Sneak Preview: First Glimpses of OneVietnam Network Design

I’ve come out of my cave!

We are two months away from launch so I’ve been locked away coding and designing.  What we have so far is pretty exciting so I had to come out to give our readers the first glimpses of OneVietnam Network.  There are three core functionalities at beta launch:

1. Connect the community: For everyone who’s Vietnamese, lived in the country, or just love the culture, OVN is the place to share your common interest.  Connect with others through profiles, photos, videos, updates, and events.  Find the “influential Vietnamese” or become one yourself!
2. Learn what’s happening: There are many discussions happening that are shaping the future of our community.  OVn lets you discover the hot topics and join the conversation.  If you’re an expert, you get to own your own topic!
3. Do something: It’s spring time! Take the conversation beyond the web and get outside.  We’re working with community groups put together events and volunteer opportunities for us to enjoy.

We have some really cool stuff happening in the background too.  For one, OneVietnam Network will connect with all your social media networks, so there’s no need to manage multiple accounts!  In fact, if you have a Facebook account, you can log right in OVN.  I can’t leak pictures yet, but the interface is beautiful.  We hate how clutter and crowded Facebook has gotten so we emphasized simply and clean design.  It’s almost zen-like.

We’ve also recently gotten the mobile version working (that iPhone image is a live site!) as well as live feeds and XMPP notification.  What that means is if you get a new message on OVN, it can send a you a Google Chat notifying you of the message.  I simply cannot wait to release this into Beta in June!

Since I’m out of the cave, I’ll take questions. Leave a comment if you have a question about OneVietnam Network!