Introducing Social Media Embeds
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Introducing Social Media Embeds
The tech team at Internet Brands has been working to improve your experience while using Corvetteforum. Here's an IB announcement with the details:
We're excited to announce that you can now embed a variety of social media right inside your forum posts! From videos to photos to statuses, simply including a link from select online services will automatically make the content fully visible right here on Corvetteforum. The list of supported services includes Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Vine, Twitter and Google Maps, as well as GIF Video (.gifv) files already hosted online.
Using the new embed options is as simple as adding a link in your forum post. No special BBCode is required! For example, sharing a link to a specific Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Vine post such as...
...will display like so:
You can also share a Google Map of a specific area just by pasting the URL from Google Map's "Share Map" option in your post. For example, a link like this...
...displays like this:
Plus, YouTube videos will continue to be playable from right inside forum posts as they always have.
We hope you enjoy these new features!
We're excited to announce that you can now embed a variety of social media right inside your forum posts! From videos to photos to statuses, simply including a link from select online services will automatically make the content fully visible right here on Corvetteforum. The list of supported services includes Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Vine, Twitter and Google Maps, as well as GIF Video (.gifv) files already hosted online.
Using the new embed options is as simple as adding a link in your forum post. No special BBCode is required! For example, sharing a link to a specific Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Vine post such as...
...will display like so:
Facebook Post
You can also share a Google Map of a specific area just by pasting the URL from Google Map's "Share Map" option in your post. For example, a link like this...
...displays like this:
Plus, YouTube videos will continue to be playable from right inside forum posts as they always have.
We hope you enjoy these new features!
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From: ================== Houston, Texas www.englandgreen.com ================== Necessary Evil™ __________
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Doesn't work for me 
Pasted to link to a build on our FB page - it just showed a link, as before.
Never mind - I got it to work
Pasted to link to a build on our FB page - it just showed a link, as before.
Never mind - I got it to work
Last edited by EG@EnglandGreen; Jun 16, 2015 at 11:19 AM.
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I hope I'm in the right place........
I posted a couple vids on youtube long ago, (8 min video's).
But never could get them to corvette forum. Another guy
here moved it to off topic for me...
So now, I have a very cool vid of our radio control 1930 waco biplane with the cam in the pilot's seat, panning right and left as I bank.
All at 400', then at eye level. (so realistic).
Problem now is A) Won't go to youtube. Say's It's not a correct file.
B) So I try to directly post to off topic, using the little
box marked insert image.
No go. Say's image is to big.
So, is there a box for video I can click?
You may have to walk me thru this.
Thanks guys.
Ramair_bryan in calif.
GO TRUMP.........
I posted a couple vids on youtube long ago, (8 min video's).
But never could get them to corvette forum. Another guy
here moved it to off topic for me...
So now, I have a very cool vid of our radio control 1930 waco biplane with the cam in the pilot's seat, panning right and left as I bank.
All at 400', then at eye level. (so realistic).
Problem now is A) Won't go to youtube. Say's It's not a correct file.
B) So I try to directly post to off topic, using the little
box marked insert image.
No go. Say's image is to big.
So, is there a box for video I can click?
You may have to walk me thru this.
Thanks guys.
Ramair_bryan in calif.
GO TRUMP.........
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You simply need to copy the URL (link) of the video on YouTube and paste that URL (link) inside your message when posting.
You cannot upload videos to CorvetteForum directly. So you must hot-link them, as described above.
You cannot upload videos to CorvetteForum directly. So you must hot-link them, as described above.
I hope I'm in the right place........
I posted a couple vids on youtube long ago, (8 min video's).
But never could get them to corvette forum. Another guy
here moved it to off topic for me...
So now, I have a very cool vid of our radio control 1930 waco biplane with the cam in the pilot's seat, panning right and left as I bank.
All at 400', then at eye level. (so realistic).
Problem now is A) Won't go to youtube. Say's It's not a correct file.
B) So I try to directly post to off topic, using the little
box marked insert image.
No go. Say's image is to big.
So, is there a box for video I can click?
You may have to walk me thru this.
Thanks guys.
Ramair_bryan in calif.
GO TRUMP.........
I posted a couple vids on youtube long ago, (8 min video's).
But never could get them to corvette forum. Another guy
here moved it to off topic for me...
So now, I have a very cool vid of our radio control 1930 waco biplane with the cam in the pilot's seat, panning right and left as I bank.
All at 400', then at eye level. (so realistic).
Problem now is A) Won't go to youtube. Say's It's not a correct file.
B) So I try to directly post to off topic, using the little
box marked insert image.
No go. Say's image is to big.
So, is there a box for video I can click?
You may have to walk me thru this.
Thanks guys.
Ramair_bryan in calif.
GO TRUMP.........
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Can anything be done with X posts (formerly twitter)? There are more and more X links that don't even show in the post, and it appears blank. The only way I know of to see them is to quote the post, then highlight the link, then right click and select "go to...". Some threads will have 3 or 4 successive, blank posts that are attempting to show an X post. Thanks very much J T!