Master Social Networking

with

Gwibber

Tak Ishikawa Charlene Tessier (Editor) Randall Ross (Contributor)

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Copyright2010byTakuroIshikawa,CharleneTessierandRandallRoss.Some rightsreserved. ThisworkislicensedundertheAttributionNonCommercialShareAlike2.5 Canada.Toviewacopyofthislicense,seepage41,Licenseorvisit: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/byncsa/2.5/ca/legalcode.en

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

WhatisGwibber? 6 WhenitisgreattouseGwibber 6 So,whybother? 7 HowcanGwibberhelp? 7 WhatissuesGwibberdoesnotsolve Whynarrowthefocus? 8 Whereallthiscouldlead? 8 Howtousethismanual 9 Sections TaskSections:(T) ConceptSections(C) ReferenceSections(R) Tips Conventionsusedinthisbook Contactdetails WherecanIgethelp? Contributorsandauthors HowcanIcontribute? Installation SystemRequirements(C) InstallingGwibber(T) 11 11 11 11 13 13 13

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GettingStartedwithGwibber 14 UpdatingGwibber(T) 14 AddingBroadcastAccounts(T) 14 FindingtheMeMenu 15 OpeningtheBroadcastAccountsmanager AddingDiggandFlickr 16 AddingIdenti.caandStatusNet 16 AddingTwitter 16 AddingFriendFeedandPing.fm 17 AddingFacebookandBuzz 17 AddingQaiku 17 Deletingbroadcastaccounts(T) 18 LaunchingGwibber 18 Understandingtheinterface TheInterface(C) Menureference(r) Gwibber Edit Help Sidebar 20 20 20 21 21 22 22

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Broadcastingandinteracting 23 Broadcastingtoallaccounts(T) 23 Broadcastingtospecificallyselectedaccounts(T) Disablingaccountsselectively 24 Enablingdisabledaccounts 24 Replyingtomessages(T) 25 Retweeting(T) 25 Likingposts(T) 26 Viewing(T) 26 Translating(T) 27 Filteringtheflowofinformation 28 Settingapartusers(T) 28 Settingapartandcreatingasidebarbuttonforauser: Deletingaselecteduser 29 SettingapartgroupsofTwitterusers(T) 29 SettingapartaTwitterlist 30

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DeletingaTwitterlist 30 SettingaparttypesofusersorcontentinFacebook(T) ManagingFacebookPagesinGwibber 31 DeletingaListButton 31 Searchingbykeyword(T) 31 Deletingsearchresults 31

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Customizingtheinterface 32 Disablinginboundmessagesinaspecifiedaccount(T) 32 Disablingoutboundmessagesinaspecifiedaccount(T) 33 Changingthecolorsofyouraccounts(T) 34 Displayinglabelsinyousidebar(T) 34 GwibberPreferences(R) 36 Options(C) 36 Startdeviceatlogin Shownotificationsfor: Update Messages(C) 37 Showrealnamesinmessages Retweet Advanced Style(C) 39 Theme License 40

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Glossary 41 Domain(Internetdomain) 41 Gwibber 41 Like(Internet) 41 Mention,Mentions 41 Microblogging 41 Retweet,Retweets 42 RSSorReallySimpleSyndication 42 SocialNetwork,SocialNetworkingService TextCommand 42 Credits 43

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WHAT IS GWIBBER?

Gwibberisanapplicationthatallowsyoutomanageallyoursocialnetworksinone singlewindow.WithGwibber,youcansimultaneouslyreadandpostonTwitter. Facebook,Flickr,Digg,StatusNet,Qaiku,FriendFeed,Identi.ca,Buzz,andPing.fm withouthavingtologintoeachpage. Itisimpossibletoreadalltheupdatesthatwereceivedthroughallournetworks; thus,weneedawaytofiltertheinformation.WithGwibber,wehopetohelpyou gaincontrolofyournetworksoyoucanmakeitmeaningfulandrelevanttoyou. Webelieveourtoolsallowyoutoeasilydirectyourupdatestopeoplewhomatterto you,andhidethepostyoudonotcareabout.Wethinksocialnetworkingshouldbe anenjoyablepartofyourlife,notamicromanagementnightmare.

WHEN IT IS GREAT TO USE GWIBBER

YouneedGwibberwhenyouare: Managingseveralsocialnetworks. Experiencinginformationoverloadandneedingtofiltercontentfromyour multiplesocialnetworks. Strugglingtokeepupwithallupdatesfromyoursocialnetworks. Lookingforajobandfollowingpotentialemployersonvarioussocial networks. Usingsocialnetworkstoreachpotentialclients. Marketingyourcompanyoryourprofessionalservicesthroughsocial networks. Advertisingyourblogtoincreaseexposureandtraffic.

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Allthesesituationshaveonethingincommon:Youhavetoseparatelymanage multipleaccounts(forinstance,Facebook,Twitter,FlickrandDigg),andsplityour attentionacrosseachnetworktoremaininformedanduptodate.

SO, WHY BOTHER?

WithoutanapplicationlikeGwibber,thefollowingsituationstendtohappen: Youhavetotypeyourusernameandpasswordseveraltimesinordertologinto manysocialnetworks. WhenyouwanttopostthesametextonTwitter,Facebook,DiggandIdenti.ca, youhavetocopyandpastethesamemessageineachsocialnetwork. WhenyoulogintoFacebookorDigg,youareoverwhelmedbyinformation thatisirrelevanttoyou;forexample,featuredpostsandadvertising. Youhavetodealwithawebbrowserandallthedistractionsitentails(games, blogs,videos,etc.),justtokeeptrackofpeople'supdates.

