Social Network Tips
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Ning 3.0 vs. Grou.ps for a brand new community
I am a brand new NC and I am faced with selecting the right social network for my community. I have started a trial with Grou.ps and the out-of-the-box template seems to be set up PERFECT for our needs. Our community is geared toward youth group members that are heavy Facebook users and the…
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Suggestion for Jensocial
Hi Jen, I assume you forgot to give the right width size for online indicator which is cropped. I suggest you to use width:70px. div.xg_widget_profiles_profile .online {width: 70px;height: 20px;} …
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Scheduling background changes
As I promised, here is the scheduled background switcher. The switching will be on your host site so as not to affect your members with the many changes that could end up there and causing it to bounce the ning network. IYou can switch backgrounds, headers, or anything that uses url() statement in…
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Need Microsoft Word? Import MS Word Document Into Google Docs
Need Microsoft Word? Lost Your Old MS Word?Have you purchased and used Microsoft Word for years, just to find that you've lost your original software after a hard disk crash? No fun. Been there. Done that. I think I've paid for MS Word and/or MS Office a-half-a-dozen times over the years, very…
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How to Add the Facebook Like to All Pages - Huge hidden secret within tip for Ning NCs!
If you like this Tip, please click on the "Like Button" for this Tip Page, and our Main Site. :-) Huge hidden secret within tip, for Ning NCs!* This tip is NOT available for distribution, outside of this Discussion.Wow, what a great and interesting new way to share content – the new Facebook Like!…
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Using our RSS feeds to put member "module" and group "module" anywhere
Jen has a great tabbed content tip for VIPS. I wanted to use this tip to toggle between member and groups, the problem is that we can't locate modules inside text boxes. Solution, take advantage of the Ning RSS feeds.I found several sites that can convert rss feeds to javascript, the best I…
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CSS Gradient Background Maker
This is the best online Gradient Background Maker I've seen to-date. It will create cross-browser compatible CSS for a gradient background that you can add to most any CSS element.For example, if you want to add a gradient background to the body tag of your HTML:Go…
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Google Alerts to track mentions of your site and its topic
I never before thought of using Google Alerts like this until I read a mention of it somewhere. Sorry if everyone already knows this! Google Alerts http://www.google.com/alerts lets you put in words that you want to track and it will email you when they…
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Why Is Alexa Important and Should You Install the Alexa Toolbar?
What is the Alexa Rank?An Alexa Ranking is gained by the level of traffic a website receives, based on the number of people who visit the website, with the Alexa Toolbar (or Add-On) installed within their browsers.Let's "Cut to the chase".If you are a Website Owner, you cannot be taken seriously if…
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TIPS: Choose a short & easy remembering customize URL address for your Google+
In social networks, you always need short, uniform and easy remembering URL addresses for your profiles in these social networks. For examplesmy twitter is http://twitter.com/class2u my Facebook …
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