Linkmug Q&A (draft ver 0.2.0.1)

Tip1: There is also a Tutorial of Linkmug Browser Extension,if you can not find answer in this FAQ, may be you could find it there.

Tip2: There is also a Forum about Linkmug Browser Extension and Linkmug Site,if you have more question or suggestion, you could post them there.

  1. Linkmug Browser Extension
    1. What's Linkmug Browser Extension or LBE?
    2. What Does the "Browser-to-Browser Instant Link Sharing" Means?
    3. What Can Linkmug Browser Extension Do?
    4. What is Linkmug Browser Extension Plugin?
    5. Is There A Tutorial Of Linkmug Browser Extension?
    6. What About the Privacy and Security of the Linkmug Browser Extension?
    7. What Browsers Does The Linkmug Browser Extension Support?
    8. How to Install Linkmug Browser Extension?
    9. Is Linkmug Browser Extension and Linkmug Free?
    10. Is Linkmug Browser Extension and Linkmug Open Source?
    11. How About the localization support of Linkmug Browser Extension?
    12. What's Mug?
    13. Can I Send File to My friends by Linkmug Browser Extension?
    14. What's Post Level?
    15. In Offline Status, Will the Incoming Message Lost?
    16. How Can I Re-enable a Blocked User?
    17. How to Leave a Mug?
    18. My Boss Is Coming, and I Don't Want to Show Him the Linkmug Message Bar, What Can I Do?
    19. I Don't Want to Show Linkmug Bar Directly When Messages Come,It's Noise, What Can I Do?
    20. I Want Incoming Links Opened Automatically In a New Browser Tab, Is It Possible?
  2. Linkmug Site
    1. What's Linkmug?
    2. What's Mug?
    3. What's Difference Between Private Mug And Public Mug
    4. Must I Create A Mug When I Singup?
    5. How to setup a one-to-one Mug
    6. Can I Change The Mug Name At Will?How?
    7. How to Invite Buddys to Join Mug?
    8. How to Join a Mug?
    9. I Don't Want to Install Linkmug Browser Extension,Can I Post Link and Message at the Linkmug Site?
  1. Linkmug Browser Extension

    1. What's Linkmug Browser Extension or LBE?

      Linkmug Browser Extension(LBE) is a instant link sharing tool by which users could instantly share organizable web links and messages in a browser-to-browser way, extremely easy and fast .

    2. What Does the "Browser-to-Browser Instant Link Sharing" Means?

      For most of current web bookmark sharing sites,"Link Sharing" means you must continuously return(or stick) to those sites in order to monitor what your friends or other people have newly posted, otherwise, you will possibly just get out-of-date links posted several days ago. and you can not give instant feedback to the posters. This mode of "Link Sharing" is "Site-Level" sharing and could not be called "Instant Link Shaing".

      Different with most of current web bookmark sharing systems, all the browsers equipped with Linkmug Browser Extension emerge into an browser-based "Instant Link Sharing Network",in which any shared link or message will be instantly sent to other nodes(browsers) ,in almost real-time, and just by a simple click . This link sharing mode is a "Browser-Level" mode , and we call it "Browser-to-Browser Instant Link Sharing Mode".

    3. What Can Linkmug Browser Extension Do?

      1. ⊕ Sharing links and messages with your friends or other peoples instantly in an organizable way

      2. ⊕ Silent/Direct notification mode when links or messages come(optional).

      3. ⊕ Auto open incoming links in new browser tabs for you(optional)

      4. ⊕ Reply to link(message) sender

      5. ⊕ Mark and highlight multi-range of text in web page before sent

      6. ⊕ Create your own web page to send in a WYGWYS way

      7. ⊕ When your browser go offline, the later incoming links and messages are still there when your browser go online again.

      8. ⊕ Save your sent links as classified web bookmarks in an organizable way

      9. ⊕ Block Nasty users

      10. ⊕ Extremely simple UI, Extremely easy to use

      11. ...

    4. What is Linkmug Browser Extension Plugin?

      Linkmug Browser Extension Plugin is used to make LBE could send and render customized web pages between sender and receiver, for example, Highlight plugin make you could highlight some text in current page before send it. The receivers of this link will also see this highlighted text, if his/her browser also installed this plugin. If the receivers have not installed this plugin, the highlight feature is just simply ignored.

    5. Is There A Tutorial Of Linkmug Browser Extension?

      Yes, here it is.

    6. What About the Privacy and Security of the Linkmug Browser Extension?

      We develop Linkmug Browser Extension and Linkmug with the hope it be useful, the LBE absolutely does not collect any user private infomation and local data, and we promise it's safe if you install the LBE from the Linkmug offical site

    7. What Browsers Does The Linkmug Browser Extension Support?

      Linkmug Browser Extension currently support Firefox 2+ and Flock 0.9+, the IE ,Opera and Safari extensions will come soon...

