MTV.com Community Beta Launch
As promised months ago when we flipped the site from a short-lived Flash experience back to an HTML platform, we’ve been constantly working on new MTV.com features and improvements. The smaller stuff has been rolling out quite regularly, but now we’re ready to test something a bit bigger.
Today we took the first step towards implementing community features with the launch of beta.mtv.com. Admittedly, it’s a baby step: mostly it’s commenting and the ability to rate content (video, photo, articles). But creating the back end for this lays the foundation for other features that comprise most online communities (user profiles, customization, messaging, etc.) that we will unveil in the coming months.
We have also made it possible for you to snag our music video clips and post them to your MySpace page or blog. The video embed codes sit to the left of our music videos.
Because we want to get it right before going public, we’ve got the beta launch. We invited people who previously registered with MTV.com to take part and asked them to invite their friends. But you’re not left out, either. Interested MTV Labs users are invited to join in, too, by clicking here.
So, please, kick the tires a bit for us. Rate music videos new and old, sound off on a news article and engage other beta testers in conversation. And let us know the good and the bad of how it’s working by leaving a comment here.
May 19th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
I was wondering why cant you guys re air real world episodes instead of americas next top model all the time. People that are in their early twenties need to know season 1-5 to show the true side of the real world
May 20th, 2008 at 4:22 am
I am SO pizzed! What is wrong with your editor? You ran six plus hours of so you think you can dance and then DID NOT SHOW THE FINALE????!!!!! Can you give me back my six hours or send me the video of the winner being chosen???!!!!
May 20th, 2008 at 5:24 am
I watch your shows depending on my interest level. I feet that I am beyond the age level that your programs want, yet some of them catch my interest. I have never subscribed to your site until now… my disgust comes from the new Tila show… I loved the first one yet the new one is too much of a publicity stunt for Tila. I enjoyed the first one because I am a social worker and want soceity to grow… now, like I’ve already said it’s not a growth on soceity more then Tila wants growth with her own business. I know my opinion does not count for much but I am dissapointed that MTV would allow someone to host a show that allowa inocent individuals wanting love to be hurt. Good publicity for your televison show/channel, but I am disgusted.
May 20th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
just whats to say hi and u have a graet showe on tv
May 20th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHERE THEY GEY THOSE ANNOYING GIRLS THAT ARE AT THE FRONT OF THE STAGE?
May 21st, 2008 at 12:04 am
how do you get a url to sign up for mtv.the directions obviously are not clear to me as i cannot put one in from a profile page if i dont have a profile to begin with
May 21st, 2008 at 4:44 am
What’s with all the buffering? MTV? Video? Buffering
May 21st, 2008 at 4:47 am
what is with all the Buffering???? bad stuff here.
May 21st, 2008 at 4:51 am
You’re buffering when watching videos. MTV should have this fixed. Thanks! I hope it gets better.
I see that other viewers are having the same issues. This is buffering issue and MTV should not have this.
May 21st, 2008 at 4:58 am
If it aint broke don’t fix it. It’s not fixed, It’s even more broken. What’s with all the buffering? Hope this feedback will give you some help on what viewers want on this site.
May 21st, 2008 at 6:42 am
Why u only pimp youngsters rides and leave the older needy out of your program…Some of us also need deperate help…???
May 21st, 2008 at 7:11 am
Ihink that Tila Tequila is a fake. she supposedly connected with other people in the first season,like danny but yet she chooses to make a second season with 30 new contestants does’nt that make you a hole? you don’t even have a clue of what love is you are in i..it for the money and you are’nt even that hot. you mess with these people who obviously has no self esteem and would be willing to be the one out of 30 people to win. plus what happened to bo was really unforgivable by you tila and the producers. if i was bo i would sue tila and all who was involved with the show
May 21st, 2008 at 9:49 am
Alright, I’ve been watching “The Real World” for as long as I can remember and I think that there should be a Real World Myrtle Beach. It’s fun and there’s never really been one outisde of the bigger areas in the US. Bring it to the Dirrry Dirrrty South!
