Stars with Stripes Blog

NEW: Control Panel and Shortcuts Toolbar

Morgan — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:05:20 +0000

We're excited to announce two new features that will be included in the next upgrade to your StarsWithStripes.Org website!

These features are a new control panel and shortcuts toolbar.

This video walks you through the basics of these new features which you can expect to see with your next website upgrade.

Fri, 01/28/2011

Morgan

NEW: Rich Text Editor

Morgan — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:40:46 +0000

In addition to the new Control Panel and Shortcuts Toolbar, a new Rich Text Editor will be included in the next upgrade to your StarsWithStripes.Org website.

This video walks you through the basics of the new Rich Text Editor.

Thu, 01/27/2011

Morgan

Twitter App for Facebook

Morgan — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:08:57 +0000

Hit two birds with one...tweet?

The Twitter app for Facebook will auto-magically turn your tweets into Facebook status updates. If you're on Twitter and Facebook, its a great timesaver, and takes 2 minutes to set up. The video above shows you how.

Fri, 12/03/2010

Morgan

NEW: Design Gallery!

Morgan — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:06:31 +0000

We are thrilled to announce our new design gallery at www.starswithstripes.org/designs. Thanks to our resident artist, Jake Augunas, we’re releasing six new designs today. Our vision for the gallery is to significantly streamline the design process while still offering websites that have a unique feel and accurately reflect the candidate and their district.

Fri, 11/19/2010

Morgan

Integrating your Facebook "Like" Box

Morgan — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:38:05 +0000

Facebook is great ways to expand your online presence and reach a broader audience. It's easy to integrate your social media with your website using "widgets".

The video above explains how to put a Facebook "Like" box on your website.

Fri, 11/12/2010

Bryan Hirsch

Integrating your Twitter Feed

Morgan — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:41:54 +0000

This video explains where you can find Twitter feed widgets and shows how to customize them and embed them in your website. Happy tweeting!

Fri, 11/12/2010

Bryan Hirsch

Transitioning staff email after your campaign

Bryan Hirsch — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:39:55 +0000

Now that the election is over, campaigns are wrapping up quickly. Here are some videos that will help you set up transitional systems as your campaign winds down.

The video above shows you how to create an "info" email account in Google Apps and set-up auto-reply messages and email forwarding.

Fri, 11/05/2010

Bryan Hirsch

Triaging emails through your contact form

Bryan Hirsch — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:32:27 +0000

This video shows you how to triage incoming messages through the contact form of your website.

Fri, 11/05/2010

Bryan Hirsch

Triaging emails in your Google Apps inbox

Bryan Hirsch — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:42:57 +0000

Fri, 11/05/2010

Bryan Hirsch

Google Voice Tutorial

Bryan Hirsch — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:01:57 +0000

The video above shows you how to set up a Google Voice number (this is a great way to keep your home and cell phone numbers private between your election and inauguration)

Fri, 11/05/2010

Bryan Hirsch