iJump Social Media Wiki - Recently Updated Pageshttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/pageSearch/updatedRecently Updated Pages on http://ijump.wetpaint.comen-usinfo@wetpaint.comSun, 02 Mar 2008 06:10:55 CSTSun, 02 Mar 2008 06:10:55 CSTwetpaint.com60iJump Social Media Wikihttp://www.wetpaint.com/img/logo.gifhttp://ijump.wetpaint.comThis is the secret treasure map to the social media playground!Flickrhttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/Flickrplanetahttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/Flickradding link to slideshareSun, 02 Mar 2008 06:10:55 CST
]]>Maintaining your networkhttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/Maintaining+your+networkiJumphttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/Maintaining+your+networkWed, 19 Dec 2007 20:07:39 CST
  1. Get some people on board
  2. Start conversations

Inviting people is easy. It's one of the buttons along the top menu:


You'll find 4 ways to invite people -
  1. By individual email address
  2. By importing your webmail address book
  3. By importing your computer's address book
  4. Or just pasting a link into an email you send from somewhere else

You'll get a message when the people you've invited sign in. You'll be able to approve them or ban them.

Once you have some people, it's time to start a conversation. Just go to "forum" and "start discussion".


People can reply to this discussion, and everyone in the discussion gets an email when there's a reply to the discussion.

If you want to send a message to everyone, go to "Manage"



And scroll down to "Promote to your network", and click "Broadcast". You'll be able to send an email to everyone on your network.



]]>Setting up a Ning.com social networkhttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/Setting+up+a+Ning.com+social+networkiJumphttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/Setting+up+a+Ning.com+social+networkWed, 19 Dec 2007 19:59:23 CST
  • Go to Ning.com
  • If you don't have an account, create one. It's pretty straightforward and takes only a few minutes. If you already have an account, click Sign In on the top menu.
  • Once you're signed in you'll be able to create a network. Just enter a name for the network, and a web address. The name will be what your community see when they login, and the address is what people type in to get there
  • Wow! How easy was that. You now have a social network. Now let's set it up.

    • Next step is setting the privacy level and descriptors.

    You should see this at the top. It'll help you know how far you have left until you've finished your social network.

    Decide whether your network is public or private. Even private networks are sometimes visible. You'll be able to make it completely private in the settings later on.

    Add the tagline. This appears under the network name when people come onto your site.

    The description is a roughly one-paragraph description of your network that appears on the site, and in emails you send to your network. For example:

    The virtual home of SimonYoungWriters, a team of talented writers from all around the world. Discuss the art and science of writing, the writing life, how to write more betterer, and anything else we want to talk about.

    Or something shorter, like

    A network encouraging Indigenous people to see their cultural celebrations as a legitimate part of worship to the Living God.

    This is also something you can change later, so don't worry if it doesn't look perfect first time.

    Okay. Now you're about ready to press "next".

    You can drag page elements around to suit. Super easy. Just click and drag.

    Press next.

    Now you can choose your colour scheme, and in fact customise the entire look and feel of the site.


    Choose how you want your page to look, and press "next".
    Now it's time to choose the questions.

    These are important. They're the questions you want people to answer to join your network. The answers to these questions will be available on their profiles for everyone else to see.

    You could stick to the traditional social networking questions of location, age, gender etc. You might also want to add something that's specific to your network. For instance, in the SimonYoungWriters network, we asked writing-related questions.

    Once you've chosen the questions, and how they'll be answered, click next.

    You should see that everything is now complete, and then this button.


    Press it, and you're live! Then it's just a matter of maintaining your network.

    ]]>    Making your first posthttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/Making+your+first+postiJumphttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/Making+your+first+postadded video 1Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:03:13 CDT

    ]]>    Setting up your bloghttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/Setting+up+your+blogiJumphttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/Setting+up+your+blogadded link to "start your Blogger.com account"Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:02:10 CDT
    1. Blogger.com. Find out how to set up a Blogger.com account.
    2. Wordpress. You can set up a free blog on Wordpress' own site, or (if you get really techy) install Wordpress on your own web server.
    3. Typepad. Not free, but one of the more popular blog platforms.
    4. Movable Type. Another popular platform that you can install on your server.

    Have we missed any? Edit this page to add your favourite blogging platform!

    ]]>    Homehttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/HomeiJumphttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/Homeadded podcasting at the endFri, 12 Oct 2007 02:52:43 CDTiJump helps organisations jump into the social media playground. Why? Because that's where the customers are - and that's where they expect your company to be, too.

    On this wiki, we explain and guide you through some of the tools (not distractions) that are out there. We'll also meet people who are using these tools in their everyday business.

    This is a wiki. That means that you can edit it as well as read it. If we've missed anything out, just edit it!

    Tools to get your message across
    The things we call Social Media (blogs, podcasts, social networks, etc) aren't distractions, they're tools to get your message across.

    More than that, they help you get into conversation with your customers, employees and whoever you'd like to connect with.

    What would you like to learn today?



    ]]>    Podcastinghttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/PodcastingiJumphttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/PodcastingFri, 12 Oct 2007 02:47:39 CDTblogging, only you hear it, not read it.

    It's like radio, except your listener can hear it when they want, where they want. It's also like blogging because people can comment on your podcast, making it conversational, rather than just one-way.

    How do you hear podcasts?
    You can hear podcasts several ways:

    • straight from a website
    • on your computer
    • on a portable MP3 player (could be an iPod or any other kind of modern portable music player)

    How do you make a podcast?
    In a nutshell:
    1. Record a sound file on your computer.
    2. Upload it to a web server.
    3. Use an RSS feed so people can subscribe to your podcast.

    That's the simple version. There are many ways to create podcasts; we'll put a few of those guides up here soon!

      ]]>      How do I bloghttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/How+do+I+blogiJumphttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/How+do+I+bloglinked "setting up your blog"Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:13:39 CDT
      1. Setting up your blog
      2. Making your first post
      3. Measuring your audience
      4. Getting into a routine


      ]]>      Setting up a blogger accounthttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/Setting+up+a+blogger+accountiJumphttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/Setting+up+a+blogger+accountFri, 12 Oct 2007 02:06:48 CDT



      Click "Create your blog now"...

      You'll go through to Step 1, creating your account. This creates an account with Google, the company that owns Blogger. It means you'll be able to do all sorts of other things with Google, as well as help you get started with blogging.

      This video will walk you through the signup process:


      ]]>      Blogginghttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/BloggingiJumphttp://ijump.wetpaint.com/page/Blogginglinked to how to blogFri, 12 Oct 2007 01:04:09 CDTWhat's a blog?
      It's a diary on the internet that other people can read and (in most cases) comment on.

      Why would I want to do that?
      We all have something we want to say, whether as individuals or as an organisation. A blog is your own place to get your message across, without relying on others (like the media) to get it right.

      It's also conversational, which means people can easily add their thoughts to yours. They might agree. They might challenge your thinking. Either way, there is engagement - one of the most urgently needed things in marketing today.

      When you blog, you're showing that you have something to say, and also starting a conversation.

      Find out how to blog.

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