Things You Can Do With ImPersona

We as human beings are involved lifelong in introspective, interactive and incidental activities in different spheres or "facets" of our lives, such as our education and professions, our relationships, our personal activities etc. Such activities have a profound net effect on who we are and what we become, as individuals and as societies. ImPersona is a personal development environment based on this fundamental truth.

ImPersona empowers you, in your efforts to make the best of and for yourself, by enabling you to:

ImPersona is also a marketplace for ideas, that enables you to harness the power of commerce, to create and share, or seek and absorb, ideas and support, that further your own growth and help in that of others.

Some of the things you can do on ImPersona are:

1. You are a student, any individual seeking personal development
• Create a multi-faceted view of yourself-your health, education, job relationships, spirituality, world views etc. Define your goals. See how your actions affect you. View your own progress everyday. Create your own space at www.impersona.com/profiles/<your name>
• Connect and Interact socially online anytime with your friends and family.
• Create and conduct your own live events online- like a debate, lecture, etc.
• Pose a problem or issue to the community. Post solutions to others' problems.
• Help make and absorb factual, user-driven news to help define your world views.
• Join a Collective. Interact with a group that helps you towards your goals.
• Advertise your knowledge based needs and abilities. Consult for free online anytime to seek or provide solutions from people.
• Make money by publishing online any creation of yours in digital document form. Make money providing solutions to people's problems.
2. You are an educational institution
• Trigger the power of self-motivation in your students as they define and use their own personal development environment with self ascribed goals.
• Support the community with your knowledge base: Post solutions to people's problems, or provide live online consultancy.
• Organize live events online that edify and enlighten through debate and discourse.
• Communicate your identity and offerings to the community.
• Monetize your knowledge base and human resource globally through online publications and problem solving.
3. You are a social services organization
• Harness the citizenry to help you with your mission: connect the people you serve with people who want to help- through the live Consult, Insta-pinion and Impersona Collectives programs.
• Communicate your identity, needs and accomplishments to the community by creating your own Collective.
• Raise money by documenting your unique experiences and solutions and publishing them online. Raise money by solving people's information based problems.
4. You are a writer
• Create and Publish your content- book, poem, article, report etc. in document form in three easy steps, using the Create and Publish program.
• Use our online editor to create your document or upload a finished document.
• List and sell your publications in the Create and Publish marketplace, open to all visitors to ImPersona.
• Set the price of your publication. Change the price anytime you wish.
• Own the copyright to your publication (read Impersona's Terms of Service).
• Publish instantly- no approval process as long as you abide by ImPersona's TOS.
• Promote yourself- the writer- using any of the Facets of the My Impersona program.
• Promote your publication by creating and conducting live events using the Debate and Discourse program.
• Promote your publication by creating a Collective dedicated to your creation.
• Benefit from traffic to impersona.com.
• Make money easily- every time a user of ImPersona downloads your document, money is transferred into your payment processor account instantly.
5. You are a knowledge professional

This includes, and is not limited to, everyone who might be consultants, lawyers, scientists, engineers, doctors, writers, teachers, advisors, etc.

• Create and Publish information- a consulting report, an article, a book etc- in document form in three easy steps, using the Create and Publish program.
• Use our online editor to create your document or upload a finished document.
• List and sell your publications in the Create and Publish marketplace, open to all visitors to ImPersona.
• Set the price of your publication. Change the price anytime you wish.
• Own the copyright to your publication (read Impersona Terms of Service).
• Publish instantly- no approval process as long as you abide by ImPersona's TOS.
• Promote your publication and yourself through various programs.
• Present solutions to problems your clients face using Insta-pinions
• Easily encapsulate and monetize your knowledge base by creating and posting solutions to problems posed in the Insta-pinion program
• One click purchase enables buyers to easily purchase your Insta-pinion reply.
• Consult Live
• Interact with your clients in real time and non real time using the Consult program.
• Advertise your knowledge and capabilities in the Consult Program's Provider Listings.
• Define your own Agreement terms for the consultation.
• Promote yourself using the My Impersona program where you create and share a multi-faceted representation of yourself.
• Organize live events for your clientele in Debate and Discourse.
• Make money easily- every time a user of ImPersona buys your document in the Create and Publish marketplace, or buys your solution in the Insta-pinion marketplace, money is transferred into your payment processor account instantly.
6. You are an activist individual or organization
• Make the news. Contribute your information and positions to News and Matters
• Organize and conduct a Collective
• Maintain open or closed groups of members
• Use live and non real time communications between members of your collective.
• Define and promote your message to members and visitors to your collective.
• Organize free live on-line events to promote your cause and inform people using Debate and Discourse.
• Pose the problem that motivates you and describe your solution, while considering the solutions of others, in Insta-pinions.
• Promote yourself and your opinions through the many Facets of the My Impersona program.
• Raise money by selling your publications in the Create and Publish market place or by selling your solutions in Insta-pinions.

ImPersona User Accounts

ImPersona Idea Merchants

ImPersona has no role in the establishment of your Amazon Payments accounts. Please refer all Amazon Payments account set up questions directly to Amazon Payments.

1. New Account Set-up and Sign In
• Establish a new account by clicking on the Sign up Now button. Sign in with your ImP ID or ImP Name and password. Access your My ImPersona Program page, My Account, My Messages and other personal features. Sign out here as well.
2. Find an ImPersona (ImP): Enter the person's unique ImP name or ImP ID in the text box. Then,
• Click or the IMPERSONA logo to view the My ImPersona Program Page
• To View a Facet of the ImP, Click on one of the7 Facets of the ImP- Persona, Professional, Spiritual, Intellectual, Family and Friends, World Views and Physical
• To view Actions and Experiences, click on Deeds, Thoughts, Emotions, and Random.
• To view Indicators of the ImP, click on Indicators
3. Access ImPersona Programs
• My ImPersona- 7 Facets or spheres of an ImP's life, state of being and activities.
• News and Matters- News from all spheres driven by ImPersona user community.
• Insta-pinion- Ask questions, seek or provide answers in marketplace of ideas.
• Consult- Live advice, support and consultation 24/7.
• Create and Publish- Write, publish, buy or sell an article, book, etc.
• ImPersona Collectives- Organize and operate groups of ImPs
• Debate and Discourse- Create, host or attend Live events 24/7 worldwide
4. Personal Calendar : Access your personal calendar with automatic and self-scribed entries of your public and private events. Click on the Calendar to open your Calendar Feature. Schedule Personal Events on the Calendar by selecting Create Personal Event. Click a date to view all scheduled events.
5. Contact Us and Customer Support: Use the Contact US feature for all communications with ImPersona including assistance. This creates a Customer Support Ticket (CST). Go to your My Account> Customer Support Ticket to review ImPersona's responses and post follow up comments to a CST. This is the ONLY means by which ImPersona will communicate with you.
   