HOW CAN GWIBBER HELP?

WithGwibberyoucan: Useoneusernameandpasswordtologintoallyoursocialnetworks. Seeupdatesfromacrossallsocialnetworksataglanceandinonesingle window. Updateallyoursocialnetworks,bytypingastatusupdateonlyonce. Skipadvertisingandgratuitousposts,courtesyofyoursocialnetworkservice (SeeGlossary,page43) Separatepostsfromaspecificuserintoitsownstream(onlyforIdenti.ca, Twitter,FriendFeed,andQaiku). SetapartFacebookcontentbycategories:Notes,Videos,Pages,PostedLinks, Photos,StatusUpdates,Groups,Networks,andNewsfeeds. BlockTwitterusersviaTwitterlists. DevoteyourbrowsertoInternetsurfing.

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ISSUES GWIBBER DOES NOT SOLVE

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Managefriends,followersandcontactsinyoursocialnetworks. ManageRSSfeeds. Compilemultipleaccountsinseveralplacesintooneperson.

WHY NARROW THE FOCUS?

Twowords:informationoverload.Weareoverwhelmedbyinformationandneeda waytoselectwhatisimportanttous.

WHERE ALL THIS COULD LEAD?

Aviewofyournetworkthatisrelevantandmeaningful. Anewmicroblogging(seeGlossary,page42)trend,whereyourpostswillbe moredirectedandfocused,ratherthanwrittenforeveryoneandnoonein particular. Morecontroloveryoursocialnetworksandthereforemoreopportunitiestoget thebestoutofthem.

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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

SECTIONS
Eachsectioninthisbookiswritteninsuchawaythatyoucanreadthismanualin anyorderyouwant.Crossreferenceswillbeprovidedtohelpyouclarifytermsor relatedcontent. Youwillfindthreetypesofchapters:Task,ConceptandReference.Eachtypewill beidentifiedbytheinitialinparenthesis,nexttotitle.Forinstance: Deletinganaccount(T)
Task Sections: (T)

Taskchaptersexplainhowtodosomething;theyareinstructionsintheproper sense.Alltaskchaptersbeginwithanexampleofasituationandarefollowedby instructionsonhowtoperformatask.Thiswillgiveyouaclearerideaastowhen andforwhatpurposetoperformit.

Concept Sections (C)

Conceptchaptersdescribeorexplainwhatsomethingis,whatitisfor,orhowit works.Youwillnotfindanyinstructionshere,justinformationthatwillhelpyou understandGwibber,microblogging,andSocialNetworks.

Referenc e Section s (R)

Referencechaptersarelistsortablesthatquicklydescribeoptions,menus,buttons, orkeyboardshortcuts.Thisasawaytoquicklyfindveryspecificinformation.

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TIPS
Textboxesonthemargin,nexttosetofinstructions,containadditionalinformation oralternativewaystoperformatask.SeeFigure1.below.
Figure 1. Example of a Tip

Tip:

Dothisanddothat.Thisis exampleofatip.

CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS BOOK

Thefollowingformatconventionsareusedinthisbook: Buttonnames,menuitemsandnamesofinterfaceobjectsthatyoucanclickare setinboldtype. Whenshowingyouhowtolocateaspecificbuttoninamenu,theinstructions willbeabbreviatedasfollows: IntheTopPanel,selectSystemPreferencesAppearance Thismeans:IntheTopPanel,clickorpointtoSystem,thenclick Preferences,andthenclickAppearance. Textwritteninthis fontindicateskeyboardkeysorinformationthatyouwill beaskedtotype.

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CONTACT DETAILS

WHERE CAN I GET HELP?

ThebestwaytogetsolutionsisbyattendingourSupportSaturdaymeetingsand MainEvents.Tofindsolutionsonline,pleasevisit: http://www.meetup.com/ubuntuvancouver/

TofindgeneralinformationaboutGwibber,visit: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Gwibber https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Gwibber/FAQ

CONTRIBUTORS AND AUTHORS

Manypeoplehavecontributedtheirtimetothisproject.Ifyounoticeanyerrorsor thinkwehaveletsomethingout,feelfreetocontactus.Wedoeverythingtoensure thatthismanualisuptodate,informative,professional,anduseful. Forquestionsandcomments,pleasecontacttheUbuntuVancouverLocal Community.YoucanfindmoreinformationaboutusinourMeetuppage: http://www.meetup.com/ubuntuvancouver/

HOW CAN I CONTRIBUTE?

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Formoreinformationpleasevisit: http://www.meetup.com/ubuntuvancouver/

Ifyou'relookingforadviceonhowtogetinvolvedinUbuntugenerally,andarenot inVancouverornearalocalcommunity,thenyoumightwanttotrythegenerallink forcommunityinvolvement: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/getinvolved

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INSTALLATION

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (C)

TherearenoadditionalrequirementsbeyondthoseneededbyUbuntuitself.So,if youarerunningUbuntu10.10youcandefinitelyrunGwibber. NotrunningUbuntu?Then,pleaserefertothislisttolearnabouthardware requirementsforUbuntu: http://webapps.ubuntu.com/certification/

ContrarytotheUbuntuManualsadvice,Ubuntusystemrequirementsreallyare basedonthislistandnotongenericRAM,CPU,orDiskrecommendations.All breakageweseeinUbuntuusuallyresultsfromnotfollowingthecertificationlist. Ifthesystemyouwanttouseisnotonthislist,pleasecontacttheUbuntu VancouverLocalCommunity,andaskforadvice: http://www.meetup.com/ubuntuvancouver/

INSTALLING GWIBBER(T)

IfyouareusingUbuntu10.10youdontneedtoinstallGwibber,youalreadyhave it.Congratulations!

