Once upon a time, it was exciting to get notification e-mails from my social networks that friends had found me or had commented on one of my posts. After a while though, my inbox was soon flooded with mail. Eventually the e-mail volume increased so much that I started turning them off, forwarding them to the junk box. Notifications are a key part of how we stay connected to our networks, but they can quickly become a nuisance.
Recently in So.cl we’ve added a new digest e-mail feature to make notification e-mails useful instead of a chore. Our digests are daily or weekly e-mails that are sent to you containing a summary of the events that you would have otherwise gotten individual e-mails for. There are still some events for which you may want an immediate e-mail (a party invite for example), so we still offer that as well.
Below I’ll lay out how to work with the new notification settings page, and what to expect from the new feature.
Configuring So.cl email settings
In So.cl you have full control over when you get email and for what type of activity you want to receive it for. To change your settings:
- Simply sign in to http://www.so.cl and click on the “Settings” link on the left rail
- Click on “edit” in the “Notifications” row
- Select what kind of notifications you want to receive by checking the appropriate check boxes. You will start receiving e-mail notifications immediately, as soon as the selected events happen
- If you also want to receive a digest e-mail, decide the frequency by selecting your choice in the appropriate drop down menu
- You can choose to receive both immediate notifications and digests, immediate notifications only, digests only, or nothing, it’s really up to you!
- Click the “Save” button
