Socialtext Dashboard
A lot of our attention at work is distracted by the multiple streams
of updates we get on topics that are both directly relevant to us and
not, including all the emails that are “cc,” “reply
all,” “fyi,” “latest version,” “please
use this version,” and effectively “cya.” All this
communication is aimed at trying to get the right information to the
right people so they know the latest changes, the current status, and
what most needs their attention. But this is sadly not the outcome.
Email is overloaded, topics get fragmented across various communication
streams, you can't manage your attention -- and what you need to know
is not at your fingertips.
You need a “bird’s eye view”
You could be much more effective if you had your own personal home
page of all that matters to you. We introduced Socialtext Dashboard
for this purpose. You use Socialtext Dashboard to aggregate content
from Socialtext wiki pages, the web and enterprise systems. From Socialtext
Dashboard you not only link to everything you need quick access to,
but you also see when something important to you changes. You stay
up to date on what matters most, automatically. You can recognize at
a glance what needs your attention and where you should jump in and
get involved.
You decide what matters
Socialtext Dashboard is customizable - you decide what you want to
watch and monitor, and you aggregate it all into one place. Every user
gets their own personal dashboard and can configure it:
- With links to resources, pages, people
- To show recent updates made to particular types of pages or conversations,
or by specified people
- To display information from various systems including Socialtext Workspace pages, Socialtext People, enterprise systems and 3rd party sources
Create your dashboard in minutes
It takes a matter of minutes to create your dashboard, using drag-and-drop
standards-based widgets. Since you can change your dashboard in a few
clicks, you can change what you pay attention to at any time.
Socialtext pre-built widgets include:
- My Conversations – changes others have made to any Socialtext
workspace page you authored, edited, or commented on
- My Colleagues – recent updates made by people you are subscribed
to
- Workspaces – workspaces you have access to and their activity
metrics
- Workspace Page - any page from any of your Socialtext workspaces
- RSS Viewer - results of an RSS feed you configure
- Workspace Tags - a tag cloud of all tags in a particular workspace
- All People Tags - a tag cloud of all tags on people in Socialtext People
Include 3rd party information and applications
Socialtext widgets are built on the Google OpenSocial standard, so
you can also use widgets that pull in 3rd party applications and content.
There are widgets to access and display information from MapQuest,
Wikipedia, Twitter, Del.icio.us and more, with additional widgets being
delivered all the time.
Track & attend to what’s most important to you
The power of Socialtext Dashboard is in its ability to keep you up-to-date on everything that matters to you. You can get updates on the most recent changes made by people you are following, or made to pages you authored, edited or commented on. You can configure a widget to show the contents of aanother page, such as a page that shows a schedule that is kept up-to-date by others. You can filter
in recent changes made to all pages with certain tags, which lets you
monitor topics or set up workflows (for example, a workflow could use
the tag “ready for review”). You can monitor new information
coming in from external social networks, and external news and information
feeds.
If you see something that needs your attention in any of these information
streams, you can simply click to learn more or see what’s changed.
Status updates flow automatically, as you work
Since work is now done openly and transparently, you and your people
no longer need to stop work to update each other on status. Status
updates now flow automatically as you do the work.
