A small bug in the firefox addon that caused problems with clicking the flash card notification popup has been fixed.

Cruise on over to the addon page and click the install button to update.

Helloooooo to all the new visitors to Popling.net! There are so many of you we are having a hard time keeping up! Our mail server is a little backlogged, so your registration verification emails may take a while to get to you.
We’re working hard to get this fixed.

Also, the site may be a little slow due to all the traffic. Don’t worry though, the little hamster is going as fast as it can.

Jamble’s awesome set of cards finally prompted me to add a new feature: card reversal.

Jamble’s cards are Spanish > English, but personally, I like to learn from English > Spanish. I find having to type the Spanish word in the retention dialog really helps me remember the word.

To reverse a set of flash cards, subscribe to the Popling and select ‘edit preferences’, then check the ‘Reverse’ button.

Popling was been featured on LifeHacker yesterday, via a link on downloadsquad.com. That’s to both of those sites for all the traffic!

For all you geeks, the write-ups yesterday brought in about 1,200 new sign ups on 3,300 to 4,000 unique visitors. That’s a pretty nifty conversion rate, if I do say so myself.

I would like to extend a special thanks to all the new pro users for supporting the service. I hope you all find the extra features are worth the $20.

Just a quick note to let you know the Firefox add-on is now compatible with Firefox 3.6. You can upgrade by going to Tools > Add-ons, finding the Popling add-on and clicking enable.

The online interface found on the learn page is getting better all the time. The update launched today changes how cards are answered and displayed. Also, a new algorithm helps you learn the hardest cards you encounter in a flash card set by selecting the most recently missed words for you more often.

The changes to how cards are answered and displayed are most notable in how Popling handles incorrect answers. If you miss a card, you are immediately asked to try it again. This isn’t counted toward your score, it’s only a repetition exercise to help you remember the card. Due to the new card selection algorithm, you’ll get a chance to try it again in the next few cards you see.

If it’s a hard or easy card, Popling tells you so, and in the lower right hand corner of each card, you’ll see how many times you’ve gotten a card correct and the total times you’ve seen it.

As always, feedback is appreciated!