swarmforce

Answer: In a nutshell Swarmforce is a collaboration platform that links people together based on shared passion points. This network generates content based on its collective intelligence, which is then filtered with swarm algorithms to produce high quality content. Swarmers are rated by their activity and quality of contributions. The index by which we measure a swarmer's level of expertise in a swarm is called "SwarmKarma." For more information on what Swarmforce is, or is not, check out the about us section.

Answer: If you are not logged into your account, you should see a login box in top right part of your screen. Simply login with your preferred method and you should be good to go. Swarmforce current has two ways to login: Facebook and Twitter. If you don't have either of these accounts, you will need to create one in order to use Swarmforce.

Answer: Glad you asked. Plugging in to a new swarm is the first step. Mosey on over to your dashboard (top right hand navigation has a link), then click on the "Swarms" tab. You can browse the current swarms we have and see what interests you. Once you find a fit, join, and you can see what tweets and images are going on in that swarm.

Answer: Signing up with Swarmforce is easy. You can click on the "sign up" link in the top right navigation, or you can go to www.swarmforce.com/signup/ to get your account created. You can use your Facebook account or Twitter account to login to Swarmforce! No need to fill out a signup form.

Answer: Friends don't let friends swarm alone, so we made getting your friends connected super easy. You can use your Facebook connections or Twitter connections to invite friends. Just go to your dashboard, then go to your "finvite" tab, and select how you want to invite your friends. You can send an invite to just one friend, or easily send invites to multiple friends.

Answer: Yes. Just look for the blue "fConnect" button or other links that let you invite your Facebook friends. It will take you to Facebook where you can invite friends, then it will redirect you back to Swarmforce. It's very easy.

Answer: Its easy to incorporate swarm data into your website. Whether you are a technical developer that uses PHP or Ruby on Rails, or you are a less technical blogger, it takes 10 minutes to get swarm data pulling into your website or blog. The Swarm API is the firehose by which you get the swarm feed from. Check out how easy it is to incorporate data into your website in the about section.

Answer: Yes, we have some easy-to-use plugins that make integrating swarm data into your website or blog that much easier. For a list of current plugins, please check our Swarm API wiki.

Answer: No, as long as you do not exceed a certain amount of CPH (Calls per Hour). The Swarm API is throttled by rate limiting. For more information check out the Swarm API wiki.

Answer: Yes. Setting your profile to private only allows your friends to see your profile. The public will not see your profile; all though your name will be tagged next to your contributions on swarm projects. One word of warning: Setting your profile to private will lower your SwarmKarma. This is because private contributors to swarms are not as transparent as those willing to share their profile with everyone.

Answer: If you have designated a preferred name, that is the name used when displaying your name. If you prefer to display your first name, then remove your preferred name from your profile. You can go to your Dashboard > Profile and click "Edit" next to any setting you would like to change.

Answer: You most likely have it set in your preferences to receive HTML emails. Go to your dashboard, then click on the profile tab, then "basic." You should see an option there that says "send me HTML emails." Make sure that option is not selected. After updating your profile you should receive only plain text emails.

Answer: Swarmforce is up-to-date with the most secure technologies on the web. We protect your data to the furthest extent. Pages deemed necessary use 256 SSL connections. You can view our legal statement about account security for more information.

Answer: Simply put, that's not our style. We're not in the data mining business, and we WILL NOT sell, distribute, or display your information to anyone without your consent. Not even Jason's sweet grandma could pry it out of our hands. For more info, check the legal talk under our privacy statement.

Answer: Generally speaking, swarms are self-governing and each swarm decides on the tone, appropriate language, etc. However, there is a list of UNAUTHORIZED CONTENT in our Terms of Use. The unauthorized content includes pornography, gambling, anything illegal, and promotion of hate related material. See the terms of use for the full list.

Answer: Its fun to add tweets to a swarm. Not only does it help your SwarmKarma, but it helps your fellow swarmers find the best information, faster. There are several ways to add tweets to a swarm. You can add them through our twitter tool, swattr. You can also use your favorite twitter client, whether it be an iPhone app or desktop client. Just add the hashtag "#" to your tweet, and our swarm bots will automatically add it to your swarm for you. So for the swarm "The Pixellator", I would add the hashtag "ThePixellator" or "thepixellator" and the swarm bots would pick it up.

Answer: Photos speak so much. And its important to include imagery with your swarm content. Its easy to contribute your flickr photos to your swarm! First, configure your flickr account in your dashboard. Then tag your photos in flickr with hashtags for any of your swarms. So for the swarm "The Pixellator", I would add the hashtag "ThePixellator" or "thepixellator" and the swarm bots would pick it up, and include that photo into the swarm. Awesome!

Answer: In simple terms, each swarm and it's members own the content created by the swarm, but Swarmforce manages copyright and royalties. Members of a swarm are constantly changing and growing. Due to this fact, Swarmforce is ultimately responsible for managing the content rights for orignial works, but Swarmforce is not responsible for inappropriate content posted or any content that infringes on the copyright of any third party. See our Terms of Use statement for more information.

Answer: Right now we our focused on web content. Down the road, who knows where swarming will go. The methods used by Swarmforce have great potential and are not narrowed down to any specific market or medium.

Answer: Swarming can best be accomplished with these web browsers:

* Firefox 2.0 and up
* Internet Explorer 7.0 and up
* Safari 3.0 and up
* Flock 2.0 and up

We also sugggest having JavaScript turned on, and installing the latest Flash player.

Answer: Swattr filters your twitter feed with swarm intelligence to kill the "noise" we've all come to hate. It makes your Twitter feed smarter and separates the signal from the noise. You spend less time, and you get better information. Starting using swattr NOW.

Answer: Ok, let's be honest. You want to follow a lot of people, but it gets a little noisy listening to all those tweets at once. Don't stop following people, just make your feed more relevant by using swarm AI to filter out all the junk. Start using swattr and view your summary. That shows you the best tweets for your swarms. Less noise. Better content.

Answer: Log into Swarmforce with your Facebook account. Then configure you Twitter account. After that, just join some swarms you like (based on interests, passions, etc.) You can retweet stuff you like to the swarm and see what others in the swarm are tweeting. It's easy.

Answer: Swarms are the pivot point for everything about Swarmforce. A swarm is group of people that share a passion point. A swarm is what you join in order to collaborate on a project. Everything flows into and out of the swarms you are a member of.

Answer: A private swarm is just like a public swarm, except that members must be invited by an existing members. With public swarms, anybody on Swarmforce can join, but you have to invited to a private swarm. Private swarms also have management for contributors. Private swarms are a good fit for any organization trying to leverage social media to promote their brand.

Answer: Sometimes when starting a private swarm, its hard to get people to join. That's where contributors come in. You can designate contributors for your private swarm, and our swarm bots will curate their content, without them having to join Swarmforce. A contributor does not have to join a swarm in order for the swarm to leverage their content, to where a member's content is include in the swarm, but they have nominated to join the swarm.

Answer: Glad you asked. Plugging in to a new swarm is the first step. Mosey on over to your dashboard (top right hand navigation has a link), then click on the "Swarms" tab. You can browse the current swarms we have and see what interests you. Once you find a fit, join, and you can see what tweets and images are going on in that swarm.

Answer: SwarmKarma is the universal number by which swarmers are ranked. The higher the SwarmKarma the more qualified and proven the swarmer. You can do several things to get your SwarmKarma to go up: complete your profile, join swarms, get your friends to join swarms, contribute to products in swarms, as well as other things. Basically the more you contribute and participate, the higher your SwarmKarma is.