Hi Everyone,
As you all probably noticed, we were down for a significant portion of the day yesterday. We missed a code, but hopefully the manual post to Twitter helped people out.
Our host was having hardware issues — I was working hard to get the site back up as soon as I could, but the issues weren’t fixed until late into the night.
My heartfelt apologies to anyone this affected.
Hope everyone is doing well!
Code is different for everybody. Go to the location above (or copy/paste it from the “ACTIVE CODES” section to the right) to get your own version of the code. Be sure there are no spaces at the start or end of the code.
Hello again everyone,
We’re still in the midst of developing the new searcher. Here’s a sneak peek of the new search history area:
Preview of what the history area looks like.
Notice that we’ve made community-wide statistics available to users. This can help you determine what is effective in terms of searching. You’ll be able to tell for yourself how many times you should search in a day, and when to stop.
As was the case last time, it’s still in beta testing. However, there is still quite a bit of room for additional testers. If you’re interested, please send e-mail to swagcodespoiler@gmail.com with the subject “Searcher Beta”.
We’re excited about the new searcher, and can’t wait to make it publicly available!
Hope everyone is doing well.
Some of you have probably noticed some problems with the site. We just want to let you know that we’re aware of them, and if we haven’t already addressed them, we’re working hard to do so. We apologize for any inconvenience, and appreciate your understanding as we transition to a new hosting environment.
E-Mails are Showing Up Late
This is a problem that was fixed earlier today. Hopefully this has blown over now. For those of you who missed Swagcodes due to this, I highly recommend signing up for text message message notifications through Twitter if it’s at all possible. Always feel free to ask for help in the chatbox.
Sometimes the Site is Unavailable or Slow
Because we moved from a shared hosting environment to a dedicated host, we’ve had to learn the hard way how to configure our server. Again, this has hopefully been dealt with. The site should be running faster than ever.
You Missed a Few Twitter Updates
This is due to a strage difference in configuration between our old host and our current host. This has hopefully been fixed.
I’m Not Getting E-Mails at All!
Are you using hotmail or live? If so, you probably won’t get mail from us right now. Microsoft has very strict spam filtering rules, and new servers have to go through an application process to be recognized as non-spam by Microsoft. This is underway, and will hopefully will be resolved within the next few days.
UPDATE: It appears that we’re now able to send e-mail to live and hotmail accounts. Make sure to check your spam folder if you’re still not getting email.
We’re very sorry if our little hiccups has caused anyone inconvenience. Again, we appreciate your patience, and hopefully it won’t be required for much longer!
The new version of the auto-searcher is still in beta, but if you are interested, we definitely encourage you to send in for a beta key. Just send email to swagcodespoiler@gmail.com with a subject “Searcher Beta”.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
Hello everyone!
We apologize for the bumps in the road that we’ve had over the last few weeks. We’re moved to a much more stable, dedicated host.
Updates
Increases in stability and speed. Hopefully you’ve already noticed this!
The Code Checker and the Code Grabber (“Active Codes” section) are back.
Twitter notifications are back. They were down momentarily while we moved to a new server.
A call for beta testers
The “premium” auto-searcher is getting close to being ready! There’s still a lot to be done, but all of the basic features are in place. We’d like to start a round of closed beta invitations. If you have Google Chrome (or are willing to install it) and are interested in being a beta tester, please send an e-mail to swagcodespoiler@gmail.com with “Searcher Beta” in the subject line. The invites will be sent on a first come, first serve basis. The first round will be sent out some time on Monday, July 5th.
I hope everyone in the US has an excellent 4th of July holiday (and those outside of the US have a good weekend)! As always, let us know if there’s anything we can do to make your Swagcode Spoiler stay more pleasant. 🙂
Code is different for everybody. Go to the location above to get your own version of the code. Be sure there are no spaces at the start or end of the code.
Code is different for everybody. Go to the location above to get your own version of the code. Be sure there are no spaces at the start or end of the code.
Hi everyone,
I have a couple of things to share with you.
Today, our host temporarily turned off our site. It turns out that the code checker was too resource intensive for them. The bad news is it (and the Active Codes section) has been temporarily disabled. The good news is we’re looking into more accommodating hosts, and will be moving shortly. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you! We’re working hard to get everything back to normal.
The new and improved version of the auto-searcher is still under development, and we are making good progress. It is tracking wins and is capable of displaying simple statistics based on what it learns:
Searcher Statistics
We’re finishing up a portal that awards you credits when you complete free offers, which are used to power the searcher. An offer gets you between 50-100 credits, and one search takes 1 credit. This can change if it becomes problematic to keep up with. We will keep you updated, and will hopefully have something to let you all use shortly!
We’re working to automate the retrieval of the new “Wall of Winners” Facebook codes, as the process to get them is especially obnoxious. Hopefully we’ll have something for you soon.
As always, please let us know if there’s anything we can do to make your Swagcode Spoiler stay more pleasant!
— gc