   

Overview of the My ImPersona Program

My ImPersona is an environment where you can:

My ImPersona in action

FACETS
ImPersona defines 7 distinct spheres or Facets for you. These facets and what the represent are:

1. Persona: The aspects of your personal life and personality you assume and present to the world.
2. Professional: The professional dimension of your life, including work and education.
3. Spiritual: The spiritual dimension of your life and activities.
4. Intellectual: The intellectual dimension of your life and activities.
5. Family and Friends: The personal human relationships dimension of your life and activities
6. World Views: Ideas and opinions you develop and share on worldly matters including, social, political, environmental, economic matters, etc.
7. Physical: Your physical state and activities.

Each Facets Program consist of two parts:

1. Facet Activities: Perform many valuable actions within each facet like network, blog, create and share and more.
2. State of Being: Use the State and Pivot sub facets to define who you are and want to be in each Facet.
1. State fields measure the extent or degree of a quality or trait in the particular Facet. Examples of State fields include: degree of creativity in the Persona Facet, or degree of discipline in the Professional Facet. A score of 1 in a State field indicates a STRONG NEGATIVE. A score of 5 indicates a STRONG POSITIVE and values in between indicate interim degrees.
2. Pivot fields are items, events, emotions or people of extraordinary significance to YOU in the context of the Facet. Think of the most dominant or important factor, good or bad, in your own life as a Pivot. Example of a Pivot field: The Most Important Relationship in the Friends and Family Facet = " My children " or " My best friend" or "My dad".

State and Pivot sub-facets have three views: What I Am, What I Was, and What I Want to Be. Define your current State and Pivots in What I Am. Define your aspirational States and Pivot values in What I Want to Be. Watch the progression and changes of your state of being in each Facet over time by viewing your Indicators - see below. You can do this in complete privacy, or share your state and progress with a select list or the whole world.

ACTIONS and EXPERIENCES

The Actions and Experiences programs- Deeds, Thoughts, Emotions and Random Experiences- qualitatively record what you do in your everyday life. Your Actions and Experiences affect your progress from What I Am to What I Want to be in each Facets of your ImPersona.

1. DEEDS: Records a notion of physical acts you perform.
2. THOUGHTS: Records a notion of your intentional and experiential thoughts.
3. EMOTIONS: Records a notion of emotions you experience.
4. RANDOM EXPERIENCES: Records random acts that befall you.

In each Actions and Experiences program, you must respond to queries that qualitatively measure the degree and nature of your action or experience. A score of 1 indicates a STRONG NEGATIVE. A score of 5 indicates a STRONG POSITIVE and values in between indicate interim degrees. Your Actions and Experiences affect your State in each Facet uniquely.

You must update your Actions and Experiences regularly (perhaps once a day) to get accurate Indicators of their impact on your State in each Facet and see the progress you are making towards What You Want to Be. The record of your Actions and Experiences program applies to all Facets- so you do NOT need to update your Actions and Experiences in each Facet- a single update each time suffices.

INDICATORS

Indicators show you the extent and rate of your progress in each Facet, resulting from your Actions and Experiences. INDICATORS ARE COMPUTED AUTOMATICALLY BY IMPERSONA.COM. Simply set your State and Pivot values in each Facet ( both What I Am and What I want to be values) and update your Actions and Experiences often.

1. Progress Indicators show the extent of progress you have made from What I Am to What I Want to Be in each Facet. The PI indicates progress as a percentage.
2. Momentum Indicators show the rate of progress you are currently making from What I Am state to What I Want to Be state in each Facet. The MI indicates the rate of progress as a signed percentage. A –ve number indicates you are progressing AWAY from your What I Want to Be goals at the indicated rate. A +ve number indicates you are progressing TOWARDS your What I Want to Be goals at the indicated rate.

MY IMPERSONA PROGRAM FEATURES AND OPERATIONS

The My ImPersona Program can be accessed from:

1. Summary of 7 Facets
• My ImPersona displays a summary of the ImP's 7 Facets and provides an entry to each facet.
• Refer Facet Features to learn about controlling access to each Facet and fields in a facet.
2. Actions and Experiences Update
• You may update your Actions and Experiences directly from your My ImPersona page, or view the recent Actions and Experiences of the ImP whose My ImPersona page you are viewing. Alternately use the Actions and Experiences tab in each Facet to update them.
3. View Indicators
• You may view the Indicators of the ImP whose My ImPersona page you are viewing.
4. Live Chat with ImPs
• You may chat with other ImPs. Refer to Facet Features for the Live Chat function.
5. My Favorite ImPersona
• Click on Add to Favorites on the My ImPersona page to add the ImP whose page you are viewing to your list of Favorite ImPs. You can access your own list of Favorite ImPs from My Account> Favorites>My ImPersona or by clicking My Favorite ImPersona.

FACET FEATURES AND OPERATIONS

Each of the 7 Facets may be accessed from the ImP's My ImPersona Program Page.

1. Facet Control Functions
1. Facet and View Selection



• On any Facet page, select the Facet you want to view from the first drop down menu. Select a View from the second drop down menu. Each Facet has three possible views- What I Am, What I Want to Be, and What I Was. Select Date when What I Was View is chosen. Only the State and Pivot field values differ in the three views. All other fields in the Facet remain the same.
2. Editing your Facet fields
• Click on icon to open up an editing panel. Click UPLOAD MEDIA to upload pictures, videos, books etc. to your Facet.
3. Access Control Your My ImPersona Pages- Facets, Actions and Experiences and Indicators
• Control access to the entire Facet page from My Account> Program Access Controls. Select from:
• Public Access- All ImPersona users may view this Facet.
• Private Access- your own Facet.
• Access List Access: Create a list of ImPersona users using their ImP IDs or ImP names and allow access only to this list for each Facet. Enable appropriate Facet level access before the fields access control works as intended.
• Control who is able to view a particular field within a sub-facet in a Facet. On your Facet page, click on to open up the editing panel. The field level Access Control settings are as shown. Choose one of the three settings for each field:
• indicates Public Access- All ImPersona users may view this field.
• indicates Private Access- this field may be viewed only by the owner ImP.
• indicates Access List Access- only users in the ImP's Access list may view this field.

