InstantSpot.com is open for business!
InstantSpot News, ColdFusion, Marketing, InstantSpot 2.0
You might have noticed, ever since our Version 2.0 release, InstantSpot account creation has only been available for those with a valid invitation code.
Well, that is a thing of the past.
Thanks to all of our testers/users for helping us sort through any bugs encountered along the way. As always, if any issues are encountered please feel free to contact me directly or use the link in the control panel to report problems.
So what are you still doing here??! Go create your 'Spot now!
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Create a custom pod with Sproutbuilder
ColdFusion, Internet, Technology, InstantSpot 2.0
Sproutbuilder is a new application that recently rolled out in a beta status. Basically it allows you to create widgets in a pretty nice Flex interface.
From their howitworks page:
Building a sprout is easy. Choose from dozens of pre-built templates or start from scratch. Drag-and-drop shapes, text, images, video, and more. Then add components such as slideshows, jukeboxes, and countdown clocks, as well as interactive services such as chat (Meebo), phone (Ribbit), fundraising (ChipIn), and more. Once you’ve got your content in place, use advanced editing and navigation tools to perfect your sprout.
Ultimately you end up with an embed code, like this
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="180" height="171" id="sUAAKe0cDAJqAatXf"><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="align" value="middle" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /><param /><param name="movie" value="http://farm.sproutbuilder.com/17661/load/UAAKe0cDAJqAatXf.swf" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://farm.sproutbuilder.com/17661/load/UAAKe0cDAJqAatXf.swf" width="180" height="171" wmode="transparent" align="middle" bgcolor="#ffffff" /></object> <img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/CIMP/Jmx*PTEyMDE3OTA5NTUxMDcmcHQ9MTIwMTc5MDk1NTY5MSZwPTEyMDc*MSZkPTE4MjgyJm49.jpg" />
Now, to add it to your InstantSpot site...gotta tie that in right :)
Log in to the control panel and click on the Widgets section.
Then, once you are there, you can click to add a pod, reorder, deactivate, etc...
Then, on to the end result...go look at your Spot.
"Friend Only" Blogging...A New InstantSpot Feature
InstantSpot News, Internet, InstantSpot 2.0One of the many new features we have rolled into this latest full version (2.0) release of InstantSpot.com is the ability to secure your blog entries so that only Friends of your site can view the content.
A great example of this is found at http://hudson.instantspot.com. Dave Shuck's 7 year old son decided to create a blog of his own, but only wanted his friends to have access.
As you can see in the screenshot, his content is hidden until you are a) Logged in to InstantSpot and b) a Friend of Hudson's site.
Other possible permission levels:
- Public (everyone can see the post)
- Private (only you can see it)
- Password (you assign a password to the content which would "unlock" it)
- InstantSpot users only.
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