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smartbnr started following the idea "Can I specify a custom link for my event page?" in Spongecell.

Erik K. Fritz replied on April 13, 2008 18:16 to the discussion "We want color coded events and calendars!" in Spongecell:

Color coding is certainly something I'd find useful as well.

The Brandon Store replied on April 02, 2008 23:32 to the discussion "We want color coded events and calendars!" in Spongecell:

Color coding is a necessity for me and the one thing that has been holding us back. The site we want to add spongecell to (www.heartofbrooklyn.org) represents six institutions in the Heart of Brooklyn and we need each institution to have it's events in their respective color. If you fold this feature into the calendar, Spongecell would be a no-brainer for us.

lelias2k replied on March 31, 2008 08:22 to the discussion "We want color coded events and calendars!" in Spongecell:

To me it would be useful to have color coded that could be linked to specific tags.

Andrew shared an idea in Spongecell on March 25, 2008 03:14:

Add a calendar to Ning!

Ever wanted to add a calendar to Ning?



Well here is how you do it!

Here is the step by step:

In Spongecell:

1. Login
2. Click on "Create a Widget"
3. Click on "List View Widget"
4. Create a widget with a width of 502 pixels
5. Click on Publish
5. Copy the MySpace Source Code

In Ning

1. Login to Ning
2. Click on Manage
3. Click on Features
4. Drag a "Text Box" from the left hand side into the main layout on the right.



5. Click "Save Features"
6. Click on Main
7. In your "Text Box" section, click on Edit.
8. Copy and Paste the MySpace List View Code you just created!

Anna replied on March 24, 2008 16:08 to the question "Event HTML Links" in Spongecell:

There are currently two options to add a website link in your event page.

1. Login to the promote center and click on customize an event page.

On the 5th item, check the box to enable HTML description.

Here you need to use HTML tags to link your website.



2. You can also enter the html link in the ‘Ticket Link’ field under 'Basic Info' for your event page. Adding an HTML link inside an event is not currently a feature, but we’ll keep you updated here on Get Satisfaction when it becomes available!

iwilder replied on March 07, 2008 13:52 to the question "RSS feed" in Spongecell:

Thanks again! Get some sleep.

RSS feed has not refreshed. I will let you know if it changes.

peace
Ian

Andrew replied on March 07, 2008 03:06 to the question "RSS feed" in Spongecell:

In reply to :

1. It looks like your RSS feed is taking some time to refresh. I will keep an eye on this and make sure that it updates. If not, we will investigate further.

2. The MySpace list view does not currently have an RSS feed link. "Social Networking" widgets are not the same as the "List View" widget and do not include RSS links.

Our widgets are going through major functional and performance improvements in the coming weeks/months to enable to tighter integration and functionality between MySpace and the Promote platform. Look for updates soon!

iwilder replied on March 07, 2008 02:24 to the question "RSS feed" in Spongecell:

Andrew,

thanks for the quick reply. two things about RSS

1. the rss feed is including deleted events. see the bottom of the right hand column on www.onthewilderside.net

2. the myspace list view widget has no rss feed link. see the general interest box on http://www.myspace.com/onthewilderside

Andrew replied on March 07, 2008 02:12 to the question "RSS feed" in Spongecell:

hey there iwilder. You can view your RSS feed inside of the list view widget.

1. Click on your calendar or event
2. Create a list view widget
3. Click RSS in the bottom left hand side to get the feed

its as simple as 1.2.3. In the future we are going to make a link within the application directly to your RSS feed. I will let you know when this happens.

Andrew replied on March 05, 2008 23:01 to the discussion "We want color coded events and calendars!" in Spongecell:

Thanks Carrie, we have taken your feedback into consideration!

