Widget and RSS FAQs
The MeeVee Widget lets you take your TV Listings with you. Whether you want to share what you're watching with your friends on MySpace, or need a quick reminder of what's on tonight for your blog, the MeeVee Widget always keeps an up to date listing of your favorite shows. The MeeVee Widget is a Flash Object that can be put anywhere Flash Objects can be played, including MySpace, blogging tools, or your own website.
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How do I create my personalized Widget?
To create your personalized Widget, you must first create your personalized TV Listings. If you need help building a personalized Guide, please visit our Guide FAQ. When you're finished, go to the "My Guide Export" page by clicking this link in the upper right hand corner of your Guide. Choose if you want the Widget to display only your favorite shows, or every show in your personalized Guide. Clicking a skin or a color lets you customize your Widgets look. When the Widget looks how you want it, click "Update and Get Code." Copy and paste the code onto your MySpace page, your blog, or your webpage.[ back to top]
How do I put my MeeVee Widget on MySpace?Putting your MeeVee Widget on MySpace is as easy as adding a YouTube video. Just paste the code where you want it to go, like your Television section for example. First copy the code from the My TV Listings Export page. Then, on MySpace, just click "edit profile" scroll down to the "television" section and past the code in. Save your changes and you're done!
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How do I put my MeeVee Widget on my blog?If your blogging tool can post a Flash Object, it can show the MeeVee Widget. If you're not sure how to publish Flash Objects, try checking your sites FAQ or help forum.
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What is RSS and what can I do with it?RSS stands for "really simple syndication." It is a URL will automatically update any page that it is put on whenever new information is available on your favorite shows, videos and stories on the blog. You can paste this RSS feed into your Yahoo! homepage, Netvibes, or any other RSS feed reader and it will automatically stay up to date with the shows from your personalized TV Listings. If you're using your RSS feed in an interesting way, we'd love to hear about it. Drop us a line at our feedback/support form.
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What does my RSS feed show?Your "TV Listings" RSS feed publishes listing information about the shows in your TV Listings. Each feed will show you the title of a show, the time it's on, and the channel that it appears on. Your "TV with MeeVee" feed publishes latest updates on your favorite stories on the blog. You can also get an RSS feed to publish your favorite MeeVee videos. To subscribe, click on the orange "RSS" button under "My Favorite Videos" on your profile page.
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My MeeVee Widget and RSS feed are empty, what's wrong?There are a couple of reasons why your MeeVee Widget or RSS feed may be blank. The MeeVee Widget and RSS feed are based on your personalized TV Listings, favorite stories and videos. If you haven't created a personalized Guide yet, or the items you've chosen are not on in the next 12 days, nothing will appear in the MeeVee Widget or RSS feeds. If you haven’t subscribed or added items to your favorite videos, nothing will appear in the favorite videos RSS feeds. Also, the RSS feed only provides information for the current calendar day. So, if your Guide is empty for the day, your RSS feed will be too. Also, if the stories on the blog haven’t been updated yet, your RSS feed for that day will be empty too. However, if you feel like your RSS feeds are empty and they shouldn’t be, let us know at our feedback/support form.
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Why doesn't the "more info" link work on MySpace?
MySpace recently made it mandatory to use Flash 9 to prevent the spread of a Flash based virus. This solved the virus problem, but prevents the "more info" links from working. We're sorry for the inconvenience, are actively following the situation and will make every effort to restore this function to the widget.
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