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GETTING STARTED WITH GWIBBER

UPDATING GWIBBER (T)

ThissectionexplainshowtoupdateyourUbuntumachine.Thisupdateisstrongly recommended,asitfixesmanyissuesreportedbyusers.Beforeyoustartusing Gwibber,youshouldfollowtheseinstructionsandupdateyourUbuntusystem.

SITUATION
CarlaisanewUbuntuuser,whohasjustinstalledtheUbuntu10.10version.She wantstogetstartedwithGwibber,butdoesntknowhowtogetthelatestupdates forhersystem. 1. IntheTopPanel,selectSystemAdministrationUpdateManager. 2. ClickInstallUpdatesandthenclickClose.

Note ThisprocesswilldownloadandinstallalltheupdatesforyourUbuntusystem, includingthoseneededforGwibber.

ADDING BROADCAST ACCOUNTS (T)

ThissectionexplainshowtoaddasocialnetworkaccounttoGwibber.Because eachsocialnetworkprovider(Facebook,Twitter,etc.)operatesinadifferentway, therearedifferentinstructionsforeachservice.

SITUATION
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Flickr Digg Identi.ca StatusNet Twitter FriendFeed Ping.fm Facebook Buzz Qaiku

Johnhasanaccountineachoftheseservices,buthesimplydoesnothavetimeto checkeachandeveryoneofthem.Asaresult,hewantsGwibbertohelphim managealltheseaccountsinasinglewindow. Beforehecandothat,JohnfirstneedstofindtheMeMenuandthenaddeach accounttoGwibber.

SOLUTION
Prerequisite YouneedtohaveanaccountwiththeSocialNetworkyouwanttoaddtoGwibber.
Finding the MeMenu

IntheTopPanel,onitsrightside,findthenameofyourcomputeroryour username.SeeFigure2.below.
Figure 2. MeMenu

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Opening the Broadcast Accounts manager

IntheTopPanelselectMeMenuBroadcastAccounts... Result:TheBroadcastAccountsdialogboxappears.SeeFigure3.below:
Figure 3. Broadcast Accounts manager

Adding Digg and Flickr

Tip:

Youcanaddtwoor moreaccountsofthe sameservice.For example:youcan addtwoIdenti.ca accounts.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

IntheBroadcastAccountsdialogbox,onthebottomleftside,clickAdd... ClicktheAddnewaccountbuttontoexpandthelistofavailableaccounts. Selecttheaccountyouwanttoadd(DiggorFlickr),andclickAdd. Typeyour Login IDinthebox. ClickAdd.

Adding Identi.ca and StatusNet

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

IntheBroadcastAccountsdialogbox,onthebottomleftside,clickAdd... ClicktheAddnewaccountbuttontoexpandthelistofavailableaccounts. Selecttheaccountyouwanttoadd(Identi.caorStatusNet)andclickAdd. Typeyour Login IDandPassword. ClickAdd.

Note StatusNetalsorequiresadomainsinceitworksasanonlinecommunity.
Adding Twitter

1. IntheBroadcastAccountsdialogbox,onthebottomleftside,clickAdd... 2. ClicktheAddnewaccountbuttontoexpandthelistofavailableaccounts. 3. SelectTwitter,clickAddandthenclickAuthorize. Note:AnauthorizationpagemayappearinFrench,butdon'tpanic. 4. Typeyourusernameandpasswordinthecorrespondingboxes. 5. ClickAuthorize(orAutoriser)andthenclickAdd. 17|P a g e

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Adding FriendFeed and Ping.fm

1. 2. 3. 4.

IntheBroadcastAccountsdialogbox,onthebottomleftside,clickAdd... ClicktheAddnewaccountbuttontoexpandthelistofavailableaccounts. Selecttheaccountyouwanttoadd(FriendFeedorPing.fm)andclickAdd. Typeyour Login IDandclicktheredlinklocatedbellow. Result:Aloginpageappearsinanewbrowserwindowortab. 5. Inthebrowser,logintoyourFriendFeedorPing.fmaccount. Result:ThepagewilldisplayaRemoteKey. 6. CopytheRemoteKeyandpasteitintheBroadcastAccountsdialogbox. 7. ClickSaveandthenclickAdd.
Adding Faceboo k and Buzz

1. 2. 3. 4.

IntheBroadcastAccountdialogbox,onthebottomleftside,clickAdd... ClicktheAddnewaccountbuttontoexpandthelistofavailableaccounts. Selecttheaccountyouwantoadd(FacebookorBuzz)andclickAdd. ClickAuthorize. Result:AloginpageappearsintheBroadcastAccountdialogbox. 5. Typeyouremail address andpassword inthecorrespondingboxes. 6. SelecttheKeepmeloggedinortheStaysignedincheckbox. Note:BuzzwillalsoaskyoutoGrantorDenyaccesstoGwibber. 7. ClickLoginorSigninandthenclickAdd.
Adding Qaiku

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

IntheBroadcastAccountsdialogbox,onthebottomleftside,clickAdd... ClicktheAddnewaccountbuttontoexpandthelistofavailableaccounts. SelectQaikuandclickAdd. TypeyourQaiku Login ID andclicktheredlinkbellow. Result:TheQaikuloginpageappearsinanewbrowserwindowortab. IntheBrowser,logintoyourQaikuaccountandselectAPIisenabled. ClickChangeSettings. Result:QaikureturnsaYourcurrentAPIkey.SeeFigure4inpage19: CopythecurrentAPIkey(thelongstringofnumbersandletters). GototheBroadcastAccountsdialogboxandpastetheAPIkey. ClickSaveandthenclickAdd.

