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Understanding context types

Context types are the core of how CoLab works. They let you share different sides of yourself with different people.

The Three Context Types

💼 Work

Share your professional identity. Perfect for:

  • Colleagues and collaborators
  • Networking contacts
  • Mentors and mentees
  • 🌟 Social

    Share your hobbies and interests. Perfect for:

  • Festival friends
  • Hobby groups
  • Casual acquaintances
  • 🔒 Private

    Share with close connections only. Perfect for:

  • Close friends
  • People you trust deeply
  • How It Works

    When you connect with someone:

  • You choose which context type(s) to share
  • They see only the information you've added to those contexts
  • They can choose what to share back
  • This means you might share your Work context with a colleague, but only Social with someone you met at a festival.

    Editing Your Contexts

    Go to your Profile and tap on any context type to edit what information appears there.

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