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    <title>Announcements</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:30:02 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Buy Credits &amp; Donations are working again</title>
      <link>http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/phorum/read.php?41,54636,54636#msg-54636</link>
      <author>keith</author>
      <description><![CDATA[We've received quite a few messages from people having difficulty buying points.
The &quot;[url=http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/buycredits/]Buy Points[/url]&quot; Screen was displaying a message that it could not communicate with the merchant server.

This was a problem on our end and I hope you'll all accept our apologies.

For those of you offering to donate instead of/as well as purchasing points may do so as well.  Your contributions are much appreciated and will help us maintain the free galleries and message boards that are the cornerstone of SimpleDudesFeet.

Please note.  At the present moment, you can NOT buy points and make a donation in the same transaction.  Each must be done as a separate transaction.

Donations are made through the same &quot;[url=http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/buycredits/]Buy Points[/url] Link in the sites top navigation menu. Simply click on the amount you wish to contribute in the blue shaded area and complete your transaction through BuyWebCredit.com]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:30:02 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Easy Save Zip File Downloads</title>
      <link>http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/phorum/read.php?41,43028,43028#msg-43028</link>
      <author>keith</author>
      <description><![CDATA[ZIP FILE DOWNLOADS
July 15, 2007 we rolled out the new ZipFile download option.

You may exchange 1 point for a set of 100 gallery photos packaged in a convenient .ZIP file. This will give you easier access to the thousands of photos in the gallery without having to click &quot;save this pic&quot; 100 times. We believe the cost of 1 point is nominal given the time savings, but it's necessary to offset costs of diskspace, resources, and bandwidth associated with the zip file packages.

You will see a new link reading &quot;click here to download zipfiles of this gallery&quot; at the top of each gallery if zipfiles for that gallery (or galleries in that branch of the tree) are available.

Or, you can just [url=http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/zipfile/]go straight to browsing for available zipfiles[/url].]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:52:16 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Coming Soon!!</title>
      <link>http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/phorum/read.php?41,39258,39258#msg-39258</link>
      <author>keith</author>
      <description><![CDATA[It's been a while since the last announcement and I wanted to just let everyone know that we're still here and give you a preview of what's in the works for this summer and fall.

ZIP FILE DOWNLOADS -- Available since July 15, 2007
You may exchange 1 point for a set of 100 gallery photos packaged in a convenient .ZIP file.  This will give you easier access to the thousands of photos in the gallery without having to click &quot;save this pic&quot; 100 times.  We believe the cost of 1 point is nominal given the time savings, but it's necessary to offset costs of diskspace, resources, and bandwidth associated with the zip file packages.

REFERRAL CREDIT PROGRAM
In August we will roll out our referral program.  Use those hotlinks below the pics to link people to the site and, when they purchase credits to exchange for OurDudes(TM) photosets or zipfile downloads, you'll get credits added to your account as well.  You don't need to wait until August to use the hotlinks, since we'll start tracking the referrals in July.  We do, however, have to update some of the code, since the hotlinks may tell people they need to register to see the photo.  We'd like any pics you tell people about with the hotlinks to display for anyone, but likely wont have that code fixed until mid-July.

PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
Sometime this fall you will start to see both complete and preview photosets from other sites.  You will be able to exchange credits immediately for access to the complete photo sets under our existing terms and conditions.  Preview photo sets will have links directly to those sites where you can subscribe directly to them (often at a discounted subscription rate).

Our partnership program is intended to make SimpleDudesFeet.com your first stop for anyone with an interest in Dudes Feet.

VIDEO CLIPS
Toward the end of fall or Early winter we will be adding video gallerys.  These will display similar to youtube and other 'flash embedded' clips sites, but you will have the familiarity of our gallery navigation and file upload process to view and post videos.
We will also, when possible, be adding video previews or for sale video clips of OurDudes(TM).

You will also have the ability to have us repost your video to youtube and possibly other similar sites so that you only have to post your video in one place without having to post your video clips manually to many sites--we'll do all the work for you.

SUGGESTIONS
PLEASE keep your suggestions coming.  Use the suggestions thread in the forums to let us know your ideas and how we can make a better site for you.
NOTE: The suggestions thread is moderated, so not all your posts will be seen by everyone (including yourself), but rest assured we will see it and we read all of them.  We'll do our best to respond to each of them via PM or reply to your message thread publicly if it's apporpriate.

