Okay another question about status updates :
I have sent a few and a few of the people I follow commented on them . I am wondering how many people see them.... do they show up in everyone's inboxes ? Do they show up only in the Ex'ers one is following ? Are they only found in inboxes ? Okay that is a bunch of questions !!!
I am thinking maybe it works like our old message boards when someone would send a greeting out to all members ( I never did figure out how to do that .)
I'm also curious!
I have no idea but it's a great GROUP of questions.
elvan and I were discussing this last week-end. I started a status update and asked people to let me know where it showed up for them. For me - it initially shows up on the home page on the right hand pane under recent activity. If I comment on it, then I get notifications in my Ex Inbox (the bell). Others (including Ellen) said they received inbox notifications on a new status updates even if they had not commented on these. I assumed they meant the Ex inbox by clicking on the bell, but now I am wondering if they meant notified in their personal emails? Good question and sorry that I do not know the answer. Maybe Mark can shed some light on this.
Not my personal emails, I disabled that after my emails got overwhelming. My inbox is the one here.
Jennifer_Quit_05-01-14 wrote:
elvan and I were discussing this last week-end. I started a status update and asked people to let me know where it showed up for them. For me - it initially shows up on the home page on the right hand pane under recent activity. If I comment on it, then I get notifications in my Ex Inbox (the bell). Others (including Ellen) said they received inbox notifications on a new status updates even if they had not commented on these.
Yes if they are following the person in their inbox.
I assumed they meant the Ex inbox by clicking on the bell, but now I am wondering if they meant notified in their personal emails?
Yes it is possible if they have email turned on for Inbox:Activity in their preferences and they're following that person in their inbox even if they haven't interacted with that status update yet.
Good question and sorry that I do not know the answer. Maybe Mark can shed some light on this.
Mark
EX Community Manager
I don't check them or know what they are. I'm already confused with info overload.
I click on the bell and it shows me all of the things in my inbox on here and status updates are among them. I do not know if they are only on people I follow.
Hi Ellen ....When it showed up in your inbox did it say status update from BonnieBee ?
There was a ? mark and it said status update in conversations.
Strange - I am not notified until I comment - even on people that I follow. I thought that was what you meant elvan, that you were notified through the bell but did want to confirm that.
How can you comment if you haven't been notified Jennifer ? if so where does it show up to comment on ? I am going to do one now and see if you get it and where it shows up anyone else who cares to find out comment on my status and say how and where you got it Thanks !
I see it on the home page under recent activity.
And now I also found it under Recent Questions
Bree
I just found the status update I just did. @ I clicked on My Ex Feed and then another row of choices come up across the top the first is 'All Activity' and there it was when I scrolled down a bit so that is one place it goes now...... to see if others get notified in there inbox !
You all (I am not a real southerner or I would say y'all) look at a lot more than I do, I go to home, do the pledge, ride the train, go to the cafe when it's open, and then I go to my inbox...by the time I get that emptied, I don't have the time or energy to do anything. I am fairly sure that I am missing quite a bit but I cannot allow myself to start thinking like that or I will be on this damn computer for 16 hours a day.
From last week when I asked this same question through Jennifer's tests, I think this is what happens.......
Your status update shows up in Recent Activity
Your status update will also show up in another members inbox (the inbox here, on EX, the little bell) IF you "follow" that person or if they @mention you in their status update.
Mark is this correct??
Sootie wrote:
From last week when I asked this same question through Jennifer's tests, I think this is what happens.......
Your status update shows up in Recent Activity
Your status update will also show up in another members inbox (the inbox here, on EX, the little bell) IF you "follow" that person or if they @mention you in their status update.
Mark is this correct??
Yes the initial status update will show up in Recent activity though it doesn't re-sort to the top it seems when someone adds a comment like a discussion/question does.
Yes, but only if you follow them in your "inbox". If you're just "following" them then you will only see it in your My EX Feed or custom stream if you have added them to a custom stream you have created. If they've mentioned you, then yes you'll receive an "inbox" notification additionally if you're choosing to receive emails for direct social interactions in preferences then you'll receive an email as well.
Mark
EX Community Manager
Thanks Mark!
BonnieBee.quit.2.8.15 wrote:
I have sent a few and a few of the people I follow commented on them . I am wondering how many people see them....
Depends how many people look at it while it appears on the home page of the site. Depends if you've mentioned someone.
do they show up in everyone's inboxes ?
Only the people who follow you who have inbox checked in following for you. See below. I'm following Sootie but not in my inbox so I wouldn't receive an inbox notification for her status updates.
Do they show up only in the Ex'ers one is following ?
They show up other places as I mentioned to Sootie here: https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/thread/6887-status-updates#comment-79723 . But yes people that are following you will see it other places people who are not following you will not.
Are they only found in inboxes ?
No. As above, they will need to check box for inboxes if they want to receive your notifications in their inboxes. They do choose in their preferences if they receive an email notification. And once they interact it with your content they'll receive inbox notifications according to the frequency they've set unless they stop following your status update or "hide new activity" in the inbox.
Okay that is a bunch of questions !!!
I am thinking maybe it works like our old message boards when someone would send a greeting out to all members ( I never did figure out how to do that .)
Yes with @Mentioning people it kinda works like that. You're limited to 420 characters so conceivably you could fill a whole status update with just usernames of 420 characters and not have any characters left to type a greeting.
Hope my answers bring some clarity.
Mark
EX Community Manager
Well thank you Mark that does answer my question very well but that means unless one mentions people you would have to go to many profiles and change the following which is quiet a nuisance but I am glad we are learning about it now for the future .
Are you wanting to see recent status updates across the whole site or just for people you follow? If just people you follow...
Depends how many people look at it while it appears on the home page of the site. Depends if you've mentioned someone.
Only the people who follow you who have inbox checked in following for you. See below. I'm following Sootie but not in my inbox so I wouldn't receive an inbox notification for her status updates.
They show up other places as I mentioned to Sootie here: https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/thread/6887-status-updates#comment-79723 . But yes people that are following you will see it other places people who are not following you will not.
No. As above, they will need to check box for inboxes if they want to receive your notifications in their inboxes. They do choose in their preferences if they receive an email notification. And once they interact it with your content they'll receive inbox notifications according to the frequency they've set unless they stop following your status update or "hide new activity" in the inbox.
Yes with @Mentioning people it kinda works like that. You're limited to 420 characters so conceivably you could fill a whole status update with just usernames of 420 characters and not have any characters left to type a greeting.
Hope my answers bring some clarity.
Mark
EX Community Manager