Note that the appropriate Facet level access must be set in My Account> Program Access Controls before field level access settings work. E.g. If a Facet is set to Private Access, then any Fields set to Public Access will NOT be visible to every user.

2. Facet Ratings



• Each Facet has a unique Facet Rating. You may rate the Facet of any ImP when viewing the Facet page of that ImP, by clicking on the number of stars and then clicking SUBMIT in the Facts and Media sub facet. You may view your own Facet Rating, as rated by others, by visiting your own Facet page.
3. Live Chat with other ImPersonas



• indicates the user whose My ImPersona page you are viewing is logged in and available to chat. indicates user is not logged in.
• Download the ImPersona Chat program as indicated and commence your text and voice chat in real time. You will need Java to run this program. Please ALLOW the download when prompted by your browser and operating system security.
4. My Favorite ImPersona
• Click on to view the ImP's favorite ImPersonas.
• Click on to add the ImP whose page you are currently viewing to your own list of favorite ImPersonas. You must be logged in to use this feature.
5. Facet Specific Consultation
• This feature allows you to post a Provide Consult listing to the Provide Consult Marketplace.
6. Facts and Media
• Use this sub facet to provide Facet specific facts and details, upload and share pictures, videos, documents etc.
7. Discussions
• This features allows you to blog on different topics germane to the Facet within each Facet.
• Click to start a new discussion topic.
• Click on a discussion topic to participate.
• Click edit/delete to modify content under a discussion on your Facet.
• To add images, click on the icon in the editor and add the web url for the image. You may upload your images in the Persona Facet, right click on the image and find its web url under porperties.
8. State and Pivots

States and Pivots represent your state of being in each Facet. State fields qualitatively measure Facet specific attributes. A score of 1 for a State field indicates a STRONG NEGATIVE. A score of 5 indicates a STRONG POSITIVE and values in between indicate interim degrees. Use Pivots to identify people, events, feelings, etc. that are extraordinarily important or significant within a facet. Pivots take textual values.

• In each Facet, you must set your What I Am and What I Want to Be states in your State and Pivot fields to get Indicators. Click to update your State and Pivot fields. Set your current State scores and Pivot values to define your What I Am state of being. Click the Want Change? icon and set the Change To values to define your What I Want to Be values.
• Update your State and Pivot Fields ONLY when you perceive a significant change in your What I Am state or What I Want to Be state values.
• Be honest in setting your State and Pivot values to get the most accurate Indicators.
1. Editing State and Pivot Fields



• Click on to edit your State and Pivot Fields.
• denotes the Time Track feature. When checked, the field history is saved every time you update the state field. The historic scores can be viewed by selecting the What I Was view on the Facet page. If unchecked, the history of that state field is not saved.
• denotes the Want Change feature. Use this feature to define goals or aspirational States and Pivots. Check the box for a particular field and then enter the value desired or goal in Change To. If you do NOT Want Change in a State or Pivot, leave the box unchecked and CHANGE TO blank. A value in Change To for a Pivot field is interpreted as Want Change is Yes. Select What I Want to Be view on your Facet page to see your goals or aspirations.
• denote Access Controls to control who can see your State or Pivot fields. Refer to Access Control in Facet Control functions for details.
9. Diary
• The Facet Diary helps you record daily thoughts, events, experiences etc. and peruse your writings over time, much like a real world diary.
• You may share/restrict access to your Diary from your My Account>Program Access Controls.
• Edit your Diary entries by clicking on
10. Comments
• You may post comments on another ImP's Facet using this feature.
• You can share/restrict access to your Comments from your My Account>Program Access Controls.
• Post a comment in Facet Comments by clicking on in Comments.

ACTIONS AND EXPERIENCES FEATURES

INDICATORS FEATURES

Overview of the Create and Publish program
Explore your creative mind by writing and publishing a book, a poem, a professional consulting report, a text book and much more. You can create books, reports, magazines etc- any document- through an easy Create and Publish Now program interface and publish your documents to a C&P market place. Create and Publish in 3 easy steps: Set Document Attributes, Add Content, Publish Document. Buy and Sell in the Create and Publish market place.

C&P is an e-commerce enabled program. You can sell your documents on the C&P market place, search and find other documents and buy them or download them for free. You immediately receive the proceeds of the sale of your published document into your Amazon Payment Account.

1. Create and Publish Now: Click on the icon to being a simple a simple three step process to creating and publishing your document:
1. Step 1: Set Document Attributes



• Define your document's attributes in this step- including name of the document etc. The Document Title may be different from the title of the final published version.
• Add a picture- such as a document cover page- in Document Attributes to display this image when your publication is seen by visitors to the C&P market place.
• Start by creating a new document. Alternately click on a document under Edit Documents in Development to edit that document's attributes and content.
  
