Messaging on Watwet
What is the difference between a Watwet message and a Washwish message?
A watwet message will reach all your followers on Watwet. Washwishes are like private messages; they reach only the friends you specify.
What does the @username do?
The @username is a way to reply to someone on Watwet. When you post a watwet preceeded with @username e.g. @mahmoud, then that watwet message will only arrive to that Watwet user by SMS and on his/her webpage, and will not reach by SMS to all your other friends. Your other friends however can view the watwet message on the web.
Can I attach photos to my watwets and washwishes?
Yes. You can do that by clicking on the "Add Photo" icon on the My Home page.
How can I update my Facebook status from Watwet?
First thing you need to do is to add the Watwet Facebook application that can be found on http://apps.facebook.com. You can update your Facebook status from the web and by SMS. From the web, all you need to do is to post a watwet while having the checkbox of "Update my Facebook Status" selected.
By SMS, all you need to do is to preceed your watwet message with #fb. Examples: #fb going to the cinema
Timeline
What is the Timeline?
The timeline shows all the watwets of the people you are following. It shows watwets and washwishes. Everything is shown based on chronological order, from the newest to the oldest.
What do the small icons do?
Some icons are there to indicate a type of message in the timeline. Your timeline. Here is a description of each of the icons.
If you click it on a watwet message, it replies with the @username. If you click it on a washwish message, it replies with another washwish message.
This means the message is not added to your favorites. If you click the icon, it will add it to favorite items.
This means the message is added to your favorites. If you click the icon, it will remove it to favorite items.
This means you are not receiving SMS notifications from this user. If you click the icon, you will enable SMS notifications from this user.
This means you are receiving SMS notifications from this user. If you click the icon, you will disable SMS notifications from this user.
If clicked, it will delete your message from the timeline, or remove it if it is not a message you wrote.
Blogging on Watwet
Can I use Watwet for micro-blogging?
Yes. Watwet in essence is a micro-blogging service. You can set your watwet messages to be visible to anyone. This way your watwet messages will appear on your Watwet page (http://watwet.com/username e.g. http://watwet.com/karim), and anyone (even if not a subscriber of Watwet) can view your watwets.
Can I show my watwet messages on my blog or website?
Yes. We have a ready set of badges that you can add to your blog or website, and allow your visitors to see your watwet messages. Go to http://watwet.com/badge and from there, you can specify the color and number of latest messages to show.
Can I customize the look and feel of my page on Watwet?
Yes. We have a set of themes that you can use. In the future, we will introduce more customizations and themes for the look and feel for your page.
Facebook and Watwet
How do I add the Watwet Facebook application?
To add the Watwet Facebook application, please visit http://apps.facebook.com/watwets.
How can I use Watwet to update my Facebook status by SMS?
First, you need to add the Watwet application. Go to http://apps.facebook.com/watwet. After you have added Watwet Facebook application, you can start sending watwets that also update your Facebook status. When posting a watwet from web, make sure that the checkbox to update your Facebook status is selected. If you are sending your watwet by SMS, make sure it is preceeded by #fb followed by your watwet.
For more information, please refer to the Watwet and Facebook help section.
How can I update my Facebook status using Watwet from the web?
When you post a watwet message from the web, you have to select the "update my Facebook status" checkbox.
Can I upload photos to Facebook by MMS using Watwet?
Yes! Once you have added the Watwet Facebook application, all photos that you upload by MMS will appear in a special album on Facebook photos called "Watwet Photos". You can then re-arrange the photos uploaded in different albums.
How do I remove the Watwet Facebook application?
You can remove the Watwet Facebook application in the same way you remove applications on Facebook. You can read more about removing applications on Facebook here.
Waticons
What are Waticons?
Think of Waticons as those cool and fun badges that we used to pin to our school bags. It tells something about you visually. You can choose up to three badges. You can change them as often as you want. We release new waticons every 8 weeks.
From where can I edit my Waticons?
From your profile image page
Can I upload my own Waticon?
No. You cannot upload Waticons. You can only choose from the Waticons collection that we offer.
Privacy
Are my watwets visible to anybody on the internet?
Yes. By default your watwets are visible to anybody on the internet. Most people like to share their watwets with the world, as they treat their watwet pages as a mini-blog in which they stream their life. Of course, washwishes are always NOT visible to others. Only you can view washwishes that were sent to you.
You can make your watwets visible ONLY to your friends. You can do that by going to the privacy settings http://watwet.com/settings/privacy.
Themes
Can I customize the look and feel of Watwet?
Yes. You can customize the look and feel of your Watwet pages. We have ready to use themes. If you want to further customize your Watwet pages, then you can upload a background photo of your choice.