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Blog & Flickr Set Up Process
BLOG & FLICKR SET UP PROCESS ................................................................................ 1 WEB SERVICES IDENTIFIED ..................................................................................................... 2 STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO SETTING UP THE SERVICES. ............................................................ 3 WHAT IF I ALREADY HAVE A BLOGGER.COM ACCOUNT?...................................................... 3 SETTING UP A BLOGGER ACCOUNT. ........................................................................................ 3 STEP 1 ........................................................................................................................................ 4 STEP 2 ........................................................................................................................................ 4 STEP 3 ........................................................................................................................................ 5 STEP 4 ........................................................................................................................................ 5 STEP 5 ........................................................................................................................................ 5 EDITING YOUR BLOG POSTINGS ................................................................................................. 7 SETTING UP A FLICKR ACCOUNT. .............................................................................................. 7 SETTING UP YOUR BLOG IN FLICKR ....................................................................................... 9 UPLOADING BY EMAIL SETTINGS ............................................................................................. 10 PRIVACY SETTINGS.................................................................................................................. 11 MOBILE DEVICE SETTINGS ........................................................................................... 12 CONTACT INFORMATION ....................................................................................................... 12 CONTACT 1 – TEXT ONLY POSTS ............................................................................................. 12 CONTACT 2 – TEXT AND PHOTO POSTS .................................................................................... 12
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This document outlines the process involved in setting up a weblog to accept text and photo posts using email from a mobile phone. The services identified to be used are FREE web-based services which collaborate in order to facilitate the posting of information and images to a blog.
Definition A weblog (usually shortened to blog, but occasionally spelled web log) is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles (normally in reverse chronological order). Although most early weblogs were manually updated, tools to automate the maintenance of such sites made them accessible to a much larger population, and the use of some sort of browser-based software is now a typical aspect of "blogging". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
Web services identified
Blogger.com This is one of, if not THE oldest blogging services on the Internet. It is now a secure and stable environment for millions of bloggers around the world. This service also has the credibility of being owned and hosted by Google. Users are required to register for an account. Flickr.com One of the new generation of Web 2.0 products, allowing users to manage sets of their own photos which they upload in a variety of ways. The uploaded photos are then available to share with friends. This is a Beta service which is well developed and reliable. The service is a project of Yahoo! and has received many accolades. For this reason, users will need a FREE Yahoo account in order to use the service. Although both of these services offer stand-alone, specific functionality, it is possible to get them to synchronise in order to achieve the outcome we desire for the purpose of student assessment. The following image outlines the dataflow and relationship between the web-based services we’re using for the project:
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Step by Step Guide to setting up the services.
This step by step guide will help you set up and configure the web services needed for this project. Please follow each step in sequence.
What if I already have a blogger.com account?
For the purpose of this project, we would like all participants to set up new blogger.com accounts, so please follow the process outlined below.
Setting up a blogger account.
Point your browser to www.blogger.com Click on the orange arrow – Create your blog now.
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Step 1
Fill in all the details required on the ‘Create Account’ page and make a note of your username and password details. Important! For the purpose of this project, please use your college email address which takes the following format: First name (dot) surname@yorksj.ac.uk i.e.: mark.dransfield@yorksj.ac.uk If you want to, use the space below to record your details. Your Blogger.com details Username: Password:
Accept the terms of service Click continue.
Step 2
Name your blog. Please use the conventions below in naming your blog. Blog Title: [Your Name] Professional Practice Assessment ie: Mark Dransfield Professional Practice Assessment Blog Address: http:// [first initial, surname-ysj] . blogspot.com ie: http://mdransfield-ysj.blogspot.com Important! In the Blog Address, make sure you leave no spaces in the text and that you include the hyphen.
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Important! Make a note of your weblog’s address so that you can access it again in the future or give it out to your lecturer. Please make a note of your weblog address in the space below.
Web Address:
.blogspot.com
Fill in the letter verification which is shown on screen. Click Continue
Step 3
This page allows you to give your blog a specific look and feel by choosing a template. Choose the template called Sand Dollar at the bottom right by clicking on the circular button. Click Continue
Step 4
Your blog has been created Click on Start Posting
Step 5
In this step, we customise some of the settings for the blog, the important settings allow you to post directly to the blog using email and allow others to comment on your work. Click on the Settings Tab
Complete the Basic settings as follows:
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Basic Settings Title Description Add your blog to our listings Show quick editing on your blog Show email post links Show compose mode for all your blogs Click Save Settings Click Formatting Complete the Formatting settings as follows Formatting Settings Show Date Header Format Archive Index Date Format Timestamp Format Timezone Date Language Encoding Convert Line Breaks
Leave as default leave blank No Yes No Yes
7 days Leave as default Leave as default Leave as default UTC + 00:00 Europe/London English (UK) Leave as default Leave as default (Yes)
Leave the rest of the formatting settings as they are Click Save Settings Click Comments Complete the Comments settings as follows Comments Settings Comments Who Can Comment? Comments Default for Posts Backlinks Backlinks Default for Posts Comments Time Stamp Format Show comments in a popup window Show word verification for comments Enable comment moderation Show profile images on comments Comment notification address
Show Anyone New posts have comments Leave as Default Leave as Default Leave as Default No Yes No No [Insert your college email address]
Click Save Settings Click Email Complete the Email Settings as follows Email Settings Blog Send Address Mail-to-Blogger Address Publish
Leave blank Insert a word you will remember here. Make sure the check box is ticked.
