YouTube Creator Playbook: Teaches you how to build a successful and profitable YouTube channel

The very first edition of the YouTube Creator Playbook is out. This has been developed and created by YouTube to help content creators like yourself. People who have created and run successful YouTube channels have made this their business. There is a lot of money to be made if you can create great content and videos. YouTube has this new playbook to help you. Some of the tips given include creating a video a week. This is important because if you have a large number of subscribers then a good video every week adds to your credibility and as the word spreads you will get more fans, subscribers and followers.

Another thing to remember is to interact with your community. You have subscribers on your YouTube channel who are leaving comments, it's a good idea to interact with your community. There are a lot of tips and tricks to help you build great videos and a great channel on YouTube. If you are one of those people who want to make a career out of creating content or you simple like making videos. Then this is one ebook you might want to go through. As YouTube shares some of the best practices and ideas that make people successful on YouTube. If you search on Google you will find people who have been successful on YouTube that they have been able to give up their jobs and concentrate on just this fun thing.

Another tip that comes out of this book is the fact that you need to tell your subscribes when to expect a new video. And the best YouTube channel to illustrate this is the illustrious Ray William Johnson's channel.  

Download the Playbook now.  Source: YouTube blog. 

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Twitter: how do you retweet with a comment

Many uses have asked if this is possible at all. Does Twitter allow you to Retweet with a comment. The Answer is no - this is something that cannot be done on Twitter as of now. What you can do is simply click the Retweet button and retweet a tweet. If however you would like to add a comment there is a simple manual workaround. Copy the whole Tweet, paste it in your tweet box and then add RT in front of it. You must be saying that this is so lame. But that is all that you can do. Once you do this you can retweet with your comment attached. You can also add the @username to ensure that the original tweeters Twitter ID is associated with the Tweet.

Third-party Twitter apps like Tweetdeck have this functionality and allow for Retweeting with comments attached. So for now if you want to Retweet from anywhere else you will have to do it manually. 

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Facebook: How to completely remove all your information

Facebook has a provision for those who have deleted their accounts on FB and no longer wish to receive any further communication from them. With this feature you can also ensure that Facebook does not store any of your information in their systems. The only thing that will be left once you do this is your mail ID, which Facebook requires in order to stop sending you information. This email ID will need to be stored with Facebook as this is what they need to identify you and ensure that no more correspondence is sent your way.

Before that if you are a Facebook user who would like to permanently delete your account you will need to go here to do so. If you do that you can further instruct the service to not store any of your information. 

If you want to completely walk-away from Facebook and you do not even want your email ID stored to be used in their 'Do Not Mail' list. You will need to use the form available here to completely quiet the system. 

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How to create Fake and Funny Facebook Walls

By now if you are a regular user of the internet you have seen those fake and funny Facebook walls. Some of them are so popular that they get shared constantly on Facebook. This is a bit of creative fun that you could try if you have the imagination and humor to do so. Getting started is fairly simple and easy but the key is to be creative and funny enough. If you do manage to pull it off your friends and other people will share it countless times on Facebook and other Social Networking sites. 

Helpful tips to remember when creating your fake, funny and hilarious Facebook wall. 

You need to be relevant and cover a topic that is hot in the news. You would need to research it well before preparing your script. Remember your Fake Facebook Wall needs to catch the imagination of your friends and other people who see it. It will only be as popular as the number of likes it receives. Be funny but not too negative as this would put people off. This whole thing is just for a bit of fun and entertainment. So if you have the creativity you could head over to The Wall Machine or My Fake Wall to get started. You can also prank your friends with your fake Facebook walls.

Here are a few Fake Facebook wall images to help you get started.

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Photo Stream for iOS 5: How does it work

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Unlike other versions of iOS the new iOS 5 comes with the ability to completely disconnect your phone from your computer. Once you are on iOS 5 Photo Stream is a very simple feature. You take photo on any one device and it is available on all your devices. You can also import a photo from your camera to your computer. 

This is how it works

Once you take a photo iCloud will automatically push it to all your devices and apps. 

iCloud will use any available Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection

Will be pushed to all photo Apps on your devices

iPhoto or Aperture on your Mac

Pictures Library on your PC. 

Photo Stream album on your Apple TV

All the photos you take are stored in a s special Photo Stream Album which holds your last 1000 photos and is stored for a period of 30 days

You cannot edit a photo in Photo Strea so you will need to save it to your Camera Roll to touch it up. 

