The oceanfree.net Concept

What is oceanfree.net Instant Messenger?

What exactly do I do with oceanfree.net Instant Messenger?

Download and installation

How do I download and install oceanfree.net Instant Messenger?

Registration

How do I start the registration process?

What should I do if I have problems completing registration?

Operation

How can I use oceanfree.net Instant Messenger to find interesting people?

What is the What's Hot Now (Popularity) graph?

How can I see the people who are with me on the same site?

How can I find others who share my interests?

Settings

What does it mean when AWAY is written on some other user name?

Can I change my oceanfree.net Instant Messenger nickname after I've registered?

Can each member of my household have a separate oceanfree.net Instant Messenger nickname?

The oceanfree.net concept

Q: What is oceanfree.net Instant Messenger?
A: oceanfree.net Instant Messenger is a powerful, easy-to-use real-time communication system. It's an Instant Messenger--with voice chat capabilities!--but that's just the beginning. oceanfree.net Instant Messenger lets you see who's surfing on the same sites as you, find out about them, and to communicate with them. It also allows you to find and contact people who have similar interests, regardless of where they're browsing. And oceanfree.net Instant Messenger can tell you which Web pages are popular right now, providing direct access to these pages with one click.

Q: What exactly do I do with oceanfree.net Instant Messenger?
A: The oceanfree.net Instant Messenger application on your screen is an open channel for sending or receiving messages to other users online. Select one of the modes for finding people by interests, profile details, or browsing location. Or look for popular sites, filtered by your own chosen parameters. For more detailed information, click the "How-to-Use" tab above.

Download and installation

Q: How do I download and install oceanfree.net Instant Messenger?
A: Connect to the Internet, go to www.oceanfree.net/im/index.html and follow the easy instructions. Once the download is complete, locate the setup file on your hard drive (e.g. your desktop, if that's where you downloaded it.) The file should be called something like (esatfusion_smart.exe' with a version number. Double click the file to open the installation wizard. Follow the instructions to install oceanfree.net Instant Messenger on your computer.

Registration

Q: How do I start the registration process?
A: Once you install oceanfree.net Instant Messenger, double-click its icon to start the registration process.

Q: What should I do if I have problems completing registration?
A: You may be operating behind a firewall or proxy. Please check with your network systems administrator for help.

Operation

Q: How can I use oceanfree.net Instant Messenger to find interesting people?
A: There are 3 ways to find people:

People Finder Mode: Click the People Finder tab (the middle one) to see a random selection of users currently online. You can also customize your search for users who have specific interests and characteristics: Just open the Wing (by clicking the button on the left hand side) and select your preferences to start a search.

People in Page/Site Mode: Click this tab (second from left) to view all users browsing the same site or page as you--it's a good way to meet people with similar interests! And you can further customize your search, as in number "1" above. Look for the number on the chat button, which indicates how many users are currently chatting on that site; click the button to open the multi-user chat instantly and join the party!

What's Hot Now (Popularity) Mode: Click the bar-graph tab to find the most popular Web pages among oceanfree.net Instant Messenger users at any particular moment. Go to one of those sites and you'll find other users to communicate with.

Q: What is the What's Hot Now (Popularity) graph?
A: What's Hot Now is the oceanfree.net Instant Messenger mode that displays websites by real-time popularity--in other words, the number of oceanfree.net Instant Messenger users browsing those sites now. Mousing-over any of the bars displays a description of the site and its URL. A right-click on any bar displays a pop-up menu offering other options.

To narrow a query in What's Hot Now, simply open the Wing and select a specific topic, language, age, gender, or region. At the top of the Wing, Most Visited Pages (i.e., most visited in the past week, two weeks, or month) and Stickiest Pages (i.e., sites where oceanfree.net Instant Messenger users spent the most time browsing) are two other options you may wish to explore.

Q: How can I see the people who are with me on the same site?
A: You can see people viewing the same site as you by choosing "People With Me on:" mode (tab second from left on toolbar) whenever your browser is open to any site. oceanfree.net Instant Messenger tells you how many people are browsing the site with you, and if you click the circle, displays individual user icons in two colors, green and orange. The green icons represent users who are viewing the same site as you, and the orange icons represent users who are viewing the same page as you. You can view the personal details of any user by right-clicking an icon and selecting Show Details.

You may also see icons of posted notes that other users have left on various. sites. Right-click the icon to view the details of the user who posted the note.

Q: How can I find others who share my interests?
A: oceanfree.net Instant Messenger allows you to search for people by profile details. When you're in 'People Finder' mode (the tab in the middle of the toolbar), open oceanfree.net Instant Messenger Wing (click the arrow on the left side) and select from the drop-down boxes specific profile details that interest you. Then click GO. The users that match your query will be displayed in the circle on the right.

Settings

Q: What does it mean when AWAY is written on some other user name?
A: When "away" appears, it means that a user is currently away from his/her computer.