====== Collaborative features on netvibes ======

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  * [[#Who are Followers?]]
  * [[#How do I find Followers on netvibes?]]
  * [[#How do I follow someone?]]
  * [[#What information can a Follower view?]]
  * [[#What information can I share with a Follower?]]
  * [[#How does a Follower become Friend?]]
  * [[#Who are Friends?]]
  * [[#How do I find Friends on netvibes?]]
  * [[#How do I add a Friend?]]
  * [[#How do I remove Friend?]]
  * [[#A Friend can view your Public Page and interact]]
  * [[#How do I share my widget and feeds?]]
  * [[#How do I share tabs?]]
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===== Who are Followers?=====
 A Follower is a person on Netvibes that has subscribed to your public Activities and that is reading it directly from his personal page.

===== How do I find my Followers on netvibes?=====
  * Go to http://www.netvibes.com/public
  * click on "me" menu
  * "Followers"(top right column).

Alternatively, go to your private page > click on "contacts" in the top bar > "Followers".

See screenshots below:

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===== How do I follow someone?=====
There are 3 methods of following a person:

1. On a person's Public Page, example http://www.netvibes.com/mauriz > click on his name in the top bar and then click on "add friend" button > under his profile picture.

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2. When you are browsing your followers or someone else follower > (http://www.netvibes.com/charles/followers) > click on the "add friend" button

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3. When you are reading the activities of a netvibes user (http://www.netvibes.com/charles/activities) click on "add friend" button near his profile picture.

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=====How do I remove Follower?=====
You cannot remove a Follower. The more Followers you have, the more popular you are. 

===== What information can a Follower view?=====
All your Public Activities (starring), statuses and Public Page. 

=====What information can I share with a Follower?=====
You can share:

    * your status
    * everything you have publicly shared via the star feature, the Firefox extension or the star-it

=====How does a Follower become a Friend?=====
  * Click on Contacts
  * Followers
  * Select a Follower
  * Click "Add"

The Follower will then appear in your Friends folder.
 
=====What is a Friend?=====
A friend is a registered netvibes user you follow.

=====How do I find Friends?=====
  * Go to "Contacts"
  * Find Friends 
  * select an account
  * enter your account details
  * OK
  * Select All/None/ Only netvibes users
  * click on "Let's invite them"

=====How do I add a Friend?=====
  * Click on his/her profile
  * Add Friend.

The “Added” person is now a Friend contact on netvibes.

=====How do I remove Friend?=====
  * Click on his/her profile
  * Remove friend.

The person is now a Follower contact on netvibes.

=====A Friend can view your Public Page and interact=====
He/she can view your Public Page and your public Activities but only you can modifiy your Public Page and comment on your Activities.

Once signed in, a Friend can interact with you via The Wall widget.

A Friend can also view your Public Activities and share as favorite items you have shared. Example: Go to a feed > click on the star ( Share as favourite) > select Public Activity > Add a comment (optional) > Add.

Your friend should see the shared item in your Public activities. He/she may now click on Share as favorite >  select Public Activity > Add a comment (optional) > Add.  Note: only your friend's comment will appear not yours.

See screenshot below:

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=====I want to invite friends=====
  * Click on Contacts 
  * Invite friends 
  * enter your friends email addresses - separate with a ; if more than 1
  * type a message (optional)
  * select a language
  * Send invites.

=====How do I share widgets and feeds? =====
**Private Page & Public Page**
**
Within a social network:**
      * Click the arrow/share icon located on the right of the feed/ top of the widget
  * Select 'Social networks'. NOTE: netvibes is mandatory.
  * Click on 'Facebook' or 'Twitter'
  * Connect
  * Enter a message
  * Click 'share'

See video below:

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**To another person:**
  * Click the arrow/share icon located on the right of the feed/ top of the widget
  * Select 'Send by email'
  * Enter the email address. If more than 1, use a semi-colon (;) to separate the addresses
  * Click 'share'

**For yourself:**
  * Click the arrow/share icon located on the right of the feed
  * Select the 'Read later' tab
  * Enter a message
  * Click 'Share' - the feed will saved to your Private Activities/timeline folder.

See video below:

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=====How do I share a tab?=====

**Within a social network:**
  * Scroll over the tab
  * Click on "Edit"
  * Select "Share this tab"
  * Select 'Social networks'. NOTE: netvibes is mandatory.
  * Click on 'Facebook' or 'Twitter'
  * Connect
  * Enter a message
  * Click 'share'

See video below:

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**To another person:**
  * Scroll over the tab
  * Click on "Edit"
  * Select "Share this tab"
  * Select 'Send by email'
  * Enter the email address. If more than 1, use a semi-colon (;) to separate the addresses
  * Click 'share'

See video below

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**To your Public Page:**
  * Scroll over the tab
  * Click on "Edit"
  * Select "Share this tab"
  * Select "Publish on your page"
  *  Click 'Copy'

See video below:

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