How to setup Photo Stream on your iOS device. (The Below guide is from a NYPost article and you can read more here) 

On a Mac: Go to the iCloud System Preferences pane and make sure Photo Stream is checked.

iPhoto: To enable Photo Stream in iPhoto, just go into the Preferences and make sure Photo Stream is checked.

Once you’ve done that, click on Photo Stream in the sidebar and you’ll see your photos.

Aperture: To enable Photo Stream in Aperture, just go into Preferences and make sure Photo Stream is checked. In this case, I’ve intentionally left Upload unchecked since I don’t want photos imported from my DSLR to go into the Photo Stream; just those I sync.

Once that’s done, click on Photo Stream in the sidebar to see your synced photos.

On a PC: First, download and install the iCloud Control Panel. Once you launch it — you guessed it — make sure Photo Stream is checked. You will also need to click on Options next to it to specify the Upload and Downloads directory.

According to the article deleting a photo is still difficult and Apple should be able to fix this in the near future. 

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How to burn a CD, DVD or BD remotely

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This is the question is you have a netbook without a burner or maybe you run a large office with a lot of computers but not all of them with a CD or DVD burner. With Net Burner you can now remotely burn a CD/DVD/BD using this freeware. So all you need to have is one system with a burner connected over the network and you can use that one burner to create and write all your CDs and DVDs. This is especially helpful if you do not have a local burner device. 

You do not need to be an experienced user to get this done. The freeware comes with helpful wizards to help you set things up and it is fairly simple to use even for those who are not so tech savvy.

With Paragon Net Burner you do not need to have a burner installed on every device. This is especially helpful for people who run internet cafes and large offices with a number of computers. Ensuring that every PC has a burner can be very costly. This cuts down the cost and enables one PC across the network to function as the burner device.  It is compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/2008/Vista and Windows 7.

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Gmail for mobile: How to use the multiple sign-in feature

Gmail has released a new feature, multiple sign-ins for Gmail on Mobile. Just like on your desktop you can now sign-in to multiple account on mobile Gmail. Your Gmail account on your mobile device now has a mobile switcher button that lets you move between account simultaneously. 

How to switch between Gmail accounts on your mobile device

1. Click on Account Switcher found at the bottom of your thread's list

2. Click on 'Sign-in to another account.

3. Enter your other account info

You can now switch between accounts by selecting the desired account from the Accounts Menu. 
Source: Gmail Blog

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how to add someone to restricted list on Facebook

Facebook have rolled out their new lists feature which we have already covered. With these new lists comes the added benefit of adding people to a restricted list. The usefulness of such a list on FB is very useful. The first person who tends to land in this list is your boss and maybe people you feel are stalking you. If you are sharing things that some people aught not to be aware of this is the list to go to. By default this list is empty and if you want to add people to this list you will need to physically add them. 

How to add people to restricted lists on Facebook

1. Login to Facebook

2. Click here

3. Add people 

4. You're done

 

This is a fantastic way to keep people away from your personal stuff without having to unfriend or block them. You can silently move them away from your fb life. People in your restricted list can only see posts you make public and info that you choose to make public. Even if they tag you in a post of video you will get a notification before it can go public. 

Will people know if you add them to Restricted list on Facebook.
No, they will not get to know.

How does Restricted List on Facebook work
It is very simple - instead of having to unfriend someone and become unpopular with them. Add them to the restricted list - this way they only get to see posts you make public. Many people put their Boss or Coworkers or kids on the Facebook restricted list.

How to access Restricted list on Facebook.
Please follow the link we have provided above or please click here.

How to clear search history on an iPad

The iPad users Safari as its default browser and so for people familiar with Safari clearing the cache and web history should not prove difficult. It is important to clear your search history on the iPad to keep it clean and not to mention your own privacy. It is good to clear all the cookies that gets stored on your browser as this takes up space. 

To clear your iPad search history

1. On the home screen click on settings

2. Tap on Safari from the menu on the left.

3. On the right hand side scroll down till you see “Clear History, Clear Cookies and the Clear Cache” section.

4. Tap on any of these three sections to delete history, cookies or clear cache

5. Click clear on the confirmation window

6. You're done

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How to make Gmail your default email application and do away with Outlook

This is a fantastic way to do away with Outlook always popping up when you click on the send mail link on a website or a blog. Hardly anyone users it on the personal PC's and it would be good to do away with it. Since Gmail has totally turned the way we use email around. The default email application for most people is Gmail. Well if your default mailing system is Yahoo or Hotmail then this will not make too much of an impact. For those of us who are heavily reliant on Gmail and when you click on the send mail link, Outlook opens and wastes time. Then help is on its way. A simple chrome extension is now available on the chrome store. Yes, for it to work you will need to have Google Chrome. When you install the extension it will make Gmail your default email application and provides a button to compose a Gmail message to quickly share a link via email.