    8. How to Install Linkmug Browser Extension?

      Goto here, and follow the intrustions as usual.

    9. Is Linkmug Browser Extension and Linkmug Free?

      Yes,it's free forever

    10. Is Linkmug Browser Extension and Linkmug Open Source?

      Not yet.We hope soon.

    11. How About the localization support of Linkmug Browser Extension?

      Linkmug Browser Extension current support en-US and zh-CN,we need your help to get it more International.

    12. Can I Send File to My friends by Linkmug Browser Extension?

      Yes, but you should send file's url link, not file itself

    13. What's Post Level?

      The Post Level is used for Linkmug to decide where to save the link to be send, for Private Level, the link will be just save to your personal stuff in the Linkmug; for Mug Level, the link to be send will also be save to the Mugs you chose to send, users have no right to see the link if he/she is not the member of the Mug;for Public Level,the link to be send will also be saved to the public stuff of Linkmug, every one could see the links posted by Public Level. Note:All the three levels have nothing to do with link sending, all the members of selected Mugs will receive the link you send.

    14. In Offline Status, Will the Incoming Message Lost?

      No, When you restart your browser later, those messages will reback.

    15. How Can I Re-enable a Blocked User?

      Go here and click My Blacklist, then re-enable the person blocked by you.

    16. How to Leave a Mug?

      Go here and click My Mugs, then chose the Mug to leave.

    17. My Boss Is Coming, and I Don't Want to Show Him the Linkmug Message Bar, What Can I Do?

      Click the Hide Linkmug Bar button,which is at the left side of Hide Linkmug Bar. You can recall it back by right click the right Linkmug toolbutton at the browser toolbar and select Show Linkmug Bar.

    18. I Don't Want to Show Linkmug Bar Directly When Messages Come,It's Noise, What Can I Do?

      Open the Linkmug Browser Extension Preference (you will see it by right click the Send toolbutton),and uncheck the Show Linkmug Bar directly when message come checkbox.

    19. I Want Incoming Links Opened Automatically In a New Browser Tab, Is It Possible?

      Yes. Open Linkmug Browser Extension Preference (you will see it by right click the Send toolbutton),and check the Auto open received links to a new browser tab checkbox.

  2. Linkmug Site

    1. What's Linkmug?

      Linkmug™ is a web-based social network connected through Linkmug browser extension ,by which users could instantly share organizable web links and messages in a browser-to-browser way, extremely easy and fast . Linkmug™ will also save your sent links as classified web bookmarks automatically and securely.

      For most of current web bookmark sharing sites,"Link Sharing" means you must continuously return(or stick) to those sites in order to see what other people have newly posted or what your friends have newly posted, etc., otherwise you will just get out-of-date links posted several days ago. and you can not give instant feedback to the posters. These mode of "Link Sharing" is Site-Level and could not be called "Instant Link Shaing".

      Different with most of current web bookmark sharing systems,all the browsers equipped with Linkmug Browser Extension emerge into an organizable "Instant Link Sharing Network"(every node in this network is a browser),a shared link or message will be instantly sent to other nodes(browsers) in this network ,almost realtime, and just by a simple click . This Link Sharing mode is Browser-Level, and we call it "Browser-to-Browser Instant Link Sharing Mode".

    2. What's Mug

      Usually,we could treat a Mug as a group or a channel, members of the same Mug will receive every link and chat messages(though Linkmug Browser Extension) posted by other member,and only the members of the same Mug have the right to view the links posted into the Mug by other members of the same Mug

    3. What's the Difference Between Private Mug And Public Mug

      Private Mug is completely controlled by the Mug creator, user could join private Mug only by invitation of the Mug creator. Linkmug site will not show any entry of Private Mug in its web page, except for the Mug members.In addtion to the invite mode, Public Mug could be joined directly by any users without invitation, and Linkmug site will show the entry of Public Mug for users to join.

    4. Must I Create A Mug When I Singup?

      No,you could skip that step and and create one later in My Stuff, or you can become a Mug member just by join or invitation.

    5. How to Invite Buddys to Join Mug?

      You could invite some people to join your Mug when you create a Mug or at My Stuff menu when you login to Likmug site. the invitee could either be a Linkmug user or a non Linkmug user, for Linkmug users, system will send a invitation to invitee browser, for non Linkmug users, system will send invitee a invitation email

    6. How to Join a Mug?

      If the invitee receive an invitation, follow the instruction to accept or reject to join the invitor's Mug

    7. How to setup a one-to-one Mug

      Create a private Mug,and just invite the only person you want.

    8. Can I Change The Mug Name At Will?How?

      Yes, and we recommand you to do so.To change the Mug alias name, just go to My Stuff, and use "My Mugs" menu. The LBE will auto update the changed Mug name.

    9. I Don't Want to Install Linkmug Browser Extension,Can I Post Link and Message at the Linkmug Site?

      No, because that's just the reason the Linkmug Browser Extension born.Use LBE, please.