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Listing of Satellite BirthdAy Bash deviantMEETs!By now you've surely heard that deviantART is throwing a super-awesome-fun-party-time 10th BirthdAy Bash on August 7th at the House of Blues in Los Angeles.  Amirite?  Am I?!  :eager:
While we certainly hope you can attend our party for the ages (last year `margotdent was dancing on tables and that's when we were only turning 9!), we understand that deviantART is home to deviants from all around the globe -- which means, sadly, that not everyone can attend our birthday festivities.  
However, we encourage you to host or join a satellite BirthdAy Bash deviantMEET in your area.  After all, the spirit of deviantART celebrating 10 years on the Internet is meant to be shared and we hope you'll be able to find a fellow deviant, or 40, to hang with on our special day.   
Below, we've compiled details from satellite BirthdAy Bash deviantMEETs that we've beListing of Satellite BirthdAy Bash deviantMEETs! by #hq
Join us at Comic-Con! We want to hang with you!:star:  HEY GANGSTERS!
Members of the deviantART staff will be at San Diego Comic-Con 2010 on Thursday, July 22nd and Friday, July 23rd.  A few of us will also be at the convention on Saturday and Sunday, but the majority of our crew will be attending on Thursday and Friday -- and we want to meet our fellow deviants!  :heart:
We'll be all over the convention -- representing deviantART to the fullest -- so in the event you spot someone wearing deviantWEAR, carrying a deviantART bag, or showing off a "Hi, my username is ______" button, be sure to stop them and say hello!  You'll likely be rewarded with a bit of deviantART swag and dazzling conversation.  We know Comic-Con is a huge convention and finding people can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack.  One of our favorite places to hangout is Artists' Alley (located in the main exhibit hall), so be sure to look for us there.  :omgJoin us at Comic-Con! We want to hang with you! by #hq
HQ on the Road!What up dA! This is my first post to HQ. Be gentle. :paranoid:  Just an update on what’s happening here as far events, activities and general shenanigans go. We’ve collected a few videos along the way and there’s lots more to come during and after #SXSW.
We’re working on ways to be more involved in events. We’d love to hear about big regional and country events that are important to you, no matter where you are. :earth:
In the meantime, here’s what we’ve been up to…
:star: Art Basel/ Wynwood - Miami, FL :star:
In December `heatherwetzler and I made our way to sunny Miami for the much ballyhooed Art Basel but, frankly, we spent our time in the Wynwood district where it really popped off. :boogie:
Every alley led to a rogue warehouse showing. There was indie art everywhere and it was awesome. U-haul trucks would pull up on the side of the road, throw up their back ends and reveal mobile galleries. When the cop sirHQ on the Road! by #hq
Dr Pepper Mural Wrap-upBack in February, you may have seen our launch of The Pepperland Contest, where we asked artists to use Muro to draw their depiction of the ultimate fantasy world, a world where Dr Pepper flows freely and the inhabitants are always happily quenched. Time passed, the winning deviation was chosen, and ~ArtKat got a call that her Fuel Yourself had been named the winner. After what we imagine to be much squeeing, as part of her prize package, she hopped on a plane from Michigan to hang out with a whole slew of deviants and a handful of staff to view her winning deviation spray-painted as a mural on the side of a building in the middle of Los Angeles.
A time-lapse film of the mural being created.
Some people might have thought it strange to hold a Dr Pepper Mural Wrap-up by #hq
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Update on Share Links from deviantARTA few weeks back we released Share buttons on deviation pages, making it easier for our visitors to express interest in different deviations while on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and Digg.  
While our intentions were good and many deviants were glad to finally see basic sharing features implemented on deviation pages, we had a lot of feedback from the community indicating concern regarding facilitating the promotion of artwork outside of the confines of the deviantART community.  For some, this is because they feel as if the people on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and Digg are those who turn around and end up stealing their art; whereas the folks at deviantART are more respectful of these issues.
Conceptually, we understand where you're coming from.  Here's what we'd like to propose.  When posting to deviantART, you're given an option regarding Sharing; enable or disable.
:bulletgreen:  If left ENABLED, you have the nice clean options for otheUpdate on Share Links from deviantART by #hq
Share Links: encourage, discourage, members only:star:  UPDATED: MANAGE DEVIATIONS
By popular request, we've implemented the ability to change the Share status of multiple deviations at once.  To do so, simply visit Manage Deviations, select the deviations you'd like to update, and click the 'More actions...' drop-down.  You're set!
:star:  ENCOURAGE, DISCOURAGE, & DEVIANTART MEMBERS ONLY
You were right.  After much deliberation, with both staff members and community members, we've decided to allow three options in regards to our Share links on deviation pages: encourage, discourage, and deviantART members only.
:bulletpink:  Encourage ...
allow comments and Share links

