What is Poken?

Is Poken a new online social network, competing with Facebook?

No. Poken is a tool for social networking that can be used across many social networking platforms. Poken will simply tie into any one of your social networking accounts and make it easier for you to connect with new people, by letting you connect immediately when you meet them in the real world.

What are the main advantages of using a poken to connect to my friends and new contacts?

Our core offer is built around some very simple new concepts that bring a whole new dimension to your social networking:

- You connect to people in the real world, when and where you meet them: What’s more natural than linking up with a new friend on the spot? Don’t scribble your email address or phone number on a paper napkin or search for them later on Facebook. Just ‘high-four’ to connect instantly.

- Poken is your social business card. Rather than handing out a piece of paper that shares just your basic contact information such as company, address, phone, and email, with Poken you can include your social network profiles as well. When you associate a social network to your Poken identity that social network’s favicon appears on your Poken card.

- We record the time at which you connect to people. And since you’re connecting in the real world, it’s a valuable piece of information that lets you view your networking chronologically. So, when you’re wondering what’s-the-name-of-the-person-you-met-two-weeks-ago-when-you-were-with-Bob-at-his-cousin’s-party, instead of tediously going through your whole alphabetical list of contacts, you can simply “scroll back” to see who that person was.

Why is DoYouPoken.com asking me for my password to another site. Is it storing that information?

No! Rest assured that DoYouPoken.com NEVER STORES YOUR PASSWORD TO AN EXTERNAL SITE. As a convenience to our users, our Web site allows you to connect to external social networks, adding your profile on those networks to your Poken card. To ensure that the profile you entered is yours, we require that you authenticate yourself with each network that you add. Your password is used one time only to validate you and then discarded.

If I am on Facebook and Linked-In and I poken someone who is on MySpace and MSN, how will we interact?

Well, that’s up to you to decide. It’s just like languages: if you meet someone who speaks some other languages, you try to find a common one for your conversation. In your Poken account you will see your new friend’s Poken card showing the social networks to which he belongs. If you’d like to interact with him using the tools that Facebook provides, we make it easy for him to open a Facebook account. If you prefer to use the tools MSN provides, we make it easy for you to be connected to him on a new MSN account.

What we bring are a few tools that help in this first interaction with new friends:
- You can see all the networks your friends are on (if they chose to list them), and you can instantly “connect” to them on those networks.
- If many of your friends are on a network that you are not a part of, then you’ll see it and you can open an account with that network to more easily connect with those friends. Chance are you’ve been missing out on something!

How does my poken work?

Will my poken work with any computer?

Yes, we support Windows, Mac and Linux computers. You do not need to install any software on your computer.

Do I need to register with Poken before I can start using my poken?

No! You can start using your poken as soon as you’ve activated it: just pull the small white tab from the USB connector. You can then start pokening right away. Your poken will store all the new contacts, which will be uploaded to your account once you’ve registered. Until you’ve registered your friends will only be able to see an “unregistered” card in their New Friends page. They cannot import you unless you create an account so be sure to register as soon as you can to experience the full benefits of Poken.

What if I lose the Poken, will someone else have access to my personal details?

There is no personal information stored on your poken. The only thing contained in your poken is a random number we call a “Poken ID” and some encrypted codes that relate to other pokens you’ve pokened.

If you lose your poken, once you mark it lost no one else will have access to your account.

How many contacts can be stored on a Poken?

Your poken can store up to 64 contacts. A new version will be released in the near future that allows you to store far more than 64 contacts. Stay tuned!

Can I download my Poken contacts to vCard ?

Yes! On the DoYouPoken.com homepage, you’ll find the search and vCard features will immediately appear below the “Manage My Friends” heading. Located just below the search button is a link labelled “vCard.” Click it to download your contacts.

How often do I need to change the battery of my Poken?

In regular use, your poken’s battery should last approximately six months. If you use the Light Show effect a lot or connect to hundreds of people every month, you may need to change it sooner.

How do I get a poken?

Where can I buy a poken?

You can buy individual as well as 12-packs through our online shop or through one of our resellers