Adding Hot Spots is like giving a thumbs up. Hot Spots is the way our community decides what's cool. Plus-Hot Spot buttons throughout Tila's Hot Spot show what's bubbling up for our users.
Tila Live is Tila's 24/7 connection to Tila's Hot Spot. Any videos or photos she takes on her cell phone are sent directly to this section of the site.
You can also post content from your phone to Tila's Hot Spot. Just go to your profile settings, and under "Posting" you'll see "Post to your gallery through email." Anything you send from your phone to that email address will be automatically posted to your Tila's Hot Spot profile. See your phone's manual for specific instructions on how to set up email.
Your Profile
How do I login to my Tila's Hot Spot homepage?
How do I get my profile information to show up?
Can I turn off comments?
Can I get rid of the banner ads?
How do I change my profile name?
Can I make my profile private?
How do I delete my profile?
Your Photos
How do I set up a Tila's Hot Spot photoblog?
How do I post a photo?
What is the best format to submit a photo?
How does Tila's Hot Spot resize my images?
How many photos can I post per day?
How do I post to my Tila's Hot Spot gallery?
Your Videos
How do I upload a video?
Can I embed videos from other sites?
How come my friends can't see the video I just uploaded?
What videos are ok to post on Tila's Hot Spot?
How do I edit a video?
Your Journals
How do I post a journal?
How do I post a picture on a journal?
How do I customize my journal content?
Can I embed or use HTML codes in my journal?
How do I edit a journal?
Can I save a journal as a draft?
Your Friends
How do I add someone to my friends list?
How do I change my Top Friends?
How do I block a user who is bugging me?
What if my friends can't see my profile?
Your Community
What are HOT SPOTS?
What is Tila Live?
How do I send a message to another user?
How do I send a message to all of my friends?
What are favorites?
Someone added me as a favorite! How can I find out who it is?
How do I login to my Tila's Hot Spot homepage?
Click the LOG-IN button to sign-in. Once signed in, you will see your dashboard (personal gallery tools) in the upper right corner.
How do I get my profile information to show up?
You can edit this information in your Settings by selecting UPDATE YOUR PROFILE. Items marked with a * will show up on your homepage when you have entered some data.
Can I turn off comments?
Yes. You can edit this preference in your Settings. Under "Account Info," click "Edit Account Settings." Under the third section, you can change your settings to allow anyone (including non-registered visitors), only Tila's Hot Spot friends, or no one to leave you comments on your profile.
Can I get rid of the banner ads?
The only way to turn off banner adds is to upgrade to a premium account. This will turn off all banner ads when you are logged in to Tila's Hot Spot.com. It does not turn off banner ads for other users viewing your homepage.
How do I change my profile name?
First, check to see the desired username is still available before contacting us! There are two ways you can contact Tila's Hot Spot to have us change your username. You can visit our Contact Page and send us an automated email from your profile. You can also contact our very own Richard, a Tila's Hot Spot admin, to change your username. His email is richard@buzznet.com. Please include your current name and the name change you'd like. Only one name change per person!
Can I make my profile private?
To make your profile private, so that only your Tila's Hot Spot friends can view it, go to your Settings. Then click, "Edit Your Account Info." You can change your privacy settings there.
How do I delete my profile?
There are two methods to deleting your profile. Visit our Contact Form and choose "Account Deletion" as the subject. Please give us a reason as to why you would like your account removed. You can also email our Tila's Hot Spot admin Richard by sending him an email to richard@buzznet.com Please provide him with the account name you'd like removed and the email address you signed up for the account with. This is to ensure that it is indeed you who wants the profile deleted. It will take up to 24 hours to remove an account.
How do I set up a Tila's Hot Spot photoblog?
The first step towards participating in the Tila's Hot Spot Community is to Sign Up. Once you create an account you will have your own free Tila's Hot Spot homepage.
How do I post a photo?
On your right side bar, click on "Upload and Post." Upload an image file from your computer; make sure the file ends in .jpeg. You can add as much text as you like in the body of the post and add tags. Click "Use Tila's Hot Spot Quickpost" to designate which gallery the photo will go in or to post the photo privately.
What is the best format to submit photos?
Please submit JPG format images and be sure the file name ends with the .jpg extension.
How does Tila's Hot Spot resize my images?
