We've got a new welcome page.

We're happy to have just released our new welcome page to ProductWiki. We feel that our website has a lot to offer and great potential, and we wanted to make sure that some of our best features are visible. Our "old" homepage is still visible at www.productwiki.com/home/ and is still an integral part of our site, serving more as a hub to our content.

I've compiled a list of some of the top ten things you may not have known you could do on (or with) ProductWiki:

10. Ask questions or get advice using discussions.
Whereever you are on the site you are always one click away from starting a discussion. If you want to know where you can buy Finnish mustard, just ask.

9. Maintain personal product lists.
We have a widget on all of our product pages called the "quadrus". The quadrus allows you to "tap" products as "love it", "want it", "have it" or anything else. The products you tap will show up on your user page so that you can take a look at them whenever you want. Read more about it.

8. See what other members have saved to their lists.
If you can tap products, then so can everyone else. If you want to see what other people are adding to their lists, just take a look at their user pages. Have a look at some stuff that I want to get my hands on.

7. Submit your own personal photos of products.
Do you own anything that is listed in our site? Why not share an actual image of the products, because real photos can be very useful when someone is trying to figure out if a product is really good. Perhaps you could show a birdfeeder in action.

6. Edit product / category descriptions.
As mentioned in the previous post, whenever you see a yellow rounded box (a la Web 2.0 style) with the words "edit this page", it means you can edit that page (whoa!). If you find a spelling mistake, change it. If you want to expand a description, do it!

5. Add new categories.
You may not realize that even our hierarchy (a fancy word for organization) is editable. If you are an expert in drill presses, then add the category. Again, look for the "edit this page" link.

4. Edit your "About" page.
There is no better way to tell the community than to write a little blurb about yourself. Be creative if you like.

3. Publish a list of products on your blog / website / myspace.
For those of you that are web inclined, you can put your list of products (see #9) anywhere on your personal web spaces. Read how to do it here.

2. Search for products and content using different criteria to narrow your search.
Looking for a new dress? Why not look for a strap-less, knee-length dress? Or, if you are looking for community stuff, take a look at all content related to grooming for example? You can filter stuff on ProductWiki by making selections from the left menu accessible on all category pages.

1. Add products using a bookmarklet.
Finally, the number one thing that you may or may not have known you could do on ProductWiki is add products with our bookmarklet tool. If you are browsing around the web and you find an interesting product, you can add it to ProductWiki with a single-click. Read how to install the bookmarklet, and you are off to the races.

We are in the midst of working on this last feature to make it easier, faster, and a more effective tool. We are hoping to roll it up into a Firefox extension soon.