Getting Acquainted with "My Page"

"My Page" is your personalized Profile page. Besides being the page you use to view your specific comments, virtual gifts and posts, it's also the page that visitors see when they want to know more about you, send you a comment or send you a virtual gift. You may customize this page in any way that suits your particular needs or celebrates your unique personality.

From your "My Page", you may...

• change your Profile picture;
• personalize your Profile appearance;
• edit your Profile information;
• send virtual gifts;
• post your status, inspirational thought, Bible verse, or prayer request;
• share your Profile on other social networks;
• view your existing blogs, events, photos and videos;
• add new blog posts, events, photos and videos; and
• add some fun applications.

Let's stroll through the basics.

 

Left Column

Manage My Page or Photo
Click My Page to open the "My Settings - My Page" page or click Photo to open the "My Settings - Profile" page.

Click Share to open the "Share This Page" dialog box where you can select options to share your Profile on MySpace, Twitter, del.icio.us, Facebook, StumbleUpon, or Digg. Alternatively, you can send your Profile by email to any valid email address or select from your list of friends.

Click Share on Twitter to share your Profile on your Twitter account.

Click Share on Facebook to share your Profile on your Facebook account.

Click Blog Posts to open the "My Blog" page and view all the blogs you've posted or click the Add button to open the "Add a Blog" page. 

Click Events to open the "My Events" page and view all the events you've posted or click the Add button to open the "Add an Event" page.

Click Photos to open the "My Photos" page and view all the photos you've uploaded or click the Add button to open the "Add Photos" page.

Click Photo Albums to open the "My Albums" page and view all the albums you've created or click the Add button to add a photo album.

Click Videos to view all the videos you've uploaded or click the Add button to open the "Add a Video" page.

Click +Add Apps to open the "My Apps Directory" to select from almost 200 fun applications you can add to your AOCI account. You can also add apps from other websites.

My Friends
This section displays some of your friends. To go to their Profile, click their picture.

Click View All to open the "My Friends" page, or click +Invite More to open the "Invite Your Contacts" page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Events
This section displays your upcoming events. To see all your events, click View All which will open a "My Events" page. To add an event, click +Add an Event to display the "Add an Event" page.

 

 

 

Click the Edit button to change from List View to Calendar or Detail View, to change the source (From) from I'm Attending to All My Events, and to change the number of events to anything from 0-20. 

After you make your changes, click the Save button. If you don't want to make any changes, click Cancel.

 

 

 

RSS
"RSS" stands for "Really Simple Syndication". RSS feeds are primarily used to keep up with frequently-updated works, such as news, certain blogs, photo and video feeds.

You can use RSS feeds to stay current with particular news sources, musicians' latest releases, your favorite blog writer's blog posts, sports events, etc.

To add an RSS feed, click +Add RSS, which will open the RSS "Edit" dialog box.

1. In the "Title" text box, type the title you want to use for the feed you are going to link to.
2. In the "URL" text box, paste the URL from the website you want to link to.
3. In the "Display" drop-down menu box, select "Titles Only" or "Detail View".
4. In the "Show" drop-down menu box, select any number from 0 to 20.
5. Click the Save button.
6. If you want to add another RSS feed, repeat the steps above.

  

Center Column

Status

 Click in the white text box and type any text you want to share with your network friends. Whatever you type here will also appear on the Main page under the "Latest Activity" section.

 

Gifts Received

 Whenever someone sends you a virtual gift, it will display here. To return the favor, click their name under the gift or click Give a Gift to open the "Send a Gift" page.

 

Latest Activity

 This section displays your latest activities. Whatever displays here also displays in the "Latest Activity" section on the "Main" page.

Click the Edit button to change the number of events (ranging from 0 to 20). To manage your privacy, click Set what activity gets displayed, which will open the "My Settings - Privacy" page where you decide what information you want to display for others to see.

After you make your changes, click the Save button. If you don't want to make any changes, click Cancel.

 

Profile Information

 This is the information about your ministry which you shared when you joined the AOCI. You may go back anytime and edit the information. To edit your Profile information, click the Edit button, which will open the "My Settings - Profile" page.

 

My Photos

 This section displays the photos you have personally uploaded. Just as it is on the "Main" page, if you move your cursor over the photos, a toolbar will display from which you can change the display properties.

To view all your photos, click View All to display the "My Photos" page. To add photos, click +Add Photos to open the "Add Photos" page.

Click the Edit button to change the Display from "Slideshow" to "Thumbnails" or "Album", to change the source ("From") from "I've Recently Added" to "From This Network" or "Random", and to set whether to "Loop" (keep repeating).

After you make your changes, click the Save button. If you don't want to make any changes, click Cancel.

 

My Videos

 This section displays the videos you've added [or from the AOCI network if you select that option from the Edit button]. Click View All to open the "My Videos" page(s), or click +Add Videos to open the "Add a Video" page.

Click the Edit button to change whether you want videos you've added or videos from the AOCI network to display. You can also change the number of videos from 0 to 10.

After you make your changes, click the Save button. If you don't want to make any changes, click Cancel.

 

My Blog

This section displays your most recent blog posts. Click the title or Continue to read the entire blog, click X Comments to read other people's comments about your blog, or click Edit Post to edit your blog.

Click View All to see a list of all your blogs, or click +Add a Blog Post to open the "Add a Blog Post" page.

Click the Edit button to change the Display from "Detail View" to "Titles Only", 0 to 10 posts, and "500"-"2000" HTML characters. If you want your page visitors to read your blogs, it helps to display some Detail instead of just titles and to increase the HTML characters.

[HTML is the behind-the-scenes code used to create web pages. Nothing can be published to the internet without using HTML, and even simple sentences may incorporate hundreds or thousands of HTML characters. For example, the second paragraph in this section uses 225 HTML characters (117 of which are commands and not a part of the actual text).]

After you make your changes, click the Save button. If you don't want to make any changes, click Cancel.

 

Comment Wall

 The Comment Wall is where visitors and friends can leave comments to brighten your day. They might also leave you a virtual gift. Below each comment are links for you to Comment Back or Send Message. View Thread is a convenient way for you to view comments that have gone back and forth continuously between you and the same person.

Click the Edit button to change the number of comments you want to automatically display and to indicate whether you want to approve comments before they post on your "My Page".

After you make your changes, click the Save button. If you don't want to make any changes, click Cancel.