded when they are needed. This increases speed.
23-04-2011
- We have worked on supporting new technologies that are compatible with most modern browsers, such as Firefox 4 and Internet Explorer 9.
- @Mentions are improved.
- We improved our Notifications system.
- We also started a new secret project that will change the way you use iOrbix! This will take several weeks to complete.
09-04-2011
- Questions & Answers are now released! Answer Questions about your Friends.
- Many little improvements and bugs fixed on iOrbix.
- You can now change Photo Descriptions through iOrbix Mobile.
19-03-2011
- We have new gifts to you!
- Attachments on Shared Messages are now linked in Friends Lists, iOrbix Mobile and other places, so that every message makes sense now.
13-03-2011
- Our connection with Twitter/Facebook has been improved. We will attach a shortened link to your tweets and mentions on iOrbix will be replaced with the name of the mentioned user.
05-03-2011
- We have improved the way we login people. This will avoid you to be automatically logged out sometimes.
- Some bugs were fixed on iOrbix.
19-02-2011
- A better overview of iOrbix is now displayed on our front page.
- Share your photos from your Mobile! Access m.iorbix.com and start uploading photos you just took.
- We improved our Messages center. Read more »
12-02-2011
- Changes on iOrbix Skins functionality. Read more »
- We improved Recent Activity feeds, displaying more information about each friend update.
05-02-2011
- Our homepage has been redesigned, bookmarking our main features and organizing your Pending Requests in the same menu. Check what's new »
- Our Forums have new exciting features such as Search Engine, sort members and sort forums in the directory.
- Sharing on iOrbix is getting easier everyday! The homepage of each feature is redesigned in order to get you noticed by your friends. Share your stories and get noticed! Share your photos and get comments!
29-01-2011
- To simplify usability of iOrbix, our header is now hidding sub-menu by default. It will dropdown after you select a tab.
- You can now colorize your comments with a new tool (Color Palette) in the Comment Boxes.
- Top Model contestants are now split in two categories: Hottest and Classiest. This makes contest better and more fair.
22-01-2011
- Randomly, you may find coins on iOrbix. Be careful if you change the page, because you must click on a button to Redeem them!!
- iOrbix Mobile now shows you your latest notifications. Access iOrbix from your phone through "m.iorbix.com".
- Forums are refreshed! They have a better homepage, with new features such as sorting topics and view unanswered topics.
15-01-2011
- Our homepage is now cleaner, in order to avoid users not understanding it and finding it too confusing.
- You may now "Like" the notes posted on Shared Messages.
08-01-2011
- Do you believe one of your counters are wrong? We now may fix them for you, through your Settings page!
- The Recent Activity of your Friends is now lazy. It will keep asking for more items only if iOrbix thinks you will read them, as you scroll down the page.
- Don't lose your changes on Profile Edit if you leave the page without saving them! We will ask for your confirmation.
01-01-2011
- We have started off 2011 by concluding the first month of our Top Model Contest, which was a great success! Thank you all for participating. Contestants will have a badge that will appear almost everywhere on iOrbix.
- Our mobile site (m.iorbix.com) now has the Live Wall implemented, so that you may review and comment on shared messages.
- For those who don't know much about iOrbix, we have now an iOrbix Overview with screenshots that may be interesting to you :)
25-12-2010
- For those who want a more convenient and cleaner look of iOrbix Profiles, we now give you the choice of disabling skinned profiles, so you view the profiles as any other page on iOrbix!
- We made some changes on the top section of profiles, making some relevant buttons more visible for you. Those buttons are now visible in all pages related to the profile.
18-12-2010
- You can now compete with your friends! Beat Top Scores at http://games.iorbix.com/
- We improved our Search Engine. New users will be able to find people easier!
11-12-2010
04-12-2010
- Do you want to be a Top Model? Join us at http://topmodel.iorbix.com/
- iOrbix has a nice layout for Christmas.
- Loads of bugs were fixed for Internet Explorer.
27-11-2010
- New Feature: Like / Dislike on Recent Activity posts. We Like iOrbix, right? :)
- Recent Activity feeds are improved. The Comments system is cleaner and better.
- You can now view your latest Sent Comments.
- Full Conversations now show Pending Comments too (others can't view, obviously). Perfect for people who hold lots of Pending Comments.
- Friends pages are improved and it is now easier to set your Relationship. Your partner will see your request on homepage.
- The Recent Photo Viewers is back! It had to be removed for some weeks, sorry for any inconvenience.
- When approving Photo Comments, it's easier to reply them with the new Return Box.
13-11-2010
- Who has brought more friends to iOrbix so far? - Be competitive with your friends!
- Nudges are now part of Pending Requests, and you can now Nudge Back the same person.
06-11-2010
30-10-2010
- No, we are not inactive/dead! We were just working hard for this update. iOrbix just had the biggest internal update ever, in order to protect better user data and have better performance!
- We improved the way Recent Activity works internally. One of the improvements is that if you add a new friend, all his updates will be included in your homepage feed.
- Common Friends are fixed. You will now see all the common friends you have with a friend.
- Profiles have now icons on the links bellow the photos. This makes things easier to understand.
- Our Photo Uploader now supports up to 15 photo uploads at a time. Plus, as the photos get loaded, you can change their description while the others are still loading, saving your time.
