FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is Watchyoulike ?

Watchyoulike is a video sharing community on the internet. It is a destination where you can share and watch millions of videos. Find videos that admin had uploaded, as well as the users had recommended from the sources like YouTube, Google Video, Daily Motion and Yahoo Videos.

To use Watchyoulike, go to the Watchyoulike home page and begin browsing. We upload and share thousands of new videos every day. As our community filters out the noise and leaves only the best, Watchyoulike is now the fastest updating, most relevant video portal. We select the best videos for you to watch daily, simply as a starting point. Don't forget to comment and rate videos. The Watchyoulike website offers a variety of different functionalities such as viewing various types of videos, sending them to friends and family, searching for specific videos, adding your comments to videos, giving rates to videos and much more. As a registered user in Watchyoulike, you'll have the option to add videos to your favorite list .

What makes Watchyoulike different from other video sharing sites like YouTube?

Watchyoulike is intended for personal video sharing with your friends and family. We take your private video-sharing concerns seriously by having more advanced privacy and permission settings. You can keep desired videos in a single group called 'playlist'

Does Watchyoulike cost money?

The Watchyoulike website and its services are free of charge.

What are the minimum system requirements?

Minimum system requirements
Operating System – Windows 98 / Windows 2000 / Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2)
Browser – Internet Explorer 6 or FireFox 1.5
Macromedia Flash Player – 8 or higher
JavaScript and cookies – Recommended
The Watchyoulike website will work without these options, though you will lose various features.

How do I create a Watchyoulike account?

To create an account in Watchyoulike

  1. Go to the registration page: Register
  2. Fill the required fields (email id, nickname, password and confirm password)
  3. You will receive a confirmation email shortly
  4. Click the link to activate your account

You can't login without activating the account.

How do I activate my account?

If you didn't receive the confirmation email, make sure that it was not sent to your spam box. Click the link as specified in the mail to activate your account.

Will my personal details remain private?

All your personal information on Watchyoulike will remain private and available only to yourself. Your email address is used solely to register and receive notifications. Your personal details will not be available to anyone without your consent. User privacy is taken very seriously. To learn more, read our Privacy Policy.

How to create a playlist and how many playlists a single user can have?

Once you are logged in:

  • Go to the video details page by clicking your favorite video.
  • Click "add to playlist"
  • Add the video to your playlist

Only one playlist is allowed for a single WatchYouLike User. In that playlist He could add and remove videos. He has the right to keep his playlist private.

How can I make my playlist as private?

Yes, it is possible to make your playlist private.

To make a playlist private, Please check the radio button when the time of a playlist creation.

How do I change my password?

In order to change your password, login to Watchyoulike site and click on the update button in the profile page.

How do I recommend a video?

You can recommend a video using our Watchyoulike bookmarklet. Please click here to find the flash tutotrial and learn more about the recommendation.

Why some videos are present in my recommend video list, even when it is not recommended by me?

It is the special feature of Watchyoulike. When you are watching a particular video, some players like YouTube player will give you the related videos of the current playing video. If you are logged in and tried to play any of that related video, the watched video will automatically recommended to the Watchyoulike site. Due to this internal process, some videos appearing on your pending/active recommendation list.

How can I become a top user in Watchyoulike?

Top users are selected weekly. If you acquire more points in a week by your activities in Watchyoulike, you will be listed as a top user in 'Featured Users' section.

How will I get points?

You will get points, when you perform the following actions in Watchyoulike:

  • Playing a video in Watchyoulike
  • Giving comments to a video
  • Recommending videos to Watchyoulike

Why some videos are present in my favorite video list, even when it is not added by me?

When you watch a video 3 times or more it will be added to your favorite list. This facility is available for logged users only.

How do I add a video to my favorite list?

This facility is available for logged users only. Go to video details page of any video to find 'Add to Favorite' option. If you want to add the current video to your favorite list, click on the option and the video will be added as your favorite one.Your favorite list is available for those users who visit your profile.

How do I add a video to my playlist?

This facility is available for logged users only. Go to video details page of any video to find ‘Add to Playlist’ option. Click on that option. If you haven't created any playlist, it will ask you to create a new playlist. Once you have your own Playlist, you can add any number of videos to the Playlist. While creating a Playlist you have the privilege to set the access as "Private" or "Public". The Public Playlist will be visible to any user who visits your profile. But the private playlist can only be viewed by you

How can I take my friends to Watchyoulike?

You can invite your friends to Watchyoulike.com using the 'Invite Friend' feature in My page. Watchyoulike's 'Refer Watchyoulike' option generates a referral URL with which you can post blogs to invite your readers to Watchyoulike.com. Also, there is an 'Email to Friend' option in video details page.

Where I find "My Information"?

In order to reach your personal information page, click on My Page tab (which is shown only after successful login). In this page you can edit or update your personal information. You can also view your favorite videos, recently watched videos and the users who visited your profile recently.

How do I rate a video, channel, playlist or a user?

This facility is available for logged users only. You can give rating by just clicking the stars.

How do I comment a video?

This facility is available for logged users only. In video details page, there is an option to comment the current playing video.

How do I tag a video, channel, playlist or a user?

This facility is available for logged users only. After successful login, you can give tags to videos, channels, playlists or users by clicking 'AddTag' option.

What will I do when I find a video violating the Terms and Privacy Policies of Watchyoulike?

You can report that video as abuse. We can find a portion in video details page to report a video as abuse.

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