Advanced Uses for MySpace
MySpace members can generate a website quickly through templates. These templates enable users to create a generic website in very little time. For those who are just interested in making new friends or keeping in touch with old friends, this may be all the member needs. However, those who want to offer more on their website or those who simply want to create a more detailed website may require some more advanced knowledge to achieve the desired effects.
Adding Background Music in MySpace
The majority of websites on the Internet do not have background music. This may lead many novice MySpace members to believe adding music to the background is a difficult process but it really isn’t. In fact MySpace makes it incredibly simple for members to add music to their profiles. The steps to add music to a MySpace profile are as follows:
* Log into your MySpace account
* While logged in visit this web address: http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music
* Listen to the music available and select a suitable song for your profile
* Click on the link that says “Add” below the song title
* The music is then automatically added to your profile
It is important to note that users can only add one song at a time to their profile. Clicking the “Add” link on a second song will result in the original song being replaced on the profile by the new song. Songs can be removed from a profile at any time by going to the “Edit profile” section of your account and entering the “Profile songs” subcategory. Here you have the option to remove your chosen song.
Adding Videos to MySpace
Adding videos to MySpace is also not as difficult as it seems. Even those with no HTML skills can add videos produced by other members or even their own videos to their MySpace profile. The steps to add a video to your MySpace profile are as follows:
* Log into your MySpace Account
* From your MySpace homepage, click on the “Add/Change Videos” link
* You are then taken to another webpage where you can either search through a database of previously uploaded videos or upload your own video
* To search the database, click on the search videos button and browse through the available videos
* After watching a video you can add the video to your profile in a couple of ways. First you can click on the “Add to my profile” button or you can copy the source code provided and paste this code into the desired location on your profile.
Alternately you can add your own videos to your MySpace profile by first uploading them to MySpace and then adding them to your profile. When uploading a video care should be taken to ensure the video does not violate the terms of service.
Creating Interactive Features on MySpace
Creating interactive features on MySpace is a bit more involved. Members can create features which allow visitor interaction but these features require more extensive HTML knowledge. The best way to acquire the information necessary to design these types of features is to research the subject of HTML code in books or on the Internet. However, if you find a feature on another MySpace website you would like to include in your own profile you can contact the member and ask them how to add this feature.
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Ethics And Social Network Marketing
As a business website owner, you must contain integrity. Many of the social networking websites are utilized for unethical behavior exhibited by business website owners and this seriously backfires when trying to market your products and services. There are many ways, which you as a responsible website owner can control the behavior performed on your business website.
Respect online users privacy
You must keep in mind that while using social networking marketing as your marketing tool for your products and services that you are joining an actual community of internet users. With any community, your business has its particular place in the scheme of things but this is not room for you to invade people’s privacy within the online community. Do not spam market your friends on your friends list.
There are many social networking websites to choose from for your social networking strategies
Many social network marketers utilize online websites such as MySpace and FaceBook with the hopes of driving internet traffic to their business websites. This is very much ethical however; spamming internet users with images or links in order to lure them to your business website is unethical and will eventually get you dropped by Google or other search engines.
Do not spam people with marketing ads for your business website
Social networking websites are currently more knowledgeable of spamming practices, which have proved unethical while eliminating people who habitually perform such tactics within their marketing strategies.
Be professional and honest with the online communities
To successfully utilize social networking websites as tools with integrity you need to honestly participate within the online communities as a member. Becoming a member of the online community means you will have to register with that particular community. Become involved within the online groups, which are related to your area of expertise or products and services, which your business offers. You want to make friends within this online community while proving yourself an expert within the particular field, which you are offering products and services.
Publish quality content on the social networking website
You will need to publish quality content upon these particular social networking websites. Avoid shoving your products and services down the throats of the online community. Never mislead or give incorrect information referencing your products and services.
Examples of unethical social networking practices
A great example of such unethical practices is leaving a blog or post within the online community while pretending to be a customer recommending your products and services. You need to be honest with the online community, which you belong to explaining your products and services. Leave the decision up to the online community to view your products and services as compared to spamming them with your company information.
Do not criticize your competitors. Do not point out shortcomings of your competitors. You can however, specify what makes your products and services different from the competition.
There are no set guidelines on ethical practices with online social network marketing however; you will need to educate yourself with media law while knowing the potential dangers of defamation as well as invading people’s privacy. Conduct yourself professionally as well as intellectually. If you follow these guidelines of what not to perform, you should fare well in your goal of becoming a success.
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