Blogging Present.ly

Presently users can now use Twitter's OAuth authentication protocol to connect their Presently account with Twitter.

1. To connect Presently and Twitter using the Twitter's OAuth authentication protocol:
   • Login to your Presently account
   • Go to the Settings page, and click on the Twitter tab.
   • Click the "Sign in with Twitter" button and you will be redirected to Twitter's server for authentication. After you allow Presently access, you will be redirected back to your Presently accounts page.
   • You will see a flash message saying that you have successfully connected to Twitter
2. To setup the ability to post updates from Twitter directly to your Presently account:
   • Once you connect Presently to Twitter as described above, you will see the following message in you Settings page inside the Twitter tab: "Do you want to post updates to Intridea's Presently Network from your Twitter stream?"
   • You can select:
     • Pull all the updates from my Twitter stream.
     • Pull only updates that contain the #prly hashtag.

Thats it! Go back to your Presently page, and use "t!" command to cross post to the Twitter account you connected. For example: type, "t! Updating my Twitter account from my Presently account!".

To post status updates from Twitter to Presently just update your Twitter status from any Twitter client and use the #prly hastag (if you have set it up using the 2nd option above). For example: type following in your Twitter client: "Updating my Twitter and Presently accounts! #prly"

Happy updating! And as always, we can be reached for any questions.

Custom domains allow you to host your Presently application with a URL such as "social.companyname.com" instead of using "companyname.presently.com". This service is free for all accounts on Presently! Here are instructions on how to setup your own custom domain name for your Presently account.

Steps:

• In your DNS Console, go to Settings
• Add a new CNAME Record
• For Host Name, put in the label you wish. We have put "blog" in this example.
• For Points To host name, put your Presently account url, e.g. youraccount.presently.com
• For Host Type, select CNAME (Alias)

• Log in to your Presently account as the admin user
• Go to account setting panel and put your custom domain in the "Custom Domain" field and save.

Thats it! Now, try going to your microblog account you set up: "social.companyname.com" and you will see your Present.ly microblog. Users going to your company's Presently website "companyname.presently.com" will be redirected to "social.companyname.com". Please contact us if you have any questions about this process!

A new version of the Presently application has just been released for iPhone and is now available on the App Store. This new version of Presently has been completely re-written using the latest version of Appcelerator's Titanium Mobile platform. The most noticeable difference in this release is how much faster this version is compared to the last release.

Along with the major speed improvements, the app now allows you to view all of your most popular tags and view updates associated with each tag. There were also many bug fixes that went into this release.

The new version of Presently is now available for free on the App Store. Also, expect an updated Android version of Presently very soon.

We’re always looking for ways to make it easier to keep up to date with your co-workers using Present.ly. Recently I’ve been using the Mac Beta of Chrome and thought a Chrome Extension could be a great way to use Present.ly throughout the day. As of today it is available on Google’s Chrome Extension Directory.

The functionality of the extension is still growing, but you can read and post updates to your network as well as view text attachments. It will keep refreshing automatically and let you know when new updates come in, letting you check in without even opening a new tab!

As with all of our client applications, the Present.ly Chrome extension is available as open source on GitHub. We think it’s a great new way to access Present.ly, and we hope you enjoy it!

Coming hot off the heels of the Presently 2.0 release for the iPhone, comes Presently for Palm webOS. Presently for Palm brings most of the same great features from the iPhone version to any Palm webOS device, such as the Pixi or the Pre, with the unique look and feel of Palm webOS applications.

Some of the great features of the webOS version of Presently include:

• Post and view updates
• View your replies, direct messages, and your feed
• View profiles groups and people
• View updates for groups and people
• Join existing Presently accounts
• Create your own Presently account if you don't have one
• ... and much more

With this latest release you can now keep up with your company natively on the iPhone, Android, or Palm webOS platform anywhere you go. Presently for webOS devices is now available on Palm's App Catalog.

A new version of the Presently application has just been released for iPhone and is now available on the App Store. Presently for the iPhone is the best way to keep in touch with your co-workers where you're not in front of your computer. The new version of Presently brings a completely new application, developed using Appcelerator's Titanium Mobile platform, that is packed with many more features than the previous.

Below is a list of just some of the great new features that have been added to the latest version of Presently for iPhone.

• Completely redesigned user interface
• iPhone 3GS users can now post videos with their update
• Can view a list of all users and groups
• Profiles for individual users or groups
• Follow or unfollow specific users
• Join or leave specific groups
• View followers and whom an individual is following
• Search through all users
• Search through all groups
• View last updates for any user or group
• View mentions for any user or group
• View updates from any of your custom feeds within Sources
• View updates from any of your groups within Sources
• Offline-capabilities for your main feed

The new version of Presently is now available for free on the App Store.

We’re always looking for ways to make it easier to integrate Presently into your day-to-day workflow. Today, we’re happy to announce something that will make it much easier for businesses using Microsoft’s SharePoint to integrate Presently. Starting today businesses can use the Presently SharePoint Web Part.

The Presently Web Part will allow you to view and post updates to your company’s Presently account from directly inside your Microsoft SharePoint portal. For more information on the installation and usage of the Web Part, you can visit the SharePoint application page.

We have also released the source code to the web part, it’s available on GitHub. Please feel free to contact support with any additional questions.

Today, Apple has approved the latest version of Present.ly for iPhone. Included in this latest version is an updated user interface. The new user interface ditches the previous dark theme and replaces it with a look that is more familiar to iPhone users and is easier on the eyes. Uploaded attachments can also be viewed directly from the phone. Updates with one or more attached files are indicated by a small paperclip icon within your feed.

In addition to attaching files, photos from your photo library or the iPhone camera can be added to your updates -- a highly anticipated feature. This version of the app provides a more robust user experience by enabling many of the most useful features of the web client. Present.ly is a free application available in the App Store. To get Present.ly for your iPhone click on the link below.

We released another update last night that included a number of performance enhancements. You should notice these as a general improvement in page load times. Additionally, Present.ly now recognizes and automatically integrates YouTube URLs when they are embedded in an update. Just copy and paste the YouTube link and it will automatically appear with a thumbnail.

Additionally, when you click on the thumbnail, you can see a lightbox-embedded version of the video without ever having to leave Present.ly.

We hope you enjoy the new feature and speed improvements, stay tuned for more new features coming soon!