social media jam session presentation
DESCRIPTION
Tips and tricks for Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, Pinterest and Google+. Presentation was given at the National Association of Government Webmaster (NAGW) conference in 2012.TRANSCRIPT
Leslie Labrecque, City of Boulder, Colorado
Social Media Jam Session
Tips & Tricks For…
• Facebook• Twitter• YouTube• Flickr• Pinterest• Google+
Facebook Tips & Tricks
• Facebook Username• Founded Date• Milestones• Facebook Tabs
Facebook Username
• facebook.com/username
Facebook Founded Date
Facebook Milestones
• Milestones: Key Dates in History
Facebook Tabs
Facebook Tab Prerequisites
• Access to Non-secure and Secure Directory via FTP
• Verified Facebook Account• Facebook Developer
Application
Facebook Developer
• Confirm via Mobile Phone/Credit Card
• Install Developer Apphttps://developers.facebook.com/apps
Create Page On Your Host
• Create Directory• Name File index.html or
default.aspx• Link Using target=“_top”• Non-secure and Secure
Versions
Facebook - Create New App
• https://developers.facebook.com/apps
Facebook App Basic Information
• Don’t Share Your App Secret!• Icon 16 x 16 px (JPG, GIF,
PNG) 5 MB limit
• Contact Email• App Domain• Choose Category
Facebook App Integration
Facebook - Install Application
https://www.facebook.com/dialog/pagetab?app_id=YOUR_APP_ID&display=popup&next=YOUR_URL
YOUR_APP_ID = App ID/API KeyYOUR_URL = Canvas Page
Facebook - Install Application
• Add Page Tab
Example Inside Facebook
Facebook App Detail Page (Optional)
• Edit App• App Center
Facebook - Change Icon/Swap Position
Facebook Delete App
• Edit Mode• Choose Delete App• Confirm Deletion
Twitter Tips & Tricks
• Embed Twitterstream• Embed Single Tweet• Twitterfeed Updates
Twitter - Embed Twitterstream
• https://twitter.com/about/resources/widgets
Twitter – User Timeline Widget
Twitter - Search Widget
Twitter - Embed Single Tweet
• Click on Tweet toExpand
• Select Details
Twitter - Embed Single Tweet
Twitterfeed
• Free Service• Updates up to Every 30
Minutes• Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn
Twitterfeed - Setup New Feed
Twitterfeed - Advanced Settings
Twitterfeed - Feed Publishing
YouTube Tips & Tricks
• Time Segments• Embed Playlist• Embed Channel
YouTube - Link To Time Segment
• youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEOID#t=1m49s
• Add #t=*m*s• m = minutes• s = seconds
Splicd – Create YouTube Time Slices
YouTube - Embed Playlist
• Go to Playlist/Click Share Button
YouTube - Embed Playlist
• Grab code and Paste on Your Website
YouTube - Google Gadget
Flickr Tips & Tricks
• Embed Slideshow• Auto Upload Folder• Flickr Downloadr
Flickr - Embed Slideshow
• Visit Set and Click Slideshow
Flickr - Embed Slideshow
• Upload Images Automatically
Flickr Foldr Monitr
Flickr Downloadr
• Search for Text, User or by Group
Flickr - Downloadr
Pinterest Tips & Tricks
• Your Website Pins• @Mentions• Sell Pins
Pinterest - Your Website Pins
pinterest.com/source/yourwebsite.com
Pinterest - @Mentions
• Similar to Twitter• Use @username to Mention
User • Must Follow at Least One
Board
Pinterest - Sell Pins
Use $ or £ in the Description with Price
Google+ Tips & Tricks
• Verified Accounts• Shortcut URL• Keyboard Shortcuts• Hangouts
Google+ Verified Accounts
• Complete Verification Form
Google+ Shortcut URL
• Available to limited users• Go to your About Page• Click the Claim URL button• Alternatively notified via
Google+ Shortcuts
• Now you can use shortcuts:– google.com/+customURL/posts– google.com/+customURL/about– google.com/+customURL/photos– google.com/+customURL/videos– google.com/+customURL/plusones
Google+ Shortcut URL Old Method
• gplus.to/nickname
Google+ Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcut Purpose*Word* Text between * bold
_Word_ Text between _ italic
-Word- Text between – strike through
Spacebar Scroll down Google+ feed
Shift + Space bar Scroll up Google+ feed
J Scroll down one post
K Scroll up one post
Tab + Return Post options menu
+Username or @Username Reference another Google+ user
Google+ Hangouts
• Click Start a Hangout button
Google+ Hangouts