Tila's Hot Spot resizes your large image to a 400 pixel maximum. If you submit a smaller image we will scale it up unless you change your preferences to say RESIZE IMAGES: NO. Thumbnails are created automatically from the images you submit.
If in doubt just send us a big image, but try to scale down your original files if they are over 1MB.
TIP: don't compress your images too much. We run a jpg compression on all files submitted so sending in a highly compressed image will get double compressed.
How many photos can I post per day?
Free users can post up to 300 images per month. Premium members can post anywhere from 500 to 5,000 images per month.
Tila's Hot Spot has no limit on your daily posts, but we do limit on a monthly basis to ensure we can grow at a steady pace. If you want to post more than 300 photos a month, you can always purchase a PhotoPack or upgrade to a Premium Account.
How do I post to my Tila's Hot Spot gallery?
All submissions to Tila's Hot Spot happen through email or the online POST option.
Email: Send a single attached image (JPG format) to username.keyword@TilasHotSpot.com and it will appear in your user gallery (http://username.TilasHotSpot.com). You should include a subject and body on your email message. This will appear as the text for your blog post.
Post: When logged in to your Tila's Hot Spot account there is a link to Upload and Post in your dashboard -- that takes you to an online form that allows you to post images directly to your TilasHotSpot.com personal gallery.
Someone stole my photos! What can I do?
Tila's Hot Spot supports artist copyright, so if you've found someone who has posted your photos without permission, you can contact us to help you resolve the conflict. Send an email to Tila's Hot Spot's Community Manager, PanasonicYouth at markedge@buzznet.com. Please include the following: direct links to the stolen photos; direct links to the original source (either on your Tila's Hot Spot profile or an external website); and the action you'd like to be taken. (Source credit or removal of photos, for example.) We will investigate the photos submitted to see if there is indeed a copyright violation.
How do I upload a video?
On the right sidebar, click on "New Video." There are three ways to upload a video. You can upload a file directly from your computer. If you've found a video on Google Video or YouTube that you'd like to post, follow the "Advanced Video Post"
link,
click on "URL" and paste the video URL in the box. If you'd like to embed a video, click "Embed Code" and paste the code in the box. Add any text to the body of the post, add tags, and then click "Upload Video." Make sure the file is under 100MB!
Can I embed videos from other sites?
Absolutely! When you upload a video, click on "Embed Code" at the top of the video upload box in the Advanced Video Post section. Paste the embed code in the box and click "Upload Video." That's it!
How come my friends can't see the video I just uploaded?
Tila's Hot Spot is currently upgrading the video system. All video uploads are set to private automatically until they are reviewed by the many behind-the-scenes admins throughout the day. Do not worry! Your video has not entered any sort of black hole; it is still there. It's just delayed from being public.
What videos are ok to post on Tila's Hot Spot?
Please keep Tila's Hot Spot's Terms of Use in mind whenever you make a post on Tila's Hot Spot. In regards to videos, please don't post anything that may be considered vulgar, obscene, hateful, racist, libelous, or anything else outlined in the Terms of Use. Please do NOT post any copyrighted content; if you have any question as to whether a video may violate copyright, you can always send an email to Tila's Hot Spot's Community Manager, PanasonicYouth. His email is markedge@buzznet.com.
How do I edit a video?
There are two ways to edit a video. Click on "Manage" next to "New Video." Find the specific video you'd like to edit and click the "Edit" link next to it. If you're viewing a video of yours that you'd like to edit, the "Edit" link is the last box underneath the video. NOTE: This is not to edit the contents of the video itself. This is for editing the title, tags, or body of the post.
How do I post a journal?
To post a journal, click on "New Journal." Add a title, type your journal in the space provided, add tags, and you're ready to become a Tila's Hot Spot blogger! The tools above the journal entry box all help with customizing your journal by adding hyperlinks, text customization, and photos.
How do I post a picture in a journal?
There are two ways to post photos in your journal. You can post any photo on the net or on your computer (as long as it is a jpeg image). Click on the yellow logo near the far right of the tool bar in your journal. (It's the logo in between the globe and the eraser.) A dialog box will open and you can either pull an image off your computer or paste a link to the photo you want. Both will place the photo wherever your cursor is. You can also include any of your own photos on Tila's Hot Spot in a journal post. Go to the Advanced Journal Post. After you've written the journal, click on "More" next to "Advanced Settings". Click "Add" next to "Associated Photos." This will bring up a box with all your Tila's Hot Spot photos in it; just simply click on the ones you'd like to appear in the journal, close the box, and click "Publish."
