Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
  1. What is Jookster?
  2. What does it mean to "jook"?
  3. What browsers and operating systems does Jookster support?
Functionality Questions
  1. How do I "jook" content?
  2. How do I know that my content has been jooked?
  3. How do I invite someone to join my Jookster network?
Privacy Questions
  1. Does Jookster place spyware or track my movements on the internet?
  2. Can anyone besides me see what sites I have jooked?


General Questions

What is Jookster?

Jookster is social search engine that allows you to discover cool user generated content. We collect photos, videos and bookmarks from sites like YouTube, Flickr and del.icio.us. Jookster then puts it all in one place for you to search, save and share with your friends.

What does it mean to "jook"?

To jook a site is to save it to your profile section so you view it, search it and share it with friends.

What browsers and operating systems does Jookster support?

Jookster has been tested to support Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer 5.0 or greater browsers. Jookster supports Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Unix operating systems.

Functionality Questions

How do I "jook" content?

There are two ways to jook content. First way is to click the "Jook This" button next to any search result or view jook page on Jookster. You can also jook pages outside of jookster when web surfing with our "Jook This" links button. Get links button here.


How do I know that my content has been jooked?

The content has been jooked when the “Jook This” button is greyed out after you click it. If you are using the links button, you will briefly get redirected to a page that notifies you your site has been jooked.


How do I invite someone to my Jookster network?

There are a couple ways for someone to join your Jookster network. 
  1. If that person is a Jookster, you can click the "Add to Friends" link on their Jookster profile page.
  2. If that person is not yet a Jookster, you can invite them to join you  using our invite page.

Privacy Questions

Does Jookster use adware or spyware?

Jookster is 100% adware and spyware free.


Can anyone besides me see what sites I have jooked?

Only if you choose to.  By default your profile is public to others but if you choose to only show your profile to people in your Jookster network, click "edit profile" on your profile page and change your settings to private.