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What is SocialBookİ? SocialBookİ is a new social media application tool, created by BookRix, that allows you to write in an online book collaboratively with friends about anything while being located anywhere with as many friends as you want, through social media, namely via Facebook and Twitter. You get to decide the topic of which you want to write about in your SocialBookİ, with collecting either all your message posts or those identified by a topic hashtag, which you have to set during the creation of your SocialBookİ. A quick glance: How does SocialBookİ work? A BookRix member creates a SocialBookİ and invites their Twitter, Facebook or BookRix friends to participate and contribute as co-authors in the social writing project. The invited co-authors follow the link in the SocialBookİ invitation, connect their BookRix account with their Facebook or Twitter accounts and then participate in the SocialBookİ. All Facebook status updates or tweets on Twitter, which include and use the pre-determined keyword hashtag, (example: #moviequote) will be included in the SocialBookİ on BookRix. What do I need to use SocialBookİ? All you need is a free BookRix account to create or participate in a SocialBookİ using the social media application. You can register for a BookRix account easily in just a couple steps for free. In the following manual guides you can find out exactly how to use the SocialBookİ application feature: Detailed instructions for SocialBookİ: I want to create a SocialBookİ and invite friends to participate. How do I do this? I was invited to write in a SocialBookİ or I want to become a co-author of a SocialBookİ. What do I do? FAQ: What is collaborative writing? What is SocialBookİ? How do I participate in a SocialBookİ? Do I need a Facebook or Twitter account? How do I create a SocialBookİ? How do I invite others to participate a SocialBookİ? Where can I find my SocialBookİ invitations? Where can I find my SocialBooksİ? Where do I enter the text that goes into my SocialBookİ? What is a hashtag? Where can I find the hashtag for the SocialBookİ I participate in? Can I edit a SocialBookİ? And where? Can I participate in a SocialBookİ using only my BookRix account? Can I write a SocialBookİ via Facebook and Twitter, or do I have to choose an account? Where can I choose whether I want to participate via Twitter or Facebook? How many SocialBooksİ can I create or participate in? Do I keep the rights to the texts I contribute to a SocialBookİ? Why do I have to connect my BookRix account with my Twitter or Facebook account? What if I want to change the Twitter or Facebook connections after I have created them? I see a SocialBookİ I want to participate in – can I do that? How? How to Create a SocialBookİ and Invite Participants: Once you have registered for your BookRix account and logged in, click on the “My Books” link located on your personal BookRix home page tab. Click on the “Create New Book” link and then go to the select button listed next to “SocialBookİ.” Click “Select” to create your SocialBookİ and follow the instructions on the page: Step 1: “Book Format” Select the book format "SocialBookİ.” Step 2: “Book Data” Fill out the information about your SocialBookİ. The fields “Title,” “Author” and “Category” are required. By adding “Keywords” and “Book Description,” your book will be easier to find by others on the site and on the web. Step 3: “Import of Book Content” There are several tasks under this step: A.) Selection: Do you want to write via Facebook, Twitter or the BookRix toolbar? Select your preferred option. If this is the first time you are connecting either your Facebook or Twitter account to BookRix, you will be asked to log in to either of those sites and allow access for the SocialBookİ social media application to complete the connection. See the next step. B.) Connect Accounts If you haven’t connected your BookRix account to your Twitter or Facebook account yet, you will have to click the “Connect Now” link. You will be redirected to the log in page of either Facebook or Twitter, and you have to log in to connect your accounts. By connecting your Facebook and/or Twitter account, you will be using the BookRix-created SocialBookİ application on those sites. Once you have connected your social media account to BookRix, you will be redirected back to BookRix. There you should see a screen that confirms that your accounts have been connected successfully. C.) Hashtag Selection By selecting a specific word or phrase to use as a hashtag, you can filter posts that you or your invited co-authors will want to include in a particular SocialBookİ. Only you and your friends’ posts including the set hashtag will appear in your SocialBookİ (eg: #bestjokes). If a hashtag was not set during the creation of a SocialBookİ and you connected your social media account to SocialBookİ, then all the Facebook posts or tweets on Twitter written by you and your co-authors will be fed into the SocialBookİ unfiltered! D.) Friend and Co-Author Invitations In this step, you can invite Facebook friends or Twitter followers to participate in your SocialBookİ. Choose whether you want to invite just select contacts or all of your contacts for your new SocialBookİ. You can also invite your BookRix friends by either typing in their usernames or selecting them directly from the list with checkboxes. The selected co-authors from your contact lists will be invited to participate in your SocialBookİ on Facebook, Twitter or BookRix. E.) Entry Details In this step you can decide which information should be displayed alongside individual posts in your SocialBookİ: the member’s username, profile image, date and time of post and where the post was received from. Step 4: "Cover" Follow the instructions of the Cover Editor. You can create your own book cover by uploading an image directly from your computer, or by selecting one of the BookRix cover design templates. Before continuing, you must click the “Save Cover” button to the right to save your changes before continuing on. Step 5: "Book Saving" Choose for whom the book should be visible (you can later change it under “Edit Book” or “Manage Books” sections) and finish creating your SocialBookİ by clicking on the “Save” button. It will take a moment for your SocialBookİ to be saved. The invitations will be sent to your friends at the same time. Your SocialBookİ has been created! What’s next? Start tweeting and posting using the assigned hashtag! Your SocialBookİ will be updated every 15 minutes. Don’t forget, you can also post directly in the BookRix toolbar as well. Enjoy your social writing experience - we look forward to reading your SocialBookİ! I was invited to participate in a SocialBookİ - what’s next? There are three different ways to receive a SocialBookİ invitation:
