Notifications… On!
Doesn’t it suck to find out that someone’s been talking to you, and you didn’t even get the message? Well, that happens a lot on MakeFive, but I’m happy to say that a fix is on its way!
In the next couple of days, Topic Notification will come online. This means that when a topic you have created or commented on receives additional comments, the system will let you know. Not only is it a great way for you to track the success of your contribution, it also encourages dialog pertaining to topics you’re interested in!
Of course, the issue here is that we don’t want these notifications to become a burden. As such, if you ever want to stop receiving them, just click the link in the email you receive to modify the frequency of your notifications.
Do you like the idea of notifications? Please comment below.
Is it email only notifications? or is it possible to get it in the makefive “email” or in a notifications areas, maybe similar to how facebook has it in the lower corner? I’m excited to see how it works :)
Love it.
Hi Mark,
Initially, it will be an email sent to your personal email account. That way you’ll know about things as they happen while you are offline. When you’re online, you’ll be able to tap into your notifications through your personal home page.
With time though, it will integrate with a full chat system. I hate chat in Facebook, but I think it will work better on MakeFive, as the relationships users have are quite different. I’d rather talk to a friend on the phone than chat on Facebook with them; however, with MakeFive, chat may very well serve as a nice way to share an informal conversation with someone whose interests you share, but don’t know yet.
The notification system will likely be buggy for a few days, so I ask you to have patience with us. We’ve spent a lot of time trying to ensure that people get the info they want, without overburdening their inbox. That being said, until it’s in actual use, we just won’t know how well it works.
Cheers!
Eric
Ok, my comment is not about the notifications, but I just wanted to say that I love the new “search results”. Way to go.