To keep yourself informed with the things that interest you most, smartcrowds allows you to follow Groups, People and Ideas. This means you will get notified when there is any action made again any of these.
Following Groups or People
When you follow a person or a Group, smartcrowds will notify you anytime that an Idea is added:
by the person you follow, or;
to the group you follow
Notifications are sent to you by email, including a link directly back to the Idea, and also via the red dot on the notification menu alerting you to new activity.
To follow a person, click on the person’s name from anywhere in the system, and choose the Follow button that is displayed on the person’s profile page. To unfollow, press the button again.
To follow a challenge, find and open the challenge profile page and choose the Follow button at the top of the page. To unfollow, press the button again
Following Ideas
When you follow an Idea, you are stating the highest level of interest in that Idea. smartcrowds therefore alerts you any time any of the following occurs to an Idea:
A comment, or reply to a comment is added
An assessment is added
A plan is added
An action is added
An outcome is added
Notifications are sent to you by email, including a link directly back to the Idea, and also via the red dot on the notification menu alerting you to new activity.
To follow an Idea, find and open the Idea Details page and choose the Follow button at the top of the page. To unfollow, press the button again.
Your own Ideas
When you submit an idea, you are treated as a follower of the idea by default, meaning that you will receive the same notifications as those listed above for Following Ideas.
Note that this cannot be changed, and you will continue to receive notifications until your idea is set to Complete.
To view all of the People, Groups and Ideas you follow - head to our next article on your Profile page