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		Introducing Your Network
We rolled out a very cool feature on Outalot today called Your Network. Your Network allows you to add other users’ bookmarks to your own, and to see users who are fans of your bookmarks. When you add a user to your network on Outalot, his bookmarks are aggregated with your own, in effect creating a personalized guide based on your friends’ recommendations.
		The benefit of Your Network
Combine all your friends’ bookmarks on Outalot in one place Find recommended places easily, online or on your mobile phone, when you’re in an unfamiliar neighborhood. Use thumbs up/down, comments, and tags to describe what’s great, or lacking, about a restaurant or bar. Like another user’s comments? Become a fan by adding her to Your Network.

How to add a user to Your Network

To add a user to Your Network, simply click on that person’s username. You’ll be able to see this person’s list of bookmarks, and will be prompted to add this user to your network.

TIP: To view your network
To view Your Network, visit your own bookmarks at
outalot.com/users/<yourusername>

Note you won’t see an option to view Your Network until you add others to it or others add you.

TIP: Understanding Arrows
Your Network
You→AnotherUser (You added this user to Your Network)
You↔AnotherUser (You and this user are in each others’ networks)

Your Fans
You←AnotherUser (This user is a fan of your bookmarks)

TIP: To add a bookmark
When you click on next to a restaurant, bar, or movie theater, it adds it to your own list of bookmarks.