  
2. Step 2: Add Content



• Add content to your document using the editor. Click SAVE as Editable OFTEN as you work on it. Click Save and Continue when finished with your document and wish to publish it. Click on Save and Continue to move to Step 3: Publishing the Document. Alternately, you can upload a PDF file and click Save and Continue. Uploaded pdf content is NOT editable.
• To add images, click on the icon in the editor and add the web url for the image. You may upload your images in the Persona Facet, right click on the image and find its web url under porperties.
• Edit Documents in Development: Return to a document in development to add/edit content or change document attributes. Manage the number of documents you have in development by deleting unwanted documents. Currently you cannot have more than 2 such documents in development. View the document by clicking on the pdf icon next to its title. Only content you created using the ImPersona editor can be edited. Content you uploaded in pdf format CANNOT be edited. It can however be published in Step 3.
• You can view all documents in development and published documents in My Account> Content I Create> Publications
  
  
3. Step 3: Publish a Document



• Title of Publication: This may be different form the title of the document. This is the title displayed in the C&P marketplace.
• Publication Preview Text: Describe, summarize and promote your publication through the Preview text which is displayed to all visitors in the C&P market place.
• Add Watermark: Add your IMP ID e.g. IMP31 as a watermark to each page of your published document.
• Price: Only ImPersona Idea Merchants can buy and sell on ImPersona. Set the marketplace sale price for your publication.
• Publish to IC only: Publish the document only to the ImPersona Collective, that you are a member of. This document wont be available in the C&P market.
• You must accept the terms and conditions of ImPersona for publications.
• Access Control: Display the publication to all visitors of the C&P marketplace or only to members of your C&P access list as you define it in My Account> Program Access Controls.
• Set Publication Status: " Published" setting places your document in the C&P marketplace. "Unpublished" removes it from the marketplace and the document cannot be viewed/purchased/downloaded from the marketplace.
• Once you Publish a document, you cannot delete the document. You also cannot make any changes to the published document.
  
  
2. Create and Publish Market Place

The C&P market can be accessed from the ImPersona Home page under Create and Publish or by selecting Create & Publish from the top menu bar.


1. Search and Preview Documents: Search the C&P market using: Author, Date, Title, Category. Select a particular publication to view details displayed below the search results.
2. Buy a Document: Select a publication from the search list and Click Buy Now/Download. Accept the terms of purchase on ImPersona and confirm the price. Then, login to your Amazon Payments account and complete the financial transaction. If your payment is successful, you will return to ImPersona and a copy of your purchased document will be placed in your My Account> Content I Acquire> Publications area. If the publication is free, a download to your computer will commence immediately and a copy placed in your My Account> Content I Acquire> Publications. Only ImPersona Idea Merchants can buy and sell publications. All ImPs can publish for free. Go to My Account>Account Status if your would like to upgrade your account to Idea Merchant.
3. Viewing Documents you have purchased: View all content you purchased or downloaded at My Account> Content I Acquire> Publications.
4. Your Create and Publish Account records:
1. Your purchased or downloaded content is available at all times at My Account> Content I Acquire> Publications.
2. Your published documents and documents in development can be viewed and downloaded under My Account> Content I Create> Publications
3. All financial transaction records, including buys and sells, associated with the Create and Publish program, are available at My Account> My Financial Records. Search your financial transactions and download selected records in record files. If the number of transactions is large, multiple record files are created and may be downloaded.
4. Financial transactions associated with a particular published document can be found at My Account> Content I Create> Publications> Published under List Files. Please note the Status of the transaction. Only Status= Success transactions on document buys result in payments. This feature is for informative purposes only. Please refer to My Account> My Financial Records for all payment related records.

Overview of the ImPersona Collectives (ICs) Program

Organize, operate and interact with communities of ImPs using the IC Program. ICs are created by an ImP and may be structured as a Business/Corporation, a Movement, a Club, a Support Group or simply, Other. Each IC has a unique IC name and IC ID assigned by ImPersona. Based on the Category of IC, information elements that the IC shares internally and with the world are different. All categories of ICs also have common features that promote and record member interaction such as publications, insta-pinions, live chats, forums etc.

The IC is managed by the ImP who is the founder of the IC. The main IC Program page can be accessed from the ImPersona home page or the menu bar. The IC page for any CI can be accessed by entering the IC ID on the ImPersona home page, or by searching for the IC on the IC Program page.

IMPERSONA COLLECTIVES FEATURES

1. Create a new IC:> A new IC can be created by any ImP. The founder has to specify the following:
• IC Name: Select a unique IC Name. ImPersona assigns a unique IC ID to each new IC. Use the IC name or IC ID to log in to any IC you are a member of.
• IC Category: The IC Category determines the information elements in the IC. in future, additional features that are category specific will be available. Select from Business/Corporation, Movement, Support Group, Club, or Other.
• Mission Statement: This is the founder's statement that defines the nature and purpose of the IC.
• Member Size: The IC founder can set the maximum size of the IC. Note that this cannot be changed after the IC has been created.
• IC Membership: "Open" indicates this IC is accepting new members. "Closed" indicates this IC is closed to new members.
• IC Join: "Open" indicates any ImP who clicks Join IC on the particular IC's IC program page is automatically enrolled in the IC. "Request" indicates that any IMP who clicks Join IC will create a Request to the IC founder. This request must be Accepted or rejected by the IC founder. Check My Account> My Messages to see the response from the IC founder to a join Request.
• IC Access: "All" indicates this IC's page and features and content may be accessed by any ImP. "Members" restricts access to members.
2. Join an IC: Enter the IC name or IC ID on the main IC Program page and click Join. If the selected IC has IC Join set to Open, you will instantly join the IC. Otherwise, a request is sent to the IC founder. Check your My Account> My Messages to receive a reply from the IC founder on your Join request. You may also go the IC page and click Join This IC to join the IC.
3. IC Management : The IC founder can edit the IC attributes by clicking Edit on the IC page. The IC founder can change the IC Membership size, the IC Join method, IC Access etc. The IC founder can also view Join requests and Accept or Reject membership requests from the IC page.
4. Search and review ICs: The main IC Program Page provides search capability based on IC Name, ID, Founder name, Founder ImP ID or IC Membership size. Select an IC by clicking next to the IC name in the search results. Review the attributes of the IC below. Click on the IC name to go to the IC page.
5. IC Functions: These functions are found on the page dedicated to the IC. An IC page can be access from the ImPersona Home page or the IC Program page. Only members can access these features if the IC Access is set to Members Only by the Founder.



• My Favorite Collectives: Click to add it to your list of ICs in My Account> My Favorites> Collectives.
• IC Forums: This is a discussion board dedicated to the IC.
• IC Chat: Live Chat with members of your IC.
• IC Calendar: Schedule events such as meetings times, book readings etc. using the IC calendar. Personal calendars of all members are automatically updated with the scheduled event. Scheduled times must be in GMT ( Greenwich Mean Time).
• IC Publications: Use the Create and Publish program to create documents that are published only to your IC. The IC publications are available on the IC page.
• IC Insta-pinions: Use the Insta-pinion program to create Insta-pinions that are published only to your IC. The IC Insta-pinions are available on the IC page.
• Chat History: Logs of all IC Chat events are recorded and available here.

