Writing notes

• What can I write in a note?

  Almost anything, just be sure to not violate our Terms of Service.

• What can I link in a note?

  The same principles apply here. Comply with our Terms of Service.

• Do I need to geolocate every note?

  No, only Position and Event notes require a location.

• Why do I need to geolocate every event?

  Because the event time depends on the time zone where the event occurs.

• Does every note update my position?

  No, when you submit an event you are geolocating it instead of telling us where you are.

• How do I send a private note?

  You can only send notes to friends. Write a note and select "Selected friends" as receivers. Then, select only those you want to send the note to (by cliking on his avatar).

Friends and Fans

• How do I add someone to my friend list?

  Go to his profile page and click on the link at the top left. Note, however, that friendship is a mutual process and you will remain as fan until the other user adds you to his friends list.

• What are the benefits of adding someone to my friends list?

  Once someone is added to your friends list, his public notes will appear in your received notes. In addition, if the other user adds you to his friend list, promoting you from fan to friend, you'll be able to send him private notes and see his location more accurately.

• How can I see who added me to his friend list?

  If you have any fans, you'll see a link labeled "You have x fans" in your profile which will take you to your fan list. The same is true for people you are fan of, however the link will read "You are fan of x people".

Locations

• How do I update my location?

  Every note, except the events, will update your current position for every user who can see the note.

• Who can see my location?

  Short answer: only people you choose. When you send a public note, everyone will know about your location, but with different accuracies depending on your options (take a look at the next faq entry). When you send a private note, only the receivers will know about your location.

• How accurately do people see my location?

  First, we need some type of introduction. Our location database is organized into administrative divisions up to four levels. For example, in the United States every state is a level one administrative division and the counties are second level administrative divisions, while other countries have more levels.

  You can configure two location access levels: one for your friends and another one for the rest of users. By default your friends have access level 6, whereas the public has access level 3. Let's see the accuracy for each level:

  • Level 0

    This is the most restrictive level, it will only give access to the country you are currently into.

  • Levels 1-4

    These levels will give access to the first, second, third or fourth administrative division, respectively, you are into. Note these levels, as well as the level 0, will still return a latitude and a longitude. However, those coordinates are the center for the administrative division (or country, in case of level 0) you are into and have nothing to do with your location.

  • Levels 5-9

    These levels will return a random point situated, at most, at 5 kms (3.10 miles), 2.5 kms (1.55 miles), 1 km (0.62 miles), 500 meters or 100 meters, respectively. Note the highest access level you can set for the public is level 5.

  • Level 10

    This level will give your friends access to you exact location. We don't recommend to use this level, but there it is just in case you want to use it.

• What happens if I set my level to 4 but I'm currently in a place without fourth administrative divisions?

  If we cannot find the data at the access level you have granted permission for, we will search in the previous level until we can return a location. For example, if you set your location access level to three but you're currently in a place with only first level administrative divisions, we well return your location at access level one. One exception to this rule are places which don't fall inside any country (you might be in the middle of the ocean). Those places will return a random point located, at most, at 50 kms (31.06 miles) from you.