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OnSugar Tip: Turn on Anonymous Comments For Your Blog

GeekSugar — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:27:07 -0800

If you have an OnSugar blog, you may have been annoyed in the past that only users registered with OnSugar could leave comments, but happily, now anyone can leave them!

Just go into your site settings and you'll now see a check box for "allow anonymous comments."

Check it (since by default, it's unchecked so that you'd only be able to get comments from registered users), and you'll be ready to unleash your blog into the commenting universe.

8 Ways to Pimp Out Your Blog and Get More Visitors

GeekSugar — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:03:49 -0800

You have a blog, I have a blog, everybody has a blog (or two). So how do you make yours stand out and get lots of eyes on it? There are a few very simple ways to make your blog unique and more personal, and to get more pageviews, with things you probably already use every day. Check out this slideshow and pimp out that blog!

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Geek Tip: Auto-Update Twitter With Your OnSugar Blog Posts

GeekSugar — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:35:48 -0800

If you have an OnSugar blog and you Twitter, then you can set up your Twitter feed to populate an update every time you create a new blog post, with one simple step.

From OnSugar, go to Edit Profile from the gray navigation bar at the top of the page. From this Settings page, you should see several tabs. The new Twitter tab is all the way to the right, with the Twitter bird icon; click on it. Then just add your Twitter username and password, choose which of your blogs (if you have more than one) you'd like your Twitter feed to pick up, and click save.

The next time you publish a new post on your OnSugar blog, there will be a new tweet from you with your new post, which shows up as the title and the URL. Happy tweeting.

Website Makeovers Throughout the Years

GeekSugar — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:00:32 -0800

Welcoming and embracing change is a good thing - especially when we're dealing with technology and mainly, the redesign of websites. You've probably noticed that geeksugar has received a new, sleeker look. The new layout guarantees more beautiful galleries, slideshows, enhanced search tools and faster browsing. Change is all around us - hey, Google even introduced a new favicon last week, less than a year after the last one came out.

So when I found a really neat article on the blog wakeuplater about the Evolution of Ten Popular Websites, I just had to share. Some websites have changed tremendously over the years, while others have only endured minor upgrades, nonetheless, it's fun to see.

Oh and if you want to spice up your blog like ours (or create a new one), check out OnSugar, our online publishing platform that will help you have a smokin' hot site in no time!

Blog Like Us With OnSugar!

PopSugar — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:30:55 -0700

It's your turn to create that fabulous blog you've always dreamed of by using the same blogging system that we use here on the Sugar Network! OnSugar is the hottest new online publishing platform where you can create a variety of posts including text, galleries and polls. You can also make up fun quizzes and include quotes, chats, video, and audio. You can already check it out in action on Fashionologie, Coutorture, and KatieSugar.com. Woohoo!

Not only that, but you can create your own looks through ShopStyle and get free access to hundreds of thousands of Getty Images! Oh, and if you have another blog on Blogger, Wordpress, or Typepad, you can easily import all your posts into OnSugar! It's free, it's full of features, and it's blogging brilliance. If you already have a TeamSugar account, you can use your login info to get started. Learn more about OnSugar here!

OnSugar Beta Launches!

GeekSugar — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:37:14 -0700

Now it's your turn to do what we do and create that fabulous blog you've always dreamed of using the same blogging system that we use here on the Sugar Network! OnSugar is the hottest new online publishing platform where you can create a variety of posts including text, galleries, polls - just like our Love It or Leave It? and Totally Geeky or Geek Chic? polls - and you can make up fun quizzes and include quotes, chats, video, and audio. You can already check it out in action on Fashionologie, Coutorture, and KatieSugar.com. Woohoo!

Not only that, but you can create your own looks through ShopStyle (similar to what we did for The CW's Privileged) and get free access to hundreds of thousands of Getty Images! Oh, and if you have another blog from Blogger, Wordpress, or Typepad, you can easily import all your posts into OnSugar! It's free, it's full of features, and it's blogging brilliance. And if you already have a TeamSugar account, you can use your login info to get started. Learn more about OnSugar here!

GeekSugar’s Submit Your Cool Captures to Win a CanvasPop Print Contest

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:23:17 -0800

GeekSugar’s Submit Your Cool Captures to Win a CanvasPop Print Contest

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. The GeekSugar’s Submit Your Cool Captures to Win a CanvasPop Print Contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored by Sugar Publishing, Inc. (owner and operator of geeksugar.com), having an address of 111 Sutter Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104 (“Sponsor”).

ELIGIBILITY:
Open only to permanent legal U.S. residents physically residing in the fifty (50) United States of America and the District of Columbia. Employees of Sponsor and its respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies and any other entity involved in the development or administration of this Contest, and their immediate family members or household members are not eligible to participate in or win the Contest. All prizes won by minors will be awarded to their parents or legal guardians on their behalf. Winners may be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and complete relevant tax forms as a condition to the delivery of the applicable prize. Void where prohibited by law. All applicable federal, state and local laws apply.

