Podcast Episode One!

Hey! The Propits podcast Episode One is out! In it, we are rescued from working as slaves in a junk shop. We go on to win a pod-racer event, and then are spirited away to begin our Jedi training while the Trade Federation... no wait, sorry... that Episode One had way more awkward moments than Propits Episode One. And, we didn't start with Episode Four and then wait 20 years to get back to the beginning.

The point of the Propits podcast is actually to talk about economics from the Propits perspective, which is drawing from the ninja lineage that both Propits founders study. There is a lot to be said for a 1000-year old view of events. Turbulent times, supposedly "unprecedented", are in fact very precedented in the long history of humanity, and there is much wisdom in the ancient scrolls on enduring change.

If you're interested in a fresh perspective on modern events, delivered with a dose of humor from a couple of guys who get hit in the head a lot, check out the Propits podcast.

Then Give Props, of course.

Advanced search

Just a quick update. There is now a better search form with more options for finding who you are looking for. One of the big feature requests that we get all the time is how to find people who have recently signed up, or to be able to narrow their search down by some more complex criteria. Now you can!

You can also see all users who have a public profile (Their "include in searches and public listings" options is checked in their profile), so you should be able to find all kinds of cool new people and websites!

Lastly, we also just rolled out some new back-end stuff that should help us give you guys a better experience all around. Stay tuned! More is coming all the time!

New stuff

It's that time of... time ... again...

We have new features! This time around there are two new cool features. The first one is easy. You will now get a good receipt when we charge your credit card, instead of an old crappy one coming from some dude named "Kevin". Also, if you want to turn off your receipts, just delete it from your alerts list in your profile edit screen.

The other new hotness is the addition of a return-path URL. What that means is that if you want people to see a special thank-you page when they prop you, just go to your advanced options tab in your profile edit screen, and put a URL to your thank you page in the return path URL field. This can be special content that only cool people who prop you can see, a special message, your blog, branding, whatever you want.

Stay up to date on the blog! We are always rolling out cool new features!

Podcasts coming

We've got some really exciting things in the works for Propits. One thing we've realized is that whenever we can talk about Propits to someone in person, they catch our excitement and understand it right away. It's hard to get that personal transmission via text.

So, we're starting up a podcast. The podcast is about the inspiration behind Propits, not Propits itself. Thomas and I have been analyzing economics and market forces for years based on the insights we've garnered in martial arts, meditation practice, snowboarding, advanced mathematics, engineering, and artificial intelligence design. We are excited to analyze the systems that drive macro- and micro-economics, and Propits resulted from that. We believes it cures what ails America.

Our deeper contribution, though, is a strategic one. There is a way to get excited about what is going on in America now. Instead of being depressed that the sky is falling, we're excited to see massive change and powerful waves of energy pulsing through both the human and institutional aspects of the American economy. There is work to be done, and there are waves to catch! Our podcast, we hope, will capture our insights and enthusiasm and supply you with some much-needed amusement along with a ninja perspective on what is happening in the world of finance and how you can fit in with it.

No more boring CNN market analyses... think Motley Fool but with an emphasis on entrepeneurs instead of investors. Our first podcast should come out in the next 10 days via iTunes... I'll be sure to keep you posted!

Kevin