Thanks again for your help in making simple dudes feet the fastest growing Male Foot site on the Internet.
Keith, Terry, &amp; Blast]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:20:36 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Credits for Contributions Program</title>
      <link>http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/phorum/read.php?41,31642,31642#msg-31642</link>
      <author>keith</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Announcing the Simple Dudes Feet Credits for Contributions program.

We realize that not everyone can afford Our Dudes&amp;trade; premium photosets even at their current, very low cost.  We also wanted to show our appreication to our community for your contributions to the free galleries.

To that end, we've developed a &quot;Credits for Contributions&quot; program.  When you post qualified photos to our gallery (those are, pics which conform to the the terms and conditions of our site and are of appropriate content), you will be earning credits.

Currently, you will earn 1 point for every 10 pics.

In the next few days, anyone who has posted pics in the last 90 days will get an email letting you know how many credits you've already earned, or how many more pics you need to post to earn credits.
This email will contain a link you MUST click on in order to have the credits added to your SDF account.

You MUST have a valid email address associated with your account in order to get this email with the link to add credits, so make sure you're email address is the correct one.

Here's how credits are applied:
Sunday Morning, the system will look for any NEW photos which are more than a week old.  It will count them and compute the number of credits you've earned.  It will then send you an email with the link to credit the credits to your account.

Why does it only count pics more than a week old?  This gives us time to moderate the pics, remove the ones that are from pay sites which were posted without their authorization or pornographic photos or are inappropriate for other reasons.

As a result, there may be cases where it can take up to 13 days to actually get credited for a pic you posted.

As we finalize the program, we'll add details in the &quot;How SDF Works&quot; section above.

Thanks again for all your continued participation and plese keep your feedback coming.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 03:48:11 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>SDF proudly announces the opening of “Our Dudes(TM)” gallery</title>
      <link>http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/phorum/read.php?41,31057,31057#msg-31057</link>
      <author>keith</author>
      <description><![CDATA[We’ve recently reached two exciting milestones in the growth of Simple Dudes Feet. In just a few short month’s, member contributed photos have swelled our free galleries to over 20,000 pictures! Also, SDF proudly announces the opening of “Our Dudes&amp;trade;” gallery featuring high quality photo sets shot exclusively for our members. 

&quot;Our Dudes™&quot; opens with six cute boys from across North America. Our Dudes represent a cross section of college aged guys from different backgrounds. Debut Our Dudes™ include a sweet farm boy from the Midwest, a tough kid from the streets of San Francisco, a cute college jock, a preppy frat rat and a pair of playful Canadian boys! We’ll be continually adding new dudes for your viewing pleasure.

You'll be able to preview and download the first five photographs in each set at full size. You'll also be able to view thumbnails of the entire set featuring artistic shots of shoes, sock strips and loads of bare soles toes and tops. If you like what you see and want to enjoy the complete set, simply click the &quot;Get This Set&quot; button and purchase credits to redeem for the full photo set.

Our unique point redemption system allows you to gain full access to Our Dudes exclusive sets to download or view anytime you like online. Credits can also be used to access new premium features coming soon to SDF such as convenient zip file downloads of galleries. The more credits you purchase, the greater your discount when you use them to get Our Dudes photosets or other premium features.

Don’t want to or can’t afford to buy point? You can earn them! You can earn free credits by contributing to our site content or through our member affiliate program that allows you to post Our Dudes'™ preview pictures in user groups, bulletin boards or share with friends. Each time someone uses your personalized hotlink and then purchases credits, you'll earn more free credits to use as you wish. Any referrals made through your personalized hotlink will be retained for 30 days.

You can safely and securely purchase credits with any credit or debit card through BuyWebCredit.com. You can purchase only as much as you need to get one set of Our Dudes photos or receive discounts buy buying more credits in a single transaction. You can review our current discount schedule here: (LINK) Our unique program allows you to purchase additional credits at a discount, but ONLY get the photosets which interest you. You can bank the additional credits for use up to 1 year from the original date the credits were added to your account.

Remember, anytime you purchase credits you're helping to support SDF in providing the largest free picture site for admirers of simple dudes and their feet. Please feel free to offer your suggestions and comments about SDF and &quot;Our Dudes&quot; by clicking on the &quot;Feedback&quot; button.

Go to Our Dudes&amp;trade; by clicking here: [url=http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/gallery/Our Dudes/]Our Dudes&amp;trade; Exclusive Photo Sets[/url]]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2007 12:08:18 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Hotlinks to SDF Gallery</title>
      <link>http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/phorum/read.php?41,20335,20335#msg-20335</link>
      <author>keith</author>
      <description><![CDATA[As some of you may have noticed, below the photos in the Gallery, there is a &quot;hotlink:&quot; URL.

