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Ecology, Resources, Food, Personal Well-being and Health
A GLAD (GLobalADvertising) is a paid content created by a user, to be shown along with a selected category of GLBrain content. If all users are selected, the GLAD will show to all user who open any content in a certain category. If a selection is made it will only show to the registered users matching the creators selection. GLADs can be browsed by any viewer by using the "Search Glad" function. GLADs can be created and purchased by any registered user and will show under the GLADs function in the creators professional profile. GLADs can be purchased in different packages offering different numbers of points. GLBrain categorizes all countries in 5 pricing groups for all paid functions. For GLADs, a page view in the cheapest country group will cost 1 point and a click on the GLAD that also links to the profile page will cost 5 times this points. The same will apply to the other groups fore example a page view in the most expensive group costs 5 points, a click 25 points. The creator can see his status of points at any time in MyBrain under "Purchased".Additional points can be purchased there as well directly from the GLAD.
A GLOM (GLObal Message) is a way to directly communicate with interested users who added the GLBrain Content to their MyBrain via a statistic selection. The users will receive this information within the content they added to their MyBrain. The creator of the GLOM does not see their identity they show just as part of a statistic selection. The Glom will show within a few minutes to all selected users in their MyBrain along with the related GLBrain content. The receiver of the GLOM will be informed about this new communication by a green envelope over the MyBrain tab. Opening his MyBrain the user will be informed that content added to his MyBrain got a new information. The content with the latest new information will be listed first and show that there is a new GLOM. Once this Glom is opened and read, the content will be listed again at its original place. All GLOMS will be stored under the related GLBrain content and listed by date. The user can delete the GLOM and even decide to never get GLOMs again from this creator. This will block him from the statistic selection for this creator he does not want to follow any longer.
A Special Glom is the most direct way to inform interested users. Special GLOMs have to be ordered by the user on a GLAD by clicking the Subscribe to "Special GLOMs" button. Any creator of a GLAD can directly create and send Special GLOMs from the GLAD or the "Purchased" menu under the MyBrain. Under "Special GLOMs" he can see how many users have subscribed to Special GLOMs at a certain time and create and send updates from here. For the user the Special GLOMs will show directly under messages.
Sent and received messages between friends can be administrated here. Messages may be sent from here or directly from the friends profile page. The message system is totally confidential and can never be seen or entered by any third party. Messages can be sent to multiple friends at once via friends' lists. Autocomplete function can be used to enter the recipients' names.