What are interest tags?

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Like the tags you can add to your posts and assets, you can add interest tags to your profile to share the things that make you you. They are another way for you to learn more about other people and for them to learn more about you! You can also find new neighbors by searching interests, and they can find you the same way if you have added interest tags to your Profile.

Note: To learn more about using tags on your posts and assets, take a look at .

How do I add interest tags?

Adding interests under the Account tab.
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Click Account at the top of any Vox page to go to your account settings. On that page under the heading 'Interest Tags' you'll see a text box. Type your interests in the text box, separating the interests with commas, and then click Save at the bottom of the page. For example, just type 'knitting, children's literature, football' if you'd like to add those three interests to your profile. To read more about the other things you can do on the Account tab, read .

There's no 'right' way in deciding how to word your interests, but we do have a couple of suggestions for you. When you're adding interest tags, think about things that would fit in the sentence 'I enjoy [interest tag here].' Also, a single word may be better than a longer phrase because it's more likely to be something that other people would use and search. If you do use longer phrases, then wording them to fit that suggested sentence is still a good idea.

Where do interest tags show?

Your interest tags can be seen on your Profile page. From your blog, you can click on 'View My Profile' under the 'About me' heading or 'Profile' in your blog's banner to see your profile. On your Profile page, you will see your interests under the heading 'Interests' under your biography.

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How can I use interest tags?

Each interest listed on your Profile page or another member's profile page is clickable, and clicking on any interest tag will take you to a page showing you other Vox members who have recently added that interest to their profiles. On the right side of that page, you can see a tag cloud of the most popular interests on Vox.

This is an example of the results you'll see after an interest search.
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You can also find people who share a particular interest by clicking Explore at the top of any Vox page. Click People and enter the interest you'd like to explore in the text box. Next, click Search and you'll see the link to search by interest. Clicking that link will show you the people who have that interest in their profiles. You can read to learn more about the pages in the Explore tab.

The place for choosing if you'll be included in interest searches.
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You can choose to opt out of interest searches by clicking Account in the top navigation and then clicking Privacy & Notifications in the left sidebar. If you do not have a checkmark in the box next to 'Searchable by interest', then you will not be shown in the results when people search for a particular interest, even if that interest is in your profile.

Adding and using interests is an easy way to connect with the other members of Vox.