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How to Add a GetGlue Check-in Tab to Your Facebook Fan Page

May 5, 2011 — Leave a comment

This is part 3 of a 3-part video series that I’m publishing about GetGlue. All of the videos are already available on my YouTube channel if you want to view them all.

In this video I demonstrate how to add a GetGlue check-in widget to a Facebook fan page. If you haven’t already added your podcast to their database then you’ll want to watch the first video about adding your podcast to the GetGlue database. You may also want to see how to add a check-in widget to your podcast’s website.

GetGlue has provided a Facebook app that you can install on a fan page which will create a check-in widget that fans can use to check-in to your website, podcast, topic, or service right on your fan page. I’m a podcaster so I’m going to focus on adding a widget for a podcast fan page. I’m also making the assumption that you already have an account with GetGlue and you’re using their browser add-on.

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If video isn’t your thing, keep reading for basic instructions.

1.Go to the Glue page on Facebook. Note: the widget doesn’t support SSL yet so if you have your account set to always use https then you’ll need to switch out of that mode. Facebook will warn you about this.
2. Click “Add to my page” in the sidebar.
3. A list of pages will pop up, select the page you want to add the widget to.
4. Head over to the fan page and click the GetGlue check-in link in the sidebar.
5. Click “Select the object to check-in here”.
6. Add your podcast’s url (note: just add the part of the URL after getglue.com/).
7. Tell your fans to start checking in!

That’s it for this series on GetGlue (for now). Make sure to let me know that you’ve added your podcast to the GetGlue database in the comments below.

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How To Add a GetGlue Check-In Widget to Your WordPress Blog

May 4, 2011 — 2 Comments

This is part 2 of a 3-part video series that I’m publishing about GetGlue. All of the videos are already available on my YouTube channel if you want to view them all.

In this video I demonstrate how to add a GetGlue check-in widget to your WordPress blog. If you haven’t already added your podcast to their database then you’ll want to watch the first video about adding your podcast to the GetGlue database.

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I’ll outline the basic steps here. Watch the video above for more details.

1. Go to http://getglue.com/widgets to get the code you need to add to your website.
2. Paste the code in a text widget (or any other place) in your WordPress blog or website.
3. Paste the path to your podcast into the code.
4. Start checking in!

Hopefully this has helped you. If your podcast is in the GetGlue database leave a comment below with a link to it. Also, make sure to come back for the final part in the series that explains how to a Facebook check-in tab to your Facebook fan page.

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How To Add Your Podcast to GetGlue

May 3, 2011 — 4 Comments

This is part 1 of a 3-part video series that I’m publishing about GetGlue. All of the videos are already available on my YouTube channel if you want to view them all.

GetGlue is a social network for entertainment that allows users to check-in to what they’re thinking about, listening to, watching, or reading. It’s a great way for podcasters to spread the word about their podcast.

Since GetGlue allows you to link to your Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare accounts, it offers a unique way for content creators to share information about their content in a fresh way.

I’m focusing on podcasts in this video series since I like to podcast and it’s fairly easy to add a podcast to the GetGlue database.

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The steps are fairly simple:

1. Sign up for GetGlue.
2. Add the GetGlue extension/add-on to your favorite browser (you’ll be prompted to do this after you create your account).
3. Navigate to your iTunes URL.
4. Add your podcast through the extension/add-on.

Note: this process no longer works. You should contact support@getglue.com and request to have your podcast added.

Have you added your podcast to the GetGlue database? Leave a comment below with the URL so we can like and check-in to your podcast!

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May is Digital Outreach Month

May 2, 2011 — Leave a comment

“You have an incredible gift at your fingertips – literally. Your keyboard,” says the team at Internet Evangelism Day. They claim there is growing potential to share the good news online in a variety of ways. Christians can investigate these options during May, which has been designated Digital Outreach Month. At its center is the worldwide annual focus Sunday, Internet Evangelism Day itself, on May 15.

“You do not need to be technical,” says Tony Whittaker, IE Day coordinator. “There are many simple yet fulfilling ways of being salt and light in cyberspace.”

On May 15, IE Day is partnering with several major publishers to offer free e-book downloads of Christian titles which are normally pay-for. These cover web evangelism, social networking and other areas of effective communication.

“This is a great opportunity to explore digital evangelism. I encourage Christians everywhere to take advantage of these free downloads to learn how to effectively share their faith in the digital world,” says Naomi Frizzell, Chief Communications Officer of The Lausanne Movement.

IE Day encourages churches and other groups to focus on digital evangelism during May, at any level they choose. As a minimum, IE Day can be featured in a church bulletin, so that members can investigate its resource website. Alternatively, focus spots can be created during meetings using IE Day’s free downloadable video clips or PowerPoint, or even perform a drama sketch that relates to online evangelism. Two new video-clip resource sites could be showcased live by projection, to demonstrate how to add an evangelistic video to Facebook with one click. These videos can also be downloaded to a mobile phone to share face-to-face.

IE Day’s site includes pages on using mobile phones for evangelism, creating ‘outsider-friendly’ church websites and introductory videos, social networking, how to blog or build a website, and much else. Explore www.IEDay.net to learn more.

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Covenant Eyes for Android Coming Soon

April 20, 2011 — 2 Comments

Covenant Eyes* will soon release an app for Android. This is exciting news! Android is a huge market and a lot of people have been wondering when Covenant Eyes* will release an app for their device.

If you have an Android phone and you’re interested in become an Alpha tester, keep an eye on the Covenant Eyes blog where the program will be announced.

Is Blackberry or Windows Phone 7 next?

Watch this video to learn more!

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One of the challenges of implementing an accountability app on a smartphone is that many apps access the Internet without a browser. On nearly all the devices you cannot get to the networking information like you can on a desktop.

On the Android they plan to provide 3 levels of accountability:

1. Monitoring browser activity.
2. Monitoring what apps are downloaded.
3. Monitoring what apps are used and how often.

This looks like a great approach. I look forward to more news about the app and hearing from any of you who may be testing or using it in the future.

*Note: I am a Covenant Eyes affiliate. I do not get paid to review their software but do receive compensation if you purchase their product using these links.

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