Going Web 2.0

How To: Thread your Tweets on Twitter

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 18:14:00 -0500

Have you had the need to tweet a thought or story that is longer than 140 characters and you find yourself replying to yourself and numbering each tweet in order to show a sequence of tweets? You're not alone! This has happened to all of this, but not anymore.

On Dec 12, 2017 Twitter launched the feature called Threading, which let's you thread tweets as you're composing them. And although they also increased the character limitation to 280 this past November, you still may need to use the threaded tweet feature to tell longer stories.
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Using Zello Walkie Talkie during Hurricane Irma

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Wed, 6 Sep 2017 16:40:00 -0400

A friend recommended to use this app during the upcoming hurricane Irma, its called Zello Walkie Talkie. After downloading it, I figured I would share through my blog to help others as well. Although you still need to have cell phone service or WiFi connection, this app makes it easy to communicate during a natural disaster.
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How To: Create a QR code to share your Wifi Network Password with your friends

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 15:23:00 -0400

What is one of the questions your friends ask you when they visit your home?

"What's your Wifi password?" Right?

Well this blog post will help you share your weirdly constructed credential with your friends without having to dictate it several times every time someone wants to connect.
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Finding the best possible price online with Honey

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 13:43:00 -0400

Have you ever bought something off the internet and minutes later found out another online store was selling that same item for less? Yup, me too and that is why I decided to write this article. I stumbled across a Google Chrome add-on that can help you find the best deal on the internet.

It's called Honey. The way Honey works is that once you click check-out, you will see a small box appear on your screen prompting you to find savings.

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App Review: Get in line at restaurants with Nowait app

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 14:48:00 -0400

Just ran into this app, which would have come in handy as I was vacationing with the fam in Orlando this past weekend. Oh well!

The Nowait app gives you the ability to add your name to the waiting list at a restaurant without physically being there. Once you add yourself to a wailting list, you receive a text confirmation. The app shows you the waiting time and your place in line so you can ensure you're at the restaurant just in time.

App Review: EasilyDo Mail makes your life easier

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Sat, 7 May 2016 13:27:00 -0400

Are you tired of having to go into several email accounts to read and sort all your emails? What about having to create folders to organize your emails? Look no further!

I read an article about this new email app and how it did most of the work for you and of course I had to try. Loved it so much that I decided to write this post.

iPhone Tips: 7 Tips to help you maximize the usage of your iPhone on iOS 9.0.2

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Mon, 5 Oct 2015 23:55:00 -0400

Here are some tips to help you keep up with some of the features the newer versions of iOS have brought to the table.

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App Review: How to create magnet souvenirs of your Instagram photos

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Mon, 8 Jun 2015 21:43:00 -0400

Have you ever bought souvenirs for your family and friends while traveling? Of course you have, who hasn't. If you're like me, I don't just like to pick the cheapest souvenir, when choosing I like to pick things everyone will like which can sometimes take time. Well, NineMags has found a solution for that and made it very simple.

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Looking for in-depth, live training on latest social media changes? Check out Social Media Marketing Society now

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Sat, 6 Jun 2015 14:29:00 -0400

The Social Media Marketing Society is an exclusive membership community from Social Media Examiner. The purpose of the Society is to help you discover new ideas, avoid trial and error, implement the newest social tactics and find what works best with social media marketing. When you join the Society, you’ll receive three original training sessions each month that are timely, tactical and expert-led.

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FAQ: How do I turn off the sounds for Facebook in the mobile app?

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 10:10:00 -0500

If you noticed, after recently upgrading your Facebook mobile app you now have some annoying sounds every time you refresh your feed, post or interact in other activities.

As always these are preferences you can manage and turn on, or off depending on your liking. If you have an iPhone, follow these steps to turn them off:

1. Navigate to the Settings area in your mobile app.
2. Tap Settings.

3. Tap Sounds.

4. Slide to turn off In-App Sound.

From an Android do the following:

1. Go to the three-lined icon at the top right.
2. App Settings
3. Sounds
4. Slide it off.

And in those simple steps you have a soundless app again :)

What else would you like to know about any app or social channel? Let me know in the comment section, who knows your question may generate my next post.

