Alternative Channel Online Community Goes Live!
By Chris Advansun
The team here at Alternative Channel has some exciting news to share. After months of development, we have launched "AC Community," our new social networking website.
Before you click through to visit the new online community, let's check out some highlights of the new site, shall we?
Use Your Alternative Channel ID
For users with existing accounts on AlternativeChannel.tv, simply click here, then click on the "Register" button at the top right of the homepage. Take a few moments to create your personal profile and you'll be up and running in a matter of seconds.
For users coming from Rethos.com, we've not only created an AC Community profile for you using your Rethos username and password, but we've also imported your contacts and blog postings from Rethos to your new profile. To activate this new AC Community account, click here, then click on the "Login Now" button at the top right of the homepage. When logging-in, note that your AC Community username is the last part of your Rethos.com profile URL, not the email address you used as a username when logging-into your Rethos profile. For example, my Rethos profile was located at http://www.rethos.com/advansun (the final part of which is my last name), so my AC Community username is "advansun." Once you've logged-in, please browse around your profile to ensure that your blog postings are in good order.
Make Connections
AC Community has some fantastic features that allow you to forge connections with people who share your passions. To search for people with whom you may have common interests, use the site's search tool to search out a keyword, such as "renewable energy," or "recycling." This will generate a list of those who've tagged their profile with that subject. You can also click on any link in the "Browse Tags" box at the left of your profile page.
Groups are another powerful feature on AC Community. To create a group, click on the "Groups" button at the right of the menu bar inside your profile. This will take you to a quite user-friendly groups interface. To browse and join existing groups, click on any tag inside the "Browse Groups" box on the right hand column of the page. To create your own group, click on the "Create Group" button at the center of the page, and follow the few quick steps that follow. You'll have your group up and running in no time.
Broadcast Your Message
We've received many requests from users who love the video publishing capabilities on AlternativeChannel.tv, but wanted to have tools to create and share their written blog postings. AC Community is your personal blogging platform. To explore the blogging features at your fingertips, click on the "Home" button on the menu bar inside your profile. The first tab selected will be the "All Posts" section, which consists of stories published by all members of AC Community. For your personal blog, click on the "Blog" button on the same menu bar. This will take you to an extremely clean blogging interface. Using it will be self-explanatory for you (see image below).
To give you a sense of some of the discussions going on inside AC Community, check out some of the latest blog postings:
10 reasons how the 1970s planted the seeds of green living!
Follow the last few days of Students On Ice in the Arctic!
Can well-being be measured?
So there you have it. Welcome to AC Community. If you have any questions, requests or technical issues as you create your profile and explore the site's features, feel free to contact us. We are always happy to hear from you.
Posted by on 08/26 at 02:57 PM