Are we nearly there yet?

Odadeo.com is very proud to announce that it is opening up to the public with it’s new “Are we nearly there yet?” beta.

Five months after the “Far too early” beta was launched by Stef Lewandowski, there has been a huge amount of work on the site and the beginnings of a very cool dads community. Tom Beardshaw has joined the team as community manager and we reckon it’s now time to open it up to the dads all over the world.

The “Are we nearly there yet?” beta is for dads to join Odadeo as we create what we hope will be the ultimate website and online community for dads – a social web app that can actually help you become a great dad!

Using the invite code “nearlythere” (which is now pre-inserted into the signup form), anyone can now join the community. We’re keeping the invite code system so that we can offer special features to particular groups of dads (watch this space for “newdad” goodies!).

Here are some of the features of the “Are we nearly there yet?” beta:

Badges: you can now connect to dads like you by adding badges such as “expecting”, “geek” or “married” – find out what they’re pledging and send them a message on the badge comment wall.

Pledges: Click on your pledges to find useful links and tips to help you fulfill your pledges. Tag your pledges to get more relevant suggestions from the community.

DADSDAQ: When you make some progress on a pledge, ‘pip’ it – Odadeo will keep track of how you’re doing with your very own DADSDAQ graph.

Friends’ DADSDAQ: Make some friends on Odadeo and you can compare how you’re doing.

Global DADSDAQ: The Odadeo homepage now carries a DADSDAQ graph showing the progress of all Odadeo dads.

Q&A: Ask the Odadeo community a question to help you become a great dad.

Invite friends: You can now search your webmail to invite friends to join Odadeo.

The “Are we nearly there yet?” beta is for testing the system and finding out how dads want to develop the site, find out what features are working, and which are not. So please sign up, tell everyone you know who is a dad and give us your feedback at our Get Satisfaction page.

Sign up to the public beta!