App Review: how do I repost a photo on Instagram?

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Tue, 9 Jul 2013 01:09:00 -0400

Well late last night I was asked "how do I repost something on Instagram?". My answer was you can't. As some of you may have noticed already you can't really repost by just tapping a button like on other social networks. The only way to repost from the app itself is to screen capture the photo, crop it and then upload it. The only problem with this is that you take the chance to offend the original poster since it looks like you're taking the credit for their photo. That's not the reputation you want to have online, remember hashtags and comments go alonnnnggggg way online.

So is there a better way to repost on Instagram? I'll answer that with a common phrase that surfaced after the app store made it's appearance "there's an app for that". Actually there are several apps for this, but I'll just mention one in this post as I think it's the one with the most free options.

It's called Repost for Instagram. The free version has very similar features as Instagram with the exception of liking or following users. For those two features you'll have to purchase the Pro version for $0.99... Still not bad.

With the free version you can:

Repost any photo
Search by user or hashtag
View your feed
View your following/followers list
View the photos you've liked

The app is very intuitive and very similar to Instagram so if you're a user you shouldn't have any problems figuring it out. But just in case, here is a short recap to help you out.

First of all as any app that integrates with a social network you'll be able to sign in using your existing credentials and you'll need to authorize the app in order for it to repost on your behalf. After that it's very simple.

1. Use either the Home tab or search to find photos then tap on Repost.

This will take you into Instagram where you can use any of the filters or features to enhance the photo.

2. Tap on Next when you're ready to continue.

3. Enter your photo caption and tap Share. Just remember at this point you're in Instagram so you can use the other features of the app as you usually do.

Notice the app adds a hashtag, the original poster's Instagram name and the app name for credit.

Instagram will then add the photo on your profile. As you see, the photo will show the Repost symbol at the bottom of the photo with the original poster's Instagram name. You'll only see this on the version of the photo on your profile.

Not bad for a free app, it's pretty simple and works very well.

Remember also that for $0.99 you can also like photos and start following users from within Repost for Instagram.

So yes, you can repost photos posted on Instagram just not within the Instagram app. Hopefully Instagram will add this feature later on, but in the meantime I think this is a pretty good option.

What else would you like to know about any app or social channel? Let me know in the comment section, who knows your question may generate my next post.

Thanks to @PaleoJo (paleojo.com) for asking this question and helping generate this post.

Repost away!

FAQ: Can I unfollow a post on Facebook to stop notifications?

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:24:00 -0400

Yes, you can. You can unfollow statuses, photos, videos, links, and I think pretty much anything else. The trick is that you won't see the Unfollow Post from the wall (pretty soon called timeline). You have to access just that piece of information to see it, and with that I mean if it's something like a photo or video you'll need to click on it to display it.

If it's a link or status you'll need to click on the notification.
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You'll then see the Unfollow Post link like in this example:

What I've noticed though is that you either have to be the person who posted the information or you've left a comment on someone else's post in order to see the Unfollow Post. Oh and don't worry, if you ever want to reverse the action you can always go back to the post and click Follow Post.

Now since in Facebook several things work together, if you still see notifications for things you've unfollowed, check your notification settings.

Hope this little tip helps in cutting down the notifications on those pesky post. Let me know what else you would like to know in the comment section.

How To: Are you getting bombarded with notifications on Facebook updates? Check out why!

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:58:00 -0400

You probably are and that's because Facebook just launched a couple of days ago a new subscription feature available for personal profiles that let's you subscribe to your friends updates. When you subscribe to updates you are actually deciding what information is shown on your newsfeed for each friend. Unfortunately when they turned this feature on you ended up subscribed to a slew of friend's which is now causing a slew of notifications.
So now it's up to you to decide what information you want to view on your newsfeed, and subscribe or unsubscribe. Just keep in mind, if you unsubscribe to a friend you won't see any updates on your newsfeed.
Here's how you can update your subscriptions:
1. Click Subscriptions.

