Share Volentia content and post your Volentia status updates to Facebook directly

March 8th, 2010

One of the great tools built-in to Volentia is the ability to share Volentia content with other social platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

You can share Volentia content – like a photo, video, event, blog, a discussion or even post your status updates to Facebook directly from Volentia.

The first time that you are posting to your Facebook account, you will be asked to connect to your Facebook account. Although your Facebook account information is required to connect to Facebook, it will not appear anywhere on Volentia.

After entering your Facebook username and password, Facebook will ask if you want to allow Volentia to publish your posts. Click on the Allow Publishing button to continue.

Sharing content on Facebook directly

Once you have connected to Facebook, you can post content to Facebook by clicking the Facebook link displayed on any content detail page.

You can add a personal message to the post before publishing it.

Your post will then be displayed on your Facebook Wall, News Feed and your friends’ News Feeds.

Since Volentia is a private network (members have to log in to see content), you are able to share content, but your post will not include thumbnails or descriptions of the content.

Sharing new content you’ve added on Volentia

When you are adding new content on Volentia, you can also share the content on Facebook. Check the box next to the Facebook icon and add a personal note or use the default one that’s already there.

Posting your status update to Facebook

To post a status update from your Volentia profile page to Facebook, check the box next to the Facebook icon below the Status Update bar. Click Update to post your status.

If you decide to use a different Facebook account to connect to or remove your current Facebook account, head over to My Settings page by clicking on the Settings link and then click on the Connections link. Click on the “Connect as a different user” link and you will be signed out of your current Facebook account.

To connect to a different Facebook account, click on the Connect with Facebook button. If you do not want to Connect to Facebook for the moment, click on the Cancel button.

The next time you want to share content or post a Status Update to Facebook, you will be asked to connect to your Facebook account again.

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Am I using a mobile device that Volentia supports?

March 8th, 2010

The mobile version of Volentia will run best on the following mobile devices:

* iPhone
* iPod Touch

You are of course welcome to use any mobile device, but all features may not work correctly.

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Do I need a Facebook, Twitter, Flickr account to be a Volentia member?

February 27th, 2010

Absolutely not ;)

The Facebook, Twitter, etc apps are just there to make your life easier if you happen to have accounts with those services, and you want to post content to several websites at once.

You are welcome to use the apps, or not.

If Volentia asks you to login to your facebook account you can simply click on the Cancel button if you are only going to use Volentia.

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Share Volentia content and post your status updates to Twitter directly

February 26th, 2010

Volentia now offers you the ability to post your status updates to Twitter. You can connect your profile on Volentia to Twitter.

To connect, check the box next to the Twitter icon in your Status bar or click on the Twitter link under your information on your Profile Page.

Next click the “Connect” button in the “Connect to Twitter” window

Connecting to Twitter will bring up the Twitter sign in page, where you can enter your username and password for your Twitter account.

After submitting your username and password, Twitter will ask if you want to allow Volentia to access your account.

Clicking “Allow” will redirect you back to your Profile Page on Volentia.  You can now post your Volentia status updates to Twitter!  If you are including a link in your status post, you have the option to shorten the URL by clicking the “Shorten URL” link in the pop up box.

You can choose not to shorten the URL by clicking the x to close the pop up box.  However, you will not have the option to shorten again without refreshing the page.  Click Update to post your status to Volentia as well as Twitter.

Once you have connected to Twitter, you’ll also have the ability to share/post Volentia content to Twitter using the Twitter link displayed on content pages.

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Add a video to your favorites

February 25th, 2010

If you find a video you like and you want to make sure you can find it again later, you can add that video to your favorites.

The list of videos you have added as favorites can be reached from any page on the Videos tab. Just click the “My Favorites” link.

To add a video to your favorites so you can find it again later, click the “Favorite” link below the video on the video’s detail page.

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Rate videos on Volentia

February 25th, 2010

Let people know what you think of a video by rating it. To rate a video, head to the video detail page and locate the “Rate” section underneath the video on the right side. You can rate the video out of five stars.

To give the video a rating, simply click on the number of stars you think it should receive. Your rating will then be reflected in the average to the left. Don’t worry! Your rating remains anonymous, so you can be honest. If you change your mind, you can always return to the video detail page and click the stars to change your rating for the video.

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Add a description to a photo

February 25th, 2010

When you upload photos to Volentia you have the option to add a title and a description to your photo.

You can edit any photo once you’ve uploaded it. You can rotate the photo, add or edit the tags you’ve given it, change the title, description, location, and change the privacy settings of the photo.

To edit a photo you’ve uploaded, head to that photo’s detail page. On the right side under the photo, you’ll see the options you’d like. Directly from the photo’s detail page, you can rotate it or add or edit your tags by clicking the “Rotate photo” or “Edit your tags” links.

To edit the title, description, location, and privacy settings of the photo, click the “Edit photo” link. You’ll be taken to a page where you can make any or all of these changes to your photo.

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Block someone from sending you messages

February 23rd, 2010

When you join Volentia you’ll automatically be able to exchange messages with the Network Creator and Administrators. Anyone else must be added as your friend in order to exchange private messages with you.

If you’d like to prevent someone from sending you private messages and invitations, you can block messages from any member on the social network. To block a sender, go to your inbox and locate a message they’ve sent you. Open the message and click the “Block messages” link.

You can also block messages via a member’s profile page. Below the member’s profile photo, click the “Block Messages” link.

If you think you’re being spammed/harassed, please contact us. Spamming/harassment is clearly against our Terms of Service and we take it very seriously.

Please use the “Report An Issue” link at the bottom of Volentia to report spam, harassment, abuse or any other issue that you think we should be aware of.

Volentia is a self regulated community and Volentia members are the “eyes and ears” of the community. We appreciate all feedback!

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Abusive Behavior

February 23rd, 2010

If you’re a member of Volentia and someone acts abusively towards you or towards other members we would like you to please contact us immediately using the “Report An Issue” link at the bottom of Volentia

You’ll also want to remove the person from your Friends list, and moderate comments on your profile page/blog until the issue is resolved.

If someone is abusing members on Volentia we will suspend that person’s account. Suspending a member removes their profile and all of their content from Volentia, including profile comments they’ve left for other members.

Abuse is against Volentia’s Terms of Service, and we investigate all reports of abusive behavior.

Volentia is a Vegetarian and Vegan FRIENDLY site :)

Volentia.com – CELEBRATING The Vegetarian Lifestyle!

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There’s spam in my Volentia mailbox. What should I do?

February 23rd, 2010

If you’re a member of Volentia and someone sends you spam, the first thing to do is to block that person from sending you messages.

At the bottom of your email message, you will see “To control which emails you receive on Volentia, click here.”

Click on the link and you will be taken to the Opt-Out page. You can choose what emails you would like to opt-out of if you are a member of Volentia. Block all emails from the sender.

Please contact us immediately using the “Report An Issue” link at the bottom of Volentia

If someone is spamming members on Volentia we will suspend that person’s account. Suspending a member removes their profile and all of their content from Volentia, including profile comments they’ve left for other members.

Spamming is against Volentia’s Terms of Service, and we investigate all reports of spam.

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