How to Use Mahalo Follow

Mahalo's new version of Mahalo Follow offers more features and tools for our users. Read on to find out How to Use Mahalo Follow to its best advantage!

Mahalo's new version of Mahalo Follow offers more features and tools for our users. Read on to find out How to Use Mahalo Follow to its best advantage!

Introduction

  • Mahalo Follow makes sure you never miss Mahalo content that can save you time. Continue to use your preferred search engine, and when you search for something covered on Mahalo, Mahalo Follow will overlay the Mahalo Top 7 and Guide Note on the search result page. On one page you'll see the normal results from your preferred search engine and helpful Mahalo content.

  • Mahalo Follow also makes it easy to submit links to Mahalo and enables you to simultaneously submit the link to all your other favorite social bookmarking sites.

  • If you haven't already installed Mahalo Follow, please see our guide on How to Install Mahalo Follow for instructions.

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Never Miss Mahalo Content

  • Continue to use your preferred search engine, and when you search for something covered on Mahalo, Mahalo Follow will overlay the Mahalo Top 7 and Guide Note on the search result page. For example, if you search for "New York Vacation" on Google, Mahalo Follow will add the Mahalo Top 7 and Guide Note to the standard Google search result page (see below). Without any extra effort, you'll always see Mahalo content when Mahalo has a page for your search term.

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Recommend Links

  • If you come across a great resource we should know about, use Mahalo Follow to let us know!
  1. In the toolbar, where it says "Recommend this link?," click on "Yes."
  1. A box will pop up, with the page's URL and title.
  2. If you're not logged into Mahalo, you'll be prompted to do so.
  3. If you think the title of the page you're recommending should be different, go ahead and change that information.
  4. Then tell us what Mahalo page the link should be on.
    • Don't worry about whether or not we currently have the search result you're submitting a link for. Just put the name of the result you think this page should be added to.
  5. Next, let us know why you think the site is a great addition to Mahalo.
  6. Then "tag" the site with key words. Use any words or phrases that best describe the site.
    • Since sites you recommend appear in your profile, these "tags" help you keep track of what pages you've recommended.
  7. Then press submit.
  8. Your page will now appear in the User submitted links section of that search result on Mahalo.
  9. If you recommended a link for a page we don't yet have, you have now created a page on Mahalo for that term. Your short page (aka stub) will be visible to other visitors, who can suggest their own links in turn.
  1. Make sure you're on the "Content" tab.
  2. Click on the "Exceptions" tab next to "Block pop-up windows."
  3. Add mahalo.com as a trusted site.
  4. Click "Allow."
  5. You should now be able to recommend links to Mahalo!
  1. Select "Pop-up Blocker."
  2. Then choose "Pop-up Blocker Settings..."
  3. Add mahalo.com as a trusted site.
  4. You should now be able to recommend links to Mahalo!
  1. If Mahalo has an exact match for your search, the Mahalo page will open in your main browser window.
    • Related Mahalo pages will "follow along" in the sidebar.
  2. If Mahalo does not have a matching page, the main window will display our closest results, alongside the results from Google, Yahoo, Live Search, Ask.com, Wikipedia, del.icio.us, YouTube, and Flickr.
    • Our closest Mahalo pages will still appear in the sidebar.
  1. Click on the random button and a Mahalo page, selected at random, will open in your browser.
  2. Or use the drop-down bar to select one of our top categories (including: Celebrity Gossip, Gadgets, Food, How Tos, and News).
  3. Mahalo Follow will then show you a random page from the category you selected.

Troubleshooting Tips for Recommending Links

  • You may need to allow pop-ups from Mahalo to recommend links.

In Firefox

  1. In the Firefox menu, select "Preferences."

In Internet Explorer

  1. Go to the Tools menu.

Simultaneously Submit Links to Eleven Other Services

  • When you recommend a link to Mahalo, you can simultaneously submit to any of your other favorite social bookmarking sites.

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Search Bar

  • Using the Mahalo search bar lets you search Mahalo directly.
  1. Type your query into the search bar.

Random Button

  • If you want a glimpse into Mahalo's search results, the Random button is made for you.

Directory Access

  • The directory lists the many categories we have on Mahalo.
  1. Select a category you're interested in and you'll be taken to its home page.
  2. You can also check out the latest stories in the constantly updated feed from the "Breaking News" category.

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