2. Click Friend Subscriptions.

3. Click Subscribed.

4. Checkmark how many updates you want to view.

All updates: Like word says ALL your friend posts
Most updates: Equivalent to what you see today
Important updates only: Stuff like new job, or move

5. Checkmark or uncheck the kind of updates you want to view (status, life events, photos and videos, comments and likes, or other activities).

If you don't want to see any updates for certain friends then select Unsubscribe.
Hope this helps you! Let us know what else you would like to know about Facebook in the comment section.

In your eyes, what makes someone a great blogger?

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:29:00 -0400

To me, to be a great blogger means you love to write and share, you have knowledge of something, you probably have a pretty good sense of humor and wit, and of course good writing skills, but most importantly to me, you have a passion.

It's just not about writing about a random thought, it's not about writing just about something you see. To me it takes a passion and love to something that is so great that you must share it with others. It's like a burning sensation that needs to flow out of your body, and the only way out is through your thoughts and words.

It may be a passion for teaching, maybe a passion for sharing, for politics, for beauty, for animals, but it definitely needs to exist with in you, in your heart and soul.

What do you think makes someone a great blogger? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

More than you want to know about Google+ or is it?

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:26:00 -0400

If you're reading this post is because you've heard a little bit about Google+ and of course you want to know more. After all it's a Google product, right?

Well I've compiled a series of videos that will give you quick look at the different features offered in Google+ such as Circles, Hangouts, Sparks, and Instant upload.

The New Google Social Network-- Google+ Project -- Why It will be a Success??

The Google+ project: Explore Settings

The Google+ project: Explore Hangouts

The Google+ project: Circles

The Google+ project: Explore Sparks

The Google+ project: Explore Mobile

I personally can't wait to beta test it, hopefully I get my invite soon. I'm especially looking forward to Hangouts, what about you?

Do you see yourself using Google+ in the future, or will Facebook continue to dominate your social network world?

FAQ: How to appear offline for specific Friend Lists on Facebook Chat

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Mon, 2 May 2011 22:30:00 -0400

By now almost everyone knows how to show themselves offline to all their friends, but do you know how to do that for a specific friend list? Yup! You can do that.

Before I show you how, let's first set it up so you can hide and unhide yourself at any given moment. These few clicks will lessen the steps for you later.

Let's add the Friend Lists in your Chat window:

1. Click Chat.
2. Click Friend Lists.

3. Click the list you want to make available in the chat window. Do this for all your Friend Lists.

Now to make yourself available or unavailable you just click the moon icon corresponding to the Friend List you want to make yourself available or unavailable too. The moon icon will change to green when you're online for that list.

So you see, it's just a few clicks and viola! You're hidden from stalker! JK :)

From here on, all you need to do is click the moon icon corresponding to the Friend List you want to talk too or hide yourself from. Not bad, huh?

What other tips would you like to know about Facebook Chat? Let us know in the comment section.

FAQ: How to find the Facebook pages my friends and I have liked

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:23:00 -0500

With all the Facebook changes going on have you noticed that the pages you've liked are no longer listed as they were in the Info section? Well look no further.... I have the solution to not only find the pages you've liked but also the pages you have in common with your friends.

To find the pages you've liked, search for Pages and select Facebook Pages from the results.

You'll be taken to the Facebook Pages Home Page. All you have to do is click My Pages on the top right corner of the page to access the pages you've liked.

The list of the pages you've liked will be displayed, just scroll to view more.

From the Facebook Pages Home Page you'll see on the right side the pages you have in common with your friends.

Just click on the xx mutual likes link to the right of their name to view the pages you have in common.

Pretty cool, right? Hope this tip helps you because I know several of my friends have been asking for this so I figured other Facebook members would probably want to know.

It's funny how I'm writing about changes and as I finished writing this post I had to redo two screen captures because of more changes, oh well they certainly keep us on our toes.

What other tips would you like to know? Tell us in the comment section.

In the meantime don't forget to check out the rest of my Facebook tips.

Social Media Humor: Daddy how was I born?

