For Staff, Students & Faculty, SMULife offers FREE colaboration tools.
For a Classroom, Student Study Group, Class Project or an On Campus organization, we suggest the TEAM group. It is very similar to Yahoo groups but better. With instant alerts, a shared calendar, file storage, WIKI and discussion area, you will be impressed to see how easy it is to organize either a small or large number of people.
If you need help with set up, we are local and available. Please contact saffie@bubblelife.com
LIST OF GROUPS AVAILABLE
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FeedLetters - This type of group works best when you have a topic but no one to enter content. A feedletter group automatically generates its content from other web sites using RSS feeds and creates an online newsletter we call a "FeedLetter". Members of this group can have these feedletters emailed to them at regular intervals to stay abreast of your topic.
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Blogs - This type of group works best when you have one person entering content about your topic. You can use a blog-style group to feature your something professional or personal. Use it to share information about company or yourself.
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Discussions - This type of group works best when you have multiple people entering content that will be shared with a larger audience. This group features Digg-like capabilities for entering, managing and voting on content either from other web sources or from user entered content.
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Team - This type of group works best when you have everyone in your group participating in your topic. This type of group is best for work groups, sports teams, family groups and other groups who need to collaborate with the widest range of tools.
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Business Website - This type of group works best when you want to showcase a product, service or business. It features a static home page and a news page that your customers can comment on.
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Question & Answer - This type of group works best when you want to facilitate an exchange of knowledge between members around specific questions. This group is a great way to let more experienced or knowledgeable members help newer members.
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Calendar - This type of group works best when you want to coordinate scheduling information among a group.
Remember all communities give you the ability to:
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Control who can view your group
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Become members of your commuity
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Control which members have what authorities
After you create your group look for the "Manage this group" link to make any of these or other changes to your group.
FeedLetters
FeedLetters start out with:
Members can have the FeedLetter delivered via email on a schedule they control.
A sample feedletter group can be found here: FlightCentral
Blogs
By default Blogs start out with just a discussion page for your content. You can add pages to your blog and link to other libraries as needed.
A sample blog group can be found here: BubbleGroups Corporate Site
Discussions
Discussion groups allow multiple people to submit and vote on articles with the more popular articles moving to the group's home page.
By default Discussions start out with:
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A "Popular" front page that shows either content you've created or that other users have voted up.
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An "Upcoming" tab for content other users submit that is waiting to be voted up to the "Popular" page.
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A "Photos" tab for submitting images and galleries.
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A "Calendar" tab for showing group events.
For Discussion communities to be successful, you will need multiple submitters and a larger audience of readers.
A sample discussion group can be found here: BubbleLife
Teams
By default Teams start with the following libraries:
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Discussion - For managing text content such as news and discussions from members.
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Calendar - For organizing events.
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Links - For tracking links to other websites or references.
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Files - For storing documents and other file items.
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Gallery - For storing pictures and other image content.
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Wiki - For collaborating on documentation.
With user and library management features you can create a highly customized environment for team collaboration.
Business Website
By default a Business Website starts with the following libraries:
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Home Page - For describing your business.
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News - For keeping everyone up-to-date on your latest events.
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Downloads - For storing documents and other file items.
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Photos - For storing pictures and other image content.
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Calendar - For organizing events.
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About - For giving your location, directions, hours or other useful information.
With user and library management features you can create a highly customized environment for showcasing your product, service or business.
Question & Answer
By default a Question & Answer group starts with the following libraries:
With user and library management features you can create a highly customized environment for more specialized needs.
Calendar
By default a Calendar group starts with the following libraries:
With user and library management features you can create a highly versatile calendar for your group needs.