{"id":12007,"date":"2016-10-12T07:17:55","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T14:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=12007"},"modified":"2016-10-12T07:17:55","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T14:17:55","slug":"a-practical-guide-to-keeping-control-of-social-noise-volume-in-exo-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/a-practical-guide-to-keeping-control-of-social-noise-volume-in-exo-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"A practical guide to keeping control of social noise volume in eXo Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"

Igniting social collaboration<\/strong> within an organization is not easy, but when the magic starts happening, even following best practices, every social collaborator has to cope with social noise<\/a>. The bad news is that there is no silver bullet to deal with it definitively. Because we are all individuals with different moods, our tolerance to social noise<\/strong> varies.<\/p>\n

The good news is that eXo Platform includes many user settings to help you keep things under control. Here is some practical advice to keep control of the noise volume. Learn how to escape information overload and remain productive with eXo Platform.
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Adjust your notification settings<\/h2>\n

eXo Platform sends notifications for many events, such as new posts, task assignments, and connection requests. However, it lets you control if, how, and when you receive them through the Notification Settings panel.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s how to reduce the number of notifications you receive without missing too much.<\/p>\n

First, keep your instant email notifications to a minimum. They are too distracting. The time it takes to switch to your email app, find and open the notification message, and then click the link to reload the full intranet in another tab is just too long to stay focused. Resuming your work will require extra effort and concentration.
\nOnsite notifications are best most of the time. Clicking the badge in the top bar is always faster than switching to your email client window, and the notification menu lets you decide very quickly if what\u2019s happening deserves your attention right away. Just open the dropdown notifications menu and if nothing seems worth your attention, just click \u201cMark all as read.\u201d You can still come back to your notifications later via the All Notifications screen. You\u2019ve just reduced your interruption from a few seconds to a few milliseconds, and that\u2019s a big deal when it comes to productivity.<\/p>\n

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You can also choose to receive notifications of Likes in a digest format. You might feel flattered when you receive a like on one of your posts, and it might boost your motivation. But your ego can probably survive if you only see notifications of those likes in a batch once a week.<\/p>\n

You may choose to send your space invitation and connection request notifications in a daily digest. Or, like me, you may even decide to disable them completely and rely on the Suggestions app on the homepage.<\/p>\n

For Task notifications, set only comments and mentions to come as direct messages or onsite notifications. That\u2019s when others really need your attention. Assignments, completions, and due-date changes can usually wait for a day. You\u2019re not going to stop your current work to start something new right away, are you? Route them through your daily digest. Personally, I rely heavily on the Tasks app to keep track of my work. Since I review my tasks all the time, I\u2019ve turned off these notifications completely.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind that your notification settings are not meant to be set in stone. You should change them according to the circumstances. For example, when I know I will be away for a few days, I adjust my settings to receive most of my notifications in a daily or weekly digest that I can scan quickly when I get back. When I\u2019m going away for a longer time, like on vacation, I turn them off completely and turn them on again when I get back.<\/p>\n

Filter the homepage activity stream<\/h2>\n

When you are watching the activity stream on the homepage, look for the All Activities pulldown. It lets you filter which activities you see. This preference persists across your sessions so you don\u2019t have to reset it each time you visit. It\u2019s a very effective way to control the amount of information that gets shown on your homepage.<\/p>\n

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