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Figure 4. Enabling API in the Qaiku Page

DELETING BROADCAST ACCOUNTS (T)

SITUATION

ThissectionexplainshowtodeleteanaccountfromGwibber:

John,thephotographer,mistakenlyaddedhispersonalTwitteraccountalongwith hisprofessionalone.GiventhathewantstouseGwibbersolelyforhisjob,he wantstodeletehispersonalTwitteraccount.

SOLUTION
1. IntheTopPanel,selectMeMenuBroadcastAccounts... Result:TheBroadcastAccountsdialogboxappears. 2. IntheBroadcastAccountsdialogbox,selecttheaccountyouwishtodelete. 3. ClickRemove.

LAUNCHING GWIBBER
ThissectionexplainshowtolaunchGwibberforthefirsttime.Althoughyoucan startbroadcastingimmediately,itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoutakethetimeto understandtheinterface.Imaginehowembarrassedyouwouldbeifyouposted yourloveforcupcakesonyourexercisemotivationchannel! 19|P a g e

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SITUATION
NowthatJohn,thephotographer,hasfinishedaddingalltheaccounts,hewantsto launchGwibberandstartbroadcasting.

SOLUTION
IntheTopPanel,select Broadcast. Result:anewGwibberwindowappears.

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UNDERSTANDING THE INTERFACE

THE INTERFACE(C)

Figure5below,showsthemainpartsoftheGwibberinterface.
Figure 5. The Gwibber Interface

MENU REFERENCE (R)

Thissectiondescribesindetaileachmenu,buttonorareathatcomprisethe Gwibberinterface.Refertothisinformationwhenyouarenotsureaboutthe locationornameofthemenu,buttonorareaoftheinterface.

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Gwibber

Button Refresh Search

NewStream CloseWindow CloseStream Quit

Description Checksforanddisplaysnew messages. SearchesTwitter,Identi.caand FriendFeedforpubliccontentthat containsthespecifiedkeywords. Opensanewstreamofposts. Figure SeeFigure6below. Closeswindowbutdoesnot disconnectGwibber. Closesanopenstring.Doesntworkif youhaveonlyonestreamopened. ClosesanddisconnectsGwibber.

Shortcut
Ctrl + R Ctrl + F

Ctrl + N Shift + Ctrl + W

Ctrl + Q

Figure 6. New Stream in the Gwibber interface

Edit

Button Accounts Preferences

Description OpensuptheBroadcastAccountsdialog box. OpenstheBroadcastMessaging Preferencessheet,whichcontainsthree tabs:Options,Messages,Style. Seealso:GwibberPreferences(R),in page37.

Shortcut
Shift + Ctrl + A Ctrl + p

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Help

Button GetHelpOnline

Translatethis application Reportaproblem

About

Description OpenstheUbuntuforumswebsiteinyourdefault browser.Itcontainsproblemsandsolutions reportedandsolvedbyfellowUbuntuusers. OpenstheUbuntutranslationswebsiteinyour defaultbrowser.Itcontainsinformationforpeople onthecurrentstateoftranslations. OpenstheUbuntuforumswebsiteinyoudefault browser.Youhavetotypeyourusernameand password. Opensthesoftwareinformationsheet.

Sidebar

Button Home(general) Messages Replies Images Private

Description Displaysallmessagesandnotificationsinreverseorder. Displaysallmessagesyouhavereceivedthroughallyou accounts. Displaysallrepliesyouhavepostedthroughallyour accounts. Displaysallimages. Displaysallprivatemessages. Note:OnlyTwitter,Identi.ca,StatusNetprovidethis option. Displaysallmessagesyouhavesentthroughallyou accounts. Displayallapplicablecontentinthespecifiedaccount (messages,replies,images,private,andsentmessages). DisplaysfilteroptionsforFacebookandTwittercontent. Sealso:SettingapartgroupsofTwitterusers(T),page30 SettingaparttypesofusersorcontentinFacebook(T),in page31. Opensasearchbarontopofthestreampanel. Note:OnlysearchesIdenti.ca,TwitterandFriendFeed. Seealso:Searchingbykeyword,page32.

Sent AccountButtons Lists

Search

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BROADCASTING AND INTERACTING

BROADCASTING TO ALL ACCOUNTS (T)

SITUATION
AlbertisaDJwhousessocialmediatocommunicatewithhisfriendsandfanbase. HejustfinishedaddingallhissocialmediaaccountstoGwibber,andwantsto advertisehisnextpartytoallhiscontactsinallhissocialnetworks.

SOLUTION
1. IntheTopPanel,clicktheMeMenu.SeeFigure7below. 2. IntheTextBox,typethemessageandpressENTER.

Note Yourmessagewillbetruncatedatthemaximumnumberofcharactersallowedby eachsocialnetworkingservice(seeGlossary,page43).

Figure 7. The Broadcasting to all accounts

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BROADCASTING TO SPECIFICALLY SELECTED ACCOUNTS (T)

Thissectionexplainshowtosendamessagesimultaneouslythroughoneormore accounts,butnottootheraccounts.