HOW TO ENTER:
No purchase is necessary to participate in the Contest. To enter, you must log into your profile at geeksugar.com or any PopSugar Network site (or register for a profile at http://www.onsugar.com/user/register), then join the Cool Capture group and share your image, the model of camera used to take the photo, and a short description about the image (see also detailed guide to posting questions or posts to groups ) between 12:00am PDT on Monday, November 23, 2009 and 11:59pm PST on Sunday, December 6, 2009 (the “Entry Period”). Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void. Normal time, toll, connection and usage rates, if any, charged by your Internet service provider will apply. All entries become the property of the Sponsor.
By registering and entering your photo(s), you will be agreeing that your registration and any other information collected in connection with the Contest may be used by Sponsor in accordance with Sugar Publishing, Inc.’s Privacy Policy and may be shared with Sponsor’s affiliated business entities, and that you automatically opt-in to receive email, text messages or other communications from Sponsor. You may subsequently opt-out of the receipt of such email or communications by following the directions in the email, communications or by contacting Sponsor directly.
All registrations must include entrant's valid email address. The email address provided by online entrants will be the identity of the entrant and, if selected for a prize, the identity of the winner. We expressly reserve the right to disqualify any entries that we believe in good faith are generated by an automated program or via scripts. By participating, all entrants agree to abide by these Official Contest Rules.
SELECTION:
GeekSugar editors will select their top ten (10) entries from the photos submitted to the Cool Capture group as described on the entry page between between 12:00am PDT on Monday, November 23, 2009 and 11:59pm PST on Sunday, December 6, 2009 (the “Entry Period”). The top ten (10) entries will then be posted for PopSugar community members to vote on their favorite photo. The photo with the most votes during the voting period will be the winner. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting the entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the e-mail account is registered. The Contest will be conducted under the supervision of the Sponsor. The decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest. The winners will be notified by email and/or by private message through the winner’s PopSugar community account; Sponsor reserves the right to determine the method of notification. Winners must claim their prize within three (3) business days after the date of notification of such prize. A Contest winner's failure to respond to the prize notification within the specified three (3) business days will be considered such Contest winner's forfeiture of the prize and an alternate winner may be selected from the pool of eligible entries. If an entrant is found to be ineligible, an alternate winner may also be selected from the pool of eligible entries. Sponsor reserves the right to ship prizes directly to the email and/or mailing address provided by winners during their entry to the Contest. Each entry submitted in response to the Contest and in accordance with the rules will constitute an official entry. All entrants agree to abide by these Official Contest Rules. All entries become the property of the Sponsor.

PRIZES:
At the end of the Entry Period, there will be one (1) Grand Prize winner who will be awarded the grand prize of up to one (1) CanvasPop print of their choice, including all prints less then or equal in value to the 36x54,1.5” gallery wrap print (retail value: $329). Decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding with respect to all matters related to the Contest. All prizes will be awarded. In no event shall the Sponsor be obligated to award more prizes than the number of prizes stated in these Official Contest Rules. All prizes won by minors will be awarded to their parents or legal guardians on their behalf. Winners shall be responsible and liable for all federal, state and local taxes on the value of their prize. To receive a complete list of winners or a copy of the Official Contest Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Prize Fulfillment, Sugar Inc., 111 Sutter Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104. Specify winner's list or rules on your request.
Please allow 6-8 weeks for prize delivery.

SELECTION:
The winning entry will be determjned by user voting after a selection of 10 final entries is made by our editors. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting the entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the e-mail account is registered. The Contest will be conducted under the supervision of the Sponsor. The decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest. The winners will be notified by email and/or by private message through the winner’s teamsugar.com account; Sponsor reserves the right to determine the method of notification. Winners must claim their prize within three (3) business days after the date of notification of such prize. A Contest winner's failure to respond to the prize notification within the specified three (3) business days will be considered such Contest winner's forfeiture of the prize and an alternate winner may be selected based on the final user vote ranking. If an entrant is found to be ineligible, an alternate winner may also be selected based on the final user vote ranking. Sponsor reserves the right to ship prizes directly to the email and/or mailing address provided by winners during their entry to the Contest. Each entry submitted in response to the Contest and in accordance with the rules will constitute an official entry. One entry per person. Duplicate entries will be void. All entrants agree to abide by these Official Contest Rules. All entries become the property of the Sponsor.