This extension will open a Compose window in Gmail when you click any email address on a webpage. It also provides a button that will create a Gmail message when clicked, using the page title as the subject and selected page text and link address as the message. Click here to add the extension now. 

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How to ensure your friends don't know which game your playing on Facebook

Facebook games is an addiction that most fb users are used to. With the recent release of the latest games ticker on Facebook your friends can now know which game you have been playing and for how long. If they are also online the same time as you they will also know you are currently playing the game. So if you do not want your friends to know you have been spending a lot of time playing FarmVille and CityVille just to name a few. You have a way out and keep all this info to yourself only. This ticker is a surefire way for your Facebook gaming friends to stalk you and know your whereabouts and which game you have been playing and for how long.


How to stop Facebook from displaying game activity to friends


The game ticker that appears on the right hand side each time you start playing a Facebook game. So on this ticker find where your name is mentioned and mouse over. You will get an (x) mark that appears. Click it and from the drop-down you would need to click on 'Don't publish is playing (Game name) posts. This will take care of it and you will not not be seen for that particular game on the games ticker. Repeat the same procedure for all your other games.

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How to collapse and expand comments in your Google+ Stream

Google+ have just announced another improvement and new feature within the service. The ability to collapse and expand comments. One of the reasons for4 this is really active conversations and comments can take over your stream and can be pretty overwhelming. Since comments appearing in real-time can make updates a little bit hard to read. The folks at Google+ have not fixed this so that it is not easy to expand and collapse comments in your stream.


To Expand or collapse comments in your Google+ stream
Is a very simple and easy to do this just below each update there is a small bar with the number of comments.  Click it once to expand and click again to collapse. You can get a clearer view from the image below the space between the two black lines is where you need to click. The black lines have been added by us and doe not appear in Google+

Comments arriving in real-time are automatically collapsed along with the ability for the system to keep track of comments you've read and comments you haven't. This new feature has been implemented based on users feedback. Check the video out below to know more.

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What to do if your Twitter account gets hacked and you can't login

There is always the case where your Twitter account can get compromised and you can't login. There are a couple of things you can do to get back control of your account and regain access. This is always a troubling scenario for a users who looses control of their account. Twitter is out there and so are people who constantly try to hack and compromise Twitter accounts. There are a fee things gained once their get access to your account they can them send spam tweets to all your friends and be a big nuisance. So if you try to login one day and are not able to access your account here are a few things you can do to gain access.

1. Request a password reset

Reset your password by requesting an email from this password reset form. Try entering both your username and email address, and be sure to check for the email in any email accounts that you might have used on your Twitter account.

If you’re able to log in after the password reset, please re-secure your account by following the steps here.

2. Contact support if you still require assistance

If you still can't log in, contact Twitter by submitting a Support request. Choose "Hacked or phished account" as the subject of your request. Use the email address you associated with the hacked Twitter account; Twitter will then send additional information and instructions to that email address. Include both your username and the date you last had access to your account.

If you’ve lost access to the actual email account associated with your Twitter account, please see this help page

If you account has been compromised but you are still able to login then you would need to immediately change you password and revoke all third party Apps and connections. By doing this you ensure that third party Apps and connections no longer have access to your account and you can then safely secure your account.

You will know when your account has been hacked if you. 

• Noticed unexpected Tweets by your account.


• Seen unintended DM's (direct messages) sent from your account.


• Observed other account behaviors you didn't make or approve (like following, unfollowing, or blocking).


• Received a notification from us stating that, "You recently changed the email address associated with your Twitter account" (even though you haven't changed your email address).

If so, please take the following steps:

1. Change your password

Please change your password immediately from the Passwords Tab in your Account Settings. Please select a strong password you haven't used before. If you can't log in to your account, please see this troubleshooting page.

2. Revoke connections

While logged in, visit the Connections tab in Account Settings. Revoke access for any third-party application that you don't recognize.