May 21st, 2008 at 10:32 am
Ive got an audience development idea for MTV relating to video competitions but I find the site too difficult to find the right contacts so this is all your gonna get…
better make the most of it…
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May 21st, 2008 at 11:36 am
Your show Busted was recently in my college town of Salisbury,Md. Frankly, we have enough problems with overzealous cops. It would be nice if MTV of all things would not compound the problem further. Please ax this show, and start being about the youth instead of the man.
May 21st, 2008 at 4:35 pm
you guys are emo and rock stop trying to bring metal to the main stream we dont need your posers stinking up the metal. sure mtv2 has headbangersball but you know not a thing about metal just show p diddy and panic at the dico and people will be happy no metal fans are going to watch mtv for metal so give up.
May 21st, 2008 at 7:03 pm
where was non vito in the wedding,and are you going to have show with you,(bam and missy) in the future? thanks late..
May 21st, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Mtv should be called Rtv for Reality Television. The only music aired is after shows and on TRL…its lame..
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:25 am
Is MTV going to air That Go by Keak da Sneak (Featuring Prodigy of Mobb Deep & The Alchemist)-heard it and thought it was tight…
May 22nd, 2008 at 3:04 am
Y O Y IS THERE BUFFERING GOING ON AT 3AM??? MTV—GET IT TOGETHER
May 22nd, 2008 at 4:49 am
I think all your songs are great. I dont care what all these other people say. I think there jelouse cause you can sing better than them!Keep up the good work and stay fresh!
May 22nd, 2008 at 1:14 pm
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May 22nd, 2008 at 1:43 pm
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“We’ve gotten off to a promising start in Raleigh,” replied Breakey. “We go out of our way to make our clients feel comfortable about joining our service, not trapped. Our staff goes the extra mile to do everything they can to improve our member’s social life. We push people out there a little bit to get the ball rolling for them. After that, it’s up to them.”
The Sales Director for Raleigh Singles is Stephanie Harrington. The office is located 4030 Wake Forest Road, Suite 300. The satellite office recently held its first social event for its membership that was a huge success.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 2:18 pm
hi, i’m from mexico and i have an indepentent album, my cuestion is how can i send you my video to get in on mtv3
thank you
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Hey y’all,
Could you please repost the songs that were used in episode 5 of “The Paper”? I go onto the page that has the music from the show and for some reason it is the only epsidoe that does not have any of the music on it.
Thanks
MB
May 22nd, 2008 at 3:18 pm
how would i try out for the realworld?
May 22nd, 2008 at 3:59 pm
I definitely think that the show The Hangover should still be on the air!!! I love A Shot of Love and I love the extra footage and the interviews with the contestants. At least put it on mtv.com!!!! PaaLEEAAASE!!!!
May 22nd, 2008 at 4:30 pm
I doubt this will be seen by anyone from MTV, but:
Can you please tell me where you get the instrumental music used on the Tila Tequila show?
May 22nd, 2008 at 5:13 pm
NOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo you cant kick will off of the show w/o him no one is going to watch it please dont i promise you i wont watch it anymore(maybe not but i will watch it less)
May 22nd, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Hello MTV,
i just wanted you to know that i am very disappointed that Laguna Beach season 3 nor Newport harbor have been put on DVD yet. Also, i do await the return of newport harbor, along side of many other people. You cant just leave us hanging…please get those two out on DVD
May 22nd, 2008 at 6:48 pm
when will runs house air again??
May 22nd, 2008 at 7:21 pm
I was just watching the most recent Real World episode and did not like the pop-up addition. My friends and I found them to be quite distracting.
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:36 pm
I think that you should totally do a True Life: I’m in a long distance relationship. My girlfriend and I have been in a relationship for 2 years and she lives in FL and I live in KY. We met on a cruise 2 years ago and our relationship is better than most people who are together all the time! Just a thought!
