Frequently Asked Questions

What the heck is social search?

Social search returns results influenced by other people and what they find relevant. What's different about the way we do it at Searchles is that we let you decide which other users you trust to influence your search results and when you want to harness their collective brain power. For example, we let you search by keyword, tags or a combination of both in the following ways:

Everywhere— content posted by the entire Searchles community
My Posts— just the content you posted
My Friends— just the content you and your friends have posted
My Groups— just the content you and other members of your group/groups have posted
My Friend's Friends— just the content you, your friends, and their friends have posted
My Fans— just the content people who admire you have posted

And More! We made this really easy so it's perfectly safe for you to try at home. Just try it a couple of times and you'll get the hang of it.

What is a bookmark? Is it the same as a posted link?

Yes. A bookmark or "posted link" at Searchles is just like that piece of cardboard with pictures on it they give you for free at bookstores and libraries — only you won't lose it and it won't fall apart. Bookmarks help you keep all of the information you find interesting on the web stored in one place - at Searchles - so you can find what you need quickly again or share it with friends. Recent Posts on the home page are an example of pages that users have recently "bookmarked."

What is a bookmarklet?

A bookmarklet is an icon that is easily installed in your web browser whether you use Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. Wherever you are on the internet, if you find a page you want to be able to easily reference again or share with your friends, all you do is click on the "Searchle it" bookmarklet icon. This will momentarily redirect you to a page within Searchles where the url and name of the page you want to save are automatically filled in for you. All you have to do is click submit and it is saved to your Searchles profile. You will then be immediately redirected back to the page you were on.

While you're using the bookmarklet, you don't have to but you may also want to assign tags, describe the article, assign it to a group that follows that particular topic, or share it with friends. You can do any of these things using the Searchles bookmarklet.

Take a look at the images below to see how this works.

How do I add Searchles' Bookmarklet to Internet Explorer?

Adding the Searchles bookmarklet to your web browser is easy and saves you a lot of time when you come across an article, a YouTube video, an interesting web page or other content you would like to save.

Right-click this link: searchle it!
Select "Add to Favorites"
Click Yes for any security message that pops up (don't worry, the Bookmarklet is safe)
Open the links folder

Click OK and you're done!!! You should now see the "searchle it!" icon in your browser, if you do not, click here for further instructions.

How do I add Searchles' Bookmarklet to Mozilla Firefox?

Adding the Searchles bookmarklet to Firefox is easy and saves you a lot of time when you come across an article, a YouTube video, an interesting web page or other content you would like to save.

Right-click this link: searchle it!
Select Bookmark This Link...
In the "Create in:" area - navigate to and select Bookmarks Toolbar.

Click OK and you're done!!! You should now see the "searchle it!" icon in your browser toolbar. If you do not, click here for further instructions.

How do I add Searchles' Bookmarklet to Safari?

Adding the Searchles bookmarklet to Safari is easy and saves you a lot of time when you come across an article, a YouTube video, an interesting web page or other content you would like to save.

Drag this link: searchle it! onto the bookmarks bar
There's no Step 2

You should now see the "searchle it!" icon in your browser toolbar. If you do not, click here for further instructions.

Can I post a link or bookmark without using the bookmarklet?

Yes — with three easy steps. When you're out surfing the web and find a page you would like to come back to, here's what you do:

Open up a second browser window and go to home page or just click here(opens in new window).
On the homepage, click on 'post a link'. Log in if requested.
We'll take you to a page like the one below. Simply copy and paste the url from the website you want to bookmark into this form, give it a title or copy and paste the title of the article, and tag or describe it. Then hit the "submit post" button and you're done!

I set up the bookmarklet but can't see it in my browser window. Help!

No worries!

If you're using Internet Explorer:

Select "Favorites" from the main menu and then open the "Links" folder. If you see the "Searchle it" icon, you have installed it correctly. If you do not see the icon, please go back and follow the instructions carefully for installing the bookmarklet.
Now go to "View" in the main menu and select "Toolbars." Make sure there is a checkmark next to "Links." Now look at your Explorer toolbar again and find where it says "Links." You may need to expand the Links menu by dragging it wider. Then you should be able to see the "Searchle It" icon. Alternatively, you can just use the "Links" pull down menu.

If you're using Firefox:

Select "Bookmarks" from the main menu and then open the "Bookmarks Toolbar" folder. If you see the "Searchle it" icon, you have installed it correctly. If you do not see the icon, please go back and follow the instructions carefully for installing the bookmarklet.
Now go the "View" in the main menu, select "Toolbars" and make sure that there is a checkmark next to "Bookmarks Toolbar." You should now be able to see the "Searchle it" icon.

If you've tried all this and still can't get it to show up, let us know at feedback@searchles.com. We'll not only call you at a convenient time to walk you through it, we'll rewrite these instructions so the next person can figure it out and give you our undying credit!!!