This topic covers setting up a personal profile after registering with Freebase.com, and personalized information that is displayed on the homepage when you log in.
Registering with Freebase
Anyone can use Freebase to search for information without registering, but only registered users can create and edit domains, topics, and types, or use features like Filter View exports. Freebase only requires a username, email address, and password to register, and your email will never be sold or re-used.
- Click Register in the upper-right corner of the Freebase.com homepage.
- Complete the username, email address, and password information. An email will be sent to confirm your email address.
- When you receive the email click the link within it and you will be taken to your personal home page in Freebase.
Using Your Personal Homepage
Whenever you log into Freebase you will be taken to a personalized homepage that includes information about your recent activity on Freebase. You can access your personal homepage from anywhere in Freebase by clicking the Freebase logo in the top navigation bar.
There are three main areas on the homepage that contain information directly connected to activity on Freebase.
- Your bases and Your types tabs lists all the domains and types you have created, as well as the domains where you are a member. Click the name of a domain or type to view it, or Create a base/Create a type to start a new one.
- Notifications alerts you to replies to your discussion posts, or changes to discussions that you are watching. Click Replies or Watchlist to view the discussion activity, or Topic about you to view changes to your Person topic.
- Saved Views shows any views you have created of Freebase topics and saved to your homepage.
Setting Up Your Personal Profile
- Click on your username at the top of the homepage to view your personal profile page.
- Click edit next to My Full Name, Where I Live, Websites, and Personal Quote to enter information. Note that this information can only be edited by you.
- If you want to create a Person topic about yourself in Freebase, click edit next to My Topic, then enter your name to create the topic. For more information about creating a person topic about yourself, see Using 'My Topic' in Freebase.
- If you want to add an image for your profile, click add next to Gallery and browse to a file on your computer to upload, or provide a link to an existing Freebase image or an image on the Web.
- Click Manage your account to change your password and email.
