Follr CEO Stephen Fells Discusses Leveraging Technology To Power Online Communities

Stephen Fells

Stephen Fells

In the following video, from the 2014 Flight to Freedom event held in San Diego, CA, Follr CEO Stephen Fells discusses how Follr technology is powering online communities and helping brands distribute content while protecting brand and generating revenue.

The event, for entrepreneurs, investors and philanthropists “is designed to enhance collaboration between the vibrant entrepreneurial community in Bay Area and other groups around the world.”

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Information about this years Flight To Freedom event will be posted shortly. In the interim click here.

Follr Community Feature #4: Starting a Discussion

Follr-Behind-the-Scenes-290x300Hi all!  This week on the Follr Blog we’re going behind the scenes and looking at how to start Discussions with your Community.

Discussions are an important part of any organization. They have their own section on your Follr Community page, and when you post one, they can be automatically be shared with your connected social media such as Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.

Let’s set one up.  To start a Discussion with your Community, simply log in at www.follr.com, then click on “Communities”:
CommunitiesThen either click on “Administration” or the Pencil icon under “Actions”: (if you haven’t already created a Community in Follr, go ahead and make one! 🙂 )

Administration-PencilThen click on “Add a Discussion” under “Discussions”:

Add a DiscussionNext add a “Name” for your Discussion and write a brief description so your Community knows what the topic is all about.  Then click “Save Changes“.

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That will get you started!  Go to your Community page and you can see it listed under the “Discussions” page:

Sample DiscussionNext if you want to add a post to your Discussion, just click on it and then type what you want to post where it says “Share your Update“.  Then click “Post” to finish up!  Make sure to connect your social media accounts if you want to auto-share to them.

Post UpdateHave a good time sharing in a Discussion with your Community!  Remember to keep it civil and most importantly.. have fun!

Check back next week when we’ll unveil another exciting feature in Follr here at the Follr Blog.