The
SpeakerSite technology platform works great for social
networking. But
nothing's perfect.
Here's the #1 complaint: "Hey! I'm getting too much email
from SpeakerSite. Every time anyone joins a group, or leaves
a comment, or just about anything happens — I get an email.
How can I stop receiving so much email?" It's true. If you don't
change the initial default settings, you will quickly receive a lot
of email (every day) from SpeakerSite. It comes whenever
there is activity in your groups, on your blogs, on your proflle,
in your discussions — it can quickly be much too much email. To
change the settings, take a moment to:
Our recommendation: if you
want the minimum amount, limit your email to only the weekly
all-SpeakerSite email from Rob or Artie. (We promise never
to send more than one all-network email per week. Artie once sent
two in one day and several folks said, "No! Bad Artie!"). To do
this, make sure none of the boxes are checked
except the two that are checked in the picture above.
(Click on the picture to enlarge.) Be certain to click "SAVE"
at the bottom of the email settings page.
But that is not enough! You will also want to:
2. Change whether you "follow"
the activity in your groups, blogs and forum discussions. On
each of those pages, there is an opportunity to click "stop
following." Or, if you ever want to immediately "stop following"
all conversations, you can return to the
email
settings page and click on the "Clear My Follow List" box.
Again, be certain to click "SAVE" at the bottom of the email
settings page.
These are the ways to relieve you of too much email. It's far from
perfect. Over time, we will work to improve this. For now, it's
difficult for the technology to balance the wide variety of
preferences that each of us has. Some of us want everything. Some
want nothing. And most of us want to pick and choose. It makes for
a little work. Please don't be discouraged!