What is the best way to find other users to contact?

There are several places you can search for other users. Who's Online has a list of all the users currently online if you would like to contact someone immediately. Our Search section allows you to type in a zip code or city and find users in your area.

What kind of additional search options are available to premium users?

For users that have upgraded their account, Advanced Search is available to let you search for users by their personal interests or their ethnicity.

How recent have the users in Who's Online been active on the site?

Users in the Who's Online section have had activity on the site within the past 10 minutes.

How do I find other users currently online in my area?

In order to find active users within a certain distance from your location, use the Search and select from the pull-down menu to sort by how long ago the users were last online.

How do I contact other users?

There are several ways to contact users on the site. You can send them a mail message. You can meet up and talk to them in our chat room. Or you can talk on video chat with them privately using our instant message system. Free members can receive messages from other users but you must upgrade your account to contact others.

I received mail that I believe is spam. What should I do?

You should report this user. To do this, click the 'Report as Spam' button below the message.

A user is being very annoying in the chat room. What should I do?

You can control whether or not you receive messages from any particular user. Use the 'Ignore' button in the chat room to prevent yourself from receiving undesirable messages. You can also add users to your block list by clicking the button on their profile.

How does video chat work?

Video chat is incorporated into both our chat room and our instant message system. If you have a webcam hookup up to your computer, you can use it to allow other users to see you while you are talking to them. Our chatroom is designed to work with almost any webcam, so getting it to work is as easy as plugging it in. You can adjust your webcam settings by right-clicking anywhere in the chat room and selecting 'Settings.'