Helpful Guide for Members IMFFA Social Community 1
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Table of Contents 2 Intro to Social Community .. Page 3 How to
access Social Community . Page 4 Privacy . Page 5 6 Features Page 7
Social Activity Stream .. Page 8 Connections ... Page 9 Member
Profile .. Pages 10 11 Basic Circle How To . Pages 12 14
Notifications .. Pages 15 16 Member Searches Pages 17 18 Extra
Circle Information .. Pages 19 22
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What is Social Community? Social Community is IMFFAs new
member- only social network. It will bolster our community and
establish an important online community presence Now you can
connect, share information & photos easily 3
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How do I access Social Community? 1) Sign in using your
credentials at www.IMFFA.org 2) Click on Community 4
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Wait, what about privacy?, Part 1 Fortunately, Social Community
is VERY SECURE. Default means all IMFFA members who are active on
the website can see your profile (still have to log-in) Connections
means only your connections 5 If you have any questions regarding
privacy, please feel free to contact your IMFFA office.
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Wait, what about privacy?, Part 2 6 Profiles cannot be found
through Google. Members can edit their privacy settings. We have
already set it to where your Photos are only visible to your
connections. You can change this to All IMFFA user or to only
yourself. You can also block any members from viewing any of your
information.
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What are the features? Social Activity Stream Member Profiles
include: Connections Wall Private Messages Photo Albums
Notifications Circles include: Announcements Discussion Wall Photos
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Social Activity Stream Your Social Activity Stream is the first
thing you see when you open Social Community. Here you can view:
Members at random Recent activity on Social Community Newest
Circles Who is online 8
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What is a Connection? In order to view a members wall, photos,
and information you must be a connection. A connection is similar
to a Friend on Facebook. To send a connection request: you simply
search for a member and click Add as a connection. 9
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Member Profile, Part 1 Each member has a profile Your profile
contains: Your status Your wall Your pictures This is where you
enter your status 10
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Member Profile, Part 2 A profile also contains: Their
connections Their Circles You can only view a members profile if
you are a connection. 11
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Circles Circles are like a Special Interest Group Anyone can
create a circle based on a shared interest Soccer Favorite
Restaurants Book Club Craft Group, etc. You can also create a
private circle 12 Example
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How Can It Help My Group? Example General / time-sensitive
announcements? Gauge interest or look for references? Comments?
Example 13
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How to Use Circles You can: Add Pictures Invite Members View
announcements Participate in Discussions Comment on the Wall
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Notifications, Page 1 If a member comments in a circle you are
a member of, on your wall, or if a member messages you, you will
receive a notification on the top right corner. Once you click on
the box a notification box will pop up with more details. 15
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Choose your preferences and click Save! Notifications, Page 2
To edit which notifications you receive an email for scroll over My
Profile and click Contact Preferences 16 Dont forget to click
save
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How to Create a Circle, Part 1 From the My Community Page click
on View All Circles 17 Tip: Alternatively, you can find Circles
under My Features
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How to Create a Circle, Part 2 Then click Create Finally fill
out all of the necessary information on the page and click Create
Circle 18
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How to Search for All Members Interested in a Group, Part 1 You
can search for members who have shared interest in your group. You
can then invite these members to connect, to a group Circle, and
send them a message. 19
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How to Search for All Members Interested in a Group, Part 2
Scroll over Connections and click Advanced Search Then select the
proper criteria and click Search 20
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How to Moderate Circles, Part 1 Creators can moderate their
circles by: Changing the Circle Avatar Creating Announcements or
Bulletins Creating Discussions By deleting comments Example 21
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How to Moderate Circles, Part 2 Creators can moderate circles
by: Adding Pictures Inviting Members Deleting the Circle Example
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