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Important! The Mail-to-Blogger address is an email address you can use to post text-based information to your blog. It is very important that you remember this information, as it will be required later. Please make a note of your Mail-to-Blogger address in the space below.
Address: Click Save Settings Click on the republish your blog button Click on ‘View Blog’ and save the address in your favourites.
@blogger.com
If you want to, you can go back to the ‘Dashboard’ and click on ‘Edit Profile’, where you are welcome to include as much or little information about yourself as you desire.
Editing your blog postings
After you have made a post to your blog you may find it necessary to edit it, in order to add a more substantial reflection or make any amendments. You can do this from a normal desktop computer by following these instructions: 1. Click through to http://www.blogger.com 2. Enter your username and password (these should have been recorded when you initially set the blog up) 3. Choose your blog from the link which appears on login 4. A list of existing postings will appear on the page 5. Click the 'Edit' button next to the posting you wish to change. 6. Make any amendments to the posting, then click 'Publish Post' Congratulations, you have created your Blogger.com account
Setting up a Flickr account.
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Point your browser to www.flickr.com/signup Click on the ‘Sign up Now’ button
If you have a Yahoo ID, enter your details in the appropriate fields and jump to step ??? If you do not have a Yahoo ID, click the ‘Sign Up’ button.
You are welcome to change any of the settings to your own preference, but we recommend the following: Yahoo Sign-Up Settings Create Your Yahoo ID First Name Last Name Preferred Content Gender Yahoo ID Password Yahoo Mail If You Forget Your Password… Security Question Your Answer Birthday Zip/Postal Code Alternate email
Your First Name Your Surname Yahoo United Kingdom Your Gender Your chosen ID Your chosen password Uncheck the box
Choose one Answer your chosen question Insert your birthday You can use college’s if you prefer: YO30 7EX Insert your college email address, or an email address where you want your confirmation to be sent. Do not check the box to receive email updates.
Yahoo Marketing Preferences
Verify your registration Enter the code shown Terms of service
Enter the code. Accept the terms of service.
Click on ‘I Agree’
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Correct any entries highlighted Check the alternative email address you entered (your college one) Click on the activation link in the email (this will open a new browser window) Enter your username & password Under ‘Activate New Flickr Account’, insert your full name
Click Sign In
Setting Up your Blog in Flickr
Choose ‘Your Account’ from the bottom of the page
Click on ‘Account Page’ Scroll down the Account Page to find the ‘Blogging’ section Click on Your blogs Click Set up a new blog Choose Blogger Blog Click ‘Next’ Enter your blogger.com username and password Click ‘Next’ Under ‘Confirm Your Details’, click ‘All Done’
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Uploading by email settings
Go to the ‘Your Account’ section Click on Upload-by-email
On the Upload by Email Page, click the link at the bottom right of the page which says:
Do you want to automatically post photos to your blog? Set it up here.
On the Upload the Flickr and your blog page, complete the settings as follows:
Flickr Upload by email settings Which blog would you like to post photos to? Which photo size would you like to display? Shall we post the body of the email as your blog post for you as well?
Choose your blog. Choose small Yes please
Important! It is very important that you select Yes please to the last setting.
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If this setting is left as No thanks, it will mean that the text you write to accompany your photo will NOT BE POSTED
Click Save On the page you are redirected to, make a note of BOTH emails which are displayed on the page. You can use the space below to record these if you choose. Note! If you don’t like the email address Flickr has automatically generated for you, you can click the ‘reset’ button, until it displays one you are happy with. If you do decide to reset the email address, remember to hit Save
Flickr email post addresses
Post to Flickr only email address (the top one) Post to Flickr AND blog email address (the bottom one)
@photos.flickr.com @photos.flickr.com
Privacy Settings
You will be taking pictures of patients with your mobile phone, and effectively posting them on the Internet to a worldwide audience. In order to respect patient confidentiality, it is necessary to make sure the images posted to Flickr are private, so that no one can view them, except for you. Please follow the steps below in order to configure your privacy settings. Go to the ‘Your Account’ section at the bottom of any Flickr page Click on Photo Privacy
Fill in the settings as detailed below:
Flickr privacy settings
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Who can see your photos? Who can comment? Who can add notes and tags? Click ‘Save Settings’
Choose Private Choose Only You Choose Only You
Mobile Device Settings
Contact Information
Add the following as contacts in your mobile device’s address book:
Contact 1 – Text only posts
Firstname: Blog Surname: Text Only Email address: [enter the address from your blogger.com account] i.e. ______________________________@blogger.com You will use contact 1 to post text only information to your blog.
Contact 2 – Text and photo posts
Firstname: Blog Surname: With Photo Email address: [enter the second address from your Flickr account] i.e. ______________________________2blog@photos.flickr.com You will use contact 2 to post text AND image based information to your blog.
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