ManKind Project Community of Canada
Men mentoring men thru the passages of their lives.
This was written for those of you who have heard your friends and family talk about this "social media stuff" and you would really like to see what it is all about ... but you have this challenge when it comes to technology. This is the risk free place to seize the opportunity to learn about ManKind Project and "social media" at the same time! We spent some time to making this easy to get started. So, if this is to be the day that you decide to take this challenge, then read on ...
First off, its not all reading and doing techi stuff ... play this 8min "Overview" video. For those more comfortable with learning by watching it might be best if you watched the video first and then come back here when you are done. This video will help you start to use the basics of this site. You can even pause the video when you want, try out you learned and replay the section of the video should you get stuck ... what could be easier?
Overview - This contains similar information that is in
the video. Most users tend to come back frequently to check the
"Main" page for New Content. The "Main" page is made up of 3 panels
or columns below the header ... left , middle and
right. The LHS has Mission, Members, Events and short blurbs
with Links to other web sites containing more detail. The top
middle section has a high level description of the site. Below this
is a short description of ManKind Project. The box below this is a
slideshow of uploaded Photos. Below that is a group of uploaded
Videos. Below that are the Forums, Blogs and Donation boxes. The
RHS has a box of actvities for you including the "Settings" where
you can change your key personal settings such as privacy. The 5
MKP Canadian Communities are below that (along with some other
function specific groups) with the Quebec Community having a
translation facility. These are private areas that are for men that
have participated in a NWTA and live in that Community. The box
below that shows the recent activity. There is also a list of
"tabs" across the top that will take you directly to the area you
want to go. There are many ways to add content ... via the welcome
screen whenever you sign-in, the main page or tabs (try the "My
Page" tab). If you know of others that would like this Network,
invite them via the "Invite" tab.
Personal Privacy - The first thing you might want to do is
to set your own personal privacy. You can do this by clicking on
the "My Page" tab on the top. Then the "settings" link on the far
top RHS and next click on "Privacy" on the LHS. Now make the
changes you want to make for your own personal privacy. We are
going to work in the "Settings" area for a while now to get you set
up. You can always come back and make changes here in
"Settings". Take a moment to click on and view the "Terms of
Service" that is found way down at the bottom RHS of the "Main"
page.
Upload Your Picture - While you are here, take the time to
upload your picture so that other men have a visual of who you are.
This is also done in "Settings" under "Profile". Just hit the
browse button to search on your PC for your own picture you would
llke to share with the rest of us and double click on it. It
may take a few minutes to get up on the site. For those who
use PDA's, this page also shows how to upload photos and videos
from your PDA. You can also post to Twitter from here.
EMAIL Notifications - You might want to adjust the settings
as to when you will see EMAIL notifications from this Network. This
is done in the "EMAIL" tab in "Settings". You can choose to turn
all of the EMAIL notifications off (at very bottom of page) or just
some of them ... this is your individual choice ... and, you can
always change your mind.
Customize "My Page" - Next, you can customize the appearance
of your "My Page" to give it your own personal look. Try changing
the "Appearance" or even adding "Apps". This site is using the
"Poll Daddy" "App" to run polls as well as a English-French
Translator "App" to translate the private Quebec Community
Group.
Connect to FB/Twitter - The last item in the "Settings" area
is "Connections". This is where you can connect this to your
Facebook and Twitter. You really should take the time to enable
these connection features. This will help in raising awareness of
ManKind Project. It will enable your FB/Twitter friends to see this
site. You can also send a photo, video, link or other things to
your FB or Twitter accounts so as to share them with your friends
in those places.
Cruise the Main Page - Now that you have done all of the
above you are ready to cruise the Main page and try out the things
that interest you. You will see that you can do this from the Main
page or via the other tabs at the top. Check out the
"Photo"/"Video" areas and rate them ... there are some great videos
there. Try the 4 Star "Look at Yourself After Watching This" video.
You can even upload your own favorite photos and videos.
Click on Links for More Detail - On the LHS, click on the
links under the ManKind Project of Canada, MankKind Project
Journal, ManKind Project Blogspot and a new window will open up on
the appropriate web page that has a more detailed description.
Join Your Community Forum - If you have completed a NWTA,
you might want to take the time now to join your Community "Forum".
The "Forum" administrator will need to approve your join request.
The information in each Community "Forum" is private to that
particular Community "Forum".
Invite Others - Click on the "Invite" tab and invite some
friends to join ... they do not have to just be Warriors. In fact,
this is a great spot to send men to that you think would like to
hear more about ManKind Project and even take the NWTA!
Feature Rich - There are many more features that I have not
mentioned yet such as the ability to add your own "widgets", track
RSVP for your events such as upcoming NWTA's, upload files into
forums ,,, etc. Check them out.
Explore, enjoy the Network, invite others and provide
feedback!
If you have any questions using this ManKind Project Network see
http://about.ning.com/resources/
or ask in "Forum" under "Network Health and Feedback".
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