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For my fellow creators who use facebook to drive traffic to their networks, there are plenty of tactics that work and many that simply do not. A good while back I showed you a hack to embed facebook videos into your site, but the three tricks I am a
Read moreA client asked me recently if the icon colors could be changed. Of course I knew there had to be a way to change or customize the icons that Ning serves us. So, this is the quick and dirty way to change the color of the icons. I added a single pix
Read moreBack in 2010, I showed you how to map your members on Ning 2.0, but this process needs a little bit of updating.
What you are making...
So earlier today I posted a useful Link Scrapper Tool that may come in handy when you are preparing for migration. The second tool that I created today is a Ning 3.0 responsive grid playground, which you can Fork and use yourself here for learning h
Read moreI whipped together what I feel to be a powerful and simple tool for seeing your pages as a search engine would. I imagine this tool will become quite valuable during the migration of our networks to the 3.0.
Read moreYou might remember a tip i posted a while back with an infographic showcasing social media dimensions. This is a follow-up of similar interest.
Social Kit is fully sliced and customizable
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I just wanted to share with all of you a (2.0-3.0) project that I have been working on steadily for over a year together with four friends and colleagues. This network was originally built on Ni
With the mandatory migration to 3.0 looming and so much to learn about responsive design, it can be difficult for Ning Network creators to understand which CSS units to use where, and when, on their network pages. The instinct (i keep encountering wi
Read moreIf you have been looking for a simple way to add typographic effects to your headings, titles, etc. here is a tip for you. NOTE: This tip is for NCs who have imported Google Custom Fonts into their networks.
If you have been thinking about how to add a scrolling background image to your Ning network, but have not been sure how to do it, you're in luck! This example uses just CSS and a single image. Other similar solutions require javascript to work, but
Read moreOk, so I am working on a method to display latest activity module as sticky module to the top right of my site (open to suggestions). But for now, I have a tip for you on how to make your navigation stick to the top of site on scroll.
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Read moreI foresee a bit of panic in the future once Ning Creators have migrated their members and content over, when they realize that they should have put some indicators in place, telling members how to navigate the changes to their site.
I also anticipat
Read moreOver the past couple days at least 3 others have asked me how to embed a valid flash file in their Ning network. So here is a tip. Are you often embedding Flash files into your html pages? If yes, you’ll better save the valid flash embed code below
Read moreWhat I am going to show you is how to have a manageble system for adding different background images to different groups using a little bit of CSS code and a dropbox account. This is a revisit to an old dropbox tip I post a long time ago.
For this
Read moreEmbed Responsively makes it simple to embed a variety of different media types responsively on your website. It works with YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Google Maps, Instagram, Vine, and more. Just select the source, paste in your URL, and get the e
Read moreLast week, I shared a tip (infographic) showcasing the important social media dimensions to use for cover photos and such, with a request from Allison to create one for Ning 3.0 sites. So, I built one of these for Ning including the new header, prof
Read moreIf you use other social media platforms to boost engagement with your ning network, this is a very helpful infographic to download or just bookmark this discussion. In the comments below, share screenshots of your creations!
The only dimensions you
Read moreOver the past couple of weeks, I've had several other NCs ask me about CSS3 Box shadows, so i figured I'd give you all a few pointers I've learned over the past couple of years.
Understanding Values
Take a look at this example:
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With the advent of 3.0, I have been adding an arsenal of new web tools to my collection. I'll start the conversation with a Chrome web app.
One of those tools I've found useful lately is Dime
Read moreA few days ago, I started to write a post about a workaround that I found for embedding individual facebook posts into your site. However, I decided to wait and I am glad I did because Facebook released the official method of embedding facebook cont
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