I have several friends concerned when they send mass messages. Concern about cluttering up their friends' in-boxes.Well, my IDEA actually comes from my project that I am calling "R.E.D." (Rambling Express Diaries")
What I did was I started a GROUP & I made it PRIVATE. Who I invited depended on response I got for it. (a while back).
Anyway... YOU could do the same thing & then invite all your contacts (or those whom you send mass messages to the most) & let them know that is where you will communicate things that you don't wish to share with the public. (Or do like I did... post a blog telling everyone that you're creating the group & those who want to be invited to let you know.) You could use the group like a diary, & having friends read it give you a feeling that you're actually talking to someone... unlike a real diary.)
What is nice about having it as a group & not another "full blown personal site" is that you don't have to log into it. It's accessible for you to use it just like a blog site, but doesn't have a guest book (if you do not want one... Multiply recently added the feature of having a guest book for groups. For groups like this, I feel a guest book wouldn't be necessary... but I am glad they've added it for other types of groups!)
Anyway, to create a group, just click on your group tab at the top & click the link on the right that says "Create a Group". From there you set up the settings & etc. Just be sure you have the name you want for the Group, because you can not go back & change it... just like you can't change your user name for your regular site.
In the setting in the beginning you can set if you want it private or public. You can set it up if you want to be the only one who can invite friends... or you can allow your friends invite others... & so on.
So, next time you think about sending out a mass message... & you wish there was a different way... now you know of a way :o)
If you need help with this or anything else concerning Multiply... please let me know.
Good luck & have fun!!
I don't get them you know... possibly because once I open one which has been sent to more than one I X it off my inbox
ReplyDeleteSee here they aren't like 360 on there the mass ones went out separate here they don't they go out as one thing
which is ok if you want to notify people as they get a red PM thingy on their inbox but I like Notes better
you can send those out to all including network and they don't annoy
http://ladyharley.multiply.com/notes/compose
there that one is yours ... anyone else only has to change the ID to theirs
and you can view them with this link
http://missthemed.multiply.com/notes
that one is my notes .. bet you didn't even know that was there huh
Actually I did! I use it for things that I want to blog, but just are quick "notes" or briefs... or blasts... or even links to news articles.
ReplyDeleteI was just saying if someone didn't want to have to figure who to send to & all... they can do a group. It's a lot less hassle.... after it's set up! :o)
awesome idea..thank you for sharing..
ReplyDeleteOr, you could just post a blog on your own page and choose who can see it.
ReplyDeleteBoth your idea and kathamaratha's are great! :)
ReplyDeletei like the idea
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