Hello world! A whole new YaDig is here to deliver you the best user experience yet. Now finding the right restaurant, hotel, coffee shop, bar, nightclub or anything else near you is not only easier, but is more fun too. Everything on YaDig.com – from design to features and functionalities – has been touched up, and in some cases overhauled, to deliver you a better user experience. The site now has got more visually appealing, simpler to use, and neater than before.
You valued feedback helped us make all the right changes to the site and equip it with the right tools to make it a great reviewing and networking website for you. The site with the new build lets you explore your city and surroundings better than the locals in an easy and intuitive fashion.
Below is a brief rundown of what major upgrades YaDig.com has gone through in the new build.
Design Revamp – Neater is Better
We have made major changes to YaDig’s design across the board. Whether it’s the homepage, listings page, business page or user/business dashboards, every single part of the site has undergone the design overhaul. The resultant look of the site has emerged neat, clutter-free and easy on the eye. As the redesign goes hand in hand with new feature/functionality upgrades, YaDig has just gotten more user-friendly and utilitarian than before.
Notifications – Stay In The Know
Real time notifications panel at the top right position of the site is a new great addition to the site. The panel is visible after you sign in to your YaDig account (Don’t have an account? Register FREE now!). The notifications panel keeps you up-to-date about the latest activities happening on the site. These updates may include all Dig Buddy activities (new place added, new review posted, new place followed, attending an event, availing a deal etc.), and user activities such as if someone likes your review, comments on it, or gives you a compliment etc.
Richer Dashboard – City News & Friends Updates
Your new User Dashboard on YaDig.com comes loaded with more useful content such as City News and Friends Updates, in addition to Following (for the places you’re following) and My Events (for events you’re attending). City News comprise most activity updates on places in your city, such as latest reviews on hottest places in your city, as well as newest deals and events announced by businesses establishments operating in your city. Friends Updates comprise most of your friends’ activities on YaDig.com such as new review posted, new place added, new advice asked etc.
Get Advice – Let the Locals Come to the Rescue
Get Advice, our brand new feature, allows users to ask the locals for their advice on a new city/area. For instance, if you’re in a new city or area and looking for a particular place to stay, eat out, have fun, study, stay fit, or do anything else, use Get Advice to ask the locals of that city/area to seek their informed advice about it. Your question will appear in the City News section of users of the city you need advice on. Advice from the locals will surely lead you to the right venue at the right time with ease.
Reviews – Say More with a Picture
Now you can couple your review with a photo to make it more powerful. When you’re saying things like the food at the restaurant is delicious, the nightclub is overcrowded, or the hotel’s room service is pathetic, add a photo with your review to give readers a clearer picture so they make wiser choices. Besides, it’s also fun to write a visual review and it’s good to look at as well.
Deals & Events – by Your Favourite Businesses
Finally, Deals & Events from the businesses you’re following are here. You get updates for all new deals & events posted by your favorite businesses on the site which you can browse straight from your YaDig Dashboard. YaDig offers special deals for its users in collaboration with partnered business establishments. These deals may entitle you to special discounts and offers at designated business outlets, or any other benefit/offer that the deal may dictate.
Do More – Comments, Tagging & Compliments
Now users can write comments on reviews, asked advice, as well as on deals & events. You can agree, disagree or endorse the review, or simply correct the reviewer in the comments. You can reply to the asked advice via comments. And you can say what you think about certain deal or event via comments.
You can also tag user reviews as funny, helpful or informative.
What’s more interesting is you can compliment a user profile with a Thank You, Good Writer, You’re Cool etc.
It seems the iconic Hopfest beer festival has settled down for good in Dubai, more specifically at The Irish Village. 2011 is the 7th consecutive year that Dubai is hosting this renowned beer festival at the same location as the past six years: The Irish Village.
The 3-day event that has now gained global renown kicked of today, Thursday, July 21, 2011, at Dubai’s celebrated Irish Village. As we write this blog, the festivities of the Hopfest that began at 12 noon today must be at their peak as it’s still a couple of hours before the event winds up for today at 2.00 a.m. Dubai time. The festival will continue tomorrow (Friday, July 22) and the day after (Saturday, July 23) from 12.00 noon to 2.00 a.m.