Accepting the SocialBookİ Invitation In all three scenarios, responding to the invitation is the same. Follow the SocialBookİ invitation link and you will be directed to your personal SocialBookİ invitation page on BookRix. There, you can respond to the invitation by either accepting or declining it. If you do not already have a BookRix account, you’ll have to register for free to accept the invitation. You can then accept or decline the invitation. If you accept the invitation, you will be asked if you would like to participate through Facebook, Twitter or the BookRix toolbar. If you have not already done so, you will then need to connect your Facebook or Twitter account to your BookRix account. Please read the next step on how to connect your accounts from either Facebook or Twitter. Connecting your Facebook or Twitter Accounts to BookRix You will be asked to log in and link your BookRix account with your Twitter or Facebook account. To use SocialBookİ with your social media profiles, you will need to grant access and “allow” the SocialBookİ application on Facebook or Twitter. This is necessary to enable the SocialBookİ application to import your posts or tweets into the SocialBookİ on BookRix. If you want to change the connection in the future to your Facebook or Twitter account, you can do so by clicking on the “Profile Settings” under the “Home” tab and then click “Account Settings.” There you will see a “Change“ button where you can change your Facebook or Twitter account connections. Click on the button and follow the prompts to change your connections. Invitation via Facebook and Twitter If you have been invited to participate in a SocialBookİ on Twitter or Facebook, you will be prompted to link your BookRix account with that account. If you have been invited via Facebook, you must first link your BookRix account with your Facebook account. Likewise for Twitter. However, you can always write a SocialBookİ entry via the BookRix toolbar in addition to writing via Twitter or Facebook. Invitation via BookRix: If you have received an invitation to a SocialBookİ via BookRix, you have the choice whether you want to participate via Facebook or Twitter as well as the BookRix toolbar. I want to become a co-author on a SocialBookİ - how do I do that? If you see a SocialBookİ you want to participate in, click the “request to be a co-author” link located on the SocialBookİ webpage on the middle-right. If the author has allowed co-authors to join automatically, you will be allowed to participate immediately. Otherwise, the author must approve your co-author request before you can write in the book. You’re all set to collaborate with SocialBooksİ! When you have become a co-author of a SocialBookİ and linked your social media accounts successfully, you will be directed back to your SocialBookİ invitation overview page. You then will be an official co-author of a SocialBookİ. Congratulations! As soon as you write a tweet on Twitter or a status update on Facebook with the assigned hashtag, it will be included in the SocialBookİ within 15 minutes. Hashtags are optional so you can choose which posts end up in specific SocialBooksİ The author who sent you the invitation may have set a specific hashtag during the creation of their SocialBookİ to filter which posts should be included in it, generally, it’s topic or genre specific. If a hashtag was not set, all your posts from Twitter or Facebook will be included in the SocialBookİ if you have connected your social media account to the SocialBookİ. The information about which hashtag has been assigned, or whether a hashtag has been assigned or not, can be found on the specific SocialBookİ webpage, the “Invitation Overview” and “My Books” pages. So now you’re familiar with SocialBookİ by BookRix - how many can you make? You can create as many collaborative writing projects as you want with SocialBookİ. The possibilities are endless! To join in the discussion about the SocialBookİ feature, visit the SocialBookİ Group on BookRix. And don’t forget, it’s easy to share, comment on or give feedback on SocialBooksİ, just like regular books on BookRix! Enjoy your social writing experience - we look forward to reading your SocialBookİ! What is collaborative writing? Wikipedia has this definition of the term 'collaborative writing.' What is a SocialBookİ? SocialBookİ is a new social media application tool, created by BookRix, that allows you to write in an online book collaboratively with friends about anything while being located anywhere with as many friends as you want, through social media, namely via Facebook and Twitter. You get to decide the topic of which you want to write about in your SocialBookİ, with collecting either all your message posts or those identified by a topic hashtag, which you have to set during the creation of your SocialBookİ. How do I participate in a SocialBookİ? You can either create a SocialBookİ and invite friends to participate with you or you can be invited by another author to be a co-author in their SocialBookİ. Either way, you will need a BookRix account (don’t worry, it’s free