Share Your Surveying Stories from the Field in a New Way!
Actually, i should have said that you can now add blog posts (aka Stories) to Land Surveyors United using several compatible 3rd party apps and browser add-ons, when off of the network. First, I will show you a few apps that will work and then I will explain how to set up Scribefire inside your browser so that you can publish storiesto the network with ease.
3rd Party Apps Compatible with Land Surveyors United
How to Set Up Scribefire for Google Chrome
Much of the process I am going to show you will be similar on any of the third party apps listed above, as long as it supports the Metaweblog API.
Install Scribefire
Google Chrome users, download ScribeFire 4 for Google Chrome here.
Safari users, download ScribeFire 4 for Safari here.
Firefox users, you can download ScribeFire 4 for Firefox here.
Opera users, you can download ScribeFire 4 for Opera here.
Configure Scribefire
Getting started is easy. When the application prompts you to set up your blog, simply enter your blog's name (you can enter whatever you'd like) and the following for the URL: http://landsurveyorsunited.com/profiles/blog/list. Once prompted, log in with your e-mail address and password for that network. That's it! In fact you can now enjoy using Scribefire to post blog posts to any type of blogging platform that you choose, such as wordpress, blogger,tumblr, ect.
A quick video Introduction to Scribefire
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