November 2011
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NOW: Question Three
All Hallows’ Eve must come with a little treat and we have one for you.
The third question is for you to answer. You may do this by form of email, tweet or message. You may want to know the question first, though, so here it is:
What are your ideas to make the site better?
In case you forgot, this is question three of seven, so mark your calendar for the following question release dates:
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October 2011
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Our big announcement
Now that we have finished spoiling the first Pottermore book experience, we are taking the time to make Pottermore News better. *laughs*
Some of the new features that we will be adding to the site include a discussions page, where you will be able to discuss Potttermore with friends and so on, and a new weekly web series where the news stories of the week will be discussed.
We have more ideas...
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Pottermore Beta Period Extended (AGAIN!)
The Pottermore Insider was updated yesterday with a new post saying that the beta period will be extended. They explained that they will be taking this time to make Pottermore even better using all of the user feedback and beta survey results. The post also announced that the Pottermore site will be down for a few days on November 2 to make some “exciting” changes. What do you think...
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Behind the Scenes: The Pottermore house crests...
The Pottermore Insider has been updated with the second part of a behind-the-scenes look at the Pottermore house crests. This time they take a look at the making of the Hufflepuff and Slytherin crests.
On the Hufflepuff crest, the post explains that it was the most difficult for the design team, because of the small amount of detail about the house in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s...
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You may now comment on the blog!
We FINALLY were able to get Disqus working today, so starting now anybody who wants to can comment on the posts! Anyone who tests it out on this posts gets a shoutout! Get commenting!
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CONTEST: Occupy Gringotts
We recently posted about the Occupy Gringotts protests, which are currently happening in Diagon Alley. In the post, we announced our first contest EVER, in which you can send in your articles about Occupy Gringotts. You can write the article either as the Minister of Magic, a Daily Prophet journalist, or an Occupy Gringotts protester.
In the article, you can discuss the protests, the...
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It's on: Occupy protests come to the Wizarding...
Occupy Wall Street? Occupy Chicago? Occupy London? Wha?
Over the past few weeks, people all over the world have been taking part in Occupy protests. Protesters chant and scream “We are the 99%!” and fight for economic equality and social justice, too.
But, it didn’t take long until we heard from our “secret sources” that the Wizarding World is now taking their...
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NOW: Question Two
A new day, a new week, a new beginning, and a new clue.
So here it is, question two of our seven concerning our new site:
What new features are being added to the site?
Remember, all questions will be answered when the site goes live. Don’t forget about the other questions, too! Here are the remaining release dates:
SUNDAY, October 31
TUESDAY, November 1
FRIDAY, November 11
THURSDAY,...
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Pottermore Beta Survey
Since the beginning of the beta period, the Pottermore Insider informed us of a beta survey that would be given out to all the beta testers to complete. Today, we were informed that the beta survey is now available to fill-out.
The survey, which can be taken at this link, is comprised of 29 easy questions about Pottermore. It asks your opinion on things such as the Moments and JK...
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Behind the scenes: the Pottermore house crests
The Pottermore Insider is releasing a two-part behind the scenes look at the Pottermore house crests. Because many of users told them how much they liked the crests, the Pottermore team talked to Atomhawk Design, who designed all the illustrations on Pottermore, to find out how they came about creating those four crests.
In part one of the article, readers can learn about how the design team...
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Four News Stories and Why You Should Read Them
As you probably saw, today we posted four new stories on the site about Pottermore. You should really read all of them! They are very interesting and all have different reasons that make you want to read them. Here are some of them:
Scholastic News- Pottermore: A World of Magic and Imagination
In this article, you to see Pottermore through the eyes of a kid. He explains his experience on...
destinyzombie asked: when can everyone else get access to pottermore? D:
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Hypable: To the New Pottermore CEO
Hypable.com’s Andrew Sims has posted an open letter to the new CEO of Pottermore, Charlie Redmayne. In the letter, Sims expresses concerns and suggestions for the site. These suggestions include the showing of real names, the announcement of a better timeline for the Chamber of Secrets release and the infamous sorting process.
Many people agree with him and even added their own...
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What Pottermore has done to Reading
Pipe Dream, Binghamton University’s student newspaper, has written an article about the impact of Pottermore on reading. The article talks about the impact and power of JK Rowling herself, being the only one who can pull-off such a thing as an “interactive book website”.
It shares the different opinions of students, how some believe that they should kept the series as it is...
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Pottermore: An Exciting Experience... or a Bitter...
My High School Journalism has written an interesting opinion article about Pottermore. The journalist explains Pottermore in the article and includes some of the pre-announcement predictions about the site, the interactive experience part of it, and talks about JK Rowling’s thoughts and the new information.
Throughout the article she applauds the features of Pottermore, including...
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Scholastic News: Pottermore: A World of Magic and...
Scholastic* News Kids Press Corps Blog has published an article about Pottermore. In the article, a kid reporter, Andrew Liang, describes his experience on Pottermore. He is a huge Harry Potter fan who was one of the lucky million to be granted early access into the site. He describes his time on Pottermore, including brewing potions and getting a wand. Liang describes his sorting experience...
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NOW: Question One
Here is the first of 7 Questions that will be revealed before our new site goes live:
What will it look like? Will the layout change?
Yes, we understand this is technically two questions, but we thought that because they were so alike, we would put them in one post.
So you don’t forget about the other 6 questions….
HERE ARE THE RELEASE DATES:
SUNDAY, October 23
SUNDAY, October...
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New Pottermore CEO
The Bookseller and New York Observer are reporting that Charlie Redmayne, the chief digital officer at HarperCollins, is leaving the company to join the Pottermore team as CEO of the company. Neil Blair is quoted describing Redmayne as “a formidable talent in both the digital and publishing spheres”.
Redmayne is also quoted on his feelings about Pottermore, “a hugely exciting...
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EXCLUSIVE: Seven Questions
Seven questions.
Seven weeks.
Seven answers.
Our countdown to the new site begins NOW! We start with seven questions. Just like Scholastic asked seven questions before Deathly Hallows, we are asking too. All the question will be about the new site. The questions will be revealed separately on the following dates:
SUNDAY, October 16
SUNDAY, October 23
SUNDAY, October 31
TUESDAY, November 1
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CLUES, CLUES, and MORE CLUES!
Starting now through Christmas Eve, Pottermore News will be posting clues on all of our sites: Twitter, Facebook, GoogleDocs, and here, of course, on Tumblr.
Define clue, you ask? A clue in our terms could be anything… a hidden-linked picture or video, a decoded message, in between lines, and so many other things. And be sure to notice things more… comprehend, don’t just read,...