:bulletpink:  Discourage ...
allow comments, but disable Share links
Share Links: encourage, discourage, members only by #hq
Grab your umbrellas; it's raining widgets!:groups:  Widget flood ...
In an initiative to shake things up, and see what happens by removing a lot of widget-related restrictions, we've recently made almost all widgets available on almost all pages -- for Groups only.
:groups:  Caveats ...
:bulletpink:  Some of these widgets may be taken back.  We're going to keep a close eye on how they're used, and see whether there's anything we don't want happening.  If it turns out that listing your Collections on your Blog just doesn't work, we'll withdraw it.
:bulletpink:  There will be visual glitches.  (Happens to the best of us, right?  That haircut senior year maybe wasn't the best choice, eh?)  Some of the modules are being thrown into narrower columns than they were designed for.  We'll fix these cases as they arise, but the issues won't necessarily be top priority.
:groups:  Ready, set, go ...
Ready to tGrab your umbrellas; it's raining widgets! by #hq
More Groups renovations: see what's new!:groups:  Home renovations ...
They just don't stop!  The Devious Technology team continues to tweak and improve Groups left and right.  Today's update includes news about the Members, About Us, and Shout Forum widgets.
:bulletpink:  Members ...
Getting a facelift and a few more settings, the Members widget now allows you to choose which user-classes within a group get shown (rather than showing all user-classes).  You can also choose how many members, within each class, are displayed.
Members or About Us, choose a layout

Members, avatars only

Members, usernames only

:bulletpink:  About Us ...
The About Us widget is more like a full-fledged page where each member canMore Groups renovations: see what's new! by #hq
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Groups soft-launch in BETA today!Announcing Groups, the newest creation from Devious Technology.  Available to you in BETA, starting today!
Groups allows you to create your own community within deviantART on whatever topic(s) interest you most. With Groups, you can now have public and private exchanges with your friends, fellow artists, and fans! And best of all… it's FREE!
:star:  With Groups you can…
:bulletorange:  Connect with deviants who share similar interests and passions
:bulletorange:  Enhance your deviantART community experience
:bulletorange:  Easily organize and administrate different classes of members
Whether you want to make your own group, or simply join a group, Groups will help you zoom in and magnify the things you love most about deviantART. When you make a group, you get the perks that a founder of any organization would have: you establish the group’sGroups soft-launch in BETA today! by #hq
Proposed Changes to the Terms of ServiceAs part of the BETA release of Groups, deviantART is exploring changes in its Terms of Service and Etiquette Policy.
The Groups platform is a powerful tool for sourcing the deviantART community and for pulling together content and artists on the basis of their common interests. Any deviant can form a group and any deviant can run a group.
We are concerned that companies and other commercial interests will use Groups in ways that we do not intend to have them used.
Groups will also let deviants behave with a lot of self-determination. So we are also interested in letting people know that Groups are run by deviants and not by deviantART, its staff, and its administrators.
To learn more about these important proposed changes, read our recently launched news article for further details and to share any questions or concerns.
Thank you!  :heart:
~HeidiProposed Changes to the Terms of Service by #hq
The deviantART Stock Project with FotoliaYou might recall that several times during the past few months, we asked community members for feedback and input regarding the state of stock resources on deviantART.  After much research, including digging through and taking into account each and every comment left by deviants, we’ve decided to start down the path of building a fully integrated commercial stock offering on deviantART.  In doing so, we will dedicate resources to accomplish this in a way that uniquely reflects the community and serves its special interests and needs.  
We’re starting off with two important initiatives: a partnership with Fotolia.com and the deviantART Stock Project (#StockProject).
We’ve chosen to partner with Fotolia, a leading microstock provider worldwide, for their extensive collection of commercial stock assets and their expertise.  Here’s why:
:bulletgreen:  it consistently offers the best prices for stock
:bulletgrThe deviantART Stock Project with Fotolia by #hq
Account Security - An UpdateRecently, there has been some rumours spreading throughout the community about a hacker going around taking over accounts and deactivating them. We'd like to  reassure you on this matter, and to also provide you some useful pointers in order to keep your account secure.
Upon hearing these "hacker" claims, we put our supersleuth dT Team to the task of making sure that nothing untoward was going on, and to verifythat there was no exploits within the deactivation process. We have been assured that there's no exploit that is being used to access accounts and deactivate them. There is a far simpler and less sinister answer, however and it's something that every one of us can take a proactive stance towards -- passwords. You need them for just about everything these days. What's the point of having them if you're only going to make them something really simple?  The use of strong passwords is one of the most basic aspects of internet security.
Take a look at the image belAccount Security - An Update by #hq
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