What is puzzling you about Facebook? What confuses you about Twitter? Do Linkedin, Youtube, Flickr or foursquare bewilder you?
Last year we asked you to send us your social media questions however small or large and it was so successful that we thought we’d offer you the opportunity to ask us again.
So tell us what you would like to know, for example:
What size can my profile pic be for my business page in Facebook?
I created a Facebook page but can’t find it – help!
How do I upload a video to YouTube?
How can I get more comments on my Facebook page?
How do I register as a business on foursquare?
Simply leave a question as a comment below, or tweet us @spiderworking. We’ll then answer your questions here on the blog and include links to your website when we do. So what’s keeping you? Ask away
Today’s blog post is slightly different as Amanda tells us about the second meeting of the KLCK Bloggers network:
It was a busy day for Spiderworking.com and the KLCK bloggers network yesterday. I was invited along with Lorna Sixsmith from Garrendenny Lane Interiors to go to the Edwina Grace show on KLCR96fm to talk about KLCK. Edwina was great and we couldn’t have felt more relaxed chatting to her.
I only just made it back to the office in time to grab my computers and head straight back out to the Talbot Hotel, the venue of the second KLCK Bloggers Network. I couldn’t believe how many people were there when I walked in the door. 22 Bloggers in total from all areas of blogging, some business bloggers, some personal bloggers and some who hadn’t started blogging yet but were keen to get going.
Participants were truly nationwide with people traveling from as far as Limerick to join in.
For those who couldn’t make it in person I livestreamed the event via webcam and Twitter, we had 4 viewers on the night, if you missed it you can view the recording by clicking here. Paula Sheridan from Candle Designs gave us some great tips on using Flickr and Ruairi Brown from Kro.ie took us through the steps to set up a WordPress hosted blog. You can download Ruairi’s presentation from his blog.
After all the formalities we retired to the bar where we did some more relaxed networking. It was a great evening and we’ve had so much good feedback that I can’t wait for the next one. Photographs from the night can be viewed on the Flickr group. If you would like to know more about the KLCK Bloggers network join our dedicated Facebook Page.
The next meeting will take place on Monday 13th of September at 7pm in Portlaoise (venue TBC). We’ll be talking about ‘Plugins’. It’s free to attend and all are welcome whether you are blogging, thinking about blogging or just want to know what a blog is.
Monday saw the Inaugural meeting of the KLCK Bloggers Network, a group of like minded people living in the Kildare, Laois, Carlow, Kilkenny area who share an enthusiasm for Blogging and Internet marketing.
The aim of the group is to share knowledge, put our heads together and see what we can achieve both individually and as a group.
Meetings will continue every second Monday of the month and all are welcome to attend whether you are living in the four counties or not and whether you are already a blogger or not.
Our next meet up will be on August 9th at the Talbot Hotel Carlow. Paula Sheridan from Candle Designs will be talking about using Flickr for business and we will have a second presentation on the basics of setting up a WordPress blog and useful plugins (speaker tbc). If you’d like to come along or if you have expertise to share with the group you can RSVP on Facebook or on Linkedin or by leaving a comment on this blog post.
Flock is fast becoming my favorite browser. With lots of added features that enable you to keep up with all your social networking, video and photo sharing and email accounts, it means you no longer have to have multiple tabs open. It also means you no longer have to log in and out of accounts.
Flock is a one stop interface for all your social media activities.
Download Flock at: http://www.flock.com/
Flock is fast becoming my favorite browser. With lots of added features that enable you to keep up with all your social networking, video and photo sharing and email accounts, it means you no longer have to have multiple tabs open. It also means you no longer have to log in and out of accounts.
Flock is a one stop interface for all your social media activities.
I was asked by a customer during the week if you could post pictures to twitter. Twitter is text based but it is possible to link to a picture externally. By using a link shortener you can post a link to the photograph on Flickr, Pix.ie, Photobucket etc.
Even simpler are the web based applications that synchronise with your twitter account allowing you to tweet a picture and caption for you. These services also give you an email address that automatically tweets photographs to your twitter stream.
I trialed two of the many applications available for doing this are Twitpic and Twitflog. Both work well. Twitpic is probaby the most common twitter photo service, it’s easy to use, the upload time is short and it is simple to view comments on your photos.
On Twitflog the interface is nicer, once you have synced your accounts the home page mimics your twitter page. I found the upload time to be slower.
Both services are very user friendly and easy to use. On upload time alone I think I prefer Twitpic so here’s a quick rundown of how it works:
Log into Twitpic using your Twitter username and password.
Click ‘Upload Photo’ on the top right hand side.
Click ‘Choose File’ and find the photo you wish to upload on your computer.
Add the tweet that you would like to accompany your picture.
Click ‘upload’ and your message will be tweeted.
Here’s one I made earlier:
To email a picture from your phone or email app you will need to make a note of your unique email address. Click the ‘settings’ menu on the top right hand side of your screen to find out what it is. Attach the photograph to your email and add your tweet into the subject line.
Remember to let us know your social media questions no matter how big or small. Leave a comment below with your question.
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