[ Source: Twitter Help]

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Treasure Isle harvest fruits and share them with your neighbors

Treasure Isle has announced that after you harvest your fruits you can now share them with up to 3 friends. Uses of the game are aware that fruits are used for energy and gain energy points. So this is good news for players who can now plant and grown fruits and once they are harvested, the harvest can be shared with up to 3 friends. The more fruit you have the more energy you will have while digging for treasures in Treasure Isle. 


So now growing fruit in Treasure Isle will take off, collaboration  will be the key and if you have good neighbors. You can share the fruit and share the energy. 

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How to use Voice Actions for Andriod

If you have an android based phone, you will be happy to learn that you can now interact with Android phones using voice actions. You can now send SMS by talking your message into your phone instead of typing it. You can also call contacts with voice actions. You can also use it to find and play music. Imagine you can now send email to friends and the whole thing by just speaking into your phone. With phones becoming more and more like your own personal computer. This takes things to a whole new level. Your phone becomes easier to operate and everything is no more more just a click of a button away but a word from your mouth away. 

How to use Voice Actions for Android. To use Voice Actions, tap the microphone button on the Google search box on your home screen, or press down for a few seconds on the physical search button on your phone to activate the “Speak Now” screen.


Both Voice Actions and the new Google search widget require Android 2.2 (Froyo), and will be pre-installed with the new Droid 2 phone from Motorola and Verizon. Voice Actions are currently available for U.S. English speakers.

How to get voice actions for Android.
You will need to download the voice search App, featuring voice actions. 





Here are a list of Voice commands to use for voice actions. 


Send text messages

Say "send text to [recipient] [message]*"
e.g. "send text to Allison Miller Running late. I will be home around 9"


Get directions
Say "navigate to [address/city/business name]"
e.g. "navigate to the DeYoung Museum San Francisco" or "navigate to 1965 Page St."


Call contacts
Say "call [contact name] [phone type]*"
e.g. "call Allison Miller home"


View a map
Say "map of [address/city]"
e.g. "map of San Francisco"


Write a note
Say "note to self [message]"
e.g. "note to self grocery list banana milk eggs pizza"


Listen to music
Say "listen to [artist/song/album]"
e.g. "listen to the decemberists"


Call businesses
Say "call [business name] [location]*"
e.g. "call Pizzeria Venti Mountain View"


Send email
Say "send email to [recipient] [subject]* [body]*"
e.g. "send email to Mike LeBeau How's life in New York treating you? The weather's beautiful here!"


Go to websites
Say "go to [website]
e.g. "go to Wikipedia"


Search Google
Say "[your query]"
e.g. "pictures of the golden gate bridge at sunset"

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How to add the Twitter Tweet button to your blog or website

So here is how it works.

Twitter has launched the new Tweet Button. This can be easily placed on websites and blogs in three easy steps. Users who want to share content can now use the tweet button and this is how it works.

When you find content you link and you see the new Tweet button all you need to do is click the tweet button. If you have already logged in to Twitter. Twitter will add a link and  @mention an account the website specifies ahead of time. After that you can add your message and hit tweet. Another great feature of the tweet button is the ability to follow specific account after the tweet is sent. These accounts have already been chosen by the website you found the tweet button on. This is done by the website to suggest users to follow. After you close the overlay window you can continue viewing the exact same site you fond the tweet button on. You will see the number of times a link has been shared enabling you to see how popular the content it. 

A nice thing Twitter has done is not to leave out third party link sharing services like TweetMeme. By far the most popular link sharing services that has been used by Twitter users till now. So the number you see beside the Tweet button will be an aggregation of links shared through other services as well.

How to add the Twitter Tweet Button on your website or blog

Tweet button in 3 easy steps Go to www.twitter.com/tweetbutton

1. Choose your button. There are 4 options Button, Tweet text, URL, Language

2. Recommend people to follow. This is optional. If you want your account to be @mentioned. Add you     Twitter account here.

3. Grab your code and embed.

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What happens when you block someone on Xbox Live

Blocking someone on Xbox live usually happens when some users start harassing others. There is no surefire way of blocking someone but there are steps that can be taken. It is a free world and submitting a reason for blocking will be reviewed by the Microsoft team before a block is applied. 


What happens when you block someone on Xbox live


When you block someone and it becomes a successful block. If you submit a negative review of the person, the chances of you ending up in the same games again will be reduced. If you have blocked them they won't be able to send you messages or see your online status. And if you block a user, then you automatically mute them, so they wouldn't be able to hear you in a game.


