As a global site we have worked hard to provide the Crewparty service in as many languages as possible, and our Crewparty Moderators have done a great job in translating the service and user interface.

For this we are eternally thankful to all our great Crewparty Moderators, who volunteer their time to make Crewparty better for all users.Today the translation engine has had a nice little redesign in features and functionality.  All Crewparty Moderators can now turn on our TRANSLATION EDITING service to begin viewing text, content, and links from the user interface, that needs to be adapted to their local language.

Crewparty, as a service that helps you organize and manage your online social presence, makes it even easier to connect and communicate. Remaining faithful to the lines of data portability and openness, Crewparty gives its users the ability to join by using their OpenID. OpenID is a new open standard that lets you sign in to web sites with a single URL that you own. This URL can be your homepage or blog, or it can be provided to you by a web site you use. In either case, you only have to sign in once to your OpenID provider and so you only need to maintain a single password. OpenID eliminates the need for multiple usernames across different websites, simplifying your online experience.
You get to choose the OpenID Provider that best meets your needs and most importantly that you trust. At the same time, your OpenID can stay with you, no matter which Provider you move to. And best of all, the OpenID technology is not proprietary and is completely free.

How is Crewparty using OpenID?

You can attach your OpenID to your existing Crewparty account or use OpenID to register for a new free Crewparty account. In both cases, you will then be able to sign in using your OpenID provider and you won’t have to use or remember a separate password for Crewparty. If you register with your OpenID, you can also pre-fill your Crewparty registration information from your OpenID provider, making it the fastest way to get started with Crewparty. To get started, enter your OpenID URL and click Sign in.

OpenID Providers

If you don’t have an OpenID yet, here are a few providers which are generally recommended by various members of the community. In the end you should choose a Provider from a company which you trust.

We are happy to have added a brand new Chat powered by Meebo.

The new chat service offers all kinds of great features, including YouTube integration, one to one private chat, multiple windows, and really great safety and moderation features.

We have added a lot of rooms to the chat including a Crewparty Main Chat, a singles room, football room, hip hop, and country specific rooms.

To get to the new chat just sign in to your Crewparty account and click the Chat link located on the left navigation and the bottom dock.

We are happy to announce that our new Crewparty mobile site is live and working great.  You can visit the mobile version of Crewparty from any mobile device web browser by going to http://m.Crewparty.com.  We recommend Opera Mini (http://m.opera.com) if you do not already have a good web browser residing on your handset.

The mobile site has all the same great features, that you get on the standard web (PC/Notebook) interface, but optimized in design and size for any mobile handset.  The site really snaps with touchscreen (iPhones/Touch devices) phones as well as keyboard/qwerty phones like your favorite Nokia, Samsung and Blackberry devices.

The new interface is really great to work with and has a very natural flow.  We feel confident that you will love the very new and innovation mobile web design.  Its clean, direct, and simple to use.  Enjoy!