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What is the purpose of soEMO.co.uk?
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soEMO.co.uk is being developed for two main reasons.
Foremost is an interest in and passion for everything Emo.
The first few pages when
searching for Emo related key phrases are generally 'junk'
and not particularly relevant, especially some of the annoying
directory/portal sites. There is space for a friendly, useful and fun Emo related UK based online community.
The second reason for the creation of soEMO.co.uk is due to my profession
as a Web developer/SEO consultant and I want the technical
challenge to use and develop my knowledge and skills further.
soEMO.co.uk will be developed entirely from scratch.
so EMO.co.uk has similarities to other online communities, but it’s intended
for Emo's and related scenesters; in particular the UK Emo
scene. Those from the rest of the world are of course welcome though! Many anti-emo sites have developed but soEMO isn't intended to be one!
It’s important to realise stereotypes exist and people moan/debate about them though… that’s life.
The aim is to have Emo people neatly on one site like an
Emo portfolio but also an Emo community with user interaction.
Hopefully it’ll become useful whether you’re just checking
out Emo haircuts (to get the Emo look) or joining to seek
out other Emo kids.
What features and content does soEMO.co.uk have?
There is Emo news and information (General / What is Emo?, Emo music, Emo style / fashion, lifestyle / culture, history and future of the Emo
scene) all with lots of relevant links and the ability to
add your views and opinions to provide some important interaction.
This is more useful than having a massive disjointed links page.
As well as Emo information users can register, create profiles (with emo pictures), add other emo people as friends, rate comment and PM each other.
Furthermore the profiles all follow a reasonably strict clean
and neat layout (well with some customization). This obviously
limits the freedom to express yourself but there are other
massive communities for that and i'm sure we'd all prefer profiles you can
actually read anyway! There is also of course be a search
facility (one that actually works!) so you can find other Emos in your area.
Emo forums are also present for registered users to view and post topics / replies (view only for non members).
- 2008-06-25 - Over 500 Users, Emo Forums Going Down Well, More Meets.. [read more]
Since the MCR Protest lots more has been going on here.
There are now 532 registered users and the emo forums have become quite popular already with almost 2500 posts. However, the forum hasn't drawn users away from the rest of the site with lots of activity still on users profiles.
There have been more friendly meets through soEmo.co.uk.
I feel proud of my achievement with the site so far.
Ongoing development of the emo community is documented in the Feedback section of the forums and your suggestions are appreciated.
Finally Vic has produced a YouTube video of emo / scene guys and girls off soEmo.co.uk, which is sure to help promote the site. - 2008-06-02 - My Chemical Romance / Emo Protest against Daily Mail's false claims - Follow Up!! [read more]
Following soEmo.co.uk attendance at the My Chemical Romance / Emo protest on May 31st 2008 please view and discuss the write up:
www.soemo.co.uk/my-chemical-romance-mcr-emo-protest-daily-mail-london.php
Also view related topics on the emo forums. - 2008-05-22 - MCR / Emo fans plan London protest against Daily Mail “suicide cult” claims [read more]
Read more and voice your opinions about the My Chemical Romance / Emo protest in the forum:
www.soemo.co.uk/forums/topic.php?id=2800037
Then add your name on the organisers' site: www.whatthefrank.co.uk/ - 2008-05-07 - Reached 310 Users & Emo Forums Now Online [read more]
A lot has been happening recently on www.soEmo.co.uk.
A major new addition are Forums covering a wide range of emo topics such as emo music and emo fashion, which will hopefully make the site even more busy.
The Browse feature has been improved and search results split neatly into pages.
The widened layout is proving to be much more useable than the slimmer old version.
Many more users' pictures are now featured on the homepage.
All the development so far and more promotion by soEmo.co.uk (and some of it's kind members) has resulted in 310 users already! The number of daily visits reached 400 recently. The site ranks no2 on Google for "emo community", which is a great result. Many more impressive rankings are present such as "emo fashion".
The development and promotion of www.soEmo.co.uk is on-going and everyones help is much appreciated.
Finally the first meet has taken place on soEmo.co.uk - Tantra_B & Sugar_Cane - 2008-04-08 - soEmo.co.uk Now With 25% Extra [read more]
…Referring to the width of the site layout. The old one was a bit too slim on 19" monitors and didn't fit the content that well. If you experience any layout issues please email info@soEmo.co.uk
As mentioned on Your Account page there is still a significant amount of work to do to the site including:
- Improved Browse Feature
- Improved Notifications
- Possible Forum and Groups
- Re-worked Homepage...
Over 200 users have joined the emo community now already. Invite your friends!
Finally www.soEmo.co.uk is slowly getting its name out there and is now linked with Edge Fashion - Emo Clothing. - 2008-03-14 - 125 Users and Counting...Thanks Everyone [read more]
Just another update to let you know the site is steadily progressing and making the continued effort worthwhile.
A news update was planned when 100 users had joined but being so busy this wasn't done and there are now 125 users from all around the world interacting (a large proportion from the UK as hoped).
The site is still subject to continued development and promotion so that the numbers carry on growing from the current relatively small number.
Thanks to Vicki for making some banners.
Please check your email and agree to the new terms and conditions if you haven't already.
Carry on supporting the emo scene people. - 2008-02-24 - Major Site Update - Join The Emo Community! [read more]
Pretty behind with this update as I have been so busy working on the site. Users can now successfully join soEmo.co.uk, create their own profile with pictures and interact with other users through comments, friend requests, etc.
A search function is available to find other users by country, town and distance from a UK Postcode. All users have their own secure account page to edit profiles, upload/delete pictures, delete comments and friends, and numerous other features.
In addition to the community aspect of soEmo.co.uk, don't forget about the useful and extensive content on the emo scene that you can comment on. Plus keep adding to the emo lyrics and emo bands database.
soEMO.co.uk is successfully progressing making all the time and effort worthwhile.
There are already 65 active members.
Google Analytics is checked regularly, which displays some very interesting and useful site traffic statistics. The daily number of visits has recently shot up to over 200. The highest so far was 327 on Feb 22.
There are a significant number of improvements still to implement. A continued enthusiasm for the site means additions are always being added to the 'To Do' list.
Furthermore, the site has hardly been promoted yet so it will hopefully get increasingly more popular, successful and useful for the emo scene.
- 2008-01-28 - Site Update - What Have I Been Upto? [read more]
After a lot of stress I have implemented a 'browse' feature that allows users to search for other emo's on soEMO via a number of factors.
Many of the community sites such as Myspace or Vampirefreaks allow you to either search for users in a certain town and country, or a number of miles from a postcode. The latter is more difficult to implement, but soEMO has both for a reliable user search.
The coding isn't the best, but unlike Myspace this feature actually works: Try and Browse Users on Myspace
The registering/profiles coding is almost complete so you'll be able to join and interact with other local emo's very soon!
 Here I am, broken again, but then you show me,
you're wearing the scars that save.
How can you see me, as something so lovely.
Cause it's killing me that i am to blame.
(Kids In The Way - Scars That Save) -> Submit Lyrics
Don’t stop being soEMO!
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