SITUATION
Albert,theDJ,wantstoinvitehisfriendstoaprivatepartyusingFacebookand FriendFeed.Becausethispartyisforfriendsonly,Albertdoesnotwanttosendthe invitationthroughanyothersocialnetworkingservice.

SOLUTION
Disabling accounts selecti vel y

1. IntheTopPanel,select Broadcast. Result:Gwibberlaunches. 2. IntheInformationBar,clickthebuttonsoftheservicesyouwanttodisable. 3. Thebuttonsyouclickturnbrighter,likeawatermark. ImportantAdvice Makesuretheaccountsthatyouwanttodisableareindeed disabled.Youcantellifanaccountisdisabled,bylookingat thecolorofitsiconintheinformationbar.

4. TypeyoumessageandclickSend.
Enabling disable d accou nts

Clickontheeachbuttonagainandmakesuretheyarenowenabled(see ImportantAdviceabove).

Related topics Disablingoutboundmessagesinaspecifiedaccount(T),page34.

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REPLYING TO MESSAGES (T)

SITUATION
Albert,theDJ,oftenreceivesdirectmessagesfromhisfans,andhealwaystriesto replytoeachofthem.NowthatheisreceivingmessagesthroughGwibber,he wantstodothesame.

SOLUTION
1. Pointtothemessageyouwanttoreply. Result: Twobuttonsappearontherightsideofthemessage.SeeFigure8 below.
Figure 8. Message Buttons

2. ClicktheReplyButton. Result: TheInformationBarchangesanddisplaystherecipientsname andtheaccountthatwillbeusedtosendthereply. 3. IntheTextBox,typeyourreplyandclickSend.

RETWEETING (T)

Thissectionexplainshowtoretweetamessage.ThisoptiononlyworksinTwitter andIdenti.ca.

SITUATION
Albert,theDJ,receivedaTweetwithcommentsabouthislastgig,andhewantsto shareitwithhisfollowersinTwitter.Inotherwords,hewantstoretweetapost.

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SOLUTION
1. Pointtothepostyouwanttoretweet. Result: Twobuttonsappearontherightsideofthepost.SeeFigure8. MessageButtons,page26. 2. ClicktheOptionsButtontoopenthemenu. 3. ClickRetweetandclickSend.

LIKING POSTS (T)

Thissectionexplainshowtolikeamessage.ThisoptiononlyworksinFacebook, Identi.caandTwitter.

SITUATION
Albert,theDJ,receivedaFacebookupdatewithalinktoaveryfunnypictureof himandhisfriends.HewantstolikeitasthoughhewereusingFacebook. 1. Pointtothepostyouwanttolike. Result: Twobuttonsappearontherightsideofthepost.SeeFigure8. MessageButtons,page26. 2. ClicktheOptionsButtontoopenthemenu. 3. ClickLikethisMessage.

VIEWING (T)

Thissectionexplainshowtoviewamessagedirectlythroughthesocialnetworking serviceusingthedefaultbrowser.

SITUATION
Albert,theDJ,receivedapicturethroughhisFlickraccount,butitlookstoosmall inGwibber.Hewantsopentheimageinhisbrowser.

SOLUTION
1. Pointtothepostyouwanttoview. Result: Twobuttonsappearontherightsideofthepost.SeeFigure8. MessageButtons,page26. 2. ClicktheOptionsButtontoopenthemenu. 3. ClickView.

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TRANSLATING (T)
SITUATION

ThissectionexplainshowtotranslateaforeignlanguagepostintoEnglish.

Albert,theDJ,wantsreadthemessageshereceivesfromhisFrenchspeakingfans inMontreal.

SOLUTION
1. Pointtothepostyouwanttotranslate. Result: Twobuttonsappearontherightsideofthepost.SeeFigure8. MessageButtons,page26. 2. ClicktheOptionsButtontoopenthemenu. 3. ClickTranslate.

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FILTERING THE FLOW OF INFORMATION

Thissectionexplainshowtofilterinboundinformation.Specifically,itdescribes fourdifferentmethods: Settingapartusersandcreatingasidebarbuttonforthem. BlockingTwitterusersviaTwitterlists. IsolatingtypesofusersorcontentinFacebook:groups,networks,pages, updates,videos,links,photos,Newsfeeds. SearchingcontentinIdenti.ca,Twitter,FriendFeed.

SETTING APART USERS (T)

Thissectionexplainshowtosetapartandcreateasidebarbuttonforspecificusers inIdenti.ca,Qaiku,TwitterandFriendFeed.Seealso:TheInterface(C),page21).

SITUATION
Steveiscurrentlylookingforajob,andwantstouseIdenti.ca,Qaiku,Twitterand FriendFeedtomaximizehisnetworkingefforts.Becausehefollowssomanypeople intheseservices,hewantsGwibbertofiltereverythingbutpotentialemployers. However,hewantstocontinuefollowinghisothercontacts.

SOLUTION
Prerequisite YoumusthaveGwibbershowlabelsonthesidebar.SeeDisplayinglabelsinyou sidebar(T),page35.

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Setting apart and creat ing a sidebar button for a user:

IntheGwibberstream,clickthepictureoftheuser.SeeFigure9below.

End Result Amonkeyfacewiththeselectedusernameappearsonthesidebar.

Figure 9. Selecting and Deleting Specific users

Deleting a selected user

IntheSidebar,clickthenexttonameoftheuser.SeeFigure9above.

SETTING APART GROUPS OF TWITTER USERS(T)

Thissectionexplainshowtoseparatetheusersyoureallyfollowfromthepeople whopostirrelevantcontent.