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:14:00 -0500

A little boy goes to his father and asks "Daddy, how was I born?"
The father Answers, "well son, I guess one day you will need to find out anyway".
Your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on Yahoo. Afterwards I set up a date via e-mail with your Mom and we met at a cyber-cafe. We Sneaked into a secluded room, and Googled each other.

There your mother agreed to a download from my hard drive. As soon as I was ready to upload, we discovered that neither one of us had used a firewall, and since it was too late to hit the delete button, nine months later a little Pop-Up window appeared that said:

You Got Male!

App Review: Avoid crashing into obstacles while you type with this iPhone app - Type and Walk

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:23:00 -0500

If you're reading this article it's because you're a text addict and need some help. Don't we all? Well in order to avoid falling into a water fountain like our friend in this video I suggest you read on.

Although we shouldn't really be typing and not looking where we're going there is a very cool workaround that will help you avoid getting injured if you're an iPhone user.

The Type and Walk - Presselite app displays what's in front of you as you're walking helping you avoid crashing into poles or falling into fountains :O)

Let's take a look.

As soon as you open the app, you'll see at the top of the display a mirror image of the obstacles in front of you and all you have to do is tap that big area and start typing.

After you're done tap the arrow on the top right corner.

Then tap Send.

From here you have the option to either delete the text, or send it to Facebook, to an e-mail address, copy it, or copy and text it. You also have the option to change the colors or tab Rotate at the top left to view in landscape mode.

The sending options are very simple and work the same way as any e-mail, Facebook, copy or texting functionality on the iPhone but I'll show you how it works for texting. That's probably why you're reading this post anyways, right?

If you tap the Copy & Texting option the Messages app is opened automatically.

All you need to do from here is paste the text, add the recipient, and tab Send.

This can't get more simple than that and less hurtful too. Right now the app is $0.99 and I think it's well worth it. Just think of the serious injuries and hospital bills you can avoid by spending less than 1 dollar.

Hope this review helps you stay bruise free if not, there is nothing else I can do, sorry :O(

Have you used this app? Tell us your experience or what injuries you have avoided in the comment section.

FAQ: How can I view the links I've posted on Facebook?

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:14:00 -0500

As the new Facebook profile page design is rolling out to everyone so are lots of questions on where to find things on the profile. One of them is how can I view the links that I've posted on Facebook in the past?

This information used to be accessible from the Home page but now it's no longer visible to the human eye on your profile, and is it gone forever? The answer is no. Facebook may not make it visible on your profile but you can still view the past links you've shared with your friends.

To view your links:

1. Type the word links in the Search field on the top of your profile.

2. Click the Links app.

The page by default displays your friends' links.

3. Click My Links on the left side bar to view your links.

Although I'm not too happy with this workaround at least we can still view the information.

Did this help you? Tell us in the comment section below. Also if you need to know how to find anything else in the new profile let us know. It may just be our next blog post.

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Update April 2013

With the new timeline the steps I provide in my post don't work anymore. I don't want to delete the post because I want to keep track of this functionality and later be able to provide you with another workaround to find your links.

In the meantime, if you click on Activity log under your cover, then on Your Posts on the left menu you will be able to see the links. The disadvantage is that this will display all your posts not only the links you've shared. If I find another quicker way I will post it here.

iPhone Tip: How to access your Privacy and Account settings on the Facebook iPhone app

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:05:00 -0500

If you haven't downloaded the latest Facebook iPhone app update I would suggest you do. Why you ask? Because now you can access and update your Privacy and Account settings through the app. What a concept?

Don't know why this took so long but hey now it's here.

To access these settings tap Account. This is where you use to just logout from Facebook.

Then tap either Account Settings or Privacy Settings to update the information.

You are then taken to the same page you see when you access this information from the Facebook web site.

Did this tip help? Let us know in the comment section. You can also request tips via the comment section or share our tips with others by using our Share or Tweet buttons.

FAQ: What is a Facebook Friendship Page?

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Sat, 6 Nov 2010 14:06:00 -0400

Have you ever wondered how many things you share with a friend? Like comments, events, or photos? Well the Friendship page helps you summarize all that.

You can display a Friendship page between you and a friend and see your mutual events, wall posts, comments, photos you're tagged in, friends, and even which pages you both like.

