Following fast on the heels of last week’s launch of branded Facebook sharing for your members, we’re happy to announce that Network Creators and administrators can now post directly to a Facebook Page — formerly a “Fan Page” — from a Ning Network.
The initial Facebook release made it easy for your members to share content from your Ning Network with their Facebook friends, and do it in a way that’s branded with your Ning Network name and logo. However, many Network Creators noted that they have popular Facebook Pages that they want to be able to post to easily, and now you can do just that.
To get started, just click on the “Settings” link on the right side of any page on your Ning Network. Then, click “Connections.” There, if you’re a Network Creator or administrator, you’ll see a brand-new option to “Post to a Facebook Page instead”:
Then, simply select your preferred Facebook Page from the list of all Facebook Pages you administer.
Once you’ve selected the Facebook Page, every time you click on a Facebook link or send your status to Facebook, you will be posting as your selected Facebook Page, instead of your personal profile. It’s easy to switch between the two — just head back to the Connections page — where you’ll need to choose which account you’d like to like to post to.
After choosing to post to a Facebook Page, just click a Facebook link on a piece of content, just as you did to share content with your Facebook friends.
Click “Publish,” and the story will be posted to your Facebook Page.
Hopefully, this makes it even easier to tap into Facebook to grow your audience and reach more people. Now, while your members share your content with their friends, you can keep your Facebook fans in the loop, too!
Ning Announces: Now live ~ Post directly to your Facebook Page!
via blog.ning.com
Google Acquires Picnik Photo Editor
I'm excited to see how Picnik will be changed or improved by Google. This is truly a creative tool for editing photos. I love to be able to edit my photos without having to use computer software. In the cloud is best!
FriendFeed vs Facebook Interactivity
I've always been a big fan of the FriendFeed service. But since Facebook bought out FriendFeed, it's slowly becoming a ghost town and interaction is going down. Even despite the downward spiral, if you post the right sort of interesting things on FriendFeed or post things in the right FriendFeed rooms (if you're not popular), you can still get a lot more interaction on FriendFeed.
Here's an example of something I posted on FriendFeed about "How to Tell if your Cat is Plotting to Kill You"
Note all the "likes" and comments!
Here's an example of something I posted on FriendFeed about "How to Tell if your Cat is Plotting to Kill You"
Note all the "likes" and comments!
Google Buzz Big List of Tips and Tricks
How To Do Everything in Google Buzz:
http://www.fastcompany.com/1546226/how-to-do-everything-in-google-buzz-including-turn-it-off
5 Google Buzz Tips for the Advanced User
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives: /5_google_buzz_tips_for_the_advanced_user.php
How to Make Google Buzz Follower Lists Private:
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-make-your-google-buzz-follower-lists-private-2010-2
http://www.fastcompany.com/1546226/how-to-do-everything-in-google-buzz-including-turn-it-off
5 Google Buzz Tips for the Advanced User
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives: /5_google_buzz_tips_for_the_advanced_user.php
How to Make Google Buzz Follower Lists Private:
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-make-your-google-buzz-follower-lists-private-2010-2
Can my Addiction to Blogging Generate Full Time Income?
That's the question I'm pondering. I love blogging, have a lot of blogs and post a lot - hence the "Prolific" blogger title. Blogging is my favorite thing to do and is even therapeutic.But I'm also a newbie. So, for me it's going to take a long time. Breaking income goals into bite size pieces helps me view it more as a possibility.
Problogger emphasizes "blogging for money is neither quick nor is it easy money." Wise words everyone should heed!
In my opinion, that's where a lot of people will drop off. Too many people are looking for quick and easy money (a fantasy that doesn't realistically exist).
He notes "I didn’t achieve this milestone until I’d been blogging for over 2 years (I blogged for the first year without trying to make money)."
I'm encouraged because one of my strengths is that I have a great deal of perseverance and I don't expect anything to be quick and easy. I've cultivated this strength by sticking with my Uppercase Living Decor business despite numerous failures and mistakes while watching lots of people fall by the wayside. I'm my own worst skeptic and this proves to ME that I can do it.
What do you think? Can addiction to blogging help someone eventually earn a living wage?
in reference to:
"I didn’t achieve this milestone until I’d been blogging for over 2 years (I blogged for the first year without trying to make money)"
- How to Make $30,000 a year Blogging (view on Google Sidewiki)
Best Online Collaboration Tools 2009
This is an excellent resource to compare multiple online collaboration tools in a well organized way. Mindmeister helps you "see" groups of tools at once - much better than lists.Click the small button next to the entry to get the link to go to that website. Also, note that you can export this to pdf or various image formats.
in reference to: Best Online Collaboration Tools 2009 - Robin Good's Collaborative Map - MindMeister Mind Map (view on Google Sidewiki)
How to Import an External Blog into Notes on Facebook
If you want to import your blog posts into Facebook Notes, here's a brief overview and illustration on how to do that:
- Click on Settings in the upper right corner of your Facebook page
- Under Facebook Applications and Features, select Notes
- Select Importing and Exporting Notes
- Under Questions and Answers from Facebook, select How do I import entries from an external blog?
