InstantSpot Staff

Recently in a long announcement of cool updates to InstantSpot, we referred to what we call the "Shoutbox", which is a way for you and your friends to leave messages on each other's Spots.  As we mentioned previously it is possible to set those conversations to be private only among your Friends, but by default they are visible to all visitors of your Spot.

We had a few people contact us after that post (not naming names!) that were not only confused a bit by the concept of a Shoutbox, but were wondering what they had to do to get one of those thingamajigs!  

First, we felt that a visualization might come in handy for those that were having a tough time picturing this so-called Shoutbox.  To the right is a screenshot that we grabbed from one of the InstantSpot creators/devlopers, Aaron Lynch.  Click on it to see the full size view.  As you can see, this is a great way to have a discussion among Friends.

Now, how do you get one?  You already have it!  If you look in the Navigation section of your Control Panel you should see a link to "My Friends" that you can enable/disable.  You can name this link whatever you want, but by default it is labled "My Friends".  Make sure that is enabled and the Friends page will be displayed on your Spot.

Don't have anyone to talk to?  Go add someone that you find interesting and strike up a conversation.  Or go invite your friends and family to join InstantSpot.  We want to meet them just as we have enjoyed meeting all of you guys/gals.

As always, feel free to contact us with any questions.

Note:  If you are one of our earliest members that were helping us test in our early beta-testing days and you have trouble accessing your Shoutbox (or any other features), make sure to contact us so we can get you taken care of!