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Tip of the Week: RSS FEEDS

~ January 29, 2008 at 10:56 by Muzika (Views: 0 )

So you saw something you liked on MyStrands and now you want to stay in the know when things change. Oh what to do, what to do… well, the answer is simple: RSS! RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication, and is a web-feed (or “channel”) to a web address.

Anytime you see the RSS logo (the orange square with white curved lines on it), click it and save it to your bookmarks – that way you can always have access to the information without having to login to the page. I think this is a feature that is WAY under utilized, so I’ll give you an example: One day you click on my profile and like some journals that I had written… well, click on the nearby RSS button and it will load it to your bookmarks. Then when you are sitting at your computer at work you can mouse over your bookmarks and see a drop down menu of my 5 most recent journal entries.



And as always, if you see something you like, use the links below and spread the word:
Digg, Facebook, and De.licio.us

Tip of the Week: Ban Artists!

~ January 22, 2008 at 11:59 by Muzika (Views: 0 )

So you hate Britney Spears? Maybe you don’t like 50 Cent or Eminem. Whoever the artist is that you don’t like, there’s a way that you can avoid having them recommended to you again (even if they fit into a genre that you like getting recommendations from).

From your MyStrands homepage, click on “My Recommendations” just below the MyStrands Tab. On the right hand side of the page you can review your EXILE LIST by clicking on the “Review your Exile List" link. From there you can see the artists and albums on your Exile List, add or remove them. Now you can listen to The Game without hearing 50 Cent, Christina without Britney, or Common without Mos Def.

Don't see anything on the Exile List? Go to your personal recommendations and use the buttons below each recommendation to tell us you either know it or don't like it. You can do this for song, artists, or complete albums (Don't know what a song sounds like? Click on the play button for a sample).


Now you can listen to music and get recommendations without having to manually skip the content you don't like - we'll do the work for you!

Muzika

Tip of the Week: Embed MyStrands

~ January 18, 2008 at 14:38 by Muzika (Views: 0 )

So you want to tell your friends what you’ve been listening to, huh? Oh, but they don’t have MyStrands? Here’s the plan: A.) Embed the HTML, Flash, or Personalized Indie Radio in your MySpace, Blogger, Live Journal, or whatever other site you are using to connect with others online. B.) Invite them to join!

A.) Go to the Tools Section from MyStrands.com, and it will give you everything you need to insert a Flash Chart, HTML Chart, or Personalized Indie Radio on your site. You can use the Flash Chart to show all your page viewers what you have listened to recently, or you can use the HTML Chart to show your page viewers everything from today’s top artist to your own top songs of the month. Both charts can be customized (size, color, number of items listed). From there, just click “Get the code!” Copy and paste the code into your site, and viola! Now everyone who visits your site will be in the know! BELOW: See the Flash Chart and the Personalized Indie Radio I embeded into my Myspace page.

B.) Invite your friends to join the community! It’s really easy, and it’s on every page of MyStrands. It’s in the top right hand corner: “Recommend to a Friend” Click the link, and choose to add contacts from Gmail, MSN, Yahoo!, Outlook to name a few. It might take a second or two to import your addresses – but then all you have to do it choose the contacts from the list and write them a message. And that’s it! We’ll send them an e-mail with your message in it so they can join the party.

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