How do I customize my journal content?
The tool bar below the title box on a "New Journal" page allows you to customize your text and journal post. You can add italics, bolding, underlining, strikethroughs, bullet points, hyperlinks, and photos. Want to start over after formatting the whole post? Click the last logo (the eraser) to remove all formatting.
Can I use embed or HTML codes in my journal?
If you'd rather not use our formatting tools and trick out any journal post with loads of nifty HTML, click the box next to "View Source" just above the Tags box. This will give you the option to view the HTML sourcing and add your own.
How do I edit a journal?
You can edit a journal by clicking "Manage" next to "New Journal." Find the journal you'd like to edit and click the "Edit" button. If you're viewing your own journal, there is an "Edit" button at the end of the journal as well.
Can I save a journal as a draft?
Yes! If you want to save a journal for later, click "Save As Draft" at the bottom of the journal. To access a draft, click on "Manage" next to "New Journal." On the upper left hand side, click on "Manage Drafts." You can continue writing your journal, post it, or remove it completely.
How do I add someone to my friends list?
On every user page you visit you will see link above their profile image to add that person as a friend. Click and friend away!
How do I change my Top Friends?
Log into your account and click on "Manage" next to "Friends" in the Control Panel on the right side of the screen. You will be taken to a page that allows you to select and rearrange your top friends. Although it allows you to choose 12 Top Friends, the top 5 will display on your profile page.
How do I block or delete a friend who is bugging me?
To remove a friend from your list, simply visit their profile and click "- Friend" above their profile image. This will remove them from your list. To completely block a user from visiting your page, go to your Settings. Under "Quicklinks" and "Account Info," click on "Blocked Users." Enter the user name of the person you want blocked from your profile.
What if my friends can't see my profile?
Did you set your profile to private? Go to "Edit Account Settings" in your Settings and make sure your profile is public. However, your friends may be getting an age verification message when they try to visit your page. This means that you have tagged your profile with an "adult" term or your profile was designated as such by a Tila's Hot Spot admin. If you have a concern or wish to have this changed, please contact Tila's Hot Spot Support to have them review your profile settings.
What are Hot Spots?
Hot Spots are an anonymous community voting system that determines what members on Tila's Hot Spot enjoy seeing. If you see a photo, video, or journal you particularly enjoy, click the Hot Spot button to add your Hot Spot to it. The most buzzed people and pieces of content appear on the front page and on the Community page.
What is Tila Live?
Tila Live is Tila's 24/7 connection to Tila's Hot Spot. Any videos or photos she takes on her cell phone are sent directly to this section of the site.
You can also post content from your phone to Tila's Hot Spot. Just go to your profile settings, and under "Posting" you'll see "Post to your gallery through email." Anything you send from your phone to that email address will be automatically posted to your Tila's Hot Spot profile. See your phone's manual for specific instructions on how to set up email.
How do I send a message to another user?
Messaging is only for Tila's Hot Spot community members. On every user page you visit you will see a link above their profile image to "Send Message." Selecting this will open a messaging window allowing you to private message that user. You will be able to see the message in your "Sent Mail" and you'll also be able tell when the other person has read it. Until they have read it, you can always find that message and un-send it just in case you regret what you say in the morning!
How do I send a message to all of my friends?
You can send a bulk message to your top 12 friends by going to "Messages" and then clicking "Compose" on the left hand side. Once you've written out the message you want to send, click the drop-down box that says "Select" and choose "Top Friends." If you'd prefer to send out a message to everyone on your friends list, click "Bulletins" on your right side menu. Posting a bulletin sends a public "bulletin" for all your friends to see! Just click "Post Bulletin" on the upper left side to send one.
What are favorites?
Favorites are a way for you to keep track of your favorite Tila's Hot Spot members. You will receive notifications every time that person updates their profile. To add a person as a favorite, visit their profile and click "+Favorite" above their profile image.
Someone added me as a favorite! How do I find out who it is?
The person who added you as a favorite will always remain anonymous!
