Ben's comments (member since Sep 06, 2008)

Ben's comments from the Goodreads Feedback group.

This should now be fixed. We're using a new service called reCAPTCHA (recaptcha.net) that helps translate books! Please let me know if you have any more problems.

This was fixed, but the server wasn't updated. It should be working now. Really sorry about that guys!

Sorry guys, the truncation is the result of a change that was made last night. It'll be fixed very soon.

Goodreads does serve food.. food for thought :)

Hi everyone,

We just launched a new feature today that will allow you to follow the reviews and status updates of other members. It's a great way to see content from someone you might not be interested in adding as a friend. You'll see a new button on profile pages that says 'follow reviews' if you aren't already friends with them. On the right sidebar, you'll see the people they follow and the number of people who follow them.

If your profile is set to public, but you'd rather not have people following you, you can uncheck the box under privacy settings on the "my account" page. If you've already marked your profile as private then other people won't be able to follow you.

You'll also notice some changes to the homepage. We've added new ways to filter recent updates, which you can see by clicking the link below the tabs next to where it says "showing."

I'm really curious to see who people start following :) It should be a great way to discover people writing great reviews. For those of you who receive a lot of friend requests, you can now share your reviews and status updates without having to accept them all.