Hello Vokelites! My name is Margaret, and like Steph, I am a fellow newbie to the VOKLE team as well. I was born and raised in the Bay Area in Northern California. I just moved to Southern California a few months ago and have fallen in love with its perpetual sunshine (I’m ignoring the last few days) and quirky variety of food trucks.

I was admitted to the University of the Pacific in Stockton as a Pre-Pharmacy major, but graduated in International Affairs & Commerce with an emphasis in Marketing and a minor in Japanese. A big jump, I know (my parents were ecstatic). Last year, I came back from a 10-month stint studying abroad in Osaka, Japan, during which I ate my way through Asia. And if you can’t tell already, I love food. I am a pop culture junkie who loves traveling, fashion, and Googling images of Ryan Gosling. I also draw comics poorly.

I am very excited to be a part of this team and will do my utmost to not bring VOKLE crumbling down to ruins. To be honest, there is nothing I can say about VOKLE that Steph hasn’t already said so eloquently (nor will I attempt to at risk of shameful embarrassment). So I will just end it on this note: I am elated to be on board. Please excuse my poor attempts at humor.

Hi folks, my name is Rochelle and I’m giving a quick introduction since I’ll be a new contributor to the VOKLE Blog. I’ve just returned to the USA after a 14-month stint in Asia, where I taught English to crazy Thai children and pet tigers (yeah, that picture is real). That wild year aside, I have a fairly ordinary background.

Back in college I made the somewhat questionable decision to major in English, because I loved words yet didn’t understand the meaning of the term “employable.” I worked on my school newspaper for several years, and I decided that my career would in some way involve gathering and sharing information.

I’m at VOKLE now because I believe in the power of limitless expression through online media. In a classroom, a teacher can impart knowledge on a smaller, more personal scale. Through a newspaper, a reporter can articulate community concerns on print. With Vokle there’s no classroom, no paper, no limitations except your imagination. So here goes…

Hi people! We’re super excited about this weeks new feature list, check them out. Also be sure to submit your feedback and suggestions in the comments, we can’t wait to hear your thoughts

1. Staff Picks

We just implemented a Staff Picks feature in VOKLE that will let us easily showcase some of our favorite broadcasters in the community! You can view the Staff Picks in currently 2 locations. The first is in the form of a popup when creating a new account, and the second is through the Browse Categories Page.

2. Anti-Spamming Chat

Cry no more fellow Vokleites, we’ve just added a chat limiter to the text chat which will eliminate most SPAM! It’s only triggered when someone text chats too quickly, and it’ll essentially force ‘timeout’ the user for 30 seconds. If you’re a courteous text chatter, you won’t encounter this or see a difference. However, you can imagine how helpful this would be in larger events (500+ participants) with Trolls.

2. Confirming Co-Hosts

We’ve added a confirmation step when assigning roles inside of VOKLE. This means when a Host assigns someone as a Co-Host, the user will receive a popup asking them to confirm whether they’re ready. If the person is not ready within 10 seconds, the popup disappears and the Host must try again.

Hope you guys enjoy the new updates, and please let us know what you think!

-Team VOKLE