Welcome to the New AudioVerse!
December 21, 2014

Welcome to the New AudioVerse!

Get to know some of the new features of the new website.
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Welcome to the brand new AudioVerse website! We are excited to introduce you to some of the powerful new features that will make the AudioVerse experience better in every way. Everything you could do on the previous site is still available to you, but below are seven of the biggest improvements that you can immediately take advantage of.

1. Brand New Design and User Interface

Navigation Drawer

The first thing that you’ll notice is the brand new look and feel of the website. A lot of effort was put into refreshing the site to become more modern and professional. However, the new design is more than just skin deep, it’s been carefully thought through to be much more intuitive, logical, and useful than ever before. Here are just three new elements:

  • Navigation Drawer. The slide out drawer on the right side of the screen gives easy access to website and account navigation while reducing clutter when you don’t need it.
  • Audio/Video Mode. There is a new ability to toggle the streaming player between audio and video modes by simply selecting the hovering button on the media player.
  • Mobile Responsive. This new site was designed from the ground up to be mobile responsive, meaning it will dynamically adapt itself to the screen size of whatever device you choose to use. So remember that you may experience different features depending on whether you view the site in landscape or portrait mode.

2. Search

Filter

With a huge library of over 6000 presentations already and more being added every day, we knew that the search capability of the new site was more important than ever. That is why we have made it a top priority to make it easier for you to find what you are looking for. The search bar is central to the new AudioVerse, and here are just two reasons why:

  • Improved Intelligence. We’ve massively improved the intelligence of our search engine so now it can identify the content within each message, rather than simply the titles, speakers, or sponsor information. The best part is that it should only continue to improve as time goes on.
  • Powerful Filters. Within the search bar, you’ll see the ability to filter within various categories of content on our site, but that’s just the beginning. If using the default “Presentations” category, you will also find a host of powerful filters that allows you to quickly narrow down your search to exactly the ones you want to find. Now you can even filter for messages that have videos! (One of the most requested features.)

3. Favorites

Favorite

We all have experienced the situation where we see multiple messages that we want to listen to or watch, and we wished that there was a simple way for us to save them for later. With the new AudioVerse, now we do. By simply logging on with a free account, you will now be able to “Favorite” individual messages and even presenters to revisit later.

4. History

History

With a user account, you’ll also be able to access the full history of messages you’ve visited. You’ll never need to worry about forgetting what you wanted to listen to again. The best part is that there is even a quick download feature built right into the history page so you can quickly download the message with just one click.

5. Playlists

Playlists

One of the most powerful features in this new website is the playlist. Not only is this an incredible tool for you to curate your own lists of messages, you can choose to keep it private or choose to share them publicly on the brand new Public Playlist section of AudioVerse. Ever wish that you could create a custom list of messages to share with specific people? Now you can!

6. Sharing

Share and Embed

Listening to messages ourselves is just half the enjoyment, the better half is to share it with others. Now with the new AudioVerse, it is easier than ever to share. Here are just a few ways:

  • Shortened URL. Each message as well as each playlist now comes with its own shortened URL link, making it much easier to share on various social media platforms.
  • Share Your Collection. Now it’s possible not only to share individual messages, but you can custom create entire collections of messages to share with all of your friends. You can even make your playlist public for all AudioVerse users to discover.
  • Embedded Player. Ever wish that you could embed an AudioVerse presentation directly into your blog, website, or social media page? Now you can with the embedded player capability. Simply visit the message you want to embed, click the “Share” tab, then copy and paste the embed code provided for you. It’s just that easy!

7. Keywords and Transcripts

Keywords and Transcript

Built into the new AudioVerse website is an automated keyword and transcription generating service. You will notice their respective tabs with each presentation and this new feature vastly improves our internal search capability but also now allows other search engines like Google to also search within the contents of all our messages as well. It will increase the visibility of the AudioVerse library even to those who aren’t on our site.

Because the transcriptions are auto-machine generated, their readability is quite low. So we are soliciting the help of any volunteers who would like to revise the transcriptions for the benefit of all who come after. Simply email us your quality transcription and we will replace it.

Enjoy!

These are just a few of the new features that you can take advantage of on the new AudioVerse website. Don’t forget that we also have free apps in the iOS App Store and the Google Play Store for your mobile devices. You can look for many of these features and more to be finding their ways onto the mobile apps as well!

As with all new technology releases, there are sure to be some bugs and issues that we didn’t catch. Please contact us to let us know if you discover any of them!

Such a major upgrade was the result of a lot of hard work and dedication from the AudioVerse team, and this development required the investment of funds. As a ministry that is dependent on the generosity of its users, we thank you for your financial support to making this upgrade possible. Your continued support is greatly needed to allow for the maintenance of this platform as well as further improvements.

Thank you and enjoy the new website!