SITUATION
Steve,thejobseeker,isfollowingabout87colleaguesandpotentialemployersin Twitter.Becauseheiscurrentlymoreinterestedinupdatesfrompotential employers,hewantstoseparatethemfromtherest.

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SOLUTION
Prerequisites YoumusthaveGwibbershowlabelsonthesidebar.SeeDisplayinglabelsin yousidebar(T),page35. YoumusthaveTwitterlistsalreadycreated.
FormoreinformationonhowtocreateTwitterlists,pleasevisit: http://support.twitter.com/entries/76460howtousetwitterlists

Settin g apart a Twitter list

1. IntheSidebar,intheTwittersection,clickLists. 2. IntheStream,clickthelistofusersthatyouwanttoseparatefromtherest.

End Result AnewListButtonappearsontheSidebar.Forexample,alistnamedTrust appearsasfollows: .

Deleting a Twitter list

IntheSidebar,clicktheonthelistbutton.

SETTING APART TYPES OF USERS OR CONTENT IN FACEBOOK (T)

ThissectionexplainshowtofilterFacebookcontentviafriendslistsandcategories (forexample,videos,pages,postedlinks,photos,statusupdates,networks).

SITUATION
Steve,thejobseeker,subscribedtotheFacebookpagesoflocalcompanies,toget notificationsaboutworkopportunities.Becausehehas20friends,hewantsto separateallhisFacebookpagesfromtherestofthenotifications.

SOLUTION
Prerequisites YoumusthaveGwibbershowlabelsonthesidebar.SeeDisplayinglabelsin yousidebar(T),page35. YoumusthaveatleastonesubscriptiontoaFacebookpage.

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Manag ing Faceb ook Pages in Gwibber

1. IntheSidebar,intheFacebooksection,clickLists. 2. IntheStream,clickthelistthatyouwanttoseparatefromtherest.

End Result AnewListButtonappearsontheSidebar.Forexample,

Deleting a List Button

IntheSidebar,clicktheonthelistbutton.

SEARCHING BY KEYWORD (T)

SITUATION

ThissectionexplainshowtosearchcontentbykeywordinallTwitter,Identi.ca.

Steve,thejobhunterwantstouseIdenti.ca,TwitterandFriendFeedtoconnectwith peoplewhoworkinthesameprofession.HewantsGwibbertoshowhimrecent postsaboutimportanttopicsinhisfieldormentions(seeGlossary,page42)of certaincompaniesandorganizations.

SOLUTION
Prerequisite YoumusthaveGwibbershowlabelsonthesidebar.SeeDisplayinglabelsinyou sidebar(T),page35.
1. IntheSidebar,clickSearch. 2. IntheSearchBoxlocatedontheright,typethekeywordsandclickSearch. Forexample:Ubuntu Vancouver. 3. IntheSidebar,underSearch,findandclickyoursearchresults. Forexample: .
Deleting search results

IntheSidebar,clickthenexttonameofyoursearchresult.

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CUSTOMIZING THE INTERFACE

DISABLING INBOUND MESSAGES IN A SPECIFIED ACCOUNT (T)

ThisSectionexplainshowtodisableinboundmessagesinaspecificaccount.This optiondisablesinboundmessagesonly;thismeansthatyoucancontinue broadcastingthroughsaidaccount,evenafteryoudisableditsinboundmessaging.

SITUATION
AndyusesGwibbertomanagehisFacebook,Flickr,andTwitteraccounts.Right now,heistiredoftheuselessmessageshegetsthroughTwitter,andwantsGwibber toblockallinboundtweets.However,hewantstobeabletopostTwitterupdates usingGwibber.

SOLUTION
1. SelectEditAccounts. Result:theBroadcastAccountsdialogboxappears. 2. IntheBroadcastAccountsdialogbox,selecttheaccountforwhichyouwantto disableincomingmessages.SeeFigure10.BroadcastAccountsManager, AdvancedOptions,page34. 3. ClickAdvancedtoopenmoreoptions. 4. InAccountStatus,clicktocleartheReceiveMessagescheckbox. 5. ClickSaveandthenclickClose.

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Figure 10. Broadcast Accounts Manager, Advanced Options

DISABLING OUTBOUND MESSAGES IN A SPECIFIED ACCOUNT (T)

ThisSectionexplainshowtodisableinboundmessagesinaspecificaccount. Becausethisoptiondisablesoutboundmessagesonly,youcancontinuereceiving messagesthroughsaidaccount,evenafteryoudisableditsoutboundmessaging.

SITUATION
OliviaisamarketinginternatCowabungaPartyFoods.Shehastokeeptrackofher companyonDigg,Facebook,TwitterandStatusNet.Whilesheisallowedtoreply tocustomersofFacebookandTwitter,herjobistosimplykeeptrackofhowthe companyismentionedinDiggandStatusNet;thus,sheisnotauthorizedtopostor replytocommentsthere. Tip:
Alternatively,you cantoggleonoroff theSendMessages optionforany accountandatany time,byclickingthe buttonsinthe informationbar.

SOLUTION
1. SelectEditAccounts. Result:theBroadcastAccountsdialogboxappears. 2. IntheBroadcastAccountsdialogbox,selecttheaccountforwhichyouwantto disableoutboundmessages.SeeFigure10above. 3. ClickAdvancedtoopenmoreoptions. 4. InAccountStatus,clicktocleartheSendMessagescheckbox. 5. ClickSaveandthenclickClose. 34|P a g e

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CHANGING THE COLORS OF YOUR ACCOUNTS (T)

Thissectionexplainshowtocolorcodeyoursocialnetworkingaccounts,soyou caneasilydistinguishonefromtheother.BothmessagesandSidebarbuttonsof eachaccountwillappearinthespecifiedcolor.

