April 2009
3 posts
A slight delay
We had originally planned to release Land on Saturday night, but we ran into a few issues.  We are now planning to release Land on Sunday night.  Thanks for your understanding and patience.
Apr 26th
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Apr 25th
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Coming Soon: Land!
The Green Spot team is excited to announce that we will be releasing Land in the next few weeks.  Land will represent a new way for gardeners to create and explore gardens. What will be new? Ownership of multiple pieces of Land.  This means that users will be able to create not just 1 or 2 gardens, but as many as they like.  Use them as practice gardens or to save already created gardens. ...
Apr 14th
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February 2009
2 posts
Feb 13th
New things at Green Spot
Hi Everyone! Just wanted to catch you all up on the changes that we’re making with Green Spot. Private Messages Some of you may have noticed that we’ve added an “Inbox” tab toward the top of the page. This is where you can read any private messages that you’ve received from others. If you want to send a private message to someone, visit their garden and click the...
Feb 5th
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January 2009
5 posts
Jan 22nd
Jan 21st
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Jan 14th
Buddy Lists
We’ve put in a new feature that lets you keep track of your favorite gardens!  It’s called the Buddy List.  You can find it in the bottom right of the page, where it replaces Promotions. When you find a gardener you like, just click “Add to Buddy List” under their name, to the left of their garden.  Then their name, picture and current status will show up in your Buddy...
Jan 9th
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Custom Garden Backgrounds
Hi Everyone! All of us here at Green Spot are very excited to announce that we’re adding custom backgrounds for your garden! We’re going to be starting off by adding three new backgrounds for you to pick from. Now you can have a nice waterfall in the background or even a snowscape! We’re planning on having these available for you later this week. Keep an eye out for them! -...
Jan 7th
December 2008
4 posts
Dec 9th
Some Bug Fixes!
Hey Everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that we’ve fixed two really annoying bugs on Green Spot. Here’s the details: 1. White Screens are gone! When people were jumping really fast from garden to garden sometimes the app would get stuck loading some items. We’ve put in a fix for it so you shouldn’t ever get stuck on a white screen again! 2. Jump to another...
Dec 5th
Green Spot Update
Hi Everyone, There are definitely errors and bugs affecting 4% of all Green Spot users.  Those remaining issues present quite a challenge to us here!  We know it is frustrating for those of you affected, and we apologize.  We realize you just want to play a game that works, and we hear that!  We all want that same thing…. We have a Team dedicated to nothing else except diagnosing and fixing...
Dec 4th
Shed and other updates
Today we released a fix for overflowing sheds on Green Spot.  Here is how it works: Sheds can only display your 500 most recent items Every time you view your shed, the number if items in the shed is displayed in a side popup When you have more than 500 items available to your shed, you will receive a popup that tells you to empty some items. If you sell or move items to your garden, you...
Dec 3rd
November 2008
3 posts
Happy Thanksgiving
We’ve introduced new premium items to our store.  You can buy these items using PayPal, your credit card or your mobile phone.  We hope you enjoy these items! When you buy a premium item we set aside a further amount to save rainforest.  You can view our donations to the Nature Conservancy on Facebook. Please note that you still have the chance to find Koi Ponds and other rare items in...
Nov 28th
Updates + Christmas!
Happy Holidays! On Green Spot we are celebrating the Holidays by adding a Christmas Tree decorator which allows gardeners to create and send trees to their friends. Known Issues: Gardens and Green Dollar amounts not showing correctly. This is a display issues and your actual Green Dollar amounts are not being lost. Gardens not loading. There are a few causes to this problem.  We are working on...
Nov 26th
Updates! 11-11-2008
Hello, fellow Green Spot Gardeners. We have been busy during the past week playing Green Spot and creating new features! Here are a few new features: Treasure Chests Treasure Chests can now be found on random gardens.  You must complete the event on a garden in order to see if any treasure chests are available there.  The rewards from these treasure chests vary from $15 Green Dollars to...
Nov 12th
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October 2008
5 posts
New Green Spot!
Lets start by thanking everyone for all their support and fun they’re having on Green Spot. To show our appreciation for all of your hard work, we’ve made a lot of new changes to make Green Spot even more fun to play! GardenThe biggest change is a bigger garden! All gardens now have a widescreen garden to give you more room to express yourself and beautify Green Spot!  *Note* You will...
Oct 28th
Having issues?
If you’re having issues with loading your garden, please try the following: 1. If you are playing Green Spot through the built-in AOL browser, try using Internet Explorer or Firefox instead.  You can start Internet Explorer by clicking Start, then going to Programs, and then Internet Explorer.  You can download Firefox by clicking here. 2. Upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Flash...
Oct 27th
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Changes for Oct. 22
- Updated the About page - Added inline replies to comments in The Scoop - Faster Garden Loads - Fixed a bug to make sure promotions are always posted correctly - Added a notification of our next contribution date - Gardens save faster - Fixed a bug that mixed up the layering of garden items - Added new items for the store
Oct 22nd
Changes: Oct. 13 2008
New Added the flip button which now does “mirror” flip.  Select an item in your Garden and you will see the Flip button next to the Sell button.  Clicking it will cause the selected item to “face the other way”. Added a link to the Green Spot Blog in the navigation Fixes General bugfixes Speed increases when viewing gardens and on MySpace profiles Fixed an issue where...
Oct 14th
Changes: Oct. 6-10 2008
New Features The Scoop - find out what’s going on with your garden.  The Scoop gives you easy access to everyone who has tended, commented, and stared your garden.  It also lists your Team Members and MySpace friends who have a Green Spot. Feedback has arrived. If you have comments, suggestions, or concerns, please use the feedback link in the navigation to let us know. Added the FAQ...
Oct 11th
September 2008
3 posts
Changes for Friday 9/19/08
New features * Now you can send a gift to someone else right on their garden.  Just click “Send Gift” below their garden to pick a gift and send along a few nice words as well. Minor changes * Added some new layers of functionality for Green Teams. * Users should now experience a significant speed increase.
Sep 22nd
Changes for Thursday 9/18/08
Minor changes * Tending a garden now gives a bigger reward. * Tools are now purchased individually, rather than in packs of 2-5. * Added a new leaderboard ranking Gardeners by square feet of rainforest saved. * Various fixes to increase speed and reduce errors.
Sep 19th
Changes for Wednesday 9/17/08
New features * Promotions: for $500, gardeners can put themselves atop the list of Featured Gardens, which is shown next to everyone’s garden. * New Leaderboards: we now have leaderboards for stars, gifts received, and more. Minor changes * Garden Comments are now paginated. * Gifts given to others are now placed in their Shed. * Broken friend invitation form above the Garden has been...
Sep 17th