Mingle in Full Screen Mode

We added a simple but very useful feature last week - you can now expand your mingle room to take up your full screen. Even though it's a small change, it makes a big difference and really makes the mingle feel more immersive. It's especially useful in our Facebook Application because apps have to fit within their walls, but this button allows you to escape the small area that they give us.

Keep in mind that for security reasons Flash does not allow text entry while in full screen mode, so if you find yourself using the text chat or need to search for a YouTube video you'll have to temporarily exit full screen mode by pressing the 'Esc' key on your keyboard.

Just a side note to help avoid any confusion. We continue to have our expand media button which is a separate function from Full Screen... it will take the presentation/picture/video off of the wall and bring it to the front and center of your view. Once you try it once you'll see what I mean.

Meet Aaron

Aaron is one of our engineers. Formally, Aaron has over 5 years experience in software development and consumer electronics, with a focus on building web-based applications. But after creeping his Facebook profile we can get some more fun information. Aaron grew up in Chilliwack, B.C, went to school at UBC and is married to Elanor. Aaron seems to love having his heart broken - he's a diehard Canucks fan and is cheering for England in the World Cup.

Aaron's suggestion for a good laugh: Fake Yo-Yo Trickster Fools Every TV Station Everywhere

Win An iPhone 4

Today Apple announced the iPhone 4... and we think it's really cool. We're even excited enough about it to camp overnight to get one. We figured that while we're there we may as well pick up a couple for our minglers and host a contest to decide the winners!

Mingle To Win An iPhone 4
For every 1,000 people to enter the contest we'll be giving away an iPhone 4!

All you have to do to enter is go to www.mingleverse.com/contest and sign-in using Facebook Connect.

And be sure to invite your friends because the more people that enter, the more chances you have to win!

-- Good luck --