Happy summer...let's get down to business! NEW! SHARING! Now you can share public journal entries and discussions with others who may be in need. We've added simple links to EMAIL something to a friend or post something special to GOOGLE, YAHOO, FACEBOOK or other popular sites. NEW! TAGS! Now, you can 'tag' content on the site that you find inspirational, moving, helpful or creative. It's easy - one simple click is all it takes. Very soon, we'll be showcasing content so that you can easily find your way to great posts that can really help. NEW! BETTER ABUSE REPORTING We've added 'report abuse' links throughout the site to help us and our members more quickly respond to any issues. WHERE'S YOUR VIDEO JOURNAL? Ok, they're not new, but you've gotta see what our members have been creating. We've got amazing singers, helpful overviews, and emotional stories. Our advisors are also contributing. It's just a wonderful way to create a record of your life and your challenge. All you need is an inexpensive webcam, so get started today! BETTER HELP! Have you checked out our HELP pages lately? They're chock full of information if you get stuck, and we try to keep 'em updated with every new thing we add to the site. COMING SOON...! Some big changes in store over the next month...wish I could tell you more, but I've promised to keep my trap shut for now. Stay tuned! A few other important items you've asked about: PRIVACY Given the personal nature of DailyStrength's content, some of our members are concerned about posting content on the Web. Some important notes about privacy: 1) We STRONGLY encourage you to use an anonymous username that does not include your first or last name 2) Be SMART about posting personal details on the site. We're all about support and love at DS, but it's always wise to think before sharing. We do not recommend sharing phone numbers or personal addresses. We also do NOT permit members to solicit money or commercial products - please use the 'report abuse' link if you see anything funky. 3) Here's a reminder that we've recently added a new feature so that you can limit access to your journals to "friends only" or "private". 4) We will shortly be adding more privacy tools, and we are constantly pursuing the right balance between personal privacy and deep support for each other. CHAIN LETTERS - Please Read I'd like to kindly ask all of you to refrain from sending out messages to a large number of people at one time. Many of our most valued members, who are here to help all of you, are getting swamped by hundreds of Internet "warnings" or questionnaires each day, which can interfere with the personal nature of what our user-to-user messaging is for. Thanks for your understanding. 100,000 MEMBERS! Thanks to you, we've just reached 100,000 DailyStrength members. You've given out more than 1.5 million hugs and posted over 500,000 messages of support. Each day, we get notes from folks telling us that the DailyStrength community has become a home, a shoulder that they can cry on and a place to turn to when they feel lost. We just built the software - it's you, our members, who provide the love, advice and compassion. You're saving lives - literally - and we thank you for it. “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou Hope you're having a wonderful summer... Doug and the rest of the DailyStrength family
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You should have mentioned the new communities. I joined two of them!
Thank you for everything you are doing and for keeping us posted.
Thank you for the site and the improvements! You rock!
Daily Strength is such a blessing to me. I have met and am still meeting great friends. Living with MS isn\'t easy but I have learned to give it to God. My family is wonderful but it\'s still hard for them really know what I\'m going through. Thanks to DS I can talk with others like me and hopefully help someone else along the way. God Bless you and yours and the great and caring people at Daily Strength. Perfect name, by the way God BLess Kel
Thanks to all of you that have created this site. I think it is wonderful. What a blessing to all of us in need.
Thanks so much Doug.I have made some wonderful supportive friends on this site.It means so much to be able to talk to such caring people.
iam not sure about this site, i see allot of inmature stuff on here.
DOUG ARE YOU A REAL PERSON?????
fantastic effort Doug and well done to all of the 100,000 registered members :) i know i have pointed a lot of people to DS and they have all joined and as i do LOVE this site :)
I love the tracker mate on who i sent what to ect ;) great idea when like me memory is a bit of a problem ;)
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK and THANK YOU VERY MUCK DOUG.Speaking from my own time on here it has been a blessing and a god send,its introduced me to 100\'s of folks in exactly the same predicement as me, ive also met some wonderful folks from mainly the USA but also New Zeland,England and even have a few more Australian friends too :)
A big hug and thanks to any others that work on this site and keep it going :)
great job team :)
I have one complaint and I am sending it to you in every way.My journal slips lower when I hit the backspace..it is driving me nuts..is it something you can fix????
Thank you for this awesome web site. I really enjoy interacting with others who have the same condition as I do. I really get some excellent advice. Thank you Doug for all you do.
YOU MAKE UP THE DIALOGUE AND ILL FOLLOW YOU THRU ANYWHERE AND ANYTHING THAT HELPS THESE PEOPLE GET THERE LIFE ON TRACK I WOULD LOVE TO EVEN START SOMETHING LIKE TEENCHALLENGE OR JUST A PLACE TO GO TO GET FOLKS OVER THAT INITIAL BUMP ILL HELP IN ANY WAY YOU JUST CALL OUT MY NAME AND YOU KNOW WHEREVER I AM AND ILL COME RUNNING TO HELP YOU AGAIN.SEE YA LOTS OF LOVE DERAL
im with saige happens to me too lol just a hic up in the system
Julie
Hi doug, really neat! - sometimes I have trouble getting into the site -as I\'m 14 hrs. ahead of E.Am.S.T.(also have an overloaded ISP!) One question - how do I put pictures into the DS site - everyone does: my neighbour put the 2 in my Journal, but took him over 2 hours. I can put them into other e-mails, but not DS - which is annoying. Mucho gratias! JaneD.
I really appreciate this site.. I think it is very well put together.
The new thing where you or other people can see you who\'ve responded to and when & what new groups you may have recently joined is not necessary and makes me feel over-exposed.
It there a way that I could eliminate my recent activities section?? I would be much more comfortable in here if I could remove that part.
Thanks for all your hard work, I hope you don;t take this in a negative way.
Thanks, S
Hi Doug-
First of all- BIG hugs and thanks to you and all the DS staff! This is a great site full of warm, compassionate people. It has been a godsend to me and countless others.
I have mixed feelings about the recent changes though. Love the ability to lock journal entries and make them friends only. But the \"recent activity\" section... not so much. I would really like to have the ability to \"turn it off\".
Thanks again for all you do. Hope you have a great week!