Hello All,
In order to make our reader's experience more enjoyable, we're excited to offer three new features:
1. Zero Hedge Chat;
2. User Relationships; and
3. RSS Comments.
Of the first two:
To use Chat, and User Relationships, you'll have to be registered. On the right sidebar, navigate to 'My Account', then 'Edit', and finally tick the box that says "Enable Chat". From here, after a second or two, you'll see a nifty bar pop up on the bottom of your screen, and an ominous "0" next to users online. Fret not, this is where User Relationships comes into action.
First, it should be pointed out that you have access to the Chatrooms without any need to add anyone as a Contact. It sould also be pointed out that if you abuse the chatrooms, you'll be booted from the servers forever. Now, if you want to chat with someone one-on-one, simply click on their name anywhere in the ZH user interface, and you'll see a little like that says "Become __________'s Contact". Click this button. A little bit of javascript will pop up that says "Are you sure?" -- hit "Yes."
Now what? Now you have to wait for the other person to approve you. You'll notice a slick little block on the right sidebar that says "My Relationships". This is where you'll go to see who's trying to add you (Pending), and who you're already friends with.
Are there other reasons to add "Contacts"? Sure. We're designing a number of features that will be centered around the User Relationships function that we'll be releasing over the next 3 to 6 months, so feel free to build a cult. Or two.
RSS Comments
You'll notice on any story, at the bottom of the text of the story, there is a blue button now to the left of the Facebook share button; this is the RSS comments button. If you're so inclined to follow the comments on any particular post without having to check the site, you can click here to add the comment string to your rss aggregator.
If you have any questions (if you have any good questions), feel free to email us and we'll do what we can to get back to you promptly. Happy surfing!
Notes:
- Chatroom logs are kept for an hour, and automatically deleted.
- Personal chats are kept for three hours.
- Users can be found by typing their name into the search box, clicking "Search", then clicking "User".
- Users can also be found by visiting: http://www.zerohedge.com/search/user_search [2]