- You can now watermark your photos to protect them on iOrbix!
- You can now accept friendship through the profile, if that user sent you a Friend Request.
- If you think it is boring to go to the page of each photo to accept pending comments, now you have a new page that shows you all Pending Photo Comments!
- Maybe this seems little updates for 1 complete month, but it is not! We are now able to develop faster and happier :)
25-09-2010
- After some horrible performance days, iOrbix is being 100% recoded and has been reinstalled so it is more secure and faster. We had also problems with web routers.
- Messenger has been improved again. Synchronization is our main goal!
- Our homepage has been simplified. We want it easy for our members.
11-09-2010
- Connect iOrbix on Facebook and Twitter and follow your friends on Facebook. You find this feature in the Sharing Box.
- You can now disable the Auto-play of Youtube videos, if you don't wish to listen to music on profiles.
- There are Text Alignment options for About Me and Interests. Better personalization for your profile.
- Share your Social Networks on your profile. iOrbix is an open world between you and your friends.
- Didn't our Contact Importer work for you? Maybe it was not compatible with your browser. You should try it again now :)
04-09-2010
- iOrbix is getting very popular, beating records of online users in these days. Thank you everyone! iOrbix is nothing without your help!
- iOrbix Mobile is released. You may access m.iorbix.com from your mobile phone.
- Our Messenger has been internally improved in order for less server load.
- Nicknames are now used only as Profile personalization. This makes the site much cleaner, without many fancy names.
14-08-2010
- You can now earn or buy Coins with our offers and payments.
- Based on your location, people will be suggested in the homepage.
- Our Sharing Box will now auto-share a link that you paste there. Share Youtube Videos is now easier and better!
- Was travelling on Photos hard to you? You can now go to next photo easier and browse albums with less clicks!
- There is a new list, Recently Active Friends.
- Our homepage is now more user-friendly for new members on iOrbix.
- Our moderators created Official Forums for different purposes, so, why not link them in the pages of iOrbix? Check them out!
31-07-2010
- iOrbix has a new Background Layout with very cool effects. However, the effects are entirely optional.
- With our new Text Formatting tool and Smileys List, you can express yourself by comments and your profile.
- There is a new section in the Settings: "Your Preferences", where we give you the choice for some features of iOrbix!
- We improved our Messenger privacy, so no one will bore you anymore when you are Invisible.
17-07-2010
- Great week for improvements on iOrbix - this is now much stabler!
- You will be notified on Photo Comments replies.
- We have a new tab on Recent Activity that "May Interest You".
- You can know search by email again - this feature was broken.
- Thousands of people love iOrbix! We selected the best comments and made them rotating on our homepage.
- If a skin is in the iOrbix Gallery, you can now select it from a profile that is using it.
10-07-2010
- iOrbix has smileys! Our Profiles, Forums, Messages and Chats have emotions now!
- With our improved Photo Browsing, you will travel through Albums in a more comfortable way!
- You can now control which email notifications you want to receive.
- Your friend requests will appear on the homepage, so you are better noticed.
- We have a new Gift Store. Now, it is easier to send a gift to a friend.
- Do you have business problems? Learn something with our new Business Feed!
03-07-2010
- Advertise iOrbix - You may now add your friends with the new Contact Importer, place a banner on your site and be rewarded!
- Improved Registration Page for a better user experience.
- New Gifts for you to send to your friends.
- Many improvements were made and bugs were fixed.
19-06-2010
- You can now choose what to display when a friend visits your profile: Timeline or Basic Info.
- If you don't want others to know how many you rate them with stars, there is now a privacy option for it.
- Many improvements were made and bugs were fixed.
16-06-2010
- iOrbix Skin Gallery has been released - Now you can import very cool skins or share your skins with everyone!
- New skinning options for you to improve your skins.
- You can now see your latest notifications on your Messenger bar.
- A new privacy option is added - you may (not) delete posts that you write in the profile of your friends.
- Many improvements were made and bugs were fixed.
22-05-2010
- This week, iOrbix was presented at FEUP (Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto) by Nuno Peralta (iOrbix COO), for the conference titled "BEST Days on Technology".
15-05-2010
- Loads of bugs have been fixed.
- You can now save your skins, preview them, and now you have lots of new skinning options.
- Community Homepage has now updates from your friends.
- iOrbix is now available in Spanish.
08-05-2010
- Do you feel Top Friends is not a good place for a very special person like your boyfriend/girlfriend?
We have now a place for that person, above Top Friends.
- You can now split your Blog entry so that only the first part of the text is displayed on the profile section.
- Better Photo navigation is live. Use your keyboard arrow keys to navigate between photos!
- iOrbix is now available in Romanian.
01-05-2010
- iOrbix is now available in Portuguese of Portugal.
- A Translation Tool is released for you to help us in translating into your language.
- You can now make your Youtube Videos to autoplay on iOrbix.
24-04-2010
- A lot of fixes and improvements which made iOrbix stabler and more compatible with all browsers.
- New sections in the Skinning System.
- iOrbix reached 300 users in the first week of Private Beta Testing phase.
17-04-2010
Initial release includes:
- Profiles, Friends, Photos, Messages and a lot of customization and privacy options.
- Forums for you to create a Community.
- Business Area with notebooks.
- Messenger, statuses and moods, with draggable and resizable chat windows.