It's like summarizing your relationship.

To display a Friendship page:

1. Visit a Friend's page.
2. Click the View You and xxxxxx link (xxxxxx=friend's name) under their profile picture.

And voila!

Facebook summarizes your friendship in just seconds.

Also from that page you can browse mutual friend's Friendship pages or other friendship pages between and another friend.

If you don't see a link under a friend's profile picture, click the Filters link on their wall.

And then click the Friendship Page link.

What do you think about this new feature? Tell us in the comment section below.

FAQ: How can I hide the photos and videos my friends tag me in on Facebook?

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:36:00 -0400

Yes, you can and it's not a bad idea to do that. You never know what photo will surface from your past and you probably don't want your family, friends or coworkers seeing those crazy days, right?

What you can do is apply privacy settings to your profile in order for these photos to only be visible to you, specific people or a list of friends. It depends on how restricted you want it.

To do this:

1. Click Account.
2. Select Privacy Settings.
3. Click on Customize Settings.

4. Scroll down to the Things others share section.
5. Click the pull-down menu next to Photos and videos I'm tagged in.

6. Select Custom.
7. Select Specific People to let only some people see these photos or videos.

You can also select Only Me, if you don't want anyone except yourself seeing photos or videos you're tagged in.

8. If you select Specific People then enter their names in the field below the pull-down menu. if you use Friend lists you can type in the name of the list to allow a group of people to view it.
9. Click Save Setting.

You can do the reverse as well. If you don't mind most of your friends to be able to see the photos and videos you're tagged in then you can select the people you want to hide information from.

To do that enter the names or friend list in These people: field under "Hide this from".

And that's it, from here on only those people will see any photos or videos you're tagged on.

Let me know if that helped in the comment section below.

How To: How to personalize your Facebook Profile link with a customized username

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Tue, 5 Oct 2010 00:45:00 -0400

Do you remember when Facebook launched "claim your username"? If not, and you missed it you can still claim your username to make your Facebook profile page URL more friendly and easy to remember. A lot of people ask me why should they claim their username, and this is the best way I can explain it.

Well you really don't need a username but it's a nice to have for the following reasons.

You have a more personalized URL that you can give out to your friends or publish on your social site's pages or website.
A personalized URL gets you more noticed and you're easier to find. If you have a business or want to get noticed, this is something you would want. You get your brand noticed easier and quicker.
It avoids online identify theft. If you don't claim your name some one else will. Just think about it, if people find you in search engines wouldn't you want the information found to be written or owned by you rather than by some one pretending to be you? That's why having blogs, web sites, and social site profiles are not a bad thing, they give you the opportunity to have a online identity and represent yourself.

It's recommended you select your actual name. Remember you don't want anyone pretending to be you, right? So you see, it's not just about having a username, it's about having a presence.

Now let's get to the good stuff, to claim your username:

1. Click Account and select Account Settings.
2. Click Change under Username.

3. Enter the username of your choice.

Remember this is going to be the URL for your Facebook profile page, for example: http://www.facebook.com/username. Doesn't that beat having a URL like this;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1337590867

4. Click Check availability button to check if that username is available.
5. Click Confirm if you want to keep this username.

Just keep in mind you can only change it once so think about it before clicking confirm. After you click confirm you will no longer see the Username option under Account Settings.

If you ever forget your username just click the link at the top right of your profile page and it will display your URL in the address bar. Your username are the characters after the slash (/).

Simple right?

My Facebook URL is http://www.facebook.com/cynthiamedina.

What's yours? Tell us in the comment section.

5 Reasons the Virtual Event Niche is so popular

noreply@blogger.com (Cynthia Medina) — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:06:00 -0400

Check out this video from Craig Cannings from the VAClassroom.com on the "5 Reasons the Virtual Event Niche is so Popular.

A brief message from Craig Cannings on Virtual Event Services

VAClassroom.com offers certification courses for virtual assistants. Their courses are jammed packed with a wealth of valuable content and with the inspiration of Craig Cannings.

Are you a virtual event planner? Tell us your experience in the comment section.