and easy to create!). Do I need a Facebook or Twitter account to write in a SocialBookİ? No. You can also write posts for a SocialBookİ via the built-in BookRix toolbar, which can be found on the bottom right of most pages on the BookRix website. How do I create a SocialBookİ? You can learn how to create a SocialBookİ by reading the following SocialBookİ tutorial or by watching the SocialBookİ tutorial video. How do I invite others to participate in a SocialBookİ? You can invite your BookRix, Facebook or Twitter friends during the SocialBookİ creation process. You can also invite co-authors at a later point by going to the “My Books” section and then going to “Edit Book.” By selecting the SocialBookİ you want to edit, you will find the area to invite more friends under Step 3. Where can I find my SocialBookİ invitations? When you are registered and logged in to your BookRix profile, you can find the SocialBookİ invitation link under the Inbox icon on the upper right side of the page. The link will say: "Open Invitations for SocialBooksİ.” Click on the link to see your SocialBookİ invitations. If you were invited via Facebook, you will receive a written invitation including the link to the SocialBookİ on your Facebook wall. Via Twitter, you will receive the invitation as direct message. Where can I find my SocialBooksİ? If you are logged into BookRix, you can find the SocialBooksİ you have created and those in which you participate as a co-author under the “My Books” section. You also can see the books you have been invited to participate in via the "Open Invitations for SocialBooksİ” link under the Inbox icon on the upper right side of the page. Where do I post the text for a SocialBookİ? You can collaborate on a SocialBookİ by posting content either through Facebook status updates, tweets using Twitter or posting text via the BookRix toolbar. When you accept a SocialBookİ invitation, you have to decide if you want to use Facebook, Twitter or BookRix to participate. If you choose Facebook or Twitter, you will still be allowed to add posts using the built-in BookRix toolbar as well. What is a hashtag? You can find a detailed explanation of a hashtag on Wikipedia. Where can I find the hashtag for the SocialBookİ I’m participating in? You will find the hashtag when responding to a SocialBookİ invitation (“Open Invitations for SocialBooksİ” link under the Inbox icon to the upper right of the page) and after accepting the invitation. It will be located in the “My Books” section under the details for that particular SocialBookİ. Can I edit a SocialBookİ? How? As the creator of a SocialBookİ, you can edit it under “My Books” using the function "Edit Book.” You have the ability to delete posts if needed from the SocialBookİ in this section. Can I participate in a SocialBookİ using only my BookRix account? Yes, you can use the built-in BookRix toolbar, located on the bottom of most pages within the BookRix website. Simply select the SocialBookİ you wish to write in from the drop-down menu to the left, which will be visible once you have opened the toolbar by clicking on the arrows. Then, you can write your entry in the field in the middle. Once you are done, you can click the “submit” button to the right on the toolbar. It will take about 15 minutes for the post to appear in the SocialBookİ. Can I write in a SocialBookİ via Facebook and Twitter? You have to decide which account you want to use. Therefore, you cannot write from your Twitter and Facebook at the same time. As a co-author you have the opportunity to switch the source (Twitter or Facebook) under “My books.” Where can I choose whether I want to participate via Twitter or Facebook? When you create a SocialBookİ, you can chose which social media network you want to write on in Step 3 of the book creation process. As a co-author, you can choose your preferred social media platform (either Facebook or Twitter) when responding to the SocialBookİ invitation. How many SocialBooksİ can I create or participate in? You can create and participate in as many collaborative writing projects as you want with SocialBooksİ. To join in the discussion about the SocialBookİ feature, visit the SocialBookİ Group on BookRix. Do I keep the rights to the texts I contribute to a SocialBookİ? Yes, you keep your copyrights. The initiator (creator) of a SocialBookİ, however, can choose to remove your text if he or she deems it as inappropriate or irrelevant to his or her SocialBookİ. Why do I have to link my BookRix account with my Twitter or Facebook account? This is necessary to enable the SocialBookİ application software to read and import your tweets or posts into a SocialBookİ on BookRix. What if I want to change the Twitter or Facebook connections after I have created them? If you want to change the connection in the future to your Facebook or Twitter account, you can do so by clicking on your “Home” tab, located at the top left of your BookRix screen, then on the “Profile Settings” then click on the “Account Settings.” There you will see the places where you can change your Facebook or Twitter account connections. Click on the “Change“ button either below the Facebook or Twitter images and follow the prompts to change your connections. It is not yet possible to change your connections for a particular SocialBookİ from Twitter to Facebook (and vice versa) once you have selected your connection. However, you can always write via the BookRix toolbar even if you connected a particular SocialBookİ to Facebook or Twitter. I see a SocialBookİ I want to participate in – can I do that? How? Yes! If you see a SocialBookİ you want to participate in, click the “request to be a co-author” link to the middle-right on the webpage. If the author has allowed co-authors to join automatically, you will be allowed to participate immediately. Otherwise, the author must approve your co-author request before you can write in the book. |
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