How do I create an account?

First you will need to access the toolbar, tap the settings icon . Select "Log In / Sign Up". Now all you have to do is enter your info - Username, Password, Confirm Password and Email. Accept the “Terms and Conditions”, tap “Join” and you are good to go! Welcome to Blancspot!

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Why should I create an account?

There are a lot of benefits to joining the Blancspot community, two of the most compelling are: “Suggested” and “Friend’s Activities” channels. With “Friend's Activity” you can see what your friends are reading in real-time... these news stories will simply show up on your dashboard. With the “Suggested” channel you can recommend stories to your friends and the stories they recommend to you will simply show up in your “Suggested Channel.” Need help in creating an account?

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How do I link my Facebook account?

To integrate Facebook, you first need to create a Blancspot account. If you already have an account, tap the settings icon to access “Settings”, from here tap, "Social Networks" and then tap "Add Facebook Integration". Tap "Connect with Facebook, enter your email and Facebook password, then click “Connect”. Your Facebook account has now been linked to Blancspot and you can easily upload articles to Facebook from the “Share” icon . Need help sharing?

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How do I link my Twitter account?

To integrate Twitter, you first need to create a Blancspot account. If you already have an account, tap the settings icon to access “Settings”, from here tap "Social Networks" and then enter your Twitter Username and Password...finally, click “Save”. Now you can easily upload to Twitter from the “Share” icon. Need help sharing?

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How can I post to Facebook?

After you have linked your Facebook account, all you have to do is tap the “Share” icon , then tap “Facebook” and the news story is instantly published to your Facebook feed.

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How can I post to Twitter?

After you have linked your Twitter account, all you have to do is tap the “Share” icon , then tap Twitter, enter your tweet and hit “Done”.

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What is "Suggested"?

Suggested is a personalized channel that allows you to see what your friends have recommended to you. News stories are ordered by most recommended and then by time... so you can instantly see what the majority of your friends want you see in real-time.

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What is "Friend's Activity"?

Friend's Activity is a personalized channel that allows you to see what your friends are reading in real-time. This is ordered by the most read news story first, then by time, so you can instantly see what the majority of your friends are reading!

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How can add a friend?

In order to add a friend you will first need a Blancspot account. If you already have an account, tap the settings icon to access “Settings”, next tap “Friends” and then tap “Add Friend”. From here, enter your friends name or Blancspot username then press “Search”. The system will search for the user you entered and present the matches. Find you friend's name from the list, tap on it, then tap "Send Request". A friend request will be sent to the user you have selected.

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