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Below is a screenshot from Firefox 3.5 showing the Ohio.com cookie that is set when a reader registers for commenting on Ohio.com, but has yet to activate their account. The reader must first click a link in an email sent by the registration system to verify a valid email address. This is done so people cannot use fake email addresses. Clicking the link in the email deletes the cookie from your browser.
If you cannot find the email first check your spam mailbox in case it was sent there in error. If you still cannot find it contact Ohio.com. We can set your account to "active," but once we do this you will need to delete the registration cookie that was set on your browser. Deleting the cookie will vary depending on what browser you are using. You can find information on how to delete a cookie here.
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Ohio.com has added the option for a user to add an avatar to their account. An avatar is a computer user's representation of himself/herself or alter ego.
How to add your avatar:
Current Account Holders
If you want to add an avatar to an existing account, use this link: Edit My Account. Once you are on the page look for the photo upload button.
New Accounts
Log into the site or create an account via this link: Sign in or create an account.
If you are creating an account you will have the option to upload an image at this time as part of creating the account. Choose the option to upload a photo,
Please note that we are now using the "Username" field for story comments. Currently the first name of the account is used for the name in story commenting. If you need or want to create a username, please use the Edit My Account link. Usernames are unique and cannot be changed once they are saved. Claim your identity now while you can.
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Here is a link to the PDF of that historic front page.
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All Da King's Men is the new political community blogger on Ohio.com. As the writer describes himself, he's a "libertarian/conservative, though not 100% of the time. There are exceptions to everything. The blog topics will reflect that."
This new blog is the compliment to our progressive community blogger, authored under the title Blog of Mass Destruction.
Both of our community political bloggers are lifelong area residents.
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This post will walk you through submitting your news, photos, videos and audio to Ohio.com to be published on our community section.
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This page will show you how to utilize the Ohio.com RSS feeds.
Here is a good one-page primer on RSS that distills what RSS can do for you:
RSS solves a problem for people who regularly use the web. It allows you to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest content from the sites you are interested in. You save time by not needing to visit each site individually. Visit whatisrss.com.
To dig a little deeper we'll crib from Wikipedia:
RSS (which, in its most recent format, stands for "Really Simple Syndication") is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines or podcasts. An RSS document, which is called a "feed", "web feed", or "channel", contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with their favorite web sites in an automated manner that's easier than checking them manually.
RSS content can be read using software called a "feed reader" or an "aggregator." The user subscribes to a feed by entering the feed's link into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon in a browser that initiates the subscription process. The reader checks the user's subscribed feeds regularly for new content, downloading any updates that it finds.
Ohio.com makes many of our content collections available as RSS feeds. You can find all the Beacon Journal content available via RSS on this page. The RSS feeds for our blogs can be found at the bottom of the blog pages. Look for the link called "Entries (RSS)" or check the blogs home page.
How to access RSS feeds
There are a number of ways to access RSS feeds. You can install a news reader that displays RSS feeds from the Web sites you select, enabling you to view hundreds of headlines at once. After installing the news reader, you can add each feed manually from the Web site by clicking on the "Subscribe" or the "XML" orange button next to the feed.
Download an RSS news reader program
Web or browser based news readers
Many web browsers, such as Firefox will also handle RSS feeds natively or accept plugins that read RSS feeds.
Feedbucket or Bloglines are two web-based solutions to track RSS feeds so you don't have to download or install a program on your computer.
Summary
Once you start using the power of RSS feeds you will be able to view more content of interest to you faster and with less hassle than you are now.
If you want to know more still about RSS, MediaShift at PBS.org has a comprehensive "Your Guide to RSS" that is worth reading.
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That is very simple. After logging into the site go to this page:
http://www.ohio.com/s?action=editPassword&rurl=/
If you do not know what your password is, please read this post:
Please note that the login and password for our events calendar is independent from the login and password used on the main Ohio.com site. Our events calendar is provided by another company, thus the need for a separate account.
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If you don't remember your Ohio.com password getting it sent to you is easy.
After reading this entire post, come back and click this link:
Within a matter of minutes you will receive an email from ohio.com Customer Service
The email you receive will say this:
Your password for E-mail you@youraddress.com is: yourpassword (where "you@youraddress.com" is the address you registered under and "yourpassword" is the password you chose when you created your account).
Use the password above to log in. If needed, we recommend that you change your password to something you can more easily remember. Once logged in to Ohio.com either click the "Change My Password" link at the top-right of the home page or visit this page: http://dev.www.ohio.com/s?action=editPassword&rurl=/
If you have questions or problems you can visit this page: http://www.ohio.com/about/8768842.html
Please do not respond to this email as it's not monitored by humans. If the above page does not answer your question email us at ohiofeedback@thebeaconjournal.com
Thank you for being online with us.
The Ohio.com Team
For legacy Ohio.com users: Getting your new password
If you registered with Ohio.com before the launch of the new web site at the beginning of August 2007 we have carried over your email address into the new system. We were not able to bring over the passwords from the old registration system so we've created random passwords for all our users. To get your new password go the Forgot Password page and fill out the form.
Once you get your password you can log in and use the Change My Password page to reset it to a password you can remember. The login box is at the top-right of the Ohio.com homepage.
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One of the features we're most excited to offer is the ability for you to submit the news you care about and want to share, from neighborhood news, sporting and social events, education news and military news, just to name a few.
In order to publish your community news you have to be registered with Ohio.com. If you have registered with us on the old site you only need to use the "Forgot Password" page to have your password sent to you. We were not able to bring over the passwords from the old registration system so we've created random passwords for all our users. Once you get your password you can log in and use the "Change My Password" page to reset it to a password you can remember.
If you don't have an account with Ohio.com go to our Account Sign-Up page to create an account.
The community publishing area is one of the portions of the site for which we require a user to be registered. When you post a story on the site your username will appear in the byline portion of the story. This allows us to contact the person who submitted the story if there are questions or problems.
Here are the areas where you can publish your news:
- General News Items
- School and Education News
- Sports News
- The Scene – Social Events
- On the Move – Business News
- Military News
- Centenarians
Once we receive a story it will be reviewed by someone on our staff before it's posted on the site.
Events Calendar
Our events calendar at http://events.ohio.com is also another form of community publishing. It is on a different platform and requires a separate account.
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