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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


What's Favorise?

Favorise is a new online service that allows you to create your personal newspaper. This enhanced news aggregator will offer you a whole new user experience.
Our main reasons for existing are to:

  • Track the hottest information of the web and bring it to you on a hot and sizzling plate.
  • Offer you a happy and friendly way to create your customizable newspaper.
  • Filter all the scrap you find on the web and provide you with only relevant stories, news, images and videos.
  • Provide you an attractive and tempting place to share your own discoveries and get discovered by the world.

Why Favorise?

Favorise gets to the point.
We are not only a regular news aggregator or reader; we actually make your life simpler by providing you everything most people search for, on one single page. Read your favorite newspapers, news on your favorite topics, cool web pages shared by our community and follow (spy on) your friends.

As one person is interested in many different topics like Hockey, BBQ Recipes, TV Shows, Stock Market and Electronics, instead of having to search through the web to find all you want, we bring it all to you in "My Favos" where you create your personal magazine. As you read, share and participate to Favorise, you will get points that will give you more access and features. Find out what neat advantages are awaiting for you.

What's My Favos?

My Favos is your personal customizable (future favorite) page. It's the place where you can add any box you like from our news section by clicking on the heart . You can add boxes on everything (and everyone) you want to follow. If you don't find a box on a specific subject you would like to follow, you can create one by using the box "Add to your favos" and typing your keyword.

My Favos is also the great place where you can add any amazing widget we offer. You can have a box with you weather forecast, your notepad, a slideshow of your personal pictures and more!

Tip:
You can play around, move your boxes and organize them the way you like. Any changes you make will automatically be saved and your favos will be waiting for your next visit!

Give it a try!

  • To follow a friend, just type in your friend's name in the box "Add to your favos" and click add.
  • To follow your favorite topics, just type your keyword in the box "Add to your favos" and click add.
  • If you're not quite sure exactly what topics you're interested in, type a general key word and click "Suggest". You will get a list of suggested topics you can add to your favos one at a time by clicking on the

What's displayed under the news tab?

The news tab displays the current hottest topics from different categories. It will give you an overview of what's happening around the world today. It displays the latest and most popular news shared by our users under the "Top Shared" box and the hottest feeds under the "Hot Feeds" box. You can select the topics you are interested in and add them to your favos by clicking on the

How can I add a widget to My Favos?

At Favorise, we like to keep it simple. So to add a widget you do the exact same thing as to add a topic to follow. You go to the box "Add to your favos" and you type in the name of the widget you would like to add. Then you can select the appropriate one from the dropdown menu. The icons will tell you if it's a widget or if it's a topic from a specific category. Once added, you'll find the widget in My Favos.

We currently offer the following widgets:

Our widgets are still in Beta. If you have a great idea of any widget you would like to have, we are taking suggestions! Send us your idea to suggestions@favorise.com.

Where can I get the details on my favo score?

You can easily track your own participation and your score on your profile page. You'll see how much points you have accumulated and how far you are from the next level and from even more amazing features!

Also, as you earn favo points during your visit, you will see your score updating next to your name on the top right corner of the page.

Tip:
There are some hided favo points that you can simply earn by learning how to use the website.

What are favo points for?

Unlike other websites, we don't give points just for the heck of it! If you participate and accumulate points, you will get access to cool features and advantages and increase your visibility.

More precisely:

  • The links you post will be "do-follow" if your personal score is greater than 100pts and your post's score is at least 10pts
  • The links you post will appear under the "Top Shared" box of the main pages if your personal score is at least 50pts
  • The links you post will appear under the "Recently Shared" box of the most recent section.

How to get a "Submit to Favorise" button on my website?

Visit this page

How do I accumulate favo points?

You can accumulate points by doing various actions on Favorise. The principle is simple. Participate. Share. Get points :)

You can accumulate point for making the following actions:

  • When someone vote your post (1pt)
  • When someone vote your comment (2pts)
  • Daily visit (2pts)
  • If you add a box to your favos (1pt) -- max of 20 pts
  • First time you add a description to your profile (5pts)
  • First time you add a picture to your profile (5pts)
  • When someone shares one of your website's page using our "Submit to Favorise" button (10pts)

However if you post inappropriate or irrelevant content, you will lose points.

How can I share a link?

If you have a specific story, image or video you would like to share with our users, you can submit it at anytime by entering the URL in the header's "Submit your link" text box of any page. If your link is liked by our users, it has the possibility to rise up to the "Top Shared" box.

How can I reduce the waiting time before I can post?

The waiting period between posts was introduced to eliminate spams. However, as you earn points and acquire notoriety, the waiting time will decrease based on the following:

  • If your favo points are less than -50, the waiting time will be 30 minutes.
  • If your favo points are are between -50 and 0, the waiting time will be 15 minutes.
  • If your favo points are between 0 and 50, the waiting time will be 5 minutes.
  • If your favo points are between 50 and 100, the waiting time will be 1 minute.
  • If your favo points are between 100 and 200, the waiting time will be 30 seconds.
  • If your favo points are greater than 200, the waiting time will be 10 seconds.

How can my post make it to the "Top Shared" box?

The "Top Shared" box displays only links that were shared by our users. The most popular ones are displayed first. If you want your post to rise up to the front page it needs to be up voted by our users and your personal score needs to be at least 50pts. So don't be shy to share your link with your friends!

What's the "Hot Feeds" box?

The "Hot Feeds" box displays the most popular stories on Favorise excluding users posts.

How do I get my video listed in the Videos section?

The Videos tab displays only the best rated videos. Every video will feature in the most recent section to get a chance to be seen. However, we currently list your video in the most popular section only if its score exceeds 10 pts.
Awesomeness is what we aim for.

Can I see Favorise explained in action?

Sure, click here...

What is a news aggregator?

Click here...

Why is there a maximum of 5 tags per post?

Tags are meant to help you find your favorite topics easily. This is why we want them to be as accurate and related as possible. Choosing 5 relevant tags will help you get seen.

Why was my post removed?

Your post can be automatically removed for the following reasons. If you feel that your post was unjustly removed contact us at: inquiry@favorise.com.

Main reasons for removal:

  • If the content of your post is inappropriate
  • If your post provides misleading information
  • If the content is not in an appropriate language (Current accepted languages are English, Français, Español)
  • If you refer to the main page of a website rather than referring to the specific story
  • If you post too many links from the same source
  • If you post too many links in a short period of time
  • If your link does not provide valuable information
  • If your link is intended to advertise a website or a product without offering valuable content (For your advertising needs, click here)

Can I get a t-shirt?

Sure! You can get our new Favorise T-Shirt "Get to the point". Simply contact us by email to place your order at: tshirt@favorise.com

Feedback? Suggestions?

If you would like to suggest new web sources to be part of our list or give us any feedback, simply contact us at: feedback@favorise.com