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Community Spotlight, Week of 5-10-10

I hope you've all had a wonderful week! Let's get started right away...

Community of the Week

This week's featured community is the Texas Tea Room. It was created by The Texas Tea Room (fancy that!), and is a digital hang out for musicians and anyone looking to relax.

 
When you first visit The Texas Tea Room you're welcomed by a mellow playlist of music which automatically sets the tone for the rest of your visit. Content wise a short description of what you'll find on the site is seen on the left hand side, explaining why the site was created and how visitors can get involved. The mood is further set by a slide show displaying the trailer park of the month, a quirky and fun way to show visitors that the website has regular content updates.
 
As you visit the rest of the site the mood set at the very beginning carries through to the end. Each page has a purpose that can add value while still staying true to the relaxed atmosphere. A sense of identity will keep visitors on your site longer, and get them to come back for more.
 
Congratulations once again to everyone at The Texas Tea Room!
 
There are six more weeks to go before the community will once again vote for the top Community of the Week! If you'd like a shot at our next round of rewards post an introduction that follows the guidelines we've provided.
 
 
Suggestion of the Week
 
This week's suggestion comes from Aareuz, who would like to see an easy to use built in option to add background music to their site. He recommends added functionality like the option to play a random song from five you select, changing the experience each time someone visits a page. Is this something you'd like to see added?
 
As always we want to hear what you think about each idea. If you've thought of a feature you'd like to see added to the Spruz platform feel free to post it in the Idea Room. Remember to make it as detailed as possible; all topics must be approved before they'll appear.
 
 
Tip of the Week
 
Wingman has posted a tip that's very important for anyone who owns a website. They suggest that anyone who uses a computer with a screen resolution higher than 1024 x 768 reduce it to that level and visit their site. 1024 x 768 is the current web standard, and anything larger can cause problems for a huge part of your user base.
 
What's your opinion? Post a response or a tip of your own in our Tips and Tricks forum.
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