Overview of the Consult Program
The Consult program provides a live medium of interaction between ImPs. Use the Consult program to receive and provide advice, information, solutions and support in real time from other ImPs. Consultation providers are called Providers and consultation recipients are called Seekers.

Seek Listings is a market place where Seekers post requests for consultation with their specific requirements. Provide Listings is a market place where Providers post offers to consult with their specific capabilities. Search either market to find appropriate Providers or potential Seekers. Contact them off line to set up a live Consult.

Live Consult is a simple 4 step process for Seekers to engage in a Live Consult with a Provider.

1. Make Contact: Enter Seeker or Provider ImP ID on the Consult Program page. Click Contact Now.
2. Pre- Consult Chat: Discuss the nature of the consultation and suitability of the Seeker or Provider. End the Consult if neither are agreeable to both parties.
3. Agreements: The Provider's standard Terms ( set by Provider in her My Account>Program Defaults> Consult) appear before the Seeker which the Seeker must Agree with, or else the consult ends. The Provider and the Seeker then can each specify additional Terms. Such Terms shall not contravene ImPersona's Terms of Service in any way. ImPersona's Terms of Service are the final governing terms of service and over-ride all other Terms. Only when both parties agree to each other's Terms does the Agreement phase conclude and the Live Consult begin.
4. Live Consult: Download the ImPersona Live Consult Console and engage in a Live voice and text consult. A log of the textual consult is available in My Account> Content I Create> Consult for Providers and My Account> Content I Acquire> Consult for Seekers.

CONSULT PROGRAM FEATURES

1. How to become a Consult Provider
• You MUST set the "Do I Want to Consult?" attribute to YES in your My Account> Program Defaults Consult to become a Provider. This allows you to post Provide Listings and the system lists you in Consultants Online Now when you are logged in.
• On the Consult Program Page, click on Not Available to Consult to change it to Available to Consult. This enables real time contact from a Seeker. If you do NOT wish to be contacted in real time, make sure your availability is set to Not Available to Consult.



2. How to become a Seeker
• Any ImP can become a Seeker. Simply contact a provider or start a Live Consult.
3. Seek Listings:
• Post a Seek listing: Any ImP can post a Seek listing using the template provided by clicking on Post a Seek Listing on the Consult Program Page.
• Search: Search the Seek Listings by Date of posting, Category, Seeker Name, or Description of the Seek Listing. Seeker listings are displayed on the basis of most recent posting first in the market place. An ImP might have multiple Seek listings active. Click next to a listing to see all the Seek Listings posted by the ImP with the most recent listing posted first. Seekers MUST remove listings by deleting them when they are no longer active, so as to NOT receive offers.
• Contact a Seeker: Select a Seeker Listing from the list. Click Contact Now that appears below the list to send a message to the Seeker. The message consists of a Title, Description of your response to the Seeker, Preferred Date, and Preferred Time stated in GMT= Greenwich Mean Time. Seekers must check their My Messages to review consult Contact messages. If a Seeker accepts your offer to consult, the date and time are automatically entered into the personal calendars of both Seeker and Provider.
4. Provide Listings
• Post a Provide listing: ImPs who have set their " Do I Wish to Consult?" Attribute to YES in their My Account> Program Defaults Consult, can post a Provider listing using the template provided, by clicking on Post a Provider Listing on the Consult Program Page.
• Search: Search the Provider Listings by Date of posting, Category, Provider Name, or Description of the Provider Listing. An ImP might have multiple Provider listings active. Click next to a listing to see all the Provider Listings posted by the ImP with the most recent listing posted first. Provider MUST remove listings when they are no longer active, so as to NOT receive offers- select the listing with your name, review all your Provider listings and delete.
• Contact a Provider: Select a Provider Listing from the list. Click Contact Now that appears below the list to send a message to the Provider. The message consists of a Title, Description of your response to the Provider, Preferred Date, and Preferred Time stated in GMT= Greenwich Mean Time. Provider must check their My Messages to review consult Contact messages. If a Provider accepts your offer to consult, the date and time are automatically entered into the personal calendars of both Seeker and Provider.
• Add to Favorites: Select a Provider listing. Click on Add to Favorites below the list to add the selected Provider to your list of Favorites. Review your favorites in My Account> My Favorites>Consultants.
5. Live Consult

The Consult Program page lists all ImPs, who are Providers and are currently logged in to ImPersona , in the Consultants Online Now! list. In this list, Available= NO indicates the Provider is not willing to consult at the moment or is engaged in a consult already. Available= YES indicates the Provider is available for a Live Consult. Engage in a Live Consult in 4 steps.

1. Step 1: Make Live Contact

Contact a Seeker or Provider by entering their ImP name or ID and your own and clicking Contact now, on the Consult Program page. Make sure you select your role as Seeker or Provider accurately.

2. Step 2: Pre Consult Chat


Discuss the nature and purpose of your consult and whether both parties can meet each other's needs. Click End Consult Now if you cannot. Otherwise click Move to Agreements.

3. Step 3: Agreements

Providers may specify their Terms in their My Account> Program Defaults Consults. These terms are first displayed to the Seeker and the Seeker must Agree to them, otherwise the Consult ends immediately.



Then, the Provider and Seeker each have the choice to post additional agreement points based on their Pre-Consult Chat. Both parties must agree to each other's terms for the Consult to proceed.


When both Provider and Seeker have Agreed to each other's terms, the following screen appears. Click on the " Click Here to Download..." message and the Live Consult Console downloads to your computer.


4. Step 4: Live Consult

Provider and Seeker can engage in text and voice consultation. A record of your text consult ( not voice) is created. Providers may access this record in their My Account> Content I Create> Consult. Seekers may access this record in their My Account> Content I Acquire> Consult. When finished, click on End Consult on the Live Consult Console. Also click " I HAVE FINISHED MY CONSULTATION" on the Consult page pop up. This is essential to reset the Provider status to Available and save an accurate consult record.

Overview of the INSTA-PINION Program

Pose a problem, raise a burning issue or ask an important question, and provide detailed, articulate, useful solutions using the Insta-pinion program. ImPersona Insta-pinion questions or issues are posted by ImPersona. Any ImP may create a new Insta-pinion under Personal Insta-pinion. Search the Insta-pinion market for Insta-pinions and replies of interest.

