LANightLife.com - The LA Scene

User Guide

This user guide will help you post events, upload photos and videos, write recommendations and update your nightlife profile.

Once you have registered, you can login into the community section, which let you browse profiles, rsvp to events, create a group, manage your privacy, contact friends etc.

The community menu is displaying the following tabs: Home, Profile, Friends, Applications and Recommendations
The following will detail each functionality:

Home


Home shows Latest Members, Recent Activities and Recent Group Activities.

Profile


Profile page is where your personal profile and your applications will be displayed.
A User Profile picture can be displayed from your images and it will be automatically resized.

The top on the right side of the page display your profile details. You may edit it through the edit button. Under the Profile details, shows the status updates of your Friends and a button to list all your friends

Your profile name will display some details. Karma, Member since, Last online and Profile view(s). Below them, you may update your status, such as what are you currently up to, etc. This board will also update you with any incoming message or friend request.

Moving on, you will find four modules buttons. First is "invite friends" button to allow you invite friends from your contact email by keying in your friend email. Next are "Add Photos", "Add Apps" and "Start a Group" Button.

Other than above, the Profile page also display other details. First is the update of the users latest activities. Continued with the list of applications that you have added on.

Photos


Shows images you have uploaded to your Profile. You will only see images if you have added the Photos application. Go to Application ---> Edit, and add the Photos application.

To manage your photos, go to Application --> Media.

Here, you can upload new photos, browse them and create photo albums.

Karma


Karma is a user point-system. It shows how active you are. Karma will only be activated only when you have uploaded a picture in your user profile. Otherwise, you will forever have no Karma points.

Wall


In Wall, you and your friends are able to leave a comment on your Profile Page. You will only see the comments if you have added the Walls application. Go to Application ---> Edit, and add the Walls application.
The Wall supports Seyret. You can post Youtube videos by typing { youtube }...{ /youtube }
Let's say the Youtube link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voYkKxSPkfw&feature=related
To paste the Youtube video on the Wall, you do this
{ youtube }voYkKxSPkfw{ /youtube }

Application


You can choose which application you would like to have on your account.
To see the list of applications, go to Application --> Browse
To edit it, go to Application --> Edit. Here, you will be able to:
  • 1. find out what are these applications for
  • 2. setting each of the application based on your preferences
  • 3. set the arrangement of applications by dragging it (ctrl + drag up or down).
  • 4. adjust the privacy setting of each application
  • 5. remove the application that you do not want to use


Personal Messaging


The personal messaging system allows you to send a message to any site members easily. There are 2 ways to send a message, via your own inbox or by click on user's profile and write a message.

Groups


Under the groups tab, shows which groups you currently join. You will only be able to see the Groups if you have added the Groups application. Go to Application ---> Edit, and add the Groups application.

You can join and participate in groups easily. Before you can post on the group wall or create a discussion, you will first need to become a member of the group. Click the "Join Now" to join your group.

To manage Group that you joined, go to Application --> Group.
Here, you can view the current groups, search a group as well as view groups that you have joined. You can also create a new group.

Group announcement
Group announcements lists all bulletins you wish to make to the group. Group Announcements does not support replies. Only Group founder can Create Bulletin for Group Announcements.
Group Discussion
Group discussion lists all discussions anyone posts in the groups. Group discussions support replies from group members.

Group wall
Group wall supports wall posts from members of a group.