Notifications

sabs — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:23:36 -0800

Stay connected with your fans and friends. Receive notifications when you someone sends you a private messages, starts following your siite, makes a comment, and more. Be sure to customize your notifications to suit your preferences.

How do I change my email settings?
Click on “Edit Profile” in your dropdown menu. Next click on the “Notifications” tab. From here you’ll be able to select and choose the blogs you would like to subscribe to. You can also change the notifications for Private Messages, comments on your blog, and when someone follows your blog.

What are follower notifications?
Follower notifications allow you to receive emails when a blog you’re following updates. You can choose to turn off all notifications, or just keep the ones you’re interested in.

What are the different follower notification settings?
The different notification settings are ASAP, Daily Digest and None.

ASAP: Immediately receive emails when the blogs you follow post new stories.
Daily Digest: Receive one email at the end of the day containing links to all the stories from blogs you follow
None: You will not receive blog update notifications.

What is the default follower notification setting?
The default notification setting is “ASAP” This means every time you follow a blog, it will be set to send you an email automatically.

How do I change my default follower notification settings?
Click on “Edit Profile” in your dropdown menu. Next click on the “Notifications” tab. From here you’ll see your “Autosubscribe when I follow” setting. Changing this setting will change the default notification setting. The next time you follow a blog, this will be the type of notification you will receive.

Can I have some blogs send me emails ASAP, and some blogs included in a Daily Digest?
Yes. Each blog you follow can have a different notification. You can mark some blogs as ASAP (this means you’ll receive an email when the post happens), some as Daily Digest (they will all be lumped together in one email at the end of the day), and some as None. The settings are up to you.

What are comment notifications?
When you comment on a post, you have the option to “Post” the comment or “Post and Subscribe.” When you Post and Subscribe, you will receive emails notifying you of other comments on that post. To stop receiving these emails, simply uncheck the box next to the corresponding post name.

How do I stop receiving comment notifications for someone else’s posts?
To stop receiving notifications on a certain post, click on the “Notifications” tab while editing your profile. Next scroll to the bottom where you will see “Comment Notifications.” To stop receiving emails, simply uncheck the box.

Followers

sabs — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:40:23 -0700

Keep on top of your favorite sites by being a follower. Discover new faves, be a fan, and receive fans.

What are followers?
Followers are fellow onSugar members who have chosen to receive updates whenever you post to your site.

How do I follow someone’s site?
You can follow someone’s site by clicking the “Start/Stop following this site” link located on the blog’s Follower widget. If the site does not use the Follower widget, you can choose to follow the site by clicking the link in the top gray navigation bar. Alternatively, you can follow all sites from a user by clicking “Follow My Sites” on the top of their profile page.

How do I see who is following my site?
On your site dropdown menu, click on the “Followers” link to view a list of followers for your site. Your Profile Page also has a section called “People That Follow My Sites” which shows all users who are currently following your sites.

What does Follower Feed mean?
A Follower Feed is the list on your onSugar homepage that posts updates of all the sites you follow.

Why am I getting emails from the sites I follow?
Once you follow a site, you are automatically subscribed to email notifications. To change this and other notifications click on the "Notifications" tab when editing your profile. Learn more about changing your notifications.

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