May 23rd, 2008 at 12:21 am
hello my name is david from newark new jersey im very interested into getting to know the two sistas jasmine and jacinta my reason is because they handled themselves very well and seems to look forward to a new future.plus there very nice looking……how can i write them just express my thoughts on how they handled themselves well.
May 23rd, 2008 at 12:25 am
Howdy ya’ll. My wife and I own a sports barbershop in Coeur d’ Alene, Id. Everytime Rob and Big comes up at the shop, Robs’ hair always seems to be the main topic with the staff. His fade is no good. How about Rob and Big coming to town so we can hook the dude up. It’s an open invite for Rob to get fixed. What an episode that would make. Rob and Big in Idaho. Thanks for the time. Peace.
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:50 am
i think it would be really cool if you could thumbs up/down peoples comments on the community message boards, like you tube. sometimes ill read something funny and go to thumbs up it, then im like, wait…its not there! aaaargghhh!
May 23rd, 2008 at 11:10 am
HI i am really looking for the dvd of the hills 2nd and third season. because i always watched it in the net (since the mtv in my coountry didnt air the series),,,so im looking forward for the hills’ dvd
May 23rd, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Can you please also list the songs you use in the online episodes of The Hills?
May 23rd, 2008 at 2:25 pm
i have a friend that use to dance on an mtv dance club series around 1986, i would like to see about getting a copy for his birthday. I need to know if anyone knows how to go about doing that. It was The lighthouse at Blackbeards in Fresno. If anyone knows how to go about getting an archive from this please let me know! msurfer3@yahoo.com
May 23rd, 2008 at 2:52 pm
I have a great story for high school stories. Please contact me!!! This has to be told. It is legendary!
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:59 pm
I am the actor that played “Lil Cease” in the movie “Notorious.” The picture you have up there is not me. Please give credit where credit is due……
May 23rd, 2008 at 7:36 pm
What can I do to browse the top 10 or top 20 music videos played on March?
Im looking for a song played by some rapper and a boy that sounded just like chris martin. Its a very calm, sexy song.
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Please bring Videos back to MTV. MTV is not the same and I want my MTV Videos back!!!!!!
May 23rd, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Hello MTV and community. I was and still am a big fan of your show, Amrica’s Bet Dance Crew. I was wondering if Season 1 could possibly be put out on video because I would love to have it as well as watch exclusive clips and interviews that are posted on your site. I also feel that if it was actually on tape, that it would sell very well being that many Americans watched the show and participated in voting for their favorite dance crews.
I would really appreicate some feedback about this.
Thank you,
Inna SMith
May 24th, 2008 at 2:06 am
I do not agree with your FAQs on your video player site. It states that choppy or stuttering etc. is due to poor internet connection or slow speed. NOT true here! I can’t watch ANYTHING on the MTV site as it is so choppy (constant buffering) and I have an EXCELLENT high speed cable connection. I have NO problem with other video players, e.g. ABC tv site. I watch shows at that site all the time. Please, please fix this situation — I need my Real World and the Hills etc.
May 24th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
hey jamie i think it is so great that you are staying strong and not giving up! i wish you luck on giving birth and i will be praying and i still and always will love you and your still my idol and i still want to be like you no matter waht!!!
May 24th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
hey jamie i love you and always will dont eve give up on your baby and casey i love you
your biggest fan,
amber
May 24th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
THE VIDEOS DO NOT WORK AND HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING FOR 2 DAYS. I’M TRYING TO WATCH EPISODES OF THE HILLS AND CANNOT. NOT COOL!
May 24th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
hey i think mtv should do a reality show on how a private school school works and the drama inside of it. it would be an awesome show cause a lot of people think private schools are full of goody goddies, but once they see the show they will be blown away!i have a great private school in mind that will be a perfect school just email me and i will let you know.
thank you
and think about it