Social Search - Frequently Asked Questions
The Basics
- How do I add a comment?
- How many searches can I do per day?
- What is the reason for voting?
- How does my vote affect the site?
- Are there rules for the site?
- What do you consider .abuse.?
- My Account has been deleted, why?
- I forgot my password, how can I retrieve it?
Rewards/Prices & Claiming Your Prize
- How do I make money?
- How many daily points can I earn?
- How many points can I earn with a search?
- What action redeems the most points: search, vote, review or comment?
- My searches did not result in points, why?
- I.m having issues claiming my prize, what.s wrong?
Friends
- How do I invite friends?
- Can I import my contact from other social sites?
- Do I have to have an account to invite friends?
- Do I have to have an invite?
Technical
- How can I add Social Search to my toolbar?
- How do I replace the URL Bar in Firefox to search with Social Search instead?
- How do I delete my account?
ANSWERS:
General-
Q: How do I add a comment?
Once logged into Social Search and a search is conducted you can click the "reply" button on any comment to respond back to it. You can also write a review but only for the local results located towards the bottom of the results page. Both actions will earn one Swickipoint.
Q: How many searches can I do per day?
Similar to any other search engine, there is no limit on how many searches a user can conduct on a daily basis, although only each unique search will result in a point. If you search the same term multiple times only one point will be awarded.
Q: What is the reason for voting?
With Social Search we take your opinions very seriously and customize your searching based on what you think. Our search engine pulls results from various other engines such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN and displays them in order of relevance to your search. When you vote this changes the ranking of the results and either rises or falls in rank based on your opinion. This opinion can be very helpful for the next person whom may have the same inquiry dish up the best result possible.
Q: How does my vote affect the site?
When a search is conducted we display the results as listed in the other search engines then take your vote in our database and weigh it against the search engine result which helps you choose the ranking of results.
Q: Are there rules for the site?
There are various types of activity we do not support; you can also find these guidelines in the Social Search Guidelines page. Things we do not support include: negative behavior, inappropriate language, financial gain or product/service promotion, chat room, malicious activity, breaking any laws, and trying to take advantage or cheat our system.
Q: What do you consider "abuse"?
- Spam
- Invalid/ multiple searches
- Negative comments/posts
- More than one account
- Self/Product/Service promotion
Q: My account has been deleted, why?
The most common reason for account deletion is any form of abuse as listed in the "abuse" section as well as guidelines.
Q: I forgot my password, how can I retrieve it?
Your password is simple and easy to retrieve if necessary. Just go to the login page and click on the link labeled as "Forgot your password? Click Here" this will automatically generate an email to your email account given with and your password will be provided for you.
Rewards/Prices & Claiming Your Prize
Q: How do I make money?
Making money is fast, simple, and fun! There a 4 different ways in which you can earn points redeemable for cash and prizes.
- Search- You can conduct a search by inputing a term in the search box and clicking the "I'm Feeling Social" button to display result. One point is rewarded for every unique search; multiple searches for the same term do not result in multiple points.
- Comment- once a search is conducted you can click the reply button on any of the results and write a response resulting in one point earned.
- Vote- Rate a site to increase or decrease the rank by clicking the plus or minus rate button generating one point.
- Review- On the local business results section you can write a review and let users know about your experience with the business resulting in one point towards your prizes.
Q: How many daily points can I earn?
Per day a user can generate up to 320 points per day, but there is no limit on activity throughout the site. You can comment, search, review, and vote as many times as you.d like. 100 searches + 100 votes + 100 comments + 20 reviews = 320 daily points
Q: How many points can I earn with one search?
Every search results in one point, but from there you can also comment, rate, and review from that search totaling up to 4 points per search. (One point for every activity)
Q: What action redeems the most points: search, vote, review or comment?
All actions receive the same amount of points, and no one action is worth more than the other. All will result in 1 point.
Q: My searches did not result in points, why?
This could be due to one of many things, or a combination. You are either not logged in, not a member, have conducted more than one search for the same term, or you have reached your daily search points limit.
Q: I'm having issues claiming my prize, what's wrong?
If you are unable to claim your prize you may not have the adequate amount of points needed. Please check your total provided above your mailing details to see if it meets or exceeds the required amount. You will also receive a pop up error message displaying the issues at hand once you.ve clicked submit.
Friends-
Q: How do I invite friends?
There are three different ways in which you can invite friends. Go to your profile and click on the tab labeled Friends, from there the various ways are as follows:
- Tell a Friend- Here you can type in a friend's email address and we will automatically generate an email with the given text (at the bottom of the Tell A Friend screen) inviting them to join your friends.
- Refer a Friend- Provides you the link to invite a friend that you can copy and paste to give to them yourself.
- Invite Friend- Gives you the ability to login to your email account and select which friends, or all, you would like to send invites to.
Q: Can I import my contact from other social sites?
Social search gives you the ability to import both your Facebook and Twitter friends to the site in the Friends tab.
Q: Do I have to have an account to invite friends?
Why not? If you're already using any type of search engine now why not get paid to do it? And if you refer a friend you'll earn 25% of whatever amount of points they earn. It literally "pays" off to create an account.
Q: Do I have to have an invite?
No, anyone can sign up and enjoy the benefits of joining Social Search.
Technical-
Q: How can I add Social Search to my toolbar?
You can add Social Search quickly and easily by clicking the add button on the top banner of the page on the right hand corner.
Q: How do I replace the URL Bar in Firefox to search with Social Search instead?
On your toolbar (depending on the browser) Social Search will be added to the drop down menu on the search box of the engine you are using. For example: If the Google "G" is the icon you see at the left of the toolbar you can click on the image and a drop down will appear with the Social Search icon after clicking on or icon your searches conducted will add to your points total.
Q: How do I delete my account?
Your account can be deleted by going into your profile and selecting Settings, within that tab there will be a clickable delete link. Once clicked, your password will be asked for and a brief description of why you would like to be deleted or what we can improve on to help better the site. Click the submit option and a confirmation email will be sent with a link to confirm you would like to completely delete your Social Search account, follow the link and the process will be complete. You can always re-join at a later date if desired.