How to block someone on Xbox Live


You will need to click on the gamers tag and send a review as to why you want to block that person. Several people sending negative reviews will get that person blocked. And you will not appear online when the other person is playing.  If you remember his gamertag, you can try calling Live support at 1-800-4My-Xbox and ask them if they can block him for you


How to send a negative player review on Xbox 


To submit a negative player review:

1. In the player's profile, select Submit Player Review.
2. Select Avoid This Player.
3. Choose why you want to avoid the player: communication, game behavior, or player skill.

or

Block communications. Open a message from the player and select Block Communications. The player won't be able to send you any messages until you send them one first.


How to unblock someone on Xbox live


Simple send the person you blocked an email through Xbox and they will be unblocked. You can then start playing with your friend. 

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Facebook: What’s the Difference between Top News and Most Recent

These days people on Facebook has friends in the 100s and 1000s. Now following all their updates is difficult, in addition you might also be a fan or a number of pages on Facebook. These pages also keep getting updated regularly. Facebook has therefore divided your News Feed into two sections called "Top news" and "Most Recent". As soon as you login to your homepage in Facebook you see these two options. Now, if you haven't logged into Facebook for a while the default view is top news.


Top News


Summary of top stories
Top news shows popular stories from your friends and pages you follow. Especially those stories that have gained a lot of attention. So if a friend of yours has posted a story that has gained a lot of attention by all the rest you see this story on the top. This is a way for you to know and find out what's been happening within your circle of friends and family. So if there is a new birth in the family you missed, you will surely see this right on top, because everyone is talking about it. 


Pages that you have liked will also show up especially if their latest updates are gaining a lot of comments and likes.


Most Recent


Live feed of stories as they happen.
If you click on this view. Stories, statuses, and page updates are not sorted out and presented to you. This will be a list of updates as they happen. Chronologically from the first to the last. You can see up to 250 updates at a time. Refresh this view to see the latest as it happens. If you have a large number of connections and are a fan of a number of Facebook pages. You can adjust this view by going to the bottom of the page and clicking "Edit options". 


You can juggle between both these views any number of times to see which one suits you the most. 

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How to use two Gmail accounts at once

Google account snow let's you sign in to multiple accounts. This is good news for people who have multiple Gmail accounts. You can now sign-in to two Gmail accounts at the same time in the same browser. You do not need to sign out of one to use the other. Both accounts can be accessed at once.


How to Access two Gmail accounts at once in the same browser


1. Visit google.com/accounts
2. Click edit beside multiple sign-in found right at the top

3. Click "On" and then click each of the check boxes below to confirm you understand what your doing and than click save.

4. Once you do this you can go back to your Inbox and at the top right hand corner you will find After you sign into your first account, you can sign in with up to two additional accounts from the new accounts menu in the upper right hand corner of Gmail, then easily toggle back and forth between them. You can even open multiple Gmail tabs — one for each of your accounts.

5. You can turn this feature off at any time. By going through the same procedure and click "Off - use one Google Account at a time".


Note from Google


Please keep in mind that this is a feature for advanced users, and there are a couple things to watch out for:

1) Not all Google services support multiple account sign-in yet. For the services that don't support it (like Blogger and Picasa Web Albums), you'll be defaulted to the first account you signed in with during that browser session. So if you click a link from Gmail to Blogger, for example, you'll be logged into Blogger with the first account you signed in with, even if you clicked the link to Blogger from your second Gmail account.

2) We’re still working on making Gmail and Calendar work offline with multiple sign-in. If you rely on offline access, you probably don't want to enable this feature quite yet.

3) Multiple account sign-in only works on desktop browsers for now, so if you use Gmail on your phone's browser you won't see this option yet.

Since Google Apps customers can already sign in to their accounts at the same time as their personal Google Accounts, we won’t be adding this new feature to Google Apps until the new infrastructure is in place.

If you use more than one Google Account, we hope this makes you more efficient. If you have any questions, check out our help center.


[Via Official Gmail Blog]

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How to find a list of friends' status updates on Facebook

You know how your newsfeed  gets filled with all kinds of updates from friends, third part apps, pages and groups. Well what if you wanted to only view status updates from your friends and nothing else. Cause sometimes people want to only read status updates from friends and see what they are saying and not all the other stuff that come and floods your newsfeed.


To view only your friends' status updates


1. Login to Facebook
2. Click on "Friends" found on the left hand corner of your homepage.
3. Click on status updates found below that.
4. Your Done


That's all you need to do to see all of your friends status updates on the same page without any other third party or game updates. 

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