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What is a SparkWord?

A SparkWord is any word or phrase that sparks a debate, invites a discussion, or inspires others to chime in with an “Awesome!" or “NOT awesome!” From "Obama" to "iPhone," from "Afghanistan" to "American Idol" SparkWords connect people around popular, fun and controversial topics across the Web.

How do I create a SparkWord?

  1. From the homepage, go to “Create SparkWord“
  2. Enter a SparkWord (3 words max.)
  3. Write a brief question or statement that'll get people talking
  4. Add the first comment to kick it off (optional)
  5. Click on “Make Sparks Fly!“

How do I see my SparkWords?

To see your most recent SparkWords, go to your public profile: http://sparkwords.com/user/[yourusername]

How do I become a Top Contributor?

Since SparkWords is about gathering, expressing and sharing diverse perspectives (our content is entirely user-generated), we reward those whose comments receive the highest "awesome" count from the community by placing them on the Top Contributors list. We are constantly updating the list, so keep watching--you could be next!

I found a bug—how do I report it?

You can send any questions or issues to our development team at support@sparkwords.com. It would be very helpful if you included all of the following information in your report. We will need to be able to observe or reproduce the problem if we have any hope of resolving it.

In all reports, please include:

  1. A reasonably close estimate of when the problem happened. Please include the time zone if you give us a time.
  2. If you are not sending your email from the email address we have on file for you, please tell us your username.
  3. Give us a clear description of the problem that occurred. Please cut-and-paste error messages if possible. Otherwise, give us the first few words of the message.

Please be patient, as we are aware a few things need some work, and we are working tirelessly to make this site awesome. Thank you for helping us improve the quality of our services.

How do I delete my account?

Email your request to members@sparkwords.com.

How do I send feedback to SparkWords?

If you have any questions, ideas or criticisms, we'd love to hear them. Just email us at feedback@sparkwords.com

Make Sparks Fly!