Some hot features of Hopfest 2011 include more than 100 varieties of ales and beers from around the world, and of course electric live performances by Dubai’s favourite bands such as the Maplejacks, Adam Shero, The Vision and DJ Mark. So for those lovers of the golden beverage that Hopfest is all about, the event must have come as one of the life’s happiest surprises.
Furthermore, the first 200 visitors to the pub during the three days will be also given free t-shirts. To make the festival more exciting, anyone wearing their wristbands from Thursday and Friday will win a free Saturday Brunch as well as an original “I survived Hopfest 2011” inscribed tee. What matters most to Dubai however is the fact that visitors to the emirate will be able to experience the very best of Dubai’s nightlife scene during Hopfest 2011.
While the thousands of Hopfest enthusiasts jostle for space inside the air-conditioned marquee at The Irish Village – guzzling lots of familiar favorites and sampling some unusual draughts, rocking to the stimulating live music by their favourite bands – Dubai with The Irish Village will be setting a new tradition in place.
Visit the business page of The Irish Village on YaDig.com to view the venue’s details or to write a review
To some it may sound a bit of something totally unorthodox for Qatar’s capital Doha to house a selection of sizzling nightlife options, both bars and nightclubs. But those who do know this thriving metropolis inside out, are aware about the places in Doha that cater to their nightlife escapades.
YaDig.com has a variety of Doha nightlife options present in its Doha Hot Listings. Without further ado, we’ll brief you about the coolest nightclubs and bars located in your favorite city Doha.
CloudNyn Club
Visitors of CloudNyn literally find themselves on the cloud number nine. Located on the mezzanine floor of Doha’s popular Merweb Hotel, CloudNyn is a blissful place offering great, energizing atmosphere that’s couple with equally great music. A wise selection of drinks and scrumptious food items is one of CloudNyn’s major specialties. The staff is attentive and highly professional, and the crowd is also good. The club is a bit strict when it comes to dress code disallowing sportshoes ware, although jeans and t-shirts are welcome. For couples, the entrance to the club is free.
To learn more about CloudNyn, visit the CloudNyn Business Page on YaDig.com.
Irish Harp
Located in the Sheraton Hotel on Doha’s popular Al Corniche Street, Irish Harp is one of Doha’s newer bars. Pure Irish to the core, the looks and smells of the club remind the visitor of a true Irish bar. Irish Harp allows smoking, quite unlike today’s Irish Pubs. The place offers a wide range of drinks, which are not cheap also not so pricey as to deter the customer. Irish Harp offers a comprehensive selection of traditional Irish meals as well as international favorites that go so perfectly with the bar’s awesome live music.
To learn more about Irish Harp, visit the Irish Harp Business Page on YaDig.com.
Qube
Located in Ramada Plaza Doha, Rawdat Al Khalil, the Qube offers one of Doha’s coolest nightlife escapades. It’s Doha’s undisputedly largest and the best night spot seeing scores of customers on all days of the weeks, especially weekends when the queues outside the venue only get longer. Qube offers superb live music with changing bands, DJs and specialty events that happen from 7.00 pm to 2.00 am daily. Drink, dance and experience the most memorable entertainment in Doha.
To learn more about Qube, visit the Qube Business Page on YaDig.com.
Garvey’s
Offering a range of bottled and draught beers, in addition to the hippest environment in Doha, Garvey’s is located off Doha’s famous Zizya Street. As the city’s nightlife landscape flourishes with new night spots coming into being, Garvey’s is also about to open many new branches across Doha. With a scrumptious range of international and specialty cuisine, Garvey’s has something great to cater to all tastes.
To learn more about Garvey’s, visit the Garvey’s Business Page on YaDig.com.
Crystal Lounge
Located at W Doha Hotel and Residences, the Crystal Lounge is one of Doha’s most hippest night spots with French champagne flowing freely at the venue. The cool, black décor attaches the chic look and ambiance to the Crystal Lounge multiplying its appeal manifold. While the stylish front bar serves cocktails all days of the week, the most talented DJs available in town make an appearance frequently to the venue turning this hot nightspot into Doha best place to boogie for the city’s partying demographic.
To learn more about Crystal Lounge, visit the Crystal Lounge Business Page on YaDig.com.