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ZingFu
what the fu?

People ask so many questions. We provide so many answers.

Q. What the heck is ZingFu?
A. ZingFu is a totally awesome website that lets you turn your photos into funny Zings that you can share with your family and friends (or enemies).

Use our online form to email your Zing or post a smaller version to MySpace, Friendster, Facebook, Hi5, Xanga or anywhere else that 40-year old men pretend to be 14-year old girls.


Q. Is ZingFu free?
A. It sure is. We figured you wouldn't pay for it.



GETTING STARTED
Q. How do I create a Zing?
A. It's easy (like your mom... oh snap!)
  1. Click the Create a Zing link above.
  2. Browse the delicious Zing menu and select a "scene".
  3. Upload a photo.
  4. Resize and position your photo.
  5. Add a funny speech or thought bubble (optional).
  6. Zing!

Q. Does ZingFu work across all browsers?
A. ZingFu works on the PC and Mac. It works best on Internet Explorer and Firefox, but any decent browser should do the trick.


Q. How do I upload a photo?
A. When creating your Zing you are given the option to grab a photo directly from your computer, or pull one in from a Photobucket account.


Q. What type of files can I upload?
A. You can upload jpg, gif, bmp, or png photos (hint: jpg is best for photos on the interweb). Try to keep the size under 1.5mb. ZingFu works best with smaller images. If your photos are really large, many graphic tools (Photoshop, Paint Shop, etc.) allow you to shrink them.

We also like Irfanview or Picasa. Both are free, user-friendly image programs.


Q. My photo is showing up black. What's up with that?
A. Sounds like there was a problem with the photo upload. You might want to try a smaller photo. See question above.


Q. Where is my photo?
A. Your photo displays through the transparent parts of the Zing. You should see a red rectangle showing the outline of your photo. Click and drag inside that red outline to move the photo where you want it.


Q. How do I resize my photo?
A. There are two "gripper" icons at the upper-left and lower-right corners of your photo. Click and drag on either of these icons to resize.


Q. Why is my photo so huge/tiny?
A. We try to size your photo to best fit the Zing. But you can resize it yourself easily enough.


Q. How do I add a speech or thought bubble to my Zing?
A. It's easy. When creating your Zing, you'll see a step that says "add a speech/though bubble". Click. Then customize your bubble using the toolbox.



VIEWING AND SHARING ZINGS
Q. How do I view the Zings I created?
A. If you're registered on the site, your new Zings will all be saved in your Zingfolio. Log in and click "My Zingfolio" at the top of the page. If you create Zings as an anonymous user, you will need to keep track of the URL yourself, either through a bookmark, emailing, or copying the unique URL somewhere. Hey, membership has its privileges.


Q. How do I show people my Zing?
A. Each Zing page has an "email this Zing" section. Add your friends/enemies email addresses, click, and send.


Q. How do I add a Zing to MySpace?
A. Copy the "post this Zing" code from the Zing page or from your Zingfolio. Paste the code into a section on your MySpace profile, into a MySpace comment, or into a MySpace bulletin.


Q. Does the "post this Zing" code work on sites other than MySpace?
A. You betcha. Copy the code into other places like Friendster, Windows Live Spaces, Hi5, Xanga, Fark, blogs, forums, etc. It works on any site that lets you add html comments.


Q. My cyberfriend doesn't allow HTML in his/her comments.
A. What's their problem? We don't think you should be friends with people like that. If a website doesn't allow html, you won't be able to use the "post this Zing" code, but you can stiil add the link to your Zing into a web page. Just copy the website address (url) for your unique Zing.


Q. How do I delete my Zing?
A. Log in to your Zingfolio and click 'delete this Zing'.


Q. I only want certain people to see my Zings. How do I make them private?
A. When you create a Zing you're given the option to make it public or private. You can always change preferences by logging into your Zingfolio and editing them.


Q. How do I view all of the Zings from a specific person?
A. Click the name of the creator, on the Lookit pages or from the Zing itself, and you'll be taken to a page which displays all of their public Zings.


Q. What if I find a Zing that is offensive or contains nudity?
A. We sure do like nudity. But not on our web site. If you feel a Zing violates the ZingFu terms of service, click the "flag as inappropriate" link on the top of the Zing page. We will personally review the Zing and delete it if necessary.


Q. What if somebody is using my photo without permission?
A. Please use our contact form to tell us about it. We will personally review the Zing and delete it if necessary.


Q. How do I delete a comment somebody left on my Zing?
A. If you're logged in, you'll see a 'delete' link above the comment. Click it.



MANAGING YOUR ACCOUNT
Q. Why should I register for ZingFu?
A. Because ZingFu members are guaranteed to win the lottery!* Members can also manage their Zings and post comments to other people's Zings.

*You will never win anything.


Q. What is my Zingfolio?
A. If you're registered and logged in, your Zingfolio will display all of your Zings and give you the ability to edit or delete them. You can also add other people's Zings to your "favoritez" section.


Q. I'm don't remember my ZingFu password (or want to reset it). What do I do?
A. You can reset your password in your Zingfolio.


Q. How do I delete a Zing from my ZingFu account?
A. You can remove Zings that are saved under your ZingFu account by logging in, going to your ZingFolio (a.k.a., "my stuff" from the homepage), then clicking the "delete this Zing" link by your Zing.

HOWEVER, remember that this does not remove the Zing code from any website where you've posted it. See the question below for those instructions.


Q. How do I remove a Zing/Pet/Card from the website where I posted it?
A. Different social networks have different ways for you to remove your posted widgets. Some will give you an easy button to remove them. But others may require you to go into your profile code and manually delete the content from your page. Kinda sucks, sorry.

If that's what you have to do, we recommend searching (Ctrl-F) for the word; zing. It's in all of our codes. Then the block of code you need to delete looks like the following:

Zings
<a href="http://www.zing[foo/fu].com?zing=[variable]" target="_new"><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/zf_msthumb/[variable].jpg" width="428" height="300" border="0" alt="ZingFu"/></a><br/> <a href="http://www.zing[foo/fu].com" target="_blank">Make your own Zing!</a><br/><br/>

Petz
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" width="428" height="282" id=