Insta-pinion is an e-commerce enabled program. Only ImPersona Idea Merchants can buy and sell Instapinions. Any ImP can create a new Insta-pinion, post replies for free, and view free replies. Go to your My Account> Account Status to upgrade to ImPersona Idea Merchant if necessary.

Buyers beware-Buy an Insta-pinion reply based on the Preview text of the reply, ratings of the reply and reputation and ratings of the ImP posting the reply. ImPersona does NOT provide any guarantees related to the reply or the ImP.

INSTA-PINION PROGRAM FEATURES

1. Insta-pinion market: Search the Insta-pinion market by ImP Name of the creator, any word of interest in the Insta-pinion under Question, or by Category. A list of Insta-pinions meeting the criteria is displayed. Click View replies to see replies to an Insta-pinion.
2. Create a new Insta-pinion: Any ImP can create a new Insta-pinion using the template on the Insta-pinion program page. The creator may restrict the viewing and replies of the Insta-pinion to an IC. The Insta-pinion created by ImPs is listed under Personal Insta-pinion.
3. Post a Reply to an Insta-pinion: Click on Post your reply. The Reply Preview text is displayed to all visitors viewing the particular Insta-pinion. Replies can be set to free or paid.
4. View and Download replies to an Insta-pinion: All Free and purchased Paid replies to an Insta-pinion can be downloaded by clicking Download Question and Replies next to the Insta-pinion. The Reply Description for free replies can be viewed by clicking View Detail.
5. Buy A Reply: Click on Buy Now under the particular reply you wish to buy. You will be asked to confirm ImPersona's TOS and the price. Then you will be asked to log in to Amazon payments and complete payment. If successful, you will return to the Insta-pinion program and a copy of the purchased reply will be available in your My Account> Content I Acquire> Insta-pinion. All downloads of replies to a particular Insta-pinion will include the purchased replies and free replies.
6. Reply Ratings: Click on the number of stars below a reply and then SUBMIT to rate a reply to an Insta-pinion. Reply Ratings are a very important way for ImPs to judge the value of a reply.
7. My Favorite Insta-pinion: Click on this link to add this Insta-pinion and its replies to your My Account> My Favorites> Insta-pinions.
8. Your Account records: View all your replies to Insta-pinions in your My Account> Content I Create> Insta-pinions. View all downloaded replies to Insta-pinions ( free and purchased paid replies) in your My Account> Content I Acquire> Insta- pinions. All financial records of your transactions in the Insta-pinion program can be found in My Account> My Financial Records. You can also view the financial transactions related to a particular Insta-pinion reply in My Account> Content I Create> Insta-pinions. Note that only those transactions with Status= Success resulted in payments.

Overview of the DEBATE AND DISCOURSE Program

Organize, conduct or participate in a live discussion, debate, lecture or speech. this program is open to all ImPs acting in any role. Four roles are associated with each event: Creator, Coordinator, Speaker, Participant (Listener). The descriptions of each role are as follows:

Events are scheduled per Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Learn all about an event by clicking on the event name on the D&D program page which leads to the D&D Event page dedicated to that event. The Creator MUST Start and End the event by clicking Start or End, in the event listing under Today's Events on the D&D Program page. Events can be started close to the scheduled time. Once an event has started, speakers, participants and the Coordinator click Join to download their respective Live consoles and participate in the event.

DEBATE AND DISCOURSE FEATURES

1. D&D Program Listings and Schedule
• The main D&D program page displays all events scheduled for today under Today's Events.
• Search all event listings to find upcoming events of interest using the Event Name or Title, Creator ImP Name or ImP ID, Coordinator ImP name or ImP ID or the Event Date.
• All Events are scheduled per Greenwich Mean Time.
• If you are logged into ImPersona, you will automatically see your Role in the event listing
• To participate in an event that has started, click on Join.
• Archives provide pdf records of the event text logs once the event has ended. Click Archives and select the event by name to view its log file.
• Select an event to view its Event Attributes. Alternately click on the event name to go to the Event page for full details.
• Request Attendance: Once you select an event, you may Request Attendance if the event is a private event. Request Attendance sends a message to the Creator who may accept or reject the request.
• Indicate Interest: If the event is a Public event, then you can Indicate Interest in the event. An indication of interest is not mandatory to join a public event. However, if number of participants is limited by the Creator then an Indicate Interest ensures participation.
2. Schedule a Discourse and Debate Event

The Creator of an event can set up a new event with the following attributes:

• Event Type: Describe the type of event.
• Event Description: Describe the event, including its purpose, speakers, etc.
• Event Name: This is the name of event seen on the D&D program page.
• Maximum Attendees: This limits the number of attendees ( including speakers and participants).
• Event Access Public/ Private: Public events are open to all ImPs and do not require a request to attend or response from the Creator. Private events require
• Event Date: This is scheduled date of the live event.
• Event Time: This is the scheduled time, per Greenwich Mean Time, of the live event.
• Post in Forum: A topic dedicated to this event with the event Name is created in the D&D forums.
• Set Coordinator: Enter the ImP name or ImP ID of the Coordinator. The Creator can change or set the Coordinator from detailed Event page. The Creator can make himself the Coordinator.
• Set Speaker: Enter the ImP names of IDs of the Speakers. Multiple Speakers can be invited. The Creator can change or invite Speakers from the detailed Event page.
3. Event Details and Attendance/Interest

Click on the event Name on the main D&D program page to see the detailed Event Page dedicated to that event.

• Event Attributes: The attributes of the event including its type, description public or private etc.
• Add to Favorites: This adds a link to the particular event to your My Account> My Favorites> Discourse and Debate.
• D&D Forum: Participate in a forum discussion dedicated to the event under the particular event's name.
• Archives: Find an event by name in the Archives and view a record of the D&D event.



4. Manage a D&D Event

Creators can manage an event from the Event page which can be accessed by clicking on the name of the event from the main D&D page.