You can cut this URL and paste it into an email, IM, or bookmark to send your friends directly to a pic you love.

If that photo is later moved to a different folder, the hotlink will keep track of the pic's new location so you and your friends wont have to sift through thousands of photos to see your very favorites.

The hotlinks are tagged with your username, so if anyone uses your links, we'll be able to thank you for spreading the word and helping our site grow.

If you do not want people to know your SDF username, you may remove your name from the link before sending it along.
Here are a couple examples:
[code]http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/hotlink/keith/18437[/code]
[code]http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/hotlink/18437[/code]]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Dear Simple Dudes Feet Fans</title>
      <link>http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/phorum/read.php?41,17386,17386#msg-17386</link>
      <author>keith</author>
      <description><![CDATA[[img]http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/images/2007feb1.jpg[/img]
We at Simple Dudes Feet want to thank all of you for your contributions and support. Since we opened in September, your contributions have helped to make us one of the largest free foot sites in the world!

Please rest assured that SDF will always remain a free site for the discussion and sharing of simple dudes and their feet.  As you may have noticed, we're adding new features and improving functionality all the time.
Most recently, we've added a &quot;Comments&quot; box below each picture so you may share your thoughts.  We hope new features such as this will make SDF even more fun and interactive.  On the list of things we'll soon be adding is the capability of uploading videos to our galleries.

[img]http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/images/2007feb2.jpg[/img]
We want to thank those of you who have taken the time to give us your suggestions and feedback in efforts to make the site even better.  Many of you have asked to see more than just a picture or two of some of our simple dudes.

As a result of your suggestions, we're happy to announce that later this week we'll be offering exclusive photo sets of &quot;Our Dudes&quot;.  A number of dudes and photographers from around the world have contributed their time and feet to help support the continued growth of SDF.  As you can imagine with over 15,000 high resolution pictures, our server and bandwidth usage is huge.

To help us keep SDF's contributed content free; these sets will be available at a nominal cost.  Each set will feature high resolution photos of dudes you're unlikely find elsewhere on the web.  We'll also be adding certain premium features that will help support the site.

Keep an eye out this week as we post the first previews of upcoming Our Dudes.  Thanks again for your support and stay tuned to find out additional ways your contributions will be rewarded.

The Simple Dudes Feet Team (Blast, Terry and Keith)]]></description>
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      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/phorum/read.php?41,17386,17386#msg-17386</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:01:58 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Picture Blogging</title>
      <link>http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/phorum/read.php?41,17139,17139#msg-17139</link>
      <author>keith</author>
      <description><![CDATA[We've just added a new feature to the galleries:
[size=large]PICTURE BLOGS[/size] are now active for each photo in the gallery.  As you're viewing the photos, you'll notice a form below the photo where you can type in and add your comments about that photo.

This is similar to features on myspace and other similar sites and will allow us to learn more about eachother and our personal tastes and, hopefully, make the site more interractive and entertaining.

if you have suggestions for other features you'd like to see, please post them here: http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/phorum/list.php?28]]></description>
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      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/phorum/read.php?41,17139,17139#msg-17139</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:45:15 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Recent Downtime/Plea for Participation/Where to make suggestions</title>
      <link>http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/phorum/read.php?41,17059,17059#msg-17059</link>
      <author>keith</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Recently, we've experienced a little bit of downtime on the site.  We're working hard to upgrade our servers and will be completing the task in about a week.  At that time, the site will be running on a cluster of servers which will increase performance dramatically, as well as virtually eliminate downtime.

Again, sorry for those few hours where our Simple Dudes Feet weren't available for your viewing pleasure, and thanks to everyone who has been contributing pics to the site.

For those of you who havn't contributed, please consider doing so.  We have nearly 1200 people viewing the photos at any given time, and I'm sure all of you have candid photos of simle dudes you could contribute.  We developed this site for you and our community, the more of you who contribute the better the site will become.

also, in the main forum list, you'll see &quot;suggestions.&quot;  Please post your suggestions.  this is a moderated forum so your suggestion will not appear right away (so it's not necessary to post multiple times), but the system will send us an instant notification that a suggestion has been made and we do consider all of them.  It's your suggestions that have gotten us this far and it's your suggestions that will continue to drive the site development.]]></description>
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      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.simpledudesfeet.com/phorum/read.php?41,17059,17059#msg-17059</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:26:05 -0800</pubDate>
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