Did you know that you can keep a history of every iCandy card you create? Go to the preferences window in iCandy (under the iCandy menu) and select "Enable Print Archive."

You can view your Print Archive under the 'My iCandy' menu option on the website.  We'll also use those same images to help you track analytics on specific cards.  So what are you waiting for?  Enable Print Archive now.

We've just launched a new feature on the iCandy website - My iCandy ->My iCandy Dashboard.

What does the dashboard do?  Well, it displays your iCandy card activity.  Each iCandy card has a User ID embedded in it (hence the dog and pony show when you sign up - registration/confirmation code yada yada).  The iCandy service can then keep track of your card activity - how many cards have been printed, scanned by you or others. 

What can you do with these analytics?  You can track the effectiveness of your iCandy-powered business cards, flyers and posters to promote your latest YouTube video, Myspace page, garage band or website of course.

Here are some sample screenshots:

Consider this Version 1.0.  We'll be adding the ability to drill down on specific iCandy cards in the days and weeks ahead.  Ideas on how to make this better?  Post your brilliant insights on our Community Forum.

• iPhoto Picture Book (small)
• 10 cards
• 4x6 card
• 4x6 card - Half
• QOOP CoffeeTable Book
• QOOP 5.25 x 3.75 Book
• QOOP 3.75 x 2.5 Minibook

• iPhoto Picture Book (small):
  layout optimzed to work with iPhoto application; appropriate for printing to disk; import images into iPhoto to produce book.

The next three formats are ideal for your home printer:

• 10 cards:
  This layout is optimized for business card paper stock - it arranges iCandy cards in 2 columns, 5 rows down = 10 cards/page. This layout works with both print to printer and print to disk (jpg).  Be sure to have 10 items created (URLs, iTunes, etc.)
  
  
• 4x6 card:
  Ideal for 4x6 glossy photo stock; prints in portrait mode; works well for both print to printer and print to disk (jpg).
  

   

  

• 4x6 card (half):
  Prints two 2x3 iCandy cards on 4x6 paper stock; you can cut it in half for some cute 2x3 cards.

Online Print Services

These formats are ideal if you want to create slick books through Flickr's print partner, QOOP.com:

• QOOP CoffeeTable Book:
  Landscape format card; has a nice drop shadow; ideal for uploading to Flickr to create a QOOP book



• QOOP 5.25 x 3.75 Book:
  Portrait format card; intended for print to disk; upload to Flickr; layout optimized for QOOP 5.25x3.75 book size



• QOOP 3.75 x 2.5 Minibook:
  Landscape format card; intended for print to disk; upload to Flickr; layout optimized for QOOP 3.75 x 2.5 book size