• Edit Attributes: Change the attributes of the event including number of attendees etc.
• Delete An Event: delete an event. The event listing is removed from the D&D program page.
• Invite Coordinator: A message is sent to the ImP who is invited to be the Coordinator. The Creator can invite himself to be the Coordinator, but must accept the invitation in his My Messages. When an invitation is accepted, the ImP ID is shown in Confirmed Coordinator. Change or delete Coordinators here.
• Invite Speakers: A message is sent to the ImP who is invited to be a Speaker. When an invitation is accepted, the ImP ID is shown in Confirmed Speakers. Change or delete Speakers here.
• Requesting Participants/Listeners: When an ImP clicks Request Attendance, the request is submitted to the Creator. Approve or reject requests here. View the Confirmed Participants once their requests are approved by the Creator. Delete Participants if necessary.
• Start an Event: Events MUST be started close to the scheduled time by the Creator by clicking Start in the event listing in Today's Events.
• End an Event: Events MUST be ended by clicking End in the event listing in Today's Events.



5. Live Discourse and Debate
• The Creator must click Start and End in the event listing in Today's Events to start and end an event. Only then, can all other attendees participate in the event. All other attendees must click Join to attend the event.
• All communications in an event are voice and text. Only the text log is saved in the event record.
• The Coordinator, Speakers and Participants(Listeners) all have unique Live D&D consoles with unique features. ImPersona recognizes the ImP's role and assigns the appropriate console. Creators join the event as Participants UNLESS they have nominated themselves as Coordinator or a Speaker.
• The Live D&D consoles are Java programs that are downloaded to your computer when you click Join in an event listing. ALWAYS ALLOW THE DOWNLOAD TO PROCEED WHEN SECURITY MESSAGES POP UP FROM YOUR BROWSER OR OS.
  
  
1. Coordinator Live Console Operations

The console displays the Event Name and Coordinator Name at the top.

• Coordinator may type and speak freely at any time.
• Post Question: Text typed by a Participant is only received by the Coordinator and NOT by any other Participant or Speaker. Coordinator must check the box next to the Participant name and click Post Question, for the text to be viewed by Speakers (if Send to is set to Speakers) or to be viewed by other Participants ( if Send to is selected to All Participants by Coordinator).
• Allow Listener to Speak: This is a toggle switch that the Coordinator uses to allow Participants to Speak or force silence. Initially, all participants CAN speak freely. Clicking on the Allow button for the first time simply activates it and the button toggles to Forbid Listeners to Speak. If the switch shows Forbid listeners, then all participants can currently speak. If the switch shows Allow Listeners then all participants are on hold and cannot speak. Click on Forbid to forbid typing/speech. Click on Allow to allow typing/speech.
• Allow Listener to Type text: This is a toggle switch that the Coordinator uses to allow Participants to type text or disable typing. Initially, all participants CAN type freely. Clicking on the Allow button for the first time simply activates it and the button toggles to Forbid Listeners to Speak. Thereafter, if the switch displays Forbid Listeners, then all participants can currently speak. If the switch shows Allow Listeners, then all participants are on hold and cannot speak. Click on Forbid to forbid typing/speech. Click on Allow to allow typing/speech.
• Send to: The Coordinator can direct his own typing, and the text from Participants and Speakers using Send To.
• Send To= Speakers: The Coordinator's own typed text or the Participant text that is being directed by the Coordinator using Post Question, can be viewed only by Speakers.
• Send To= All Participants: The Coordinator's own typed text, and the Participant text that is being directed by the Coordinator using Post Question, can be viewed by ALL Participants. Use this Setting to echo a participant's text to everyone attending the event.
• Speaker and microphone controls: Click on the microphone to enable or disable the mic. Click on the speaker icon to enable or disable audio output. Click on the volume bars to adjust the volume from your speakers. If you are also speaking using a microphone , this may result in feedback.
• End Event: Click on the X at the top right corner to close the Java window. You can rejoin the event by clicking Join on the main D&D page in the event listing in Today's events if the event is still ongoing.
  
  
2. Speaker Live Console Operation

The console displays the Event Name and Coordinator Name at the top.

• Speakers may type text and speak at any time.
• Send to: The Speaker can direct his own typing using Send To. This feature determines who can see the typed text:
• Send To= Speakers: Other Speakers and the Coordinator see the text.
• Send To= Moderators: Only Coordinator sees the text sent by the Speaker.
• Send To= All Participants: All Participants, and Speakers and Coordinator see the text. This should be the default setting for the Speaker.
• Speaker and microphone controls: Click on the microphone to enable or disable the mic. Click on the speaker icon to enable or disable audio output. Click on the volume bars to adjust the volume from your speakers. If you are also speaking using a microphone , this may result in feedback.
• End Event: Click on the X at the top right corner to close the Java window. You can rejoin the event by clicking Join on the main D&D page in the event listing in Today's events if the event is still ongoing.
  
  
3. Participant (Listener) Live Console Operations

The console displays the Event Name and Coordinator Name at the top.

• A Participant may type text and speak only when Allowed by the Coordinator. If the participant is Forbidden to Speak/Type by the Coordinator, the Live Console does not accept any text input from the Participant.
• Only the Coordinator sees all text typed by Participants. The Coordinator has to direct the text typed by a Participant to other Participants or Speakers for them to be able to see it.
• Speaker and microphone controls: Click on the microphone to enable or disable the mic. Click on the speaker icon to enable or disable audio output. Click on the volume bars to adjust the volume from your speakers. If you are also speaking using a microphone , this may result in feedback.
• End Event: Click on the X at the top right corner to close the Java window. You can rejoin the event by clicking Join on the main D&D page in the event listing in Today's events if the event is still ongoing.

NOTE: A single ImP can conduct an event by being both the Creator and Coordinator of the event.

Overview of NEWS AND MATTERS Program

This program offers ImPersona users the chance to highlight and share News stories, articles and reports available on the internet, that are of significance and value to the individual and the community. News and Matters will focus on factual content that contributes to the development and edification of ImPs in all Facets.

ImPs may click on Submit News to submit a web URL to the news item, blog article, report etc. ImPersona editors will review the submitted links and post selected links with brief descriptions of the content. Please respect the Copyright and Terms of the website to which a link is being submitted. Please verify the veracity of all content before submitting to ImPersona. Further, only News and Matters that are suitable content to ALL users of ImPersona including children will be considered.

