Socialtext Signals Gets File-sharing, Tagging, and More

You can now use Socialtext Signals to share files and links to web sites and Socialtext workspace pages. You can also use tags to group similar conversations together and make them easier to find via search.

Here you can see the new Insert action buttons:

Sharing Files: Using the new Attach File action, you can now add richer content to a conversation including pictures, presentations or documents. If an attached file is an image, a small thumbnail version of it will be shown which can be clicked on to display the full size.   All other attachments can be downloaded or opened in their native application.

Sharing Links: These two new buttons make it easy for you to include a link to either a web page or Socialtext Workspace page.

Adding Tags: Tags are a useful way to group similar topics together. For example, you may wish to tag all Signals about deals your company wins as “Customer Win.” Tags can be added either via the Insert – Tag action or if you’re familiar with the Twitter “hashtag” convention you can begin a tag using “#” followed by one word. You can click on a tag that appears with any Signal to open a list of all Signals containing that tag. You can also search by tag, using the convention “tag: tagname” where “tagname” is the tag you are searching for.

Sharing A Web Page As You Surf

If you’re reading a web site that you want to share with your colleages, you can now simply click on “Signal This!” to share a link to the page.   This will create a new signal for you,  which you can either send as is, or update the text, choose which group you want to share it with and even add tags to.

To Install the Signal This! tool:

• Click on Signals in the universal navigation bar at the top of any Socialtext page.
• Scroll to the bottom of the Signals stream, click on the link in the sentence “Tip: Use the Signal This! bookmarklet to share any page on the web via Signals.”
• Follow the instructions on the Signals Bookmarklet page to drag and drop Signal This! to your bookmark bar.

These new features make it easier than ever to share information and engage with your business colleagues using Socialtext Signals.    We have customers using Signals for: questions and answers, sharing competitive intelligence, making company announcements, taking virtual rollcall and meeting minutes, brainstorming ideas, and more.   What are you using Signals for?

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