2.10 Using Micro-Blogs

Use the Micro-Blog feature to capture quick personal notes, or to inform others of what you are currently working on. This provides a greater transparency, so those you work with know what you are doing, and how they might offer assistance to help you accomplish your tasks.

Micro-blogs differ from regular blogs in that their purpose is not to present an entire topic or argument, but rather to give a quick snippet of information about the author of the micro-blog. Micro-blogs should be only one or two short sentences.

For more information on traditional blogs within Teaming, see Section 6.2, Working with Blog Folders.

2.10.1 Posting a Micro-Blog

You can post a micro-blog from anywhere within Novell Teaming.

  1. In the main sidebar, compose your micro-blog in the Micro-Blog field.

  2. Click OK.

2.10.2 Viewing the Micro-Blog Entries of People You Are Tracking

You can view your tracked people’s micro-blog entries in the following three convenient ways:

For information on how to track people in Teaming, see Section 2.6.1, Configuring Teaming to Track Workspaces, Folders, and People.

Setting Up a Live Feed to View the Micro-Blog Entries of People You Are Tracking

Like Twitter*, Teaming enables you to see live feeds for the micro-blog entries of the people you are tracking.

For information on how to set up a live micro-blog feed, see Section 2.14.1, Setting Up a Live Feed.

Using the Relevance Tabs in Your Personal Workspace to View the Micro-Blog Entries of People You Are Tracking

  1. Navigate to your personal workspace.

  2. Click the Micro-Blogs and Shared Items tab.

    The Micro-Blogs column lists the micro-blog entries of the people you are currently tracking.

Using Your Mobile Device to View the Micro-Blog Entries of People You Are Tracking

Teaming enables you to use your mobile device to view the micro-blog entries of the people you are tracking, as described in Viewing the Newest Micro-Blog Entries of People You’re Tracking in Using Teaming on Your Mobile Phone in the Novell Teaming 2.1 Advanced User Guide.

2.10.3 Viewing the Micro-Blog Entries of Novell Teaming Users Who You Are Not Tracking

Viewing a User’s Micro-Blog Entries by Using the Presence Icon

Teaming enables you to view a user’s micro-blog entries by clicking the user’s Presence icon Teaming Interface, located next to his or her name in an entry.

  1. Click the Presence icon of the user whose micro-blog entries you want to view.

  2. Click View Micro-Blog.

Viewing a User’s Micro-Blog Entries by Navigating to His or Her Personal Workspace

You can navigate to a user’s personal workspace to view their micro-blog entries.

  1. Navigate to the personal workspace of the person whose micro-blog entries you want to view.

  2. In the main sidebar, click the Micro-Blog folder.

    The person’s micro-blog entries are listed in the folder.