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

email

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

Questions?

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