TMM Insider Newsletter May 2008 (Vol. I, Issue 2)
Recent News
NATS v4.0 is Now In Initial Beta Testing!
See the details below in our "On The Hotplate" section.
Enclosed you'll find information about upcoming events, what we've added to products, as well as anything we are in the process of working on. This newsletter is meant for you, OUR CUSTOMER, so we NEED your input! If there is something you think should be included, please let us know! (submission details below)
Representatives from Too Much Media will be on-hand in Manhattan, New York for the Webmaster Access show at the W-Hotel on May 14th, 15th, and 16th. If you are in the area for this event, we invite you to stop by to meet our crew and take a look at what we have in development for the coming months! Also, we will have live demonstrations of all our latest products, including CARMA and NATS v4.0!
Recent Feature Additions & Bug Fixes
NATS v3.1
Gamelink Integration
NATS now supports Gamelink as a third-party content provider. For information on setting up an account with Gamelink, please contact Michael at mbrandvold@gamelink.com.
Mallcom Integration
Mallcom is now fully integrated with NATS as a third-party content provider. For more information on setting up an account with Mallcom, please contact Shez at shez@mallcom.com.
NetBilling Direct Mode v3 Support
The latest version of NATS is now equipped to handle transactions from NetBilling merchants using Direct Mode v3. If you intend to use this feature, you MUST upgrade to the latest version of NATS prior to upgrading your account on NetBilling's end. This will ensure that you maintain the ability to process transactions with NetBilling. If you intend to take advantage of this new feature, please read the following article: http://kb.toomuchmedia.com/idx/0/684/
For more information on the differences between Direct Mode v2 and v3, please contact NetBilling's Jeremiah at jeremiah@netbilling.com.
Account Rep Email Notifications
We have added a feature that allows Account Reps to receive email notifications when an affiliate signs up and is assigned to them. This will give your accounts reps the ability to identify their newest clients more easily, which will make for a better affiliate experience.
RSBNative Biller Integration
We have recently added RSBNative to our list of supported billers. For more information, please contact Shameel at shameel@riverstyx.net.
Deep Linking For Third Parties
NATS linkcodes now supports deep linking to your third parties. This allows you to pass URL parameters to the third party via the linkcode, which gives you the ability to pull up the exact page you want your surfers to see on your third party's site.
Improvements To Stats Processing
We have recently altered our statistics processing scripts so that it handles and records statistics for type-in transactions more efficiently.
Mailer Update
The mailer scripts have been recently updated to ensure that the "From" field in the mailer is populated for most of the popular email clients such as gmail.
Resellers Admin Update
The Resellers Admin has been modified so that it uses less memory on your server when accessed.
Dialer User Management Fix
We have updated our dialer scripts so that they make proper user management calls.
Streamate Free Joins
NATS nows supports the ability to process free join transactions when using Streamate as a Third Party.
Username Post URL Fix
The NATS signup process was not posting to the Username Post URL when the surfer elected to use a special join option. This has been fixed.
Localbilling Cascading
Anyone who uses LocalBilling will be happy to hear that Localbilling now supports cascading! This now allows for greater flexibility when it comes time to set up the order of your payment processors.
Statistics Fix
There was a typo in one of our statistic functions that was causing the script to fail in rare instances. This has been addressed in our latest version.
WTS Cross Sales
NATS now supports cross sales from WTS, one of our supported billers.
CARMA
Database Connection Update
We have modified our CARMA scripts so that they will maintain connectivity with the CARMA database more efficiently.
Broken Thumbnail Fix
We recently fixed a bug that prevented administrators from removing extra video thumbnails from CARMA that did not exist on the server.
Scheduling By Group
This new feature gives you the ability to schedule your content based the group the content belongs in. This will give you more flexibility when deciding which content to show to your users.
Admin-Defined Variables For Content Sets
We have added a feature that will allow you to define your own set of custom variables for your content set. This will provide for greater flexibility when searching or limiting content on your site.
mplayer B-frames Fix
Newer versions of mplayer do not support a specific configuration option CARMA uses when attempting to create flash videos. We have added a checkbox in the Configuration Admin to disable the option in question.
If you are interested in using any of these features, please submit a ticket at http://clients.toomuchmedia.com and one of our technicians will upgrade you to the latest version of our software.
On The Hotplate
New TooMuchMedia.com Website
We are currently in the process of redesigning our website at http://www.toomuchmedia.com. We are seeking client testimonials for all of our products to include on our new website. These testimonials will of course include your name, website, and a link back to your website. If you would like to contribute towards these testimonials please, send us your thoughts on our products and service as well as your company name, website name, and URL to albright@toomuchmedia.com with the subject "TMM Testimonial". We appreciate your feedback!
NATS v4.0
The Age of the Affiliate is here! TeenDolls.com has officially launched the first NATS v4 beta! In addition to numerous new features NATS v4 gives affiliates a completely redone and unequaled stats interface! This is the first opportunity for affiliates to experience all of the new features and reporting included in NATS v4. There is a lot to discover, so feel free to take a look around and try everything. Please also keep in mind this is our first beta release, and there will undoubtedly be some issues and things to clean up. If you discover anything at all that you feel is incorrect or does not function properly, please notify us by using the support tab in the affiliate area of TeenDolls.com. Any general inquiries regarding NATS v4.0 should be directed to John Albright at albright@toomuchmedia.com. Please note: We will move to the second phase of the NATS v4 beta once testing on Teendolls.com is complete. Beta testers for the second phase have already been identified and will be announced upon upgrade.
NATS v3.1
Jettis Cancellation Special Offers
We are currently altering our Jettis processing scripts to support the ability to track special offers that Jettis initiates to surfers when the attempt to cancel their membership.
Webcams Third Party Integration
We are currently working in conjunction with WebCams to integrate them as a third-party content provider in NATS. If you are interested in being a beta-tester for this, please submit a ticket at http://clients.tommuchmedia.com.
CCBill Muilt-Currency Support
We are currently in the final stages of testing this feature, which will allow you to have CCBill process transactions using 6 popular currency types and have the transactions track properly in NATS. If you are interested in obtaining this feature, please submit a ticket at http://clients.toomuchmedia.com.
CARMA v1.3
CARMA Efficiency Upgrades
We are currently looking at a number of scripts relative to CARMA and are working on ways to make certain internal processes quicker.
CARMA Top Actors
We are in the process of adding a new function that will output content sets for a popular actor based on rating or number of views.
CARMA Favorites
We are currently working on a feature that will allow surfers to store and retrieve their favorite content sets or actors. There is also a way for owners to customized the favorites functionality so that you can base this bookmarking system based on a number of various terms such as section or category.
CARMA Background Cleanup
We are currently in the process of testing a background script that will scan the information files in your content directories and remove any corrupted data that may have occurred due to user intervention or computer error.
TMM Insider Tip: Email Notifications
Ever wanted to know when one of your surfers was rebilled or charged back? NATS actually allows you to configure automatic emails to you whenever a surfer joins, rebills, credits, or charges back. This is can all be configured in the Email section of the Configuration Admin. Here you can also change the other various e-mail related settings such as the address that shows up in the "From" field when NATS sends emails to your affiliates or surfers.
Feedback
Is there something that you would like to see here on this newsletter? Have an idea for Tip of the Day? If so, then contact the editor.
Thought of a new feature that you think would benefit all of our clients? If so, please submit a ticket.