GENERAL CONDITIONS AND RELEASES:
An entrant or winner may be disqualified from the Contest if he or she fails to comply with each provision of these Official Contest Rules, as determined in the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Participation in the Contest is at entrant’s own risk. Sponsor shall not be liable for 1) failed, returned or misdirected notifications based on inaccurate information provided by the winner on the contest entry form, 2) entries and responses to winner notifications which are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, postage-due, misdirected, damaged or otherwise not received by the intended recipient in whole or in part or for computer or technical error of any kind, 3) any electronic miscommunications or failures, technical hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit an entrant's ability to participate in the Contest, 4) any technical malfunctions of the telephone network, computer on-line system, computer equipment, software, program malfunctions or other failures, delayed computer transactions or network connections that are human, mechanical or technical in nature, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from downloading any part of this Contest or 5) any warranty of fitness or merchantability of any prize or the function or operation thereof, which shall be the sole responsibility of the manufacturer of the prize. Sponsor does not make any, and hereby disclaim any and all, representations or warranties of any kind regarding any prize. Unless prohibited by applicable law, your entry constitutes your permission to use your name, photograph, likeness, voice, address (city and state) and testimonials in all media, in perpetuity, in any manner Sponsor deems appropriate for publicity purposes without any further compensation to such entrant. By entering or accepting a prize in the Contest, winners agree to be bound by these Official Contest Rules and to conform to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. When applicable, the winner (or, if the winner is a minor, the winner's parent or legal guardian) may be required to execute and return to Sponsor within ten (10) business days an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability and Publicity Release to be eligible for the prize or an alternate winner will be selected. Winner may be required to furnish proof of identity, address and birth date in order to receive a prize.
By entering, an entrant agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor and its respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated entities, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, and representatives from any damage, injury, death, loss, claim, action, demand, or other liability (collectively, “Claims”) that may arise from their acceptance, possession and/or use of any prize or their participation in this promotion, or from any misuse or malfunction of any prize awarded, regardless of whether such Claims, or knowledge of the facts constituting such Claims, exist at the time of entry or arise at any time thereafter. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Contest will be ineligible for prizes and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Sponsor reserves the right to modify these Official Contest Rules in any way or at any time. Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this Contest should viruses, bugs or other causes beyond their control corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the Contest. In the event of cancellation or suspension, Sugar shall promptly post a notice on the Contest entry page to such effect. This Contest shall be governed by California law. By participating in this contest, entrants agree that California courts shall have jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to this Contest and that venue shall be only in San Francisco, California.

Introducing the geeksugar Tech Community!

GeekSugar — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:50:53 -0700

We are so excited to unveil our sleek new geeksugar Community that is centered around all your favorite tech topics from cool websites to old school retro gadgets. Our new community will allow you to start your very own groups, participate in other member's groups, meet new friends that share your interests, and maybe even be featured on geeksugar. We have made it easier than ever before to create and share content with your geeksugar friends, so check it out and start having fun.

The geeksugar Tech Community features all the groups that so many of you have already made incredibly popular like the Download of the Day group, the Cell Phone Rant group and the Geeky Things I Love group. Plus, we'll be featuring more of your amazing content and starting all new groups centered around our favorite topics - for example check out our Cool Capture of the Day Group!

For those of you that already have an account, you can get started right away. For those who don't, you can browse the geeksugar Community without an account, but to really dive in, register here.

Looking for your unreads? They have gotten an upgrade too and can be found here. Your new profile features all of your content as well as a link to your very own OnSugar blog. If you have any questions or problems you can ask me, check out our Community Help Group, or send a private message to our Community Manager.

We're so excited to share our new community with you - check it out now!

Get Awesome Images For Your Blogs From Stock.xchng

GeekSugar — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:32:36 -0800

If you have a blog (and who doesn't these days) then you should definitely check out stock.xchng, a free stock photo site that lets you download amazing creative images from over 30,000 photographers. If you're on OnSugar, you can of course use free Getty Images in your blog, but if you aren't (or can't find what you're looking for) then stock.xchng is where it's at.

Of course, there are terms to agree by - like you have to properly source, and ask for permission if prompted to - but it's really easy to find what you're looking for. Plus, stock.xchng hosts some pretty informative blogs that will teach you the finer art of Photoshop. Maybe someday people will be using your photos on their blogs!

Geek Tip: Embed Flickr Slideshows Into Your Blog or Profile

GeekSugar — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:01:40 -0800

I'm all about blogging as my day job, but since I started my OnSugar blog, I've been blogging on my off-hours as well. If you have your own, you may know there are tons of ways to pimp out your blog, one of which is to embed a Flickr slideshow courtesy of Flickr Slidr.

All you have to do to create slideshow magic is to choose a set from your Flickr favorites, paste the link in Flickr Slidr, and before you can say "boo-yah," you have your embed code to paste anywhere you can insert html (your Facebook profile, perhaps?). Each slide plays for about five seconds, and you can change your alter your slideshow at anytime, since the service is free. Can you tell I'm excited to get started? Yes, yes I am.