Carrie replied on March 05, 2008 22:35 to the discussion "We want color coded events and calendars!" in Spongecell:

I would love to color code! I use my spongecell calendar for reminders, personal appointments, friend dates, work stuff, friend/co-worker trips, community events, and holidays, which starts to look a little messy. At the very least, I wish friend versus everyone events were colored differently, but I'd love to pick from a bunch of different colors. Better yet, maybe I could create different categories that each had a different color and default "Viewable by" setting.

Andrew started a conversation in Spongecell on February 25, 2008 17:42:

How do I change the time zone on an event?

Changing the timezone on an event is as easy as 1...2...3...

1. Login to Promote and click on "Add an Event" under quick options.
2. Select the timezone you want in the dropdown menu as shown below in red:



3. Click Save

Andrew started a conversation in Spongecell on January 29, 2008 17:14:

We want color coded events and calendars!

Can do attitude!

Lately many users have been talking about color coding calendars and events. We want to hear your feedback on this feature.

What do you think?

Andrew shared an idea in Spongecell on January 24, 2008 21:44:

Can I specify a custom link for my event page?

Have you ever wanted to send a user to your event page rather than ours? Well, we have listened to your feedback and will release this functionality at the end of February.

This feature will specifically enable you to change the event page to one of your choosing. This link will propagate through the calendar and widget applications.

Andrew shared an idea in Spongecell on January 17, 2008 02:25:

Tagging events?

Events can be tagged for tracking interactions of users and for API calls.

Add tags to your event when you first create it. Then, contacts that add themselves to your contact list while interacting with that event are automatically tagged with those tags.

Finally, when you send an email or SMS message to follow up on the event, you can easily reach the people who are most interested in that event.

Here is how you do it!

1. When you create an event, specify one of more tags.



2. Then, users view your event through one of our widgets, and decide to add themselves to your contact list.



3.If you view the new contact (in the Contacts tab), you will see that they have an 'auto tag' that matches the one you originally set on the event.



4. Then, when you send an email or SMS message, you can filter to send only to contacts tagged with that tag!

Andrew shared an idea in Spongecell on January 15, 2008 15:55:

How do I blast an email to specified contacts?

Using Tags and another feature called Contact Select Spongecell lets you send e-mail blasts to specified contacts with ease.

Tags:

1. Import and tag your contact list
2. Compose your email
3. When you reach step 3, click on "Filter" > "Tags" and then enter your tag. The field will autopopulate once the correct tag has been entered.
4. Select OK

Contact Select:

1. Import and tag your contact list
2. Compose your email
3. When you reach step 3, select "Select Specific People"
4. Click on the e-mail address on the left hand side that you want to send to. If you make a mistake just click the email on the right hand side and it will remove that email.
5. Once all your specified contacts have been selected click on Finished.

Andrew shared an idea in Spongecell on January 15, 2008 10:13:

How much can you really do with a Spongecell event page?

So how much can you really do with a Spongecell event page?

Here are some of our best examples!


Dante Fried Chicken - A One Year anniversary invitation


Cielo Club NYC - Layo and Bushwacka Party


Yari Film Group Film Launch


Purus Vodka Launch Party - Invite and RSVP

Andrew shared an idea in Spongecell on January 15, 2008 09:38:

Uploading contacts - Importing and Updating

You can upload or import contacts in various ways. First start by going to the Contacts tab, then on the right hand side menu under "Quick Options" click on the upload/import method of your choice.

These include:

Outlook
Gmail
Yahoo
MSN
CSV
and
Copy and Paste

When uploading duplicates the system will warn you.

If you are uploading updated or "changed" information, the system will append any new information to the already existing contact.

Andrew shared an idea in Spongecell on January 15, 2008 01:45:

Delete contacts?

To delete contacts you have a few options.

If you only want to delete one contact.

1. Select the Contact tab
2. Select the contact
3. On the Right Hand Side under Quick Options click on "Delete"

If you want to delete multiple contacts.

1. Select the contact tab
2. Search or filter the contacts you want to delete.
3. Select Delete at the bottom of the list