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| - | ====== My interests ====== | + | ====== Adding your interests ====== |
| - | This section shows the interests of a user such as favorite book, movie, etc. as well as it asks to specify other general interests which will not be shown publicly, but it will help determining next read suggestions for the patron. | + | You can add your interests to your profile, such as your favorite book, movie, etc., as well as general interests. They're used by Connections to help improve its recommendations to you. |
| - | Everything starts with the "My interests" widget: | + | When viewing someone else's profile, you will see a "My interests" widget on their page, showing their favourites (it does not display their general interests; these are always hidden). For example: |
| - | {{:connections:functionality:int_widget.jpg|}} | + | {{:connections:functionality:int_widget_other.png|}} |
| - | There you can see other user's interests if you are visiting other user's profile, as well as see your own interests on your own profile, and see a "Edit interests" link to edit your interests. | + | To edit your interests, click the "Manage my: Interests" link in your profile widget on your Connections home page. You can also edit them by using the "Edit my profile" link in the top toolbar and then the "My interests" tab. |
| ===== Editing interests ===== | ===== Editing interests ===== | ||
| - | * **Step 1:** You can specify general interests such as favorite authors, books and movies, which then will show on your profile "My interests" widget that other users can see | + | * **Step 1:** Add or edit your favorite authors, books, and movies, which then will show on your profile "My interests" widget that other users can see. |
| - | * **Step 2:** Specify some general interests of yours on one-by-one basis. Once you start typing in the interest, possibly a pre-filled option will appear which you may choose. If it happens, it means that some other user has already entered such interest. Please, if possible, choose interest from the suggestions, that way the suggested reads can be determined much better: | + | * **Step 2:** Add some general interests of yours (for example, "gardening" or "baseball") on a one-by-one basis. Once you start typing in your interest, Connections will auto-suggest interests other users have already added. If possible, choose the auto-suggested interests, as this will make its recommendations much more accurate. |
| - | + | {{:connections:functionality:interests_update.png|}} | |
| - | {{:connections:functionality:int_edit.jpg|}} | + | {{:connections:functionality:general_interests.png|}} |
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