Webnames.ca StaffTelnic recently deployed updates to the demo VIP program to include privacy settings and friending requests. While still technically a demo, the new features give a better indication of the power and potential of the technology.
The new functionality is intuitive and easy to use, with the exception of the initial friending request. To initiate a friending request through the demo Telhosting interface, login to your account at http://demo.vip.tel, click the new Friends tab and click “Send” on the Messages panel to launch the Friend Request window.
If you don’t know anyone with a VIP account, you can send a Friend Request to webnames.vip.tel or mattlane.vip.tel to see how it works. (If you don’t have a VIP account, go to http://telnic.org/vip/ or contact Webnames.ca customer support at 1-866-221-7878).
Once your friend request is accepted, you’ll be able to see the information your friend has marked as Private. The exact information you can see depends on the privacy group you’ve been added to. Using the Blackberry application, you can login once and see Private information for any friend with whom you have a friending relationship. If you look up your friend in a web browser, you’ll need to log in on the web page before the private information is displayed.
Reciprocally, you may also receive friending requests which will show up under the Friends tab. You will also receive an e-mail alert to tell you that you’ve received a friending request.
Once you’ve accepted the request, you can either leave them in the “All Friends” group under the Privacy tab, add them to another group, or create a new group.
Groups link private information to people, so after you create a group, you select the contacts to add to the group and also define the information you want them to see. For example, I might add my Work E-mail and Cell Phone number to a group called Business Contacts, as well as adding half a dozen selected contacts. Adding information to a privacy group automatically makes the information private, but you can also define information as Private or Public from the Dashboard, when adding or editing the information.
Please note that in the current version, data in folders (sub-domains) cannot be made private.