That Tall Dude.com

Once you install SB, you will see three buttons in your toolbar.  The first one will toggle the sidebar on and off, but don’t worry, if it’s off, you’ll still receive pop notifications in the bottom corner of your screen.  The second button is for comments.  Click it, and you can leave a comment about something you have shared.  We have some interesting discussions there.  The last one is the most important, that one is for sharing links.  I highly recommend putting them in an appropriate category.

A lot of stuff you will figure out as you go, the SB team has done a great job of keeping everything streamlined.  However, as with any social web service, there are SIX things you should do.

1. Upload a picture.  It doesn’t have to be you, just put something there that will help us distinguish at a glance who you are, an easy way to recognize you.
2. Write a blip.  Short or long, give us a quick glance at YOU.  If it’s easier for you, copy what you put on Twitter.
3. Choose a name.  I can’t tell you offhand how many ‘anonymous’ people I am following.  Show us a little personality, if you don’t want to use your real name, make something up.  Pretty Pickle Eater 73, Won Ton 2, That Generic Guy, Smokey, The Bandit, The Snowman, Junior (Yes, I enjoy Smokey and the Bandit).  Whatever, just don’t be anonymous.
4. Tell us who you are.  Do you have a blog?  We want to see it.  Do you have a job?  Give us some idea if what you do.  Where are you from?  North Dakota, America, Tim Buk Two, Dallas, Lichtenstein, The Place of Which No One Speaks.  Again, make something up if you want.
5. Interests.  I’m sure you do something other than sleep, because you’re reading this.
6. Share links.  This should be obvious, as this is the easiest link sharing service the internet has to offer.  But please, categorize them as you go.  It’s fast and easy, and helps us all to find the links we want to see, but don’t know about yet.