SITUATION
DavidusesGwibbertoadvertisehisbloginDigg,Identi.ca,andQaiku.Hehas recentlyrealizedthatmostofhisreadershipcomesfromIdenti.caand,thus,he wantsthisaccounttostandoutamongtheothers.Todothis,heneedstochangethe colorsofhisaccounts.

SOLUTION
1. SelectEditAccounts. Result:theBroadcastAccountsdialogboxappears. 2. IntheBroadcastAccountsdialogbox,selecttheaccountforwhichyouwantto changethecolor.SeeFigure10.BroadcastAccountsManager,Advanced Options,page34. 3. ClickAdvancedtoopenmoreoptions. 4. InAppearance,clickthecolorbox,andthenselectthenewcolorforyour account. 5. ClickSaveandthenclickClose.

DISPLAYING LABELS IN YOU SIDEBAR(T)

SITUATION

Thissectionexplainshowtosetyoursidebarsoitdisplayslabelsonallbuttons.

Alfredisgettingveryconfusedbyallthebuttonsinthesidebar,becauseheis unfamiliarwithmanyofthem.HewantsGwibbertodisplaylabelsinallthebuttons ofthesidebar.

SOLUTION
1. PointtotheedgeoftheSidebaruntilitturnsintoawhitearrow.SeeFigure11. DisplayingLabelsontheSidebar,page36. 2. Dragtheedgeofthesidebartomakeitwider.

End Result LabelsappearastheSidebargetswider.

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Figure 11. Displaying Labels on the Sidebar

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GWIBBER PREFERENCES (R)

ThissectiondescribesallGwibberpreferencesavailableintheBroadcast MessagingPreferencesdialogbox.Thetopicscoveredinthissectionincludea detaileddescriptionofthefollowingtabs: Options Messages Style

OPTIONS (C)
Start device at login

EnablethisoptionifyouwantGwibbertorunandconnecttoyourbroadcasting accountseverytimeyoulaunchUbuntu.
Figure 12. Options

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Show notificati ons for:

All messages EnablethisoptionwhenyouwantGwibbertonotifyyoueverytimethereisnew activityinyoursocialnetworks.(Notrecommended) Mentions and replies only EnablethisoptionifyouwantGwibbertonotifyyouonlywhenyougetmentions orreplies. Do not display notifications Enablethisoptionifyoudon'twantGwibbertonotifyyouaboutanyactivityin yournetwork.
Update

UsethisoptiontochangehowoftenGwibberchecksfornewactivityinyousocial network.Bydefault,thetimeissetat15minutes.

MESSAGES (C)
Show real name s in messa ges

EnablethisoptionifyouwantGwibbertodisplayrealnamesinallmessages, insteadofusernames.
Figure 13. Messages

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Retweet

Send retweet to all services Enablethisoptionifyouwanttopostallretweetsthroughallyourbroadcast accounts.Ifthisoptionisdisabled,youwillretweetthepostonlythroughthe servicewhereitoriginated.Forexample:apostfromIdenti.cawillberetweeted onlythroughyourIdenti.caaccount. Recycle (and other retweet options) Whenyouretweetapost,Gwibberautomaticallyaddsatextcommandthattags yourpostasaretweet.Gwibbercanautomaticallyinsertthefollowingtext commands(seeGlossary,page43):
RT via service /via RD /by recycle

Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachofthesecommandsareoutofthescope ofthesemanual.Ifyouarenotfamiliarwiththem,usethedefaultoptionrecycle.
Advanc ed

Automatically shorten pasted URLs using

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BecauseURLsareusuallylong,GwibbercanautomaticallyshortenallURLswhen youpastetheminyourposts.Thisisthedefaultsettingandyoushouldkeepit enabledatalltimes. Ifyoudisablethisoption,allURLsyoupasteinyourpostswillbeinsertedentirely, andyourpostwilllikelyexceedthecharacterlimit.

Append colon to username when replying WhenyoureplytoamessageinIdenti.caorTwitter,yourmessageisprecededby @andtheusernameofthepersonyouarereplyingto;forexample:@johnny. Ifyouenablethisoption,Gwibberwillautomaticallyinsertacolonafterthe username.Forexample:@johnny:

STYLE (C)
Theme

ChangesthelookofyourGwibberinterface.Therearetwomainoptions:Default andUbuntu.
Figure 14. Style

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LICENSE

THEWORK(ASDEFINEDBELOW)ISPROVIDEDUNDERTHETERMSOF THISCREATIVECOMMONSPUBLICLICENCE(hereafterLICENCE).[] Toreadtherestofthelicense,pleasevisit: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/byncsa/2.5/ca/legalcode.en

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GLOSSARY

Domain (Internet domain)

(Noun)DomainsarebasicInternetaddressesthathavebeendulyregisteredand, therefore,itisunique.Ubuntu.comisanexampleofadomain.Subdomainsare domainsunderanotherdomain.Anexamplewouldbehelp.ubuntu.com.

Gwibber

(Noun)GwibberisaSocialNetworkingClientwhichisnowinstalledbydefaulton Ubuntu.
Like (Internet)

(Verb)OnFacebook,tolikemeanstomarkapost,video,orpicturewiththetagI likedit!Inthisway,userslettheirnetworkcontactsknowthattheyfoundapost interesting,thusdrawingpeople'sattentiontoit.

