The official blog of The new activity stream is one of the first major social features to be added to CollegeBlender. It helps popular content spread quickly and also allows you to keep up to date with what your friends are doing- both on CollegeBlender and elsewhere.
The filters located at the top of the stream let you quickly sort through the noise and get to exactly what you want.
To get started you’ll need to find some interesting users and/or blogs on CollegeBlender. There are a few good places to look, but the blogs page, blogwire, and search are the fastest ways to find awesome content quickly.
If you find a user you like, you can “follow” them to keep up to date with what they find interesting on CollegeBlender. If they are already following you the button will say “friend”. Friends are people who are mutually following each other on CollegeBlender. Some users choose to keep their information private. These users will have to add you as a friend before you can view their profile or activities.
If you find a blog that’s interesting you can “favorite” it to get its posts delivered right to your stream. Below is a picture that describes how to follow users and favorite blogs from the blog’s profile page, but the user profile page shares similar controls.
Once you have built up a small group of friends and favorites activities will start to appear in your activity stream. These activities appear as they occur, so you’ll know when your friends are right there with you on CollegeBlender or when a new post pops up on your favorite blog. Activity entries are grouped by article and can show a variety of activities from one or more of your friends.
The stream is the first in a long list of new features coming to CollegeBlender. We hope it will help you to share items with friends as well as discover ones you would have otherwise missed. Check your stream often to see what’s new and hot on CollegeBlender!
