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Public or Private Group Pages Similar to Twitter
08/01/09
Public or Private Group Pages Similar to Twitter
So you love Twitter!
You love that you can connect with a special group of friends or co-works.
The problem is, you can’t connect with just that group. You send a tweet & it goes to everyone whether they are friends, family, or co-workers. Not all of those people may care about your special project at work (or your family reunion).
Maybe you are working on a special team project (like the Thirty Day Challenge) so Twitter just won’t be private yet you want the ability to have the constant short fast post at meeting time.
You may want to have total control over who is allowed to see, join, or post in your ‘area’.
Maybe you don’t want people to be able to post pictures or links (you really don’t want your mom posting pics).
Then again maybe you have a cool group and want to share all your links, pics, and video’s either privately or publicly.
Have you checked out Shout Em?
Free and Easy to set up!
This simple video shows how
**you choose a name for your ‘site’ (a family or team name),
***Pick a background theme,
****Choose Private or Public settings,
BAM – you have a great place that you can invite that special group.
You can also log into Shout Em with your Twitter or Facebook accounts.
NOTE: Using your Twitter or Facebook log in MAY make your post visible on those sites (I have not tested it so be sure to check).
ShoutEm Demo from vikot on Vimeo.
OK, let us know if you have a Shout Em site set up – if it’s not a private room we may want to take a look.
They do have a Premium account that allows you to have your own domain name, extra storage, and your own ads.
Sheryl Loch
ps. I am not an affiliate! I just found the site and wanted to share it with you.
3 comments
Looks like an interesting idea, except you'd need the group to do the same thing. Luckily, I have nothing to hide like that. ;)
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Another social web application? Hmmm... As long as it helps bring in traffic, it's worth a try.First I joined Friendster, then Facebook, then twitter. Then extremejohn convinced me to get into stumbleupon. I have yet to learn more how to go about the stumbleupon shebang.
Shout'em.
Shout Em sounds interesting enough for those that want to limit their communications. As for marketers I think most will want to expand their reach rather than restrict it. Other than a somewhat 'targeted' following if that's even possible, that is. I wish I had thought of the idea though :)@Noel I just read a couple posts (not mine)that helped me with StumbleUpon. Get in touch and I'll get you the links.
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