Mention , Mention s

(Noun)AmentionisanIdenti.ca,Twitter,orFacebookpostthatcontains @usernameinitsbody.Whensomeonetweetsapostwiththesecombination,itis saidthattheusernamehadamention.Ifoneismentionedinanyoftheseservices, thepostisshownbothonthesocialnetworkwhereitoriginatedandonGwibber.

Microblo gging

(Noun)Microbloggingisasubcategoryofbloggingcharacterizedbyshortpostsor messages:between140and1000charactersperpost.Unlikeregularblogging, microbloggingisusuallyconductedonasocialnetworkplatformlikeFacebook, Identi.ca,orTwitter.Therearetwoothermicrobloggingsitesyettobesupportedby Gwibber:TumblrandPosterous.

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Retweet , Retweets

(Verb)OnTwitterandIdenti.ca,toretweetmeanstotakesomeoneelsescomment andrepostitinonesaccount.Thepracticehasbecomesopopularthatthesesocial networksnowprovideautomaticwaystoretweet. (Noun)InthelanguageofTwitterandIdenti.ca,aretweetisaninstanceoftheact ofretweetting,asinthanksfortheretweet!

RSS or Really Simple Syndic ation

(Noun)RSSorReallySimpleSyndicationenablespeopletoeasilymanagecontent thatisfrequentlyupdated.RSSbenefitsreaderswhowanttosubscribetoblogs, newspapersorjobbanks.Theycanalsobeusedtocompile,intoonesingle package,variousupdatesfromdifferentsites.UsinganRSSreaderismuchlike grabbingcontentfromone'sfavoritesitesandmakingitone'spersonalnewspaper.

Social Network, Social Networking Service

(Noun)Anonlineservice,platformorwebsitethatallowsuserstoconnect, communicateandinteractwithotherusersorgroupsofusers.FacebookandTwitter arefamousexamplesofSocialNetworks.Therearealsosocialnetworksthatare builtforspecificaudiences.Forinstance,Ember(onemberapp.com)isasocial networkwherepeopleincreativefieldsposttheirdesignsandinspirations. Likewise,Flickrisusedprimarilybyphotographers.

Text Command

(Noun)Textcommandsarephrasesthatusersemployasasubstituteofthe traditionalpointandclick.SocialnetworkslikeIdenti.caandTwitterrelyheavily ontextcommands,becausetheywanttheiruserstobeabletobroadcastusing regulartextmessagingfromtheirphones.

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CREDITS

Team Lead

RandallRoss
Author

TakuroIshikawa
Editors

CharleneTessier

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INDEX

A
A List button Deleting A Twitter list Deleting Sidebar 30 22 Account buttons Account colors Changing 34 Accounts Disabling 24 Enabling 24 Add new account 16, 17 Adding Broadcast Accounts Buzz Digg Flickr 17 16 16 17 14 31

B
Broadcast Accounts Adding Deleting Button Reply Buzz Adding By keyword Searching 31 17 25 14 18

C
Changing Colors of your accounts Close Stream Customizing Interface 32 21 34

Facebook 17 FriendFeed Identi.ca 16 Ping.fm Qaiku Twitter API 17 17 16 17, 18

StatusNet 16

D
Deleting Broadcast accounts 18

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List Button Search results Twitter list User Dialog box 29

31 31 30, 31

Singling out Gwibber Menu 21

29, 30

Broadcast Accounts Digg Adding Disabling Accounts 24 Inbound messages Outbound messages Displaying Real names Sidebar labels 37 34 16

14, 16

H
Home (general) Sidebar 22

32 33

I
Identi.ca Adding Images Sidebar 22 Inbound messages Disabling 32 Interface 20 16

E
Edit Menu Enabling Accounts 24 21 21 Preferences

Customizing

32

L
Launching Gwibber 18 Liking Post 26 26

F
Facebook Adding Flickr Adding FriendFeed Adding 17 16 17

M
Manager Broadcast Accounts Managing Pages 31 15 20 21 21 MeMenu Menu Edit 29, 30 Gwibber 16

G
Groups Setting apart

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Messages Sidebar 22

R
Reetweet Options Remote Key 38 17 22 25

N
New Stream Notifications 21 37

Replies Sidebar Reply Button Replying 25 Messages 25 Post 25 25

O
Opening Broadcast Accounts Options 36 38 Retweet 16

Retweeting

S
Search Keyword 31 Search results Deleting 31 29 22 30 29 30 30 Selected user

Outbound messages Disabling 33

P
Picture Stream Ping.fm Adding Post Translate 27 Preferences Private Sidebar 22 36 17 21

Deleting Sent Sidebar Content Groups

Setting appart

Twitter list Types of users Users Shorten URL Show Real names 38 28

37

Q
Qaiku Adding 17

Sidebar

22 22

Account Buttons 22 Home (general) Images Lists 22 22

Messages 22

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Private Replies Search Sent Displaying Singling out Content Groups Users StatusNet Adding Stream Close New Update

22 22 22 22 34 30 29 30 28 16 21 21 37 13

To all accounts Broadcasting Broadcasting Translating Twitter Adding Twitter list Managing 31 Setting apart 30 16 23 24 27 To specifically selected accounts

Sidebar labels

Types of users

U
Ubuntu Vancouver Local Community Update Stream URL Shorten User Deleting Users Setting apart Singling out 28 28 38 29 37 11, 13

System Requirements

T
This application Translate 22

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