NEWS AND MATTERS FEATURES

1. Submit News and Matters: Submit a web link/ URL to a News story, blog, article, report etc. with a description and picture if possible. Categorize as Global if the content is of significance to the entire ImPersona community. Categorize as Local if this is geographically local content.
2. Discuss News and Matters: Discuss News and Matters content using a message board format. Create a New topic or post replies to an existing topic.
3. Archive News: Select a date to view the News and Matters program content posted on that date. Use this feature to return to past content.
4. My Favorite News: Add News and Matters program content to your My Account> My Favorites> News and Matters and return to your favorite content anytime.
5. Submit you Discussions: You can submit a link to a specific article/topic you have created in your Facet Discussions to News- Global for review by ImPersona.

MY ACCOUNT FEATURES

1. Account Status
• Account Type: This indicates the type of your account. ImPersona, ImPersona Idea Merchant (Buy only), ImPersona Idea Merchant ( Buy+ Sell. Refer to Account types in out Terms of Service and under Registration in this ImPersona use guide.
• Account Status: If your account is in good standing, your status shows Active.
• Financial Activity Status: This attribute is YES if you can buy only and /or buy+sell. It is NO if your account type is not ImPersona Idea Merchant.
• My Amazon Payments Account Name: This is your Amazon Payments login name. This is the account used by ImPersona to debit or credit you in all financial transactions.
• Upgrade Account: You can change the type of account ( for e.g. from ImPersona to Idea Merchant( Buy only) or from Idea Merchant ( Buy only) to Idea Merchant (Buy+Sell)
• Update Amazon Payment details: ImPersona Idea Merchants can update their Amazon Payments account name if it has changed. Please note that every time you change your Amazon Payments account, ImPersona has to re-authorize your account type to ensure you can Buy or Buy+Sell.
2. My Registration Information
• All your registration information is available here and can be updated/changed.
3. Change Password
• Change your password here.
4. Customer Support Ticket (CST)
• Create a new CST by clicking HELP at the bottom of every ImPersona web page. Use this feature for all issues you need assistance with. You can also create a new CST from your My Account> Customer Support Ticket.
• All Customer Support Tickets you created can and must be reviewed here.
• All responses from ImPersona to your CST will ONLY be found here, under the title of the CST. Click on the CST title to view all communications between you and ImPersona. NO MESSAGES OR EMAILS ARE SENT BY IMPERSONA IN RESPONSE TO A CST.
• Post a response: Click Post a Response to post a follow-up response to ImPersona on a particular CST whose Status= Submitted, by opening the CST and clicking Post a Response. You cannot Post a Response when the CST Status= Resolved.
5. My Calendar
• Access your personal Calendar here. Create and schedule personal events or view Public events automatically scheduled when you are participating in a Consult, a Discourse and Debate event, or an ImPersona Collective event.
6. Program Status
• ImPersona reserves the right to restrict your access and participation in any of the ImPersona programs. View your Program Status here. An account in good standing should show all Programs as Active.
7. Program Access Controls
• Control who gets to view data in your My ImPersona Program. Each Facet, Actions and Experiences and Indicators can be individually controlled to provide access to all ( Public), to none but the account owner ( Private) or to a select group of ImPs ( Access List)
• Define Access Lists for each Facet: An Access List is a list of ImP IDs or ImP Names that are used when providing access based on an Access List
• Control access to the Diary and Comments sub facets in each of your Facets.
8. My Messages
• Check messages you have received and messages you sent here. All program invites such as those from the D&D program, contacts from the Consult program appear as messages here.
9. My Financial Records
• All financial records of financial transactions performed by you as a buyer or seller are available here.
• View Detail: This feature provides you all the attributes related to a single transaction.
• Search Records: Use the Search feature to obtain records based on a time duration, an ImPersona program or a specific item that was bought or sold.
• Download records: Download in Excel format the details of each transaction in the list of transactions resulting from your Search.
• ImPersona will NOT provide financial transaction records in any other format. No additional details regarding any single transaction will be provided besides those already made available.
10. My Program Records Content I Create
• Access Content you Create in each ImPersona program here.
• Publications: All your published documents and documents under development are available here. Also, financial transaction information for each published document is available in List Files. Use My Financial Records for the most reliable financial transaction information.
• Insta-pinion: Select Insta-pinion>View List to view all the Insta-pinions you created. Select Insta-pinion Reply to view all the replies to Insta-pinions you created. All financial transaction information for each Insta-pinion reply is available in List Files. Use My Financial Records for the most reliable financial transaction information.
• Consult: A list of all Consults you acted a Provider for and the log for each Live Consult is available here.
• Discourse and Debate: A list of all Discourse and Debate Events you created and a link to the Event Page for each event are available here.
• Collectives: A list of all ImPersona Collectives you are a Founder of and a link to each such IC Page are available here.
11. My Program Records Content I Acquire
• Publications: All purchased and free download publications are available here.
• Insta-pinions: All purchased and free download Instapinions (with replies) are available here.
• Consult: A list of all Live Consults you were a Seeker in and a record/log of each such Live Consult are available here.
• Debate and Discourse: A list of all D&D events you participated in and a record/log of each such event are available here.
• Collectives: A list of all ICs you are a member of and a link to the IC Page for each such IC are available here.
12. Program Defaults Create and Publish
• These default settings may be used when you are publishing a document in Step 3 of Create and Publish Now- Publish the Document.
13. Program Defaults Insta-pinions
• The default price for an Insta-pinion reply may be stated here. You will set the actual price when replying to an Insta-pinion.
14. Program Defaults Consult
• Do I Want to Consult?: To become a Provider you MUST set Do I Want to Consult? to YES here. Otherwise set it as No. If set to Yes, your ImP name will appear in the Consultants Online Now list on the Consult Program page, whenever you are logged in to ImPersona.
• My Consultation Terms of Service: Enter your default terms of service here. These terms are displayed to the Seeker, during Step 3: Agreements, of a Live Consult. You may add additional terms in real time during the Live Consult Step 3.
15. My Favorites
• Review all the favorites you have selected in each ImPersona program here. Use this feature to easily access all your favorite ImPs and content in various programs.
16. My Ratings
• Review the ratings provided to you by the ImPersona community here. Each program is rated individually.