I thought a quick tutorial on claiming a user name/vanity URL would be useful to have on my Youtube channel so I recorded this today. The super fast text version is access this url: http://facebook.com/username
Resources for Amplify.com Users
This is for my growing group of friends at Amplify.com or anyone curious to check out a fast growing and innovative social networking site. Many great ideas have come up and we’ve had some amazing discussions as a result. For the people who are just joining us, here are a few things that are available to make the experience better:
Joe’s Amplify List on Listorious – if you’re not on the list @hackmanj on Twitter, comment on this post, or use the recommend someone on Listorious. Here is the original post that started the ball rolling on this, thanks to @socialsprouts if you see anyone that is not representing good netiquette that is on this list, please let me know so I can either warn or remove them.
It would be great if more of our fellow Amplify.com users joined us via the LinkedIn group.
Podcasts
Amplify’s CEO Eric Goldstein was gracious enough to be interviewed on my podcast 3 times since I joined. We have also recently setup a monthly feature where the community meet monthly for a podcast with Eric. These episodes will be the third Thursday of every month at 2PM Pacific/5PM Eastern time.
- A good introduction to Amplify – aired 1/27/2010
- An introduction to the 3/3/2010 changes to Amplify.com – aired 3/3/2010
- Eric Goldstein CEO of Amplify.com and the Amplify Community – aired 4/21/2010
- Scheduled monthly chat 6/7/2010 on Blog Talk Radio
- Eric Goldsten and Louis Gray on the Mobile App and Amplify.com – aired 6/16/2010
- Eric Goldstein and the Amplify Community on Email Posting – aired 7/22/2010
- Community chat w/ Eric Goldstein 8/16/2010
- There is going to be a Ampalooza on December 22, 2010.
Youtube Videos
The night I started using Amplify it was an instant hit with me so I created a screencast and blog article about the site. Here is the playlist I have assembled of the amplify.com related videos on Youtube.
Articles
I need some help with this list, I know several people have done some nice write-ups and would like to add them all to this post.
- Here is the Amplify category on this blog.
- Diane Rayfield did a fantastic “Feature” article on Amplify
- Check out this great description of Amplify.com by Maggie Greyson
- Great post by Paul Simbeck-Hampson “Sparking Conversation Naturally“
- A fantastic post in response to a question by Louis Gray about Amplify.com’
- A nice article about How to Create an Effective Amplify Page by Eric Miltsch.
- Added 8/11/2010 – Power tip by Svartling on using the news feed.
- Added 8/11/2010 – How to use Amplify for your Social Network by Russ Jackson.
- A an example of using Amplify.com for Crowd Sourcing by Paul Simbeck-Hampson.
- New 10/8/2010 A great resource about the new Amplify button for blogs and websites by Diane Corriette.
- A nice post about Google Analytics, Facebook Page Support, and Scheduling by at Basicblogtips by @Ileane.
Not on Amplify?
Join us, it is a thriving and exciting community that operates on a extremely useful and feature rich social networking platform. I’ve met some incredibly intelligent and passionate people on the site and you will too. If you do join, be sure to send me a note so I can make sure to add you to the Twitter list, etc. Here is the link to my Amplog.
Have something to share?
Please share the link as a comment! I want to grow these resources.
Something brewing this weekend at drop.io
Something is brewing over at drop.io this weekend I just received this Email:
Hi there,
About a year ago we pushed changes to the drop.io application that brought real-time functionality to almost all aspects of the front-end experience. This was a huge advancement for the way our users interact with their content and the various inputs and outputs that make drop.io so powerful.
This year we’re going further… much, much further, and this weekend we are making the core deployments that will cascade into a host of enormous service improvements over the next six months.
Unfortunately, the trade-off is that in order for us to flip the switch we need to do some major work on the architecture of our production environment that will mean that drop.io will be intermittently down throughout this weekend. Our entire team will be working around the clock to have drop.io back up as soon as possible – faster, stronger, better.
You will not see the payoff Monday morning, but we promise this set is beyond worth it. Thank you for your patience while we take drop.io “Where No One Has Gone Before.”
-drop.io Team
This is a sponsored link, I am a drop.io affiliate added for your convenience </disclosure>:
Utilizing the Facebook Weekly Fan Page Update Email
I received an Email from Facebook today that is really saving me a lot of time analyzing all the fan pages I am an administrator of. Here is a sample of some of the information it provides:
Here is this week’s summary for the Facebook Page: Managed Solutions
+11 Fans this week (409 total Fans)
11 Wall Posts, Comments, and Likes this week (2 last week)
149 Visits to your page this week (140 Visits last week)
This information is very useful to me because it gives me a quick at a glance view of what’s happening with all the pages. It also provides me with links to the pages, insights and advertising which might not sound like a big deal but it can be a pain to drill all that information down. Is this new? I don’t recall ever receiving anything like it before. Here is a video with more data:
Saving 80% on Wages and Payroll Taxes for New Hires
An incredible opportunity exists for businesses to hire new employees and get a large percentage of their wages and payroll taxes paid for through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Here are some important points about the program:
- It applies to any business and job seeker anywhere in the US.
- Some localities have resources that screen the job seekers to qualify their eligibility.
- Businesses that receive federal funding do not qualify for these funds.
- The program pays 80% of wages and payroll taxes through September 30, 2010.
- There is no limit on the number of positions you can fill through this program.
This is a phenomenal opportunity for businesses that are hiring or are thinking about hiring to save a tremendous amount of money and make these hiring decisions sooner rather than later.
Here in the East Bay Area through the efforts of the Tri Valley Business Council, The Tri-Valley Community Foundation, The Pleasanton Weekly and Alameda Country District 1 Supervisor Scott Haggerty a great resource is available at American Family Recovery Project. At this website you can learn more, find new qualified employees, find jobs or provide a source to pre-screen job candidates. They also have a number of related job seeker events and employer information sessions where you can learn more about the program.
The screening process is crucial; employers are not allowed to ask the questions that would indicate eligibility. This is where local resources play a vital role in taking advantage of this program. Here in the Tri-Valley we are very fortunate to have a great resource to help us take advantage of this program. I want to thank Toby Brink at the Tri Valley Business Council for taking the time to explain this program to me. I am looking forward to attending one of the future information sessions and will plan to share more information as it becomes available.
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