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Publishing your folders is a new way to share what you find online with the entire Backflip community. You now have the opportunity to make a single folder or your entire Backflip account viewable to the public. Learn how to Publish or view the Backflip Public Directory.
Why make a Folder Public?
You have spent lots of time discovering important Web pages and storing them in your Backflip folders. You may have even shared these discoveries with friends using Show & Tell and watched your folders grow, yet now by making your folder(s) public you will have the opportunity to contribute to and benefit from the Web discoveries of the entire Backflip community.
Related Questions:
How do I publish a folder so it can be accessible to the public?
When I make a folder public what happens?
What do these °,  symbols next to my folder mean?
How do I view my public folders?
How do I view other Backflip member's public folders?
How do I make my public folder private again?
When I make my folder public does my member profile become public?
Can you make a shared folder public?
When a shared folder is made public what happens?
Can only Backflip members view my public folders?
What are the differences between Show & Tell and Public Folders?
How do I publish a folder so it can be accessible to the public?
To make a folder public, simply click on any folder name under the My Folders tab, and then click the Publish option beneath the folder description. Follow the on-screen instructions and select the Publish button.
When I make my folder public what happens?
Your Web discoveries will be accessible to anyone on the Internet. After making a folder public you will receive your own Public Home Page listing all of your public folders, a listing in Backflip's Public Directory by username and a unique URL where you and others can view your folder. Your Backflip Pages will now also be viewable to search engines, so you may be able to find your Web discoveries in a search on the specific topic of your folder. Any changes to a public folder, such as adding, deleting or changing names, titles or descriptions of Web pages or folders will be seen both in your personal account and in the Public Directory.
What do these °, symbols next to my folder mean?
The ° on the right of the folder title under the My Folders tab and the symbol that appears when viewing the folder's contents indicates that the folder is public and can be viewed in Backflip's Public Directory.
How do I view my public folders?
There are three ways to view your public folders: My Public Home, Backflip's Public Directory and by unique URL. When you are signed into your Backflip account, view your public folders in My Public Home. Access My Public Home by clicking on Public Folders in the upper right corner of any Backflip page. This will bring you to My Public Home, where you can view all of your public folders. You can also locate your public folders by username in Backflip's Public Directory. Access the Public Directory by clicking on Public Folders in the upper right corner of any Backflip page and then selecting Public Directory. Use the unique URL while signed in or out of your Backflip account. The URL will launch you directly to the My Public Home view with all of your public folders. If you are signed in and access your Public Home page with your folder URL you will have access to your entire account. If you use the folder URL and are not signed in, you will simply have access to Backflip's signed out version of Public Folders and all other signed out features.
How do I view other Backflip member's public folders?
There are several ways you can get there. While signed in, access Backflip's public folders by clicking on Public Folders in the upper right corner of any Backflip page and then selecting the Public Directory tab. While in Backflip's Public Directory, locate a member's public folder by their username. If you have received an email from a friend with a URL for their Public Home page, you can use this URL both while you are signed in and signed out of your Backflip account.
How do I make my public folder private again?
Click on the folder that is public and in the folder view select [Unpublish], below the folder title. You can also click on [Edit] and uncheck "Let others see this folder by making it public" and click Save Changes.
When I make my folder public does my member profile become public?
No. The only thing that is public is the folder that you have made public.
Can I make a shared folder public?
Yes, but only the owner of the shared folder can make the folder public.
When a shared folder is made public what happens?
The folder will be both shared and public. More specifically, if the owner of the shared folder allows friends to contribute Web pages to the folder these additions will appear both for those that share the folder as well as those that access it publicly in Backflip's Public Directory. The email addresses of those that share the folder and those that make additions cannot be seen in the Public Directory. Note: Only the owner of the shared folder can make the folder public.
Can only Backflip members view my public folders?
No, anyone can view Backflip's Public Folders. A non-member can view Public Folders two ways: When you make a Backflip folder public and are given a URL to access your Public Home page, this URL can be emailed to and used by non-Backflip members. This URL will bring them to your Public Home page with all of your public folders. In addition, one can view Backflip's Public Directory when they go to http://www.backflip.com and click on a link referencing Public Folders.
What are the differences between Show & Tell and Public Folders?
With Backflip's Show & Tell you select the people allowed to view your folder. When you make your folder(s) public you are sharing with the entire Backflip community (anyone who accesses www.backflip.com). When you use Show & Tell to share a folder you can allow others to add Web pages to your folder, yet when a folder is made public others can only view it and not add their own links. Note: If a folder is shared and public, those who share the folder and make additions will see these additions both in the shared folder view and in the Public Directory.
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